Chapter 12 holds the key to Kate's letter to Gibbs! It is finally here! :D

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone except Nicole and Sabrina Todd

Abby was playing with Nicole and Sabrina. She was just about to put them to bed when she heard a noise. "Who's there?" Abby demanded. A figure came out with its hand up in surrender.

"Only me Abby. I heard about the Probie," said a disheveled Mike Franks.

"Mike!" Abby yelled as she launched herself into his waiting arms. Mike glanced over and saw the girls.

"Those yours?" he asked her.

"No. What do you want to hear? Legally or biologically?" She asked, giving him a choice between Kate and Gibbs.

"Both," Mike said after thinking for... two seconds.

"Legally they belong to Gibbs. Biologically they belong to Kate. Do you remember her?"

Mike thought for a minute. The brunette that the Probie had a thing for came to mind. "I have an idea," He told Abby.

"Well, she's..." Abby trailed off.

"You don't have to say a word... I know," Mike told her as he held her to his chest.

A few tears silently slipped from under her eyelids. She wiped them away and asked, "so what can I do for you?"

"I'm here to help get the Probie back. He's in a lot more trouble than he, or his team, knows,"

"What? Columbian drug dealers? Terrorists? What is it Mike?" Abby asked frantically. She couldn't handle any more stress. She was about to burst as it was. Abby was just too caring sometimes.

"Abby, don't worry about it. I shouldn't have even come to you, but Ducky was out. I just need you to give this to him," He told her, handing her a sealed envelope. "Now," he started sternly, "you, being the forensics artist you are, can open this and close it without a trace. But, don't do it unless you are certain you can handle it."

Abby gingerly took the envelope and held it to her chest. "I don't think I'm ready," she told him.

"Good," he said back. Mike knew Abby from Gibbs... she was too innocent to handle the truth. Everybody's little sister would describe Abby. No... she didn't need to know. He just hoped curiosity wouldn't get the better of her.


Ducky went to work like usual. But, it was definitely an unusual day. Gibbs, the team and the Director were still in Tel Aviv. The minute he stepped into autopsy he was greeted by a mildly depressed Abby. "Abigail, what can I do for you today?" Abby looked up.

"Here Ducky. I didn't open it... I promise. But, I still kind of want to know what it says," Abby said, handing him a sealed envelope.

"Who is it from?" "It's from Mike Franks," Abby told him.

"Oh, dear," Ducky mumbled. He walked over to Abby. He then took the envelope, unsealed it and read the contents.


"Gibbs," it started in Kate's handwriting, "I made a terrible mistake. I hope when it comes to bite me in the ass Mike remembers to give this to you. I also hope two other things- 1. that you take care of my child and 2. that the intel I am about to give you helps the agency. Yes Gibbs, I want you to take care of my child. You always had a way with children. Anyway, I figure that Abby will be curious and do a DNA swab for you so I don't have to explain that to you. It was a mistake. So, onto the business. Eli has two girls. Tali and Ziva. Ziva is a professional assassin and Tali works mainly on black co-ops. Don't go hard on them Gibbs, they don't know that their father is defined as (by Al Qaeda) a single man terrorist cell. Yes Gibbs, there was a reason your gut was screaming about him. He has so many connections that he is defined as a terrorist cell by Bin Ladin. Before I go any further, I have to say I never betrayed our country. The information in this letter is the reason you are reading it right now. I overheard things I was not supposed to when I was held hostage. Why they let me go in the first place is beyond me. Anyway, Eli is planning an attack. He's using Ari and a few of his thugs. Hopefully, if we catch Ari, the plan will be destroyed, but that is not usually the case. Terrorists just pick another idiot to take the job. They are working on another 9/11 kind of thing. Instead of planes they are planning on targeting our Navy. Meant specifically for you, Gibbs. You must take him down. I hope that I get the chance to help, but if I don't... kick his ass. That is all of the intel that I collected. I just have a few more things I have to say here if I never get to say them out loud. I hope I say them, but here it is if I don't get the chance. I see the way you look at me Gibbs... it's more than a father daughter relationship between us. I just want to let you know I feel the same way. This is why I want you to take care of my baby... I want you to have a connection with me no matter what happens. I love you. There it is. Purely out in the open. Three innocent words that have gotten me in trouble before. I hope that you will forgive me for all the pain and suffering I may have caused you.

Now and Forever Yours,

Katie

Aw! So sweet! I know Mike Franks wasn't known in the very beginning, but hey, this is my story and I like Franks! R.I.P Mike! :'(

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