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A/N: Sorry this one took longer than I thought. It didn't turn out how I wanted, but I still think it works. Thanks for the reviews!
Ch. 7: Undercover Flashback
Around 7:15 Tony woke up to find Kate was not lying next to him. He looked around and didn't see her anywhere. He thought that was strange because he would usually always wake up when she would get out of bed. It was a bad habit he had become accustomed to for some time now. The truth was he had trouble sleeping without Kate and so whenever she would get up, he would notice. He got up to go look for her. He walked out of their bedroom and started walking down the hall, when he passed his daughter's room and looked in, seeing Kate standing in the there staring into space. He softly walked up behind her and noticed she was holding the most recent picture of the entire family. She heard him walking up behind her, and before he could say anything, she spoke first,
"I was just thinking"
"About our first undercover assignment together?" he asked, although he already knew the answer.
"Yeah" she answered softly, looking down at the picture of her beautiful family. The family she probably wouldn't have if her and Tony hadn't gone undercover eleven years ago.
He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him.
"I promise I'm not going to let anything happen to you. Besides, this time you know how much I love you."
"I know Tony. But I still don't like it when both of us have to go undercover. I hate leaving the kids with the sitter, especially when we don't know how long we'll be under."
"I know babe," he replied sympathetically, "I don't like this anymore than you do. But I', scared out of my mind knowing you are supposed to be the bait. Hell eleven years ago I was scared when I realized what kind of place we were undercover at. I was afraid something would happen to you, and it almost did."
"Yeah but you saved my life Tony"
"I know, but I almost lost you without telling you how I really felt about you."
"But you did. You came to my apartment that night and told me."
"I know, and look what we would have missed if I hadn't told you."
"Tony, if I remember correctly that night is not when everything between us started."
"I know, but it was the beginning," he smiled, before kissing her.
Flashback: 11 Years Ago
"Tony, you are going undercover as the bartender. Kate you are going to be a waitress. Got it." Gibbs told the two agents.
"Yeah," they responded in unison.
"Okay then go to Abby's lab. She has your new identities put together already." he told both of them.
"Aww Boss, you mean I don't get to pick out my codename or set up my history. But I love that part." Tony whined, as he got up from his desk.
"Ugh, Tony that's why you didn't get to pick anything out this time. Because you go too far with certain things." Kate told him, as she got up from her desk.
"Oh yeah. Well I have the perfect codename for you. Wet Jugs." Tony said with a smirk, as he reached for his palm pilot, that held the picture of Kate from her spring break rendevous in college.
"TONY" she yelled, as she tried to grab the palm pilot from him. But before she could, Gibbs stepped up behind Tony and slapped him in the back of the head.
"Ow, Boss" Tony whined, as he turned to look at him, while rubbing the back of his head.
"DiNozzo, I am sick of the both of you blackmailing each other with those pictures. If I hear anymore references to the pictures in any way, I will fire both of you. Got it." Gibbs told both of them sternly.
"Yes sir" they both responded, before heading down to the lab.
"Hey Abbs" Tony said, as he and Kate entered the lab.
"Why hello Mr. McKenna, Ms. Taylor" she said to both of them.
"Aww Abby, Mr. McKenna is no fun. Ms. Taylor suits Kate though. Boring, just like her" he said with a smile, before getting elbowed in the ribs by Kate.
"Tony it has to be realistic. This isn't a one day undercover assignment. And Gibbs told me to pick average names for both of you." Abby told him.
"The names are fine Abby. What are our history's?" Kate asked her friend, as they turned to look at the computer screen.
"Well Michael McKenna, Mike, has been a bartender for the past five years and just moved here from Virginia Beach. He never finished college and that's why he goes from job to job. And he's never had a steady girlfriend and doesn't plan to."
"Aww Tony, this profile fits you so well" Kate smirked at him. He just mad a face at her and stuck his tongue out, which just mad her roll her eyes and say,
"That's Mature DiNozzo"
"Anyways, guys, focus" Abby said, breaking up the usual bantering between the two.
"Leslie Taylor waitressed in college to pay her bills. She graduated with a degree in business, but never cared much for the jobs she got after that, so she went back to waitressing three years ago."
