After the introductions, they all sat at the table in the garden, Madison was still staring and every couple of seconds Gibbs would look at her, he was beginning to think this girl knew him from somewhere. The food was served and everyone began chatting happily away but, Madison still couldn't stop glancing in Gibbs direction.
After the all food had been eaten, the kids all played in the pool, Abby had an extra swimsuit which she lent to Madison, Jordan began to notice his girlfriends fascination with his granddad. He asked her into the house to find out what was going on.
"Madi, can I talk to you a minute"
"Yeah, whats up?"
"Why do you keep looking at Gibbs?"
Madison looked at Jordan and realized she would have to tell him or he would think she was weird.
"My father died before I was born, he worked for Gibbs at NCIS, Gibbs tried to save him after he was shot but he couldn't, I have always wanted to meet him"
"well why don't you just go over and talk to him then?, he isn't going to bite"
"I'm scared" she admitted quietly.
"wait here" he instructed her. Jordan went back outside and approached Gibbs, he waited till Abby had walked away, "Gibbs?, can I ask you something in private?"
Gibbs followed Jordan into the living area, and saw Madison waiting there, she looked scared of something.
"Ask him then?" Jordan said after they had been stood in silence for what seemed like ages.
"erm, well sir"
"don't call me sir, its Gibbs" he interrupted,
"well Gibbs, my mother has raised me on her own and when I was old enough to ask questions, she told me that my father had been killed on duty whilst trying to apprehend a man who had stolen some money from the Marine Corps, she said that he worked with you and you had eventually arrested the man who had done it, im sorry I have stared, but I have wanted to meet you for as long as I can remember, could you please tell me about my father, after all you did try to save him"
Gibbs remembered the case, a man had stolen some money and then used it to get a sex change to cover his tracks, it was whilst Kate had still been alive and she had given DiNozzo weeks of stick for kissing a man, but if Pacci was her father then why had her mother told her the wrong story.
Gibbs gestured for the girl to sit down and then joined her on the sofa,
"Your father was a good man, but you have been told it wrong, I didn't try to save his life, I couldn't Agent Chris Pacci was already dead when we found him."
"Gibbs, my father wasn't named Chris Pacci, his name was Timothy McGee"