………….Outside the warehouse………….
Gibbs was talking to the police while the others gathered their thoughts. When Gibbs was heading back to them his cell phone rang. Daniel's cell phone rang too. Almost at the same time both ended their calls.
"I have some bad news…The warehouse is empty. No sign of them or anyone else. There are no underground levels or other rooms except the office. The deeds which were found were false. The charity doesn't own the warehouse someone else owns it." Gibbs told them.
"I know who owns it and the rest of the property around here. Alexanderson Park Housing…Di owns it and they knew it…Di's company owns the land and the buildings. They plan to tear them down and build houses and other things. She's been waiting to get all the permits so most of the buildings here have been empty. Darren Tate her CEO is going to send more information about them so we can find them more quickly." Daniel explained to everyone.
"Danny…I'm glad you found that out but how long will that take?" Tony wondered.
"I'm afraid it'll take too much time so we better just start searching until we know more." Daniel suggested.
"If we follow their MO they want us to be very close but still far away. We should only look in the surrounding buildings. Call your CEO and tell him to narrow down the search to the plans for those buildings only. Our best bet is the building right across." Tony told them.
"Officer. Turn on your sirens so we can see if they hear us." Gibbs yelled to one of the police officers. McGee went to the car to see if he could if Kate and Diana were still alive and if they reacted to the sirens.
Gibbs and Tony hurried to the building while Daniel made his call and McGee watched the computer.
"They are still breathing and Kate moved slightly when the sirens started so I think she hears them. We're close." McGee said running to them. Everyone was now in the building searching for them.
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Everyone headed in their own direction and it wasn't long before Tony found a big door. He was so sure they were in there. He tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. It was locked and he wondered why it would be locked if nothing was in there. He shot at the lock and he managed to push the door open. He looked around the room but no one was there. Severely disappointed he moved on in his search for them. Tony thought he would search every building until they were found. His path crossed with Gibbs' path and they exchanged looks.
"Nothing yet…McGee is further down the corridor, the police are on the level above us and under us and Daniel…Well I don't know where he is exactly…" Gibbs told him.
"Just keep on then…" Tony said before he rushed by to another room.
Daniel checked every room he passed and all the doors had been opened so he had been very unsuccessful in his search. Suddenly he came across the first door he had found which was locked. Instinctively he did as Gibbs had told him. He shot the lock and opened the door. He saw them lying there on the floor. He yelled as loud as he could in hope that someone would hear him and come and give him and them some help. While he did that he checked their status. He couldn't feel a pulse on Diana but there was a small pulse on Kate…
Daniel looked at wife.
"I'm sorry…I'm so sorry." He said with deep grief over his wife being dead.
He then immediately started CPR so Kate would get as much air as possible. As much as it hurt he felt Kate had the biggest chance to stay alive and he was obliged to save her life. Everything went so quickly and he hadn't any recognition of carrying out Kate from the room so she would be in a room which had the ordinary amount of oxygen.
McGee arrived first to the scene, then Gibbs together with Tony and last the police with the paramedics.
Quickly Daniel went into the room and kissed his wife on the lips. She was very cold and lifeless. He touched her belly and wished he had found them earlier. He had to step away when the paramedics came.
The paramedics started to work on both Kate and Diana. When Diana was carried out of the room Daniel knew she was dead when he looked at the paramedics' faces. He couldn't help but to compare how Kate looked like to how Diana looked like. Kate wasn't pale, her breathing sounded normal and he saw how relieved everyone looked like when they saw how she was. He noticed how everyone looked more together. As much as he wanted to stay there with his wife the urge of getting out of there and throw up was bigger. He didn't want to see them pronounce her dead. Daniel couldn't take that. With all the commotion no one noticed when he left them.
Kate was coming to but the paramedics hadn't seen any improvement with Diana but they didn't want to give up yet.
"Danny…"Tony said but no one answered. He looked around but he wasn't there.
"Where is he? Where is Daniel?" Tony asked really worried.
"What?" Gibbs said not really knowing what was going on. He was too caught of in the rescue effort.
"Daniel is gone…"McGee replied seeing he wasn't there.
"How are things going here?" Gibbs asked the paramedics who worked with Diana.
"She isn't breathing on her own but we're pumping in oxygen and we hope that she isn't suffering from brain damage so her breathing will start again by its own. She needs to be hooked up in a respirator and then we'll see." One of them answered after they had put her on the stretcher. A minute later both were rushed to hospital and Tony was in the ambulance with Kate but Daniel wasn't with his wife. They hadn't found him in time. McGee and Gibbs started to search for him. It was Gibbs who found him.
"Daniel…She isn't dead. They are still working on her…The ambulances just left." Gibbs told him.
"I just…Couldn't be there when they pronounced her dead…Just knowing that both your wife and child are dead…It's just too much…" Daniel said to him. He just stood there staring at nothing.
"I'll drive you to the hospital…I'm sure everything will be fine." Gibbs assured him.
……………………………At the hospital……………………
"Is Mr Alexanderson here?" one of the doctors asked.
Gibbs sat next to him. McGee was buying coffee and Tony was with Kate.
