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Chapter 2

Washington NPOV

I went back up to the bullpen to find it deserted except for Tony, who was packing up

"Where is everyone?" I asked looking around. He looked at me sadly

"Gibbs gave us a day off. Do you know why?" he seemed kind of ticked of at me but I let it roll off my back.

"Yeah. Goodbye Tony." He nodded before leaving. Sighing I walked out to my car

I was driving to my father' house knowing that he would be drinking and working on the boat that would never fit out of the door. I was almost there when my cell phone went off. I looked at the caller ID it was Maddy.

"Hey Maddy."

"Where are you? I wake up and all I find is a note saying not to go to school." I sighed

"I had to go to work. Listen I'll be home in an hour. I have to talk to you so don't go anywhere."

"Ok Mom"

She hung up the phone leaving me to finish my drive to my father's alone. I drove in his driveway then parked. Hesitating I took the keys out and slowly walked up to the house. I knocked but like I thought, no answer came. I tested the doorknob to see it unlocked. I walked in and went to the door that led down to the basement. I walked down the creaky steps to see my father holding a glass out to me. I shook my head

"I have to drive," I said coming down the last step. I instantly felt regret for what happened, especially when I saw the bruise on his face.

"Dad" I started but he shook his head

"I know. I would have reacted the same way. You are my daughter through and through" I smiled

"So I'm not grounded?" I joked. He smiled a bit

"No you're not grounded. Quite the opposite really. Did Vance talk to you?" I nodded

"Yeah. We leave in two days. The tickets say the plane leaves at noon." He chuckled

"How are you going to get Madeline up for that?" I shook my head and leaned against the work desk

"I have no idea. I don't even know how I'm going to tell her. Two days is not enough time for a kid to say goodbye to everything she loves."

"Tell her Callen is alive and she'll move in a night." I nodded and watched him refill his glass. I grabbed it and put it on my other side

"You need to slow down." He nodded and sat down in the old, unstable chair

"You know I loved you right, that I do love you?" I smiled

"More than anything. I mean you are my father through and through." he laughed

"Smartass."

"Yeah I am. Do you have any boxes? I'm going to need about a hundred" I sighed realizing how much I had to do in such a short period.

"Relax you'll have help." I looked at him

"Are you going to help sell my car and house?" He nodded and stood up

"Yes and I'll mail all of your stuff to you. Just bring the necessities in your luggage then buy paper plates and fast food." I laughed

"Oh Maddy will love that." He pulled me into a hug

"You girls can do it. You're both strong and stubborn." I nodded against his chest

"Thank you daddy." He kissed the top of my head

"Come on let's go load up those boxes." I nodded and followed him up the stairs and out of the basement.

Dad must have called Maddy to tell her I was on my way home because she was sitting on the front steps waiting for me. She saw my car over filled with cardboard boxes and raised an eyebrow

"What's with the cardboard?" I put an arm around her and walked into the house. Her big brown eyes looked at me worried

"Mom tell me what's going on" I smiled

"Ok" Her face turned into shock

"Ok? You're actually going to tell me?" I nodded and sat us down on the couch

"Maddy you remember me telling you about your dad right?" She nodded and looked at me like I was being a dunce

"Of course. He was shot and it almost killed you." I nodded. I'm just going to have to blurt it out. Damn she's going to get mad.

"Well, he's alive. He lives in LA" He eyes immediately began to tear and she looked at me in wonder

"That's what you found out last night." Again I nodded and pulled her into my side

"When are we leaving?" she asked causing me to be stunned

"What?" I asked staring at her in awe

"Come on he's alive we have to go see him. I'll call everyone tonight and tell them we're moving."

I thanked god that had to have helped with this one. This was going so much better than I would have ever imagined. I handed her the file folder and she flipped it open and jumped up, pacing the floor in front of me.

"Great see they got a house already, we can pay it off when we sell this one. The gave you a car. Oh wow that is a gorgeous car, the gave you this? Your job rocks. They have a list of schools for me, which reminds me I'll have to go in tomorrow and get my transfer papers but you'll have to come because they won't give them to me. And we have to start packing. We have a lot of-"

"Maddy!" she stopped her rambling and looked at me

"Yeah?" she asked normally. I gestured to her

"What is all of this?" She looked at me with determination in her eyes

"Mom this is a chance to a have a life with my father. I'd pack this house and get on a plane tonight if you asked. Since it seems the big stuff is all figured out, all we have to do is pack." I pulled her back down on the couch and trapped her in a tight hug

"When did you get so grown up?" I asked in wondering. She giggled

"When you weren't looking. Come on Mom we have a lot of crap to pack." I sighed

"Yeah we do. Why do we have so much crap anyway?" She shrugged

"We're women we like to keep stuff" I nodded and sat there while she ran out to the car.

