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Gibbs pulled the fake, furry, brown strap over Tim's bare shoulder as he stared at Gibbs, distracted. Gibbs knew the black wig he wore that completed the costume would throw the kid for a loop. Tim continued to gaze at his foster parent as he hugged his stuffed Dino toy to his chest.
"Can you say Bamm-Bamm, Timmy?"
"Huh?"
"Bamm-Bamm?"
"Bamm...Bamm?"
"That's right. Now, you are ready for the party."
"I am dad!" Tony was in the corner of the room slipping on his green panties; part of the costume and a color he liked a lot.
"Party?" Tim looked nervous and skeptical, eyeing Gibbs through squinted eyes and pursed lips.
Gibbs figured this would be the first party the boy would be attending in his young life.
"We have cookies at the party." Convinced Tony.
"Dat's good idea."
"And, Jenny made a big, orange cake shaped like a pumpkin." Added Gibbs.
"Weally? We made dose in daycare."
Gibbs thought of the huge pumpkin on the door of their fridge. "Yes, you did. But, yours was with construction paper. You can bet, I'm keeping that. You did a good job finger painting it orange."
"I know."
"Dad? I need help. I think my bone is crooked." Tony pulled oh his father's caveman outfit.
"Huh? Oh, okay."
"Dad, you look really...funny with black hair."
"Well, you look funny with red hair." Gibbs corrected Tony's bone that tied up the long, red wig into a bun on top of his head.
The door bell rang and Tony took off like a shot.
"It's probably Jenny!" Gibbs called after him.
Gibbs heard a sonorous laughter from the kitchen. A moment later Jenny entered the bedroom following Tony. As soon as she saw Gibbs her laughter started up again.
Gibbs couldn't take his eyes off the short, white dress Jenny was in. She wore pearls around her long,slender neck and had her hair tied up in a bun like Tony's.
"Now that is a good costume you got there, Wilma." He wagged his eye brows with a crooked smile. Jenny smiled back.
She gasped when she saw Tim sitting behind Gibbs on his bed. She crossed the room with her arms stretched towards him. "Don't you make an adorable, Bamm-Bamm."
Tim whacked his plastic club on the bed, "Bamm."
'You know, you're suppose to have super human strength."
Tim nodded.
"Tony filled him in." Gibbs told her. "I'm going out to the kitchen, guests should begin arriving soon."
"The place looks beautiful!" Jenny called after Jethro.
Tony jumped up and down. "We helped decorate, I hung the pumpkin lights around the...the banister...thing in the kitchen." Jenny had to giggle again when she looked at Tony.
"How did your father talk you into dressing like Pebbles?"
"Well...I figured I liked the color green-" Tony pointed to the big, billowing panties that he was wearing. "and it'd be neat to have red hair." Tony shrugged.
Jenny covered her mouth, shaking her head as she laughed. "You know, you're a kooky kid."
"I've heard that before from udder people, Jenny."
Jenny leaned over Tim and picked him up. "And you are just... adorable."
"Yup."
"Come on little guy and we'll go help Jethro."
"O..kay, Junny."
Tony had already made his way into the kitchen.
As Jenny and Tim entered the kitchen the doorbell rang. Tony opened the door to a porch filled with people dressed in costumes, holding dishes and ready to enter.
A little girl dressed as wonder woman came in with a little boy in round spectacles dressed as a mad scientist followed by two adults. Jethro took their dishes covered with snacks introducing the children to Jenny.
"This is Abby, or should I say... Wonder Woman?" Abby giggled. "And this is, Jimmy and Jimmy's parents Mike and JoAnne Palmer." Jimmy's parents stepped closer, to shake her hand.
"How do you do? We are Jethro's neighbors-"
"And the kids go to our daycare!" piped in Tony.
"Tony? Is that you?" Abby yelled. "You're a... girl!"
Jimmy stifled a giggle behind a fist.
"He is a very...pretty little girl." added JoAnne.
Tony blushed. "Thanks." Gibbs rolled his eyes standing behind his son. "Ya' gotta love him, he's a character."
"Hello! Am I in time for the Gibbs' Halloween party?"
The Palmers moved out of the way as a man, dressed in a Betty Rubble costume walked through the door followed by Mike Franks dressed as a very tall Barney Rubble. The room filled with hysterical laughter at the sight of the man with a set, serious expression letting the group have a good laugh at his own expense.
"Are you the famous Toby? I'm Jenny!" Jenny held out her hand, introducing herself.
"Hey, we finally meet. But, I'm not usually dressed like this...I'm usually wearing pink, high heels when I'm in a dress."
Jenny snorted then pushed his shoulder.
"Why were you selected to be Betty? You seem more Barney's size."
