Seeing Tony for the first time in almost two years is enough to get her heart racing and for her memories of her time on Major Crime Response Team to rise to the surface of her mind. She always carried those memories with her every day, but right now they seem more vivid than ever as if they are passing right before her eyes. He is just as handsome, if not more so than the last time she had seen him. He had been the last thing she had seen before passing out from the pain of the second bullet wound of the day. She can't wait to see the rest of the team, but she first knows she has a lot explaining to do as she and Tony walk towards the Navy Yard in heavy ridden silence.

"Not, that I'm not excited to see you, Kate, but you are suppose to be dead!" Tony's voice almost seems to echo on the almost empty street.

"It wasn't my decision Tony. I was placed in Witness Protection for a few months even after they had gotten word that Ari had been killed. I immediately wanted to come back, but at the time Director Shepard had other plans. I was ordered by the Marshals and the Director not to contact you or any of the other team members for that matter. I started to write letters to all of you so many times, but I remembered I could be risking possible putting you in danger. Director Shepard needed time to gather Intel for the operation to catch La Grenouille and she assigned me to OSP for what I assumed was going to be a month to three tops. Three turned into ten and I got use to working at OSP, I was building myself a new life, albeit I was struggling with the concept. I was learning new skills and I was even made a Senior Field Agent, in charge of my very own Probie, a true firecracker, Kensi Blye. She fast became some I could rely and someone to this day I consider one of my best friends. Then the Director finally tasked me with infiltrating La Grenouille's operation. I was under deep cover with a identity so concrete, that it even went as far to explain, who my parents were and how I received the bullet wound to be chest," she says this and Tony's green eyes shine with utter betrayal.

"Kate, we all mourned you," his words cut through her heart like a knife. He takes off walking towards the Navy Yard at a faster pace and thankfully after years as both a Secret Service Agent and NCIS Agent she can run quite well in her heels.

"Tony!" he just continues to walk away from her even though she has caught up to him and grabbed his arm.

"Don't Kate," his actions don't reflect his words as he stops walking about 15 feet ahead of her halfway down the block. The pedestrian traffic has seemed to pick up and people give them curious glances as they pass by the pair. As he turns back towards her the mixed emotions are evident in his almost glassy eyes. As he steps forward, towards her, she isn't sure what to expect, she knows Tony would never hit a woman, but maybe he has decided she deserves a good yelling at. When his arms tighten around her in a tight embrace, she can't help the tears that form in her eyes. She has been especially trained to hide her emotions both by the Secret Service and most recently the NCIS OSP, but at this moment being in the arms of the man she had been falling for before having to fake her own death makes everything rise to the surface of her being.

"I've missed you so much, Katie," Kate can't help the smile that this brings to her face, even though she had hated it when he had called her that when they were working together it is nice to hear it now.

"I missed you, too, DiNozzo," as he lets go, she is surprised to see him take a long moment to look over her as if he is taking in everyday detail of the new her and she wonders if he likes the new her.

"You look good, Agent Todd," he gives her a classic Tony smile and her heart flutters in way that makes her feel slightly ashamed.

"You don't look too bad yourself," she sends him her brightest smile and the look that he gives her makes her wonder if he might feel something for her.

"Let's get back to NCIS before they get too worried," he wraps his arm around her shoulders and leads her towards the Navy Yard that she can now see just down the street.

"So just out of curiosity are they going to even let you back in there?" she rolls her eyes at his silly question, but she immediately remembers why she has missed him.

"I am a still a Special Agent and a Senior Field agent with NCIS, DiNozzo, did you lose your brain while I was gone?" she watches his hazel eyes flicker with delight and she knows that the two of them will be able to fall back into the old pattern of teasing each other.

"No, but as you have mentioned before my brain is all based around sex," she can barely resist the urge to roll her eyes as he shoots her an almost suave smile that has Anthony DiNozzo Jr. written all over it.

"Good to know some things never change," she snickers as they grow closer to the main Navy Yard gate. Looking at the buildings that she had once approached every day gives her a sense of nostalgia that she hasn't felt in a very long time.

