Hello everyone! Another Tibbs story on the market for reading, coming your way. I just want to let you know, this story is not going to be a typical Gibbs and Tony both working at NCIS. I wanted to do this differently. Bare with me for updates, as I am a very busy person working everyday it seems like. Please read and review at the end of chapters, give me some pointers, I like them. I am trying my best here, as I am, and everyone else on here, amateur writers.
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Well, here goes nothing.
Anthony Dinozzo Jr., and his son Tyler Dinozzo stood in line, waiting to pay for groceries at the supermarket. It was a beautiful, sunny day outside and yet, Tony felt off. Yes, off. He sighed softly as he was able to finally put his groceries on the belt and waited until the cashier scanned his items. Tyler tugged softly at his father's shirt, causing Tony to turn and smile.
"What's up bud?" Tony said to his handsome nine year old. Tyler smiled a big Dinozzo smile.
"Can I have a candy bar please? I've been good for you!" Tyler asked in his loud voice. Tony shook his head and put his hand up.
"How about, we stop at the ice cream shop instead? We wanted to go there since they opened a couple weeks ago." Tony asked and Tyler jumped up and nodded excitedly. Tony chuckled and turned to the cashier, paying him and grabbing his bags. Tyler helped his dad load everything into the car and buckled up afterward. "So, are you excited? You've got two weeks left of school Ty." Tony asked as he drove towards the ice cream shop, close to his home.
"Yeah, but I'm gonna miss my friends. Jason, Maddie, Henry and Melanie are going to really cool places this summer with their families instead. I won't get to see them all summer dad!" Tyler said sadly. Tony bit his lip and sighed.
"Hey, I heard that someone bought the house next to ours! Maybe there will be a new play mate." Tony said enthusiastically. Tyler shrugged and sighed softly. "I saw the moving truck over there earlier today, maybe we can go over and welcome them to the neighborhood." Tyler looked up and nodded.
"Can we bring them some of your lasagna dad? It's a good welcome gift!" Tyler said and Tony chuckled.
"Sure, why not? I bought extra this week too so we'd have enough food for a couple weeks." Tony said and Tyler smiled. Tony pulled into the parking lot of the small little ice cream shop and parked the car. "Who knows, maybe it'll be a little girl you can play with huh?" Tony smirked and Tyler blushed a little. Both got out of the car and walked towards the window.
"Dad, not funny! Girls have cooties!" Tyler pouted and Tony chuckled.
"Alright, alright. C'mon champ what do you want for ice cream?" Tony smiled. Tyler looked at the small amount of choices and smiled. He walked up to the window and rang the bell. A man with graying hair and blue eyes, around his mid forties, came up to the window. Tony smiled and Tyler waved at him.
"Hi, I'm Jethro Gibbs, how can I help you?" He smiled up at Tony and then down to Tyler.
"Hi Mr. Gibbs, I'm Tyler!" Ty held his hand through the window and Mr. Gibbs chuckled, shaking his hand. "May I have a small chocolate with chocolate sprinkles please?" Tyler asked and nodded.
"Anything for you sir?" Mr. Gibbs asked Tony and Tony shook his head, smiling. "Alright that will be two dollars please." Tyler reached into his pocket and grabbed his allowance money he saved. He had four dollars and gave it to Mr. Gibbs.
"Keep the change Mr. Gibbs." Tyler smiled and Mr. Gibbs nodded his thanks, going back into the small shop. "Dad I like Mr. Gibbs, he's super nice." Tyler said and Tony nodded.
"He is really nice. I wonder when he opened this little shop." Tony asked, thinking about it. The shop was for sale, but he never knew it sold. He smiled a little, thinking about Jethro Gibbs. He was definitely handsome, that's for sure.
"Hey dad?" Tyler asked softly and Tony turned to his son, about to answer the question but Mr. Gibbs came back out. He came out through the side door and handed the ice cream cone to Tyler. "Thank you Mr. Gibbs!" Tyler said, digging into his ice cream. He chuckled at the young boy and looked to Tony.
