Tears slipped down her face and he walked away from her. She tried calling out for him but nothing came out as she opened her mouth. Her heart shattered into a million pieces as she watched him walk out of the door.
"Don't look back. Don't look back." He kept thinking to himself as he walked away from the one woman he loved. Once he closed the door to her apartment, he heard a thud and loud sobs coming from inside. His heart shattered from the sound. He walked down the flight of stairs and got inside his car. After starting his car and driving away from her apartment, tears fell from his eyes.
He loved her with all his heart, he would even die for her but it had to be done. She was young, she had a full life ahead of her, He was old, he already had his life. It broke his heart when he saw the love in her eyes shatter. Seeing her cry out for him as he walked away, knowing he has done what she told him never to do.
5 YEARS LATER
"DiNozzo!" Gibbs barked, making Tony jump out from his seat and look at his boss.
"Yes, boss!"
"Where the hell is McGee!?"
"He's down in Abby's lab."
"Well. Go get him! We've got a dead marine at the port! I've already informed Ducky."
"On it, boss." Tony replied as he grabbed his stuff and left to get McGee who was helping Abby with something. Gibbs sighed as he started to grab his gear. He glanced over at what used to be Caitlyn Todd's desk.
It's been five years since she requested to be transferred to a different NCIS office which happened to be in Naples, Italy. Five years since Gibbs let anyone sit at her desk. Even the replacement for Kate wasn't allowed to sit at the desk under Gibbs' orders. Since Kate left the team, the team noticed something change in Gibbs. Yes, he's been a bastard over the past years but with Kate gone from his life, he's more grumpy, he yells at his team more than he used to, he gets upset at anything, even small little mistakes. The love and happiness in his eyes that used to be there are now replaced with sadness and anger.
Gibbs was brought out from his thoughts when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw McGee and Tony standing there.
"Come on." He grumbled, grabbed the keys from his desk, and led the three of them to the elevator and out to the sedan, his mind still thinking of the brunette he still is in love with.
