Long time no post! I've been away for a bit, skiing, (not that there's any snow) and only just got back. I figured I should probably add the next chapter!
Anyway, Disclaimer is the same as last time (except I'm even more broke, if that's possible)
And all the people who say that Kate wouldn't just let some guy beat her up, I know that. I've just changed her character a bit (well, more than a bit). Let's just say that she got a bit more vulnerable after she had a child?AndI know that she also wouldn't leave halfway through a case, especially if Ducky disappeared, so maybeshe was having an extra bad day, like her pet goldfish died or something...
I'm going to go now, I think it's bed time. Please review to keep me happy!
NOW
"You all right Kate?" asked Tony, glancing at her nervously.
Kate looked up, and caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. There were tears rolling down her cheeks, which she hadn't noticed were there.
"I'm ok." She said, managing a smile. "Just some old memories."
Tony nodded, and turned his attention back to the road.
"It's ok that we stop off at the office on the way? I just gotta look something up."
Kate nodded, knowing full well that 'something' was in fact Jake's police records.
"Yeah, but is it ok if we follow you in? I just-" she stopped, realising what she was about to say.
Tony nodded. "I know."
They reached NCIS Headquarters, and Tony parked neatly into his designated spot, which Kate noticed was a considerable distance closer than it had previously been.
"Moved up the ranks Tony?"
Tony laughed, not answering her question, which Kate took to be a yes.
Kate rolled her eyes, and took hold of Lily's hand tightly.
Lily smiled up at her, and held out her other hand for Tony to take.
"Is this where you work?" she asked, as they entered the building.
Tony nodded, and let go of Lily's hand to pull his jacket away, flashing his badge. They quickly moved towards the lift, and Kate had to work hard to fight back all of the memories.
She couldn't believe all the new equipment they had, especially compared to what they used to work with. She looked at a few things, and then spun around, suddenly aware that several people were starting at herself and Lily. She tried to find Tony, but couldn't see him.
"Can I help you?" asked a young blonde, looking very unsure of Kate.
Kate bit her lip, and gripped Lily's hand tighter.
"I, I was um…" she stopped, unsure of what to say next. She hadn't spoken to anyone new for so long, the words stuck in her throat.
"What's going on in here?" boomed a familiar voice. "And where the hell is Dinozzo?"
"Here Boss," called Tony, winking at McGee, who was coming up behind Gibbs. Kate spun around, and came face to face with Gibbs, who looked like he was about to pass out in shock.
"Agent Todd," he whispered, touching her arm lightly. Kate flinched away, and Gibbs backed off. She looked around, and was relieved when she saw Tony coming back into the main office.
"Tony," she called desperately, and quickly walked over to him.
Tony looked at her, surprised. He hadn't realised exactly how affected she was, until now.
"It's ok," he said softly, hugging her lightly. He smiled at Gibbs and McGee, who were both flicking their eyes between Kate, Tony and Lily, clearly coming to the same assumption. Tony's past had finally come back to haunt him, and Kate had left because she was pregnant with Tony's child.
"This is as good as 'Bold and the Beautiful',' murmured the blonde, who was totally confused as to what was happening.
Tony was about to introduce Kate, when Ducky walked in, about to request Gibbs' help, but totally forgot what he was about to say when he caught sight of Kate.
"Caitlin," he whispered, "It isn't Caitlin Todd?"
Tony held Kate's hand, and gently turned her to face the three confused agents and the dumbfounded ME.
"Guys, I assume you all remember Kate," he said. Kate tightened her grip on Tony's hand, but Tony gently squeezed back until she relaxed.
Tony turned to the blonde.
"Kate was in NCIS with us a while ago."
Gibbs raised his eyebrows, but let them drop again after he noticed that Tony wasn't paying any attention.
The blonde stepped forward and smiled brightly. "I didn't realise before. Sorry. I'm Special Agent Elka Johnson." She stuck out her hand, which Kate took. "I thought you were lost."
Kate shook her hand, and pulled away quickly. "I should've introduced myself."
Elka shrugged, and turned to Lily. "Who's this?" she asked.
Kate smiled brightly. "This is Lily, my daughter. And no, she's not Tony's," she added, having noticed the looks flying between Gibbs and McGee earlier. Tony smiled, hearing this remark. It was more like the Kate that he knew.
She let go of Lily's hand, urging her forward. "This is Elka, she's a friend of Tony's."