"Your son is very well mannered. Most kids his age aren't like that." Mr. Gibbs said. Tony smiled.
"Thank you. I've been trying my best." Tony said softly as he watched Tyler run to the near by picnic table to sit and eat.
"He seems like a good boy." Mr. Gibbs said.
"Yeah he is. I'm Tony by the way." Tony said, sticking his hand out to shake as Mr. Gibbs smiled and shook his hand.
"Like father like son. Strong handshake you both have." He said. Tony chuckled and smiled.
"So when did you get this place? I know it was on the market awhile." Tony said and Mr. Gibbs nodded.
"Yeah it was. I bought it about 6 months ago. I remodeled and fixed anything that needed fixing. I moved in just today actually. I've been traveling about an hour to open and close until the settlement was final for my house." Mr. Gibbs smiled. He looked down to his feet, shuffling them slightly. Tony felt amused and looked over to his son, who was finishing his ice cream.
"Welcome to the neighborhood then. I hope you get cozy here soon." Tony smiled. He waved to Tyler who nodded, throwing away his napkin after cleaning his face. He ran over to Tony and hugged him.
"Thanks dad for stopping, and thank you Mr. Gibbs for the ice cream. It was delicious!" Tyler said and Mr. Gibbs smiled.
"Please, call me Gibbs. I'm glad you could stop by." He said. Tyler raised his hand for a high five and waited til Gibbs chuckled and patted his hand.
"Thank you Gibbs." Tony said and Gibbs nodded. "If you ever want a tour or don't know where something is, I'm always around on the weekends. Here's my house phone." Tony grabbed a pen and piece of paper from his pocket, scribbling the number on it. "I wouldn't mind showing you around." Tony smiled and Gibbs smiled sheepishly, taking the paper from Tony.
"Thanks, I might take you up on it."
"Dad, c'mon! We gotta make lasagna for our new neighbor!" Tyler said out the window of the car. Gibbs shook his head and smiled.
"Thanks again Tony." Gibbs said and Tony smiled, waving him good bye and walking towards the car. Gibbs waved at the car, smiling and looking down at the number. "Maybe I'll call him after work." Gibbs shoved the number in his pocket and walked back into his shop with the biggest grin across his face.
GIBBS&TONY
Tyler laughed as he watched his dad try to cut the last piece cheese for the lasagna. The cheese wouldn't cut with the knife he had and Tony tried his hardest to cut it.
"Dad be careful!" Tyler said through his giggles. Tony snorted and nodded, finally cutting through the piece to shred.
"Finally!" Tony shouted and placed the final two pieces in the shredder and went to wash his hands. "Hey Ty, can you stir the pasta please?" Tony asked as he dried his hands. Tyler went to the pot and stirred the lasagna noodles, being careful not to tip the pot.
"I got it!" Tyler said as he set the spoon down. Tony smiled.
"You must be growing boy, last time I let you stir you had to use a chair!" Tony said, mockingly pretending to measure Tyler. Tyler laughed and nodded. "That means that you get a new chore Tyler." Tony warned and Tyler pouted but nodded. Tony started to shred the cheese.
"That also means I get more allowance money!" Tyler said excitedly and Tony laughed, nodding.
"That means it goes from two dollars a week, to..." Tony thought a moment. "..to three dollars a week. But, you have to wait until your birthday to get your raise. Okay?" Tony said and Tyler nodded. Tyler's birthday was on July fourth, and it was only four weeks away.
"What can I do for my party dad? All my friends aren't going to come. They're gonna be gone." Tyler said sadly. Tony nodded and grabbed the pot, seeing as the noodles are done. He drained them and put the strainer on top of the pot.
"Well, we could always try and see if grandpa will come. But other than that bud, I don't know." Tony said sadly while making the lasagna.
