Hey everyone. Here's a new chapter for you all. I am sorry it's so short and maybe not be that good. I wrote it last night in about an hour cause I am moving tomorrow and i wanted to post at least one more chapter before i left. I am moving in with some relatives in Minnesota and i have no idea if they have internet. So iffn they don't i will just have to update when i come back here to visit. (Which will hopefully be at least twice a month) But don't worry. I will have nothing to do there except for work and write so when i do post you can expect three or four chapters at a time. Hope that can make up for it. As always i don't have a beta so any and all mistakes are mine.

N/A: Don't own NCIS or any characters in the show.

The next week passed quickly for Agent Domingues. They had closed two cases within that time thanks to Agent DiNozzo finding little small details that apparently the other agents had missed. They had been working hard but he had made sure that she was out of the office by six at the latest and for that she was extremely grateful. She knew that having the life of a special agent would be one that was full of odd hours and even stranger cases but her new boss and partner had gone through a great deal of effort so that she had at least some free time to spend with her child.

Plus working with him was like a mini-adventure everyday you got to work. He would be grilling her about the case one moment and then the next he was throwing paper wads at the other agents that shared the aisle with them. Although that had quieted down after the third day when a rather large and intimidating Agent Benson had been hit.

They were now on a new case about a petty officer that had gone missing from Bethesda Naval Hospital. He had been working in the pharmacy for a little over a year and he vanished overnight along with over fifty thousand dollars worth of prescription pain medication. They tracked down all the old witnesses and acquaintances that they could find but no new information seemed to be popping out at them.

They were on their way back to the office from visiting the hospital. Tony was driving and she was sitting in the passenger seat staring at the city as they drove passed. Her mind drifted back to a few days ago.


Alex was sitting in her chair typing quickly trying to uncover some new information for her new boss and partner. She had only been with him for two days but she still felt like after the glowing review that the director gave Tony, she felt like she wanted to impress him. She knew that he was good after hearing that he was team lead for the MCRT and that was proven yet again when he had glanced at a file for a minute and then passed it to her and asked her to get any information on a Doug Willis. She had read that file for over an hour and hadn't noticed that name. At her confused expression he said, "It's in the Agent's notes. Victim's cousin. Said he was never questioned or suspected. Obviously our first starting point to look into."

She was so engrossed in finding the information that she didn't notice the man standing in front of her desk talking to her. He kept talking to her and it was only then that she was pulled from her computer to look up at the man. In her mind she rolled her eyes as she saw agent McGee looking down at her. He seemed to be waiting for an answer and she said, "I'm sorry what did you say? Was kinda in the zone there."

He smiled at her and said, "Oh no problem. Happens to me all the time. I was just asking how you were liking it here so far?" She put on a fake smile and said, "I'm liking it. Learning a lot from my boss." He replied, "Oh that's great. Glad your liking it here." With the fake smile still on her face she nodded at him. After an uncomfortable silence he said, "So, are you new to D.C?" She still was smiling but she winced. She exhaled and said, "Agent McGee, I'm pretty sure your nice guy and all. And I can appreciate the fact that you are trying to flirt with me but I am getting the idea that you don't do this very often. Am I right?"

McGee scrunched his face up and he let out a deep breath and asked, "It shows huh?" This time an amused smirk crossed her face and she said, "More than somewhat." He shook his head and said, "You know honestly I kinda figured this wouldn't go so well." She snorted and said, "Well you tried anyway. That gets you some points right there." His face brightened considerably and he asked, "Really?" She rolled her eyes and smiled and said, "Not those kind of points." He nodded at her and said, "Right." He rocked back on his heels and came back down flatfooted and he asked, "So, can we start over maybe? Without the flirting and stuff. Just me trying to get to know a little bit more about a co-worker."

She smiled a genuine smile and said, "Sure. As long as you can remember I'm not interested. No offense." She could see that he took a little offense but it didn't seem to last long. She thought that he looked like he was used to this kind of response. He said, "Yeah…just co-workers."

