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NCIS HQ 9:35 am

For the way back to NCIS, Ivy was rode with Gibbs, Ziva and McGee. Tony drove his own car, close behind, not letting the car go out of sight for one moment. When he came outside just minutes ago, Ivy was settled into the car and he had checked on her. She was asleep, she was exhausted and he couldn't blame her.

Also he let out a yawn, this past half a year, was harder than he had thought it would be. He knew it was going to be hard, bringing Hannah to school, taking care of that she wasn't late, even though it meant that he would be, much more. Little homework assignments, should be fun to help her with that. But it took much more energy than he would have thought.

''Maybe it's time to tell them.. or at least Gibbs'' He thought to himself. ''Gives me far more options... after I will be head slapped into a coma. Wait... would he do that after I tell him I have a kid?''

It wasn't long before they arrived at NCIS. Tony parked his car and ran towards and into the building. He used the stairs when he saw the elevator was just closed and moving. Once upstairs the elevator made his *Ding* and his three co workers came out.

Gibbs was carrying Ivy, who was still asleep. He sat down behind his desk and Ziva and McGee did the same. ''Ziva, bank accounts and cellphone records, Tony figure out anything you can find on the wife'' He ordered.

It snapped Tony out of his focus on Ivy for a moment and went to work. Gibbs had a daughter too, he could take care of her. Maybe better than Tony would.

''McGee. Anything on the husband?'' Gibbs asked.

''Uhm... I spoke with him. He figured it out why I called on his own. He said he would take the first flight he could get. But its hard, because of the area he's in. I looked it up and made some phone calls, the next flight back home will be the tomorrow around midnight and then he will be here at 9 in the morning'' McGee explained.

''Okay. Good job. Does she have any other relatives where she can stay?'' Gibbs asked.

''No. she doesn't have any aunts or uncles. She still has her grandma, the mother of her father, but she's in a care home herself'' McGee told him. ''Should I call Youth Welfare Center?''

Gibbs opened his mouth to say something, but he was cut off.

''No! That's not necessary'' Tony butted in. It was louder than intended, and all three looked to him. Ivy began to stir by it and her eyes fluttered open. ''I.. I mean.. I can take her home.. She likes me, I'm the first she saw after... you know. ...I have a spare room where she can sleep... it's really not a big deal'' He rambled. He looked at Ivy, who was focused on him. ''Do you want that, Ivy? Do you want to come home with Tony?'' He tone in his voice changed the minute he looked at her.

She nodded sleepy against Gibbs chest. McGee and Ziva looked at each other, confused of what just happened. Gibbs looked at Tony, ''What the hell is going on with him!'' He screamed in his head. ''Okay, but Ziva's going with you'' He said.

''That's not necessary either, boss. I really can take care of her'' He said. ''It's not my first time..'' He thought.

''What's the matter Tony? Is your girlfriend around and you don't want me to see her?'' Ziva teased a little, trying to get this weird tension out of the bullpen.

Tony ignored her. ''Just trust me boss''

''No girls? No not one'' Gibbs remembered him say that. ''Okay Tony. You can try, but if anything happens, just the tiniest of thing, you call me or Ziva and she's going with one of us or to YWC, understand?'' He pointed his finger,

''One hundred procent'' Tony said. His face lite up. Ivy was becoming a little more awake. Tony looked at her. ''Do you want something to drink?'' Tony asked her. She nodded again. Tony stood up. ''Come on, we go find you something you like'' He waved.

Ivy slid of Gibbs' lap and walked over to Tony's reached out hand. She grabbed it and together they walked towards the vending machines.

''I don't know about you guys, but i think that Tony is acting really really strange'' Ziva spoke when they were no longer in sight.

''He's so... un-Tony like'' McGee concluded. ''He's acting nervous too''

''I want to know what's going on'' Ziva told them. ''Should I go visit him, when they're home?'' She turned to Gibbs. He didn't answer and kept staring in the direction, Tony and Ivy took off to. ''Gibbs?''

''hhmm?'' Gibbs murmured.

''Should I visit Tony tonight?'' Ziva repeated.

''No. Don't go. I'm sure Tony can handle it. He was determined to do it, so maybe we should trust him'' Gibbs said to her. ''I will go myself'' He thought.

''Oh.. okay'' Ziva said and went back to work.

