I don't own NCIS or Aunt Nettie other then her personality.

Thoughts

Hebrew

Arabic

French

Kate POV

"What has this guy done?" I asked.

"He's the leader of a terrorist ring that is responsible for ten suicide bombings in the past month and are believed to have several sleeper cells. He is the only one that has knowledge of every single sleeper agent, training facility, and suicide bombing planned or planning of this group." Ari said handing me a folder with psychological profiles others had put together, pictures of him with other members of his ring, emails, and phone records all proving this guy was guilty all we needed was his knowledge.

"When are you interrogation him?" I asked.

"In a half hour I want to go over his file some more." Ari answered.

"I'm sorry about Kait." Ari said a little bit later.

"She's my daughter too, Ari. The only thing you should apologize for is teaching her how to be that devious." I replied trying to keep a straight face.

"You were the one that taught her breaking the rules to achieve your goal is alright." Ari said.

"When?" I asked.

"The time you told her about when you helped Abby hack into the CIA to get information." Ari replied grinning at her.

"Hey, I'm not the one who broke into a federal agency to sell a cover." Kate said grinning to let him know she was only joking. Ari turned to face me so we were only a few inches apart and I looked into his eyes as kind as they were before. I flashed back to when he took me hostage the first time and he held me to him to keep me from stabbing him.

"Officer Haswa… I'm so sorry I didn't mean to interrupt I just wanted to tell you that the boss said that we're leaving him over night and for everyone to go home." Agent Lenan said coming into the viewing area of interrogation. I stepped away from Ari and looked down brushing my hair behind my ear.

"Agent Todd, would you like me to find you a hotel or a place on base?" Agent Lenan asked.

"That will not be necessary Agent Todd will be staying with me and my daughter." Ari said before I could answer. I looked up at him a question clear in my eyes.

"Alright then, if you don't need anything else I'll be going then." Agent Lenan said looking between us.

"Are you sure because I can find a place at a hotel?" I asked after Agent Lenan left.

"I'm sure there are more then enough bedrooms you may have one if you like." Ari said leading me out of the viewing room and back into the bullpen.

"Thank you." I said.

"You're welcome." We both stopped and looked at Kait who was curled up next to Ari's desk fast asleep.

"I'll take our things you get her." I whispered not wanting to wake the teen up.

"Alright, my gun is in the drawer and I can carry my back pack." Ari whispered back bending down and slipping one hand under Kait's knees and one under her neck. She laid her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms around his neck. Even in her sleep she knew that she was safe with him and I know if it was any one else she would be awake with a knife at their throat in a heart beat. She was definitely a daddy's girl. I grabbed Ari's gun, my back pack and suitcase. Ari set Kait in the back seat of his car and she still slept. The drive to Ari's safe house was silent except for Kait's snores and occasional mumblings.

When we pulled up to the house it was a beautiful two story house that looked like it had a well tended garden to the side and roses leading up the walk to the front door. Ari swung his back pack onto one shoulder and lifted Kait like he had before. I grabbed my bags and the keys. Ari walked right in I didn't have to unlock the door or any thing.

"Stop right there, thief. I have a gun and I'm highly trained with it and martial arts." I saw an old woman dressed in a robe come into the hall by the door with a gun pointed at us.

"Aunt Nettie, it's just me calm down. I brought a friend with me she's the one I've been telling you about. She doesn't speak French or Hebrew so speak in English while she's here, please." Ari said softly still mindful of Kait who had slept through all of this.

"Why didn't you say you were bringing Kait's mother with you I would have made desserts." The woman said tucking the gun in the stand in the front hall.

"I didn't know she was coming with us until just before we left work." Ari whispered.

As soon as you walked in the house there was a hall that had one door on the left that held shoes and jackets and a three yards down the hall there was another door to the left that was a bathroom. At the very end of the hall was a bedroom and if you went right it opened up to the kitchen which had a stove, fridge, and microwave on one wall, counters went along one wall half way and curved to create a bar counter. The dining room was just beyond the counter and it wasn't really a room just a table large enough to have eight chairs around it there was stools facing the bar counter on the same side as the table. The living room was just like the dining room but there was a TV against one wall and a couch sat against another just to the right and two chairs sat to the left with a stair case closed in between the TV and the two chairs. In between the living room area and the dining room area was a set of sliding doors that showed a good view of a beautiful back yard with a swing set, a slide, and a sand box. I could see the entire down stairs from my vantage point next to the kitchen except for the front door and coat closet.

"Welcome to my home. I have tea and some sandwiches if you would like them." The old woman said as Ari disappeared up the stairs with Kait still in his arms.

"Yes, please, Ma'am." I said.

"Pft, none of this 'ma'am' stuff, it makes me feel old, you can call me Aunt Nettie like all the other kids." Aunt Nettie said as she pulled a plate of sandwiches out of the fridge and a pot of tea off the stove.

Nettie POV

"This tea is amazing where did you get?" Kate asked me.

"That is a closely guarded secret she won't even tell me." My nephew Ari answered for me. Wait, was that what I thought that was? It was! Ari softened as soon as he saw Kate and she gave him a slight smile as soon as he walked in. I know how they met the whole hostage crap and all but true love isn't something you can ignore and it seems as if my nephew has found it.