A/N - Here is the next chapter. The drama is ramping up. I don't own NCIC. Thanks for reading and please let me know what you think.

Chapter 8

The black sedan pulled into the parking lot in front South American Imports. There was a single light illuminating the sign hanging over the door. Around the side alley was a rollup metal garage door that opened to the toot of a single horn blast from the sedan. Sanchez's body guard pulled the car into the warehouse and shut off the engine. The garage door slowly descended into a closed position.

The body guard exited the vehicle and opened the rear door on the driver's side. Hugo Sanchez slid out of the back seat and stood looking expectantly at Carlos who walked to him.

"Well?" Sanchez barked at Carlos. "Did you locate her?"

Carlos nodded. "She's at Disney World."

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McGee, Torres, Kasie and Parker arrived very early to the office on Thursday morning determined to find out who Sanchez as after. All of them feared he was after Knight but had no confirmation and no indication why.

McGee checked on the search results he ran overnight on Knight's past missions and activities primarily in South and Central America. Even though Jessica went to college in the Pacific Northwest and made frequent camping trips in her free time, she also went on went on two month long trips south; one to Venezuela and one to Nicaragua. Kasie was called in to find out the names of the other participants of those trips and where they went.

Torres continued the process he began to reach out to his contacts in Mexico and countries further south to see if they had any contact with Jessica and members of her traveling groups. He hoped they might know some of the names the groups and people they came into contact with.

Parker sat at his desk with the latest bit of information from Gibbs. He was amazed at his ability to get information even when he is as far away as Alaska and supposedly retired. The note from Gibbs said "Check on a woman named Brigitta Horst. She's from Argentina and may be the connection between Knight and Sanchez."

Parker shook his head. Another potential lead but nothing definitive. Maybe I should call Knight and let her and Jimmy know what is going on. She may know something that would help.

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Jimmy extracted himself from Jess lying on top of him as has been their custom on this vacation. He loved it and knew Jess loved it too. It was 8am and his final sessions at the conference began at 8:45. He used the facilities and hopped in the shower after the water warmed up, wishing Jessica was in there with him.

He picked up the bottle of shampoo and started to pour some into the palm of his hand when the shower door opened and in stepped the love of his life. Jess grabbed the bottle from Jimmy with a smirk and said "That's my job sweetheart."

Jimmy grinned back at her and said "I gladly let you take over" and leaned down for a kiss. "I thought you were still asleep."

Jess massaged Jimmy's scalp with the shampoo and said "I was, but my very comfortable, warm pillow left the bed and I woke up."

"Sorry about that. You've spoiled me for life."

Jess chuckled. "You've spoiled me for life too. We better not have any long-term assignments away from each other."

"That's for sure."

Now with very clean hair, Jimmy took the shampoo and began massaging Jess' hair. Jess purred at his touch and enjoyed every minute. They took turns washing each other very thoroughly and joined together in a blissful round of lovemaking in the shower.

After drying off and getting dressed, Jimmy raced out of the room to be on time for the meeting. Jess chuckled at him and whispered in his ear as headed out. "Sorry for making you late."

Jimmy whispered back with a kiss. "I'm not. You can make me late anytime you want."

Jess grinned and watched him head down the hall.

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Victoria woke up a little later than usual and came out into the living room. Jess was sitting on the couch drinking her coffee when there was a knock on the door. She went to the door and looked through the peep hole before opening the door. "Room service" the waiter called out before wheeling the cart into the room. Jess signed the slip and included a nice tip. "Thank you" the waiter said as he left the room.

Victoria came over and looked at the food. "Mickey Mouse chocolate pancakes!" she exclaimed and threw her arms around Jess. "Thanks mom."

Jess also ordered some scrambled eggs, hash browns, and bacon for her to eat and share.

"Since this is the last day of the conference, I thought we could celebrate with a girls morning in for breakfast."

"Great idea. Dad will be jealous."

