Disclaimer: See previous chapters.

"what or who are you running from?"

Lucy sighed, "My adoptive Father," she answered reluctantly. "I'm going to go check on Nissi, night." Lucy disappeared.

"Lucy, I have a place to stay now, do you want to move in with me?" Ziva asked Lucy while they were having breakfast at Gibbs the next day. "That would be great thanks Ziva, if that's alright with you Gibbs." Gibbs grunted in reply over his coffee. Secretly he would miss the red-headed girl who reminded him so much of Kelly.

"I have found a day care centre for Nissi," Lucy announced. "Can I work for you for a bit at NCIS, even just a desk job?" Lucy asked hopefully. Gibbs considered her proposition.

"Fine, desk work only," Gibbs relented.

"Great, thanks Gibbs," Lucy surprised them all by placing a kiss on Gibbs's cheek.

The next day at the office was fun; Tony kept shooting Lucy curious glances and people found a million reasons to have to go to her desk.

"I am fine," Lucy told the latest arrival loudly, "why does everyone feel the need to see me today?" That stopped the visitors. Gibbs had noticed that she like annonminity, fading into the back ground. She did it very well, before long; she would be seen as the norm.

"Boss, Vance wants to see you." Gibbs nodded and slipped upstairs, a nagging worry at what his team would get up to while he wasn't there to supervise.

"So Lucy," Tony got up from his desk to where Lucy was sharing a desk with Ziva.

"Oh cool, you have smelly rubbers," Lucy exclaimed ignoring Tony.

"You seem to get on pretty well with the Boss man; ya know he had four wives."

"Yeah well Henry VIII had six so he's doing pretty well don't you think," Lucy replied instantly without looking up at Tony. Taken back Tony quickly said, "Well you didn't even get married did you, your kid won't even have a Father."

"Neither did I and look how I turned out?"

"Crazy, dangerous, suicidal, yeah all words that I would use to describe a great upbringing."

"Tony's father disowned him," Ziva cut in helpfully.

Lucy smirked, "What did you do? Steal a cookie?" Lucy taunted him.

"Hey that's personal stuff," Tony protested.

"Well so is my life so leave it alone. Since you can't even hold a relationship for longer than a goldfish's memory, I don't think that you are the sort of person to give me advice." Lucy stood up, "Gotta get some information from your forensic evidence person, Abby."

"How did you know about my relationships?" Toy asked.

"Let us see, the only thing that you read magazines with women in little clothing, wear very expensive clothes and your only photos are of Ziva in a bikini, oh and Ziva told me."

"You went through my desk?" Tony protested.

"You should be flattered Tony, I only do it to people who I am interested in and not like that!" Lucy added and left the room.

"Did you through my desk Ziva?" Tony turned to his traitor.

"Yes, I was the one who took your prized donut."

"Gibbs, I have news for you, right on time as always," Abby yelled over her music.

"I'm not Gibbs," Lucy informed her easily.

"You're Ziva's friend right."

Lucy snorted, "You could put it that way I suppose." That was when Abby hugged her, Lucy reacted instantly and threw her off into a machine. Lucy looked around fearfully and scuttled to the other side of the room. Gibbs entered to see her in action and ran to Abby. "You alright Abs?"

"Yeah," Abby replied dazed.

"I'm so sorry," Lucy told them in a strained voice, her face was devoid of all colour.

"I'll wait for your test results," Lucy practically ran out of the room. Gibbs frowned after her.

It was raining, Lucy liked the rain, it didn't rain in Egypt. She use to go outside when she was little and play in the puddles. No one appreciated the view from the top of the building. As she stepped out she was soaked instantly, ignoring the feel of wet clothes sticking to her skin, she chose to sit on the edge of the roof where she could see everything. "Thought I might find you out here," Gibbs told her as he sat down next to here.

"Uh huh, why's that?"

"You don't like closed spaces," Gibbs replied. Lucy appraised him, he was smarter than she gave him credit for. "What happened in there?" Gibbs asked her.

"Who did you lose" Lucy changed the subject.

"My first wife and child, Shannon and Kelly."

"Did you kill the person who was responsible for their deaths?"

"Yeah," Gibbs answered shortly, unsure at where this was going.

"I should kill you then shouldn't I?" Lucy told him.

"It's…complicated," Gibbs muttered.

"When isn't it?" Lucy snorted. "Nissi deserves to have a Father."

"What happened to yours?" Gibbs asked curious.

"Dunno, Mum never spoke about him and it was the only thing that she made me promise, to never go looking for him. But he left her when she was pregnant, so he can't be any good can he?" The last part came out as a question.

"I don't think much of anyone who leaves their pregnant wife."

Lucy relaxed, "That's what I thought."

"What happened Lucy?" He moved a bit closer to her, seeing as she was starting to shiver.

Lucy let out a short laugh, "I was tortured Gibbs, I'll leave you to make the leap."

"How long?" Gibbs asked for something to say.

"Two months, but that was long enough."

"There's nothing wrong with going to see your Mum and stepfather again, there's nothing wrong with breaking…"

Lucy cut him off sharply. "I didn't break, I promised my self after… that I wouldn't tell them anything or let them see me cry again." Lucy's voice was steel.

"I believe you." Gibbs told her softly.

"Unfortunately, not many other people do." Lucy stood up abruptly, leaving Gibbs staring out through the rain at the city.

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