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Chapter Seventeen

'Well what do we think?' DiNozzo asked as they approached Cait,

'Well it's obviously coded,' Gibbs raked a hand through his hair. 'Now Tony promise me you won't go psycho on me?'

'Why would I do that boss?'

'Because I'm going to ask you a question and I don't want you to go ballistic on me.'

'Okay ask.'

'Why do you think Aurora just happened to be in the right place at the right time to save Cait? Is it possible that she was also looking for this,' he held up the evidence bag with the paper inside.

'Hell no I mean if she had been she'd have patted Fatso down before dragging him down here. Remember Cait and I left her alone with him.'

'So why was she there?' Gibbs asked again Cait nodding. 'Come on Tony you were street savvy, you were a cop and you've got good gut instinct now bias aside, what does that instinct tell you?'

'I don't know,' he said. 'I talked to her about 4am and she said she was going to get an hours sleep or so,' he said. 'She didn't say she was going anywhere but she never does,'

'So she wasn't with you last night, this morning?'

'No. she wasn't.'

'So where was she?' Gibbs asked. 'Where was she staying?'

'I don't know, she didn't say,' Tony said, wishing he hadn't have told Gibbs she wasn't with him last night.

'Well that's interesting,' he pulled out his cell phone and punched in the number and frowned. Jason, she'd keyed her phone number in under Jason.

'What's up boss?' Tony asked backing away slightly seeing that Gibbs was gonig to blow a blood vessel any minute.

'Aurora put her number in my phone yesterday,' he said. 'And she put it under "Jason",'

Cait and Tony exchanged glances. 'Ah okay it could be a coincidence,' Cait offered.

'Do you really believe that?' Gibbs asked

'Why would this person want her dead? And if Aurora knows this person, why would he pay so much money for contact details?' Cait asked.

'Yeah boss,' Tony frowned. 'Whats going on?' He knew exactly why but he knew he needed to play dumb here.

'As if you don't know Tony.'

'Hey I don't know.' he protested.

'Yeah Gibbs, what?' Cait asked.

'It doesn't matter,' Gibbs turned and walked away but Cait went after him.

'You can't keep us out of the loop like this Gibbs. We can't do our jobs properly if we don't know what is going on.' she said seriously

Gibbs sighed. 'Aurora isn't FBI anymore,' he said softly to the pair.

'So that would make her what?' Cait asked

'She's with Omega, she told me yesterday,' he told them.

'Omega,' Cait gasped. 'Well that would explain a hell of a lot.'

'Yeah it does,' Gibbs nodded.

'Well aren't you going to say something about your girlfriend. 'Cait looked at Tony who was silent.

'Nothing to say,' he said simply.

'I'd have alot to say if I found out my boyfriend was with Omega,' Cait said.

'She's not my girlfriend,' Tony muttered.

'And he already knew,' Gibbs said simply as he walked away from the pair. 'And don't deny it DiNozzo.'

'I didn't Gibbs but I wont argue with you,' he said. 'We have to call Aurora, warn her. Some one is looking for her and I'm guessing it's not to let her know about a high school reunion,'

'Well that is the understatement of the month Tony,' Cait told him. 'And I'm with Gibbs, you probably did know.'

'Oh thats right gang up on me.' he growled. 'I'm going to call Aurora,' he moved away.

'Ask her who this Jason is?' Gibbs called after him.

'Do it yourself,' Tony snapped back.He was in no mood to be ordered around and right now all he wanted to do was make sure Aurora stayed safe,

'DiNozzo!' Gibbs thundered.

'What?' Tony turned to face Gibbs

'Ask her about Jason,' Gibbs said.

'Yeah okay,' Tony told him then punched the elevator button

'Once downstairs, he grabbed his mobile and dialled Aurora number and waited for her to answer.

'Tony,' Aurora answered the phone.'How did the interview go?'

'We nailed him,' Tony's tone was flat. 'Gibbs wants to know who Jason is, why he's after you and why you saved your name in his phone under the name of Jason.'

'Huh?' Aurora asked. 'Who is after me?'

