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Chapter 9 – Heart Of A Faithful Woman

2 Months After…

Things were different…a lot different. Three weeks after they found the tortured eighteen year old girl, who happened to be Ziva's real sister Stephanie, they found two more bodies. Susan Water's brother, Cameron Waters, who was in an explosion in his car. It took 2 weeks to identify him. Ducky found that he was long dead before the explosion after he must have kissed the same woman who killed Paul Waters, since his lips were burnt. Soon they found Daniel Waters, who was Cameron's twenty-three year old son. He was found in the local river, been killed the same time as Cameron, but his body was dumped and not found for two more weeks after they identified Cameron. His eyes, tongue, and fingers were cut out/off before he was bound and dumped, where he drowned in pain. His lips were also burned off.

Day by day was another gift from God, according to Jethro Gibbs. Every day he woke up to his daughter being safe and went to sleep, knowing his daughter was safe in her bed. But how long would that really last?

He noticed a big tension with his kids though. McGee seemed depressed lately, since Tony has done nothing, except ignore his younger brother since he began fooling around and dating Jeanne, who Jenny and Jethro did not approve of. Ziva was depressed as well, but kept her mind busy by spending more and more time with Damon, who seemed to always make her laugh and smile. Tony had been getting quite snappy with his siblings and parents recently. Jethro, of course, doesn't allow it, so he had to lecture and yell at Tony a few times, but he seemed everything he said went in one ear and out the other, which pissed him off.

"Boss, good morning, I have news!" Aiden said, in a very cheery mood.

Jethro looked at him. "Are you waiting for me to beg?"

Aiden bit his lip. "Uh, no, sir. I just wanted to let you know that Eli David's location has been found, but unfortunately it's back in Tel Aviv."

Jethro immediately turned around and walked out of the bullpen and up the stairs. He walked into an office without permission and slammed the door shut.

Leon Vance turned around in his seat. "I was expecting you, Jethro."

"Eli David is back in Tel Aviv."

"I know."

Gibbs narrowed his eyes at him. "You know?"

"Yes." Vance smirked. "Who do you think told Aiden?"

"So what's your verdict?"

"No."

Gibbs slammed his hands on Leon's desk. "Dammit, Leon! My daughter's life is at risk and you don't seem to give a care!"

Leon glared. "I do care, Gibbs, but I do not need to lose agents on a rage parade in another jurisdiction!" He yelled back.

"I cannot have another death on my hands, Leon!"

Leon sighed, calming down. "There have been six deaths in the past five months. Seven related to this case. One was eighteen and raped." He looked to Gibbs. "This case is my first priority, but I cannot send you in an emotional mess all the way across the world." Gibbs stayed silent. "Besides, Eli could be expecting you and have someone snatch Ziva up while you're gone. We can't take that risk."

"But Eli will keep ordering his men to kill over and over."

"But would you risk your daughter just to go kill Eli?" Leon asked. "Gibbs…Eli's not going to kill Ziva, we know that, but god knows, he'll destroy her inside and out. You don't want that, I know, so don't do anything stupid that would make you regret it!" He snapped.

"So my family is supposed to live in fear for the rest of their lives?" Gibbs asked in anger.

"You're kids seem okay to me."

"Well, what about my wife? Jenny is worried more than I am!" Jethro sighed.

Leon looked up to his big screen TV and walked towards it. It had Eli David's picture and information on there. "Jethro, I'm going to make a suggestion."

Jethro glared at Leon's back. "What?" He asked impatiently.

"Tell Ziva the truth."

"Not happening, Leon." Jethro told him almost immediately. "She's our daughter and belongs to our family and it will stay that way!" He told him as he walked out, slamming the door behind him.

Gibbs went straight down the stairs and saw his two senior agents were finally there. "Why are you two late?" He snapped.

Kate's eyes went wide. "Good morning to you too."

Marc gulped. "And we're not late, boss, because right now it's-"

"You're late in my book." Gibbs told them, sitting down.

Aiden came up by his desk. "Boss, there is someone waiting for you. I sent her down to the lounge." He told him.

"Her?" Jethro asked, confused.

"A woman, dark hair, light skin, kind of tall. She wouldn't give me her name." Aiden told him as Gibbs stood up to leave. "She said she was a lawyer, boss."

Gibbs froze in his steps and then groaned. "I hate lawyers." He mumbled as he walked out.

Down at the Lounge…

Gibbs walked out of the elevator and into the lounge as no one was there. He looked pissed as he turned around to go back, but he was almost surprised when someone was leaning against the wall, right next to the enter way. Her arms crossed over her chest and she seemed amused. "Startle you, did I?" She looked to him with a smirk. "Hello, Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs."

