Commanding Performance
Chapter four
Noah Montero the son of the local mob boss Alberto Montero arrived back at his father's home in the Bronx after flying back with Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Nicholas Torres. His father sitting in the library smoking a cigar given to him by his local house keeper.
He's been going over the recent file folder given to McGee briefly in jail. He's been trying to figure out just who is behind the knockdown of his family. There were hundreds at this point that had the power to do so at this time.
Noah walked into the library as his father lifted his head to say the following. "Well, Noah what do you think Gibbs will be doing with the case?" While taking a puff of his cigar and placing it into the ashtray.
"He's going to do his best to get Special Agent McGee off the hook. However, he doesn't know who are the players behind framing his long-time friend and former agent." Noah alluded with his comment.
"Believe me, he's going to know soon once those involved will do their best to stop him and Torres from getting in their way. Even though I have heard that another former Special Agent has come back from Bulgaria." Alberto tells him.
"Why?" Noah asked the importance of the question.
"I really don't know at this time Noah. Hopefully, our people will find out soon as to why this Eleanor Bishop has come back to the United States." Alberto remarked picking up his cigar once again.
"Do you think that she might be working with those wishing to take us down father?" Noah needed to say sitting down to take one of the cigars in the container to continue on talking to his father about other business. "By the way, I have a feeling that Gibbs and Torres know that we were following them in the first place." he cried out taking a puff of the cigar after lighting it up with the lighter that was sitting in his grey pants pocket and sweater.
"I really need to contact Gibbs by himself without the others around him." Alberto paused.
"Do you really think father if in case those trying to take us down will get wind of this chat with Gibbs?" Noah poised mostly with his comment.
"I need to Noah give the most vital piece of information to him in order to save our family and McGee's life as well. These people working inside are really smart having worked the past year to gather the evidence against us." he exhales feeling somewhat dejected.
Meanwhile at Torres's apartment...
He was in need of sleep as with Gibbs. Eleanor Bishop had pulled out the extra blankets so that she can sleep on the black leather couch. While Torres had offered Gibbs the spare bedroom. He will be sleeping in his own room since in no way was he going to let Bishop into his. Though they were only intimate a few times before everything had gone sour between the both of them.
Gibbs had brought his duffle bag into the spare bedroom needing to make a few quick calls letting his friends know he and Torres had arrived back in Washington, D.C.
In the living room. Torres continued to stare at Eleanor Bishop. "What do you think you're doing Nick staring at me like that?" Bishop needed to say with anger in her tone of voice.
"Oh, I don't know Elle. Why are you actually here in the first place?" he cried out moving in closer to holding onto her small shoulders. Though she is a strong woman having trained under Odette for over a year."
"It's too fold Nick with helping out McGee and an operation with the same people I am working with for Odette. I have no idea just how long the operation is supposed to last with rescuing one of our people being held by the state department."
"Who?" Nick says with venom.
"Waldi Bertnio of Africa having been arrested a year ago for his involvement with the Montero mob family. Don't ask me how Nick what he had done for them!" she sipped her diet cola that was sitting in the fridge.
Gibbs meanwhile in the back bedroom was able to hear them argue. Even though he had no idea what she was talking about at the moment. He was just too tired and needed to sleep right now as he laid back down on the double bed thinking about the last year living in Alaska."
"What exactly did they tell you, Elle, to be coming here in the first place?" he continued to hold onto her shoulders. He really needed to kiss him after missing her after this past year.
"I was paid well for the job knowing for the fact that I will be here with seeing you after all this time as with Gibbs." she motions placing a tender kiss on his cheek.
"Elle, I have been so lost this past year with losing my father again. While talking to Doctor Grace even though she has her share of misery when it comes to her husband having to be separated. She is a very private person and was hurt when Gibbs left as with many others Eleanor." Nick says.
With a shake of her head with finishing her diet cola. "I have always liked Doctor Grace. Even though she does then push too much when it comes to our emotions," she remarks.
"I know the feeling. It was like getting Gibbs to come here as he really didn't wish to help out McGee being blackmailed for murder. But then he had thought about it to change his mind mostly. He's exhausted and it's showing once again on his persona." Nick responded.
"I am glad he's here nevertheless Nick. Now it's time for all of us to get some sleep. Helping McGee is a priority at the moment." she noted with a light touch to his cheek walking past him.