Double update for my lovelies tonight!
Xx ~ Nat
Chapter 6
Gibbs left Abby a Caf-POW!, my favorite kind of caffeine. I was a little jealous.
My dad came a little while later.
'Hey, Nat. Ready to go?'
'Not reallyyyy... I'm having fuuunnn!'
He chuckled
'Well, you ARE coming back tomorrow...'
'Yay! Bye Abby!'
'Bye, Natalia!'
I picked up my bag, and my laptop came flying out.
It looked un-damaged, but when I tried to start it, the screen stayed dark.
'SHITSHITSHIT! DAMNIT! AREYOURFUCKINGKIDDINGME?'
Dad put a hand on my shoulder.
'Looks like we need to see McGee...'
I picked up my seemingly okay laptop, and cradled it.
'C'mon, lets go to the Elf-lord.'
A quick elevator ride later, we were standing in the bull-pen, in front of a cute, but extremely nerdy looking guy.
'McGoo!'
He looked up.
'Tony stop calling me-'
He noticed me.
'Who's your friend?'
'This is Natalia, my daughter.'
'Tony, you never said anything about having a daughter.'
'Grow up, McGee. It's like with EJ, half the navy knows by now.'
He held out his hand.
'Special Agent Tim McGee.'
'... You look like Thom E. Gemcity, the author.'
'That's because I am.'
'GTFO.'
He just nodded.
'And you're Natalia Chloe Isabella Saint, lead singer for LifeLine. What can I do for ya?'
I held up my computer.
'Can you fix it?'
'Well, let me take a look.'
While he looked it over, dad whispered
'You're a singer? Why didn't you tell me?'
'Because I didn't need paparazzi following me everywhere I go.'
'How many people know?'
'Almost everyone. Gibbs doesn't, and I don't think Ziva knows.'
'You met Gibbs?'
I nodded.
'Natalia?'
I snapped my attention up.
McGee had gotten my computer up and running.
'OHMYGOSHTHANKYOUSOMUCHTIM!'
'My pleasure.'
I gave him a hug.
'No hug necessary, but thank you.'
'oh, sorry.'
'It's okay. I've been around Abby long enough to expect it'
'Natalia, ready to go?'
'Yeah. Thanks again, Tim!'
While we were in the elevator; dad hit the switch that turns the elevator off.
'What the-?'
'Natalia. What else have you NOT told me?'
'Dad, I SWEAR I was going to-'
'Natalia. Answer the question.'
'You want to know what I haven't told you? FINE! I'M A CHILD STAR! I'VE BEEN FAMOUS SINCE I WAS 13!'
I was getting really mad.
'ALL YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE MY NAME! THERE ARE ALSO SOOOO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WOULD WANT TO KILL MY GIRLFRIEND SO THAT THEY COULD BE WITH ME!'
'GIRLFRIEND?'
'YEAH! I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!'
'That means-'
He stopped dead in mid sentence and I felt my eyes sting with tears.
'I'M BI-SEXUAL! IS THAT A PROBLEM?' I felt the tears fall from my eyes, and then down my face.
'Natalia...'
He pulled me into a hug.
'I don't care about that. Just PLEASE don't not tell me these things.'
'When would I have brought these things up?' I whispered quietly into his chest.
'I-I-I don't know.'
I kept quietly sobbing into his chest, and he kept me in a warm embrace.
His hug enveloped me in warmth, like a warm summer afternoon. I felt safe. The only other time I felt like this was when I was with Thalia.
I pulled away, and wiped my eyes. I noticed my mascara had run, like rivers of black sludge. Great.
Dad noticed the stains on his shirt.
'Ah, well...'
'I'm sorry.' I whispered.
'It's alright.'
He pulled me into a side hug. I rested my head on his shoulder as best as I could; because of the three inch height difference.
We walked out, and I handed my badge back to security.
'You alright, miss?' The guard asked.
I nodded.
'I'm fine.'
'Have a good evening.'
'You too.'
Dad and I walked out. I shivered a little. Man, it was getting cold.
Halfway home in a warm car, one of our cover songs came on, and my voice came to life out of the speakers.
All you want from me Are three little words
But you just get me laughing, quite absurd
I know I'm with you now, But this all might end So save all the "I love you"s And let's not pretend...
'Wow. Who is this?' Dad said as he turned up the volume.
I went one, two, three shades of scarlet.
'It's me.'
'Wow. You have a great voice.'
The DJ on the other end cut off the last 5 seconds.
'Hey, you're listening to 94.6, The Beat Washington. That was Lifeline with 'Three Little Words' originally done by Frankmusik, on the nightly 'Adrenaline Rush'. Rumor has it, Natalia Saint; America's sweet heart has gone MIA... Natalia, if you can hear this, we love you. Give us a call, and let us know you're okay. My name is Vincent St. Clair, and you're listening to 'The Adrenaline Rush' on 94.6, The beat Washington.'
Dad turned to look at me.
