Sarah David lay curled up at her mother's house on the sofa with Jen and her mother; Ziva.
Sarah had been struggling to come to terms with Kate's death
"I want to go home", she murmured
Jen and Ziva frowned, "You are home", her mother said gently.
"I want to go home", Sarah repeated
Ziva hugged her, "You are home, my princess"
Sarah shook her head, "You don't understand"
Jen hugged her too, "Then make us understand! She said gently
Sarah looked up at her and took a key off of around her neck and placed it in front of her with a cross on the chain along with half of a heart. She pointed to the key, "Home" she said quietly
Jen watched her as Ziva frowned, "I still do not understand"
Jen held Sarah closer, "Kate's"
Ziva nodded as a tear slid down Sarah's cheek, "Home" she repeated
Jen smiled, "How bout we take you there but we are coming with you and you come back home with us"
Sarah nodded, "Okay" she agreed
Sarah got up and put her shoes on, her necklace back on and her jacket.
Jen and Ziva got up and followed her.
Jen drove them to Kate's and they got out and Sarah typed in the door code and walked up the stairs all the way to the top and she opened the door.
They took off their shoes and coats.
Sarah went and checked the rooms for Kate and then poured in Kate's bedroom and put her cross and pendant on Kate's pillow. As tears started to fall, and she went into her own bedroom and leant her head on the wall which covered in pictures, she cried. She blamed herself for Kate's death, "I'm sorry" she whispered brokenly.
Ziva moved forward and hugged her daughter, "It wasn't your fault"
Sarah hugged her back, "Yes it was"
Jenny moved to them, "She was protecting you, you couldn't have known"
Sarah gave up trying to fight what she was saying and moved to her bed, yawning softly.
Jenny and Ziva coached her to lay down as Ziva said, "Get some sleep, we'll stay with you, we promise"
Sarah murmured, "Habishka" meaning 'I love you' in Hebrew to them both although more to Kate.
Jen and Ziva said it back as Sarah fell asleep, and then fell into a light sleep soon after.
It wasn't for a few hours that a soft click of the door was heard then someone removed their coat and shoes before walking into Kate's bedroom, and picking up the cross pendant before walking into Sarah's bedroom, and smiled at the sight of Sarah asleep with Ziva and Jen.
She stood in the doorway, as a tear fell down her own cheek, she touched the pendant.
That woman was Kate. She placed the cross back where it was found, and left the apartment. She knew she could not talk to Sarah, she knew that being in witness protection meant that she would never see her again, but it was for Sarah's own good. Or was it?