…..

meanwhile, Cafeteria NCIS

Ivy sat on a chair at one of the tables, while Tony grabbed two soda's out of the vending machine. He walked over to her and opened her soda before placing it in front of her. He sat down next to her.

''Drink, sweetie'' He said to her. She grabbed the bottle without saying something and took a sip. ''After this I will find you something to eat. But there's things that I need to ask you first. Are you up for that?''

Tony waited a moment, but than she nodded slightly. ''Okay. Ivy, what did you do this morning?''

She was silent for a moment. Tony was trying to figure out whether she heard him or not. But then she started talking ''I got up. Mommy woke me up'' She said. Her tone was flat, no emotions showing, she looked at her bottle.

''Okay. Good. Then what?'' He asked.

''I got into the shower. Mommy helped me as always'' She answered.

''Okay. And then? You went back to your room?''

She nodded. ''Mommy got my favorite shirt. I needed to go to the bathroom, but the doorbell rang''

''You doing great, Ivy. Keep going. Who was at the door?'' Tony asked, knowing they were close.

''I stood on top of the stairs.. when mommy unlocked the door and opened it...'' Ivy trailed off. She began to twist the bottle in her hands.

''It's okay, Ivy. You can tell me.. what happened, did your mom know the man or woman?'' He asked her.

''Bad man... really bad man...'' Ivy said. Her voice cracked for the first time. ''He hit mommy in her face.. like this'' She hold her fist against her cheek. ''She fell'' Ivy cried. ''Man took her leg and dragged her out the door... I only heard.. pang... pang... and then I went to my room and hid in my closet'' She cried.

Tony picked her from her chair and settled her down on his lap. He wrapped his arms around her. ''Ssshh. It's okay. You're save. No one's going to hurt you'' Tony soothed her. He rocked her gently. There was something bothering him though. But he knew that he couldn't ask now. She was too emotional.

''I want my mommy'' She cried.

''I know. I know'' He said. ''So do I'' He admitted. ''It's going to be okay. Daddy's going to take care of you. Until then you stay with me''

''It's not the same'' She told him.

''I know'' He pulled back from the hug. He wiped away the tears on her face. She sniffled ''Can I tell you a secret?'' He asked. She nodded. Tony looked around, to make sure no one was around. ''I have a daughter too'' He admitted.

''Really?'' Her red from crying eyes, grew wide. ''So I see her today?''

''Yes! I don't have a spare room, so you two are going to be room buddies'' Tony told her.

''That's cool!'' She said, forgetting about the hurt for a second. ''Do I get a younger sister or a older sister?'' She asked.

''Depends on how old you are'' Tony chuckled.

''My birthday was last week. I turned 7'' She said.

''Then you're going to be a big sister, for a couple of days'' Tony said.

''Even cooler!'' She exclaimed.

Tony chuckled. ''You did good Ivy. I'm proud of you'' He said and kissed her temple.

Her mood turned again and she looked at her hands ''I miss mommy''

''She's in heaven. You know what I believe?'' He asked her. She shook her head. ''I believe that, the first star you see tonight. The one that shines the brightest for you. That's the one your mommy is sitting on and watching over you''

''So she sees me?'' She asked him.

''Yup. So you better be a good girl. Your mommy still sees everything you do'' Tony said.

''I will be a very good girl! Because I love my mommy'' She exclaimed.

''Good! Now how about something to eat?'' Tony asked with a smile. She nodded and smiled slightly. They stood up again.

…..

NCIS HQ, Bullpen, 4:05 pm

Ziva watched Tony watch Gibbs and Ivy. She was drawing something, while she was comfortable sitting on Gibbs lap. She didn't say anything though.

Tony was so focused on her being save. It was really weird to see. How can it be that he was so awkward to kids, when they had to work with them on a case. Ziva thought about it for a minute, and then notices that all the kids they had worked with, were boys. Girls were different. Still she thought it was weird.

Tony had told the others what Ivy had told him, after he'd came back from getting something to eat with her. He had to admit that not her whole story was told truthfully. He knew that and they know that. But they were surprised that he got it out of her so easily. Then again... He had surprised them all day long.

''Boss? Can I go home? I still have lots of things to do and get, if you know what I mean'' Tony asked, nodded to Ivy, from across the bullpen. ''Still have to pick up Hannah and tell her what's going on'' He thought.