Jess laughed. "He'll be happy we did this. He wants nothing but the best for the ladies in his life."

"That's so true, mom. What are we going to do this afternoon?"

"Your dad and I need to get a marriage license. So we were thinking of going to the City Hall and getting one. We'll come back and go to the Magic Kingdom for more fun tonight."

"What will I do while you're getting your license?"

"You'll come with us of course."

Victoria smiled and threw her arms around Jess. "I was hoping you would say that."

"Families stick together." Jess smiled and gave Victoria a kiss on the cheek.

Jess and Victoria turned on the TV to watch while they ate their breakfast. After a commercial break in the movie they were watching a news bulletin was announced and began to play.

"Law enforcement in the greater Orlando area has just asked everyone to be on the lookout for an escaped convict. Jess looked at the screen with Victoria and a picture flashed on the screen. Jess did a double take and looked more closely and gasped, covering her mouth with her hand.

Victoria looked at her mom with alarm. "What's wrong mom? Do you know that man?"

Jess put her arms around Victoria and held her close. "I won't let anything happen to you Victoria. Your Dad and I will keep you safe."

This caused Victoria to become afraid. "Who is he mom? Why are you so afraid?"

Jess kissed Victoria on top of the head. "I'm sorry. I'm not afraid. Just very concerned. He is a very bad man who I thought was in prison in Venezuela. I don't know why he is here. I need to call NCIS."

Jess reached for her phone but before she could dial it rang. It was Parker.

"Hello" she answered.

"Hello Knight. I know you are on vacation and getting ready for a wedding, but we learned of something that we believe you should know about."

"It's about Hugo Sanchez, isn't it? I just saw a news bulletin on TV"

"I'm afraid so. We were alerted that he escaped prison a few days ago."

"I hope they catch him quick."

"So do we. But that is not all and we hesitate to alarm you over something that we don't know for sure."

"OK, what is it?"

"There are rumors that he is after an agent of ours. We don't know who."

"And you're concerned that he is in Florida and so am I."

"That's the gist of it. Have you had any dealings with Sanchez in the past?"

"I did, but it was a long time ago. Back when I was in college. On my first trip to Honduras I met and became friends with a fellow volunteer from Argentina named Brigitta."

"How did you meet Sanchez?"

"He was Brigitta's boyfriend of sorts. We did some things together and he was always trying to set me up with his brother. I had no interest in him at all."

"Did anything happen?"

"Not from my point of view. Shortly before my trip was over, Brigitta invited me to a party that was at Sanchez's house. I went and hung out with Brigitta. At some point in the evening, Sanchez introduced me to Marcos, his brother, who is about five years younger than him. We talked for a few minutes before he was called away by his mother. I never gave him another thought. I left Honduras a few days later and never heard from anyone in the Sanchez family and Brigitta never mentioned anything after she went home to Argentina."

"There's no reason for you to think that he could be after you."

"None at all."

"We'll keep monitoring the situation to help bring Sanchez into custody. Based on what you are telling me, he must be after someone else."

"I'll let you know if I learn of anything down here."

Victoria looked up at Jess. "Is everything ok, Mom?"

"I think so. We just need to be aware in case we see something that would help capture the bad man."

"OK mom.

Jess and Victoria returned their attention to their breakfast and the movie they were watching.

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Marcos Sanchez called Hugo after he landed in Miami. The younger brother was the face of all the "legitimate" businesses in the Sanchez empire and could travel without being connected with the drug trade.

"Did you find her yet?"

"We know she is Disney World. We're trying to find her exact location."

"You can have almost any woman in the world. Why do you want her so much?"

"I've dreamed about her ever since I met her at your party."

"She's older than you. You were like 18 years old back then. That was ten years ago. What if she's married? Has some children?"

"I don't care. I want her and you promised me when I took over the company after you were arrested that I could have anyone I wanted."

"Be careful what you wish for."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"She may not be who you think she is."

