A/N: It's always a bittersweetness to reach the end of a story
like this. I had so much fun spending time with the characters,
and just as much fun reading the comments from all of you.
Thanks to my beta, my friends, and all of you for coming on this
journey with me. And who knows, maybe I'll have to revisit
Mallory again…   Mallory was sleeping in her bassinet when Tony
appeared a few minutes before visiting hours began the next
morning, a CD player in one hand and a pair of coffee cups
precariously balanced in the other. Ducky started to protest
when Tony handed one of the cups to Abby, but Tony cut him off.
"It's not coffee, it's chai tea. I asked Jeanne and she said it
was okay." The other paper cup he handed to Ducky. "Earl Grey
for you. I added the cream already but I wasn't sure about
sweetener. There's a handful of sugar and honey packets in my
pocket if you want any."  "This is just perfect. Thank you,
Tony, it was very thoughtful of you." The tea was welcome, just
what he needed after his awkward n