Sorry it's been forever! I hope I don't disappoint you. This chapter is a little confusing.
Ari and Nick walked back into the squad room. Erika snapped her head up the moment they got out of the elevator.
"You have them?" Ari handed one clipboard to Erika and one to Gibbs. They sat in silence for a while, both team leaders reading the report.
"Leo, are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Gibbs looked at the report.
"Uh-huh."
"What do you we do?" At that moment, Leif, Nina, and Kylie sprinted into the bullpen.
"Erika, you'll never believe what Abby found." Erika stared at the three agents for awhile.
"Do I have to say a magic word or something?"
"No, sorry," Nina said. Normally, Erika would have scolded Nina for apologizing (she loved Gibbs's rules), but this time she just turned to Kylie.
"Kylie, what did Abby find?" Kylie looked at her best friend.
"Your mother's fingerprints on some crimes scenes in Israel." Erika knew better than to ask why this was strange.
"A point would be nice." Gibbs smiled. Every time he saw Erika in action he couldn't help but think she was so much like her parents.
"They're from last year, Erika. Last year. Do you know what that means?" Erika looked at Gibbs.
"Leo, that and the autopsy report is starting to make me think..." She trailed off.
"Me too."
"What was in the autopsy report," Nina asked. Erika and Gibbs didn't say anything, so she looked at Ari.
"I didn't notice anything unusual." Leif snorted.
"That's a shock." Ari turned around and punched her brother in the arm.
"Ow! That really really hurt," Leif said sarcastically. Erika came up behind the siblings and slapped them on the back of their heads.
"Hey! This has just turned into a missing persons case. Kylie and Nick, go down to Abby's lab and start tracking my mother's cell phone."
"But how do we know her number," Nick asked. Erika turned around and glared at him.
"We're going to find out what it is," Nick said. He and Kylie started going towards the elevator. Gibbs tapped McGee on the shoulder.
"Go. Assist." McGee got up and ran after the younger agents. Once he caught up to them, Kylie turned towards him.
"How are we going to do this?"
"I have no idea." After the three agents left, Ari turned to Erika.
"Erika, please tell us what is going on!" Erika swallowed. She suddenly felt dizzy. She was vaguely aware of someone leading her to a chair.
Flashback to one year ago.
"Erika, you know I love you right," Dan asked her. Erika was shocked.
"Wow. Dan I..."
"I love you Erika, please understand that." Erika beamed and kissed Dan lightly on the lips.
"I understand perfectly. I love you too." Dan took Erika's hand and stared off into the distance.
"Dan, is everything ok?"
"I don't know how to tell you this Erika..."
"Just say it Dan, you know I'll find out anyway." Dan smiled sadly.
"Yeah, you probably would." Erika got even more concerned.
"Dan, what's wrong?" Dan's bright blue eyes were suddenly filled with tears.
"It's cancer...lukemia. They've given me six months...maybe less." This took awhile for it to sink it. Once it had, Erika broke down.
"No Dan! First my parents, now you? I can't do this!"
"Shh, shh. Erika it will be ok. I'll always be with you. And I want you to have this...to remember me by. Dan produced a small necklace with the letter D dangling in the middle. Erika started crying again.
"Dan, I could never forget you. I love you." That was the last thing she said to him before he died.
End Flashback
Again, sorry for the confusingness of it. Well, I better be getting to sleep. Please review!
