Gibbs walked into the living room where he found his daughter sound asleep on the couch, the ice pack still on her face. He smiled and picked up the ice pack, it had pretty much melted. He grabbed the blanket off the back of the couch and covered her up. He bent down and kissed her forehead.

Gibbs got up and headed down down the basement steps. He started working on his boat. After a few moments, he put his hand tools down and then picked up his cell phone. He hated to admit it, but his daughter was right. He dialed the number and waited.

"Hello?" came the familiar voice after three rings.

"Dad." Gibbs replied.

"Leroy? Is that really you?"

"Yeah." Gibbs answered.

"You're alive?"

Gibbs chuckled slightly. "Yeah, your granddaughter didn't give up and with a little help, found me."

"I'm glad she did." Jackson Gibbs replied. "Son, I'm glad you're alright."

"Me, too Dad."

"Why the call?" jackson asked. "You weren't talking to me before you left and went missing."

"Once again, Charity." Gibbs answered. "She uh...she talked some sense into me."

"She's a very bright young woman." Jackson replied.

"Yeah, she is. It's funny, it seems like it was just yesterday when I left and she was still a girl. Now she's a beautiful and bright woman."

"They grow up too fast. Maybe you could come by and visit?" Jackson asked.

"I could, but only for a couple days." Gibbs answered. "I go to Quantico next week to start training some boys and turning them into Marines."

"Okay. I'll see you in a couple days then?"

"Yeah. I'll leave tomorrow." Gibbs answered.

"Leroy, I'm...I'm glad you called."

"Me too, Dad."

Charity the next morning...

Charity woke up early in the morning. Her nose was killing her and giving her a major headache. She looked over on the coffee table, her dad already had her painkillers and a bottle of water sitting there. She slowly sat up and opened the pills and the water. She took one and then leaned back on the couch.

"Morning, baby girl." Gibbs said, walking in and sitting beside her. "Here have some coffee."

Charity took the mug he offered. "Thanks Daddy." She replied.

"I called your grandpa last night."

"Good." Charity replied. "So, when are you going to go and visit him or is Pappy coming here?"

"I'm going to head to Stillwater and visit him today." Gibbs answered. "Stay for a couple of days."

"Good, you and Pappy need to make up."

"You wanna come with me?"

"Nah, I think you and Pappy need some time alone." Charity answered.

"Will you be okay here alone?" Gibbs asked.

"I'll be fine, Daddy. I'm not letting you use me as an excuse to get out of going to see Pappy. You're going and that is that."

"What if you need someone to take care of you?"

"I can call Abby. She wouldn't hesitate to come over and help." Charity answered.

"You wouldn't call Tony?" Gibbs asked.

"His dad is in town and they need to spend some time together." Charity answered. "From the things Tony has told me, they don't have the world's greatest relationship. So I will leave them be so that they can work on their relationship."

"You're not fooling me." Gibbs told her. "You're my daughter. I've known you since before you were born. You don't want him to see you with your nose broken and looking all bruised up."

"So?" Charity asked.

"You didn't even tell him you got hurt." Gibbs stated.

"So?" Charity asked again.

Gibbs chuckled and kissed her cheek. "You should call him."

"Just go to Stillwater already." Charity told him.

About an hour later, Gibbs left and Charity had the house to herself. She got up and grabbed her ice pack from the freezer. She then headed back to the couch and laid back, putting the ice pack on her nose.

Tony...

Tony and Bernie sat on the couch in Tony's apartment. Bernie had spent the night on the couch and Senior had gone back to his hotel. "So, when do I get to meet Charity?" Bernie asked. "I have got to meet the woman that has that smile on your face."

Tony just grinned. "Let me give her a call." He answered. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed her number.

After about five rings, she answered. "Hello?" She said sounding groggy.

"Hello Beautiful." Tony greeted.

"Hey, what are you doing?" She asked, perking up instantly. He could hear the smile in her voice.

"Just wondering what you were up to." He answered.

"Just hanging around the house." Charity answered. "We caught the guy last night and the director gave me the day off."

"Would you be up for a visit?" Tony asked.

"You should spend the day with your dad." Charity answered.

"He really wants to have dinner with you." Tony said. "He likes you."

Charity giggled slightly and then Tony wasn't sure, but it sounded like she mumbled ouch. "I got that impression yesterday."

"Is there something wrong?" Tony asked.

"Nope, everything is fine." Charity answered. "You just spend time with your dad. I gotta go. I love you."

"Love you, too." Tony replied and then he heard the line go dead. He hung up.

"I'm guessing she said no?" Bernie asked.

"I think something's wrong." Tony answered.

"Why do you say that?"

"Well, she laughed and then I swear she said ouch." Tony replied.

"Let's go." Bernie said. "I know you wanna see her anyways and I wanna meet her."

Tony got up and grabbed his car keys. He and Bernie left. Tony was soon parking the car in Charity's drive way. He noticed that her father's truck wasn't home. "That's strange, he doesn't go to Quantico till next week." Tony said.

"He who?" Bernie asked.

"Charity's dad." Tony answered. "He's going to be the instructor at boot camp in Quantico."

"She lives with her dad?" Bernie asked.

"It's a long story, Bernie." Tony replied. He then opened his door and got out of the car. Bernie got out of the other side.

The two men headed up the porch steps. Tony knocked on the door. "Come in." Charity called from somewhere in the house. Tony opened the door and walked inside, Bernie following him.