N.B. . I owe nothing of NCIS .
" Regrets and ... "
chapter 9 .
Stillwater , PA .
Three days have passed since they've arrived in Stillwater and nothing has happened .
Absolute calm reigned in town , but they knew that it was just a superficial calm ... the proverbial calm before the storm.
Paloma was somewhere , planing her revenge .
The wait was nerve-wracking .
"I'll never understand how can you eat eggs in the morning !" stated Ziva , biting her toast with honey .
"David , you're an American citizen now ," grinned Gibbs .
"So ?" she asked , wary .
"You should start to appreciate American traditions ," grinned Gibbs .
"Oh , I love American traditions ... like Halloween , apple pie , hamburger and freedom of thought , but ... what's that face ? Why are you grinning '?"
"Actually , it's 'liberty of thought' ,".
"Are you sure ?" . He nodded ."Whatever ! As I was saying , I love American traditions , but I'll never eat eggs in the morning !"
"Good morning , my exotic beauty ," Jackson greeted her , going into the kitchen .
"Good morning , my charming knight ," smiled her . Gibbs raised his eyebrows ."You know , Boss ... you should learn something from your father ,"
"For example , Ziva ?" he asked , falsely serious .
"How to be a real gentleman ," she smiled to Jack , that chuckled .
"Really ?" Gibbs stared her .
"Yes ," she said , but seeing his sly glance ,"I mean ... you know ... oh ... ehm ... oh , come Gibbs ! You know what I meant !"
"Leave her alone , Leroy ... basically , she's right !" grinned the old man .
"It's better if I go to check the area ," sighed Gibbs , standing up .
"Better for who ? You ?" asked his father .
"Nope ... for you two ," grinned Gibbs , going to the backyard .
In another house , just outside the town , Paloma Reynosa was calling her brother Alejandro Rivera .
"Paloma , ya te lo he dicho ... esta es la tu venganza ," *
"Ma Alejandro !"
"No , yo quiero ver solo Gibbs muerto y no ..."
"Gibbs te has enganado . El no trabaja para nosotros !"
"No me importa , porque pronto el va a estar muerto ,"
"Y quien lo matara' ? Tu ?"
"O tu ,"
"No me ayudara' ? Por favor , hermano !"
"Que debo hacer ?" sighed him . He'd never been able to tell her 'no'
"Creo que el SFA es in Mexico y que esta' siguiendote ,"
"Como lo sabe ?"
"No es aquì , entonces ... capturalo y matalo !"
"Bueno ,"
"Pero recuerda , que tiene que suffrir mucho ... debe haber un agonia larga y atroz ,"
"Porquè ?"
"Perquè el la mejor manera de hacer dano a Gibbs ,"
"Mas , el no estara' aquì a verlo morir ,"
"Enviame un video de la agonia del agente DiNozzo ," grinned Paloma .
"Bueno ,"
"Para la tortura , llama Ernesto Morales , es el mejor ,"
"Sì ... Paloma ?"
"Sì , Alejandro ?"
"Cuidado ... no puedo perderte ,"
"Tranquilo , no me perdaras ," .
Next day .
Ziva was at the drugstore with Jackson , while Gibbs was in the back-store .
"Maybe she'll never come ," said the older man .
"No , she will . Trust me ," smiled Ziva .
"Why are you so sure ?"
"Because , nothing is stronger that vengeance ,"
"But it can cloud your mind ," stated Jack , raising his eyebrows .
"That's true and this is good for us ... even though ..."
"What ?"
"Not always , vengeance clouds our mind ," she said , thoughtfully .
"What 'ya mean ?"
"Gibbs didn't tell you anything about what Tony has done in Somalia ?" asked Ziva .
"Yes ," he sighed ,"He told me everything ... how he talked for hours awaiting for the right moment for Leroy to kill the terrorist ... and despite he truth serum !" grinned Jack .
"Yeah ... I've read all their reports ," she smiled , softly .
