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Now, let's see how things are in the squad room... and what will Tony learn?

Gibbs was every so thankful that she was back safe & sound, but he couldn't believe what she had done, it was dangerous, it had the potential to have ended so badly. Pushing boundaries was one thing but he needed to deal with this & make her realise a few things, he had to admit he was pretty angry with her "we need to talk privately" he didn't want this to go down in front of everyone.

"I've gotta get the food sorted, some of it has to go into the fridge & Buster could use some more food too" Kelly replied, she really didn't want to be alone with her dad at the moment, he looked pissed. She knew what she did probably wasn't the smartest thing, but she had responsibilities to take care of & made the best decision she could.

"Ziva & Abby can manage the food & I'm sure Phoenix can feed Buster" Gibbs stated "we are talking"

"It would be quicker if I did it, I know what everything is" Kelly replied.

Nix kept flashing looks between his sister & father, unsure what was going to happen.

Gibbs put himself a foot from her "They can manage, we are talking privately, now!" he asserted.

"Whoof!" Buster barked at Gibbs, having seen a threat to one of his owners he immediately acted.

Tony & Ziva shared a look, yea the dog probably saw Gibbs as a threat, he was pretty close to Kelly & spoke fairly forcefully, they just didn't know what he'd do.

Gibbs looked down at the dog, it had gone from puppy dog to guard dog in a matter of seconds "Guard dog?"

"Yes, I made sure to get one that was trained, in case we got unwanted visitors" Kelly answered, as she patted him to calm him back down.

Gibbs had to admit, that it was good thinking on her part, the additional protection of a dog was always useful, he was about to say something when Jenn had entered the area.

"What is that dog doing in this building?!" Jenn asked quite forcefully, before realising everyone was in the bullpen, Kelly & Tim included, a sudden wave of relief washed over her.

Kelly, who was now holding onto Buster's leash, spoke "He's not a dog, he's a member of our family, this is Buster Gibbs, do you have a problem?"

Nix's eyes widened, he knew his sister could be stubborn, pigheaded & hold her own in a verbal stoush, but he thought she was really digging herself a bigger hole with the tone she was using.

Before Jenn could answer Buster bared his teeth & barked, defending his owner from the newest threat he saw.

Gibbs eyed his daughter, he thought he saw a subtle command that she gave him.

Gibbs shifted his gaze to Buster & gave him a good glare "Quiet!" he commanded, he held the smirk back at the sight of the dog immediately going quiet. He crouched down, time that he laid down the law to more than one member of his family, he couldn't believe what he was about to do, but he looked directly into the dog's eyes "Buster, you are a Gibbs & therefore a member of the family, but in this family I'm in charge. You do not bark in anger at me ever & you do as I say above anyone else, understood?"

Fornell looked on in shock, Gibbs was speaking to the dog as though it was person & it looked like he was waiting for a response.

Gibbs couldn't believe he was in staring competition with a dog, but he held the gaze, it only took another minute but the animal went from the confrontational stance where he stood on all fours to basically lying at his feet, with his head resting on his front paws not too far from Gibbs's feet. It was the dog's way of saying he understood "Good boy" he commended, giving him a quick pat.

Kelly was shocked that Buster had basically given in to his command authority so easily & quickly, that riled her "I'm going to get the food sorted" she announced.

Gibbs stood & just stared "I don't think so, we're talking young lady"

"Later" Kelly offered.

"Kelly Anne Georgina Eleanor Gibbs, we are talking now!" Gibbs said sternly.

Kelly hated that her dad had said her full name, but wait, he hadn't, she tried to work out what he just said & why.

Fornell had to admit he was a little surprised at her name, it was kinda long, he'd never have given Emily that long a name.

Nix looked at his dad really confused "huh?"

"I refuse to use those 2 names ever again, it's being changed" Gibbs stated knowing full well why his kids were confused, he'd left off part of his daughter's name.

"Fine by me" Kelly offered.

"I'm glad you approve" Gibbs replied dryly.