"I'm here. You can see her now. You should see her. You can't just sit here." The doctor pleaded. He had come a few times telling him how she was and that he could visit her but Daniel just couldn't leave his seat. Everyone had tried to convince him to see her before it was too late but he didn't budge. They figured he felt really guilty over choosing to save Kate's life than his own wife but he thought she was already dead and Kate had the best chance to live. Tony, Kate and the rest had thanked him a lot and told him he shouldn't blame himself of the outcome. It was the kidnappers' fault not him.
Still Daniel was afraid that as soon as he would see her they would ask him if he wanted to shut down life support now or when things went really bad. Taking another decision which could end her life…He felt something was eating him up inside and he rather die now.
"How is she?" Daniel asked.
"Unchanged. The baby is alright. We are still hopeful that she will wake up soon but we can't give you any guaranties."
"Hi…Kate is asking for Diana…Should I tell her?" Tony said just as came out to the waiting room.
"Don't tell her! She doesn't need the added stress!" Daniel urged him. Tony had wanted to tell Kate how Diana was as soon as she woke up but Daniel forbade him.
"Doctor, tell him that she can handle the truth. The stress of not knowing is high already. So telling her the truth will reduce it." Tony asked the doctor.
"I know what my wife wants and you can't tell Kate." Daniel said and then he left the waiting room. Just to get away from them he decided to go see his wife.
When he was going to Diana's room he passed Kate's. She wasn't there and he wondered why. Then he slowly went to his wife's room. In there he saw Kate.
"I told the doctor that I'm her sister and has the right to know…She will wake up. She's a fighter. Just like your baby…I'm glad you changed your mind and came here. She really needs you right now."
"I'll come back later. One at a time is the rule." Daniel said excusing himself.
"There are three women in this room who wants you to stay so stay." Kate said to him.
Daniel didn't understand what she said because there were only him, Kate and Diana there…Then he understood.
"How do you know? We didn't want to know!" Daniel asked him. Kate was glad that she got him to stay.
"I got my ways…It's up to you decide whether you should tell her or not…Stay here and talk to her. All she ever wanted was to see you again and you can't deny her that."
"Did the doctor tell you?" Daniel asked while he sat down in the chair next to his wife.
"No. My gut feeling tells me it's a girl. I could be wrong but I don't think I am. Only a girl like yours would fight as much as its mother has." Kate continued.
"Do you know what you're having?" Daniel asked her.
"No but Diana said she had a strong feeling it was a girl…Wake me up when she wakes up. I'll be here for a few days for observation so don't hesitate to visit me. I want to be fully updated." Kate said before she tried to wheel her wheelchair.
"Let me help you." Daniel said getting up and pushing her into her room.
"You didn't have to do that." Kate said as he helped her into her bed.
"I insist. I'll tell Tony that he can come back. Then I'll be by her side during the whole night." Daniel told her. He just hoped that even if Diana was brain dead they could save the child but most of all he wanted Diana to wake up. Then he could tell her how everyone who was involved in the crime got caught in different places in the country.
………………………………….10 years later…………………….
There were new houses and buildings everywhere and a lot of people standing on a stage and even more in front of it. They seemed to be celebrating something. You could see a man standing next to his almost ten year old daughter. Next to him were several important people in his life standing. Kate and Tony with their four children. Their eldest Amanda Diana Caitlin Dinozzo 9 years old, their eldest son Alexander 7, their third child Emma 4 and their fourth Christian 2.
"It looks so great. I can't believe it." Kate said to Daniel.
"I know…So have you walked around here? The Dinozzo Avenue is a great place to start." Daniel suggested.
"We have…We took an evening stroll here yesterday. Gibbs road, McGee street, the park is named Alexanderson Park and Alexanderson Park Avenue…Some great names there…" Tony replied.
"Caitlin…What do you think?" Kate asked Daniel's and Diana's daughter.
"I love it. " Caitlin answered. She looked really amazed.
"We've been here a few days and she wants to move here but New York is our home." Daniel told them.
"So boss…Do you like Gibbs road?" McGee asked him.
"It's a great place but I don't want to live on my own street." Gibbs answered. He felt honoured over having a street named after him. Something he never thought would happen.
"I'm proud of my street too." McGee then said.
"Katie…Where are your siblings? They should be here now." Daniel asked worried. His wife and the rest of the kids weren't there. He didn't want to start without them but they had a schedule to follow.
"I'm sure they'll be here soon. I'll check." Kate said to him. Daniel went up to the microphone to start his speech. He turned around to check if they had come but there was no sign of them. He waited and then Kate, his wife and the kids emerged. Now it was the time to start. Daniel looked at Diana and their four children. Caitlin looked so happy and he was so glad he could share this with his family. He couldn't imagine this day without them. What if Diana hadn't woken up that night? Caitlin might not be here, Anthony who is 7 wouldn't be there and everyone calls him AJ because he is named Anthony Jethro, James 5 years old, and Christina who is 2. Daniel was so proud. Not only were they there but Diana's and Daniel's relatives too. Everyone who should be there were there.
"I'm proud to present to you this new neighbourhood. It wouldn't be here if my wife hadn't this wish, the support of our friends and family. Everyone who believed in this idea and everyone who helped us achieve our dream. I'm proud to be here today." Daniel spoke to everyone. Everyone started to clap their hands and then the ceremony moved on.
THE END
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The ending wasn't the best and I know I suck when it comes to writing endings but I hoped everyone enjoyed the story.