A/N: Thank you so much for your comments and reviews..I hope this next chapter is just as enjoyable as the first...What would you do if your dad was dating your supervisor?...I'm just curious what my readers think of that question...Well here goes...

Chapter 2

"Gibbs," the team leader answered his phone. "Okay, thanks." He hung up with the dispatcher and stood up from his desk. "Gear up". He then headed toward the elevator while his team rushed to gather their guns and bags and follow him.

"What we got, boss?" Tony was first to ask as usual.

"Shooting. Victim is on the way to the hospital. Doesn't look good. DC police is at scene waiting for us to get there."

"Right boss. Who is the victim?"

"Sailor. Our sailor, the sailor we are investigating for embezzlement. Adam Nickels."

"Should have figured that." Tony interjected.

"Long list of suspects, yes?" Ziva questioned.

"Hopefully we got a good witness." McGee stated matter of factly.

"We do." Gibbs said stoically.

The team rode the way to the scene in relative silence. Gibbs wasn't sure what was going on with his daughter, but he knew the dispatcher had said she was the only witness and had requested DC Metro to call NCIS. Their last conversation had not ended well. Of course, when two Gibbs were communicating, what else could one expect. He replayed it over in his mind and could not figure out what he had done that was so horribly wrong. They were working this case and he needed the help of the computer genius Stuart Weston. Agent Weston had been the one to stumble on the embezzlement to begin with. Taking him off the case, in Gibbs mind, would have been unfair to the young man. Of course, Austin had no idea why her father was keeping the young agent over, so it was only natural for her to fly off the handle and make unnecessary assumptions. Hopefully this upcoming meeting between father and daughter would go a little more smoothly. Austin didn't know she was wrapped up in her father's case and he wanted to keep it that way.

The team arrived on scene a few minutes later. Gibbs barked out his usual orders to the team telling them what their assignments were. He then walked over to the detective who was currently in charge of the scene.

"Agent Gibbs? Your daughter won't say much to me accept call my father. She seems to be in shock. She is the only witness so we need to find out what she saw."

"Thank you, detective. The victim is a suspect in an embezzlement case we are working right now. I'm sure the two cases are related. Since the victim is a sailor, we technically have jurisdiction."

"That's fine with me. Good luck with your daughter. We will leave you with the scene. I'll leave my officer with the victim at the hospital till one of your agents relieves him."

"Appreciate it. She seems to always stumble in the middle of my cases. Trouble just follows that girl everywhere." Gibbs then turned and walked toward his daughter. From where he stood she looked like a scared lonely little girl.

"Hey baby. You okay?"

"Oh um hi daddy. Can you take me home? I just want to be alone for a little while."

"After we talk Austin. I need you to tell me what you saw, then I'll be glad to take you home. But you are the only witness to the shooting and I need to know what it is you saw. This is important."

"Dad, I really can't think right now. It's all pretty much a blur. I'm not really sure of what I saw. I knew when I saw the sailor that you needed to be called but dad I can't even tell you anything right now. I just know that boy was shot down in front of me and I tried to help him. Daddy, is he going to be alright?" She looked at her father, the nurse in her needing to know if the patient she had helped was going to survive, the child in her needing to know that her father would be there to pick up the pieces and keep her safe.

"Austin, babe, I don't know how the young man is yet but I do know without you telling us what you saw there is less a chance of finding the person who did it. So please, tell me what you saw and if you remember something later you can let me know. But I need somewhere to start so I can try to get to the bottom of this."

"Can we talk at home then? I need a safe place right now." She looked up at her father, her eyes betraying her feelings of worry and fear to astute federal agent.

"Okay. Let's go." He offered his hand to her and together they walked towards her parked vehicle. "DiNozzo, I'm taking Austin home. Follow up at the hospital when your done here. I'll meet you back at the Navy Yard."

"Yes, Boss. Is she okay?"

"She will be Tony." He hoped saying it would make him believe it, but right now he really didn't know. He knew his daughter had seen violence before, but never while it occurred. He had to get her talking about it so it wouldn't consume her from the inside out. Gibbs pinched the bridge of his nose, the worrying father ever present in him.

When the father and daughter arrived at home, Gibbs looked over at Austin, "Hey, I know you're still mad at me, but can we put that aside for right now?"

"Dad, I'm not even thinking about that right now. It's your life. I'm going downstairs."

"Okay." He followed his daughter down to the basement where their latest project was coming to life. "Austin, you planning on telling me what happened tonight?" The firm tone of his voice was unmistakable. He knew he needed to use tough love with her to get her to open up.

She looked up at her father and nodded like a kid who was being scolded. "I was on my way to our takeout place so I could pick up supper and I had planned on taking it to Stuart so I could at least see him tonight. And before you say anything, I know you said he was working a case with you but that doesn't mean he can't eat. I parked my car and was walking toward the restaurant when I heard loud screeching tires and jumped into the shadows. Then I heard several gunshots and saw a big dark colored SUV, I think maybe it was a Cadillac, speed around the corner. The windows were all tinted very dark. The first two letters of the license plate were HT. I didn't see anymore. Then I saw that boy just laying there and rushed over to him when I was sure the SUV was gone. That's all I can tell you daddy. Now can I please just be alone." She turned away from her father and walked over to the corner of the work bench and slid down to the floor.

"I don't care about you coming to see Stuart. I just want to be sure that you weren't seen. Hey, Austin, it's okay babe."

"Not if that boy dies daddy. I shouldn't have waited to go check on him."

"Did you pull the trigger, Austin?"

"Of course not daddy. It's just..."

"It's just nothing. Now stop beating yourself up over this. When I get back I expect to see some progress on our project here."

"Yes, sir." She just nodded her understanding and slowly stood up. Her father turned and headed up the stairs. "Love you daddy."

"Love you too. We will talk more later." Gibbs then headed up the stairs and to the Navy Yard to begin to put the pieces of his case together. He knew she was still irritated by his new flame, but that would have to be on the back burner for the time being.