Yea, I know I'm already working on a story in a completely different genera but the lack of Hangover fics was driving me batty so I decided to throw one out there. Disclaimer: I own nothing but my own personally created characters, all rights reserved to whomever yada, yada, yada...

Chapter 1: Home

"Audrey come home." Audrey Billings spun around in her desk chair while nibbling away at the end of her pen. The twenty six year old had been arguing with her brother for almost twenty minutes now. He, unlike his younger sibling was all about family and home life. Audrey, on the other hand, had left for college at 18 and never really came back.

"I am." She tried to keep her voice even and did an amazing job at it; though the monotone of it did drive her brother crazy. His sister used to be full of life, giddy with excitement, but after everything that when down her last year at home…well things were different. Even between the two of them.

"Yea in two days, just come home now." Doug leant back in his office seat and looked over the bills of his company's recent spending. The Billings had been a family business for a long time, when Audrey refused to follow in her father's footsteps and instead decided to chase criminals Doug put his degree in business to work.

"Doug you know I'm not big on, well…" How do you tell your brother as much as you love him home is the equivalent of hell? For being amazing with words and being able to interrogate full grown men to tears sometimes day to day conversation had Audrey stumped.

"Mom misses you," To say her breath caught in her throat was an exaggeration, Audrey knew her mother missed her, but to hear Doug say it still tugged at her heart. "plus Tracy wants to see you in your dress."

"I'm pretty sure she knows what it looks like." Always the smart ass, that much about Audrey, had and probably would never change.

"Audrey!" Audrey chuckled through her cell phone and as much as Doug knew that this had been a pun at his soon to be wife hearing his sister laugh was refreshing. He pushed his bills aside and reached for his car keys, it was pushing one and he still hadn't taken lunch yet. Locking his office he waved at his secretary and headed out the small two story building.

"Doug I'm in D.C, I work for a federal agency, I can't just pick up and leave." True she had a point, everyone close to Audrey knew how demanding her job was; however, few people knew how much it meant to her. If it came down to being late to her own wedding the twenty six year old would do it before taking a chance at jeopardizing her career.

"It's just a couple of extra days." The sound of his car beeping rung through his sisters cell phone and some hundred miles away she noted it. It had been her job to notice small things, little sounds, slight glances could always come into play. Back to the question at hand Audrey knew she would have to go home soon anyways. If worse came to worse she'd rent a hotel before staying at her parents.

"Doug I don't know…" Once again she spun around in her chair, the soft of her curls falling from her lose bun that sat slouched against the side of her neck.

"We're going to Vegas." Like a light bulb images of the sin city flashed in her brain. Since she had began to work as a federal agent Audrey had mastered a poker face and the ability to read people. She never gambled, she just sat down looking pretty and took people's money.

"Vegas?" The slight heightened pitch in her voice didn't go unnoticed by her brother who froze with his key still in his car door. Doug hadn't planned on inviting his sister, it was suppose to be his bachelor party and having his sister there would be weird. None the less, if it got her home he'd drag him with her and politely ask that she not come to the strip joints.

"Ugh huh." He still had yet to move and though he didn't want to allow himself to get his hopes up Doug loved his sister deeply and wanted the opportunity to make amends between the two of them. Quicker than you can slap a tick Audrey searched through her agency's website for possible fly outs. As much as she hated flying Audrey had the clearance to jump on nearly any flight that the agency provided, it saved her lots of cash and if she did decide to go to Vegas it would be cash that she needed.

"Well there is a C-130 heading out to L.A-"

"When?" Buckling his seat Doug started up his old jeep and pulled out of the cramped parking lot, turning down his radio just to be sure he'd catch everything his sister said. Audrey leant over her desk and groaned upon noticing the departure time.

"About an hour." Plucking the pen from between her teeth Audrey quickly jotted down everything about the flight, departure time, the airport address, where it would land, the works.

"Can you get on it?" At her brothers question Audrey said nothing at first, she thought about the work on her desk, which wasn't much because she had just recently wrapped up a case but then she let her mind wonder. She had to go home sometime; maybe a trip to Vegas would help soften the initial blow. Replacing her pen with her bottom lip Audrey nibbled at it while nibbling away at what would be her next plan of action. Sitting down the pen the young agent ripped away the piece of paper she had written her flight information on and folded it in two.

"Well I don't know, how bout you leave a key with your landlord and if I'm in your apartment when you get home than we can draw conclusions." Audrey knew she couldn't make any promises and considering how prompt her brother always was she was going to enjoy the chance to keep him the dark.

"You're not as nice as you used to be." Doug didn't want to let on his happiness at the prospect of his sister coming home early. He knew that he would see her at the wedding but that day would be so hectic and she would be long gone by the time he got back from his honeymoon.

"Blame my boss for that." With that Audrey hung the phone up and left her brother with no goodbye. Then again Audrey was no longer one for sweet family gestures. None the less Doug drove away happily but then it hit him. Phil, Doug's close friend had recently gone through a nasty divorce and was crashing at his place, in the exact same guest bed his sister would expect to occupy. Shit…

Sitting up Audrey smoothed out her blouse before slowly approaching her boss's desk. It was right next to hers in the open area of their shared office. See Audrey was her boss's senior field agent and thus his go to guy, or in this case, go to girl. There was no real in forced dress code but it was a well respected profession and so Audrey kept it to mostly slacks and a nice feminine blouse. Today she adjourned her favorite pair of light grey slacks and a black button up blouse. Jewelry was a somewhat of a no no but a small necklace bounced against her collar bone. It took Audrey awhile to settle into her new life yet she was moderately happy and didn't expect much more. Looking nice in such a rough job always made her a little more confidant, it didn't hurt when it came to interviewing people either.

"Boss." Audrey came to a stop in front of her boss and though he didn't look up he didn't give her a chance to ask the question picking away at her brain.

"Go home Billings." The woman's head snapped up, he hadn't even been in the room while she was on the phone and though he could be as stealthy as a ninja she instantly worried that she was in trouble.

"Sir?" Everything she had done in the last few days played over in Audrey's head, critiquing every move she had made and looking for any sort of in fraction. The worry was clear on her face and her boss didn't want to just leave her hanging.

"I hear everything Billings." This time it was her eyes that snapped up, the pale green of them dilating as she looked at her considerably older boss. He held some twenty years on her and though his hair was peppered with gray he was still a very good looking man, even more a superior agent to anyone else.

"I wouldn't ask had I not had so much leave built up." Audrey tried to support her reasons but her boss didn't need it. The woman in front of him hadn't taken a single day of unless it was directly related to injuries she sustained while on the clock. Not once had she been hesitant to stay late nor did she complain about being woken up all hours of the night and being called in.

"You don't have to explain to me Billings." The younger of the two took his words at face value and gave him a small nod.

"Thanks Gibbs." She stepped away but then Gibbs made a very good point.

"The C-130 leaves soon, you better fill that leave slip out fast." Picking up her pace Audrey hurried over to her desk and retrieve the pale yellow paper from her desk drawer. Scribbling the necessary information in she grabbed her gun, her badge and her jacket.

"See you later Tony." The young agent passed the newest probationary intern assigned to her team and slipped Gibbs her leave slip. Tony had a doughnut hanging out of his mouth but quickly pulled it out.

"Were you going?" Halfway to the elevator Audrey allowed a smile to creep across her smooth lips.

"Vegas."

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