The guard that lets them into the building tries not to look perplexed, but the man had worked here as long as she could remember so, the guy knows that she is suppose to be dead. As they ride the main elevator up to the third floor, Kate waits with baited breathe. Tony gives her a reassuring smile as the elevator dings and the doors slid open. Kate isn't surprised to see Director Shepard waiting for them directly in front of the elevator. She gives them both a nod and as they walk around the corner, she sees McGee, Gibbs, and Mossad Officer Ziva David. She has never seen such shock written on Leroy Jethro Gibbs' face as she does right now, as he looks in her direction. McGee looks like he can't even comprehend what is going on and she wonders if this is one of very few times that the MIT graduate has been truly confused. Ziva gives her a curious and surprised look, but her face holds the least evidence of surprise because they have never met, but she can tell from the recognition that the woman knows who she is.

"Kate!" Gibbs finally says after a long moment.

"Hey, Gibbs," she says as nonchalantly as possible, hoping this will allow him time to let the entire thing sink in.

"I don't understand," this time the silver haired man's statement is directed towards Jennifer Shepard.

"All will be explained in due time, Jethro, but I believe that there is a forensic scientist and a medical examiner who would like to see Agent Todd," she gives the director a smile. Even though the women had used her for her personal vendetta, Kate feels no resentment toward the older red head because the Director had guaranteed her, her original job back when the undercover operation was completed. She gives them each a smile and Tony gives her pat on the shoulder. Gibbs signals for the still slack jawed McGee to follow and they walk towards her. Ziva meanders for a moment before following behind the other two team members.

"Hey, Tim," she says finally walking towards him to give him a hug. Which for a second he doesn't return, but then he pulls her tight to him and she remembers how much she has missed the Junior Agent. He is like a little brother to her and she had come to miss his ability to always see the best in people.

"Kate, you're alive," he states through a heavy breath as he pulls away. Even though it had been two years he seems the same.

"Yep, McGee," she gives him her brightest smile as he grasps his hands for a long moment. As she lets go she is surprised when Gibbs gives her a hug. The man had never been one for hugs and showing how much he cared. She gives a surprised smile as she pulls away a long moment later.

"Hey, Caitlin Todd. Please call me, Kate. It's a pleasure to finally meet you Officer David," she offers her hand to the Israeli woman.

"Please call me Ziva and its nice to be able to meet the agent that they all have spoken so fondly about," as she shakes hands she is unsurprised to find that the woman's grip is firm and strong. The woman is Mossad after all.

"As much as I would like to go over pleasantries and have some chit chat. I really want to see, Abbs and Ducky," Gibbs gives her a smile and he seems to have finally processed the fact that she is really here.

"I believe it is time to give, Abby her Caf-Pow," Gibbs grabs the overly large red cup from his desk. It seems that some things never changed. They didn't have those on the West Coast and even though Kate has never been very fond of them, she would have loved to drink it just so she could feel close to her friend.

McGee gives a smirk and Ziva shakes her head with a small smile. Tony gives a mischievous look that she often saw when Tony was going to pull a prank on either her or McGee and the few times when he knew something she didn't, which admittedly wasn't very often.

They all walk towards the elevator in a silence that is filled with unasked questions.

Gibbs gives her look telling her and Tony to wait by the elevator and she knows she would never go against an order directly from Gibbs unless someone's life depended on it.

He, McGee, and Ziva walk into the lab and Kate listens and Tony gives her a warm smile that she eagerly returns. As he grips her hand she feels almost safe and that is not something she has come to associate with herself over the last two years away.

She can barely make out the voices, but she can tell that Abby is excited to receive her first Caf-Pow of the day and then she hears them discuss the La Grenouille case for a long moment, before Abby asks if they have found Tony yet.

Tony signals to come closer to the door and the both look around the corner into the lab where they can only see partially into the lab, all Kate can see is Gibbs who stands nearest to the door.

"Hey, Abby," she creeps in behind him as the black haired Goth embraces him.

"Tony, I'm so glad you are okay," Kate stands in the doorway smiling brightly watching her best friend dote over Tony.

