Chapter 3
"Hey guys. Long time no see." said Logan a bit hesitant. "What are you doing here?" he asked trying to hide his panic.
"What are we doing here? We are working. What are YOU doing here Tony?" asked Ziva with anger colouring her voice. "You disappeared for eight years without a goodbye or a way to reach you. So, what made you come here? To stop hiding?"
"I live here. I didn't come out of hiding. This is my apartment and you can't be in here without a warrant."
"Actually we can. Your door was unlocked Dinozzo." answered Gibbs.
"Max, did you unlock the door to lure them in?" Logan questioned Max, but when he turned to get an answer from her, he came face to face with a very confused Max.
"What are you talking about? Why did they call you Tony?"
"Because his name is Anthony Dinozzo" replied McGee. Logan watched as confusion became betrayal and her confused look was replaced by one of anger.
"So, you lied to me. After everything we've been through you just decided that I wasn't worth knowing you."
"You know me Max. You know everything you need to. I buried my past for a reason. I didn't want anything to happen to you because of it. Tony existed in another place, another time. I promise I will tell you more when we are alone."
"You better. I trusted you Logan. I open up my heart for you. I love you and you hid a big part of your life from me."
Suddenly Ziva felt her heart sink because, after eight years, she still wasn't over Tony but apparently he had moved on. So she tried to leave discretely the room but all of them noticed her absence.
"Max, can you calm down? We are not alone. So, why are you here guys?" Logan directed the question towards his former co-workers. "What brings you to Seattle?"
"Like Ziva said, we are working. We have a case which led us in your apartment. We found your address on a piece of paper in our victim's pocket"
"I hope someone isn't trying to set me up again" he said half jokingly. "Maybe I can help with the case." He pulled a cell phone and made a call. "Hey Asha, you are on speaker. There was a marine found dead. My address was found in his pocket. Can you see what you can learn?"
"Was that marine Lieutenant John Sheppard?" asked Asha with a hint of sadness.
"Yes. How did you know?" Gibbs began to suspect this woman. 'She knows our victim and perhaps she had to do something with his death' he thought. Finally he asked: "How do you know him?"
"It's OK Asha, you can tell him."
"I met him one and a half days ago and gave him your address Logan because he wanted to speak with Eyes Only"
"Thanks Asha. I will try to keep you on the loop." Logan ended the call.
"You know Eyes Only? Can I meet him? I wanted to meet him for a long time" said McGee.
"You already have McGeek. I am Eyes Only." replied Logan.
"No way"
"It's true." Then Logan noticed that Max was really quiet. "Are you alright?"
"No, I'm not alright."
"It's OK.. It's a lot to take in."
"So, who else knows? Asha? Bling?"
"No one else knows. You are the only one to find out about that part of my life and let's keep it that way. We will talk about this when we are alone."
"So, what now Tony?"asked Gibbs.
"Now we solve this case together. We find the killer. Where are you staying? I might need to know where to find you. Here is my number, you may need it."
"We are staying in a hotel a couple blocks from here. I noticed that you live very close to Terminal City." replied Bishop.
"Yeah. We have friends over there. We can meet later here to discuss the case."
"Why can't we do this now?" asked Gibbs.
"Because now he has some explaining to do. And don't you dare lie to me Logan or else"
"You know that I wouldn't lie to you."
"You'd better not."
"So, I will see you all here at eight for dinner and then we can discuss the case. Bring Abby, Ducky and Jimmy."
"We will be here." Then Gibbs, McGee and Bishop went to find Ziva and they all returned to their hotel.