It was a couple of nights after Charity had been released from the hospital. It was also Senior and Bernie's last night in town, so Tony was having a guys' night. Charity and her dad had been waiting for a part for the car to finish it and it finally had come in.
Charity and her dad were standing bent over the car, working under the hood. They were both covered in greese. After a few more tweeks, Gibbs looked over at his daughter. "Alright, baby girl, start her up." Gibbs told her.
Charity got this excited look on her face. She walked over to the driver's side and reached in the open window. She turned the key and started her up. The car roared to life.
"She works!" Charity declared excitedly.
"What do ya say we get cleaned up and then take her for a spin?" Gibbs inquired.
"Yes!" Charity sang and then jumped up and hugged her father. They turned the car off and headed inside. Charity headed for the bathroom and Gibbs headed for the bathroom attached to his bedroom.
Charity quickly undressed and hopped in the shower. She scrubbed the greese from her body. Once she was finished, she headed to her bedroom. She slipped on a pair of jeans and a green tshirt. She headed down the stairs and already found her father waiting for her.
"You ready baby girl?" Gibbs asked.
Charity nodded. Then the father and daughter, headed out to the garage. Charity walked over to the passenger's side and climbed in. Gibbs opened up the garage door and then climbed inside the car. He started her back up. "Buckle up." He told Charity.
"You, too Daddy." Charity said as she fastened her seat belt.
Gibbs grinned at her and then buckled up. Then he put the car in gear and they headed out.
Tony...
Tony sat at the table in the restaraunt with his dad and cousin. He had something very important he wanted to talk to his dad about, but he was just trying to find the way to bring it up.
Bernie had been scoping out the women at the bar in the back of the room. "I think I see a lonely woman that could use some company." Bernie said, getting up and heading over.
Tony and Senior chuckled. Once Bernie was gone, Senior looked over at Tony. "So, how is Charity doing?" He asked.
"Her memory is back. Once in a while, she'll have some trouble remembering something." Tony answered. "She still has some spots, I guess."
Senior nodded. "I'm glad she's better."
"Me, too." Tony replied. "There's nothing worse than the woman you love not being able to remember you."
"So, what's on your mind?" Senior asked. "Is there something you want to talk about?"
"Do you still have Mom's engagement ring?" Tony inquired.
Senior smiled at his son. "You wanna ask Charity to marry you?"
Tony nodded. "After almost losing her, I want to do what I can to keep her."
"I had a feeling you might ask me about this." Senior replied, reaching into his breast pocket and pulling out a small velvet box. "I had it sent over night."
Tony took the box and opened it up. The ring that he remembered seeing on his mom's finger. Before her, it had been his Grammy DiNozzo's. It was beautiful and he could picture it on Charity's finger. He just had to figure out how to pop the question and what size Charity wore. He also felt like he should talk to Charity's dad before he asked Charity.
Charity and Gibbs...
Gibbs drove around town, having fun in the car. He and his daughter both smiling. After a little while, he parked the car and looked over at his baby girl. "You wanna drive?" He asked.
"Oh hell yeah!" Charity answered.
Gibbs grinned and unbuckled his seat belt. He climbed out of the car. Charity got out and then she and her dad switched seats. Once they were buckled in, Charity put the car into gear and peeled out. She let out a laugh.
"That's my girl." Gibbs said with a grin and a laugh.
Charity laughed. "I've always been a Daddy's girl."
Charity drove around a little more before she pulled the car back in the driveway of their home. They got out and headed inside. Charity called and ordered a pizza. Gibbs grabbed himself a beer out of the fridge and grabbed Charity a bottle of water. The night before, Charity had discovered that she could no longer handle alcohol. It really messed with her mind and memory.
The pizza soon arrived. They sat down on the couch and watched some old home movies. They watched one where Charity and Kelly had memorized Abbot and Costello's "Whose on first" routine. They laughed and cried as they watched the movie. It was something they needed.
Charity ended up falling asleep with her head on his shoulder. Gibbs kept his arm wrapped around her. He kissed the top of her head. He knew that they wouldn't have many more nights like this. He would be leaving for Quantico in a couple days and then after that, he had a feeling that Tony would be proposing to Charity soon. He recognized that way Tony looked at Charity. He knew it was love.