"Don't I get a hug, Abbs," she asks after long moment. The forensic scientist gives a confused look. She watches as Abby lets go of Tony in shock and glances in her direction. The scientist looks between her and the team, trying to find some answers. Gibbs who has walked into the office part of the lab just gives her a shrug and a smile. McGee flashes Abby a bright smile and Ziva gives her a curt nod with a hint of a smile.

"Okay, Abby, you are scientist you know that is just a hallucination brought on by stress," Kate frowns ever so slightly, but walks towards the confused Abby.

"I'm real, Abbs," she says closing the space between them and she grasps Abby's arm warmer covered arms and it is almost like a shock to the scientist system.

"Kate?" she questions barely over a whisper. She rewards her friend with a nod and a smile then when she isn't prepared for it, Abby hugs her so tightly that she almost loses her balance. She sees Tony and Ziva laughing and she notices Gibbs on the phone in Abby's office watching the scene with a smile.

"KATE!" the voice now portrays happy shock.

"Can't breathe," she sputters out and she wonders if Abby has gotten stronger over the last two years because the woman had her in a death grip.

"Oh, sorry," the dark haired woman gives a nervous chuckle.

"It's okay, sweetie," Kate places a hand on the woman's pale cheek with a smile.

"May, I mention how much I like the blonde hair," Kate laughs because she has never really liked it because it made her feel less like herself, but she knows that is the point. She is glad that she didn't have to wear the blue colored contacts that the Director had asked to her wear during the undercover operation because she wouldn't look like herself at all anymore.

"Sorry, disappoint you, but it's going back to my original color once everything is sorted out with the case and my official return to NCIS," Abby gives a confused look that she directs towards everyone in the room. Tony just gives a soft smile and Ziva just stands there with a stoic expression. Gibbs gives a shrug and then a soft smile as he enters back into the room through the sliding glass door.

"Jethro, what was so urgent that I…" she turns towards the Scottish man and he gives her a confused smile.

"Caitlin, is that really you?" she gives him a nod and he looks beyond bewildered.

"Hey, Ducky," the man's face holds a perplexed expression that goes beyond any she had ever seen on his face.

"I watched you die during surgery," his wonder is different than the others because it defies all of his medical knowledge.

"I can't explain to you what you saw, but I was put into Witness Protection while recovering from surgery," he gives a confused look, but a smile rises to his lips as he reaches to embrace her.

"I've missed you, my dear," the older man gives her a bright smile and he gives her a hug which she returns.

"Now, that we've gone through the reintroductions, I want to know how the hell any of this is possible and what any of this has to do with La Grenouille!" Kate can't believe how nice it is to hear Gibbs' forceful tone.

"I will explain, but I believe that the Director should also be present to help elaborate the parts that I was not read in on," Gibbs nods, but she can see clearly that he is angry about Shepard having not told him about the extent of the La Grenouille case.

They all file into the conference room and Jenny Shepard looks more apprehensive than Kate has ever seen her. Kate watches as Gibbs slams the conference room door almost hard enough to take the hinges off the door. She doesn't know that much about their relationship, but she knows that they were partners a long time ago and she has a feeling that Gibbs might still have strong feelings for the woman who was now the Director. She would venture to guess it has something to do with Paris.

"How could you keep this from me, Jenny!" this alarms everyone in the room because Gibbs voice is so loud it almost makes the wall shake.

"If you would just calm down, Jethro, so I can explain," the woman gives him a forceful look that actual makes the Supervisory Agent sit in a chair with a huff.

"Putting Agent Todd in Witness Protection was a decision that was jointly made between me and Director Marrow. I kept in constant contact with the Marshals and they and I decided that it was in everyone's best interest that Agent Todd remain dead in the eyes of those closest to her in case members of the terrorist organization ever caught wind of her being alive. When I was sure enough time had passed I set up Agent Todd working in the L.A. field office and even though I should I have let her come back after those ten months, I knew that she was best fit for the undercover operation because who would believe she was an undercover agent when she was dead and her death was so widely publicized. With my connections overseas I was able to establish an arms ring for Agent Todd to infiltrate and then she went to work gaining many of the other foreign arms dealers trust and after she sold a very good shipment to one of La Grenouille's associates. He was ready to meet her," The Director gives her a look to continue.

