Internal Deception

Chapter 25th

Special Agent Gibbs continued to sit on his couch waiting for Bishop to arrive to talk with him. All of a sudden he began to think about Loreile and their time together. However he was interrupted by a knock on his front door.

"Come on in Bishop the door is not locked." He exclaimed with getting comfortable once again on his couch.

"Boss, I am sorry for bothering you. But I needed to talk right now. Listen, I am confused right now and I have no idea what I need to do." She turned to face him before he tells her to sit.

"Does this have anything to do with the ring Torres gave you, Bishop? I am not really the right person to be talking to about this with my track record."

"Gibbs, you need to stop hiding from yourself after all this time. I saw you with Lt. Loreile Baskins at the conference meeting. You were glowing with those blue eyes of yours, I am sorry to say this to you. It's true. "

Moving his head like always he was hiding again. "I just don't know how, but you're right Bishop. I just don't know how it happened. But that woman knew me inside and out and then some. It was just plain weird. Do you know since leaving the safe house I am missing her a great deal and she is going to be extremely busy with a new charge with a Senator Murphy of California."

"I have heard of him, Gibbs. She no doubt knows her job really well or else she wouldn't be protecting the senator. You need to be happy Gibbs, you deserve it for god sake!" She burst out with emotion.

"I don't wish to screw this up after years of being alone. And you should try to make the right decision in regard to Nick Torres. He does love you a great deal for who you're inside and out. He wouldn't have gone out of the way to give you the ring."

"Yeah I know for when I was taken out by the marines to have my body double murdered by Hussein's goons. I am just glad they were caught in the act, even though Hussein was shot by the assistant Warden." She said something that had Gibbs up in arms.

"Wait one damn minute! I thought it was the warden that had shot himself at his apartment complex? Then where is the real warden after all this time?" Gibbs asked with concern in his tone of voice.

"Whoa Gibbs! He's safe in an F.B.I. safehouse in Georgia. They are bringing him back to speak with the F.B.I. director Jack Mcgill to go over the case before he's able to enter back into his job and life."

"What the hell is going on Bishop? Why the total deception?" Gibbs had issues with the case totally and why he was lied to by the F.B.I. director.

"I don't know the full details, however I have a feeling Director Leon Vance knows."

"Did Loreile know about the deception?" He asked with a slight lump in his throat.

"She was kept in the dark as well Gibbs. And no doubt she will probably know soon with all of the details. If I was you since it's none of my business. You need to head for the safe house to speak with Loreile."

"I will once you leave here. And Bishop please do the right thing with Nick."

"I am going home now to call him with my decision. Good luck with talking to Loreile. That's if they allow you back inside without a pass." Bishop said to him as he places a smirk on his face hiding something.

Getting into truck he pulled out his cell phone to make the call...

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Evergreen Safehouse

Lt. Loreile Baskins wasn't able to sleep when her cell phone was going off on a medium ring that she was able to answer it on the second ring. "Gibbs are you alright?" She was worried about it in many ways.

"Yeah. Are you able to come to my house I need to talk to you. No doubt you're have advised of the situation with the assistant warden of the prison killing Hussein?"

"An hour ago by my boss and he wasn't all too pleased now that Senator Murphy won't be arriving until the day after tomorrow. I will be able to stay at your house until it's time for me to take over the protection." She says calmly and with her heart racing slightly.

"Why what happened with the senator?" He was curious and acting like himself for a change.

"The Witness Protection agency thought it would be best to wait with what has been going on and advised the senator of the change. And besides I have a feeling there is more Gibbs. I will explain at your house. I will be there shortly once I pick up a few supplies."

"Fine." He said to lay back on the couch to wait.

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Gibbs House Time: 9 O'Clock P.M.

After packing a light bag and some supplies. She parked her vehicle in the front of the house seeing that the lights in the living room was down low.

Gibbs had given her the spare keys in cases like these. She didn't know on whether he had fallen asleep on the couch or was waiting up. She will find out in a moment as she muttered to herself with using the key to move inside to find him on the couch having fallen asleep.

She bent down to plant a soft kiss onto his cheek to wake up quickly out of habit. "Jesus Jethro! I forgot how quick you can be with your Marine training from over the years."

"I must of fallen asleep without realizing. What's on your mind?" He gestured with asking the question.

"For the past few weeks I had a number of conversations with my boss and in each time I am told by a source that he had been running to the Naval Yards to speak with Vance's boss. I have found this strange. When I walked in on my boss to discuss a matter when I overheard him say that he had a undisclosed meeting for a payoff. "

"Did he know you overheard him with the conversation?" Gibbs explained.

"No, I was careful. I have an idea Gibbs about placing a GPS device on him to see where it leads. Hopefully my fears will be right that Director's Vance boss might be behind everything."

Gibbs listened to her through her plan was sound. "When would you want to do this?" He asked with a lump developing in his throat.

"Tomorrow Gibbs, since I will need to discuss the protection of the senator with my boss. We will need to advise Vance in advance so that he doesn't be caught with his pants down."

"I will call him now and have him come here." He grabs his phone from the table, while Loreile was ready to discuss the plan.