Lily nodded, and smiled at Elka. Elka grinned, and hugged her tightly. "She's gorgeous!" she exclaimed.
Kate nodded, and glanced around to find Tony. She could see him, working on his computer.
"Can you keep an eye on her for a bit?" she asked nervously. "I just need to check some stuff out with Tony."
Elka nodded, and dragged Lily over to meet McGee, who was still rooted to the floor next to Gibbs and Ducky, unable to function at all.
Kate rushed over to Tony, nervous to be away from Lily, but anxious to check out what he'd found.
"Jake Williams, right?"
Kate nodded. "Anything there?"
Tony scrolled through the list. "Assault, break and enter, assault, assault, armed rob., take your pick," he said, reading out a few. "Hasn't done time though."
Kate nodded. "I should've checked this," she sighed, taking over the mouse.
She stopped suddenly, pausing on a particular line. "Shit," she whispered.
Tony looked at what she had paused on.
"Suspected murder," he said, nodding slightly. "Nice."
Kate leant back into her chair, and closed her eyes. "What am I going to do Tony?" she asked.
Tony shrugged.
"I've got a fucking murderer after me!" She sat up, and opened her eyes. "Tony," she said quietly.
"Mmm?"
"If anything happens to me, can you look after Lily?"
Tony raised his eyebrows.
"I know it's a big ask, but I don't know who else there is. Mom and Dad, they're long gone, I can't ask my sister, I haven't seen her in years, she doesn't even know that Lily exists. I just don't want her going with Jake. You're the closest thing to a family I've got."
Tony nodded immediately, and smiled at Kate.
"Anything to stop that bastard taking her." He smiled. "I'd be more than happy to take her," he said, hugging Kate. "But nothing's going to happen to you."
Kate nodded, and Tony turned back to his computer, and printed out a few pages.
"Let's go show these to the troops."
"This is Jake Williams," said Tony, handing around a mug shot and profile of Jake. "And his right hand man, Kyle Sullivan." He handed around Kyle's picture and profile.
"I want you to find these two, and anyone associated with them. I don't care if you bring them in dead or alive, I just want them off the streets."
Gibbs raised his eyebrows, his blue eyes watching Tony piercingly. "I'm sorry if I'm mistaken, but I thought I was the Boss here. Care to explain what's going on here Dinozzo? And why Agent Todd is suddenly back, and why you don't seem surprised?" 'And why she has a daughter?' he silently added, not that he would actually ask that out loud.
Tony looked at Kate, who nodded slightly.
"They've been hired to do a hit on me," she said, not looked up.
"I'm sorry?" asked Gibbs, eyes questioning.
"They've been hired to do a hit on me," she repeated. "Jake Williams was my husband. We investigated his best friend Kyle about ten years ago, for the murder of some Petty Officer. Now they're trying to kill me!"
Gibbs watched her carefully, and nodded sharply to McGee and Elka. "I want everything you can find on these two," he ordered, before turning back to Tony and Kate.
He smiled slightly. "I'm glad you're back, Agent Todd," he said, touching her arm again lightly, before dragging Ducky back up to autopsy before the ME could ask any questions.
Kate sighed, and picked up Lily, who protested loudly. Kate noticed that since meeting Tony, she had relaxed visibly, and started acting more like a five year old than in previous months. 'Not that that would have anything to do with Tony's influence,' she thought.
"Let's get out of here," said Tony, taking Kate's hand gently, and leading her out of the building, before they could run into anyone who might recognise Kate. The last thing they needed was to have to explain why she had suddenly reappeared.
Kate nodded, and Tony held out his arms to take Lily, who was squirming in Kate's arms.
Kate passed her over, and Tony promptly placed her on the ground again, but held onto her hand tightly.
"I'm sorry about before," whispered Kate, playing with a strand of hair. Tony glanced at her, and kept walking.
"It's ok Katie, you have a reason not to trust people."
Kate nodded. "But these people are my friends!" she said, before stopping suddenly. "Were my friends," she corrected softly.
Tony was about to reply, when Lily stopped her skipping game and looked up.
"Why do you call my mom Kate? That's not her name."
Tony creased his eyebrows at Kate, confused.
"What do you mean, that's not her name?" he asked, his eyes questioning Kate.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Her name's Emily, not Kate."
Kate laughed.
"I didn't mention it before, I guess I forgot." She said, patting Tony gently on the shoulder as he tried to process what was happening.
"When I first met Jake, I used the name Emily by mistake," she said, waiting for Tony to click.