A thought occurred to her at that time. He had helped get her computer up and running the other day, maybe he could help her with her search. She said, "Good. And now that we are just co-workers maybe you could give me a hand? I am trying to dig up some info about a guy and I can't find anything."

No sooner had the words left her mouth than Tony walked into the space that their desks shared. He looked at McGee and asked, "Probie? What are you doing here?" McGee's mind flashed to all the reasons that Tony would be coming round Domingues's desk and he was not pleased with the results. He looked at him and said, "I was just about to help her do a search for some information? What are you doing here?" DiNozzo smirked at the younger man and said, "I was just going to tell Agent Domingues to go home."

Both Alex and McGee looked at Tony stunned and they both said, "Why?" at the same time. Tony first looked to McGee and said, "I'm her boss that's why." He then turned his gaze towards his new partner and said, "And as for you, It's five thirty." Alex looked down at her watch and then back up at him. He looked down at her with a smile and said, "Go home. Eat dinner with your kid and then read em a story. See you in here tomorrow morning." With that he snatched a file off his desk and left towards the elevator.

Alex didn't say anything for a second and then smiled. McGee looked down at her and in an unbelieving voice said, "Tony's your boss?" A pleased smile was plastered on her face and she said, "Yeah, and he's a good one."


Alex's hands were clinging tightly to the cardboard box that held what evidence they had in their current case. Tony had asked her to log it out of evidence and then take it to Abby. He had a smirk on his face when he said, "Take it to Abby." She didn't know what that smirk meant exactly yet but she was starting to think it wouldn't be good for her. She had asked him the point of having the evidence re-evaluated after it was thoroughly gone through the first time. He had just told her that the case was over ten years old. She nodded at him and said, "So?" He smirked at her again and said, "They didn't have Abby ten years ago."

So she went down to the evidence locker and logged out the sturdy box. She was in the elevator on her way to what she was hoping was the lab. She really needed to get a better look around the place again. Small booms interrupted the quiet hum of the elevator. The booms grew louder as the elevator descended. She was not quite sure what to make of it until the doors opened and she was inundated with the loud bass of Goth metal. She tentatively stepped out of the elevator and looked down both sides of the hallway before cautiously entering the lab. The music in here was almost deafening but she did like the feeling of the bass reverberating throughout her chest cavity.

She looked around the room and spotted someone in a white lab coat with her back to her. The person was bending over a small table and appeared to be looking into a microscope. Not knowing what to do she placed the box down on the large metal table in the center of the room and started to walk towards the person. When she was two feet away she thought better of the idea. She figured in all this noise the person would have no idea she was there and startling someone who was looking into a microscope obviously doing something scientific was probably not the best idea. She looked around the room for the stereo and saw it on one of the back shelves.

She quickly crossed to the stereo and instead of shutting it down completely she just turned it down enough so it was still loud but a person could talk without straining to hear. She turned back around towards the person in the lab coat and what she saw caught her off guard. A tall woman with jet-black hair in ponytails sporting a lot of tattoo's and a seriously small miniskirt was staring at her with a confused expression. Alex quickly took a few steps forward and introduced herself. Abby smiled at the woman and said, "You know in all my years here everyone that walks in here when the music's just right either scare me to death or shut my music off all together. I think you're the first one who just turned it down."

Alex smiled at the woman and took what she had said as a compliment. The woman held her hand out towards Alex and said, "Abby Scuito, forensics expert and all around snappy dresser." Alex shook the woman's hand. Abby asked, "So what do you have for me?" Alex nodded and headed back over to the table. She opened up the box and took out various items that had been wrapped in their own bags. She said, "Cold case. Agent DiNozzo wanted to know if you could go over them for us again."