"That was five months ago and ever since I met with him he seemed to believe that we would do well to work together. I had my in, but the problem was I hadn't established enough of a connection to the Navy or the Marines to call in Interpol and make an arrest for NCIS. So I bade my time while Rene kept trying to make advances on me. I never got any concrete evidence on him before he asked me to go D.C. to meet Jeanne. I knew I should have called Director Shepard to warn her, but I wasn't aware how deep Tony's cover was or that I was going to meet him," she states to everyone.

"I knew he was up to something when we left the hospital, but I would have never expected that. He forced me in a way to reveal who I was to Jeanne because I was afraid what the end result was if I didn't choose to act in that very moment," the Director gives a nod.

Gibbs gets up and leaves the room without another word and slams the door just as hard.

"Agent DiNozzo, I understand and I applaud your efforts and I'm glad nothing happened," Tony sends Jenny an appreciative nod.

Jenny gives a huff before turning to her, "Well Agent Todd besides receiving your case notes and final write up, you are officially starting today are reassigned to the MCRT. Though this team is officially on standby until next Monday. I believe that should be long enough for you Agent Todd to sort out things in L.A. and be ready for work here in D.C." Kate gives her a nod.

She glances back towards the rest of the team and they each have different looks of surprise.

"If you would please agents, Miss Scuito, and Dr. Mallard, Agent Todd and I need a few moments alone," she watches as the team exit the room. Tony throws her one last glance as he shuts the conference room door.

"I know this wasn't how we expect this operation to end, but Agent Todd you did extraordinary work and I could not be more pleased. You went above and beyond the call of duty and for that there is nothing I can ever do to repay you. As for your return to MCRT I need to be clear on a few points. In order for you to return to that particular position I need two things from you," Kate's eyes narrow and for the first time Kate is worried about the short haired woman across from her.

"In order for you to return to the MCRT, I'm going to need you to remain as an active agent of OSP so if there is ever a case or emergency I can have you fill in when it is needed. The second thing is more of a statement than a request, don't let Jethro intimidate you, you are a Senior Field agent and have just as much pull as Agent DiNozzo," she gives the woman a smile and the woman places a heavy packed envelope in front of her.

"There are all you I.D's if you give me 48 hours your bank accounts and pension fund will back up and running again. You don't have to worry about anything , NCIS will pay for the trip to L.A., the shipment of your things from the storage unit. There are few pieces of paperwork that need to be sorted out at OSP with Agent Macy," she gives the Director a smile and pulls the full page envelope toward her.

"Now, get out of here and go be with the people who have missed you the past two years," she gives the red head director a smile before getting up from her chair at the far end of the conference table. She walks down the hallway with a satisfied and she will even admit she kind of missed the orange walls of the NCIS main office.

As she turns the corner Tony, McGee, Ducky, Ziva, and Abby are waiting for her by the stairs leading down into the squad room. She gives them each a smile. They all seem to be looking behind her and she turns to notice the Director giving them a smile.

"I think its best that you all go home and get some rest because there is nothing more that we can do about La Grenouille case today," they all give her a nod before heading down the stairs to the squad room.

