A/N: Guys, I'm really sorry. Please don't hate me. So much things have happened these couple of months and I felt a little overwhelmed. As a token of my appreciation, I'm giving you two chapters! They probably aren't the best but I'm learning.
"Gear up, we have a dead sailor down at Quantico," Gibbs walked in the squad room and threw the keys to Bishop
"Do I really get to drive today? Sweet" She said with a grin
"Alright, get a move on it, Probie." Tony replied.
McGee was silent on the ride there. "What's wrong McGoo? Cat caught your tongue?" Tony joked.
"Did you know that I'm old enough to be a father now? " McGee blurted out. "I know Delilah and I have just gotten serious but she's moving to Dubai and I think my time is running out"
Tony decided to end this rant. "Listen McGoo, you're still young. Just like you said, you and Delilah just started getting serious. Why would you even think about this? If you mention this to her, you could possibly ruin your relationship. Go live your life..."
"Tony, you don't understand," McGee interrupted. "Almost all of my friends are married and have kids. Take Kate for example, she's married and a two year old daughter." This statement shut Tony up because it was true.
McGee's right. At least he has a girlfriend. Look at yourself, single but you still love this woman who doesn't love you back. McGee has a girlfriend, Bishop has a husband,what do I have? Nothing. Tony thought to himself.
The silence in the van was deafening. Ellie decided she should do something about it. "Listen to yourselves whine like little girls. I, for one, am deciding not to have kids until I'm ready."
Tony scoffed, "At least you're married, Bishop. McGee's dating, but look at me everyone! I'm single and ready to mingle." he said in a resigned tone
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Gibbs beat them to the crime scene. One look at his team and he could tell something went down in that van.
"Well, it seems like this poor man was shot three times in the chest, close range. He appears to be in his late thirties. He also put up a fight. Do you see his defensive wounds here, Jethro? It seems to me that he's had some type of defensive training in the past. Also, he seems to have been dead for about 36 hours or so. You know a few years ago I stumbled upon someone ju-" Medical examiner Ducky Mallard begun one of his stories before Gibbs cut him off. "Thanks Duck," he said. "Does anyone have an ID on this guy?" he asked his team.
"I do," McGee held up a New York drivers license. "His name is Samuel Reid. His address states he live in Queens, New York. I haven't found his Naval ID however."
"Keep looking" Gibbs barked.
"That's weird. What's a Yankee doing all the way down here?" DiNozzo asked.
"That's what you and Bishop gonna find out DiNozzo" Gibbs told him.
"Does that mean what I think it means?" he asked.
"Go pack your bags" was the only thing Tony needed to hear.
"Err, I'm not really understanding what is going here" Bishop told Gibbs.
"I means, Probie, that we're going to the City that Never Sleeps!" Tony exclaimed just as McGee finished his search."What I miss?" he asked. "Well McSearch, Bishop and I are going to give Beckett a little visit."
Just as McGee groaned, Gibbs told Tony, "Remember the case comes first. I don't want you to drop it just so you can spend with your friend. Figure out why our vic came down here, then you can spend your free time with Kate and her family"
Tony saluted and he and Bishop headed towards the van. As they were driving back to NCIS Bishop couldn't stop talking.
"Oh my gosh. I've never been to New York City. Have you? I wonder if it's like what they show in the movies. Do you think we're gonna have to ride the subway? Or take the famous yellow taxi. I heard they're changing the color to green, That's kinda weird. What am I gonna pack? How long are we staying?" Tony had enough. "Listen, Bishop, am I going to have to buy noise cancelling headphones for the plane? If so, please tell me now before I regret it. Now can you just stay a little quiet until we get back to the office?"
"Fine," Ellie responded, "But first answer a question."
"What?"
"Who are Beckett and Kate?"
Tony laughed when he realized that Ellie and Kate have never met before. He was really excited that he was getting to see her. They haven't seen each other for a couple of months due to the never ending search of Benham Parsa. Tony also couldn't wait to see his favorite goddaughter in the entire world.
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When the plane landed, Bishop and Tony were discussing what to do. "Here's what we'll do. First, we're gonna stop by the hotel room, grab a couple of Z's if needed. Then check out the address on our guy's license. Does that sound like a deal?" Tony asked her. "Yup, sounds cool."
When they got to the room, the agents discovered that they weren't at all tired. "All right then. Let's go and explore the Big Apple!" Ellie exclaimed. Tony sighed and rolled his eyes. "I sincerely hope you aren't carsick. Our car ride to Queens is gonna take a while considering the traffic." DiNozzo considered stopping by the 12th and asking Kate if they could borrow her car for the sirens. He decided against that because he wanted to surprise her. So they settled on getting a rental.
"So, do you want to drive? Or should I?" Bishop asked him.
"Gimme the keys. You don't know New York like I do." Tony said as he grabbed the keys out of Ellie's hand.
"Okay then, your choice." Ellie sighed and followed him out the door.
Tony managed to get them lost about four times. They stopped to ask pedestrians for directions twice. When the reached the apartment building Bishop was fuming.
"You should have let me drive!" she exclaimed. "One out of five people get lost in big cities like this. At least I memorized the directions."
"You know what Bishop? I knew where I was going! I just couldn't handle all your jabbering in my ear. So of course we got lost!" Tony tried hard defending his pride.
"Whatever, let's just get this place checked out. Which apartment? 3B right?" she said heading for the front door.
When they reached 3B, they discovered the door was ajar. Simultaneously, they drew their guns and walked into the dark apartment.
Tony sensed some movement in front of him and he yelled, "Freeze! Federal agents."
As Tony said that a female voice yelled, "NYPD, drop your weapon!"
The light turned on and Tony found himself staring at the barrel of a gun belonging to Detective Kate Beckett of the NYPD.
