ok, so this chapter is focussing more on the missing girl that i pretty much forgot about the last few chapters... silly me. anyway. i hope you like it. wow quick updating, yay.

Abby's right. He thought he was doing what was best for me, but he was wrong. I can handle this, I'm the only one who can find him and the girl. But if Gibbs catches me he'll send me home… what should I do?

The thoughts circled round her head as she wandered around the NCIS building, not walking anywhere in particular, just walking, saying hello to anyone who greeted her. Then her cell phone started ringing.

..no caller id..

'Todd' she answered.

'sweetie, I need to talk to you'

Kate froze, was he for real, what should she do…

'why, there's nothing to say'

'ill tell you where she is'

'you're trying to trick me again'

'no, baby, Katie I'm not, I didn't want to have to do that, but I had no choice, I couldn't let her die, but she's better off with me'

'better off with you, can you hear yourself, you abuse little girls, how is she better off with you'

'I won't hurt, I want to help her, she's my second chance'

'you don't get a second chance, tell me where she is, I'll let you get away, just give her to me'

'I can't, I have to keep her'

'no you don't, if you really want to save her give her to me, I can help her, you know I can, you know you'll hurt her eventually, you can't help it, I understand that now' She clenched her fists as she 'sympathised' with him.

'you do'

'yeah' she choked out.

'ok, I'll meet you at the park, do you remember'

'yeah, when'

'2 hours, but you have to come alone'

'ok'

'promise'

'yes'

'bye Katie'

SHIT!! Now what? She has to go, but without backup, they won't even know where to look if something goes wrong. But will it, is that what you're expecting? she asked herself. I have to go. And follow his instructions, or he'll never give Rosie up. Hmmm, Rosie, Rose, did he choose this girl because her name was the same as my middle name. No, why would he, there's plenty of Caitlin's out there. It must be more than the name…

Kate ran back to her desk to find Rosie's file. Wow, she looks kind of like me, but she hasn't been abused… that we know of. Maybe it wasn't reported, but then how would he know. Kate looked more closely at Rosie, "oh god, she has the look." Kate whispered to herself.

"What look?" Tim asked.

"The, never mind."

"Kate, w..what is it?"

"ok, you have to promise not to tell anyone unless something happens to me ok."

"Kate you're scaring me."

"just promise!"

"ok, I promise."

"Rosie has THE look."

"I don't un…"

"the broken, abused, 'help me' look." She shoved the photo in his face. "she was abused, that's what he meant, why he chose her, here, see." She gave him another photo and he was confused.

"she has the same look in both photos, but this one looks…"

"it's not her…its me"

"Oh…w..whats going to happen to you?" he asked stunned.

"I'm meeting them. He's going to give me Rosie, but I can't take backup, and I can't arrest him…"

"but Kate Gibbs…"

"will kill me if he finds out, but you can't tell him, unless I don't come back."

"but what if he asks?"

"lie to him, make something up!"

"but…he's Gibbs. He'll know."

"well you better make it a good lie then!"

"But Kate, KATE!" he called after her as she started leaving.

"where are you going?"

"to get Rosie back! Just cover for me McGee."

"ok," he said unnecessarily as the door to the elevator closed in his face.

What am I doing? Kate asked herself. I'm saving Rosie, a little girl who needs my help. I can do this. I think…

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