I truly have the best kid in the world. She never asks for much, she takes care of herself, and she tries to see everything from all sides. I snuggled back in the couch and relaxed until Maddy pulled me off.

That night Abby, Tony and Dad all came by to help us pack and get ready for the big move. It took all night and most of the morning of the next day to pack and label all of the boxes. Maddy and I drove down to her school and got her papers. Her friends all surrounded her while I was in the office, I have never seen so many crying high school girls, even in those crappy after school dramas. I was still worried about Maddy because she didn't seem that upset about uprooting her entire life.

When the plane landed the day after, Maddy and I retrieved our luggage and dropped our jaws as soon as we stepped out of the airport. This place was paradise, even the airport look amazing. The weather was hot and beautiful, the people were all good-looking which I found sickening but hay this is LA. The cab pulled up to a small house where two cars sat in the driveway. I frowned as I paid the driver, we pulled out large lugged form the back and rolled it up to the house. Not knowing what to expect I took out my gun and pushed Maddy behind me.

"Stay quiet." I told her as I opened the door cautiously.

I went in checking all the corners, no one was there. When I stepped closer to the kitchen, I could smell pizza and see the lights on. I turned sharply to look in the kitchen. A very tiny, woman standing there putting drinks in the fridge. She looked over, saw my gun and turned back to what she was doing

"Agent Gibbs, as cautious as your father I see." I put my gun away and let Maddy follow me in. Maddy looked at the woman then back to me. I shrugged my shoulder

"You know me but I have no clue who you are" The woman closed the fridge door and walked over to me.

The woman barely came up to my chest, she stuck her hand out and smiled at Maddy.

"My name is Hetty, I am the head of the NCIS branch here is Los Angeles." She let go of my hand and shook Maddy's

"You must be young Madeline. Very nice to meet you. You do look a lot like him." I coughed and Hetty turned to me

"So you know?" She nodded

"Eric does as well, he was told by Abby so he could keep that part of your file from the rest of the team." I nodded that sounded like Abby. She always was protective.

"What time should I be in for briefing?" She smiled for a moment

"9:30 do not be late Agent Gibbs." I nodded. Maddy gestured to the pizza and fridge

"Thank you for the drinks and food that was very kind of you."

"My agents need to eat. Now get plenty of rest, you'll be working with Sam tomorrow." I nodded again

"Thank you. Have a goodnight" She smiled over at Maddy again

"Goodnight dears." She left and we stood silent until we heard her car drive off.

Maddy and I started to laugh. Maddy opened the box up and took a slice then sat on the counter

"She's nice but weird." I took a piece then took a large bite

"I can't wait for work tomorrow. You, we actually have to go find a school today. We still have an hour before schools are through."

Maddy went into the file folder and pulled out a flyer from a school

"I want to go to this one. It has a great art program." I plucked it form her grasp and read through the pamphlet. It seems like a reasonable school and maybe she like it better since she picked it.

"Sure let's go." Maddy stopped

"Do you know where you're going?" I scoffed

"They have directions on the back. I'll just get to the main street and go from there." She shook her head and got in the passenger's side.

I looked at my new car and started to drool. Hetty had gotten me an old muscle car. It was a '62 Chevy impala in black. I savoured the moment I got in the car. Maddy looked at me

"Are you crying?" She asked me in disbelief

"It's so pretty." She laughed and we went off.

That night I laid in my bed, staring at the ceiling. All I could think of was his reaction when he sees me tomorrow. I wondered if he had a family, a wife or kid. I rolled over trying to get comfortable but my thoughts kept going to him.

C POV

I laid in the hospital again. Sam was sitting beside me reading one of his car magazines. I sat the bed up and looked over to him

"So what's the new guy like?" I asked out of boredom. He looked at me like I was nuts

"You've met Dom. Did you hit your head on the way down?" I chuckled

"No the guy they brought in to fill in for me?" He shook his head

"Don't know we haven't met her. All Eric will tell us is that she is transferring from DC and will be here tomorrow. When we tried to ask Hetty she practically laughed in our faces."

I nodded, it sounded like Hetty.

"Did you see a picture?" Sam nodded. I waited

"So?" He raised an eyebrow

"So what?" I sighed

"Is she hot?" He laughed

"Oh yeah. That woman has a body and curves in all the right places. Maybe I should take her out to dinner. You know welcome her to the team" I laughed again

"Right. Bet she turns you down" He scoffed

"Twenty bucks says she accepts" We shook hands

When Sam left, I looked up at the ceiling and my thoughts drifted back to what I had been thinking about since I got shot….Natalie. I didn't tell anyone she was alive but once they let me out of the hospital I was going straight to her. I wonder what my daughter was like? Was she a sporty kind of girl, or prissy? Oh god I hope she's not prissy. With Nat raising her, I doubt it. I let my thoughts run and eventually I let sleep wash over me.

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