"I saw them take Liam. It kinda makes me wonder, who was driving the car." Lia answered.

Alexei gave Lia a confused look and then his eyes went wide. "Do you really think I'd kidnap William? I love him, why would I take him away from you?"

Lia didn't have time to answer when Gibbs cut in. "Maybe you didn't want to share custody any more." Gibbs could see the insulted and hurt look Alexei had. "Where were you before you showed up at your house?"

"I was out drinking last night. My father doesn't like it when I come home drunk so I slept at a friends house." Alexei answered looking at Lia with a very hurt expression.

"What's your friends name?" Ziva asked

"Brian Kent. He lets me stay with him whenever I'm wasted."

McGee began to type on his keyboard and second later an image of Brian Kent was being displayed on the plasma. "I got an address and phone number."

He said as he handed the paper to Gibbs. "DiNozzo, take Ziva with you and question him." Gibbs ordered and they were gone within minutes. Gibbs then turned his attention back to Alexei and Lia. "If his alibi checks out he'll be off the hook. But we'll find Liam."

Lia nodded her head and turned back to look at Abby. "I'd like to go back down to the lab now."

Just as Abby replied "Ok" Ducky rounded the corner and his eyes landed on Alexei. Someone whom Ducky had never liked. "What the HELL are you doing here?" Ducky asked as he got closer to Alexei.

Gibbs stayed standing incase something was to happen, but was amused when Alexei moved behind Lia for protection. "Dr. Mallard, it's lovely to see you again. Though the circumstance could have been better." Alexei greeted with a wary smile.

"Typical of a Russian to hide behind a woman and not speak with a man face to face." Ducky said his voice oozing with anger and hatred.

"Like a Scotsmen is any better!" Alexei moved away from Lia was now standing in front of Ducky. Alexei was much taller then Ducky and he thought his size would intimidate him…That is until Ducky's right hook connected with his jaw.

Gibbs stood in between the two, shocked and amused that Ducky hit him. He couldn't help the smirk that played on his lips as he looked down to see a bruise already forming on the Russian's jaw. "Nice hook Duck." Was all he could think of to say at that moment.

"He deserves more than a punch to the jaw for the way he treated my daughter." Gibbs, Abby, and McGee noticed how easily the word daughter came out of Ducky's mouth, but didn't say anything about it and allowed him to continue his rant. "He deserves a broken wrist, leg, fractured ribs, sprained ankle, and dislocated shoulder."

"Thought a lot about this Ducky?" McGee asked a little scared of Ducky at the moment.

"Those are the only injuries I can think of that won't get the police involved." Ducky answered with a wicked smile, but it faded when he looked at Lia.

"Was really necessary?" Lia asked glancing at Alexei, who was now standing near Ziva's desk. "Punching him?"

"No. But it made me feel a whole lot better." Ducky turned to look at Alexei, and then back at Lia. "I'm sorry…But he had it coming." With that Ducky turned and walked to the back elevators.

"Agent Stevens. Escort Mr. Milkovich and Ms. Fernandez to the conference room." Gibbs ordered and Stevens waited till they were ready to go.


Once they where gone he turned back to the only other two people in the bullpen.

"Uh oh." Abby said as she occupied Gibbs seat and looked towards McGee. "If you run now he won't catch you."

"I'm not going to kill him…Yet. I only have two questions." Gibbs said as he leaned on Tony's desk.

"Only two?" McGee asked sarcastically.

"Two each. For now."

"Sound about right." McGee muttered and sat straighter in his chair.

"Fire away El jefe." Abby said with a bright smile.

"I thought you two were over?" Gibbs directed his question to Abby. Ladies first He thought with a slight smirk.

"We were. Till 3 months ago." Abby answered looked over to McGee, who just blushed slightly.

"Care to elaborate?" He directed this one to McGee, knowing that he'd never lie to him.

"U-umm, w-well. Y-you see, w-we were um at this party." He stumbled, but the look Gibbs gave him made him clear his throat. "We went to this party 3 months ago and we got really, really drunk. After the party I took Abby home and, you can guess what happened."

"You got drunk and took an intoxicated Abby home." It wasn't a question, but McGee nodded his head anyway. "So what your saying is you took advantage of her?"

"NO! I would never do that. No matter how drunk I am."

"But you were really, really drunk."

"So was she!"

"So it's her fault that she's pregnant?"

"What? No. It's not her fault."

"Then it's your fault."

"Yes! What. No! Wait what's the question again?" McGee looked sincerely confused and that made Gibbs smirk, He's so easy He thought.

"McGee. I know you would never take advantage of Abby. You wouldn't be alive now if you did." Gibbs said shaking his head and looking over at Abby who seemed to find the whole thing funny. "What do you plan on doing about your…situation?"

"I'm defiantly keeping it. I guess we could find a bigger place to live, right McGee?" Abby answered with a sparkle in her eye. McGee just smiled back and nodded his head.

After a few minutes of silence past Abby stood and said she needed to check the test she was running before she and Lia had came up. When she was out of earshot Gibbs got closer to McGee's desk. "You gonna marry her?"

He looked up at Gibbs with an almost dreamy expression on his face. "I already got the ring."

Gibbs smiled and patted McGee's shoulder, "Good job Tim."


Meanwhile Ziva and Tony had just arrived at Brian Kent's house. "Yuck! Who paints their house bright yellow?" Tony asked as he stepped up to the door and knocked.

"Someone who does not want visitors." Ziva answered with a small smile.

The door swung open to reveal a very nerdy looking man with a comb over. "How can I help you?" He asked with an Urkal like voice.

"Um, does Brian Kent live here?" Tony asked with a face.

"BRIAN! Door's for you." With that the man walked back into the house and a younger man appeared. "I'm Brian…You are?"

"NCIS Special Agents DiNozzo and David. We'd like to ask you a few question about your friend Alexei Milkovich." Tony answered flashing his badge.

"Sure." Brian closed the door behind him and stepped further down the steps. "What kind of questions?"

"Alexei said he was here all night and didn't leave till two hours ago?" Ziva started.

"Yeah. He was real drunk and called me to pick him up, then asked if he could crash here for the night."

"How do you know each other? I mean your from different worlds." Tony asked.

"We meet threw a mutual friend. Is Alex in some kind of trouble?"

"Nope. You know why he was drunk?" Tony asked again.

"Same reason he always is. If he isn't in trouble then why are you asking me questions about him?" Brian was starting to get very nervous and he wanted answers.

"What reason would that be?" Ziva asked ignoring his question.

"Not till you tell me what's going on?" Brian crossed his hands over his chest and waited.

Tony and Ziva sighed at the same time. Tony nodded his head and Ziva spoke, "A boy named William Fernandez was kidnapped earlier today and we believe Alexei was involved."

"My God! Someone took Will?" At their nod Brian sighed and answered their first question, "Alexei was drinking because his father found something out about him and then cut him out of his will."

"He could have found out about Liam." Ziva whispered to Tony and he nodded. "What did he find out?"

"I'm not sure Alex wou-"

"There is a mother missing her child. Doesn't matter what Alex wants." Tony told him and Brian nodded his head before answering.

"Mr. Milkovich recently found out that Alexei's gay."