"Ooo Leslie is a sexy name. Are you sure it fits Kate" Tony said with a smile, causing Kate to roll her eyes again.
"Shut up DiNozzo" she replied, "Alright sounds good Abby. Thanks" Kate said, as her and Tony turned to leave.
"Guys" Abby said, as they turned back around, "Be careful, okay. I had some weird feelings about this case from the beginning."
"Don't worry Abby. We'll be fine, besides we aren't military and this guy only goes for the military type." Kate said, trying to ease her friends worry.
"I know, but still, just be careful."
"Don't worry Abby I won't take my eyes off her," Tony told her " Because she will be wearing a seductive outfit" he winked at Kate as she elbowed him, yet again.
"DiNozzo, will you just grow up" she yelled at him
"Aww c'mon Katie, I'm just having some fun" he smiled as they turned to walk away.
"Don't call me Katie" she said impatiently
"Katie, Katie, Katie" he said jumping around her, laughing. As they stepped into the elevator Abby saw Kate kick Tony in the shin, hard. Abby just laughed at the both of them, and prayed they would be alright.
After working at the bar for a week, Tony and Kate easily recognized the regulars. They had two men in particular that they were keeping their eyes on and so far Kate already knew what one's intentions were towards her, and just how capable he was at getting what he wanted. After she had delivered his drinks to him she turned to go back to the bar and he grabbed her ass, causing her to spin around, grab his wrist, and bend it back. She controlled herself from beating the crap out of him, because that would definitely blow their cover.
"Hey lady, what the hell are you doing" he questioned her
"Don't ever touch me again. I've worked in far worse bars than this and I know how to defend myself." she said, before letting go of his wrist.
Kate turned and walked back to the bar and saw Tony watching her carefully. She shook her head at him and he understood she was okay. She then went outside to throw some garbage away and when she came back in she was greeted by the man from earlier.
"I always get what I want" he said, stepping closer to her. She knew she couldn't blow their cover, so she did her best controlling herself. Tony had just taken two drink orders and when he turned back around he noticed the man wasn't at his table anymore, and when he turned the other way he saw him at the exit door, cornering Kate. Then he saw the guy hit her and he lept over the bar and flew at the guy, knocking him down.
"What the hell do you think you are doing" Tony asked the man, as he pinned him to the ground.
"Just getting what I want"
"Yeah well you aren't getting it. One of the rules around here is not harassing the waitresses. So beat it." Tony told the man, as he shoved him out the exit door. He then turned and walked over to Kate to make sure she was alright.
"Kate" he said, reaching for her face.
"I'm fine Tony" she said trying to push him away.
"Kate just let me see" he said sympathetically. He reached his hand out and touched her cheekbone, where there was already some obvious swelling, and he was surprised when she didn't pull away from him.
"Let's go get some ice" he said, turning to escort her towards the bar.
"Everything okay, Mike" one of the bouncers asked walking up to them.
"Yeah I took care of it. Let's just make sure Leslie doesn't have another run in with that guy, or anybody else."
"No problem sir" the bouncer replied before walking away.
"Did you hear that Leslie. He called me sir. I could get used to that" Tony said, smiling down at Kate, who just rolled her eyes.
Tony had been watching Kate very carefully that week. He saw the way the men would look at her and it made him uncomfortable and pissed at the same time. He knew how attractive she was, and it didn't help that she had to wear a fairly short black skirt and a tiny white tank top that revealed some of her stomach. So a few days ago he suggested that they ride to and from the bar together, and he was surprised when she agreed. Of course she would never admit that the bar made her feel uncomfortable and that she felt safer riding with Tony.
That night when they finished cleaning up the bar, Kate told Tony she would meet him at the car.
"Okay, I'll be there in a sec. Take the keys and wait inside the car" he said tossing them to her.
"Yes dad" she replied with a smile.
She walked outside and was about to unlock the car when something hit her from behind and she blacked out.
Tony was just walking out the exit door when he saw the guy from earlier throw Kate into the trunk of a car. He took off in a dead sprint towards the car, yelling,
"Hey, what they hell do you think you are doing"
"Getting what I want" the man said, as he jumped into the car and started to speed away.
