Anthony Jethro Gibbs, better known as AJ, Jethro Junior, or Tony, picked up the phone, his heart breaking for the woman he didn't really know. His text would set about a series of events that will change her life forever. For better or worse, well he had no way of knowing.
Anthony Gibbs: Detective Cragen, my name is Special Agent Anthony J. Gibbs, and I work for NCIS. I need to talk to you as soon as possible regarding an urgent matter. Please contact me as soon as you are able to.
New York City:
"Ahh, this never gets old," Detective Olivia Rose Cragen thought to herself as she snuggled up to her father. The case that they had just solved took more of a toll on her than she was willing to admit.
It felt nice knowing that her dad understood what she was going through and always knew how to help her. Sometimes, a quiet snuggle helped. Other times, a movie night and laying down with her head in his lap helped, him combing her fingers through her hair.
Her phone ringed, telling her she had a text, and she sighed, her father not missing a beat. "Hey little flower, what's wrong?" Donald Cragen asked this as she looked at her phone. Her face instantly paled, and she started tremoring as she threw her phone aside. Flashbacks of a distant past, one before she knew the love of her father, flooded her mind as her body heaved with sobs.
Flashback
Eight year old Olivia Benson stared at the NIS agent in front of her, both in a battle of wills.
He said that her mommy was in trouble and that she would be going to live with her daddy. Olivia knew he was lying to her because she did not have a daddy. "You will be staying with my family and I until he can come from New York to collect you." She put her foot down, screamed and yelled when he manhandled her into his embrace. Eventually, the crying subsided, and she sagged against him, the fight having left her tiny body.
Two days later, the man Gibbs called her daddy arrived. She took one look at him and just knew, running up to him and holding out her small arms. He picked her up and held her to him, the tension disappearing from his body. "Hey there little flower. I'm your daddy, and I am here to take you home."
End Flashback
"Hey there little flower. I'm your daddy, and I am here to take you home. That's the first thing you said to me when you held me at NIS."
"Oh my...you remember." Donald Cragen was shocked as she ran his fingers through Olivia's long brown hair. Her head was currently in his lap. Olivia was soaking up all the affection he was giving her as if she was a dried out sponge.