'Jason, he was the one who hired Fatso to toss O'sullivans place and they were looking for something relating to you,'

'Was there anything?' she frowned.

'What do you mean was there anything?' he asked

'Did Fatso find anything on me?' she said. 'Phone number, anything?'

'Well that was what he was clearly looking for and he didn't find anything,' Tony was sure that if the piece of paper on Fatso had been important then Aurora would have taken it already.

'What else did you get?' she asked him.

'A headache,' he rubbed at his temples 'And Gibbs wants answers aobut this Jason person. Who is he Aurora?'

'Look Tony I don't know who Jason is. It was just a name I pick out of the air okay?'

'Why don't I beleive you?' Tony sighed.

'I don't know Tony and I don't really care,' she said crisply.Now was there something else that you wanted to say to me.?'

'Just one more time. Who is Jason?' he asked her.'Aurora ,you know Gibbs isn't going to give up until you tell him.'

'I've told you Tony, I don't know,' she said. 'I made the name up, it doesn't mean anything and I dont know who this Jason is who got Fatso to toss the place,'

'Okay,' Tony sighed. 'I'll tell Gibbs that but don't be surprised if he calls you personally.'

'Okay,' Aurora said.

Tony sighed. Why was she being like this toward him? 'Did you get patched up?' he asked, knowing she had had a few scraps.

'Yeah nothing a bandaid wouldn't fix. Cait okay? She didn't get reamed out too badly by Gibbs did she?'

'Not as much as I would have if I'd done what she did' Tony told her.

'As long as she's alright,' Aurora said.

'Yeah, shes fine,' he said before pausing. 'Are you coming over tonight?' Tony asked, a trace of hopefulness in his voice.

'No I don't think so,' she told him. 'I'm sorry Tony but it wouldn't be safe.'

'Oh.. okay,' he said softly. 'I... where are you staying?' he asked.

'Tony DiNozzo you ask too many questions. I'll be fine. You just stay safe okay.'

'Yeah okay,' he said. 'I.. I better go,' he bit his lip, knowing she could hear his disappointment.

'Okay, bye,' Aurora said before hanging up.

Tony sighed as he hung up himself. Damn, why did he feel so disappointed she couldn't come over?

'Well,' Gibbs came out and Tony looked up at his boss.

'Well what?' Tony sighed. 'She says she doesnt' know Jason.'

'Bullshit,' Gibbs growled.

'Hey don't take it out on me. If she'd told me, I'd tell you but she told me squat.'

'Of course,' Gibbs muttered. 'Damn her,' he said. 'Where is she staying?'

'I don't know,' Tony told him. 'Honestly she's not staying with me and she wouldn't tell me when I asked.'

'She isn't?' Gibbs asked.

'No she isn't . We're over and that is the honest truth.'

'Who decided that?' Gibbs asked.

'It just happened,' he told his boss.

'She did huh?' Gibbs said.

'Yeah,' Tony told him. 'Didn't want me to get in trouble from you, was scared I could get hurt because of her.'

'All those are possible, especially the latter,' Gibbs said.

'I can look after myself,' Tony said bristling

'Not from these guys Tony,' Gibbs said. 'These guys mean business,'

'Who says I can't,' Tony got his back up.

'These guys aren't playing Tony. They want Aurora and they want to, more then likely, kill her,' he said. 'She shouldn't even stay here,'

'Then why is she?' Cait asked.

'I don't know,' Gibbs said.

They both looked at Tony. 'Well I don't know either,' he told them

'We need to find out. She knows this Jason person and she's hangingaround for a reason. I want to know why,' Gibbs said

'Well, what do you want us to do boss?' Tony asked

'Follow up this Jason thing, I want to know who he is,' Gibbs said. 'I'm going after Aurora,'

'You think that's wise to go alone Gibbs,' Cait asked biting her lip

'Either of you want to come with me?' he asked them.

'Tony, maybe you should go,' Cait suggested.

'No you go with Gibbs, I'll go after Jason,' he saw the look on Gibbs face. 'I can handle it boss.'