Tony tried to jump through the passenger window, since it was down, as he was driving off, but only half of his body made it through.
"Pull the car over" Tony said looking at the man.
"No way. She's mine now" the man responded.
"The hell she is. She isn't even in the military. Your under arrest." Tony yelled.
"The hell I am" the man responded before punching Tony in the nose and then hitting him in the head with the butt of the gun he had. The man kept hitting Tony until he lost his grip and fell out of the car, and onto the road.
Luckily Gibbs and McGee were keeping surveillance across the street from the bar, and they saw the car speed out of the alley with what looked liked Tony hanging out the window, so they followed them. When they saw Tony fall into the street, Gibbs dropped McGee off with Tony, and then continued to chase the car, which he assumed was the man they were after, and although he didn't know it, he had a bad feeling that Kate might be in the car with the guy. Gibbs was right on the guys tail when the guy started shooting at him. The guy lost control of his car one time, and hit against a parked car, before spinning back around and continuing to drive. But he decided to take one more shot, and unfortunately for Gibbs it hit his front left tire and caused him to lose control, but luckily he came to a safe stop. He immediately called for backup and gave out the license number.
When Gibbs finally got a ride back to where he left McGee and Tony, he saw the ambulance was still there and the paramedic was arguing with Tony.
"You really need to go to the hospital."
"I'm fine will you just patch me up so I can go find my partner." Tony told the paramedic, the tone in his voice getting louder.
"DiNozzo, what the hell are you doing" Gibbs yelled at him.
"Boss" Tony said getting out of the ambulance and walking towards Gibbs, "Did you get him?"
"Does it look like I got him" Gibbs barked back, and then looking around, "Where the hell is Kate?"
"Boss, he got her, that's why I was hanging out the window of the car" Tony answered, looking pretty disappointed in himself, not to mention scared out of his mind.
"What" Gibbs asked, looking at Tony, who looked like he was about to throw up.
"Boss we have to find her. I mean this guy was messed up. I don't-" he was cut off
"Don't you think I know that DiNozzo. I have every available cop there is searching for the car with that license plate. But my car has a flat tire thanks to a bullet, so until we get back to headquarters and get another one, we can't do anything else." Gibbs was yelling now and causing a scene.
"Umm Boss" McGee began
"What" he yelled
"Officer Johnson said he'd take us back to headquarters."
"Then lets go" Gibbs ordered.
They all started to walk to the police car when the paramedic stopped them.
"He really needs to go to the hospital sir. He definitely has a broken nose, and probably some fractured ribs."
"Can't you fix him here?" Gibbs asked "You already stitched him up."
"That's because he refused to go to the hospital."
"And I am refusing again. Boss, please, It's my fault Kate was taken, please let me help you find her." Tony asked, looking at Gibbs with frightened eyes. Gibbs never saw Tony look like that and he wasn't sure what it meant.
"Fix him here the best you can here. He's coming with me back to work." Gibbs answered
"But I really-" the paramedic began
"I said fix him here. I have a missing agent out there somewhere, who might not live to see tomorrow. I need every available agent there is, including him. Got it" Gibbs barked at the paramedic, who just nodded his head.
After Tony had his nose set and his ribs wrapped they were all taken back to headquarters to get a car and check out the guys house. As they were heading to the guys house, Gibbs looked at Tony and asked,
"How did this happen, DiNozzo"
Tony paused before answering, "I was cleaning up the bar and Kate was ready to go, so I told her I would meet her at the car." Tony began, while looking out the window.
"You let her go into an alley by herself" Gibbs asked
"No, not exactly, I gave her the keys to the car and told her to wait in the car, that I would be out there in a minute." Tony responded, turning to look at Gibbs "When I got outside I saw that guy throw her in the trunk of his car, so I tried to stop him"
"Instead of calling for backup." Gibbs said, looking at his young agent.
"I thought I could handle it" Tony stated, sounding a bit hurt.
"Does he know she is a federal agent?" Gibbs asked Tony, without looking at him.
"I don't know" Tony answered "I didn't say she was, but I did tell him that he was under arrest right before he shoved me out of the car."
