Sarah held her seven year old daughter close to her and carried her into the front room, she sat her down in the wheelchair and helped her take her medicines, the little girl smiled at her mother and hugged her, "Mommy?"

The older woman smiled softly at her and tightened her red silk robe, "Yes Prinsteein" she said softly, saying princess in Yiddish, kneeling on the floor as she switched on the television, putting on the child's favorite cartoon.

Katie watched her mother, she knew that this was not her biological mother as her father had told her about her real mother and how she had ran out on them, truth be told the even the child could see why, and it showed in the question she asked Sarah, "Why does Daddy hit you?"

The question caught Sarah by surprise and she caught her breathe, she struggled with her speech but knew her little girl needed comforting, "Daddy was being naughty, don't worry honey, I promise you that I will keep you safe" she said softly and picked her up and went and got her dressed

Whilst being helped with her clothes the small blonde child looked at her mother and asked softly, "If your looking after me, who is looking after you?" she asked gently

Sarah kissed her daughter's head, "Don't you worry about me okay? We will go to Grandma's fro a while, okay?"

Katie nodded, she loved going to her grandmother's, and watched her mother pack a bag for them both, and both got into the car and made their way to the house of Ziva David, and phoning Ziva.

Ziva was at work with Tony, Tim and Jethro in the bullpen, "Hello?"

Sarah bit her lip, "Mom? Don't speak, just listen okay?"

To say Ziva was worried was a dramatic understatement, being her mother she was very worried about her, she had not noticed the bruises or cuts on her child though due to clever inventions of ways to hide the wounds that had been inflicted by the man that she thought she loved

Sarah nodded, more to herself than her mother, "I have to leave, I'm taking Katie with me, do not allow yourself to be alone with Tony, he is violent, please say 'yes' if you understand me"

Ziva bit her lip, her hands shaking, "yes" she replied simply

Sarah sighed in relief and drove away from the house that she shared with her fiance with his child in the back of the car, her chair and belongings in the boot, "I am safe and so is Katie, we will stay with a friend of mine for a while and I will call you later, okay?"

Ziva glanced around and leant back in the chair, as Jethro came over, "okay" she replied simply, as her own husband lifted her and sat on the chair, holding her close.

Jethro had been worried about his wife with the phone call, "What's wrong Zee?" he asked to her

Sarah heard his voice, "Mom? Pass Dad on please?"

Ziva passed the phone to her husband, and he took it from her, "Hello?" he said curiously

Sarah pulled up at a house on the outskirts of Washington DC, and checked that her daughter was okay, "Dad, its me, don't say anything okay? I don't want Tony to know I'm on the phone, I will explain later"

Jethro listened carefully, he knew his daughter very well and knew her behaviour had changed since dating Tony

Ziva snuggled into her husbands chest as he spoke to their child on the phone, "I'm staying with a friend for a while, and I have Katie with me. Whatever you do, don't let Tony out of your sight when around Mom and Jenny, he is violent, he may not have shown it to you but I can''t have Katie grow up with that around, I don't trust him, please keep Mom and Jenny safe. I will tell you where I am later tonight, if you both go to Jenny's office and tell her the word 'safe', she will know what it means and I will see you tomorrow Dad. Say yes if you understand, and then put the phone down"

Gibbs nodded, "yes" he said softly and put the phone in its cradle, holding his wife to him. He tapped his wife's waist to indicate for her to stand and both walked up the staircase to the director's office, bursting in like usual, Cynthia didn't bother to try and stop him.

Jen stood up and smiled, "Is there something wrong?"

Gibbs sighed, "Sarah said to pass on a message to you" he said simply and sat down on the sofa

Jen raised an eyebrow, "Which is?" she asked curiously

Ziva leant into her husband, as Jethro said, "Safe"

Jenifer sighed and rested her head in her hands, "Any idea what happened?"

Ziva looked at her friend, "Tony got violent apparently, and so she has taken Katie to a friends place for a while"

Gibbs nodded, "She said that she will see us tomorrow and that I must not let you or Zee be alone with Tony"

Jen nodded, "Okay, we will leave first thing tomorrow morning"

Ziva looked at her, "Why did she say 'safe'?"

Jen smiled, "To tell me where she is" she said softly, "I know her a lot better then people think"

The Israeli woman smiled, "Okay" she said softly, "She is safe?"

The red head nodded, "Yes she is very safe"

Jethro nodded, "What are we going to do for now then?"

Jen glanced at the married couple in front of them, "How about you both stay at mine? Then you will be able to do as Sarah asked and neither of us will be alone, it makes more sense as my security is tighter and I have more rooms, also we will have to grab some of Sarah's clothes from my place, and toys for Katie"

Ziva nodded, as did Jethro and both got up and continued their day at work before going with Jen to her place.