"Emily…" he said softly. He looked at her. "Emily Clarke, that was our cover for the next case, wasn't it?"
Kate nodded. "Bet you didn't think of that, did you?"
Tony shook his head, laughing. "You're a smart one Kate."
"Damn straight," replied Kate, laughing also, as they continued walking towards the car.
Lily watched them both, confused. "What's so funny?" she asked.
Kate held out her hand, and Lily took it.
"Before I met your dad, my name was Kate. That's when I knew Tony. Then when I met your dad, I changed my name to Emily," explained Kate.
"Why?"
Kate looked over to Tony, silently asking him to finish explaining.
"Because your mom didn't want anyone to know where she'd gone, after she left Washington." He smiled at Lily's confused expression, pausing to unlock the car.
He started up the engine, and drove towards the park, before continuing to explain.
"Before you mom met you dad, she lived in Washington DC."
"With you?"
Kate and Tony laughed.
"I asked Kate to live with me many times Lil, but she always said no."
"No," said Kate, "But we worked together."
"Were you an NCIS person like Tony?" asked Lily.
Kate nodded, smiling silently. "Yeah. But some bad stuff happened, and I had to leave. Then I met your dad, and we moved to Colorado. You remember that?"
Lily nodded.
"Well, I didn't want anyone to find me, so I changed my name to Emily."
Lily nodded. "And then Daddy was mean to you, and made you cry."
Kate didn't reply, and Tony let a hand rest on her thigh, calming her slightly. Kate shivered at his touch, but then relaxed, and she felt his hand get comfortable.
"Ready for the park?" asked Tony, changing the subject.
Later that night, Kate was sitting on the couch flicking channels, when Tony reappeared from the kitchen.
"Wine?" he asked, holding up a bottle of red.
Kate looked at it quickly, noting what it was.
"You got my favourite," she whispered.
"Never forget these things," he smiled.
He placed the bottle on the coffee table, and sat next to Kate.
"You've got no idea how much I've missed you," he whispered, taking her hand. "It just wasn't the same, you know. Elka's fun, but she doesn't muck around with me like you did."
Kate nodded, and turned to face him.
"After Abby died, I felt so alone." He paused. "You know how I said I couldn't leave?"
Kate nodded.
"In case you came back. I knew you would, and I had to wait for you. All I wanted was you," he said, kissing her softly.
Kate pulled back slightly, and Tony backed off immediately.
"I'm sorry," he said, sitting up stiffly.
Kate shook her head, and pulled him closer.
"I missed you too," she said, as they slowly walked towards Tony's bedroom.
Did you know how scared I used to be?
Scared for you, scared of me
But taking down this barrier
And touching you at last
Has broken all that down…
THEN – TWO YEARS AGO"If you ever touch any other man, I'll kill the both of you," yelled Jake, before storming out to the car, leaving Kate standing alone at the bar, surrounded by a crowd of silent people.
Into dust
Blown away
Now there's us
And we're realDid I tell you that I love you today?
NOWKate woke with a start, and rolled over to find herself facing Tony. He groaned at the shift in weight, and opened an eye. Upon seeing Kate next to him, the other eye flew open. Wow, he had achieved his goal of so many years, waking up next to a naked Kate Todd.
He smiled, and opened up his arms, to allow Kate to move next to him. But she remained where she was, hugging herself self-consciously.
"What's up?" asked Tony, sitting up in bed.
Kate bit her lip.
"Jake said if I ever went near another man, he'd kill me."
Tony sighed, and gently moved so that he was sitting next to Kate.
"Jake's not here now Katie," he said gently, taking her hand.
Kate nodded, and smiled tightly. "I guess," she said slowly.
Tony nodded, and opened up her arms again. Kate allowed herself to be hugged, and she smiled.
"I love you," she whispered, before kissing Tony gently on the cheek.
He nodded, but before he could continue, Kate quickly sat up, and collected her clothes, which were strewn across the floor.
"Jake's still Lily's father, and I don't want her to see us like this," she said, before quietly making her way out to the couch, so that she wouldn't wake Lily up.
An hour or so later, Tony made his way into the lounge room, where Kate was fast asleep on the couch. He smiled, and gently shook her awake.
"Wakey wakey sleepy Katie," he sang.
Kate slowly opened one eye, and glared at Tony.
"Why the fuck did you just wake me up?" she groaned.
Tony shrugged. "Coz I thought we could do something today. What's the problem?"