Gibbs didn't say anything, but just stepped on the accelerator to get to the guys house faster.
"His name is Brad Collins" McGee spoke up from the back seat
"So" Tony responded "I think I already knew that. He has been at the bar the whole week."
"I was just saying" McGee replied
"Well don't, okay. I know it's my fault he got Kate. I mean he did hit on her earlier this week, and he definitely hit on her tonight. I never should have let her go outside by herself. Now she could die because of me." Tony said, as he turned his head to look back out the window so that nobody saw the stray tear roll down his cheek.
"Tony, Kate is good at protecting herself. This guy must have been ready for her, and must have surprised her before she even had time to react. It could have happened to any of us." Gibbs told Tony.
"Yeah but it happened to Kate, and it's my fault" Tony replied "Boss"
"What DiNozzo"
"I think I'm going to be sick" Tony stated, while opening his door, causing Gibbs to slam on the brakes and come to a complete stop, right before Tony threw up.
"Tony" Gibbs began
"I'm fine Boss, lets just get this guy" Tony responded, taking some water from McGee.
They finally made it to the outskirts of town, where Brad Collins supposedly lived. They drove down a dirt rode for awhile until they came to an area with some shrubbery and they could make out a house that was hidden behind the trees and bushes. It was now 5am and the sun would be coming up soon. They parked their car and decided to split up and circle the house.
Gibbs went to the front of the house, while Tony circled one side, and McGee circled the other. But when Tony came around his side he noticed what looked like an entrance to a basement that was partially hidden by a tree limb. He headed in that direction to check it out.
Meanwhile Gibbs and McGee were just about to enter and search the house. They finally entered the house and quietly began to search it for any clues of Collins, Kate, or a sign that anyone was living there.
Tony had just opened the doors to the basement and began the decline down the stairs as quietly as he could. But it was to no avail, just as he stepped onto ground level he heard a gunshot and turned to see Collins, with a tight hold around Kate's neck, using her as a human shield, and he had his gun aimed at her head. She had no real way of fighting back, because her arms were tied behind her back. Tony checked her from top to bottom to see what Collins had done to her. From what he could tell it looked like she now had a split lip and a black eye to accompany the huge bruise on her cheekbone which she had received earlier that night in the bar.
"Kate, you alright" Tony asked, while keeping his gun aimed at Collins head. She did the best she could to nod her head, Collins was choking her, because he was holding her so tightly, she couldn't answer out loud.
"Look Collins, why don't you let her go and we will talk about cutting you a deal" Tony tried to persuade him.
"Do you think I'm stupid" the man began "I know that you know I killed those other military people, so there's no way I'm going to get a deal."
"Yeah, but she is a federal agent, and if you kill her then you automatically get the death penalty. But before that happens out boss will make you suffer in the most horrible way possible and I will be there to help." Tony stated
"I didn't get to finish what I started with her. So maybe I'll just make you watch." Collins responded, while moving his hand down her body, but keeping his gun on her head, and watching Tony's reaction. Tony then looked Kate directly in the eyes searching for a solution. She just nodded at him, knowing it was the only way out of their situation.
"Do it Tony" she managed to yell, distracting Collins, right before Tony hit him point blank in the head, causing him to fall backwards, taking Kate with him.
"Kate" Tony yelled as he ran to her. He helped her sit up and looked her over to make sure she was alright. He reached behind her and cut the rope that was binding her wrists together. When she brought her hands around Tony saw her wrists were bleeding because the rope had been on so tight.
"Kate, are you okay" Tony asked, taking her hands in his to examine her wrists more closely.
"I'm fine Tony" she told him, yanking her hands away from him.
Just then Gibbs and McGee came running down the stairs into the basement.
"Kate, are you alright?" Gibbs asked, looking at his both his agents, who looked scared out of their minds.
"Yeah I'm fine" she answered
"You two go up and get some fresh air. We will take care of this while we wait for Ducky" Gibbs told both of them.
"Okay Boss" Tony answered, while taking Kate's hand to help her up. Gibbs watched the both of them slowly go up the basement stairs. The two looks they had on their faces was not that of his two agents, and he was worried about them, although he would never admit it.
