Chapter Maybe Something in the Late Teens??
she's just a short one so I will post the next one shortly
NAT POV
Watching two NCIS agents walk over with grim looks on their faces threatened to make Natalie's dinner come back up. McGee was holding something in his hand.
"Boss," Gibbs was already standing when McGee spoke, "Tracker, Tony also found a small incindiary device, disarmed it, its in the back of the van." McGee passed the tracker over to Gibbs. "It's expensive, latest tech. It would actually be kinda cool if it wasn't so scary. It's very near military grade, so you know how good and how far those can track."
"My question is how did he get to you?" Tony asked, "I mean you have to be pretty crafty to sneak up on you boss."
"Headquarters. Must have over heard the last of my dinner order, knew I'd be at Giovanni's. Pull surveillance from the area and watch for a guy in a dark ball cap. Bet you it's him." Gibbs was looking at the tracker, "Any chance you can backtrace this McGee?"
McGee took the tracker back, "If not we might be able to use it to set him up. I'll see what I can do."
"Why a tracker, why a bomb?" Natalie asked very curious. She couldn't quite figure out the motive.
"He may have been watching you and realized you weren't alone. That we were protecting you. If he's half as smart as you say, this was the best way to follow you without being noticed," Tony explained.
"The bomb was small, likely just meant to be a distraction," Tim explained further.
Gibbs gestured to the tracker, "Can you reattach that?" he asked Tim who nodded. "We're going to take the car to a hotel, check in under my name. While we do that I want you to bring another car back for us and we will then head to my place. Scumbag will think we are keeping Natalie at the hotel and we can set him up."
Everyone nodded in understanding and went to do their tasks. Natalie started packing up the food and getting ready to go. "Gibbs, tell me this will end," she pleaded.
"He will spend the rest of his life in prison, or go to an early grave. I promise." He pulled her in for a hug and kissed the top of her head. She snuggled into the warm and comfort he provided.
Their little exchange did not go unnoticed as Tony and Tim nudged each other at the sight of the two. "You know they make a cute, if strange, couple" Tony said.
"Isn't she a little young though?" Tim commented.
"What's the matter McGee, you falling for the redhead?" Tony teased. But McGee blushed and Tony knew he found Nat attractive, "I thought you had a thing for goth forensic techs?"
McGee looked at Tony sternly, "I do."