Abby narrowed her eyes at the woman and said, "Agent DiNozzo?" Alex nodded at her. Abby closed her eyes and started breathing in and out deeply and appeared to be counting to ten. Alex was confused by her reaction and said, "Are you okay?" Abby opened her eyes and looked at the other woman and said, "Yes, I am now." Abby quickly turned back to the evidence lying on the table and examined the tags on some of the items. She said, "These have all been tested already." Alex nodded and said, "I know and I tried to tell him that. But he said 'they didn't have Abby back then' and so here I am."

Abby felt her lips betraying her emotions as they started to curl up in a smile. She asked, "What else did he say?" Alex thought back to the conversation and what it would have in reference to Abby and she remembered, "He said to make sure I brought you a caf-pow. But I am sorry I didn't know what that is or where to find one." Abby snorted and said, "Next time DiNozzo wants some evidence gone over, make sure he tells you where to get it." With that she began to sort through the objects again. Getting back to the job at hand she asked, "When does Tony need these?" Alex shrugged and said, "Didn't say. But the case is over ten years old so I am sure if you are busy it could wait."

Abby nodded at the woman and said, "Nah, I just finished with what I was doing. I'll get started on this."

Gibbs strolled in through the doorway and saw the two women looking at some evidence bags. He ignored the one and turned to the other and asked, "What do you got for me Ab's?" Abby looked up at him and said, "Bullet's matched Gibbs. You got your man." Gibbs smiled and looked at the table and asked, "What's all this?" Alex answered, "Evidence from a cold case me and Agent DiNozzo are working. Abby's going to go over the evidence for us again. See if there is anything that was missed." Gibbs eyes narrowed at Abby and asked, "You got time to be working this stuff?" Abby nodded and said, "Yup. Those bullets of yours was the last thing in the line."

He looked at her for a moment and said, "What about that facial recognition thingee?" Abby chuckled at him and said, "No need now Gibbs. Guy had GSR on his hands and shirt. Prints were on the gun. And the bullets match the barrel of the gun. You got your man." Gibbs eyes narrowed at her and he said, "Always double check. I want that facial thing done." Abby whimpered and said, "But Gibbs, that'll take all day." Gibbs shrugged and said, "Priority case. Takes precedence over some cold case." With that he walked out the door.

Abby and Alex shared a look and Abby said, "Sorry. Looks like this stuff will have to wait." Alex nodded her head and said, "It's okay." Alex turned to look at the door that Gibbs walked out of and said, "Although it was kind of a dick move." Abby turned around shocked at the words that had come out of the newcomer's mouth. "He is right. Gibbs rule, never assume double check."

Alex just nodded at the young Goth. Abby shook her head and turned around to face her computers, readying them to do the task that Gibbs wanted. She said over her shoulder, "I'll call you when the evidence is done." Alex took that as her cue to leave and so she did.

Abby was typing furiously on the keyboard as she said, "Hurry and fix this Gibbs."


Tony was driving the car while Alex seemed to daydream on their way back to the office. Suddenly both were brought out of their trances as Alex's cell phone began to ring. She answered it and Tony could tell it was a personal call as to the way his partner was attempting to calm her daughter over the phone. After a few minutes Alex closed her cell and sighed.

Tony asked, "Problems at home?" Alex shook her head and said, "Somehow a rock got thrown in through my aunts window. Now Jazz is scared and upset that it will happen again." Tony nodded while she talked absorbing the story. He asked, "She okay?" Alex furrowed her brow and said, "Yeah…I guess."

Tony cocked his head at her and asked, "And that means?" Alex just shook her head and said, "She was screaming for me to come home and make sure it's safe." Tony nodded his head at her. After a few moments Tony turned the car towards the center of the city and Alex asked, "Where are we going?"

Tony looked at her and smirked and said, "Well, I just think that your little girl might be calmer once she has two federal agents sweep for danger, don't you?" Alex just shook her head and turned to look out the window to hide the large smile that was on her face.