Protecting Gibbs

Chapter 44

Tony heard Charity's mustang leave the garage. He smiled as he pictured her driving it. Then he looked down at the baby in his arms. "Are you ready for a fun day with Daddy?" He asked.

Tony walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. He started talking to AJ. "I can't wait till you're older and I get to teach you all kinds of stuff." Tony said. "I'll introduce you to some really awesome movies."

Tony kept talking to AJ about all sorts of random things. AJ started crying and making his hungry face. "Alright, don't worry buddy. I'll get you some food." Tony said. He grabbed a pacifier and stuck it in AJ's mouth until he could get a bottle ready.

He walked into the kitchen, still holding AJ. He held AJ with one arm and opened the fridge with his free hand. He pulled out a bottle and then closed the fridge. He sat the bottle in a pan of water on top of the stove and turned the burner on.

After a few minutes, Tony picked up the bottle and tested it on his arm. It was warm, but not too warm. He picked up the towel and wiped his arm clean. He walked back into the living room and took the pacifier out of AJ's mouth and replaced it with the bottle.

AJ let the bottle sit in his mouth for a few minutes and then spit it out and started crying. Tony tried putting the bottle in AJ's mouth a few more times, but he kept spitting it out. "Oh crap." Tony breathed. "There's no way I'm calling Charity. If I do she won't leave me alone with him again."

Tony thought for a couple minutes. He poped the pacifier back in AJ's mouth and opened the door to the basement. "Hey boss." He hollered down.

"Yeah, Tony?" Gibbs yelled back up.

"I can't get AJ to take his bottle can you help me?" Tony answered.

Gibbs put down his tools and headed up the stairs. He walked into the living room. "Sit down." Gibbs ordered Tony.

Tony sat down on the couch. "Get rid of that pacofoer and put the bottle in his mouth." Gibbs ordered.

Tony did as instructed. "Now, what?" Tony asked.

Gibbs reached over and squeezed the part of the nipple that wasn't in AJ's mouth. The milk came out and soon AJ was drinking it up.

"Where'd you learn to do that?" Tony asked.

Gibbs sat down on the other end of the couch. "Sharron breast fed the girls." Gibbs answered. "When we first started using the bottle, I had to do that for them."

"That makes sense." Tony said, obviously feeling stupid for asking such a question.

The girls...

Charity parked her car in the parking lot of the bridal salon. She put the top up. She, Abby, and Ziva hopped out of the car. Charity locked it up her car. "Okay, before we go in, I have to call Tony and check up on AJ." She said.

Abby and Ziva nodded and allowed Charity her phone call.

"Hello beautiful." came Tony's voice.

"Hello handsome." She replied.

"AJ is doing just fine. He is actually down for a nap right now." Tony answered the question she had not yet asked.

"Good. How are you doing?" She asked.

"I'm fine. I'm really enjoying my time with AJ."

"That's good."

"Now, you quit worrying about us and have fun. Find your wedding dress and have some girl time." Tony said. 'I have everything uder control here. I love you." Tony told her.

"Okay. I love you, too." She said. She then hung up the phone and turned to the two other women. "Okay, I'm good now." She said.

"Good." Abby said. "Now, let's go find your dream dress!"

The three women walked into the salon. They were greeted by an older woman in a black business suit with blond curly hair. "Hello, my name is Launa. Do you have an appointment?"

"Yes, I'm Charity Gibbs." She answered.

The woman looked at register of appointments. "Ah, yes. One 'oclock. Follow me, please." Launa said.

Charity, Abby, and Ziva followed Launa. She led them to a room with a white couch. A three-panneled mirror stood on the wall in front of the couch with a stand right in front of it. "Your consultant will be here shortly." Laura said.

Then a man walked in carrying a tray with chamaigne glasses. "While you ladies wait, please enjoy a drink." He said.

"I can't drink that." Charity said. "I'm a new mother and I'm breast feeding."

"Oh, don't worry honey." The man told her. "It's just apple juice. We can't serve alcohol here."

"Oh, okay. Thank you." She said, taking a glass.

Abby and Ziva then took their glasses.

"Alright, Gina is finishing up with another client. She'll be here in just a few moments." Laura told them. "If there's anything you need just let me know."

"Alright, thank you." Charity said.

Laura and the man soon left. "This place is nice." Ziva said.

"I just hope I can find a dress." Charity said, suddenly nervous.

"I'm sure you will." Abby said.

Just then an older woman with shoulder length brown hair, with a few streaks of grey in it, walked in the room. "Hello ladies." she greeted. "I'm Gina. I'll be your consultant today."

"It's very nice to meet you." Charity said standing up. "I'm Charity. This is my maid of honor Abby and my friend Ziva."

"Very nice to meet you ladies." Gina said. "Now, what kind of dress do you have in mind Charity?"

Back with the boys...

AJ had just woken up from his nap and he needed his diaper changed. Tony laid him down on the changing table. He unsnapped the sleeper AJ was in. Then he moved AJ's legs out of the sleeper and started to undo the diaper.

As soon as he opened up the diaper, a fountain stream shot up in his the air and landed on Tony's shirt. Tony quickly moved the diaper to cover his son while he finished his business. He waited a few more minutes before finishing the job.

After he finished changing AJ, Tony laid him down in the crib and changed his shirt. "That was an adventure." Tony said. "What are you gonna do to me next, buddy?"