Unearthed Secrets
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McGee walked into the bullpen and sat at his computer, "Mrs. Wills, Trent's mum, was arrested this morning. She's on her way here now"
Tony looked up with a frown, "Why was she arrested? I thought we were just looking for her"
"Abby got the DNA results back yesterday, I think – maybe the day before. Mrs. Wills killed her husband" McGee explained, "So, we put out a warrant for her arrest"
Tony raised his eyebrows, "Why wasn't I informed?"
"You were" McGee replied, frowning, "But I don't think you were listening. We got the results shortly after Trent left"
"Right," Tony shook his head, "Okay, you can handle the interrogation, keep me informed"
"Where are you going?" Kate asked
"To check on Gibbs" Tony answered
Kate stood up, "I think I'll join you"
Tony shook his head solemnly, "No, I think it would be better if you stayed here, stand in on the interrogation. Write up your report, I'll sign off on it when I get back," Tony stood up and grabbed his gear. He turned and looked at Kate and McGee, focusing on Kate to get his point across, "I'll see you both in the morning"
Tony felt Kate's eyes on him as he left the bullpen and waited in front of the elevator. He sighed and tried to pin-point when their relationship had started to turn sour. He guessed it had been on a down-hill slope since they'd become involved, from the moment they lost each other in their eyes… No, he couldn't think of that right now, he needed to pull himself together if he was going to survive this. Straightening his posture, he walked into the elevator and waited for the doors to shut. Just as the doors were closing, somebody – Kate - walkedthrough and into the elevator. Tony sighed and rubbed his face as the doors closed once again. Shortly after they started moving, Kate reached across and hit the emergency switch.
"What the hell is wrong with you!" she snapped at him
"What the hell is wrong with me? With me!" Tony asked, raising his eyebrows, "What the hell is wrong with you! I'm not the one who got all pissy because I accidentally bought coffee at the place my ex works at! Who thinks my excuse for getting pissed was pathetic!"
"That's because it is pathetic!" Kate shouted at him
"You can't tell me you never got drunk because you thought the woman you fell in love with didn't feel the same way. Makes you feel miserable, depressed, getting pissed makes you feel that little bit better." Tony said angrily
"Can't say I ever fallen in love with a woman" Kate said offhandedly
"Oh, grow up, Kate!" Tony snapped, pacing in the elevator
"So, am I yet another substitute for this woman you love but 'can't have'?" Kate asked, angrily
Tony frowned, "What? What do you mean?" he asked, pinching his nose, "Kate, the woman I fell in love with was… was you"
Kate's eyes softened, "Aw, Tony"
"Not so pathetic after all, hey?" Tony asked softly
Kate gave him a small smile, "Come 'ere"
Tony gave her a shy smile and came closer. When he was within reach, Kate pulled him closer to her and hugged him, "I'm sorry, honey,"
Tony hugged her closer and closed his eyes, glad that they had made up, he hated when they fought and he hated it more if it still wasn't resolved by the following day. He sighed, "I am too"
Pulling his head away from Kate's, Tony looked into her eyes, "I love you"
Kate smiled, "I love you too, Tony"
Smiling, Tony lightly kissed Kate's lips. However, the kiss quickly turned into a passionate one as Tony backed Kate against the wall and licked his tongue over her lips, seeking entrance. Kate moaned as she opened her mouth for Tony. After a few breathless minutes, they both broke apart, gasping for air.
Tony smiled, "We can't do this here"
"No" Kate agreed, "So, we still on for tonight?"
"Yeah. Don't wait around for me though. I might be a while. I'll call if anything changes" Tony answered
"Okay" Kate said, leaning forward to kiss him again
Tony grinned, deepening the kiss once more. He sighed, resting his head on her forehead when they broke apart. Kate closed her eyes and wished they were back at either of their apartments, in their own space.
Kate pulled back and quickly slapped Tony over the back of his head,"Get back to work, Tony. And if you do anything that stupid again..."
Tony grinned and mock-saluted, "I won't, ma'am"
Kate smiled again and hit the emergency switch again, bringing it back to life.
Ducky walked through the ward back to Gibbs' room; he'd briefly gone home to check on mother and to change. As he approached, he knew something was wrong, he couldn't hear any arguing or shouting coming from the room. Frowning, he glanced in and his suspicions were confirmed, Gibbs was not in the bed. He sighed and walked to the nurse's station, he found the nurse who was looking after Gibbs and asked, "Do you know where Jethro has been taken?"
The nurse frowned, "He should be in his room"
"Well, he's not" Ducky responded, "I should advise you to call security"
"He was in there not long ago" the nurse insisted, walking back to the room to see for herself
"Then he shouldn't have gone far" Ducky replied
Ten minutes later, security arrived at the nurse's station, briefly speaking to the nurse before talking with Ducky.
"You're Doctor Mallard?" one of the men asked
"Please, call me Ducky" Ducky replied
The man raised his eyebrow and smirked, "Ok, Ducky, we have men searching the perimeter of the building. If he should pass an exit, we'll know about it"
"And if he already has left the building?" Ducky asked
The man shrugged, "There's not a lot we can do. We can inform the local police if need be. We brought him up on the cameras; he changed into a pair of surgical scrubs before leaving. I have some men tracking his path now to see if he's still in the building"
Ducky sighed, "I see. Okay, it seems that's all we can do for now"
Gibbs leant against the side of the building, closing his eyes as he tried to collect his breath. He didn't think he'd find it this hard to just walk; it seemed his heart attack had taken more of a toll on his body than he'd thought. Looking around the street, he tried to think of where he was going. He had no idea where he would find his son, he just knew that he should be looking, but with no idea where the last known location was, it was going to make things difficult.
He knew the only way he could do this was if he had all the information that the feds had. He remembered Kate and Tony telling Ducky of the tape his father had sent to Abby, and knew that he had to hear that tape. Sighing, he pushed off the wall and hailed the first taxi that drove past.
That's it for chapter 22!...Hope you liked it! PLEASE review! Tell me what you think!