Jail Break
Chapter 3
Gibbs POV
Gibbs felt a wave of relief when he heard the phone ringing inside the hut, although he was also extremely angry that she wasn't answering. After an initial check around the perimeter of the hut he positioned himself at the back where he was certain Taylor would exit. He signalled to DiNozzo to go in through the door and watched as his daughter wriggled out through the damaged wall, then freeze when he stepped in front of her. He had no intention of letting her run again so he reached down, took a good grip of her shirt and lifted her to her feet. He did not let go. He waited for Taylor to say something as she brushed the dirt off her clothes, but was stunned when she looked up at him with a cheeky grin and said "I wasn't expectin' visitors". He quickly spun her around and gave her three hard swats. Tony appeared round the corner just in time for the last smack and turning, uttered a hurried "Waittin' in the car boss" before disappearing. Jethro turned his attention back to his errant daughter who was now looking a little bit more repentant as she rubbed the seat of her jeans.
"Don't you think you're in enough trouble without that attitude?"
"Sorry"
He could feel her starting to wriggle a little in his grasp and knew she was going to bolt if he gave her the slightest opportunity.
"Don't even think about it!" he growled, tightening his grip. She swallowed hard and settled down. "What's got into you? I thought we came to an understanding the other day." He waited for her to reply, but she just looked down at the ground and said nothing. "Ok, lets go" he said with a sigh and guided Taylor back down the hill towards the car.
Tony was already in the passenger seat so he deposited Taylor into the back. No one spoke on the way back to NCIS giving him time to think. He couldn't believe she was in trouble again. Normally she would keep her nose clean for a while after being punished, but what she had done to Abby, and then actually having the nerve to run from him, that was completely unacceptable. He knew that Taylor didn't normally plan any of her exploits, she was just impulsive - like her mother - and she very rarely thought anything through, resulting in one disaster after another. He was determined Taylor was not going to end up like her mother, who had left them both when Taylor was only two. A birthday card every year was the only indication from the woman that she even had a daughter, but having custody suited him just fine and he wouldn't change that for anything, even at times like this.
It wasn't far so before long the car was parked and they were heading back into the building. He had Taylor by the hand now and was surprised when she came to a sudden stop just as they were about to go through the main door. He gave a gentle pull to get her moving again, but she didn't budge, just looked up at him.
"What?"
"Abby's mad at me isn't she?"
"What do you think?"
She just nodded.
"Maybe you should of thought of that before you handcuffed her to the desk." he said as he tugged her just hard enough to get her moving again.