p data-p-id="e9b38606620d40c185d2000811fb1daf"strongKind of excited for this chapter! :D Please comment and /strong/p
p data-p-id="cfab1ba8c67c7c838db98d666f02a132"strong-/strong/p
p data-p-id="cada2c3fd671a689d3b7443e9138906c"emOne Week Later, br /Saturday morning, 0700/em/p
p data-p-id="ddc7d2cb5dbf9b776d138b2cf391fb2a"Gibbs strolled into the office with warm coffee in hand. "Grab your gear," He ordered firmly as he tossed the keys to DiNozzo and grabbed his things with one hand. /p
p data-p-id="c439f14a5fb352cd7ca09d9fe275cda4""Where this time, Boss?" DiNozzo asked as he started quickly grabbing his things. Gibbs and McGee were already heading to the elevator./p
p data-p-id="af48a7d57f4f4fbbec2829a3117d0302"Any day there wasn't a case, the team would observe a foster kid in which they had believed may have been Natalia out of the narrowed down list. By observing, they would search a best way to somehow approach her and get some sort of DNA sample to test. The only problem was, Director Vance had ordered not to spook the child or raise any attention. Plus, Bridgett had made it clear that the people that took her would not like it if they knew how they were trying to find Natalia. It was possible they would put the lives of the teens they were watching in danger, which was why Director Vance was hesitant on agreeing for a stakeout. /p
p data-p-id="797859dd882b529b0e1624bbcbe89f48"McGee remembered how Bridgett explained the couple hundreds of sex-trafficking teens that came by the place she was held hostage for so long. She suspected if they saw them observing all these teens, they would take them right under their noses just to prove they were the ones in control. He shuddered at the thought. Gibbs loud voice soon interrupted his thoughts. /p
p data-p-id="b5cd06752bf8122c1d15f5eee25214f1""8018 Finwood Road. Just thirty minutes away. Last name's Briggs." Gibbs answered as they got into the elevator. McGee sighed. It was just another day, and another teen. Again, feeling hopeful that this one was his daughter. He felt anxious knowing he only had a limited time left until the team would have to give up./p
p data-p-id="7f2903aef149a8d18729788f12e946ee"But, he wouldn't. He can't. All he can think about is Natalia. /p
p data-p-id="3400a66b19c4e33c867278aa554b2068"-/p
p data-p-id="d0de5ff4f64210368a33d91f94858d4f"Natalia Briggs lived in a large apartment complex across a large shopping center and a restaurant called "Patty's Pastries.". They noted from a school ID and a picture in the foster care system that Natalia Briggs had medium-length blonde hair and had light brown eyes./p
p data-p-id="ee9a0f2c2c98a279fd4ca7cc4b842324"McGee and DiNozzo sat in a apartment across from Natalia's that wasn't occupied. Gibbs and Bishop were sitting in their vehicle across from the apartment building's front doors by the Pastry's /"You think she's the right one?" DiNozzo said between chews. They had ordered donuts from "Pattie's Pastries" before coming. /p
p data-p-id="67cf7d154f987ca6651bd7af79db6dcf"McGee sighed as he looked through the binoculars. "I hope so."/p
p data-p-id="950321d9aeb45ea5e79eca0f64583273"Natalia Briggs was the fourth person they had observed. Natalia Smith, Natalia Anderson and Natalia Banks where others. They only hoped they would find the right one soon, especially before a NCIS related case comes up. They only had a limited amount of time they can take /McGee groaned as he watched a blonde teen through the apartment window. "I feel like a creep."br /DiNozzo laughed, "A dad's gotta do what a dad's gotta do." He shook his head with an evil grin. Sprinkles fell from his /McGee shook his head from disgust, "I guess."br /There was silence for awhile as McGee watched Natalia Briggs painting in her /"So, how's Bridgett?"br /"She's struggling to find a job. No one wants to take someone who hasn't done anything but make deals with terrorist." He sighed, "I told her she can live with me as long as she wants until she gets a job and gets enough money."/p
p data-p-id="12ee68ffb167ad6ca37b4ca90ba40ed7"DiNozzo nodded in response as he took another bite of his chocolate covered doughnut. "And how's Delilah liking that?"/p