Kate groaned, and closed her eye again.
"I feel like shit." She replied.
Tony nodded, and quietly made his way into the kitchen, figuring it was probably safer in there.
He was reading the paper and drinking coffee, when a small figure appeared in the corner of the room.
Tony glanced up, and smiled at Lily.
"How are you this morning missy?" he asked.
Lily grinned, holding out a tooth.
"My tooth fell out," she said proudly.
Tony laughed, and held out his hand to examine the tooth.
"That's a mighty fine lookin' tooth there partner," he said with a western accent.
Lily giggled, and then looked around the kitchen.
"Where's mommy?" she asked.
Tony pointed towards the lounge room.
"Asleep. She's not feeling well." Tony looked at Lily nervously. "Are you feeling ok?"
She nodded, and skipped into the lounge room to show Kate her tooth.
Tony watched as Lily left the kitchen, and felt his eyes automatically drift towards the picture of his daughter, framed on the wall. 'Stop it,' he told himself, sighing, as he slowly stood up and followed Lily in to see Kate.
He found Lily sitting on Kate's lap, proudly showing off her missing tooth. Kate didn't look quite so enthusiastic, but was still trying to appear happy.
"I showed mom my tooth," said Lily, patting the bed beside her, gesturing for Tony to sit next to her.
Tony glanced at Kate, who shrugged in reply. He took a seat, and scooped Lily into his lap, and in effect too her weight off Kate's stomach.
Kate smiled, and sat up slightly.
"Feeling any better?" asked Tony.
Kate shrugged. "A little."
Tony nodded. "I thought today we could go to the zoo." He pointed out the window to the blue sky and sunshine. "It's a gorgeous day."
Lily jumped off Tony's lap in excitement. "Awesome! Mom, let's go to the zoo!" She started dancing around the room, still carefully holding her tooth. "Guess what I am!" she said excitedly.
Kate groaned, and slumped back down under the sheets. Tony took her hand worriedly, but Kate brushed it away.
"I'm ok, really."
Tony raised his eyebrows, and Kate laughed.
"I'm fine. I've only been throwing up all morning…" she said, raising her own eyebrows at Tony, waiting until he got her message, and took it the wrong way.
"What? No way, not yet," he said, before realising that Kate had not meant it that way. She was sick, that was all.
"Oh," he said loudly, "Oh. You're only sick." He turned away, embarrassed.
"Yeah," grinned Kate, sitting back up again. Kate: one, Dinozzo: nil.
She was still laughing a few minutes later, when Tony started to speak again.
"So I guess the zoo is out of the question then?"
Kate rolled her eyes. "No, I guess we could go," she said, not very enthusiastically.
Tony shook his head. "It's ok, we can stay at home. Watch some videos or something," he raised his eyebrows suggestively at Kate, who grinned and rolled her eyes.
"Not unless you want me puking all over you," she replied.
"Oh yeah," said Tony sheepishly.
Kate glanced at Lily, who was still prancing around the room.
"You could go with Lil," she suggested.
Tony watched her evenly. "You sure about that?" he asked.
Kate nodded. "Yeah, you'll be ok." She paused. "I trust you."
Tony smiled. "Everything's going to be fine."
Kate bit her lip, and held her arms open. "Hey monkey," she called.
Lily turned around. "How'd you guess I was a monkey?" she asked, walking towards Kate. She jumped on the couch, and allowed herself to be hugged tightly.
"Tony's going to take you to the zoo today."
Lily frowned. "Why aren't you coming?" she asked.
Kate brushed a strand of hair out of her eyes. "Because I have a bit of a tummy ache," she replied, glancing at Tony, knowing he would be embarrassed about his earlier thoughts. Seriously, Kate thought, thinking she was pregnant the next morning, he should be ashamed.
Lily nodded. "I promise I'll be good, and I won't let go of his hand the whole time."
Kate smiled, and hugged Lily again. "Love you princess," she said.
"Love you too mom," replied Lily, sliding off the couch. She stopped, and turned before she ran off to get ready. She smiled, and kissed Kate on the cheek, before running into the kitchen excitedly.
Tony waited until Lily was gone, before he went and sat next to Kate.
"Last night," he said, "You weren't, you know, sick or anything-"
Kate laughed softly, and shook her head. "No. Just this morning."
"That why you left?"
Kate shrugged. "Sort of." She paused. "Apart from the fact that I was gonna throw up any moment, I do love you, you know that."