Gibbs turned to his son "Phoenix, why don't you take Buster down to the lab & give him some more grub, you can use your new bowl. Ziva, go with him & take the bags, put the food into Abby's fridge"

"Of course Gibbs" Ziva replied, she was kind of glad to be given an out, the conversation that was going to follow wasn't going to be pretty.

Nix again looked between his sister & dad, she looked like she was ready to explode, and that was never pretty, he looked…. well the same, this wasn't going to be pretty. His mum always seemed to be the only person that could stem the tide of her rants once she got going, he wondered how his dad would go. Part of him wanted to witness it, like a battle royal, the rest of him knew that it was probably best to steer clear & do as his dad said "ok, come on Buster"

Kelly made a move to get closer to her dad's desk where the bags were, but didn't get very far.

"You. Are. Not. Going" Gibbs stated emphasising each word & taking hold of her around the back of her neck to keep her from moving away from him.

"I was just going to show her which bags held the food" Kelly replied "and can you let go"

"No, you aren't going more one step away from me young lady & I'm making sure of that" Gibbs stated, he wondered if she remembered that rule from her childhood "and I have no doubt that Ziva can figure out the food bags from the rest"

Kelly's eyes widened briefly at his comment, it was always a requirement that she never went more than one step away from her dad whenever she got into trouble & was due for a lecture.

"DiNozzo, speak to him before he passes out" Gibbs said motioning towards McGee, he looked ready to faint from sheer terror at what he'd done.

"Sure boss" Tony replied, he had to admit, the probie didn't look all that good & as far Gibbs, well he looked mad, he was however surprised that he hadn't let loose, he'd normally have already let out a barrage of barks, he really had this parent thing down pat, it came so naturally to him.

Gibbs said nothing but started walking himself & his daughter towards the stairs, he was going to use the Director's office, she let this happen, so she could lose her office.

Jenn watched as Gibbs led Kelly up the stairs, both had stubborn looks on their faces, this wasn't going to be pretty! Within 10 seconds of them going through the door to her office Cynthia came rushing out, clearly having been dismissed from her desk. He obviously wanted some privacy & she wasn't going to say anything about him using her office, especially as she was to blame for the escapades.

"Come on Buster, let's get you some food" Nix said picking up his leash.

Between Ziva, Jenn & Fornell they collected up the bags & followed him, wanting to give Tony some privacy for his conversation.

Tim had been frozen to the spot for the entire conversation, he knew he was dead, but how dead was the question? He couldn't help but wonder why Gibbs had asked Tony to speak to him, but maybe he had a more important conversation to have or maybe he was just too angry with him.

Tony looked at Tim with empathy "Conference room McGee" wanting to make sure the talk was in private. The fact that Gibbs asked him to deal with McGee he saw as either Gibbs being too mad to speak to him or the fact that he had to deal with his daughter, he was going with a bit of both.

"Yes Tony" Tim replied & followed him.

Tony entered the room & sat down, he saw Tim just standing there "sit"

Tim immediately sat down across from him.

Tony sighed "you know you screwed up right?"

Tim nodded "knew that as soon as we got to the car park, she…."

Tony was intrigued "she what?"

"We were just talking, but then she turned well, she's quite commanding & she does it with a smile, it's really weird" Tim finally said.

Tony could understand commanding, look at her dad & given what her mum had done that day, she was probably not to be messed with either "she's Gibbs's daughter, of course she'll be commanding"

Tim nodded in agreement.

"Why didn't you turn your butts around & come straight back inside as soon as you knew it going downhill? Or call me?" Tony asked, he'd have been out there in a flash & gotten their butts back inside, followed promptly by letting Gibbs know what had gone down.

"She took my phone as soon as we got into her car" Tim said.

"I meant before you got to her car" Tony said "you said you knew you were screwed when you got to the car park"

"I….." Tim started, not quite knowing what to say "she just said she wanted to grab something from her car, I didn't see the problem at first. She's got the Gibbs stare down pat, but she does it with a smile"

Tony studied him, that was the second time he'd mentioned her smile, ohhh crap! He let out one almighty groan "McGee!"

