McGee was running another check on Rivera'

Gibbs could tell that Kelly was fighting sleep. "Kelly, you can rest. I will wake you when we get to the house."

Kelly yawned and barely whispered thanks before her eyes closed.

Gibbs smiled a bit as he glanced in the rearview mirror. He started thinking about this couple that raised his girl. So many questions he wanted answers to. How did they find her? Were they good to her? Did they sit with her when she was sick or had nightmares? Did they help her with her homework? Gibbs took a deep breath and focused on his driving. He needed to concentrate on the here and now and keep Kelly safe. The answers to his questions would come soon enough.

Gibbs pulled into the driveway and waited for the all clear signal. He woke Kelly up gently and she smiled as she stretched. Gibbs went around to her side of the car and helped her out. As they walked up the sidewalk and the steps Gibbs quietly looked around. He opened the front door and let Kelly walk in first. He knew the house was secure and the agents were around but out of site giving them their privacy. Kelly walked in and stopped just before the stairs. She looked around with a slight grin on her face. Not much had changed.

Gibbs put his hand gently on her back. "Are you ok?" he asked.

Kelly looked over at him and replied, "I feel like I have stepped back in time."

Gibbs just grinned slightly. He wasn't sure how to answer Kelly or try to explain the hole in his heart.

"Dad" Kelly said as she grabbed his hand, "It's ok. I think I understand why you left things pretty much the same."

Gibbs just hugged her and kissed her forehead. This was new territory for him. Being a dad again to his grown daughter and having to deal with memories that he had locked away for so long.

"Let's get you settled in." He said as he grabbed Kelly's bag and headed upstairs to her room.

Kelly's heart began to race as she followed her dad upstairs. She use to have dreams about being in her room. She wondered if he had left things the same.

Gibbs opened the door to her room and was surprised. Abby had outdone herself this time. He owed her more than just a calf-pow. The room had been dusted, hardwood floor had been swepted, fresh linens on the bed, fresh towels in her bathroom and fresh flowers on the nightstand. It almost like Kelly had never left.

Kelly gasped as she walked into the room. It was the same yet different. She finally felt like she belonged. She walked over to the bed and picked up Floppy and hugged her as Gibbs smiled. Floppy was her small stuffed dog that she had gotten as a toddler and has carried with her everywhere except that fateful morning.

Kelly sat on the bed and looked up at her dad. Gibbs sat down next to her as she was trying to control her emotions.

"So, where do we go from here?" she asked.

Gibbs looked up at the ceiling before he looked at Kelly. "We take it one day at a time. I promise you Kelly we will find this man and I will keep you safe. But right now I want you to get ready for bed and get some rest. "

Kelly had to stifle a giggle because at the moment she felt like she was a kid again with her dad telling her to go to bed but she knew he was right. She was exhausted and all she wanted to do was crawl in the bed but she was not sure she wanted to close her eyes. She was sure the nightmares would come.

"I will be back in a few minutes." Gibbs said as he closed her door.

Kelly started to question why as she looked over towards the chair close to the window. Then it dawned on her. He was going to stand guard while she slept. She grinned at the memories of him sitting with her when she was sick as a child. She gathered up her things and headed into the bathroom to get ready for the night and praying that is was all going to work out.

Gibbs went downstairs and checked in with Fornell who was in the kitchen.

"How is she?" Fornell asked as he handed Gibbs some coffee.

Gibbs nodded as he took a quick sip. "She is good as can be expected. She seems to have a good head on her shoulders and even though she is all grown she still is my Kelly. I don't know how else to explain it."

"Gibbs, I cannot imagine the range of emotions you are feeling right now but it must feel surreal to have your baby girl upstairs."

"Yeah," Gibbs said as he took another sip of his coffee. "What did you find out about Collins?"

"From what we can tell Michael Collins and his wife Rachel adopted Kelly about a month after the accident. The adoption papers look legit. We are trying to find a paper trail and the lawyer that handled the adoption. Judge Hubbard died several years ago from unknown causes.

"Great" said Gibbs. "How far is this thing going to go?"

"You got me there Gibbs." Replied Tobias. "The cartel family really must hate you that much.

Gibbs started to reply when the back door opened and in walked Mike Franks. Gibbs and Fornell just looked at each other in surprise. They didn't see that one coming.

"Probie, you just gonna stand there or help me with my bag?" demanded Mike.

Gibbs just grinned and grabbed Frank's bag. "I shouldn't be surprised Mike. How are you?"

"The question is how are you? How's Kelly?" Mike asked as he looked Gibbs in the eye. "Tobias what have you found out?"

Gibbs just grinned slightly and looked over at Tobias. "Fill him in while I go upstairs to check on Kelly. I will be down later." He grabbed a couple of slices of pizza and some Coke to take upstairs for Kelly.

Gibbs found Kelly's door open and her sitting quietly on the bed with her arms around her knees. She was looking out the window. He put her food down on the nighstand and sat next to her and put his arm around her. She leaned into his shoulder as he kissed her forehead.

"I know it's silly, but I am afraid if I close my eyes when I wake up in the morning it will all have been a dream." Said Kelly. "I use to feel so lost when I would have dreams of being home. I would be so frustrated because I could not remember anything."

Gibbs just held her tighter. He wished he could take away her pain. "Well I know for fact this is not a dream and I will be here when you wake up.

Kelly looked over at him and nodded. She knew he was a man of his word and he would never lied to her. Suddenly her stomach started growling loudly and she covered her stomach and laughed.

Gibbs grabbed her plate and put it in front of her to eat. Kelly thought the pizza smelled divine and it tasted just like she remembered. For the first time in a long time Gibbs truly enjoyed the pizza and the memories it brought with it.

When Kelly was done eating she looked over at her dad with that deteremined look on her face. "Dad, I need to finish telling you what happened that day."

Gibbs looked at her trying to guage her emotions and wether they needed to go down this road tonight or in the morning. If it had been anybody else they would of already been questioned. He wasn't sure she would be up to it. "Kelly, we can wait until morning if you want, I know it has been one heck of a day and you are exhausted."

Kelly nodded but decided that now was the time. "No I need to do this now."

Gibbs was a bit taken back at how much Kelly reminded him of Shannon at this moment. He nodded and let her take the lead.

"After I got away from the van I hide for a while down in an alley behind an apartment building. I was so scared and my head was killing me. I managed to stop the bleeding but I could not tell how deep the cut was. I must of fallen asleep where I was because it was late evening when I woke up and I could not remember at that time what had happened. I did know that something terrible had happened and I knew I wasn't safe. Somehow I ended up inside the apartment building where she found me.

"We are following a lead. Someone used All is quiet at the moment. I was just about to check in with McGee unless you want to."

Gibbs nodded as he hit the button on the headset and leaned into the doorway as Fornell walked towards the living room to sweep the house.

McGee was in MTAC watching the split screen around Gibb's house when Gibbs popped up on the screen. "Boss, how's Kelly?"

"She is fine McGee." Gibbs said quietly. McGee was a bit taken back at the softness of Gibb's voice. Boss was not his usual gruffy self. "What do you got for me?" Gibbs asked.

McGee licked his lips to gather his thoughts quickly.