Alternately Yours - Episode One Pt 4
Tony threw his gear behind his desk and plopped on his seat. "Well, that was a big waste of time."
"Do they honestly think telling us the standard 'Good Marine' line is going to help us?" Ziva questioned.
"Semper Fi Ziva." Tony replied, accentuating the a in her name. "So, what do you think of the probie, probie?"
Ziva frowned at the use of her least favorite nickname. "She seems nice."
"And attractive." Tony added smirking.
"She's too young for you Tony. What is it they call that? Bobbing the cradle?" Ziva questioned.
"It's robbing Ziva, robbing the cradle." Tony corrected.
"Whose cradle are you planning to rob DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked as he walked by heading to his desk.
"No one's boss. We talked to the Lance Corporal's C.O." Tony said quickly trying to recover.
"He stated that Lions' was a good Marine, hard working, and was honored to have served with him." Ziva explained.
"He doesn't know why anyone would want to kill him. Says he was well liked by all of his fellow core members." Tony added.
"Thanks Josh." Samantha said as she stood up and hung her cell phone up. "That's not what I heard. It seems that at the end of his last tour some of Lance Corporal Lions' unit attempted to obtain drugs from some locals. Lions' found out and stopped the deal from taking place however he did then tell his C.O. of the attempt. The two men were disciplined but it turns out more of the unit was in on the deal as well. Lions' was roughed up a few times. He was lucky his tour came to an end."
"Apparently not that lucky." Tony added.
"We found a few emails from members of his unit to the Lance Corporal that corroborate Sam's story too boss." McGee stated walking to his desk.
"DiNozzo, I want Lions' C.O. here first thing tomorrow morning." Gibbs ordered. He looked around at his weary team. "Go home. Get some sleep."
"Thanks boss." The three were out of there quickly before he could change his mind.
"Have a good night Gibbs." Sam said as she walked by his desk and headed to the elevator.
Gibbs caught up to her. "Let me walk you out." He pressed the elevator button and the two stood in silence. When the elevator arrived they stepped inside. Immediately after the door shut Gibbs flipped the emergency switch.
He looked down questioning. "Does she know?"
"That I'm working here? No. I haven't talked to her since before I left for boot camp. She was upset that I enlisted and went out drinking. It's true what they say though… it really is truth serum. That night I found out that my father never walked out on me; he never knew I existed." Sam explained.
"It was a, short, relationship." Gibbs offered.
She nodded. "I'm aware."
They stood in silence for a moment. "Are you going to tell Vance? He could ship me off to San Diego if he finds out."
"Nope." He replied.
She leaned forward and flipped the emergency switch. "You like Chinese?" He asked half smiling.
"On one condition." Sam responded.
"What's that?" Gibbs asked.
She paused and then spoke. "Tell me about Kelly."
"Why?" He questioned.
She smiled up at him. "Well, she was my sister."
A/N: Did you see that coming? Please let me know! Tell me what you think! So there may be a few more "parts" than there are in actual episodes. I like to split things up and make sure I'm getting you guys something.