Chapter 4: Texas
(The Next Day at NCIS)
"Boss, fingerprints came back. The finger prints match a guy named Jake Homes. He lives in Texas as of now but was in DC a few days ago. His travel records place him in DC at the time of the explosion." McGee said as he put the information up on the plasma.
"Pack your bags! Call Ziva and Abby and tell them to do the same. Looks like we are heading to Texas." Gibbs said as he went to inform to Director.
"YeeHaw! Come on McCowBoy, lets get moving!" Tony said as he pretended to ride a horse.
"I gotta call Abby and Ziva. I'll be right there." McGee said as he dialed Ziva's number.
(With Abby and Ziva)
Ziva awoke to the sound of her cell phone ringing.
"Ziva! Turn it off!" Abby whined as she placed a pillow over her head.
"Shh...I got it. Calm down." Ziva said as she leaned over Abby to grab her phone from the night stand.
"What McGee?" Ziva answered in a annoyed tone.
"Sorry to wake you but Gibbs wants you and Abby to pack your bags. We are all heading over to Texas. I'll explain when you both get to NCIS." McGee said.
"Fine! Be there in an hour." Ziva said then shut her phone.
"So we are going to Texas." Abby said.
"Yup, so come on. I'll even take a shower with you. Then we will get dressed, pack our bags and I'll get you a Caf-POW! on the way to NCIS." Ziva finished by placing a kiss on Abby's forehead.
"You missed your target. My lips are down here." Abby said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Did you want me to do it like this?" Ziva said then crashed her lips into Abby's.
"Perfect." Abby smiled. "Come on! You owe me a shower and a Caf-POW!." Abby smiled.
"Alright. Lets shower." Ziva grabbed Abby hand and lead her to the shower.
(1 hour later)
The team was gathered in the bullpen waiting for Abby and Ziva to get there.
"Did you call them McLazy?" Tony asked for the hundredth time.
"Yes I did! Quit asking!" McGee said.
"Sorry we are late!" Ziva said guiding Abby into the bullpen.
"Hey Abs! How are you?" Tony asked holding up his hand for a high-five.
"Ummm...did Gibbs tell you?" Ziva asked.
"Tell us what? And Abby why aren't you looking at us? Are you mad?" McGee asked.
"Should I tell them or do you want to?" Ziva asked Abby.
"I'll tell them. Guys, the explosion caused me to go blind. The acid the was thrown at me got into my eyes and caused me to be blind forever." Abby said.
"Oh my god, Abby. I promise when we get this guy, I will rip his throat out!" Tony said slamming his fist on his desk.
"So are you going to tell me why you woke me up early, when I should be in bed cuddling with my girlfriend?" Abby asked.
"GIRLFRIEND?!" McGee almost choked in his coffee as he shouted.
"Yes McGee, my girlfriend. Ziva is my girlfriend. Got a problem with it?" Abby asked in a slightly mad tone.
"Not at all but I didn't even know you two were...dating?" McGee said as he caught his breath.
"We weren't, but Ziva told me she loved me at the hospital and I felt the same way and now, here we are!" Abby lifted their intertwined hands.
"That's hot! How about a kiss?" Tony smiled but then yelled as Gibbs' hand made contact with the back of his head.
"Come on! We got a plane to catch! And a suspect to question! Move!" Gibbs barked at his team.
"Ah, Texas! You know what they say about Texas, right?" Abby asked Ziva as they entered the elevator.
"No I do not." Ziva said with a confused look.
"They say that, everything is bigger in Texas!" Abby laughed.
"Oh, big boobs!" Tony said then shut his mouth with one look from Gibbs.
(7 hours later)
"Abby, wake up. We are here." Ziva whispered into Abby's ear as the plane landed.
Abby let out a big yawn and smiled.
"What time is it?" Abby asked still half asleep.
"About 18:00." Ziva said looking at her watch.
"I'm still so damn tired. Ugh! Where are we?" Abby asked.
"Corpus Christi, Texas, I believe." Ziva answered as she unbuckled herself and Abby.
"Oh, if we have time, can we go to the beach Gibbs?" Abby asked.
"Maybe, IF we have time Abs." Gibbs said taking Abby's hand and leading her off the plane while Ziva grabbed her and Abby's bags.
"What does it look like?" Abby asked Ziva as they drove to the hotel.
"Big, lots of buildings and roads. But every now and then, in between two buildings, you can see the clear blue ocean and beautiful sky." Ziva explained.
Abby smiled and began to search for Ziva's hand. Ziva took Abby's hand in hers and brought it up to her lips to kiss it.
"I love you Ziva." Abby said snuggling into Ziva's side.
"I love you too Abigail." Ziva said as she kissed the top of Abby's head.
