Renee took a deep breath. Today she began at NCIS as her sister's assistant. Nervousness was an understatement. She was terrified that she would mess up. Abby was assigning her to run ballistics and fingerprinting to her so that chemicals wouldn't risk the baby. She had to ignore the stares of people who knew she was new. So far, no one knows of her pregnancy. Yet.
Renee took her post farther back in the lab when there firearms testing equipment was. Abby had set up an additional computer for fingerprinting and the other things Renee would help with. Renee found herself hoping that Team Gibbs would catch a case. She had grown rather attached to Tony. He was so kind and so sweet to her.
"This for Jethro's team, Petty Officer John Doe. Penny for your thoughts, little dear?" Ducky came up behind her with the bullet from the dead petty officer.
"Umm... Just... Why is Tony being so nice and sweet about me being here? I know about his friend but..." If anyone knew, it was the team confidante.
"Ah, I see. My dear that answer is quite simple. And it doesn't have anything to do with Beth. Young Anthony's mother was pregnant when she died. He was looking forward to having a baby sister. He never quite got over the loss of her or his mother. YOu and Abigail fill the hole in his heart that they left. He is treating both of you the way he does because, to him, you are his sisters." She wiped the tears in her eyes, she had no idea.
"Aww... Poor Tony. Thanks for telling me, Ducky." She hugged the Scotsman affectionately.
"Indeed. Our Anthony has a much bigger heart than he lets show. Let him take care of you, it will help you both." With that Ducky left to leave her and Abby with thier work.
"Abby...did you know?"
"A little bit. I knew he lost his mother and sister, but I didn't know it all." Okay, so there really was more to Tony than meets the eye.
About an hour later, Tony came down for results with a CaffPOW for Abby and fruit snacks for her. He went over to her after talking to Abby.
"So I didn't know what to get you, but I figured you need to eat a little more than Abby so I brought fruit snacks." He smiled at her.
"Aww! Thanks! Love them. Well, our petty officer was killed with a 45mm hollowpoint but it's too smushed to be about to tell what weapons as of yet. The recongition software is taking its good old Southern time giving me his ID," she reported dutifully. He bend down to kiss her cheek lightly, as he did Abby.
"Come on. You need to eat more than that. It's lunchtime for you. You like Chinese?" She nodded and followed him out the dorr, wondering how she could let him know that she knew what happened.