Chapter 19

Amelia and Adam looked up expectantly as Gibbs walked into Abby's lab. "Grandpa, Where's dad?" Adam asked.

Gibbs walked into Abby's office signaling the children to follow him.

He sat on the edge of her desk and waited as they found somewhere to sit, "Is he dead?" Amelia asked tears pricking her eyes.

Gibbs shook his head, "No, your father is still unwell; he's asked that I adopt you."

"He doesn't want us?" Amelia asked.

Gibbs put his arm around his granddaughter. "He loves you both very much, he's just in a dark place right now and he thinks that he is not the right person to care for you, he thinks he is a danger to you."

"But that's not true!" Adam exclaimed. "He saved us."

Gibbs smiled, "That he did, I have an idea, but I want to run it past you first," Gibbs said pulling both children close.

Abby watched from her lab as Gibbs talked to the children and then held them close as they cried.

Walking out of the office, Gibbs turned to Abby, "it's on, can you watch the kids for a while longer then get everything on this list and meet us at my house?"

Abby jumped up as down "Yay!" she grinned and hugged the kids, "Come help me plan."

Gibbs walked out of the NCIS building and over to his car as he picked up his phone. "Hart…Gibbs, it's on, will you meet me at the court building." He closed the phone and climbed into the car unable to keep the smile off his face.

Pulling up outside the court Gibbs jumped out of the car and jogged over the where Allison M Hart was waiting, "Mr. Gibbs, It's nice to be here for a good reason for a change. Where is Tony?"

Gibbs took her off to one side and explained what had happened, From when Ziva had left and Tony had gone to Tel Aviv to finding out he was the father of twins, all the way to discovering that Mike Macaluso was his biological father and all the trials that Tony had gone through right up to the note Tony had left when he'd ran off from the hospital yesterday.

"Oh my…The poor boy, I always found him to be a nice person; I can't believe he's been through so much."

"So you see how important this is to him and his family."

Allison nodded, "I have a judge waiting to see us now, and you have the note signing over the children's custody to you?"

"I do." Gibbs said sipping on his coffee.

"Well, let's get on with it so that you can get back to your boy." She said.

Watching her climb the steps to the courthouse he mused if he was going to break rule 13 Tony was definitely the one to break it for.

He disposed of his cup in the trash can and followed her up the steps.

Judge Emerson looked at her docket, her eyes raised as she realized that the famous Leroy Jethro Gibbs had a 9am appointment with her, normally the only time that man would come into this building was when he was testifying against criminals or getting divorced.

He had been before her a few times as a witness, in court circles the man was legendary, just as legendary was his dislike, no, Hatred of lawyers, yet next to his name was Allison M Hart.

She sat back and waited as the bailiff knocked her door.

"Enter." She said.

Both Gibbs and Hart entered and sat in front of the judge, "Mr. Gibbs, Ms Hart, you both requested a private hearing to discuss this, so how can I help you."

Gibbs handed over the evidence and told the judge the same story he had told Ms. Hart not 20 minutes before. The judge listened, not impassively and wiped a tear as she was told of the children's flight from Israel and their subsequent assimilation into the US. She read the note Tony had left and wiped another tear.

"SO your honor, you see why I need to do this for them."

"Have they agreed?"

"You see the note from Mr. Macaluso, Tony and here are signed assents from the children." Gibbs said handing over two more pieces of paper.

The judge looked at the petition before her and nodded, "Your petition is granted, congratulations Mr. Gibbs." She signed the form, "You would like new birth certificates as well?"

"Please your honor." Gibbs said not able to hide his grin.

They left the judge's chambers and Allison threw her arms around him, "I'm so pleased for you." She said.

"Thanks Allie." He said and kissed her cheek. Some had guess, Tony mostly that during the Bell case she and Gibbs had become close, what they had had, bright as it was at the time had burnt out, but they were still friends.

"Go, your family needs you." She said as she pulled away.

