By Saturday a few hours before the party Tony was barely speaking to Michelle even though him and Connor had spoken. Tony promised to talk to Michelle before they went home but felt she didn't understand why he was upset. When Alexandra asked him to stop by before the party Tony felt something was going on.
"Hi Yaya, you wanted to see me."
"Junior, thank you for coming. There's a young woman here that's working for the party planner who was interested in you." This shocks Tony who had no idea who it could be. "Her name is Tabitha but she says she knows Jethro and Kelly."
"And she came looking for me?"
"I was hoping to take you home to Jethro." Tony turns to find Shannon standing in the doorway. "I'm his wife …"
"Shannon … yeah I know who you are. Why are you trying to take me home? How did you know I was here? What …?"
"Speak with her Junior and if you decide to go home I'll have Daniel take you to the airport for the first flight home. If you decide to stay he can take you for a costume for her." Alexandra leaves them alone in the den.
"Did you not want to see Kelly? She's at Aunt Camille's with Maddie getting ready for tonight's party. She misses you a lot and so does dad but he couldn't get off work this weekend to attend the party."
"After the accident they told me she died and that Jethro didn't want anything to do with me. He didn't want me to testify and I got Kelly killed. I knew the name of the family that adopted you and hoped if I took you to him …."
"I don't think I could replace Kelly but I went to live with him in May and he adopted me in August. Maddie lives with us right now and so does my friend from school Tom. He's homeless and dad did a background check on him since he had a truck and drove us around."
"So then they don't need me."
"I didn't say that. They miss you and I doubt they'll ever think or say they don't need you. Aunt Camille helps with Kelly a lot but there's things that need a moms touch."
"I miss her so much my heart physically hurts most days. I want to see her but … I want to see Jethro too."
"Can Dad wait until tomorrow. I mean Kelly might decide she wants to go home tonight but they've been looking forward to this party for a while."
"No one will mind?"
"Yaya says she'll send us to get you a costume and I can have Aunt Camille bring Kelly by." Shannon nods,
"I heard a lot of things about this party and I need to make sure Kelly doesn't have me before I go home." Camille met them at the costume shop with both Kelly and Maddie.
"They decided they need new masks and the matching bags to go with the dresses." Tony rolls his eyes,
"Maddie has to be dramatic with everything. Aunt Camille this is Shannon she's …"
"Kelly's mom … she's told me a lot about you.. Does she know you're here? Does Jethro?" Shannon shakes her head.
"She came looking for me so Yaya sent us here for her to get a costume and we're going home tomorrow so she can see Dad. I asked you to bring Kelly so …"
"Mommy?" Shannon turns to see Kelly standing there. "MOMMY!" Kelly runs into Shannons arms and they both cry so Tony, Camille and Maddie leave them alone for a bit.
"Are you guys going home tonight?"
"I think it'll depend on Kelly. Shannon said she would wait to see Dad until we go home tomorrow because of the party but …" Maddie smiles,
"She can't wait for the party but I think she might want Shannon home with Gibbs more." They looked around at costumes with Maddie seeing what she thought Shannon would like until Kelly and Shannon join them.
"Wow, how many more costumes did you guys need?"
"Maddie was choosing what she thought you might like."
"Really? Gone with the wind? Do I look like Scarlet O'Hara." Kelly and Maddie giggles.
"Kelly and I got costumes like that and you always match with her." Camille smiles,
"Or you two can pick out two other matching costumes if you like and I can return yours Kelly since there's still time before Halloween." Shannon goes with the matching dress to the one Kelly already had and after a quick stop for shoes and other things Shannon needed they head to Camille's house.
"Tony, thank you for buying the stuff but …"
"Dad gave me the money in case we need anything here in New York but Nonie and Yaya have paid for everything so far. Don't worry about it, just enjoy spending time with Kelly and I'm sure Maddie could use some fuss too. She's mentioned missing you."
"Where's her Mom? I mean I get she must know you but to trust you to take her to New York with strangers doesn't seem like Grace."
"She's actually my aunt. Uncle Jerry went to college with Anthony so Maddie grew up as a cousin which is why she comes and goes with me and she knows the family so well." During the party Shannon relaxed a bit seeing Kelly and Maddie enjoy themselves. Some men Tony didn't recognize seemed to pay attention to her so he kept an eye on them while telling Tom about the people who attended.
"Do you think I'm going to have to find a new place to live? I mean it's one thing for your dad but she's …"
"I told her you were living there but honestly I don't know. Dad's not going to put you out on the street though."
"Thomas Franklin what are you doing here?" They turn to find a man and woman Tony knew through Ruth and David standing there.
"Father, Joy, I'm attending the party just as you are."
