For Shelly GO girl you rock shell 12 years later and its over no more uniforms
Telling the team

Kate walked in on Monday, in truth, she was walking in again. She'd gone to get coffee and a slurpee which normally would be a Caf-Pow but Abby had to stop drinking them due to her pregnancy. It had been a ritual she'd now been doing for a couple of years.

Today she had to talk to her team. All of her team. That included Abby even though she was on leave. However Kate knew Abby too well and knew she'd be here. In the Lab. Anything that happened whether it be a new case or news telling them all at once. Was her way. She had to let them know what was happening that things would change. If they wanted them to.

She had a good team, made up of hard workers, people who got the job done. She knew having Tony back on the team would be an asset, but at the same time she would have to lose someone to gain that asset it was the way NCIS worked.

She found them sitting at their desks. "McGee call Abby Jamie and Ducky tell them to come up."

She placed the drinks on her desk and stood there, her arms folded. This was one thing she wasn't looking forward to. As much as she hated Tony for leaving her and not telling her what was happening. She understood in a way. Not that she would let that show, she'd learnt from that and many more experiences that work and personal lives should not mix.

She knew Gibbs was right that it was too hard, but she still wanted to be friends with him, even after all the hell he'd put her through.

Kate nodded at every one as Abby, Jamie and Gibbs arrived. Her team was waiting for her to start all expecting another case. But this wasn't a case, far from it.

"Ok well, there is not easy way to say this. On Friday I found out that Tony was alive." She was directed and to the point there was no room for playing around. Not with this topic. Not with these people.

She watched as the faces on her friends began to change. Tim's jaw could have put a hole in the floor, at the rate it had dropped. Abby grabbed his arm and Ducky held on to the desk next to him.

"Who?" Ziva, Jamie and Kelly looked confused Kate knew that was bound to happen he was before their time, and they were after his.

As a result they didn't know about her relationship with him. Nor did they know about the thousands of paperclips that had been thrown or many other traditions that had started before they even walked in the door.

"When Director Shepard's husband was here, this was his team. A team made up of Tim, Tony and my self. Abby and Ducky had been here to. In fact, they where here before Tim or I joined NCIS. Tony had been my partner."

"Among other thing," Abby coughed.

Kate looked at her friend and held the slurpee over the bin. Abby stopped grinning at her comment. Kelly looked over at Ziva and Jamie both shrugged.

"Now Jen's told me that Tony would like to come back, but this choice is up to you all. And yes I know your vote Abby I've known it from the minute Jen told me."

Abby closed her mouth, then looked around at the other people.

"I wouldn't mind having young Anthony back he was quite a laugh, but it really is up to you three," Ducky said looking at Tim, Ziva and Kelly.

"One of us would have to go wouldn't we?" Kelly asked Kate nodded.

"Only if you want to go. I'm not going to force this on any of you. Neither will Abby," Abby jumped and looked down at her shoes.

"Kate one thing what exactly would Tony be?" Kate knew what Tim ment.

"Seeing he had to go into hiding, and he didn't leave voluntarily. He'd pick up his old job, but you wouldn't lose senior because of it."

"I don't have a problem with him coming back, might actually make you smile once in a while," Kate rolled her eyes and nodded.

She turned to the two agents and Lab tech she knew would be the make or break for Tony. She also knew it would take them some time to make up their minds.

"Take all the time you need."