Gibbs smiled and walked towards his car carrying the most important pieces of paper he'd ever own.

Pulling up outside the shelter he grabbed the envelope and walked into Jenny McBride's office, "Jen...?" he called, "How is he?"

Jenny looked up as Gibbs entered, "He's really down, I managed to get him to take his antibiotics but I couldn't get him to take the painkillers. Although the house doctor asked him to stay so he's got a bed in the back room, still insists his name is Lee, Lee Gibbs would you believe."

Gibbs smiled, "He's not far off."

"Are you going to take him home?" she asked,

"Yeah, if he'll let me, can I have some time alone with him?"

Jenny smiled, "Yeah, take him some soup, the doctor as asked that he eat something."

Gibbs knocked on the door and waited, "Yeah…" A sad voice came from the other side.

"Hungry?" Gibbs asked walking in.

"Boss…I….NO!" Tony tried to get up.

"Rest son, come here eat some soup."

Tony wouldn't look at him but he sat at the small table and sipped the soup. "Why are you here, I thought I made myself clear." He said softly.

"You did, I followed your instructions." Gibbs said.

"Congratulations," he said sourly, "Enjoy your new family."

"I fully intend to." Gibbs said.

"So did you come here to gloat?" Tony asked.

"No." Gibbs said handing him the envelope, "need you to sign something, and then I can take my son home."

Tony blinked back his tears he had hoped that the letter would be enough not that he'd have to physically sign his son away.

He grabbed the pen and looked through the papers he saw the change of name forms for Amelia Gibbs and Adam Gibbs. Signed on them and thrust them back.

"Now go…" he said his voice cracking.

"Ya missed one." Gibbs said handing him the last one.

Tony read it and dropped the pen… "Really?" he asked amazed looking up at Gibbs, "You…want me?"

"If you'll have me as a father." Gibbs said waiting.

Tony wiped his eyes and nodded, "Yeah…dad…" he said quietly.

Gibbs walked over and wrapped his arms around his son. "Come home, your kids are waiting for you, you can all stay with me until you're better."

Tony nodded and waited until Gibbs helped him up. "Let's head home son."

Walking out Jenny went over to them. "So Lee are you leaving?"

"It's Tony." He admitted sheepishly.

Jenny smiled, "I know, your father talks about you all the time."

Tony paled, "my…my father?"

"Me." Gibbs said with a grin.

"Really? You both know each other?" Tony asked.

"Known Jenny for a few years now." Gibbs admitted.

"I kinda knew who you were when you called yourself Lee Gibbs, Gibbs used to talk about you all the time." She said, "Now you get off home with your father and get some rest."

Tony smiled as he walked down the front steps from the shelter, "You really are aren't you?" he asked.

"Yes son, now get in the car we are going to be late." He said as a smiling Tony climbed into the car.

Arriving home Tony stood up out of the car and looked at the car's parked outside, He recognized his team's car's Dornegets mini and Baker's Cadillac and McGee's big red hearse that belonged to Abby but Tim secretly loved to drive and last but not least Jimmy and Breena's SUV.

"Are you sure, it's ok for me to stay?" Tony asked, "I can just go home." He faltered.

"Tony…Son…" Gibbs put his bag down and sat on the chair, "No one thinks bad of you, we know what you've been through and we are family, You, me, your kids are all family, we always have been, but with all you had been through, I thought that it was high time you knew you have a father that is proud to have you as a son."

"But…."

"No, I am proud to have you as my son, Jack is so happy that you and the twins are joining the family."

Tony allowed Gibbs to hug him again and he closed his eyes savoring the feeling of warmth and love.

"DADDY!" Amelia's voice cut through his thoughts as she looked outside the window to see her father and grandpa on the doorstep, she flung open the door and ran to him, "I'm so glad you're home." She said.

"I missed you baby girl." He said hugging her tears of joy that she was safe were pouring from his eyes, "I thought I'd lost you."