When Tony and Kate got outside to the fresh air, Kate walked over to the nearest tree and leaned up against it. Tony walked over to her to make sure she was okay.
"Hey, you sure your okay" he asked, looking at her. He then took his hand and lifted her chin to look into her eyes. But when he did he saw how bad her cheekbone was, not to mention her black eye and busted lip. He moved his thumb around her lip, causing her to flinch.
"Sorry" he said sympathetically "It doesn't look too good Kate"
"It's okay Tony. I'm fine, really" she told him, trying her best to keep her composure.
"He didn't do anything else to you, did he?" he asked quietly, searching her eyes for the truth.
"No, you got here soon enough" she told him
"I'm sorry Kate" Tony said looking at down at the ground. Now it was Kate's turn to console him.
"What are you talking about. You just saved my life" she said, looking at him.
"It's my fault. You could have died because of me" he said, still looking at the ground.
"Look at me DiNozzo" Kate said in a tone he was used to, whenever he'd pissed her off, and it caused a slight smile to form on his lips as he looked up at her.
"This wasn't your fault. I shouldn't have gone to the car by myself. He must have been waiting because I just remember something hitting me in the back of the head and waking up here. I knew that you guys would find me" she told him, looking in his eyes.
"Yeah but-" Tony started, only to get cut off by Kate
"No buts Tony. This wasn't all your fault. It just happened. But I'm fine, okay. And I'm safe because you saved my life." As she finished, she noticed Tony's split nose and stitches across his eyes and temple area.
"Tony what happened to you?" she asked, reaching up to touch the area around his stitches.
"Oh, Collins pushed me out the window of his car right after he beat my face with the butt of his gun" Tony said with a slight smile "You know me, trying to be the hero by jumping through a car window as it's moving, to save my partner."
Kate managed a smile as she shook her head at him.
"Thanks Tony" she said, looking at him
"For what"
"Saving my life" she told him with a smile
"Well thanks for forgiving me" he replied "But let's-"
"Keep this conversation between us" she finished
"Yeah, we don't want anyone to think we actually get along, it will ruin our act" he told her.
They smiled at each other just as the ambulance and police arrived.
After Kate had been checked out by the paramedic and had her wrists bandaged and she was released they all headed back to headquarters with Gibbs driving, McGee actually getting to sit in the front seat, and Tony and Kate in the back seat with their heads tilted back against the seat, and both seemed to be fast asleep. Gibbs just smiled at the two of them from his rearview mirror. He knew even though the two of them argued and bugged the crap out of each other, that they did care about each other, and that they would do whatever it took to protect one another, and the team, including shooting to kill, and that according to Gibbs, is what being a team really meant.
When they arrived back at NCIS Gibbs had Kate and Tony fill him in on what happened, then he ordered both of them to go home and get some rest because they looked like crap.
"But Boss it's only lunchtime" Tony looked at him questioningly
"I will see you two tomorrow. Now go." Gibbs ordered
When Kate got home all she wanted to do was go to bed, but she decided to take a bath first and get cleaned up. She never would have admitted how scared she really was and she hoped to never be in that situation again. She was surprised when Tony opened up to her and she realized that he in fact did care about her, and that made her feel better, even if he was a pain in the ass most of the time, she knew she could trust him with her life.
After she took a long hot bath she fixed herself some lunch and then went to bed, hoping to not wake up until she had to go to work the next day. However around 10pm Kate woke up and found that she was hungry. She went and fixed herself some food and watched some TV while she ate. When she finished, she found she wasn't that tired, so she decided to do some cleaning. So she turned on the radio and began tidying up her apartment.
Around 11:30pm there was a knock on her door. She looked out the peephole to find Tony standing in the hallway. She opened the door to see Tony looking extremely nervous and tired. He looked like he hadn't slept at all.
"Tony what are you doing here, are you okay?" she asked, letting him in and closing the door behind her.
"Well I can see that I didn't wake you" he said walking into her living room.
"Yeah, I couldn't sleep, so I decided to do some cleaning."
"How are you doing, you sure you are okay" he asked nervously
"Tony I think I should be the one asking you that right now. I mean it's 11:30 and you are at my apartment and I'm not sure why." she said, walking towards him.