"She was an American college student travelling to another country. You know how promiscuous college students are."

"You just want her for a fling? I thought you grew up."

"She's been in my dreams for years. I want the real thing."

"What would mother say?"

"She doesn't need to know. She's already picked out a woman for me to marry back home."

"I risked my freedom to come to America for a fling? I must be out of my mind."

"You promised brother. I saved your butt and it's time to pay up."

Hugo Sanchez just shook his head not believing what he was hearing. His little brother was acting like a horny teenager, not an adult. "What time will you get here?

"My plane lands in two hours."

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Jimmy said his farewells to Ernie, Carla and Sally before heading upstairs. His three colleagues were leaving in the morning to head west. Jimmy had no interest in inviting any of them to the wedding.

Jimmy opened the door to their suite and spotted Jess and Victoria sitting at the table playing Scrabble. He came over to the table and gave Victoria a hug and kiss on the cheek before enveloping Jess in his arms while planting a mind blowing passionate kiss on her lips. After the kiss boke, Victoria smiled at her and said "It's your turn mom."

Jess looked dazed for a minute, unable to focus. "What was that sweetie?"

Victoria chuckled. "I said it's your turn mom."

Jess blushed and stammered "Oh, I forgot where I was for a moment."

Jimmy squeezed her shoulders and grinned. "I'm glad to know I have that effect on my future bride."

Jess grinned back. "That you do. I'm glad I have the same effect on you."

Jimmy blushed and said "I'm going to change my clothes into something more casual." He headed to the bedroom.

Victoria looked at her mom. "Aren't you going to help him pick something out?"

Jess grinned at her while standing up. "I'll be right back."

"Take your time, mom."

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Jimmy found an Uber driver to take them to City Hall. Before leaving they saw there was a restaurant nearby where they could eat lunch. With Jessica's help picking out his wardrobe for the trip to City Hall, the task took considerably longer than what it would have taken otherwise. Victoria had turned on the TV to watch something while she waited as she knew there would be a delay. She was all for it.

Jess was wiping away some lipstick from Jimmy's face when they emerged from the bedroom. Both looked little disheveled as their hair was messed up too. Victoria smiled at them and said "I think I better get you a hair brush," and headed to the bathroom. When she returned she spent a few minutes brushing out the tangles in her mother's hair. Jess took Jimmy's comb to fix his hair.

An hour later, the found themselves in front of City Hall as walked to the room to where they could obtain their marriage license. Fortunately there was only a short line and soon they were standing in front of the counter being helped by a clerk. Victoria stood quietly next to her father.

"How can I help you today?

"We're here to get a marriage license." Jimmy answered.

The clerk nodded. "Are you Florida residents?"

Jimmy and Jess both shook their heads. "No. We're from D.C."

"Very good. May I see some I.D.?

Both took out their drivers licenses and passed them over. The clerk typed in the necessary information.

Just a few more questions. "What are your occupations?"

Jimmy answered "We work in law enforcement. I am a Medical Examiner and Jess is a Special Agent for NCIS.

The clerk looked up at them. "Nice to meet two people who help keep us safe."

Jess and Jimmy nodded. "Thank you."

The clerk continued asking a few more questions and typed the information into the system. When finished she looked at Victoria and asked "Are you excited about your Dad getting married again?"

Victoria smiled broadly. "Very. I know Jessica won't replace my mom who died but she will be a wonderful new mom to me. I can hardly wait."

The clerk smiled down at her. "I think you'll make a wonderful new family. Congratulations."

The clerk printed out the form for Jimmy and Jessica to review to be sure everything was correct. It was.

"All that is left to do is pay the $100 fee and wait for an official copy. We will also email a copy to you both if you like."

Jimmy took out his debit card and passed it to the clerk. She ran the card and Jimmy entered his PIN. The transaction was completed and they were told to wait about fifteen minutes for the official copy. It took more like twenty minutes and the Palmer family to be was one step closer to their dreams.

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