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Chapter Eleven

'Does this woman know everyone abandoned place DC?' Cait asked as they entered a run down house which was practically falling apart.

'Maybe,' Gibbs entered. He didn't think this was a trap, actually he highly doubted it but he had his holster unclipped just in case.

'This just seems like a bad movie,' Cait shook her head. 'Who is she anyway? Will anyone tell me?'

'They'd tell you if they wanted you to know,' Aurora suddenly appeared, more or less out of thin air.

'Oh you are so very sure of yourself aren't' you,' Cait spat as Tony placed a hand on her arm to calm her down.

'It's how I've managed to stay alive this long,' Aurora glared at her before she looked back at Gibbs. 'So you wanted to talk, talk,' she told him. 'And clip your holster up, I won't shoot you,'

Gibbs sighed. 'What were you doing at O'Sullivans house?' he asked her.

'He called me with some information, I was going around to check it out,' she told Gibbs. 'When I got there he was dead,'

'Why didn't you tell me this morning?' Gibbs demanded angrily.

She shrugged. 'Must have slipped my mind,' she said.

Must have slipped her mind? Cait thought. Jesus, who did this woman think she was?

'Aurora,' Gibbs shook his head.

'Gibbs,' Aurora looked at him.

'Come on Aurora, level with me. Did you kill O'Sullivan?' he asked her, not really expecting an answer.

She looked at him. 'What do you think?' she asked him.

'Knowing you, I wouldn't know,' his eyes bored a hole into her.

'No, I didn't do it,' she said seriously. 'He was dead when I got there,'

'Why don't I believe you,' Gibbs asked her.

'Because you don't like me and your bias because of it,' Aurora told him. 'I didn't kill him Gibbs, honestly,'

Gibbs snorted. 'You know the meaning of the word?'

'Is that all?' Aurora asked him. 'Yes I was there, no I didn't kill him,'

'No that is not all,' he shook his head. 'Did you disturb evidence? Move anything? Take anything?'

'No, No, No,' she answered.

'Then why did we find your hair in O'Sullivans bedroom?' Cait asked her a question.

Aurora looked at her for a moment, not answering. 'Who says it's my hair?' she asked finally.

'Come on Aurora,' Cait shook her head. 'So we don't have DNA but it isn't hard to work out, especially once you'd admitted to being there as well,'

'Were you sleeping with him too?' Gibbs asked.

'Is that jealousy?' Aurora said with a grin. She just enjoyed ribbing him.

Gibbs rolled his eyes and shook his head. 'Nice try Aurora but why would I care whom you're sleeping with at any given time?'

'Cause I'm a babe?' she grinned at him.

'In your mind perhaps,' Gibbs muttered. 'Did you sleep with O'Sullivan or not?'

Aurora shot him a look that would have made most people back away and then run. Gibbs however stood his ground, even though he did inwardly wince. 'Do you think I sleep with everybody?' she growled.

'Well were you?' Cait asked casting a glance at Tony who'd gone very quiet but she could see his mind ticking over as he contemplated the possibility. 'Answer please it's a legitimate question.'

'Were you?' Gibbs asked her, ignoring her ecomment.

'No!' Aurora shook her head. 'When I got there, the front door was open. I went through the house to check it was clear and that's when I found O'Sullivan in the study,'

'Did you move anything? Move the body?' Gibbs asked her.

'No,' she said. 'When I saw he was dead, I got the hell out of there and called emergency,' she said. 'I wasn't waiting around in case they decided to come back,'

'Why didn't you just call me?' Gibbs asked.

'Because I'm not on your Christmas card list,' Aurora told him.

'Got that right,' Gibbs muttered. 'Still you should have called and told me everything. You know how much time we've wasted?' he told her angrily.

'You know you're kinda cute when you're mad,' she grinned at him.

'Aurora!' Gibbs said, frustrated.

'Look you know it all now, okay?' she told him.

'Any idea who did it?' Gibbs asked her, noting Tony had remained quite since they arrived.

'I gave names to Tony,' Aurora said, sending Tony a smile. He sent her back a small one.