"There's something I need to tell you, but I'm not sure how." he replied, looking at her.
"Tony is something wrong, did something happen?" she asked, sounding worried.
Just then a new song started playing on the radio.
What day is it? And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
"Something almost did, and it scared the hell out of me"
"What"
"Last night, when Collins took you. I was scared Kate. I was scared I was going to lose you."
Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't take my eyes off of you
"Tony" she began, but he cut her off.
"Kate I was scared you would never know the truth. And I have been fighting myself all day, trying to figure out what I should do about it." he said, stepping closer to her, "Kate I don't know how to tell you this. You are probably going to laugh at me, or tell me I'm not serious, but I have to tell you. I can't go another day without telling you."
He looked into her eyes and said,
"Kate, I think I'm falling in love with you. Scratch that. Somewhere within these last two years I fell in love with you, and last n night and this morning when I thought I might lose you. I was so scared Kate. I don't even know how to tell you, how to describe my feelings, when I saw Collins with his gun to your head, and how scared you looked, how scared I was. God Kate I can't even explain." Tony said, looking down at the floor.
All of the things that I want to say just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words
You've got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
"Tony" she replied, walking up to him and embracing him in a hug, even though it was against her better judgement to ever get that close to him,
"We can't act on this, you know that right? We would both get fired. And let's face it Tony, you don't have the best track record with women."
They let go of each other and Tony smiled at her,
"But you do feel something for me."
"Tony, I care about you, but" she said looking down at the floor.
"You don't think you can trust me with your heart. It's okay Kate, I don't blame you. I wouldn't trust me either. But I had to let you know how I felt." He said looking at her, "Can I ask you one thing?"
"What's that Tony?" she said, looking up at him
"May I dance with you to the rest of this song. It reminds me of us." he said smiling that charming smile, which she returned before saying yes.
He wrapped his right arm around her waist and took her right hand in his left hand as they slowly danced around her tiny living room. As Tony held Kate's hand, he felt the bandages that were around her wrists and he coulnd't help but feel for her. He came so close to losing her, and feeling those bandages brought it all back. Even though she said it would never work between them, he swore to himself that he was going to prove to her what kind of guy he could be, and he would win her heart, because he knew he wanted to give it a shot with her, because he had never felt this way about anyone before.
Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
There's something about you now
I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right
Kate found herself closer to Tony than she had ever been and it made her nervous, because it felt right, she felt like she fit with him, but she would never admit that to him, because she knew it would never work. She still couldn't believe she was dancing with him. There must be something wrong with me, she thought to herself. But she felt safe in his arms, and he was right about the song, it did fit them.
Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I cant keep my eyes off of you
and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
By the end of the song Kate found her head resting on Tony's shoulder. She looked up at him and he smiled at her.
"Thank you for the dance. I guess I will be going. I just wanted to let you know how I really felt about you" he said walking towards the door to let himself out. But right before he left, he turned and said to her,
"I'm going to prove to you that you can trust me, not only with your life, but your heart." he smiled, "see you at work tomorrow." he finished before leaving Kate standing quite speechless in her living room.
Kate was afraid when she went to work the next day that it would be weird between her and Tony, but they were the same Kate and Tony, back to the normal bantering between them, like nothing had happened the night before.
End of Flashback
Tony still had his arms around Kate's waist, as they finished reminiscing together.
"Well I guess we better finish packing" Kate said, breaking the moment they had been sharing as she started to walk out of the room.
"Kate" Tony said grabbing her wrist as she tried to leave. He spun her back into his arms and kissed her. Then he looked into her eyes and said,
"I love you"
"I know Tony. I love you too." she responded
"Let me prove to you how much I love you" he said, smiling at her
"Tony, we don't have much time"
"We have plenty of time. We don't have to be at the office for another hour and a half"
"But I need to finish packing, and I want to stop and see the kids before we go under"
"We will, I promise" he said, leaning down and kissing her deeper this time. She gave in to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him back. Then he picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist as he carried her into their bedroom and laid her down on their bed to show her how much he loved her.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed this one. The next one will be them starting their undercover assignment. Please continue to review!THANKS!