Mike stepped forward, closer to Jenny. "He didn't have a choice." He winked at Jenny then glared at Tobias giving him his best Clint Eastwood impression as he chewed on his cigar.
"Mike, just a fair warning, if you want to hold Tim at all tonight, you will not be able to light up that cigar."
"Oh, relax, probie, don't worry, I know I am now in a smoke-free zone. I wouldn't think of it."
There was a knock then the door opened. Ziva and her father entered, introducing themselves to people as they crossed the kitchen. Tim was mingling with the other children at that point and made his way to Ziva.
"Whatta you?"
"A ballerina. Are you a caveman?"
"I'm a Bamm-Bamm." said Tim. "Let's get cookies."
"Oh, yeah." Ziva followed Tim to the snack table.
Jenny helped Gibbs with some games he had planned for the kids, so they could all win a few prizes, each. The night was warm enough to hold apple bobbing outside. Tony was the only one able to snatch an apple in his mouth. Tim dunked his head but had no interest with the apples. They finished with a costume contest with the first prize going to Tobias as Betty Rubble for the adult category and Tony as Pebbles Flinstone for the children's category.
"See, Mike? If you had agreed to dress as a woman, you'd be going home with this nice bottle of wine." Tobias scoffed. Mike waved him off.
The adults were then able to relax, sitting and standing around the kitchen as the kids ran off into Tony's room to play.
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"We hafta tell ghost stories at this thing. Do you know any, Tony?" asked Abby.
"Oh. Oh. I know one. It is about a a little mouse that is afraid to sleep with his lights off at night." Jimmy pushed his glasses higher up on his nose.
"Well, that doesn't sound scary at all!" Abby had her hands on her hips glaring at Jimmy.
"Now settle down. I know one." Tony tried to calm Abby down.
Tim stepped closer to Tony, tugging on his dress. "Don't, Dony. Don't be spooky, please."
Ziva stood next to Tim and whispered in his ear. "Sshh, it's okay."
"It's only about a 'snot too bad. Once 'pon a time, there was a kid ghost but he had a birthday so he was old enough to go out haunting but he didn't want to cuz he was scared to."
"This sounds like my mouse story."
"But, mice aren't scary Jimmy. They're little and cute." Said Abby.
"Then tell that to my mom." Jimmy giggled.
Abby rolled her eyes and gave Jimmy a little shove. Jimmy frowned at Abby then adjusted his glasses bringing his attention back to Tony.
"So, anyway,the first house he had to scare had a little...boy."
Tim's eyes widened as he grabbed Ziva's arm pulling her closer to himself.
"This is getting good." Abby smiled.
"It's okay." Jimmy smirked.
"But, when he got to the house it was all dark and thundering and raining and really windy. When he opened the door to enter...it creaked. And when he started to walk up the stairs...they creaked."
"Real creaky house, huh?"
"Yeah, Abby it was."
"But, I don't get it, why isn't he just floating?"
"Uh, well, he was too young to fly, yet."
"Oh." Jimmy was content with Tony's answer.
"And, when the ghost made it to the top of the stairs he found the door to the little boy's room. He yelled out some scary moan sounds, then...banged against the door!" Tony jumped at Tim and Ziva scaring them.
"Dony!"
"He opened the door-" Tony made a convincing creaking imitation.
Suddenly, there was a loud, series of knocks on Tony's bedroom window as the kids jumped and screamed, running from the room. The adults came quickly, meeting them in the hallway.
"What's wrong?" Gibbs was the first to ask. The kids were frantic, all talking at once.
"Tony was saying a ghost story-"
"Yeah, there was a knock-"
"The ghost couldn't fly yet-"
"Mice aren't scary-"
"Someone is outside, dad!"
They all walked back into the room to find Tim at the window waving to Mike who was outside smoking his cigar.
"Ungo Mike." Tim pointed, smiling.
All the kids exhaled loudly then began to giggle.
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Soon after, the guests said their, 'goodbyes' thanking Gibbs for such a great time.
Gibbs closed the door after the last person exited then sighed, happily. All he wanted to do was sit and relax on the couch with his girlfriend and family. He picked up Tim who had fallen asleep on the floor in Tony's room then carried him to the couch and sat back beside Jenny. She rested her head on his shoulder, snuggling closer. Tony climbed on the couch sitting next to his father.
"Tony, you are the best Pebbles Flinstone I have ever seen."
"Thanks, Jenny."
"And, Gibbs, I hope you took a lot of pictures of this cute little Bamm-Bamm. He's just a doll." Jenny caressed Tim's cheek then kissed his forehead.
Gibbs pulled Jenny close then whispered in her ear. "I love you, Wilma."
Jenny mouthed the words back, "I love you, Fred."
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FINISHED