"Hey, maybe Mr. Gibbs can come! He's really nice I like him! Please dad?" Tyler begged. Tony took a moment to think about this. After all, they did just meet the guy.
"Ya know what, we will ask, but don't be upset if he can't come. He's a busy guy I'm sure." Tony said and Tyler nodded. Once Tony and Tyler finished putting the lasagna together in the disposable pan, they put it in the oven and waited for it to be done. "Alright, it's six o'clock now, and the lasagna will be done in an hour. So you can do whatever for an hour okay? Since it's Friday, you don't have to do homework until Sunday."
"Actually dad, can we talk about something?" Tyler asked nervously and Tony nodded, sitting down at the kitchen table.
"What's up little man?" Tony asked. Tyler bit his lip nervously, something he picked up from Tony and he sat down at the table. Tyler's eyes darkened to a deep green, like Tony's did when he was afraid. "Hey, what's up? Nothing to be afraid of." Tony said and Tyler nodded and sighed.
"Dad, where's my mom?" Tyler asked softly and Tony's face paled instantly. He knew this day would come soon. Tony bit his lip and sighed, crossing his arms and leaning forward on the table.
"Tyler, your mom..." Tony paused. "Your mom died in a car crash after you were born. You were one year old. But, you see, she and I weren't married. She's was actually my best friend from college." Tony started off. Tyler looked at him confused.
"But I thought people who loved each other had kids dad." Tyler said. Tony nodded.
"You see Tyler, she wanted to have a kid but she wanted to be able to give to someone who couldn't have kids. I can't have kids so she gave me a kid, and that's you bud." Tony explained the only way he could without telling his son he was gay. He didn't want to tell him just yet, he knew it could be difficult to understand it at that age.
"But what if I don't have a mom?" Tyler asked, his face showing deep fear. Tony got up and took his son's hand, bringing him close to his body and hugging him tightly.
"Ya know, I didn't have a mom growing up either. She died when I was your age Ty." Tony said softly, smiling in remembrance of his mom.
"Really?" Tyler asked, his eyes filled with tears. Tony nodded and rubbed the back of his head.
"Hey no crying now. I promise you, one day you'll understand." Tony mumbled into Tyler's ear. Tyler nodded and rubbed his arm across his eyes, drying away any tears.
"Okay dad." Ty whispered and Tony let out a small breath, relaxing a little bit. "Hey dad? Will I grow up like you one day?" Tyler whispered and Tony chuckled, smiling a little bit.
"Well, I work as a lawyer little man, and it takes a lot of school. But I love my job." Tony said proudly. Tyler smiled.
"Maybe one day I can work as a lawyer too." Tyler said proudly. The timer beeped on the oven and Tony rushed to the oven, taking out the lasagna carefully. "Mmmm dad this smells so good. I can't wait for our new neighbor to try it! Maybe we can make some for Mr. Gibbs too!" Tyler said excitedly.
"Yeah maybe bud. C'mon, maybe our neighbor is home, we can walk over. Just get your flip flops on." Tony said as he and Tyler went to grab their shoes. Tony walked back into the kitchen and grabbed the small thing of lasagna with some pot holders and both boys walked over to the new neighbor. It only took about 5 minutes to walk over and ring the bell.
"Maybe they have a little kid like me so we can play dad." Tyler smiled and Tony nodded. The door opened and both Dinozzos laughed. "Gibbs! You're our neighbor!" Tyler shouted and hugged Gibbs around the waist, making him laugh.
"Yeah I guess I am Tyler. What are you guys doing here? Please come in." Gibbs asked as he moved aside to let Tony and Tyler in. Both slid their shoes off and Gibbs showed Tony to the kitchen. Tyler followed behind them.
"We are welcoming you to the neighborhood Gibbs. Welcome!" Tyler giggled and Gibbs smiled. Tyler took a seat at the kitchen table.
