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Chapter 4

Gibbs glanced at Tony's shocked face, then looked after Kate. She had never reacted to anything like that as far as he could remember. Trying to rack his mind for some hint, he decided that it couldn't have been any news on a case to drive her so over the edge. Well at least he thought not. McGee was standing at the window looking out onto the yard.

'Boss.' He turned his head slightly not taking his eyes of the scene before him.

'You may wanna see this.' Wasting no time the remaining two men joined him at the window. Kate was sat her back leaning against the van. She was shouting down her phone, running her fingers through her hair.

'What happened?' McGee breathed.

'Well I don't know probie. DiNozzo's about to go find out though.' Tony looked up from his gaze sharply.

'On it boss.' Wasting no time he flew down the steps. His feet barely touching the carpet. One slip here and his brains may join the pictures on the wall. And too your left. What is left of Special Agent DiNozzo's brain matter. He fell to his death rushing to help a comrade. I'm supposed to be thinking about Kate. He cleared his head as he jogged into the yard.

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'DiNozzo boss?' McGee knew better than to question Gibbs but this was confusing him.

'I thought you were an NCIS agent. Heck you graduated MIT. Surely you've noticed it.' McGee frowned trying to connect what Gibbs had just said. A hand whacked him on the upside of the head and his boss left the room.

'Why DiNozzo?' He repeated rubbing his head in confusion.

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'Katie?' Taking a few tentative steps to where Kate sat Tony reached a hand out. She was silently shaking. The salty tears running black streams of makeup down her face.

'It's Kate.' She sniffed quietly.

'Sorry.' Resting his hand on her shoulder he sat down beside her. He wrapped his arms slowly around her. She clung onto them like a lifeline. Sobbing into his shirt.

'He found me Tony.' Her soft tears weaved there way into the fabric of his blue shirt sitting restlessly on the surface.

'Pardon Kate. Who?' Tony was more confused now then he had been earlier. He received no answer other than a few silent tears. The cell in her hand rang once again. She dropped it in shock.

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Gibbs had seen the cell drop to the floor as he'd left the house. HE walked over slowly assessing the situation. Tony had his arms wrapped tightly round her shoulders. They both looked up as he reached down to pick up the abandoned cell.

'Sorry Gibbs.' Kate went to stand up.

'Kate. I need to know what's going on.' She simply looked to the floor.

'Kate' He tried again. She'd heard what he had to say. It was muffled and distant like everything else seemed to be but she'd heard it.

'I wa…' She paused recollecting herself to recount her story.

'I was stalked back in college.' She paused once again. 'Someone left there diary in the lecture hall. I went to return it. It was left open. There was a mural to me. Pictures, quotes. Everything about me.' She sobbed once again. Tony reassuringly whispered in her ear.

'It went back months. I showed my room mate. She erm… called my Dad. I was a military brat so of course he came all guns blazing. There was a package in my dorm.' She sobbed once again a fresh wave of tears spilling down her cheeks.

'It exploded.' Gibbs rested a hand on her shoulder crouching down to her level to look her in the eyes.

'It killed my Dad and my room mate.' She pulled her legs up and rest her head onto her knees. Oh God. Tony moved some hair from her face. How could any of this have happened to Kate. Gibbs stood.

'McGee.' HE barked. The young man had been stood behind him.

'Boss.' He was shaking slightly.

'Try and get a trace on this arse.'

'Boss.' McGee took the phone from his outstretched hand and took it to the van – shaking all the way. Gibbs looked at his colleagues on the floor. Don't worry Kate. We got your six.