p data-p-id="c87b83a8aeefe44e3e5c88078cfee863"McGee sighed again, "She understands, and she respects it. But..."br /"But, she doesn't like it." DiNozzo brushed the sprinkles off his shirt and stood up. He walked to McGee until he stood right beside him. br /"Sorry, Buddy." He placed a comforting hand on his partner's /"It's alright." He shook his head, "I still can't believe she's alive."br /DiNozzo sighed, "I bet."br /More silence filled the room. McGee watched as Natalia Briggs left her room and made her way out into the living room. Thankfully, the curtains were wide open for both /"She's leaving." McGee said in the speaker to Gibbs and Bishop. br /"She got on her bike. We'll follow." Bishop said in the speaker a few minutes later as Gibbs turned on the /They waited a safe distance until they pulled out and slowly /She turned, then quickly got off the bike and locked it against a gate then made her way inside a walk-in /"Bishop, you know what to do." Gibbs smiled. br /Bishop sighed as she unbuckled her seat belt. "Yeah, yeah." She said, as she quickly got out of the car and to the walk-in clinic./p
p data-p-id="4966048f081ec19125c79dd018e20efd"Bishop walked inside, thankful there wasn't many patients waiting inside and quickly sneaked in a employee's only. She had seen Natalia sitting in the waiting room patiently./p
p data-p-id="d1999ff74b5b11d4c041179df90faf23"She walked to a closet, and found a white coat. Throwing it on, she found a clipboard and put on a fake smile. She walked out, seeing the hallway was clear and opened the door to the waiting room./p
p data-p-id="0c0ce6a8b1da93c12de9209c205a692a""Natalia..." She looked at the clipboard, pretending she didn't know the name. "Briggs?" /p
p data-p-id="ae840888f587debf9a2f2a808014be16"Natalia looked up, surprised. She set the magazine down and walked towards her. /p
p data-p-id="6c3031e01d6e6fc4cf7d8872e86096e6""That was fast." She smiled. Bishop began walking along the hallway. She found an open room and walked inside. She closed the door, quietly locking it. /p
p data-p-id="06b19d6203aa7f20e4688fe1b2258cba""Is Dr. Harvey not here?"/p
p data-p-id="0c16927dc7c949ece2d278d8c98ff610""Hmm?" Bishop questioned, looking up from her clipboard. /p
p data-p-id="a2f542fe1d778a5799f38b9b4d464d56""Dr. Harvey? She's my regular doctor." Natalia smiled./p
p data-p-id="8811b2e3e6640d80d17b95bcdc8fbffa""Oh, uhm. Yeah, Dr. Harvey will be with you soon, she's busy as of right now." She paused, "What seems to be the problem?"/p
p data-p-id="d5ed7ba2c1c1e78a461ced69b14c9ac7"Natalia sighed, "I'm just here for my regular check up." She smiled playfully./p
p data-p-id="46a920436ff15108ba7a7533bf588cbc"Bishop smirked, knowing getting the DNA test will be more simple. "Well, there's a virus going around, so I'm going to schedule a blood test. Just in case." Bishop smiled, pretending to write something down on the paper. /p
p data-p-id="0232cceb3774e74e1c9ffbd1e3ddd960""I'll be right back." Bishop smiled at her, then walked out. She closed the door behind her and walked along the hallway until she found a safe spot. She spoke in the speaker, "How fast do you think you can get Abby or Ducky here?"/p
p data-p-id="23cc5b9309b9f10e8bda15ae79c0b981""15 minutes, tops. Why?"/p
p data-p-id="7a8d08a43b45379d0d1814ff625c0a96""Want to run a blood test. I don't know how."/p
p data-p-id="4f014084c50763842772ad7206a1a217"She could here a sigh, "I know how." She heard McGee say. "I'm right outside, I'll be there quickly."/p
p data-p-id="72beb4ee5b4b08f6c7bdda2956bba782""Okay, tell me when your past the waiting room." /p
p data-p-id="da06226c0b740785a8981c6b9c50c148""Don't need to." McGee smiled, "I looked up the blueprints. There's a back door, and I found the code."/p
p data-p-id="22cc31dda40796f99886e0f6433ae861"McGee strolled into the alley, making his way to the back door. He pushed in the four digit code, quickly making his way inside. /p
p data-p-id="863f5683cb23851a9c511975833f11a4"A closet was to his right, and he walked in grabbing a random white coat. Looking through the supplies, he found the right materials and placed them on a cart. /p