'Any idea what information he was going to give you?' Cait asked her.

'No, he wouldn't tell me on the phone. Just that it was big and then he only wanted to talk to me,' Aurora said.

'Only you?' Gibbs asked. 'You were flying solo?'

She nodded. 'He has come through with info before, I wanted to check it out. I can take care of myself,'

'I know but still..' Gibbs shook his head. 'Do you think it was a trap? For you I mean?'

'If it was, I don't think Sullivan knew about it,' she told him.

'Doesn't mean it wasn't,' Gibbs pointed out. 'Any idea who might want to kill you?'

'If I gave you a list, we'd have 10 phone books full,' she told him seriously.

'But you can't think of any names?' he asked her.

'Not off the top of my head,' she told him.

'Aright,' Gibbs sighed. 'If you think of anything, am I foolish to think you'll call?'

'No, I'll call,' Aurora told him.

'Alright,' he said. 'Can I have a number to contact you on?'

'Same one Tony has,' Aurora told him. 'Do I have to say don't give it out to anyone?'

Gibbs didn't reply, just turned to leave, Cait following him but Tony waited back. 'Aurora,' he said softly.

'Tony?' she asked.

He sighed 'Nothing,' he shook his head. 'I'm not mad,' he turned and headed in the direction Gibbs and Cait had gone

'Yes you are,' Aurora frowned. 'What's up? I can't help if I don't know,'

'It's nothing Aurora okay,' he looked over his shoulder at her.

'I'll catch you later. I've got to go or my ass will be grass and Gibbs is the mowerman,' he'd no sooner finished his sentence when they both heard Gibbs bellowing for him.

She simply nodded. 'I'll see you around Tony,' she said, doubting she would.

'Sounds good,' he agreed knowing that all he'd have were the memories of last night and that there would be no repeat performances in the near future. 'Coming,' he called out and then strode quickly from the building to the car where Gibbs and Cait were already waiting.

'We were going to go without you,' Gibbs told him.

'Can't go without the driver,' he told them jangling the keys.

'Oh I'm going to be sick,' Cait in the back seat closed her eyes.

'My driving is not that bad,' Tony told her.

'You drive too fast,' Cait retorted.

'You drive too slowly,' Tony shot back. 'And my driving is not fast is it Gibbs?'

Gibbs just ran his hand over his face and closed his eyes. He didn't need this squabbling between the pair even if it was just banter he didn't need it at this moment

'What did you say to Aurora?' Gibbs asked as Tony pulled out from the kerb. 'Did you come to your senses?'

'What's that suppose to mean,' Tony asked as he kept his eyes on the road his sunglasses hiding any expression his eyes might be holding.

'Did you tell her you can't see her anymore?' Gibbs asked.

'I think it was a mutual agreement,' he replied. 'It wasn't verbalised but sometimes the unspoken word is louder then the spoken one. Don't worry its over.'

'Thank god,' Gibbs muttered.

'Yeah,' Tony replied. 'It's over,' although both Cait and Gibbs could tell that he was far from happy about the fact

'You'll be thankful later,' Gibbs assured him.

'If you say so.'

Gibbs sighed. 'She's trouble Tony and she'll only cause trouble for you if you're involved with her. Even if you two are just sleeping together,'

'What I do in private is private isn't it boss, I mean I know how to keep my private and professional life separate,' he heard Cait chortle from the back seat and he momentarily lifted his gaze to the rear view mirror and Cait knew that the look behind the shades was withering. 'I do and I'd never compromise an investigation or you, partner.'

'If Aurora wanted too, she'd make the two collide DiNozzo,' Gibbs said. 'She can manipulate you and any situation she wants,'

'I'm not that weak Gibbs,' Tony was angry, Angry at Gibbs, at Cait and at Aurora but mostly angry at himself

'Trust me Tony, if it happened, it wouldn't be your fault,' Gibbs told him.

'If it happened, which it won't and wouldn't have I'd have still blamed myself.'

'I know but it won't now,' Gibbs said. 'Lets head back shall we?'

Tony nodded and the rest of the drive was silent.