"Love you too."
Kate smiled, and kissed Tony softly.
"I'll take good care of Lily, don't you worry," said Tony.
Kate touched his arm gently. "I know," she said. "Just, be careful."
"You too," replied Tony, before slowly standing up.
"Have fun," called Kate as he left.
He turned and waved, and Kate sank back into the couch, sighing. She'd get up later, but now she just needed sleep.
From outside the window, a man watched the exchange between the woman and the little girl, and then between the woman and the man. He smiled, and took out his phone, before watching the woman and the man kiss. His delight quickly turned to rage, as he furiously kicked a rock nearby, and stalked off.
Tony smiled at Lily, as the walked through the zoo together, hand in hand.
"This is fun," she said enthusiastically, licking her dripping ice cream.
Tony laughed, and then watched as she nearly walked into an elderly lady, nearly wiping her ice cream all over the woman's back.
"Look out Lil," he said, stopping her just in time.
Lily looked up, eyes huge.
"Sorry!" she whispered to the old lady, who smiled back.
"It's ok dear," she replied, and winked at Tony. "Giving mommy a day to herself, are we?"
Tony nodded, and smiled back at the woman, wondering what Kate was doing. His thoughts suddenly darkened, when he realised what he had seen earlier that day…
I've got a soul
That cannot sleep
At night when something
Just ain't right
THEN – 6AM THAT MORNINGTony groaned, feeling the weight shift from under him. He opened an eye, and found himself lying next to Kate. His other eye flew open, and he smiled, sitting up slightly. Wow, he had achieved his goal of so many years, waking up next to a naked Kate Todd.
He opened up his arms, to allow Kate to move next to him. But she remained where she was, hugging herself self-consciously.
"What's up?" asked Tony, sitting up properly.
Kate bit her lip.
"Jake said if I ever went near another man, he'd kill me."
Tony sighed, mentally planning exactly how he was going to kill Jake if he ever found him. "Jake's not here now Katie," he said gently, taking her hand.
Kate nodded, and smiled tightly. "I guess," she said slowly.
Tony hugged Kate softly, and smelt her hair as she leant back into him.
"I love you," she whispered, before kissing Tony gently on the cheek.
He nodded, and was about to kiss her back, when Kate suddenly climbed out of bed.
Tony was about to open his mouth, but shut it again after seeing Kate's face.
"Jake's still Lily's father, and I don't want her to see us like this," she said, as Tony slumped back into bed.
He shook his head, and rolled over so that he was facing the window. He caught sight of a figure outside, who looked vaguely familiar, but he though it must just be one of his neighbours. He thought about going over to the window to have a look, but his bed was just too warm…
It's hard to believe
There's nobody out there
It's hard to believe
I'm all alone
NOW
Tony looked at Lily, horrified. It had been Kyle Sullivan outside his window that morning, he was sure of it.
He grabbed Lily's hand, and started moving in the other direction without waiting for her to follow him.
"Where are we going?" she asked, struggling to keep up.
Tony scooped her up, and started running towards his car.
"You know how you and your mom have been looking out for the bad men?" he asked.
Lily nodded, confused.
"Well, I think there might be a bad man at my house, with your mom."
Lily's mouth flew open, and she started to cry softly.
"Is Mommy ok?"
Tony mentally cursed himself, and plastered on a fake smiled. "But I bet your mom's going to be fine," he said, running a hand through Lily's soft brown hair.
Lily sniffed slightly, and then nodded.
Tony smiled. "It'll be ok, princess," he said, unlocking the car doors, and placing Lily in the passenger seat.
Kate sat up stiffly, her heart beating wildly. She glanced around the room, to try and locate the source of the loud crash. When she couldn't see anything in the lounge, she crept into the kitchen, and grabbed a sharp knife.
'Shit,' she thought to herself, looking around the kitchen. She knew that Tony kept his spare gun in there somewhere, she just wasn't sure exactly where.
She continued into the hallway, and was about to enter a spare room when she was suddenly grabbed from behind.
She screamed loudly, and flicked the knife around wildly, but to no avail.
Whoever it was that was holding her was far too strong.
"What do you want from me?" she asked, out of breath as the man slowly walked her towards Tony's room.
The man pulled off his balaclava and grinned at Kate.
"G'Day Em," said Jake, still holding Kate tightly. "Remember me?"
Kate paled. "Jake…" she whispered.
Jake nodded. "You left me, didn't even say goodbye." He said.
