Mollie sat on the floor of what she suspected had either had once been a tree house or what was the start of an unfinished one. The boards were all pretty solid and the ladder leading up was still sturdy. The platform was her favorite place in her new home. Besides her room that is. It was peaceful and best of all private. Kelila was still to small to climb the ladder and Tony and Ziva probably didn't even know that it was there. She was sprawled out on the rough wood starring up at the bright blue sky. There were a handful of clouds in the sky but mainly it was a sunny afternoon. She couldn't help but wonder what Lana was up to. She hadn't been in school the past few days and Gibbs hadn't said anything about the process of becoming her foster father. She knew that he had spoken with a lawyer and the manager of Lana's foster home. Manager that is seriously what the man called himself. He had also gone to Jimmy for advice on the process of becoming a foster and adoptive father. Mollie sincerely hoped that Gibbs truly had come around and that Lana would be accepting of Gibbs' apology and offer to be her guardian. Lord know that the two of them needed each other.

"MOLLIE!" Ziva called from the backyard,

"Is dinner ready?" Mollie asked.

"No but could you come down here real quick?" Ziva asked.

"Yeah sure." Mollie replied.

Mollie climbed down the top half of the ladder and then jumped down the rest of the way. It was only a few feet and she loved the rush of flying through the air. She landed on the soft grass with her feet spread and one hand landing with her feet. She looked around in all directions and then raced into the house. She quickly found her dad and Ziva in the kitchen. Her dad was walking around with Kelila on his shoulders and her mom stood by the stove. She looked around again trying to figure our what was going on. Nobody seemed upset and dinner certainly wasn't ready yet. Maybe there was finally news about Lana.

"What's going on?" Mollie asked.

"I just got a call from Emily's dad. He has a date Friday night. Uh it's his first since his wife died last year." Tony started.

"Oh that's great but what does it have to be with me?" Mollie asked.

"Well he isn't quite ready for a solo date yet. So he wanted to know if Ziva and I would like to come along. The reservations are at eight and we may see a movie or something after. So it will probably be late before we get home. I can get somebody to take care of Kelila if you would like but Tobais and I thought that it would be fun for you and Emily to have some time together. Would you like that?" Tony asked.

"That sounds really fun. Emily's pretty cool." Mollie replied.

"Alright I will let Tobais know and then see if Abby is willing to take Kelila. This should be her week to run the nursery for Mother's Night Out and Kelila could use a few more friends her age. So it would actually be perfect." Tony explained.

"Well I hope you guys have fun. Am I free to go now?" Mollie asked.

"Yes but dinner is just macaroni and hot dogs so it should only be half an hour or so. Don't get too involved in anything or go far." Ziva explained.

"Alright" Mollie replied.

Mollie went up to her room and flopped onto her bed. She grabbed her phone off of her bedside table. She was disappointed to see that she had no texts from Lana. Only a Facebook message from Emily that was basically the same thing she had just discussed with her parents and a text from Jude asking if she wanted to play come over and play Dungeons and Dragons. She told Emily she had just talked it over with her parents and it was a go. She then texted Jude back and told him she would have to check with her parents. Letting her curiosity get the best of her. She dialed Lana's number and waited for an answer. The phone rang five times and then went to message. Giving up she tried the number of Lana's group home. This time the phone picked up after only one ring.

"Hello?!"

"Is this Clark from Haven Group Foster Center?"

"Yes who the hell are you?!"

"Mollie DiNozzo I am friends with Lana Johnson."

"And?"

"I was wondering if she was available to talk or if you could tell me when to call back?"

"Lana doesn't live here anymore."

"Oh is she in another home?"

"NO! She ain't in a new home! She don't live here or anywhere anymore!"

"What do you mean?"

"What are you retarded?! She's dead you dumbass!"

"Dead? What happened?"

"Dumbass threw herself out the window the other night. She seemed fine but she didn't wake up in the morning. Coroner said she must've hit her head on the wall going down cause she had a subdural hemotoma."

"Lana's dead?"

"That's what I said!"

"I haven't seen an obituary and they haven't said anything at school. When is the funeral?"

"Jesus Chris! What fairy tail you livin in?! That girl was a foster child! Ain't nobody wanted or loved her! A funeral and obit would be a waste. She was buried at County Church Cemetery with the bums and unwanted lab cadavers."

"OK thanks bye."

Mollie hung up her phone and fell back onto her pillow. She could not believe it. Her best friend, the first person who had reached out to her was gone. It wasn't fair. Lana wasn't supposed to die. She just wasn't. She felt completely helpless. All she could do was lie back and cry for her lost friend. After a while there was a soft knocking on her door. Followed by her dad quietly asking if he could come in, shyly she replied it was fine. The door opened and her dad slowly walked across the room. Wordlessly he sat on her bed and put his hand on her shoulder.

"What?" Mollie asked.

"I have some terrible news for you." Tony sniffed.

"What?" Mollie asked.

"Gibbs just called me. He went to meet with somebody from Lana's group home today and they told him that she died the other night. She went out the window somehow and had a brain bleed in her sleep. I am sorry." Tony apologized.

"I know" Mollie sniffed.

"How did you find out?" Tony asked.

"I called the group home because Lana wasn't answering and I hadn't seen her in days. The guy was such a jerk. It's not right." Mollie cried.

"Oh Mollie I am so sorry." Tony apologized,

"I can't believe I won't ever see Lana again." Mollie sobbed.

A/N: Is Lana really dead or is something tricky going on? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.