Again, I am sorry for the delay. Though I wonder if anyone is still reading this. Hence my reluctance to post the rest, if no one is reading, I could take the story down. But since I do not like it when authors do that, I have decided to publish the remaining chapters. More or less in one batch. This update has the chapers 12 to 17. I will try to post the next remaining chapters next week.
Forensic Scientist Abby Sciuto had always liked Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs. He had been like a father to her. She had always come to him when she had had problems. Other than that one time when some creepy guy had been stalking her. But then she had not gone to Gibbs out of fear for the poor stalker. Because she knew that for Gibbs, his team was family. And Lord help the person that dared to hurt one of their own.
She had also liked his rules. And after a few years of working with him, she had come up with a few rules of her own. Not Gibbs' Rules. Not Tony's Rules. No, Abby's Rules. Rule Number 1: Never lie to Abby. Rule Number 2: The Team is family. And no one hurts the family.
She was furious. At Ziva, for not trusting them, for not telling them that Haswari had had another sister that could come after them. After all, Gibbs had shot Ari. It could have been that the girl would go after her silver haired fox! Ziva had not found them trustworthy enough. And then, when the opportunity to eliminate the risk presented itself, she hesitated. She let the crazy Hamas assassin escape! Not once, but twice!
She should have come to them. She should have told them immediately what was going on, the second she had recognized Esfiri. But no, she had tried not to give them an answer to their questions, she had tried to protect that woman. Of all people, Ziva should know what happened if you protected a terrorist.
But then again, it made sense. To Abby, it did. Because to the Mossad assasin, the Hamas terrorist was family. And you stand up for your family. You protect them. You put your life on the line for them.
Abby just hoped that Ziva was not really thinking about making the ultimate sacrifice for the Palestine woman.
TBC