No one shopped on Black Friday they went to work, it was Saturday when they shopped, Gibbs and all three Todd siblings. Gibbs stood next to Danny tilting his head in confusion "What the hell is that?"
"Gaudy?" Danny suggested eyeing the same bright pink over 6 foot tree that Gibbs was looking at, Kate giggled while Rachel covered a laughed.
"Fake but traditional it is." Rachel agreed pushing her cart next to Danny's "I need under 5 foot."
"Do you want pre-lit or buy your own lights?" Kate asked reaching out and touching one of the fake trees, she didn't have a cart, Gibbs did.
"Pre-lit." Danny and Rachel said simultaneously, Gibbs pointed at one that stood about 6 foot tall with no lights.
"May I help you?" a chipper scrawny, Kate would call him teenager, smiled them.
"Can we have our trees up at checkout, we have more shopping to do." Rachel explained.
"Sure." he nodded.
"I need this one." she pointed at the box containing the one she chose, clearing his throat Danny held up two fingers "Two." Rachel corrected.
"And this one." Kate tapped the box that held the tree Gibbs wanted.
Taking out a note pad he wrote on it before asking "Name?"
"Rachel."
Quickly scribbling her name to what he already had written he tore the paper sticking it to the box she indicated before looking up "Danny." nodding the boy repeated what he'd already done before finally looking at Kate.
"Gibbs." Kate watched as he wrote and tore the paper.
"They will be at Guest services, just tell your cashier and show them this." pulling off three pink papers he handed each one of them the copy with their names.
"Thank you."
"My pleasure." he nodded "Lights and bulbs are in the next aisle over."
"Thank you." Rachel smiled.
McGee looked at the name on his paper, Christmas he would get Gibbs bourbon for Christmas and ask Ziva what were proper gifts for each night of Hanukkah. Flipping open his phone he hit his speed dial, all team members were on speed dial. He'd done the same for Gibbs, the man only had to hit 2 buttons to call any member of the team and of course Kate.
"Hello."
"Hey Ziva, it's Tim... McGee, from work." he added when he didn't get an immediate response.
"Yes I know." she couldn't help but chuckle.
"If you're doing something I can call back at a different time." he offered while picking up the bottle of bourbon.
"It is fine," she promised "I am just unpacking."
"Unpacking?" McGee frowned, offering "Do you need help, I can come help and then you can help me." He was sure the silence was Ziva thinking about his offer, putting the bottle on the counter he pulled out his ID before the man could ask for it, McGee had seen the man eyeing him from the moment he walked in.
Everyone knew they would get a movie from Tony, and Tony was grateful for the 5 dollar bin for the older movies, it meant he could get more than one and still be under the limit but also wouldn't get in trouble if he went over by a dollar or two. He texted Ziva on proper gifts, apparently he wasn't the only one from the comment she'd made. Ziva had told him they didn't need to be expensive but they needed to be thoughtful and come from the heart. Making sure it was the classic movie and not some cheap rip off Tony read the back of the DVD case "Perfect." counting the movies in his cart he nodded, time to move to the other presents, wrapping paper and gift bags, Ziva had told him Hanukkah had it's own color scheme.
They'd managed to get the shopping finished before Gibbs was called, after unloading the truck he'd changed into his work clothes and left to meet the boys and Ziva at the crime scene. Kate sent him with a thermos full of coffee and a promise not to do anything that required a ladder without him. She set the tree up and put names on stockings before going over to Danny's joining Rachel in helping him decorate, it was the one thing they enjoyed and were occasionally able to do together, although their father made the boys help outside while the girls helped inside.
The siblings were taking pictures of one another, Danny and Kate were putting together the light up reindeer for the yard, he'd only gotten two, Toni of course remained inside on the couch. "So your place next?" Kate asked.
"Sure." Rachel shrugged, it would keep Kate busy for the afternoon. Danny wasn't doing anything outside other than the reindeer and lights around the window, with obviously a wreath that Rachel was working on while they dealt with the reindeer, Rachel had already helped him set up the tree, it was simply a case of decorating it and then moving onto Rachel's apartment.
"This is nice." Rachel smiled at her siblings as they all took turns reaching into the plastic container with the silver bulbs, he had the mutli color option for lights turned on so they could see the colors reflecting on them.
"It is," Danny agreed nodding "quiet." they had Christmas music playing as they had while they were growing up but no mom calling for the girls to get inside and help with the food while dad yelled for the boys to 'properly' hang the lights. It was never really quiet during the Todd holidays, between all five kids and spouses and children the good natured teasing often turned into snipping and then fighting once alcohol was involved.
"Christmas will be like Thanksgiving." Kate promised. "Although this year we have the start of Hanukkah on Christmas night too, Ziva and I have that sorted." they'd talked Friday.
"She seems nice." Rachel said as they continued to decorate the tree, Danny had moved away from the tree to put up his stockings, Just his sisters, Gibbs and himself, they each had a different superhero instead of a name, Kate shared a stocking with Gibbs they had Superman and Wonder Woman, Danny had Batman and Rachel had Batgirl.
"She's very quiet." Danny shook his head.
"She has her own family issues she's working out." Kate wasn't going to explain past that.
"Have her call me." Danny stepped away from the fire place, his stockings weren't hanging on the mantle but standing on it, he'd found free standing stocking holders and was using them. "What do you think?" he'd set the stockings by age, Kate smirked she was doing the same at home, Rachel nodded looking over to the three stockings, she of course was first then Danny with Kate and Gibbs last.
"Ready?" Rachel held up the silver snowflake he'd chosen for the tree topper.
"Yep." being taller than the tree made placing it easier, Rachel took a picture.
Opening her door Rachel stepped back letting the others in first, Kate put Toni down once they were all inside. They stopped to pick up their late lunch which they were going to eat before decorating, Rachel had set up her tree when she'd gotten home too. Turning the Christmas music on Rachel joined her siblings at the table, they'd already unpacked the take out bags.
Rachel had gotten garland to decorate her windows and silver and gold colored bulbs for her tree, with a light star, she had decided she would use the white light setting because the star's lights were white. Unlike her brother she'd gotten candy canes so she'd also gotten a ceramic Santa Claus to hold them on her coffee table with a fake poinsettia.