"Oh, she lets you call her Abigail. Sexy." Tony said from the front seat.
Ziva kicked the back of his seat causing his face to become acquainted with the dashboard.
"Ouch!" Tony said as he rubbing his forehead. Then Gibbs, slapped Tony on the back of the head. "Double ouch!"
"That's what you get for messing with my girlfriend." Abby said in an annoyed voice.
"Come on Abs. I was just kidding." Tony whined.
"Don't care! I'm tired and when I'm tired I'm grumpy! And when I'm grumpy, Zee makes sure to kill anyone who would make me more grumpy." Abby said snuggling into Ziva further if it was even possible.
"Hello! Welcome to the Holiday Inn! Do you have a reservation?" The perky front desk girl asked Gibbs.
"Gibbs. We had three rooms." Gibbs said.
"Yes, three rooms each with a queen sized bed." The girl said. "Okay, here are your keys and do you need help with your bags?"
"Nope, we got them." Gibbs said as he lead his team to the elevators.
"Babe, I'm sleepy." Abby said as she placed her head on Ziva's shoulder.
"I know, when we get to the room, you can shower then take a nap. Right Gibbs?" Ziva said giving Gibbs a death glare.
"Sure, you guys go up to your room and sleep. DiNozzo, McGee and I will find the suspect and go talk to CCPD." Gibbs said not wanting to anger the grumpy women.
"Thank you Gibbs." Abby said.
They all went up to their rooms. Ziva and Abby shared a room. Tony and McGee shared the other one. And Gibbs stayed in one by himself.
(With Abby and Ziva)
Ziva placed Abby on the bed and began to unpack their clothes. Abby reached into her purse and grabbed a candy bar out and began eating.
"Sugar? Really? As if I need you even more hyper." Ziva said rolling her eyes.
"Zee, I'm hungry, tired, and I need a shower. Leave me alone. Plus, I'm Caf-POW! deprived!" Abby whined.
"Abby, I'm not sure where they would have Caf-POW!s here but I promise after you shower and take a nap, I will drive all over Corpus to find you a Caf-POW!. Ok?" Ziva said.
"Okay, can we take a shower now?" Abby asked.
"Yes we may. Come on. I'll even take a shower with you." Ziva said grabbing Abby's hand.
"Oh, fun." Abby said.
(With Gibbs, Tony and McGee)
"So what do we know about the Homes guy?" Gibbs asked.
"Ummm... One DUI and one parking ticket. No real threat. Lives alone. Never married and no children." McGee said while going though the records on his phone.
"Agent Gibbs?" A woman in a police uniform asked.
"I am Gibbs. This is Agents DiNozzo and McGee." Gibbs answered.
"My name is officer Alice Red. So, what brings NCIS to Corpus Christi Texas?" Alice asked.
"A man living here might have tried to kill a NCIS forensic scientist a few days ago." Gibbs explained.
"What the name?" Alice asked.
"Jake Homes." McGee said.
"Homes? Wow, I don't think he could do that. I mean he drinks but killing someone? It just sound out of character." Alice said writing down the address.
"Yeah well, his finger prints were all over the crime scene so we need to talk to him." Gibbs said slightly annoyed.
"Well, here ya go. This is his address, phone number and where he works. If you need anything just call us. We'll be more than happy to help." Alice said as the three agents walked off.
(At Jake Homes' House)
"Jake Homes! NCIS open up." Gibbs yelled while knocking on the door.
"What's NCIS?" Jake said opening the door.
"We're federal cops. Now we need to ask you a few questions. Mind if we come in?" Tony answered.
"Ummm, now isn't a good time to be in my house. It's a mess. Can we just talk out here?" Jake asked nervously.
"Something you're hiding, Mr. Homes?" Gibbs asked.
"No, like I said, it's a mess." Jake said getting slightly angry
"Ok, where were you three days ago." Gibbs asked.
"Washington DC. Went on a small vacation to get away from things around here." Jake answered.
"Do you know this woman?" Tony asked showing him a photo of Abby.
"Na, she's hot though." Jake said handing the photo back.
"If you've never seen her before, why did you try to kill her?" Gibbs demanded.
"Hey! I didn't try to kill anyone. What the hell are you talking about?" Jake said getting defensive.
"There was an explosion three days ago when you were still in DC. The bomb had your finger prints all over it! Why did you try to kill Abigail Sciuto!" Gibbs yelled.
"I don't know what the fuck y'all are talking about. This is over! Bye!" Jake tried to walk back in his house but Tony grabbed him.
"No, we are not done!" Tony said.
Jake grabbed Tony's hand and flipped him. Then he punched McGee, knocking him out, and finally, he kicked Gibbs and ran off.
"Get up Tony! He's getting away. Shoot!" Gibbs yelled as Jake took off on a motorcycle.