Ivy looked up to him and then to Gibbs. ''You really wanna go with him?'' Gibbs asked her to make sure. She nodded enthusiastically. Ivy hopped off Gibbs's lap without saying anything and walked over to Tony.

Tony put on his own coat and grabbed hers. He helped her getting it on. He wrapped his scarf around her neck. ''Come, let me show you where I live'' He said smiling. She nodded and smiled back.

The others watched as they saw the elevator doors close. This was really one of their weirdest days... of the year.

….

Hannah's schoolyard, 4:30 am

Tony saw Hannah coming out of the doors just outside the schoolyard. Ivy sat in the car a couple of meters away. Tony glanced occasionally to her. He was nervous. he didn't know what Hannah's reaction was going to be. But when he sawHannah walking, instead of running to him, he knew that something was off. And the more she came closer, the more he began to worry.

Hannah coughed and than said, ''Hi'' when she reached him. She had bags under her eyes, she was just as white as the snow around her. She looked numb. ''I don't feel so good''

''I can see that'' He lowered himself. ''Why didn't you let the teacher call me?''

''It was game day today. I wanted to play. I said I didn't feel as bad as I looked'' She explained and looked to the ground. ''I lied.. I feel much worse'' Hannah said and coughed after that. Her voice was shaky and sharp. ''And I know that the people you work with don't know about me. I didn't want you to get in trouble because of me''

Tony's heart skipped a beath when he hear her say that. It made him think over and over again, just to tell the team. And let them get angry for not telling it sooner. But he ignored it. ''You looked fine this morning... I can't believe I missed this'' He accused himself. ''You felt off this morning too, didn't you?'' She nodded slightly.

''Come, lets go home'' Tony said and picked her up. ''I have to tell you something. I don't know if you're going to like it''

Hannah frowned. ''What is it? Do you have to work this weekend?'' She asked and coughed again.

''No.. when I arrived at the place where the bad guy was, we found a little girl. She's just a little older than your... uhm... The bad guy took her mommy away from her'' Tony explained to her.

''That's sad! When does her mommy come back?'' Hannah asked.

''She doesn't, Hannah'' Tony said sadly. Hannah looked sad too. Now she knew what he meant. ''But her daddy is going to take care of her''

''Just like you do to me?'' She asked.

''Yes. But her daddy is still not home and will not be for two night... so I kind of.. said to Gibbs, that she could stay with us...'' He said hesitantly. ''But with you being sick and all.. It's maybe not a good idea''

''No! It's a good idea!'' Hannah exclaimed and coughed. ''Now I can help too! Just like you always do'' She said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes. ''Where is she?''

Tony started walking. ''In the car. Hannah, you have to promise me. Don't ask about her mommy, okay. She saw and heard them take her away. She's really sad, but doesn't show it so much''

''I would be sad too, if I had one that didn't leave by herself'' Hannah said. Tony could hear the anger in the little girls voice. ''Maybe I should give her the letter, soon'' He thought. He ignore her and walked to the car.

Tony could see the red puffy eyes of Ivy when he opened the door of the back seat. She had been crying and he knew exactly why.

''Hey'' Hannah whispered softly. Tony started buckling her up. ''My name is Hannah''

''Hi'' Ivy whispered back. ''I am Ivy'' She frowned. ''You look sick''

''Yeah... I'm sick'' Hannah said and coughed. ''This isn't going to be the best first slumber party''

''Thank you for letting me stay with you. I didn't want to go with people I don't know... I like your dad. He's nice'' Ivy said and looked at her hands on her lap.

Tony smiled. ''I like you too Ivy. And it's not a big deal. We want to help people as much as we can''

''What he said'' Hannah said.

Tony finished to buckle Hannah up and went to the drivers seat. He looked at the girls, through his rear mirror. Hannah being sick, he wasn't expecting that. And he couldn't get Lilly either, she was working somewhere else. He had to do it by himself tonight. ''I really need to to tell them!'' He thought in his head.

He started the car and began driving home.

Uh-Oh! Hanna's is sick and Tony's got Ivy to take care of. He wanted to, so it's a little bit his own fault. He knows now that he really needs to tell the others, he can't go on like this, and he know that they think that he's acting weird!

Next time? the evening. Tell me what you think so far! :D i love reviews... if they're positive that is then!
Sorry for the non-Tiva lovers in the fans of NCIS... sorry that you stopped reading this story, but i can't change who i am.. Completely Tivalcaholic ... So! review please!

-X- Leonie