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Chapter Twenty Four

'Abby, what do you have for me? Something good I hope,' he said.

'Something super good Gibbs,' she laughed. 'Hows Tony holding up?'

'He's okay, nothing a good kick won't fix,' Gibbs smiled. So don't keep in suspense!' Gibbs said. 'Is this something that will rock my world?'

Abby laughed. 'I'd say so,' she told him.

'Then do tell,' Gibbs smiled.

'Well Gibbs,' there was a loud slurping noise and Gibbs pulled a face as he envisaged Abby taking a giant sip from soda that was her constant companion. 'Abby.'

'Sorry Gibbs okay the prints they came back as a match to.. Drum roll please.. '

'Abby we don't have all day!'

'I'm getting there,' Abby said. 'You can't rush science,'

'But I can rush the scientist, now spill! Gibbs said.

'Its always a rush with you isn't it Gibbs?' She sighed.

'Abby!' Gibbs muttered, impatient.

'A thumb print and an index finger match a Barry Smith,' she said, giving him the address. 'He is an ex government official, couldn't get more information then ex FBI but he moved to a more top secret government organisation but that's as far as I could get. He left 4 years ago,'

'Really?' Gibbs was pensive. 'That's great Abby good work.'

'What a compliment. Wow Gibbs thanks!'

Gibbs simply smiled. 'Oh by the way where was the print found? Doesn't seem like an FBI agent who has moved to a higher organistation would make a mistake like that.'

'Hey Gibbs you boys can't pee with your gloves on now can you? He flushed the toilet and that was how he came undone.'

Gibbs laughed. 'You're a wonder Abby,' he said.

'Of course, hey Gibbs give Tony my love tell him we miss him okay. He needs something to smile about.'

'Will do Abby,' Gibbs assured her before hanging up. 'She said to say everyone misses you,' he told Tony.

'Like a hole in the head,' Tony muttered. 'Okay sorry boss but I'm going crazy here.'

'I know,' Gibbs said. 'And we do all miss you,' he said.

'Thanks,' he said. 'So what did Abby find?' he asked.

'Got a print match from the house Nick was going to take you to. A Barry Smith, apparently he was FBI but moved to a more top secret government agency and left 4 years ago. I wonder what agency?' Gibbs said, sarcasm lacing his words.

'Barry,' Tony frowned. 'Yeah no prizes for guessing that one is there? That bastard!' Tony snarled.

'I take it you know him?' Gibbs asked with raised eyebrows.

'Boss he was her partner when I knew her, when we were...' his voice trailed off.'I remember him cornering me once and telling me that I wasn't good enough for Aurora, you know the FBI having bigger guns then lowly coppers,' his mouth twisted into a grimace. 'Or so he told me.'

'How well did you know him?' Gibbs asked.

'Yeah he was a first class sleaze but he had Aurora's back and she trusted him so he's crossed to the dark side hey, damn and Aurora would have no idea that he's the leak in Omega.'

'Are they partners now though?' he asked. 'We need more info on this,' he grabbed his phone to call Cait.

'Boss let me do this! Please?' Tony practically begged him.

Gibbs sighed and thought for a moment before he tossed the phone to Tony. 'We need as much info on him as possible, including his whereabouts, if he is in DC,'

'Right on it boss, I'll call in a couple of favours,' he nodded to Gibbs.'Thanks boss, I appreciate it.'

'Don't mention it,' Gibbs said.

Tony watched as Gibbs walked away and then he punched in Aurora's phone number and listened as it rang and rang. 'Come on pick up Aurora. Pick it up. Please.'

'Fuck, where was she?' he thought as the phone rung out.

'Problems Tony?' he looked up at Gibbs, not realising he'd actually sworn aloud.

'Aurora isn't answering,' he said.

'Aurora?' Gibbs frowned.

'Yeah well someone has to warn her.'

'She won't believe it,' Gibbs said. 'No one does about their own partner.'

'I know Boss but she would trust him and if he turns up...' Tony said.

'I know that Tony but it would be like me telling you that Cait was a bad apple or vice versa.'

'Hey, if you told either one of us we'd believe it trust me,' he frowned. 'Why don't you try to contact her? She knows my phone and won't answer me but she might answer you.'

Gibbs nodded, taking out phone and dialled the number and waited for her to answer.

'What is it Gibbs?' Aurora answered on the third ring. 'Why was Tony calling me? I don't want to talk to him. We've said goodbye. Oh and thanks for the photo.'

'You're welcome and he wasn't calling for personal reasons Aurora, it's business,' Gibbs said.

'What sort of business? What have you guys come up with?'

Oh boy Gibbs thought before he continued. 'We found a print at the house and we have a match on the database,'

'You did?' she sounded surprised.'Who! What sort of record does he have? This is great Gibbs.'

'You might not think so when I've told you who it belongs to,' Gibbs sighed.