"They don't invite the help. They invited you to work not attend like a normal person. How did you even get the nerve to show up here to work?"
"He's not here to work, he's my guest. Anthony DiNozzo Gibbs, and you must be Tom's parents."
"Hmm … yes well we didn't know his 'friend' was coming or we'd have told the host. They let any riff raff in and falsifying who you are. I'm sure Mrs. DiNozzo would like to know."
"I'm sure she would. She likes Tom and my Yaya said I could bring anyone I wished to the party so I invited Tom. Here she comes." Alexandra joins them.
"Junior, are you and Tom having fun? The costume contest has begun so if someone hands you a piece of paper Tom just hold onto it."
"I will, thanks," Tom tries not to smirk at his parents.
"Excuse me Mrs. DiNozzo, do you know these boys? Do you know who they really are?"
"Yes, this is Junior or Tony DiNozzo Gibbs, my grandson and his friend Tom. Do you know them?"
"They're under the impression we're the hired help who decided to join the party instead of work." Alexandra laughs,
"My grandchildren will never work at a party I throw and their friends are always welcome over. Speaking of work Hamilton told me he was interested in hiring you for DiNozzo Enterprises when you finish high school. He's impressed by your knowledge and the way you handled the meet and greet last month. Speak to him before the night's over and I'm sure he'll be interested in setting you up."
"I will thanks," With that Tom walks away while his dad stares.
"Hamilton … Turner? Wants to hire Thomas for DiNozzo Enterprises just from meeting him?" Tony nods,
"He came with me last month to a meet and greet for new employees and Uncle Ham is my Godfather so we spent extra time with him and my Aunt Linda." Tony saw a man going around the girls and Shannon who tried to stay out of the way while making small talk with Michelle and Ruth who tried to make her comfortable.
"Junior, it's good to see you." Tony stops hearing Stella behind him. "It's been a long time no see. How are you doing?"
"I'm okay … what are you doing here?"
"I came for the party of course. As Anthony's widow I'm still a DiNozzo."
"Actually no your not. Anthony was trying to divorce you when he died."
"Who told you that lie? We were never happier when he died."
"He left me papers with proof of your cheating and lies. Don't worry I will turn it all over to the authorities and let them handle it." Ton tries to walk away when he's grabbed from behind.
"I don't think so Junior. You're not going anywhere but with me. If you try anything I will hurt your brother and sister." Tony glares at Stella as the man who grabs him took off his mask looking like Anthony.
"Hello Junior,"
Who are you and what do you want?"
"Is that any way to greet your father?" They turn as Kelly screams.
"Tony!" Everyone turns to face them and the room grows silent as the man pulls out a gun and the men around the room start pulling off their masks revealing themselves to be Gibbs, Mike and other agents.
"Let him go Stella, this won't end good for you."
"No I think it'll end perfectly for me. Junior's coming with us and if someone tries anything we'll kill him. It's my perfect ending but maybe not so much for you Junior." The last thing Tony sees was Anthony also standing by some of the doors before he was knocked out from behind. When he came to it was day time and he had a headache.
"Welcome to the world sleepyhead. How are you feeling?"
"What do you care? How long have I been out?" Tony was handcuffed to one bed only wearing his boxer shorts.
"Two days and don't worry I haven't done anything."
"Then where are my clothes."
"Over there … Stella offered you to me in exchange for helping her kidnap you." Tony just looks at him. "I like guys but I like them legal and consensual. She thinks I've taken advantage of you being asleep."
"Who are you? You look like Anthony but you're not him."
"Names Bart Loren, she said I looked like her ex husband and wanted to use me for some things. It was me who went to see you as your father but I don't know who was killed. I had nothing to do with that."
"She killed someone?"
"The rumor is Anthony DiNozzo was in Europe and the divorce went through. She said with him being declared dead his passport and information would be of no use to him."
"Why did you both kidnap me? What does she want from me other than to let you do what you want. That can't be all she wants."
"Money, she says your family will pay for your ransom … I don't know if that's true or not but that's her plan. She blackmailed me for having a hand in faking Anthony's death and said my payment would be having my way with you."
"So what …"
"I don't plan to hurt you Tony. What she doesn't know won't hurt you though so until I can figure out what to do next we'll just hang our here." Bart gave Tony some of his clothes to wear under the covers so when Stella looked in Tony was wearing pants under the sheets though he pretended to be asleep. This went on for two weeks as Stella got more and more angry about it.
"This is ridiculous, they're never going to pay for him. He's not worth much even to that family. We should just kill him and dump his body on the way to Canada to get away from all of this."
"We can't just kill him Stella."
"Why not? Are you getting attached to him? You know as soon as you let him loose he'll tell them what you did to him. Not only did you rape him up you drugged him up. I doubt he'll remember what's going on and they'll look at him even if he can't remember."
