Izzy/ Penelope POV
I froze when I heard the voice. This couldn't be happening to me. "I know who it is." I said. "I can't do this." Before they could react, atleast have a reaction that would impact it, I sprinted outside the room and outside the building. I really needed some air. They probably would send someone after me, but I didn't care. I needed some air and to clear my head.
I walked a couple blocks. There was a park and I went to sit on a bench. I took in the silence and let go a deep breath. How was I suppose to tell the team. Ice would probably kill me for keeping the secret from them, after making sure I was okay of course. Of course there was that time. I quickly dismissed it out of my head. The park was unusually quiet and empty, so I heard the footsteps coming toward me.
Afraiding the worse, but knowing I had to do it sometime, I looked up. What I saw surprised me. Ice and Tony were walking toward me together. One sat on either side of me. "What's wrong?" Ice asked.
I shook my head not wanting to answer. Who would want to? Telling some one that I was lying to them for the time I knew them wasn't easy. It never was. He tried to hug me, but I backed away ashamed.
Tony was more direct, "It's him isn't it." I knew exactly what he was talking about. I nodded my head slowly, full of shame. It had been over twently years, yet I couldn't face it. Who ever said time heals all wounds hadn't meet me.
"What?" Ice asked. "Who is it?" Tony didn't answer he just stood me up and walked away. Ice was following confused. I knew Tony wasn't going to say anything, so I had to.
While Tony had a hand on my shoulder, I turned and looked at Ice, choking on the words, "it's the man who kidnapped me, when I was young." I didn't elaborate, just went on Ice just followed along, being wise not to say anything. It's not that I didn't trust Ice, or that I trusted Tony more, but he wasn't exactly going to have to help me face it.
After about a block Tony continued, "when I was sixteen my bestfriend and me went out into the woods. We had a hideout and everything," Tony was fighting back tears, "while walking back from the treehouse, less then thirty yards from my car, a man came out and kidnapped my best friend. I tried to fight back, but I became unconcious. He took her and I never saw her again, I had no idea what happened." By the end of Tony's narrative we were back at the base, Haley ran up and hugged me. Gibbs just stood there and Tony nodded to him without saying a word. He slowly walked back to his boss and put me leaning on Ice's shoulder.
Even though most people couldn't see through Ice's emotion blocks, I could he was somewhere between shocked and mad. Hopefully he wasn't mad at me. Tony whispered something to Gibbs, who just nodded. Then he turned to me, "you must be tired being up for over twenty four hours, you should get some sleep."
How did he know that? I thought it through, Ice. I glared at him making him laugh though I stayed on his shoulder. "I'm fine." I lied. I liked it there.
Ice interceded, "Yes, you are. You are going to bed."
Knowing this wasn't a battle I was going to win, I nodded following him upstairs. The others followed behind. I slipped into the bedroom and layed down. Not even changing. I was too tired. Ice had come in and shut the door behind him. I was laying down and barely notice probably because I was half asleep. He leaned down and kissed me on the forehead, Then he whispered in my ear, "I love you, I won't let anyone hurt you." I drifted to sleep. I was so happy I didn't snore.