So hard to stay strong
It had been a week since Kate and Tony's lunch with Ben Johnson and it was the furthest thing from their minds. Things were good for Kate and Tony they had been talking about having another baby soon that way Aidan could have a little brother or sister. Little did they know that that day their lives would be turned upside down. It was a quiet day at NCIS Headquarters when Gibbs got a call from downstairs apparently two agents had been shot down by the daycare where a man was trying to get to a child, not just any child it was Aidan Dinozzo he was after. "Okay I'll be right down." Gibbs said as the team prepared to go. "Tony, Kate you stay here." Gibbs ordered. "Why boss?" Tony asked. "Because there is a man downstairs who shot two agents and has taken hostage the daycare, he's after your son." Gibbs explained the only way he knew how. "We should be down there then." Tony said. "No. He knows you two, it's what he wants." Gibbs turned to leave but Tony stopped him. "Gibbs, Kate is the strongest person I know but if anything happens to Aidan it would destroy her, hell it would destroy me but she couldn't handle that." Tony told him. "Tony, I promise you I won't let anything happen to your son. I'll get him out of there. Your wife needs you here with her." Gibbs said as he and McGee headed downstairs to join the other agents. Tony went over to Kate who was crying by now and just held her. "I can't lose him Tony." She said. "We're not going to lose him, Gibbs will get him back." Tony said trying to make her feel better. "How do you know that?" Kate asked. "Because he promised, and Gibbs doesn't break promises." Tony said. Just then Abby came running out of the elevator. "Kate is it true?" Abby asked but by looking at Tony and Kate she got her answer. Kate just nodded. "Gibbs will get him back, Kate." Abby said. "So I've been told." Kate said as Abby gave her a hug. "Tony can I talk to you?" Abby asked. "Sure, what's up Abby?" Tony asked. "How is Kate holding up?" Abby asked. "About as good as I am." Tony replied. "And that is?" asked Abby and Tony did something he had never done, he started crying. "I'm scared. I'm trying to stay strong for Kate but it's so hard to stay strong knowing my son is downstairs most likely scared and knowing that he could be hurt. I feel like I should be there to protect him. I'm supposed to protect him." Tony said. Kate and Abby had never seen this side of Tony. Kate just went over to him and put her arms around him and together they cried.