p data-p-id="c32e543b09282605f4c8a5b5d8b2b7ab"Walking out carefully, he made his way to Bishop. He walked in the room Natalia sat in with a fake smile. "Hello, Miss. Briggs. My name is Dr. Cooper. I'm just going to run a quick blood test, this won't hurt a bit." /p
p data-p-id="6071ead3c7be59f7bca19c2a25631018"McGee proceeded to draw blood from Natalia. Soon afterwards, he smiled, said goodbye and left. Bishop and McGee quickly left the white coats and left the office through the back door without anyone noticing./p
p data-p-id="c38c74babaf747b0dfe25e242d95a443"-/p
p data-p-id="a4bd750f5ea39b98e92c77de76605b69"emNCIS Headquarters/em/p
p data-p-id="ae49cbdcc886d767cd2dbbb055ad4f0a"McGee, Bishop, Tony and Abby all waited in Abby's lab for the blood test results. McGee was sitting on a stool at her computer, tapping a pencil anxiously./p
p data-p-id="f22df6bf46a93d50f4a33e8825f3be6c"The machine beeped, and everyone seemed to jump. Abby ran to the machine in excitement, watching as it printed the results out. She looked at the paper and frowned. /p
p data-p-id="2602df59e9f7b0ad4f361f02af3c7c02""I'm sorry, McGee."/p
p data-p-id="eafd2391cde43018338696ab5716e135"McGee groaned, slamming the pen on the desk. He took a couple deep breaths for a moment, "It's okay." He said, then walked out, leaving the rest in silence./p
p data-p-id="2276b7398cfbdcf292e10d904c9ed9ab"-/p
p data-p-id="2fbdfc134595b72ed9a0dc60341e7cb2"strongThis chapter mainly shows the frustration of attemping to find Natalia and the aftermath of being held hostage for so long for Bridgett (although, more Aftermath will be shown soon!) So, just an FYI, this chapter wasn't for nothing. :P/strong/p
p data-p-id="a26f12ab7611e209677644d2d334387e"strongHope you liked it. Will post soon./strong/p
p data-p-id="cfab1ba8c67c7c838db98d666f02a132"strong-/strong/p
p data-p-id="cada2c3fd671a689d3b7443e9138906c"emOne Week Later, br /Saturday morning, 0700/em/p
p data-p-id="ddc7d2cb5dbf9b776d138b2cf391fb2a"Gibbs strolled into the office with warm coffee in hand. "Grab your gear," He ordered firmly as he tossed the keys to DiNozzo and grabbed his things with one hand. /p
p data-p-id="c439f14a5fb352cd7ca09d9fe275cda4""Where this time, Boss?" DiNozzo asked as he started quickly grabbing his things. Gibbs and McGee were already heading to the elevator./p
p data-p-id="af48a7d57f4f4fbbec2829a3117d0302"Any day there wasn't a case, the team would observe a foster kid in which they had believed may have been Natalia out of the narrowed down list. By observing, they would search a best way to somehow approach her and get some sort of DNA sample to test. The only problem was, Director Vance had ordered not to spook the child or raise any attention. Plus, Bridgett had made it clear that the people that took her would not like it if they knew how they were trying to find Natalia. It was possible they would put the lives of the teens they were watching in danger, which was why Director Vance was hesitant on agreeing for a stakeout. /p
p data-p-id="797859dd882b529b0e1624bbcbe89f48"McGee remembered how Bridgett explained the couple hundreds of sex-trafficking teens that came by the place she was held hostage for so long. She suspected if they saw them observing all these teens, they would take them right under their noses just to prove they were the ones in control. He shuddered at the thought. Gibbs loud voice soon interrupted his thoughts. /p
p data-p-id="b5cd06752bf8122c1d15f5eee25214f1""8018 Finwood Road. Just thirty minutes away. Last name's Briggs." Gibbs answered as they got into the elevator. McGee sighed. It was just another day, and another teen. Again, feeling hopeful that this one was his daughter. He felt anxious knowing he only had a limited time left until the team would have to give up./p
p data-p-id="7f2903aef149a8d18729788f12e946ee"But, he wouldn't. He can't. All he can think about is Natalia. /p
p data-p-id="3400a66b19c4e33c867278aa554b2068"-/p
