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"Daddy. Daddy. Time to get up. Time to get up, Daddy." Katharine prodded her father.

"Kit, honey, what time is it?" Tony said without opening his eyes.

"I can't read time yet, daddy."

"Okay, just read me the numbers."

"Um, well, seven and then the two dots on top of each other and then a three and a two." 7:32

"Ten more minutes."

Kit stood up and started bouncing on the bed. "Daddy, I'm hungry. Will you make me breakfast?"

Tony sighed and rolled out of bed. "Alright, peanut, let's go."

His daughter ran out of the room ahead of him. "C'mon, Daddy! Let's go!" she shouted over her shoulder.

Tony stumbled out into the kitchen and found his five year old daughter already sitting at the table, waiting to be served.

"What would you like?" he asked sleepily.

"Cereal."

"What kind?"

"Fruity pebbles!"

"Me too."

Tony grabbed the box and poured to bowls, a small bowl and a big one. He poured the milk over, grabbed two spoons and carried them over to the table.

"Where d'ya go last night, Daddy?" Kit asked.

"I went to visit a friend."

"What's his name?" she asked innocently.

Tony sighed. "Her name is Kate. I work with her."

"Oh. Daddy, Ms. Hannigan gave me this sheet of paper and told me to give it to you," Kit said as she pulled a paper from her small backpack.

Tony took the sheet and read:

Dear Parents,

I am pleased to inform you that in two weeks, on the 24th of this month, is Take Your Child to Work Day. The children have become very excited about this. They can go with you to work and come back the next day to tell us what it is their parents do and the things they experienced at your work place. If it is entirely impossible to take your child with you, send a note to school with him/her and he/she will be excused from the activity.

Thanks, Ms. Hannigan

"Now, when you take me to work, I can meet your friend Kate," Kit said excitedly.

"Peanut, I don't know if I should take you to work. I work at a really boring place and it would be no fun for you," Tony said. Okay, so it is never boring at NCIS but what if we get a case and I have to leave? I can't take her with. What if the suspect returns to the scene and something happens to her?

"I'll just write you a note, Kit, and you can give it to Ms. Hannigan on Monday when you go to school," Tony continued. His words were met by the screams and yells of a five year old.

"No! Daddy! I wanna go with! I wanna! Please, Daddy! Please!"

Tony lowered his head and began rubbing his temples. He was a sucker for his daughter and would do anything for her. He gave in too much.

"Fine. Fine. I'll take you."

"Thank you, Daddy," she said as she slipped out of her chair, walked over to him and gave Tony a kiss on the cheek.

She scurried off to play leaving Tony to figure out how to tell the team and Kate.