"We thought we had lost you too!" Adam said joining his father and sister on the porch.

"Gibbs!" Abby called

"Yes?" All four Gibbs' replied.

Abby squealed, "I love it!"

Tim walked out and wrapped his arms around his wife's waist and led her into the house, "Come on guys, we have food." He said.

Just as they were walking in a dark colored limousine pulled up and a woman got out, "Director Gibbs? I've been trying to get a hold of you for days," She said,

"Sorry, Hetty, been sorting out a family adoption." He said to SECNAV.

She turned to him, "The Scuito's adopted?"

Gibbs grinned, "No ma'am, gonna need more paperwork, Tony Macaluso…he and his kids are now Gibbs' I adopted him and his kids as my grandkids."

"So I assume you would like me to assist Mr. Maca…I mean Agent Gibbs Jr? with new credentials."

Gibbs smiled, "Please."

Hetty feigned a hand over her heart. "You said please!" she exclaimed.

Gibbs laughed, "Hetty!"

Hetty smiled and walked into the house and up to Tony.

"Agent Gibbs, I have just been informed that you have been adopted by Director Gibbs, is that right?" she asked.

The people in the lounge stood silently as Tony looked at the smaller woman.

"I…er, yes?" he said, both his children coming to hold a hand each and Gibbs standing behind his son.

Hetty broke into a smile, "Good, I would hate for these new credentials to go to waste, welcome to NCIS Special Agent Gibbs." She handed him his new credentials and smiled as Tony knelt down to hug her.

"Thank you….Thank you all." He said.

Hetty turned to go, "Are you not staying?" Tony asked.

"Alas no, I am about to catch a flight to Los Angeles, two of my old team at OSP are getting married this weekend, as 'mother' of the groom, I have to be there." She smiled.

Director Gibbs nodded, and walked her to her car. "Tell Callen I wish him all the best, and I hope that girl of his doesn't give him too much trouble."

Hetty smiled, "I do believe those two are perfectly matched." She said and climbed into the car.

"Congratulations on your new family." Hetty said and closed the door.

Stopping for a moment before he walked in Gibbs looked up at the sky, "Rest well Ziva." He smiled sending a prayer up for her, she had made mistakes but he knew now that in her own way she had tried to do everything for the right reasons.

Smiling Gibbs turned and walked towards his house, his family and his new life.

A/N. OK so this is finally the end of this story, I know some of you will be saying thank goodness and I know I said I would not publish another authors note on this story However I was asked a question by a guest that I feel I need to answer.

The question was Do I Hate Ziva and Senior.

My reply is No. I do not hate Ziva, I actually enjoyed her character in the show and am sad she left, I felt had she stayed she could have developed her character so much further, however Cote De Pablo chose to follow her own path and I wish her well. The whole point of this story was for me to write something out of my comfort zone, I have been slammed, maligned and even had death threats aimed at me….I am so glad that this touched you all to the point that some of you wanted to kill me...:) It is however fan fiction, for those of you who took the time to point out my mistakes, THANK YOU, it is reviews like those and those of you who had opinions that were not bordering on the criminal that helped in the shaping of this story and its companion piece Natalie. I am a fan that like how the writers write the story so as for TIVA I can actually take it or leave it, I understand how Tony could react the way he did to Ziva considering his upbringing which is why I wrote the companion piece.

As for Senior….His treatment of his son, for me hits closer to home….let's just say I totally understand what Tony's upbringing must have been like, I do not hate Senior either, he is a character of someone's imagination…

If you read between the lines in this story Ziva was not as evil as people thought I made her out to be, she was instead trapped by circumstances beyond her control and she like some parents do, made mistakes, some huge ones admittedly, but she was trying and in the end did love her children.

For those of you that made it past the few lines of Tiva and made it to the end of this story THANK YOU for reading, I appreciate you sticking with this story….and NOT killing me .