'Why?' she chuckled despite herself. 'Is it Tony?'

'No,' Gibbs said. 'It belongs to Barry Smith,' he said, awaiting her reaction.

'Barry!' There was a pause. 'Why that son of a bitch! '

Gibbs couldn't help a small smile. 'Well, yes,' he said.

'It all makes sense and he'd know exactly which buttons to push to get to me, he'd know how I felt about Tony.'

'I'd say so, considering you were partners,' he said. 'You two partners now?'

'No,' Aurora replied. 'Omega agents tend to work solo. It's safer that way you only have yourself to worry about.'

Gibbs nodded. 'How well do you know him now? I mean are you friends?'

'We were partners for a number of years, I know him well enough and while he wouldn't have been my first and obvious choice for the leak it doesn't really surprise me. He was always trying to prove that he was better then everyone else. Putting down the local authorities when he was in the FBI, a real big noter and as for being friends we trusted each other, looked after each other as partners but not really friends, not like say Tony and Cait are,' there was a note of wistfulness in her tone.

Gibbs nodded. 'Did he know you were coming to DC?' he said. 'I mean did you tell him? And what does he know about you know? I mean where you live, anything like that?'

'I don't think he knew that I was coming out here but hell he's here too so I guess he does. As for me telling him that's a big no. My boss sent me out here to speak to O'Sullivan and find out the identity of the hole and to plug it if you get my meaning.'

Gibbs nodded. 'Well hw somehow found out you were here,' he said. 'Can you call your boss, see if he's here for a so called case or if he has taken leave or something? We need to find him,'

'Yes I can do that,' she said 'I'll call you back.'

'Okay,' Gibbs nodded before they hung up.

'Boss,' Tony looked up at Gibbs. 'Cut me loose. I'll be the bait that

draws him out. He's gone to ground and we need something to entice him out. No don't look at me like that.'

'Absolutely not,' Gibbs said. 'I'm not sending one of my people out there as bait and Aurora would have my head if I let you,' Gibbs said.

'Boss I know I could handle it.'

'No, DiNozzo, no!' Gibbs snapped.

'Fine,' Tony huffed. 'Okay,'

'Good,' he said. 'We wait for Aurora and see what she can get for us,'

'Okay fair enough but he will never surface boss, he's gone to ground and he won't come up again.'

'He will,' Gibbs said. 'He's here for a reason and he'll come up for air when he's ready to come and get what he wants,'

'Which is Aurora, God damn it!'

'She can handle herself Tony,' Gibbs said.

'And I can't. Is that what you're saying boss?'

'No you can,' Gibbs said. 'But if you're out there, Aurora will be focussed on your safety not her own and that kind of distraction...'

'Will get her killed, get us both killed yeah, okay boss you're right again.'

'It's a gift,' Gibbs said. 'Come on, we have to wait to see she can pull up for us,'

'Okay,' he rolled his neck and flexed his shoulders.

All they could do was wait.

And Tony hated waiting.

Meanwhile Barry Smith sat in a tiny apartment he had rented for a few days, thinking about his next move.

There was an old saying if you want something done right then do it yourself. There had been too many screw ups in this whole damn mess but at least he was still in the clear, they didn't know about him at all.

He'd been surprised to discover that the Baltimore cop was now a special agent with NCIS but not surprised that Aurora had looked him up after all these years.

She had loved him, if not from day one, then shortly afterwards. After 3 years she had finally broken it off with him, not giving anyone a real answer as to why. But obviously she still felt something for him.

But damn him, he'd never been good enough for her! He was beneath her... them and he was still beneath her but he was the one thing that would draw her out of hiding and yet bloody NCIS had taken him to ground and there had been no way of finding out where the hell he was.

Was there a way to contact Aurora without arousing suspicions? If someone else shot her, while he was there, perhaps with a non dangerous wound himself...

Now that could work. That would work well. After all he could say he found out information and tracked her down to warn her. Yes that would work, it would work.

It was a perfect plan. O'Sullivan hadn't had time to tell Aurora anything but she needed to be dealt with. She was too smart for her own good.

She needed to be dealt with and soon.

And she would be.

Review responses

shirik -Yes, I know I'm mean to poor Tony but he'll be alright (maybe lol) He'll survive. Thanks for reading and reviewing

jtbwriter - Yep, I think Gibbs would be very supportive to Tony and yes it is hard to imagine Tony in that way but it's just my interpretation of why Tony comes across the way he does. Thanks for reading

Southerncrossgirl - To Gibbs slapsor I withheld story for a month, after leaving it on a major cliffhanger. lol. Thanks for reading mate!

KatieAnn - Hi and thanks for reading. Thanks for the tip, I've just spelt it Cait as thats how I would have spelt it. My mistake and thanks for pointing it out. For the remainder to this story, I'll keep it as Cait for continuity but for any future fics, I'll write it as Kate. Thanks

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