"Well I'm not killing him. That's not what I signed up for."
"Well you better figure out what you're going to do with him before I'm leaving in 30 minutes and I'll call the cops as soon as I'm far from here." Tony already had the keys to the handcuffs.
"Do you think you'll get away with it? Everyone saw who took me Stella, you will be found. My dad's a federal agent and a Marine, they will find you."
"Yeah with Anthony so they'll blame him."
"I guess you didn't see him at the party. He was standing by the agents and it was him I saw. You are all talk but you don't have the guts to do anything yourself. If you want me dead then you do it yourself." Stella grabs the gun off the table and Bart knocks her out from behind. "That was easy."
"Let's hope she stays out like you did or close to it. Stella has no sense of direction so we're in Virginia near Quantico … I'm not sure how far that is from where you live but she thinks we headed north. "
"We're by NIS where my dad works they were at the party though I'm not sure why. They're probably looking for me."
"If you want to leave me at the entrance and we can leave her tied up here I'll tell them you let me go."
"I can't keep running I did help deceive you and I've felt guilty ever since." As they drive away from the hotel with Stella in the backseat they drive by Mike and Gibbs driving in the opposite direction and they see Tony right before they pass each other.
"That's my dad and his boss." Mike pulls a U turn turning on sirens so Bart pulls over.
"Driver, turn the car off and throw the keys out the window." Keep your hands where we can see them." Bart looks at Tony
"If there are tons of cars when they pull you out let me know." Gibbs appears at Tony's window.
"Tony!" Tony smiles opening the door.
"Hi Dad," Gibbs hugs him.
"Are you okay? Where have you been?"
"In a motel room, Stella wanted money for me and I guess she couldn't get any. She's knocked out in the backseat and this is Bart, he was taking me to NIS." Mike appears at Bart's window and pulls him out of the door.
"Are you okay kid?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Is everyone else okay?"
"No, they think the longer you're gone the more likely she's to kill you. Shannon blames herself for not insisting on going home to see me and so does Kelly. She wanted to attend the party and Shannon wanted to make Kelly happy."
"Well no one could've predicted Stella would kidnap me. Or I would've insisted we go home and let Maddie with Aunt Camille. Is she okay?"
"She's fine but something to do with your Aunt Michelle is causing problems but no one tell me what happened."
"That's a long story." Mike puts Bart in the backseat of their car.
"Do you want to drive this back to NIS since Stella's in the backseat since you'll have room for her and Tony?" Gibbs nods,
"Don't tell anyone until I can." Mike gives him a look and then turns on the sirens and Gibbs and Tony follow as close as they can. "They think you're dead. After 48 hours it's more likely you were killed and it's been over two weeks."
"Yeah I know and Bart did rescue me. Stella blackmailed him into helping kidnap me and then paid him off by saying he could have his way with me. She thinks he did but he didn't want someone who wasn't willing much less a minor."
"That will work for him and we'll see about helping him. As soon as they finish with the questions we'll take you home."
"Where's Tom? He was already worried about staying there with Shannon and …"
"He's staying at Charlie's house. He picked up his stuff but he won't stay there. She's making sure he has money for food and things he needs but he's missing you too." At NIS it seemed like the questions never stopped for a few hours but then he was given some sweats and a jacket from NIS to change into while his clothes were taken for evidence and then Tony was able to go home.
"Shannon was going to send the girls to school today. Should we go pick them up?" Tony saw it was almost time for them to get out of school."
"Yeah, I want to see them." Tony stood outside of Gibbs' car. "Shannon doesn't pick them up?"
"They haven't been back to school until today when we tried to go back to normal. I called her and told her I was coming home early so I would pick them up. She planned to come after them but …" Maddie's the first to spot him.
"Kelly, look who's over there." Kelly drops all her stuff and runs to Tony crying.
"It's okay Kel." She hugs him crying too hard to talk and Tony just rocked her as Maddie joins them and he hugs her at the same time. "Hey Maddie," Gibbs gathers Kelly's things talking to her teacher who was watching them.
"Are you really here? Are you okay? Where's Daddy? Did you see him yet? He didn't tell us anything."
"He found me this morning and he's getting all the stuff you dropped. He didn't know when he left this morning that man who took me helped me get away and was taking me to NIS when we saw Dad and Mike." Gibbs joins them.
"Becker says we can finish the case tomorrow since we had to work on your case." Kelly giggles and Maddie hugs Tony. "How about we head home for now? Tony needs to make some calls and see your mom." Tony wonders about this as Shannon barely knew him but he knew he wanted to call everyone in New York and see Charlie and the others. It was barely 3 and Tony was also starving so he hoped to get something to eat soon.