Next chapter my doves.
"You want me to what?!"
"We need someone to replace Ziva on the team. Ducky said she won't be able to go out in the field anymore." Tim looked at his twin sister with pleading eyes.
"I know that Tim, I'm not stupid." she glared at him in turn. "But why me?"
"You work well with the team."
"Isn't there another, more experienced agent that can join your team?"
"There are many agents that can join the team, but not one of them can work with Gibbs." Tony commented from his spot on the couch. They were in McGee and Ziva's apartment after the Israeli's second weekly check-up. She was already in her second trimester and their resident doctor was worried about the baby thus she had been ordered on desk duty until she gave birth.
"I don't like this," Alexandria pouted and rose from her seat before she started to pace. She wanted to refuse badly but she knew she couldn't really say no to any of them. They'd all become family in the months that she had been working with them and she was also worried about Ziva. The only woman on Team Gibbs was becoming too stressed with the job and also worrying about how they were going to tell Gibbs the news.
"Please?" she froze in mid-step when her brother turned on the full power of the puppy-dog eyes on her and smiled.
"That doesn't work on me, you know that Tim," she almost laughed at the pout he sported. "You know what, fine. I'll do it for you but you're telling Leroy." Tim paled at her words.
"B-b-but~"
"Hey, I'm not going to do everything for you," she grinned evilly at him. "You choose which one you'd prefer to do yourself because I won't do them both."
"Lexi~ii."
"Timmy~"
"Really? Resorting to childish nicknames?" Tony once again butted in.
"So, which one is it?"
"Fine." Tim sighed in defeat knowing that he wouldn't be winning this argument. "I'll tell Gibbs why Ziva has to go on leave but you will stay on the team until she has recovered."
"Only up to eighteen months Tim. I won't stay longer than that."
"That's long enough." he nodded. "You know, you will still need to be certified for a weapon."
"That's right Lexi. Do you even know how to shoot?"
"Did Tim know how to use a gun when you first got him on your team?" Alexandria glared at the Italian.
"Fair enough. But you still need to be licensed."
"God, why me?"
"Don't be so dramatic little sister," Tim grinned at his twin. "You're just going to go through a course."
"I hate guns." she grimaced at the very thought of doing it.
"You'll be fine." Tim hugged her and patted her back. "Thanks Lexi."
"You so owe me for this. Telling Gibbs won't be the only thing I ask you to do before this is all over."
XoxoxoX
Timothy McGee was the junior agent in the best team for the major case response. He used to be the Probie, a word that is still his nickname though he'd become a veteran in most aspects of being an agent, and had progressed to being one of the most experienced agents at NCIS. He had been a green around the ears trainee but has evolved into a confident law enforcement officer. He used to be afraid of his team leader, he still is sometimes, now he doesn't know how to feel. He's the reason why the team would be losing one of their field agents but at the same time the cause behind her absence was one he was very proud of.
"Need something McGee?" he was broken out of his thoughts by the voice of his supervisor. Only then did he realize that he'd been standing in front of Gibbs' desk for a while before the man spoke up.
"Uh, yeah. Boss can we talk?" the older man raised an eyebrow but leaned back in his chair anyway.
"Sure. Talk."
"Uh, in private?"
"Meet at my house tonight at 1900." McGee nodded just as his phone rang.
XoxoxoX
"Are you planning to say what you want to tell me?" Gibbs stared at the younger man who had begun fidgeting as soon as he had arrived.
"It's about Ziva boss."
"What about her?"
"The reason why she needs to go on leave is because she's five and a half months pregnant." Gibbs responded with a raised eyebrow.
"What is your plan now?"
"I thought Lexi could take her place on the team while she's out of commission."
"I meant, what do you plan to do about Ziva."
"What do you mean boss?"
"Is your child going to be a bastard Tim?" McGee winced at the blunt question but answered anyway.
"Oh. Uh, actually boss, Lexi is already planning our wedding."
"Good."
"Lexi still needs to be certified Boss."
"I know. Let me handle that. Now go home to Ziva and tell her I don't want to see her at the office tomorrow."
"Thanks Boss."
XoxoxoX
"Good morning guys!" Alexandria stepped out of the elevator holding Jaymee's hand. Both Tony and Ziva were already at their desks but her brother was nowhere to be seen.
"Good morning Lexi," Ziva smiled. "Are you with Tim?"
"Wait, Tim's not here?"
"Ziva, what are you doing here?" Gibbs stepped into the bullpen with his ever-present coffee cup in hand.
"What do you mean what am I doing here?"
"I told McGee last night to tell you not to come in today. Didn't he tell you?"
"Tim didn't come home last night."
"Hey Zee, do you mind taking Jaymee with you when you go to Abby?" before everyone could start to panic Alexandria took control of the situation.
"Lexi,"
"I know Zee. I'll look for him. I'm sure he's around here somewhere." the pregnant woman rose from her desk and walked over to mother and child. "Hang out with Abby and try not to worry. I'll find him." Ziva nodded then took the little girl's hand.
"Come on Jaymee, let's go see what Aunt Abby is up to."
"Lexi, where is your brother?" Gibbs asked.
"I don't know Gibbs."
"All I'm getting is voicemail." Tony spoke up. During the whole commotion, he'd begun to call all of the younger agent's mobile phones.
"Try his other phone Tony." Lexi ordered as she strode over to her brother's desk and booted it up.
"It's off."
"Alright, I'm accessing the GPS on his car." she began to type quickly with Gibbs looking over her shoulder. "His last route was from your house towards his apartment. But he never got home last night as Ziva said."
"Look Lexi, he stopped at that road there."
