Title: Out of Uniform
Rating: PG for now
Spoiler: Season One Shot One Kill
Author's Note : Alright-everyone is asleep and I've stolen the computer again and brought it upstairs so I could get this up tonight. Shhh-don't wake them up either. The only time I have to myself.
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Chp. 13
Gibbs walks towards the Director's office. The secretary greets him and she calls the Director.
"Agent Gibbs, the Director will see you now." Gibbs nods and walks pass her desk to the Director's desk.
"I can see by your expression that this is serious Agent Gibbs." Putting his palms on the desk , Director Morrow stands up to speak to Gibbs.
"Yes sir, it is. I will need your help and Sec Nav.'s." Gibbs steps closer to him.
"I need to be in the Pentagon-undercover."
"I am assuming that there is no other way around this?" The Director asks but already knows the answer.
"No sir. No fingerprints,besides Patterson's, were found on his car or apartment. Both places were wiped clean. His laptop was found under hollowed kitchen tiles-meant he was hiding this information from someone. Probably tortured and killed by that someone trying to find this laptop. Thinking this is an internal problem. Agent Dinozzo and Todd are on their way to interview Patterson's commander and co-workers but..."
"You don't think anything will come from it." Gibbs nods his head up and down.
"I trust your judgement Jethro. I will inform Sec. Nav and get you that clearance. This will be a need to know basis. I want this kept quiet as possible." Gibbs nods.
"I will have it arranged for you to start on Monday. I will have Miss. Scuito help you with I.D. and clearance but start on that tomorrow. Your team needs a night off. Jethro-that includes you." Gibbs was about to say something.
"It's an order Agent Gibbs."
"Yes, sir." Gibbs walks towards the door and starts to open it but stops.
"Director Morrow."
"What else is on your mind?"
"That this case will get worse. Might end up with more dead bodies before it is solved."
"Hopefully not any innocent ones. Jethro, make sure you and your team aren't among them either." The Director walks back to his desk.
"Good luck Agent Gibbs."
Gibbs leaves and dreads the conversation with Abby. He's going to go undercover and won't know for how long. Worse yet, he won't be able to see Abby until it is over. That second date seems weeks from now. Gibbs will have to speak to Abby about it soon as the Director will be giving her clearance instructions for him.
Gibbs pulls out his phone and stares at it for a moment. With a heavy sigh he opens it and dials Abby's number.
"Hey Gibbs."
"Tony and Kate left?"
"About half an hour ago."
"Be right down."
"What's wrong?" Before Abby could finish her words he hangs up.
The elevator doors open and Gibbs quickly walks into Abby's lab.
Abby
"Okay Gibbs , what is wrong?" I probably won't get it out of him.
"That this case isn't solved yet!" I told you.
"Patience Gibbs, patience."
"You know I don't have any." I think all of NCIS knows that.
"Why did you leave so quickly when Tony and Kate were here?"
"Director needed to speak to me." Gibbs walks towards the table with some of the evidence from Patterson's apartment and car.
"You know staring at it won't make this case go any faster." I sort of follow him trying to figure out what is going on.
"So why put Tony in charge?" He looks at me but I can't tell what he's thinking.
"Any connection with the money yet?"
"No. Still searching." He doesn't want to tell me.
"Gibbs , please tell me why you put Tony in charge." He gives me a sad smile. Gibbs then gently grabs my hand and starts walking us towards my office. The glass door slides open and closes behind us. He sits me down on my desk and stands in front of me. I grab my remote and shut the main lab door so we aren't interrupted.
"The reason for it, is because..." Before Gibbs can finish his last word , his phone rings. Of course he has to answer it.
"I'll be right up." He looks at me as he speaks to the person on the phone.
"Gotta go Abbs." He hangs up his phone.
"I know." Gibbs comes up to me to give me a big bear hug. I hung him back and lean my head on his shoulder. It feels wonderful but I know he has to leave.
As he is hugging me , he brushes his lips to my ear and whispers, "I promise we will talk later. I'll be back down when I'm done upstairs." He kisses my cheek and leaves my office. I pick up the remote and open the main lab door so he can leave. You don't know how bad I would like to keep those doors closed and do other things with Gibbs besides talking. I would also have to smash that phone so we wouldn't be interrupted. Damn phone!