Louisa sat at the airport, her book lay forgotten on her lap as she searched the crowd for Gibbs. He was pacing a few feet away, and by the look on his face, was trying not to shout at whoever was on the other end of his cell phone.

It had been an emotional couple of days. After the cemetery, Gibbs had opened up as much as he could, which still wasn't quite enough for Louisa, but it would have to do. He had explained, in simple terms what had happened to her mother, what kind of woman she had been and that up until recently she had actually run NCIS. Louisa felt a huge swell of pride at that, knowing it gave her the inspiration to work for better things.

"How is the phone?" She asked as Gibbs placed himself, unceremoniously, in the seat next to her. He glanced at her and she gestured to his phone. "You were gripping it hard enough to break it, does it still work?"

"I sincerely hope not." He replied and Louisa laughed. "It was my boss, he wants me back."

"That's ok, I'm ok waiting by myself." Louisa said. Gibbs put his arm around her shoulders and briefly pulled her to him.

"I'm not going anywhere."

"So where is the boss man?" Abby asked as she bounced into the bullpen. McGee looked up at her and smiled. Abby ruffled his hair affectionately.

"Out with Louisa." Tony answered without looking up. Abby placed her hands on his desk and leaned forward. He looked up and jumped. "Christ Abby, don't do that…you learn that from Ziva or Gibbs?"

"Out where?" She asked.

"I dunno, he isn't answering his phone and Vance is going crazy." Tony answered. Ziva came round the corner.

"Vance has always been crazy, no? How sane is it to eat tooth picks?" She said. Abby grinned and put her hands on Ziva's shoulders.

"Where is the boss man?" She asked.

"He took Louisa to the airport." She answered. Tony looked up.

"Why are you the only one he told? I am the senior field agent, why does he never tell me anything? You're not taking my job are you Zee-vah?" He scowled at Ziva who smiled innocently.

"I like that girl, I think she has been really good for Gibbs. Do you see the way he smiles at her? I haven't seen Gibbs smile for too long. I hope she comes back." Abby swung from side to side. Tony nodded.

"He does seem a little bit more agreeable nowadays…who would have thought that a 17 year old would get Gibbs to open up?"

"So…I guess this is it." Louisa shifted from side to side, watching the other passengers board the plane.

"Yeah." Gibbs replied. He paused before pulling her into a bone crushing hug.

"So I was thinking Gibbs…" He raised an eyebrow at her.

"It's a dangerous past time." Louisa smiled.

"I was thinking about applying to George Washington University…what do you think?" Gibbs brushed a lock of hair out of her eyes.

"I think that's a great idea." She grinned at him.

"Then maybe we can take the boat out?" She suggested, "Don't burn this one." She waggled a finger at him. He laughed at her mock seriousness. He was going to have a word with Ducky about letting things slip when he got back.

"You've got my number, give me a call if you need anything." He picked up her backpack and handed it to her.

"What if I don't need anything?" She asked, taking the bag from him. She wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Call me anyway." She pulled away.

"Thank you Gibbs, for everything. I'll see you soon." She turned to leave, handing her boarding pass to the hostess. She gave him a smile and a wave before she walked out of site.

"Thank you, Louisa."

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