"What?" Tim asked, unsure why he groaned.

Tony shook his head "Do not tell me you are falling for her? That's damn near suicidal!"

Tim stared wide eyed at him, falling for Kelly? No, he wasn't… but that smile…

"McGee, you need to snap out of whatever it is, because this path will lead to all sorts of crap!" Tony said, his silence had been worth its weight in gold "you seriously want me to go to Gibbs & tell him you took her off base & let her sweet talk you because you like her? Are you insane?"

Tim just shrugged.

Tony banged his head down onto the table "McGee" he groaned, this he was not expecting, where on earth did he go with this?

Tony grabbed his cell & messaged Ziva "I need you in the conference room, now! Keep it quiet though, don't tell anyone where you're going, just tell Fornell to keep watch on Nix & that he can't leave the lab" he needed backup, but this situation had to be handled correctly, he also knew that they had to keep someone with Nix.

A few minutes later Ziva entered "what's wrong?" she'd gotten concerned.

"You may want to sit" Tony advised, once she had he continued "figured out why probie here let Kelly talk him into talking her off base"

Ziva raised her eyebrow, willing Tony to continue.

"He likes her!" Tony stated dramatically.

Ziva turned to Tim, she had a different take on why Kelly had picked him, but by the look on Tim's face, Tony was right "you like her?"

"I….." Tim just couldn't say it.

"We can't tell Gibbs you do McGee, that's a death warrant" Tony said, the fact he couldn't speak only confirmed it.

"Tony has a point" Ziva agreed, she had images of over-protective fathers & Gibbs would definitely be one of them.

"I tried to stop her, but she said she'd go with or without me, thought it best to go" Tim finally said.

"But you were gone for over 2 hours, what were you two doing? And do not say….." Tony asked, if something had 'happened' he didn't want to know!

"NO! Nothing happened" Tim replied instantly, taking a breath "She said she'd work quickly to pack & everything, but she was dragging her heals, almost like she was waiting for something, I rushed her as quickly as I could" Tim said.

"The agents didn't see you" Ziva commented.

"We went over the back fence from the block of units, she said she wasn't stupid to think the place might be under surveillance" Tim answered "I cleared the house & stayed on her six the entire time, and the dog was plastered to her side as well."

Tony ran his hand through his hair, he'd done all he could to keep her safe, but the fact remained, he let her talk him into leaving the yard "McGee….. Tim, I'm sure you did what you thought was best, sounds like you tried follow the rules of keeping her safe, but…"

"I let it happen, I know Tony" Tim interrupted, he knew he was up shit creek.

"You need to work on being more assertive McGee, you cannot let your feelings interfere with your duty" Ziva added.

"I know" Tim agreed "I'm sorry, I know l let Gibbs down, let you down too"

Tony nodded "Look, you screwed up, no one will deny that. But you're not alone. The Director screwed the pooch as well, Gibbs went postal on her for even bring her car back up here! And as for Kelly I'd say she's up shit creek too" Gibbs had look mighty upset with her to say the least.

"So…" Tim said.

"So" Tony said, taking a moment he continued "Gibbs may or may not want to speak with you & a word of advice, don't bring up the fact that you like his daughter! Just do what your told, we've gotta find Shannon & we'll need your geek skills for that, and for the love of g-d don't take either Kelly or Nix anywhere, they only move about with Gibbs's approval." He knew that now more than ever none of them would want to allow either of them to go anywhere without Gibbs say so.

Tim sat there in companion silence for a few minutes, he hoped Gibbs wouldn't be too hard on Kelly, he finally realised that maybe he did like her.

A/N: I know you may not have been expecting Tony to deal with Tim, but Gibbs does a person he has to deal with first. And yea, I guess Tim likes Kelly! :) Tim will still have to wait for the 'chat' with Gibbs..

Gibbs was pretty mad at his girl & for her part, Kelly is a pretty stubborn kid. How will they go up in the Director's office?

The next chapter may be a few days away, I'm still working on it. But as you know, I love hearing your thoughts/comments, so review away!