"Shit! Did you get the his plates?" Gibbs asked Tony.
"Part of it." Tony said as he helped McGee up.
"Damn it! If he had nothing to hide, why would he run?" McGee said.
"Cause he has something to hide." Gibbs said. "Come on. We're going to check out his house."
"Looks like a pig's been living here." Tony commented.
"He didn't lie about the mess." McGee said.
"Shut up! Do you here that?" Gibbs said in a hushed voice.
"Yup, it's coming from in there." Tony said pointing to a closed door.
"NCIS, SHOW YOURSELF." Gibbs yelled.
"P-please! Not again! I already did it. P-please!" Gibbs heard a small girls voice come from behind the door.
"Hello?" Gibbs said in a lower voice.
"P-please! D-don't hurt m-me." Gibbs walked into the room as found a small girl, about 7 or 8 in a corner crying.
"We're not going to hurt you. We're federal cops. I'm Leroy, but you can call me Gibbs." Gibbs said walking slowly towards the small child.
"Don't look at me please. I'm ugly." The little girl said covering her face with a clown mask.
"Okay, I won't remove the mask. What's your name?" Gibbs asked.
"I don't k-know. The m-man calls me b-b-bitch. I g-guess that's my n-name." The little girl sobbed.
"No, that's not a name. Come on. Let us take you out of here." Gibbs tried to reach for the girl but the girl swiped a piece of glass at his hand and cut Gibbs.
"NO! I WON'T LET YOU TRICK ME AGAIN!" The little girl screamed.
"Okay calm down. We are not here to trick you." Tony said.
"NO! MEN ARE LIARS! LEAVE ME!" The little girl screamed.
"I think we need Ziva and Abby." McGee said to Tony.
"Then you call them." Tony said. "I'll stay here and cover Gibbs' wounds and watch the girl. See if I can talk her down a bit."
"Fine. Be right back." McGee said then left.
"Don't c-come any c-closer." The girl stuttered.
"I won't." Tony said.
(With Abby and Ziva)
Ziva heard her phone ring.
"Babe, who is it?" Abby whined.
"I'm sorry, I know it hurts your ears." Ziva said them got up from the bed to grab her phone. "What McGee?"
"Ziva, we need you and Abby down here like right now." McGee said.
"Why?"
"Because, there is a small girl here that was being held hostage by the guy who we think tried to kill Abby. She's scared and she doesn't trust men. We need you guys." McGee said.
"Fine, we'll be right there." Ziva said then hung up.
"They need us? Let's get dressed." Abby said feeling around for her stick.
"You know, you're getting better with that." Ziva said.
"I know, you were right. It just took some getting use to." Abby shrugged.
(With Gibbs, Tony and McGee)
"Boss, they are on their way." McGee said.
"Good, now stay here with the girl. I'm taking boss to the hospital. The cut is deep and may need stitches." Tony said.
"Ummm...okay." McGee said a little nervous.
"Don't worry. Just stay far enough, and she won't hurt you." Tony joked.
"Funny, Tony." McGee said sarcastically.
(15 minutes later)
"What is it McGee?" Ziva said coming into the house with Abby.
"D-don't look at m-me!" The girl sobbed from the other room.
"Umm...there's a small girl in there. She has a clown mask on and won't take it off. She also has a piece of glass. She cut Gibbs and Tony took him to the hospital. We are guessing she was held hostage by this man Jake Homes." McGee said as he handed a picture of him to Ziva.
"Jake Homes?" Abby asked.
"Yes, do you know him?" McGee asked.
"I think so. I dated a Jake Homes years ago. He was just as clingy as I was. But then I broke it off when I joined NCIS. He was pissed but never came after me. Why now?" Abby explained a little confused.
"We're not sure because when we began questioning him, he got mad and took off on his motorcycle. Tony got part of his plates and he gunna talk to CCPD to see if we can track this guy." McGee said.
"So why did you call us? What can i do?" Abby asked a little annoyed.
"I was hoping, you and Ziva could talk the little girl down." McGee said pointing to the room.
"What's her name?" Abby asked.
"She claims not to have one. And that Homes called her bitch." McGee said with a sigh.
"That's not right! This guy is an animal!" Abby shouted.
"So do you think you can talk to her?" McGee asked.
"Sure. Babe, I need to do this alone." Abby said to Ziva.
"Why?" Ziva asked confused.
"Just trust me, okay?" Abby said cupping Ziva's cheek.
"Alright, just be careful." Ziva said.
"I will." Abby said then began tapping her stick to find the door.
(Chapter 4 is done! I really hope you like it and the next chapter will be up soon! The next chapter will contain the convo with Abby and the little girl that remains unnamed! Anyways, thanks for reading! More up soon!)