"There's nothing on that road. What would've made him stop?"
"Where is he?" Gibbs growled as Alexandria continued to type on her brother's computer.
"I don't know. I'm looking for him now."
"With what?" Tony finally got up from his desk to hover over her shoulder and watch as she worked.
"There's a tracker on his belt."
"You bugged him?" Tony gaped at the younger woman.
"No, I didn't bug him. We were being tracked by the agencies that wanted us. I just happened to find their trackers."
"And how did you happen to do that?" he asked sarcastically.
"It doesn't matter right now. I'm looking for him as we speak but his car's still on that road which meant he either left with his captors or he was taken by force."
"Why do you say that he was taken?"
"He's driving a new generation Porsche, who in hell would leave something like that on the side of the road?"
"Find him Smith. DiNozzo come with me. We'll take his car back."
"Right boss."
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It had been hours since he'd disappeared and they had yet to find any trace of him. It would seem as if whoever had taken Special Agent McGee knew that he was being monitored and they had made countermeasures to prevent anyone from ever tracking him. Gibbs and Tony had gotten back from retrieving his Porsche only to find his wallet, gun and credentials on the driver's seat. The door had been open when they found the car leading the team to believe that Tim was taken by force. Alexandria had just gotten back from the lab where she'd been calming down her brother's fiancee when Gibbs suddenly appeared in front of her, blue eyes blazing.
"Where the hell were you Smith?"
"I was downstairs with Ziva, Abby and Jaymee."
"What were you doing there?" she didn't appreciate the tone of voice he was using on her and most especially didn't like the way he was sneering at her. "Why haven't you been finding McGee?"
"Uh Boss." a glare from the team leader had DiNozzo ceasing his protest at the way he was acting.
"If you must know, I was trying to assure my brother's pregnant fiancee that I am doing everything I can to find him." she could see that he was slightly calmed by her words but continued to speak anyway. "I was down in the lab trying to get Abby to help me locate my twin brother while at the same time making sure that Ziva doesn't get too stressed or else she might lose their baby. I was also down there checking on my daughter who is also worried and missing her Daddy."
"Hn."
"Don't presume to know me Special Agent Gibbs. I am not on your team yet. I am simply trying to do my best to find my twin brother." she pushed past him and went back to her brother's desk. She typed a few things on the computer and straightened up after shutting it down. "You can find me in my office if you need me for anything."
XoxoxoX
Alexandria glared at the older man in front of her. She had barely been back in her office when she was called up to speak to the director. She immediately made her way to his office only to find what's left of Team Gibbs waiting for her. She sighed to herself and barely restrained the urge to shake her head. She really didn't think that Gibbs was the type to snitch if he didn't get his way but stood in front of the director anyway.
"You called for me director?"
"Miss Smith. I would like for you to work with Team Gibbs in looking for your brother."
"I am working with them Director, just from my office."
"You see Miss David came to me with her worries of not getting the communications in time, should either of you be able to find traces of our missing agent and I quite agree. For the duration of this case, until we find Agent McGee and take into custody whoever took him, you will be working at his desk. Is that clear?"
"Crystal." she smiled in reassurance at the emotional young woman and held her arms out to her. Ziva, in a completely out of character display, rushed into her arms and began to sob in earnest. "We'll find Tim, Zee. I promise. Now I want you to take Jaymee home and get some rest okay?"
"But I~"
"It's not good for you or the baby to be here. I know you'll worry but I want to make sure that you're both okay. There's someone waiting for you at the apartment."
"Who?"
"You'll see. Just go home okay?" Gibbs raised an eyebrow at the way she took over his jurisdiction with his agent.
"I~"
"I promise, I will call you as soon as I find anything with certainty." not even the director stopped her from telling an agent to go home. In this instance, it was a matter of family against colleagues.
"Okay."
"DiNozzo take Ziva home."
"Right boss," Tony cast an unsure glance towards Alexandria and Gibbs before escorting his female partner out of the office. "Come on Ziva. Let's go get Jaymee." as soon as they were gone Gibbs opened his mouth to say something but Alexandria's phone rang. She raised a hand to stop him from speaking leading both him and director Vance to raise an eyebrow at her attitude.
"Derek?"
"I'm here."
"Thanks so much."
"Penelope's working on finding Timothy as well. So far there's been no activity on any of his bank accounts."
"I'll give her a call soon. Sorry for taking you off vacation."
"Don't worry about it. I'll call onto this favor when the time comes." Alexandria chuckled at his response.
"Alright I have to go. I'm in a meeting with the Director."
"Okay, tell DiNozzo I'm waiting for them at the lobby." the call ended but Alexandria didn't look up from her phone yet instead, she was quick to send off a message before bringing back her attention towards the two men patiently waiting for her.
"Well?" Gibbs asked.
"Is there any news?"
"That was Derek Morgan, my friend from the FBI."
"You brought the FBI into this?"
"No, I brought my friend into this." she looked straight on to the man who was glaring at her. "He's at the apartment waiting for Ziva and Tony. He'll be staying with her and Jaymee while we find Tim."
"We have agents here who can do that."
"I don't trust anyone else with my daughter and my brother's child." she shrugged. "Now if there's nothing else I would like to go back to searching for my brother."
"You may go Miss Smith." Director Vance nodded and she walked out of the room. "I'm surprised."
"About what Leon?"
"You didn't tear her head off for ordering your agent to go home."
"Ziva wasn't supposed to come in today anyway." with those final words he also left the director's office, not noticing the wry smile his old friend was sporting as he walked out. Leon Vance could only shake his head in amusement, Gibbs didn't even notice that he was already whipped.
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