Thanks for the reviews! Oh, I can claim owning another person! Aaron Hadar, though, I kind of wish I didn't.

Salma and Ziva walked into Abby's lab.

"Hey!" Abby said once she turned around and saw the agent and her niece.

"Hi Abby." Ziva said as Salma silently stood beside her aunt.

"Can I go do my homework?" Salma asked softly. Ziva nodded.

"Is it alright if she stays down here with you?" Ziva asked the forensic analysist.

"Yeah." Abby said as Salma made her way to Abby's desk. "Is she okay?" Abby asked softly.

"Yes. She just had a long day at school." Ziva said.

"Okay." Abby shrugged.

"I have to go back up." Ziva said as she made her way to the door.

"See ya." Abby said.

"Abby?" Ziva asked. "Please do not ask Salma about school right now."

"Okay." Abby said obviously confused.

"Thank- you." Ziva said. She walked to the bullpen and went to her desk.

"Hey." McGee said.

"Hello." Ziva said to McGee as she sat down.

"How is Salma?" Tony asked her.

"She is okay." Ziva said as she started typing on her computer. Tony could tell something was wrong.

"What are you doing?" He asked. The agent did not respond. Tony went to her desk.

"Hello, earth to Ziva." Tony said. She looked up, here eyes angry.

"What happened?" Tony asked softly, as he leaned over her computer.

"Nothing." Ziva said quickly.

"Something happened. Tell me." Tony said. Ziva sighed.

"Do you remember Sunday when Salma mentioned her mother's boyfriend Aaron?" Ziva said.

"Yeah. Why?" Tony asked as a wave of concern washed over him.

"He came to the school today. That is why it closed early." Ziva said. Tony stared at her in disbelief.

"We have to tell Gibbs." Tony replied.

"No, not yet. I know you think we need to, but it is not that easy." Ziva said motioning for Tony to come behind her desk. He looked at the picture that was up on Ziva's screen.

"This is the same guy who was at the park." Tony stated.

"I know." Ziva said looking up at him.

"How are we going to catch him?" Tony asked her.

"Catch who?" Gibbs asked coming to his desk.

"The killer boss. We found out who he is." Tony said. Ziva looked up at him. We do? She mouthed. Tony squeezed her shoulder reassuringly before he went to pull it up.

"Trey Johnson." Tony said. "He works at a discount store not far from here."

"Bring him in." Gibbs said. The two agents nodded and went to get him. A couple hours later, Ziva and Tony were watching Gibbs interrogate the suspect.

"Do you think he did it?" Ziva asked.

"Yeah, Abby linked the evidence to him." Tony said. The two were silent for a moment.

"Do you think taking Salma in was a bad idea?" Ziva asked. Tony looked down at her.

"No." He said softly.

"You are not just saying that?" Ziva asked as she kept staring at the scene in front of her.

"No, I'm not. It was a good thing that you took in Salma." Tony said. "Besides this is only the second week you've had her here. This will get better." He moved closer to her. Ziva relaxed a little as he got nearer. Somehow, the agent had a calming affect on her. She decided to open up to him a little.

"Do you remember when I told you about Tali?" Ziva asked.

"Yes." Tony said. "You don't think that this thing is going to end like-"

"I do not know." Ziva said finally turning to actually look at him. "With Tali, it was different. She was sixteen! Salma is eleven! She is all I have left of my past. The part I want to hold on to. I am just afraid that, that if I do something wrong Salma wi-" Tony took Ziva into his arms.

"Shh." He soothed, "Everything will be fine. We will straighten this out for good. Nothing is going to happen to you or Salma. I will always have you six." He said as he stroked her hair. A few minutes later, Ziva looked up at him.

"Tony, there is something I need to tell you about Aaron." Ziva said.

"He wasn't a former lover was he?" Tony asked. Ziva shook her head.

"No. Aaron Hadar was Ari's step brother." Ziva told him. "He also helped kill my sister."

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