AUTHOR'S NOTES: Hey All i know 2 chapter so close together. Well i am trying to get the season at least hafl way done before new season starts. So please bare with me. Hope all is liking it. I will hopefully post a chapter every week. But i have a new job coming up and don't know when i'll start. So bare with me. FEEDBACK IS WELCOMED

November 25th 2008 2: PM

Stakeout car

Samantha, Gibbs and Kate are sitting in the car listening to Tony and McGee banter about public restrooms. "So who was the date this past Saturday?" Tony asked.

"None of your concern Tony." Tim said.

"Dad Lee is coming in." Samantha said.

"I've got her in my cross-hairs. Finger on the trigger." Tony said.

"Don't you think you should be a little more sympathetic to her Tony. Her daughter is being held hostage." Tim said.

"McGee she lied about killing to men. Do you think she could be lying about having a kid. Lied about stealing secrets how do we know she's not lying about her daughter?" Tony asked.

"One way to find out if the pick up man show up for the drop. Maybe we'll know she's not lying." Tim said.

"Whatever floats your boat Probie." Tony said watching Lee. He watches her fold the newspaper into thirds. He did see her slip the flash drive in tho. When she looked up at him and looked him the eyes and shook her she then left. She left the newspaper on the table when a nondescript man walks in a picks it up.

"Hey boss a man just picked up the newspaper medium height and build middle aged wearing a coat and a scarf and a dark brown fedora. He's wearing sunglasses as well." Tony said.

"That's him Dinozzo. On his tail." Gibbs barks.

Samantha snaps pictures of the man when she notices Lee step out of a alley and spill Coffee on Tony's suit. "GET OUT OF MY WAY." Tony shouts.

"I'm so sorry." Lee said. Tim ran past them into a near by car garage but comes back about 5 minutes later. "We lost him Boss." Tim said.

"What were you thinking. You were too close. He could have made you." Tony said furious.

"No. I went by the plan." Lee said as Gibbs comes up behind her and yanks her back to the car by her elbow.

"My show my call." Gibbs said. Kate Samantha Tim and Tony all share a look of utter disbelief.

NCIS 4: PM

Kate and Tony were arguing over what Lee should've done. Samantha who was sitting at her desk working on the composite for the man they had saw take the newspaper. Lee came in and walked over to the desks. "Is there any news about my daughter?" Lee asked.

"No. But I have a question. What the hell were you thinking doing what you did at the crime scene." Tony said still mad.

"I made the drop. I couldn't risk them thinking someone was watching for him." Lee said defensively.

Gibbs comes around the desk area with a photo and shows it to her. "Do you know who he is?" He asks.

"No. I only saw him when I made the drop at the café. And he always hides his face.' Lee said.

"Dinozzo you and Lee go to MTAC. Look at the video surveillance and see if we ever get a clear shot of him." Gibbs said. Tony angrily stood up and went with Lee to MTAC.

'Is that wise. Sending Tony with Lee?" Kate asked.

"Yeah. Sam looks like we're needed in Director's office." Gibbs said.

WEDNESDAY November 26th 2008 4: PM

Tony watched his lover go up to the director's office. They had spent almost 3 hours in the ER getting Gibbs' patched up after everything went down. After all they went through in the end Gibbs still had to shoot Lee to get to kill Bankston. "He ok?" Kate asked.

"No. But he will be." Tony said writing up his report of the case.

"Samantha went home. Said she had to get the Turkey in the oven." Kate said noticing Tony looking over at her desk.

"K." Tony said softly looking at the little girl sitting at Kate's desk coloring. Gibbs comes down and takes the little girl over to the window and hands her Lee's Badge.

"Michy would want you to have this." Gibbs said. Tony had to turn to his computer to hide the sorrow in his eyes.

"I'm going to go and call Jack see what time he'll be here this evening." Gibbs said.

"K. I'll see you at the house?" Tony asked.

"Yeah." Gibbs said softly leaving the bull pen. Tony watched him a little worried about his lover.

9 :PM

SAMANTHA'S APARTMENT

Sam was mixing up the stuffing for the Turkey when her doorbell rang. She dried her hands and went to the door. She wasn't surprised to see Gibbs standing there. "Come in." Samantha said.

"Gracie asleep?" Gibbs asked looking at the living room.

"Yeah. Apparently her and Abby did lots of work today." Samantha said nodding towards the kitchen. Gibbs got the hint and followed.

"What's on your mind?" Samantha asked.

"When Tony and Kate were fighting about if Lee did the right thing you never weighed in. Why?" Gibbs asked.

Samantha shrugged. "I learned a while ago. When dad and Kate argue it's normally just Dad trying to work stuff out in his head. I don't need him to tell me that he'd do anything for me. I know he would. Not many parents would half raise a baby while a teenager was in a wheel chair. Edward Dinozzo surely wouldn't. And I try to make dad see every chance I get that he will never be his dad." Samantha said.

"You're a mom Samantha would you do what Lee did?" Gibbs asked.

Samantha turned to him. "Ask yourself the same question. Wasn't it you who after Shannon and Kelly died did everything in his power to find the killer?" Samantha asked.

"Yeah." Gibbs said softly.

Samantha sighed. "If Ari Haswari stepped foot into NCIS tomorrow and said he wanted to take Gracie. I would put a bullet through his skull and not think twice about it. So yeah I would do something similar to what Lee did." Samantha said.

Just then the door to her apartment opened and Samantha heard it and grabbed her gun from it's hiding spot in the cookie jar. "Interesting place to keep it." Gibbs said following here into the living room where Tony was standing.

"Thought I'd find you here." Tony said.

"I needed to ask something." Gibbs said.

"Uh huh. Face it Jet we all go to Samantha for advice. She's our sounding board." Tony said wrapping his arm around his girl and kissing her head.

"It's late. Let's go home." Gibbs said.

"Actually you both have clothes here. I know a certain 5 year old who would love to see her Grampy and Poppa in the morning. Why not stay here." Samantha asked. Tony and Gibbs looked at each other and nodded.

LATER THAT NIGHT

Tony was curled up beside Gibbs on the couch bed. "You ok?" Tony asked drowsily.

"Don't think so." Gibbs said rolling over and laying his head on Tony's chest.

"You did the right thing. Even if you don't believe it." Tony said running his hand through Gibbs short hair.

"I shot her to kill Bankston." Gibbs said in anguish.

"But you saved that little girl from him. Lee hung herself when she messed up the bust." Tony said.

"Come on Tony you would've done the same thing." Gibbs said.

"Almost did 2 times." Tony said softly.

"What?" Gibbs asked.

"When Darinsky shot her it took all of my being not to shoot him there in the Morgue. And when the truck driver came to say he was sorry. If I hadn't been so wiped out I would've hit him. So I can see where Lee is coming from." Tony said.

"I didn't wanna have to shoot her." Gibbs said quietly.

"I know." Tony said kissing his head.

"Come on old guy. Let's get some sleep I have a feeling we'll have a excited granddaughter bounding into the bed with us in the morning." Tony said adjusting a little to get onto his side.

"Ever think you'd hear that?" Gibbs asked.

"Not for a while. But I wouldn't trade Gracie for any kid in the world." Tony said.

"Me neither. Her grandpa ain't bad either." Gibbs said smirking and kissing Tony. Samantha who was just inside the hall smiled and went back to bed.

TBC