They all opt to go to the coffee shop nearby because it is too early for a drink. She spends the next couple hours listening to the team members recount some of the important cases and funniest moments of the past two years. Tony and Ziva recount the case where they had to pretend to be a married couple. Kate can't help a twinge of jealousy at how much Tony's eyes twinkled as he recounts his side. Tony and Abby recount the case about how the lab tech that had been assigned to work under Abby had framed Tony for murder. Kate listens intently as Ziva, McGee, and Ducky all added little anecdotes. McGee reluctantly recounts the case where he believed he had shot a cop. Tony and Ziva recount the case that had them trapped in a shipping container for hours. They also recount the case where Tony had to be in charge because Gibbs let himself be taken hostage by a high school boy whose mom had faked her own death after testifying against a major war lord in South America. Abby goes on to explain about the case where they had a set up crime scene and someone was after her. It turned out to be the guy who she was testifying against. They also recount the case where Director Shepard was kidnapped and the only way the captor would only give her back was if they released his brother who had died while in Ziva's custody. It had also brought Cassie Yates back for a visit. Kate had actual heard about that one as it was pretty big news to the other division of NCIS. Kate had also heard about the bomb which had almost killed Gibbs and left him with no memory of the last fifteen years. The team went on to explain that they hadn't been able to stop the ship Cape Fear from being blown up. Kate cracks a smile as Ziva and McGee complain about the months when Tony led the team. Kate laughs along with all of the funny stories and Kate laughs when McGee recounts the case where the Navy Lieutenant that had a complete plan for her life and a morphing program to figure out what her kids would look like with potential suitors and how they had entered in Gibbs and the Director to see what their grown up child would look like. They talk about the case of the Marine who was blown up on the Army Navy Golf course that brought Colonel Mann into the picture. Kate gives a chuckle at learning that Gibbs was attracted to the Army CID agent. Tony starts to tell her about the case where they had met McGee's sister who they then believed had murdered a seamen. McGee becomes annoyed, but tells her that he knew his sister didn't do it even if she hadn't remembered at the time. They talk about the case which brought back Colonel Mann as the team had to catch the same terrorist who had gotten a bio-toxin to release into the air. They also talk about the case of the exploding crypts that led them to catch a pair of serial killers working as a team. Tony takes a sharp intake of breath and from his expression she can tell someone close to them has died. McGee and Ziva start to recount the case that had left Agent Cassidy and her team dead. Kate gives Tony a sad smile and he gave her a nod of thanks. McGee sadly recounts the case that had links to the first draft of his new novel that had hints to real people in it, which ended up with the delusional fan going after Abby because he believed that her character was going to kill McGee's character because he had rejected her.

The part ways after lunch and Abby insists Kate stay with her until she leaves for L.A. Kate gladly accepts and takes her friend's arm as she leads her back to the Navy Yard and they drive back to Abby's apartment in her hearse.

After arriving at Abby's apartment they spend a couple hours talking about what is different in Abby's life.

Kate settles onto Abby's couch and gives a smile at the darkened space that she was in even though all the lights are on. Abby's apartment is exactly the same as it had been two years ago.

"Comfortable?" the other woman asks as she walks back into the room, Kate tries not to chuckle at the woman's fluffy pajamas that kind of doesn't go with her daytime wardrobe.

"Yeah, thanks Abbs," she says at black haired woman took a seat down next to her.

"So… I'm not sure what to ask, I have so many questions, Kate," the woman gives her a look of pure overwhelmed.

"Whatever you want to know I'll try my best to answer," Kate says gripping the pale hands of the scientist. She knows there are a lot of questions she can't answer because of the confidential nature of the information that she now holds in her head. Sure, she'd had a lot of that when she first joined NCIS because of the Secret Service, but she feels like she understands more of the covert side of the government now.

"Like I said I don't even know where to start. Just tell me about what you have been doing for the last two years," Kate hesitates to get into that because there is a lot she can't tell her about her time in Witness protection and her time working in L.A. She takes a long moment and realizes that she can tell Abby the bare minimum of details and she hopes that will help ease the curiosity that she knows the black haired woman feels.

"Well, what can I tell you is that after I recovered from surgery enough to be moved I was transferred to Annapolis where I underwent a major bout of intense physical therapy and then when I was healed I was escorted by the Marshals to L.A. and when I arrived they took me to directly to the boatshed, a place that the L.A. office uses as meeting place with outside law enforcement and an interrogation room. When I arrived Director Shepard and Special Agent Lara Macy— Operations Manager for the Office of Special Projects— were waiting for me. The director told me that Gibbs had shot and killed Ari, but there were still some loose ends to tie up and because of the covert operations that the L.A. office my identity would be safe. The Director told me that she was giving me a sort of promotion and then she handed me badge back and told me that I was now a Senior Field Agent and I would be in charge of my very own Probie. She and I would go through a round of field training that would last three weeks. When I first met Kensi Blye I was sure she was going to be as green as McGee when I first met him, but I learned pretty fast that Kensi Blye doesn't take crap from anyone and she knew exactly what she was getting herself into. By the time I met she already knew how to read lips and spoke three different languages and that was two years ago she has learned two more since then. We were taught by a former FBI SWAT member the art of long range shooting and then I got brushed up on my use of assault rifles. Then we had some very intense training that I can't tell you about because it's classified before working our first case for OSP. We went through a period where she would do everything to patronize me, but as we go into the rhythm we actually found that we liked each other and she grew to respect and listen to my orders. Though to this day Kensi claims that she is a better sniper than me, though we have faced off so many times, it is obvious that I'm better. I grew to trust her as much as I trust you, Ducky, Gibbs, Tony, and McGee. We were in a lot of tight spots in L.A. more than I ever was in here," Kate says all of this and the scientist stays quite the entire way through listening intently.

