So lately I've been writing shorter chapters, my bad. Don't worry though; I have plenty of time tonight so I'm planning on making this a long-ish chapter! That is, if I don't fall asleep while I'm typing again. Darn drowsiness…
Disclaimer: Haven't we been through this? I don't own NCIS.
Emma had just started her morning her morning run when she heard a voice behind her.
"Look! It's Shorty!" Tony called out. Emma turned to find Tony and Ziva behind her. They were also running.
"Good morning." Emma grinned.
"Mind if we run with you?" Ziva asked, also smiling.
"Not at all, in fact I'd enjoy the company. It's my first exploring in D.C. so I don't know where everything is." Emma told them.
"After we run, we can go grab some breakfast at this great place I know." Tony offered.
"That'd be wonderful. As much as I love my dad, he can't cook to save his life." Emma answered.
They ran in silence for a few minutes until Emma's phone began to ring. She pulled it out of her bra, much to the embarrassment of Tony, and saw it was Henry.
"Hey Henry, what's up?" Emma picked up.
"Hi Ems, I was wondering what you're doing for lunch this afternoon?" Henry wondered.
"Well I was going to meet up with Brynn and then we were going to see a movie. But you're welcome to join us." Emma suggested.
"I might just have to take you up on that offer. However, I don't think that Brynn will be too thrilled about me joining in." Henry reminded her.
"She's just protective of me. I'm the same way about her." Emma replied, smirking.
"Yeah, I've noticed. She's threatened to stab me if I hurt you." Henry shuttered.
"That sounds like Brynn. Listen, I've got to go. I'm running." Emma explained.
"In that case, I'll let you get back to that. Love you."
"You too." Emma responded, casting a sideways glance at Tony and Ziva, who were trying to look like they weren't eavesdropping.
"You're with your dad, aren't you?" Henry guessed.
"Close but no cigar. I'll see you at lunch." Emma answered and hung up.
"Sound like you got plans this afternoon." Tony observed.
"I guess so. Brynn, Henry, and I are all going to eat lunch that a catch a movie." Emma told him.
"Shouldn't you be going to work?" Ziva remembered.
"Nah, I took the week off to spend some time with my dad." Emma panted, before coming to a halt and tried to catch her breath.
"That's nice. How come you guys haven't talked in all these years?" Tony tried to pry. Emma smiled at him.
"I'll tell you over breakfast. For right now, let's just run. You could use some practice; you're getting old." Emma joked. Tony feigned hurt and Ziva just laughed.
/NCIS/
Tony, Ziva, and Emma were all sitting in a small diner, waiting on their food when once again Emma's phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Ems, where are you?" Tim asked.
"Well I went on my morning run and ran into Tony and Ziva, so we decided to grab some breakfast together." Emma explained.
"See? I told you she was ok." Abby said in the background.
"Gee, Tim, who's that?" Emma asked, trying to sound innocent.
"That's Abby. And before you say anything, don't say anything to Tony or Ziva!" Tim exclaimed. Emma smirked.
"Why is that?" Emma wondered.
"Because of rule 12!" Tim answered.
"Whatever you say." Emma laughed.
"I'll see you when you get back. Love you." Emma could almost see Tim rolling his eyes at her.
"I love you too." Emma hung up.
"I am assuming that was your dad?" Ziva guessed.
"Yeah, he just wondered where I was. Being his typical worry-wart self." Emma joked.
"Speaking of your dad, you never answered my question." Tony remembered.
"The reason why we haven't talked in all these years?" Emma questioned. Tony nodded. "I don't know. Probably because he didn't know where I was."
"What do you mean?" Tony sipped his coffee.
"I was born during my dad's sophomore year of college. He had a full ride to MIT because of him being so smart. Well, my mom didn't want him to give that all up so she went behind his back and took me to North Carolina without telling him." Emma told them before taking a few bites of her eggs.
"And?" Tony prodded.
"He said he tried many times to find me but my mom wouldn't allow it. You see, Tim was from a traditional sort of family where having a child out of wedlock was frowned upon, so my mom didn't let him see me because she was afraid his family would freak about me and disown him." Emma finished.
"That's slightly depressing." Tony noted.
"I agree. You must have been down in the dunks." Ziva added. Emma stared at her.
"She means down in the dumps." Tony corrected her. Emma nodded, now understanding what Ziva had meant.
"Oh, I also meant to apologize!" Emma remembered.
"For what?" they asked.
"For embarrassing you last night," Emma explained. "I was way out of line. Though, it wasn't my fault. Technically it's my mom's fault because I inherited the sleep talking from her."
"It is fine." Ziva forgave her.
"Yeah, it was actually pretty funny." Tony grinned. Emma smiled as well and began digging into her breakfast.
/NCIS/
Emma again came to work with her dad that day. And once again Emma found herself hanging out in Abby's lab.
"Hey Abby." Emma walked.
"Hi Emma! Long time no see." Abby joked.
"No kidding, I just saw you like an hour ago." Emma chuckled.
"Yeah, about that-"
"Don't worry, I haven't told anyone." Emma interrupted. Abby breathed a sigh of relief. "I did, however, take some pictures."
"Of what?" Tim wondered, coming up behind Emma.
"Yeah, of what?" Abby asked.
"Don't worry, just of you two cuddling this morning." Emma rolled her eyes.
"What? Delete those! What if Tony or Gibbs sees those?" Tim reminded her.
"They're going to find out eventually." Emma defended herself. "Besides, they're nothing bad." Emma held up her phone to show Tim and Abby one of the pictures. Abby was laying on her side with her arm on Tim's, who was lying on his back, stomach. He had his arm around her waist.
"Yeah, but Gibbs could see that." Abby worried.
"Ems, delete those pictures." Tim warned.
"And why is that?"
/NCIS/
"Where's McGee?" Gibbs wondered, walking into the bullpen with a cup of coffee in his hand.
"He went to see Abby like 15 minutes ago." Tony responded.
"Perhaps we should go see what is taking him so long?" Ziva suggested.
"There's nothing better to do. We don't even have a case." Gibbs answered, already heading down to the lab, Tony and Ziva closely at his heels.
When they got down to the lab they heard yelling.
"Listen! It sounds like Emma." Tony whispered.
"Rape! Rape!" Emma yelled. The team looked at each other before pulling out their guns and quickly entering the lab. Emma was up on Tim's back like he was giving her a piggy back, holding her cell phone up in the air, which Tim and Abby were trying to grab from her. Tim immediately noticed that the team had entered and accidently dropped Emma to the ground.
"Boss." Tim observed.
"Ouch." Emma groaned from the ground. Tim turned, gasped, and quickly helped her up.
"Sorry Ems." Tim muttered.
"What was that all about?" Gibbs wondered, smiling slightly.
"Nothing!" Tim, Abby, and Emma answered simultaneously.
A/N: Hope you liked the chapter! It was actually pretty fun to write.
Who else can't wait for the new episode tomorrow? It's the season finale, so you know it's going to be a goody.
Love, Sarah