Lisa clung to her mother and would not let go.

"Sweetheart, I have to go for a little while but I'll be back." Jo tried to reassure her daughter. Still Lisa would not let go of her.

Abby's eyes were moist as she watched the emotional scene in front of her. She looked over at Gibbs who kept his eyes on Jo and Lisa.

Tony, Tim and Ziva just watched and said nothing.

"Honey.." Jo took Lisa's hands and removed them from her neck. Then she placed her hands on Lisa's face. "Honey, have I ever broken a promise to you?"

Lisa shook her head.

"And I will not this time either, I will be back soon. I promise." Jo didn't like that Lisa lowered her eyes and would not look at her anymore.

Gibbs took a step closer to Jo and kneeled next to her. "Lisa?"

Lisa looked up at him.

"I promise I will bring your mother back to you." He was going to do it too. There was no other option. He would keep Jo safe.

Lisa bit her lower lip. After a moment she nodded.

"Why don't you go with Abby and keep her company until I get back, ok?" Jo asked as she stood up while keeping a hand on Lisa's shoulder.

Lisa nodded again but did not say a word.

Abby stepped forward and held out a hand. When Lisa took it Abby spoke to her. "Would you like to hold Bert? He can keep us company too." Lisa nodded and Abby handed her the stuffed hippo.

Jo watched them walk away and tried to fight the emotions inside her.

Gibbs laid a hand on her shoulder. "She'll be fine." He whispered in her ear. A nod was all he got in response. Together they started to walk away.

~POOF~

"Shouldn't we be closer?" Tim asked as they kept a lookout from the car.

"No, if Ken will show up here we don't want to alarm him." Gibbs said making sure the eaves dropping device worked.

Jo wondered just how long she had cleaned up in the house now. She looked at her watch. It really had not been that long. She sighed as she threw some shards away. She knew Gibbs and the others were further down the street but she still felt a bit rattled at times. "Come on Ken, I know you want to talk to me." Great, now she was talking to herself and Gibbs would no doubt hear that. She sighed as she put away the brush.

Suddenly the door was opened and she heard someone walk inside. "Showtime." She whispered. She turned towards the sound and soon was face to face with her former father in law. "Hello Ken."

He looked around at the partly destroyed room. "Jo. My, this is a mess, what happened?"

"Nice try. I know you hired that guy to take Lisa from me." When he did not respond she spoke again. "He is dead and the guy that tried to kill Agent Gibbs is dead too." Still he said nothing. She tried another way. "What do you want?"

He should not stay here long. The longer he was here the greater chance of him getting in trouble. "It does seem that you live in quite dangerous neighborhoods if these kinds of things happen. One should not raise a child under such circumstances."

She didn't bite as she simply stared at him.

He was running out of patience. He was tired of having to chase her and Lisa around the entire country. "This stops tonight."

She took a few steps closer to him. "You are right, it ends here tonight."

Gibbs listened carefully as Ken spoke next. "Where is she?"

Tim, Tony and Ziva heard Jo laugh in response. "Why you mean you don't know? You are slipping."

"Jo, don't make me kill you."

The words caused Gibbs to start the car. As the car moved he heard Jo scream.

Jo was up against the wall and Ken's hands were around her throat. She fought desperately to get away but he was so strong. When he grinned evilly at her she feared the worst.

Ken kept his hands around Jo's throat. "I do not suppose that Lisa could be over at NCIS? She cannot stay there forever."

That made Jo fight him even harder and she started to kick him.

Gibbs ran as fast as he could and threw the front door open. He followed the noises and soon in sight was Ken Willis. The man had his hands around Jo's neck. "Let her go, Willis!"

Tony was right behind him and aimed. Tim and Ziva followed suit.

Ken cursed but did not let go of Jo. "She's ruined my life!" He yelled and squeezed Jo's neck tighter.

"LET HER GO!" Gibbs yelled again. He saw Jo trying to fight Ken but she was losing.

Jo tried desperately to breathe. Oh god was this it? Would she see Lisa again?

Ken moved with Jo and banged her head into the wall

Two shots were fired.

The scene was filled with Déjà vu for Tony as Ken Willis stumbled. He let go of Jo who dropped to the floor gasping for air.

Jo looked up at Ken who seemed to look at her with a shocked expression. He closed his eyes and fell back to the floor.

Gibbs ignored the man on the floor and hurried over to Jo. As he kneeled down next to her she clutched his arm rather tight. He began to speak to her. "You're safe now."

Tony and Ziva walked over to the man on the floor. Ziva checked his pulse. "We need an ambulance."

Tim opened his phone and dialed.

Jo breathed in and out hard. Her throat was burning. She looked over at Ken who did not move. Was it over?

Gibbs could tell by her desperate look what she was thinking. "It's over. We'll make sure he pays for what he has done."

She believed Gibbs. She really wanted to believe him. She leaned into his arms and seemed to finally have her breathing under control.

~POOF~

While they were riding the elevator Jo kept holding on to her throat. She couldn't believe just how close that had been.

Gibbs kept his eyes on her to make sure she was ok. He wouldn't be satisfied until Ducky looked her over.

The doors opened and they all headed towards the bull pen.

Abby stood there holding Lisa's hand. Ducky was right next to them.

"Mom!" Lisa let go of Abby's hand and ran to threw herself into her mother's arms.

Jo kneeled and caught Lisa just in time. She hugged her daughter and for the first time in a very long time she felt that Lisa was safe.

Gibbs smiled and noticed that all of his agents were smiling too. As he looked at them he mouthed 'thanks.' When their shocked faces stared back at him he just smiled at them.

Jo let go of her daughter. It had been a long time since she had felt such calm. "We're not moving." She said as much as he voice allowed her.

Lisa started to really smile now. They were not going to move again! Yay! Then she grew all serious and looked up.

A motion was made and Jo picked Lisa up. "What is it?"

When Lisa pointed at him Gibbs walked up to them. "Is there something you wanted?" He was quite taken a back when Lisa leaned and kissed his cheek.

"Awww…." Abby's voice was heard rather loudly.

Ducky smiled broadly. These two ladies surely had captured Jethro's heart.

Tony spoke without thinking. "That's cute Boss."

Gibbs ignored him and kept his focus on Lisa while a hand of his came resting on Jo's back. "Duck, would you mind checking Jo out?"

"I'm fine." She held on to Lisa who wouldn't let go of her. However she had to really struggle to talk.

Ducky stepped up to her. "Why don't we make sure?" He continued to head for the elevator knowing they would soon be behind him.

"I'm not going to win this one am I?" Jo asked as she turned towards Gibbs.

He shook his head at her as he turned to follow Ducky. He kept his hand on Jo's back as they walked away.

Abby turned to Tony, Tim and Ziva. "I think Gibbs really likes Jo and I do mean really likes her." She beamed at them as she watched Gibbs, Ducky, Jo and Lisa disappear into the elevator.

Once the doors had been closed Lisa turned her face to look at Gibbs while holding on to her mother.

Jo knew that look on her daughter very well.

"I do believe the little one has something she would like to say." Ducky's spoke out loud.

Gibbs looked down at Lisa and smiled. "What is on your mind?"

Lisa giggled. "You like my mom!"

Ducky suppressed a smile and pretended to look elsewhere.

Gibbs was glad that Ducky was the only one with them in the elevator right now. Jo turned to face him and he smiled at her. "Yeah, I do." He was delighted when she smiled back at him.

~The End~