"So what were some of your cases?" Abby asks with a look of excitement and cheer. Kate has a sneaking suspicions it is because OSP is kind of like the Bigfoot of NCIS; unless you are privy to the information it seems like it doesn't exist.

"I'm sorry, Abbs, but I can't tell you because even though we have worked on cases in the Pentagon most of the cases go way above the team's security clearance," the look of pure shock on Abby's face makes her laugh.

"One of these days I'm going to get it out of you. You be sure of that," Abby says poking at her ribs and Kate reacts almost instantaneously by grabbing the woman's wrist.

"Oh, I don't think so Abby, I am a highly trained federal agent," she states with a twinkle in her eyes and the other woman starts to crack up and Kate joins her in her laughter, but she doesn't understand what is so funny about that statement even though she had said it to be humorous.

"What are you going to start calling yourself very Special Agent Caitlin Todd?" Abby asks through chuckles.

Kate starts to laugh harder at this statement and feels so free as she lets the laughter over take her being. For some reason this moment spent with Abby laughing is rather cathartic and she feels lighter than she has in almost two years.

"I deserve that title more than, DiNozzo," she thoroughly giggles.

As their laughter stops, Kate watches Abby's eyes narrow and Kate wonders what the woman is going to say next, "Well at least you don't use that line to pick up chicks."

"You never know, Abbs," she says with a chuckle not really meaning it.

"Have you been holding out on me, Kate Todd?" Abby eyes widen.

"I was just kidding, Abby," the woman gives her a smile and a shrug.

"Well, if you haven't been picking up any chicks lately. Did you at least meet someone in L.A.?" Kate knows that this was coming; she is surprised it took the forensic scientist this long to bring it up.

She just shakes her head no and hopes that Abby will leave it at that, but no such luck, "Really Kate you are a hot woman, why didn't you go out there and find a nice rich California man?"

"Well, here is the thing Abbs, I knew that I wasn't going to be sticking around L.A very long," she is so glad that she has been trained to be such a good liar because even though that is true, she is lying by omission, she would never tell Abby that she couldn't hold onto to hope that she would meet the right guy when she was pretty sure she already had and he thought she was dead.

"Sure, whatever you say," Abby knows her too well for that statement to hold any weight, but she is thankful when the forensic expert doesn't press anymore.

"So tell me more about OSP because until this morning I thought it was just an urban myth that the agents just talked about like it was bigfoot," Kate totally understands why many don't think it exists because they have a very small group of agents and everything they do is classified.

"Well mainly OSP is about long term surveillance and undercover operations that often are very delicate. We handle a lot of high risk cases and some that involve long extended undercover ops, but mostly we solve cases that are assigned by SECNAV or the director that are often pertinent to national security or involve a very high level Naval or Marine Officer," Abby nods curling her feet under her.

"So you said that your partner was named Kensi, but you couldn't have been the only agents working there from what it sounds like," Kate gives a smile and gets even more comfortable as she prepares to tell Abby about her second team.

"Well besides Kensi there are two other full time agents that work at OSP as partners, both are Senior Field Agents. Special Agent G. Callen is the supervising agent below Mace, he is kind of an enigma like Gibbs, I never known quite what he's think, but I do trust him with my life. His partner Sam Hanna is a retired Navy Seal who is built like a truck, but has a heart of gold. We have one rotating agent Mike Renko who is always put on extended undercover operations and who I know has a thing for Kensi, but she doesn't return his feelings, what so ever. OSP also has an operational psychologist Nate Gentz, who is an excellent shrink and a really nice guy, but I would so prefer for him to not be in my head. We also have a Tech Operator named Eric Beale that I'm pretty sure you would love considering your attraction to geeky guys who like computers," she gives Abby a smirk and the woman gives her a raised eyebrow about the Eric comment.