Kate didn't reply, she wasn't sure what to say. Jake didn't seem angry, he was almost happy, somehow.
"Not going to answer me?" he asked, as he threw her onto Tony's bed.
Kate shook her head.
"What are you doing Jake?" she asked quietly.
Jake grinned. "Actually, I'm here to see you, believe it or not. Me and Kyle tracked you down last night." He paused, as he slowly traced Kate's jaw with his finger. "I missed you Em."
Kate refused to look at him, instead watching the wall carefully.
"Did you miss me?" he asked.
Kate didn't reply.
"Emily? Did you fucking miss me?" he asked again.
Kate tried to push herself off the bed, but found he was holding her there. So much for all her Secret Service training.
"Let. Me. Go," she demanded, trying to fight him off.
Jake shook his head, and then nodded slightly. Kate was confused, until she saw another man enter the room.
"Kyle…" she whispered, beginning to cry softly.
Tony ignored the lights as he sped through yet another intersection. He didn't care if he caused an accident, so long as he reached Kate in time. He knew he shouldn't have left her alone, that something would have gone wrong.
Kyle grinned at Jake, watching as he slowly pulled Kate's shirt off.
"Did Jake tell ya that I saw you and that other bloke this morning?" asked Kyle, leaning on the wall.
Kate shook her head, and looked up at Jake, who was right on top of her.
"Don't you remember what I told you?" he asked.
"What?"
Jake leaned even closer to Kate, so that she could smell the alcohol on his breath. "That if you ever touch another bloke, I'll kill you both," he whispered threateningly.
Kate froze, and Jake laughed,
"Calm down," he ordered, unbuttoning Kate's jeans. "First I'm going to have some fun." He looked at Kyle. "And Kyle here's been dry for a while. Only fair to give him a bit of action…"
Kate shook her head crying. "No," she whispered. "Lily."
Jake's face clouded. "My daughter, I know," he said. "And you took her away."
Tony grabbed his phone, and thrust it into Lily's hands.
"Do you know how to use this?" he asked, still speeding towards his house.
She shook her head. "Sorry."
Tony shrugged. "Do you know your numbers?"
Lily nodded. "Mommy taught me."
Tony smiled. He should've known. "Then do you know why number ten was scared?"
Lily watched him blankly.
"Because seven eight nine," he said proudly, smiling as Lily got the joke and laughed softly.
"Can you dial this number?" he asked, handing her a scrap of paper.
Lily nodded seriously, and studied the paper.
She dialled the number, and then started helplessly at Tony. "Now what?"
Tony leant over and pushed the 'call' button.
"Is it ringing?"
Lily nodded.
"Say it's a friend of Tony's and that you need to speak to Gibbs."
"Ok," said Lily quietly, as she waited for someone to answer.
"Hello, this is Special Agent McGee, Gibbs' phone, how can I help you?" came a voice.
Lily bit her lip. "I, I need to speak to Gibbs," she said nervously. She glanced at Tony, who smiled encouragingly.
"Who's speaking?" came the reply.
"Um, my name's Lily, I'm a friend of Tony's."
The voice at the other end paused.
"How old are you?"
"Five," whispered Lily. "There are some bad people who are hurting my mom, and Tony said we need to talk to Gibbs."
The voice inhaled sharply. This couldn't be the little girl who was with Kate and Tony yesterday afternoon, meaning that-
"Gibbs," came a sharp voice.
Lily bit her lip, and glanced at Tony, scared. She didn't like speaking on phones.
Tony smiled, as he turned onto the freeway. "Go on," he said. He would've taken the phone himself, except he figured that if he got pulled over then he wouldn't be able to talk himself out of being caught driving while on a mobile, as well as speeding.
"Um, my name's Lily. I'm Tony's friend."
"Tony Dinozzo?" asked Gibbs sharply.
"I don't know," said Lily, as she started to cry.
At the other end, Gibbs looked around frantically, trying to figure out what to do. He wasn't good with children…
"It's ok," he said calmly. "Why do you need to talk to me?"
"Because Tony said my mommy's in trouble."
Gibbs thought quickly. Who's daughter would Tony have with him, that he would think she would want to know about? He suddenly remembered back to the day before, with Kate and the little girl.
"What's your mom's name?" he asked.
"Em-" started Lily, before remembering. "Kate," she corrected.
Gibbs nodded.
"Tell Tony I'm coming to his house right now."
Only one more to go now!