"He saved your life ,"
"All of them ,"
"Yes , but without Tony ..." he smiled , winking .
"Yes , you're right ," she sighed "But ..."
"What ?" asked Jack , scared by her look .
"I think you were right ," she said still looking outside the shop-window and putting a hand on her weapon .
"What ?"
"Vengeance clouds mind ...Paloma Reynosa is coming here and ... she has a gun ! Jack go to the back and ..."
"Stop !" shouted Paloma , coming in and aiming her gun . Ziva tried to take her Sig , but the woman saw her ,"No ... if I were you , I wouldn't do ... put down your weapon ," she said calm , but seeing Ziva's hesitation , she shouted again ,"PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPON , NOW !"
"Okay ," said Ziva obeying .
"Good ... now , handcuffed yourself to the fridge ," .
Ziva obeyed again , thinking ,"Stay calm , Ziva ... you can't risk Jack's life ... DAMN , Gibbs ! Where are you ?" . She saw a shadow behind the front door , but she kept her eyes on Paloma .
"Mr. Gibbs , come with me ," said the woman , gesturing with her gun .
"Where ?" asked the old man , calm . "No doubt ... he's Gibbs' father , definitely !" thought Ziva .
"I need a ride to the abandon mine ," she smiled .
"I don't have a car , sorry ," swallowed Jack . He was really afraid , but he'd have never given her the satisfaction of seeing him scared .
"But I've mine . Come on Mr. Gibbs , it's not kind to make a lady wait ,"
"Lady ? Are you a lady ? I don't think so ," grinned Jack .
"Me too ," whispered Gibbs leaning the barrel of his gun on Paloma's nape ,"Drop . Your . Weapon ," he said very quietly .
Ziva opened the handcuffs and aimed her weapon to Paloma .
"Two against one . You can't win . Put down you weapon ," she smiled .
"How do you ..." started the woman .
"Come in ?" concluded Gibbs . She nodded . "I've always told my father to close restroom's window , but ... he never listen to me ,"
"And it seems I was right ,"
With an evil smile Paloma tried to aim her gun to Jack .
BANG ! BANG !
Ziva shot to her heart and Gibbs to her head . Paloma Reynosa was dead and they were finally safe ... or not .
"Jack , are you ok ?" asked Ziva , concerned .
"Yes , dear ... just a little shaken ,"
"Sit down . I'll give you some water ," said the young woman , opening a little bottle of water .
Gibbs was staring the corpse , with a totally blank look .
"Leroy ," sighed his father ,"Are you ok , son ?" . He just nodded ."You can realx now ,"
"No , I can't ," he answered , staring him ,"We've another task now and ... I'm afraid it'll much harder ," sighed .
"What 'ya mean ?" asked the old man , surprised , drinking from the little bottle .
"We need to bring Tony home in one piece ," he answered seriuosly , avoiding their looks and going outside to call McGee .
TBC .
Sorry for my Spanish , I tried to do my best :)
Translation :
"Paloma , I already told you ... this is your vengeance ,"
"Alejandro !"
"No , I wanna see just Gibbs dead , and not ..."
"Gibbs cheated you . He doesn't work for us !"
"It doesn't matter , because he'll die soon ,"
"And , who will kill him ? You ?"
"Or you !"
"So , you won't help me ! Please , brother !"
"What have got to do ?"
"I think that the SFA in Mexico , tailing you ,"
"How do you know that ?"
"He's not here , so ... take him and kill him !"
"Deal ,"
"But remember , he must suffer a lot ... he must have a long and terrible agony ,"
"Why ?"
"Because it's the best way to make Gibbs suffer ,"
"But , he won't be here to see him dying ,"
"Send me a video of Agent DiNozzo's agony ,"
"Okay ,"
"Call Ernesto for the torture ... he's the best ,"
"Yes ... Paloma ?"
"Yes , Alejandro ?"
"Pay attention ... I can't lose you ,"
"Don't worry , you won't lose me ,"
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