'Alright,' he said. 'Just dont kill him if you find him,' Gibbs said.

'I won't,' Tony told him.

'And don't let him kill you,' Cait added

'Oh Cait you do care,' Tony gave her a smirk. 'I always knew you did.'

'In your dreams,' Cait shook her head and moved away.

Gibbs paused. 'Take care out there,' he said and then added. 'If you like Aurora, really like her... tell her,' was all he said before he left.

'Yeah right,' DiNozzo muttered as he turned and walked to his car.

Gibbs grabbed his phone, dialling Auroras number and waited for her to answer.

The phone rang and rang and as he listened to Gibbs fury grew. 'Damn it Aurora, answer,' he growled under his breath. He knew it was useless to go looking for her. If she didn't want to be found, she wouldnt be.

'Maybe Tony should have called her it seems she'll answer him,' Cait offered.

'Yeah but he's emotionally invovled in this,' Gibbs shook his head, hanging up as the phone rung out. 'But maybe you're right,'

'Well he's still sitting in his car,' Cait pointed to where they could clearly see Tony sitting in the dirvers seat,staring out the window.

Gibbs nodded. 'Tony,' he called out to the younger man.

Tony lifted his head and then got out of his car and jogged over to where Gibbs and Cait were. 'You rang,' he asked.

'Call Aurora,' Gibbs said. 'She isn't answereing me. Tell her I want to meet up, within the hour, she can choose the place.

'Okay,' Tony sighed as he pulled out his own cell and dialled, she answered on the third ring.

'Tony, what?' Aurora asked.

'Gibbs wants to meet up with you,' he told her. 'You can name the time and the place. He and Cait will be there,' he decided to tell her as she really didn't like surprises and would be pissed if she wasn't forwarned.

'What does he want?' she asked him, irritated.

'Look he wants to talk to you Aurora and don't shoot the messenger boy okay? I'm too busy for you to stand around and have you chew my arse so I'm handing you over to Gibbs. Tell him where you want to meet and then I can get on with my assignment.'

'Tell Gibbs I'm too busy Tony,' she shut down on him before she hung up.

'Damn you,' he muttered before dialling again the phone ringing out so he tried again and again until finally out of frustration she answered it.

'WHAT?' she snarled down the phone.

'Look don't yell at me Aurora. We're just trying to help you. Gibbs just wants five minutes of your time and the more you jack me around by not talking to me the colder Jason's trail is going to get on me.'

'You're going after Jason?' she whispered befre she could stop herself.

'Is there a problem with that?' he asked her.

There was a brief silence. 'I'll meet with you and Gibbs, not Cait,' she told him.

'That's out of my hands Aurora. Look the boss is right here talk to him.' he handed Gibbs the phone before she could protest and hoped she hadn't hung up.

Gibbs took the phone, wondering if he'd hear the dialtone or if she had stayed on the line. 'Gibbs here.'

'Don't send Tony out alone,' she said. 'I'll meet you with you and Tony, and Cait if you insist,'

Gibbs looked up at Tony. 'Okay but we all meet where and when?'

She gave him an address. 'As soon as you can get there,' was all she added before Gibbs heard the dialtone.

'We're on our way,' Gibbs told the empty line before handing Tony back his phone. 'Come on kids, lets go.'

'All of us?' Tony asked.

'Yes you too, she's just admitted that she doesn't want you to go after Jason so she must know what he's capable of.'

'See Tony someone cares,' Cait teased him.

Tony rolled his eyes. 'Least someone does,' he muttered.

'Enough," Gibbs tossed Tony the car keys. 'Just get in and drive DiNozzo.'

'Boss, I just had a snack,' Cait grinned.

'Hey I don't drive that fast,' Tony told her with a smirk as he put on his black Versacesunnies and got behind the wheel

'Yeah right,' she mummbled

'Cait you can stay behind if you like,' Gibbs told her. 'She's given us a time limit to be there,' he turned to Tony. 'You think you can be at,' he gave the address in that amount of time.

'Is the Pope a Catholic,' Tony grinned as he gunned the engine

'Oh god,' Cait sunk into her seat.