Gibbs narrowed his eyes at her. "And who the hell are you?"

The woman chuckled. "Someone's in a bad mood this morning." She said as she walked to the nearest table, where her suitcase was. "Why don't you have a seat, Mr. Gibbs."

Gibbs kept his distance. "I'll stand. Now answer my question."

A sigh left her lips. "So impatient. Well, Mr. Gibbs, my name is Allison Hart, lawyer for the accused."

"Well, Miss Hart, who are you defending and what the hell does it have to do with me?"

Allison's smirk was still plastered on her face. "I'm defending Mr. Eli David of Tel Aviv and it has everything to do with you, Mr. Gibbs…and your precious daughter."

Now annoyance left Gibbs and came in the anger. "Why the hell are you defending that bastard?" He snarled.

"You already are accusing Eli David of murders and crimes he did not commit, that's what. What happened to the American saying "Innocent until Proven Guilty"?"

"Doesn't exist in my book." Gibbs said. "Everyone is Guilty until Proven Innocent is in mine."

"That sounds about right." Allison said, standing up once again. "We have an offer, but this is out of the legal system and it gets more personal."

Gibbs snorted. "Well this should be good."

Allison chuckled. "Eli David said the murders will stop if you just hand over his daughter." She told him, holding out papers to him. "Just sign and this nightmare will all be over."

Gibbs growled and snatched the papers right out of her hands. "To hell it will be!" He ripped up the pages over and over. "Do you know what you've gotten in the middle of, Hart?"

Allison glared. "Yes! A man wants to have his daughter back in his life! That's not horrible!"

"He's ordered six deaths on innocent people so far, and one was shot by Eli himself!" Gibbs yelled. "My daughter is staying with me and my family!" He yelled as Allison was turned around and getting something out of her suitcase. Gibbs had his hand on his gun, just in case. "I'll die before any of you get your hands on her!"

Allison turned around, grinning. "I guess that's going to be arranged." Gibbs noticed the new lipstick. "Goodbye, Agent Gibbs!" She yelled as she lunged at him. Gibbs reacted quickly and caught her before they hit the ground and held her face away from his. "Come on, Gibbs, just one damn kiss and it's all going to be over!"

Gibbs struggled with her. "You killed Paul Waters!"

Allison laughed evilly, licking her lips. "I killed Paul, Cameron, and Daniel! Any man will fall for a woman whose willing to do anything for them! Good thing you're smarter, huh?" She yelled as she slapped his face, leaving a cut from her long nails.

Gibbs cried out for a second and then noticed her lips were bleeding and tearing, and she was licking her lips a lot. "The poison taking affect, Hart?" He smirked.

Allison did look like she was in pain. "Kiss me, dammit!" She harshly and quickly leaned into Gibbs to grab his lips, but Gibbs smacked her hard enough to roll her off of him.

He got up quickly and got his gun ready, just in case she decided to be stupid and get up. Hart was on the floor, immobilizing. "You probably shouldn't have licked your lips, Hart." Gibbs mocked her as he took out his phone, not taking his eyes off her. He dialed the onsite medics and hung up after telling them where he was.

"Gibbs!" Hart growled at him after he hung up. She had his attention. "I lied! Eli doesn't want Ziva back!" She screamed, trying to ignore the pain. "He's going to kill her!" And suddenly foam left Allison's mouth and things quieted down. No movement was seen from her as Gibbs checked her pulse. Nothing.

"Gibbs!" Leon came from the elevator. "What happened here?"

Gibbs took deep breaths to get over the excitement. "Leon, long story short…I now know Eli doesn't want to destroy Ziva and I. He just wants us both dead."

Dun, dun, dun! Anyways, review and you'll see what happens next! :) You REALLY should too, because the action FINALLY starts next chapter and on!

Ok, it wasn't long, long, but it was all Jethro

-Digidestend Angel-

"Now when it rains it ain't always pouring and I'm learning how to live again." - Joe Nichols

PREVIEW:

"Boss, I finally got a hold of Eli's phone numbers from all the burn phones he's been using. It's been traced to a go-phone, registered in a man named Abel Alexander, who you won't believe is actually Eli!" Aiden told him in a hurry.

"Who's been using the phone?" Marc asked.

"His so-called grandson." Aiden brought up his picture on the big screen. "Damon Worth, but Worth is actually in the Mossad Data Base. He's been enrolled in the kids' school and- Boss, what's wrong?" Aiden asked as he watched Gibbs take out his cell phone in a panic mode.