"Yes, and Tyler begged me to make my lasagna for you Gibbs. I hope you like it." Tony smiled.
"Well thank you. Hey, why don't you join me to eat this lasagna Tyler. That is, if dad is okay with it." Gibbs looked to Tony, giving a small half smile.
"Please dad! Please!" Tyler said and he gave the puppy dog eyes and pout lips. Tony smiled and nodded.
"If Mr. Gibbs doesn't mind, then I guess we can stay champ." Tony gave in and Tyler smiled and looked at Gibbs. Gibbs smiled and turned to the counter to grab some paper plates and plastic silverware.
"I haven't found my dishes yet but I have paper and plastic. I did however find a stray flipper in the drawer. I cleaned it earlier." Gibbs said and he grabbed the flipper out of said drawer and began to cut the lasagna into squares, putting a piece on each plate. He put them on the table.
"Thank you Gibbs for letting us stay. My dad's lasagna is the best! I promise!" Tyler said excitedly.
"I don't mind at all. It's nice to have some company. Tony, can Tyler have soda?" Gibbs asked, looking to Tony.
"Yeah that's fine. He's been doing well in school and he hasn't had soda in awhile." He smiled. He watched as Gibbs bent down into the fridge and he bit his lip. Wow what a nice ass. Tony thought. He shook his head as Gibbs stood back up, pouring a glass of some cola. He handed the glass to Tyler.
"Thank you Gibbs. Thank you dad." Tyler smiled and he took a sip of his soda.
"Want anything Tony?" Gibbs asked.
"Uh, sure. I'll take a glass of cola if that's alright."
"Of course." Gibbs smiled, pouring two more glasses of cola for himself and Tony. "Let's eat everyone." Gibbs said as he set the two glasses down and sat in the chair across from Tyler. Tony sat at the end. Everyone took their first bite and sighed contently.
"So good dad. Just like every time!" Tyler said, continuing to eat his food.
"This is seriously good. Beats take out by miles." Gibbs smiled at Tony who blushed a little.
"Thank you, I'm glad you like it." Tony smiled, eating more of the lasagna. Everyone ate in comfortable silence, until Tyler groaned and rubbed his stomach.
"I love my dad's cooking. He's the best cook ever Gibbs. I promise. You should try his pasta e fagioli and his homemade tomato sauce! We didn't have time to make the sauce today but it is super good!" Tyler said excitedly, making Tony blush more.
"Oh Tyler, I'm not that good." Tony pushed off the attention from him. Gibbs chuckled and took his turn to speak.
"I'd love to. Let me know when and I'll be there." Gibbs said and Tyler squealed because he was so excited. Tony chuckled and finished his lasagna, noticing he was last to finish.
"Oh Tyler, isn't there something you wanted to ask Mr. Gibbs?" Tony said in a slightly higher pitched voice. It was Tyler's turn to blush now as he looked down at his plate. Gibbs smiled.
"Go ahead and ask boy. I won't bite." Gibbs chuckled. Tyler smiled a little and rolled his thumbs.
"Well, my birthday is coming up, but all my friends aren't gonna be here because they went to other places with their family. But I wanna still have a party. I wanna know if you would come?" Tyler mumbled quickly and quietly. Gibbs smiled.
"I'd love to. Actually, if you'd like to you can come to the ice cream shop and have it. I don't mind at all." Gibbs said matter-of-factly. Tyler's eyes brightened up so much and he smiled, getting out of his chair and doing a celebration dance. Gibbs and Tony laughed with Tyler.
"Thank you thank you thank you!" Tyler smiled. Gibbs smiled and nodded, looking to Tony who was watching his son's excitement.
I think I made his day a lot. Gibbs thought, as he smiled and sat back, looking at both the Dinozzo boys.
Hey guys, I hope this was a good start to a story. I hope you guys will like this a lot and I know so far I have. Read and review people. I will try to get an update within the next few days, but my schedule is busy for the weekend so give me time.
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