Ziva: We will not let anything happen to you Gibbs…
Flashbacks in Italics.
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"Protection details over Kate…"
It had been a whole twelve days since he'd thought of her last. Before that it had been ten days. And he knew better than to think time would erase the memories. He had tried to block them out but learned with Shannon and Kelly that it was better to let them come. And so he did.
"I heard you quit Agent Todd."
"Happy news gets around fast. Yes, I resigned. It was the right thing to do."
"Yup. Pull that crap at NCIS and I won't give you a chance to resign."
"Is that a job offer?"
A job offer he regretted more than most things in his life. If he hadn't brought her on she'd be alive some where; maybe with a family. But Gibbs knows all too well that the pieces will fall where they may.
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"Go home. It's late."
"Uh, Gibbs, I don't think we're gonna be going home."
"I'm staying here. I do not need an army of agents staying up all night watching me build a boat."
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"Boss…hey boss…you with us?" Tony shouted towards him after calling his name for the fifth time.
"What DiNozzo?"
"Just need you to sign off on this report."
He grabbed the file from Tony's hand and signed it with more force than was needed. "I'm going for coffee."
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"You're a very good shot."
"Would you like me to demonstrate?"
"Funny, Agent Todd said the same thing."
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"Sir?" The woman was waving the cup of coffee in front of Gibbs face as he locked onto the table he and Kate had shared their first and last cup of coffee. It was only a few seconds before he took the cup from her hands and left. The walk back to NCIS seemed longer than usual and was surprised to find none other than Ziva walking towards him. "If you wanted a cup you could've called…"
Ziva shrugged. "I did not know you were going. It is not a big deal, it is a nice day." She started past him and couldn't help but be a bit confused when Gibbs appeared along side her.
"I'll walk with you."