"Oh, really," Abby looks interested now.

"Yeah he may is no McGee, but Eric is an awesome guy and if he weren't 3000 miles away I would say you should go out with him," Abby's eyes narrow at saying he is no McGee because no matter what the other woman thought, Kate can't get the thought that those two would eventually figure it out even though Abby seemed to be the one who had put the brakes on when he asked whether they were in a relationship way back when she first started working at NCIS.

"Kate, I was referring more to the fact that you think all I like is techie dudes," Kate gives a chuckle knowing that Abby isn't that one dimensional, but it did seem to be her type because she would always have something to talk to them about.

"I'm just teasing, I know that to have at least one tattoo for them to be good enough to sleep in the coffin," Kate says throwing her thumb back towards the bedroom, grabbing Abby's hand with a laugh. She can't stop the laughter at the look of annoyance that crosses the woman's face.

Abby gives her a slap on the arm and then her eyes narrow in fake annoyance, "So this how you want to play it, huh? You may be able to kill someone without leaving a signal trace, but I'm the one has been specially trained to protect the president," she quickly attacks with the speed of a striking snake and grips the scientist by her upper arms and quickly twisting so she has the upper arms and the uses that leverage to turn Abby so she is able to hold the girl against her body on the sofa and the wraps her right arm around her neck and if she were to just tighten her grip the other woman would be dead in just over twenty seconds.

"Yo, blondie you have go to teach me that move," Abby says after a moment and Kate releases her arm from the woman's arm and neck.

"That's nothing," Kate says crawling out from behind Abby with a smirk.

Abby gave her an impressed nod before saying, "Just imagine if Tony, McGee, Ducky, or Gibbs had walked in," she says with a laugh as Kate fixes her loose ponytail so her hair doesn't have any leftover strands hanging out.

"I'm sure Tony would have some crude comment at the ready and McGee would probably just stumble over his words. I picture Gibbs just giving a raised eyebrow and walking away. Ducky would probably come up something it reminded him of and start into some story about a time long ago," she says the last part with her British accent that is closest to a Scottish accent. Abby once again gives her an impressed look at her accent. The woman hadn't gotten the chance to see it in action like Tony did this morning.

"I'm so glad you are back, Kate things around here haven't been the same while you've been gone. Even though I like Ziva she isn't exactly warm and we don't have things to talk about," Kate gives the woman a sad smile and leans back on the sofa.

Tony drives almost aimlessly as he does everything to try and clear his head. He doesn't know which is worse finding out that a woman he trusted had faked her own death or having to tell the woman he believe he loved the truth about who he really is. He wouldn't have had to tell Jeanne if La Grenouille hadn't set them up. He hates the bastard now even though meeting the man made him reassess all the things he had learned. What shocked him was finding out that the man did truly love his daughter. That much was made very clear.

He is so worried that when he closes his eyes tonight that everything that had happened today would be just a dream and Kate wouldn't have walked back into his life after two years in which he though she was dead.

He looks around at the lit street as he pulls his car into a spot. He looks around and notices that there is something rather familiar about where he is and as he looks around he notices that subconsciously he had brought himself to Abby's apartment where Kate is staying. Even though he knows it is going to be almost impossible to see anything through Abby's black curtains, but for some reasoning being here caused him to let out a deep calm breath.

He chooses the easy way out and lets that once hidden anger boil to the surface of his being as he pushes down those unwanted feelings that have been rising in his chest all day. He knows he has missed Kate and that he had grieved her death albeit completely in private and he had used humor to defuse the sorrow that he had felt during the first few months.

Kate Todd is someone who betrayed him someone who shouldn't matter to him, but he knows that she means something to him. Probably more than he would ever care to admit and he knows that the only reason he can even think that is because of who he has grown into in the wake of her supposed death.