p data-p-id="d0de5ff4f64210368a33d91f94858d4f"Natalia Briggs lived in a large apartment complex across a large shopping center and a restaurant called "Patty's Pastries.". They noted from a school ID and a picture in the foster care system that Natalia Briggs had medium-length blonde hair and had light brown eyes./p
p data-p-id="ee9a0f2c2c98a279fd4ca7cc4b842324"McGee and DiNozzo sat in a apartment across from Natalia's that wasn't occupied. Gibbs and Bishop were sitting in their vehicle across from the apartment building's front doors by the Pastry's /"You think she's the right one?" DiNozzo said between chews. They had ordered donuts from "Pattie's Pastries" before coming. /p
p data-p-id="67cf7d154f987ca6651bd7af79db6dcf"McGee sighed as he looked through the binoculars. "I hope so."/p
p data-p-id="950321d9aeb45ea5e79eca0f64583273"Natalia Briggs was the fourth person they had observed. Natalia Smith, Natalia Anderson and Natalia Banks where others. They only hoped they would find the right one soon, especially before a NCIS related case comes up. They only had a limited amount of time they can take /McGee groaned as he watched a blonde teen through the apartment window. "I feel like a creep."br /DiNozzo laughed, "A dad's gotta do what a dad's gotta do." He shook his head with an evil grin. Sprinkles fell from his /McGee shook his head from disgust, "I guess."br /There was silence for awhile as McGee watched Natalia Briggs painting in her /"So, how's Bridgett?"br /"She's struggling to find a job. No one wants to take someone who hasn't done anything but make deals with terrorist." He sighed, "I told her she can live with me as long as she wants until she gets a job and gets enough money."/p
p data-p-id="12ee68ffb167ad6ca37b4ca90ba40ed7"DiNozzo nodded in response as he took another bite of his chocolate covered doughnut. "And how's Delilah liking that?"/p
p data-p-id="c87b83a8aeefe44e3e5c88078cfee863"McGee sighed again, "She understands, and she respects it. But..."br /"But, she doesn't like it." DiNozzo brushed the sprinkles off his shirt and stood up. He walked to McGee until he stood right beside him. br /"Sorry, Buddy." He placed a comforting hand on his partner's /"It's alright." He shook his head, "I still can't believe she's alive."br /DiNozzo sighed, "I bet."br /More silence filled the room. McGee watched as Natalia Briggs left her room and made her way out into the living room. Thankfully, the curtains were wide open for both /"She's leaving." McGee said in the speaker to Gibbs and Bishop. br /"She got on her bike. We'll follow." Bishop said in the speaker a few minutes later as Gibbs turned on the /They waited a safe distance until they pulled out and slowly /She turned, then quickly got off the bike and locked it against a gate then made her way inside a walk-in /"Bishop, you know what to do." Gibbs smiled. br /Bishop sighed as she unbuckled her seat belt. "Yeah, yeah." She said, as she quickly got out of the car and to the walk-in clinic./p
p data-p-id="4966048f081ec19125c79dd018e20efd"Bishop walked inside, thankful there wasn't many patients waiting inside and quickly sneaked in a employee's only. She had seen Natalia sitting in the waiting room patiently./p
p data-p-id="d1999ff74b5b11d4c041179df90faf23"She walked to a closet, and found a white coat. Throwing it on, she found a clipboard and put on a fake smile. She walked out, seeing the hallway was clear and opened the door to the waiting room./p
p data-p-id="0c0ce6a8b1da93c12de9209c205a692a""Natalia..." She looked at the clipboard, pretending she didn't know the name. "Briggs?" /p
p data-p-id="ae840888f587debf9a2f2a808014be16"Natalia looked up, surprised. She set the magazine down and walked towards her. /p
p data-p-id="6c3031e01d6e6fc4cf7d8872e86096e6""That was fast." She smiled. Bishop began walking along the hallway. She found an open room and walked inside. She closed the door, quietly locking it. /p
p data-p-id="06b19d6203aa7f20e4688fe1b2258cba""Is Dr. Harvey not here?"/p
p data-p-id="0c16927dc7c949ece2d278d8c98ff610""Hmm?" Bishop questioned, looking up from her clipboard. /p
p data-p-id="a2f542fe1d778a5799f38b9b4d464d56""Dr. Harvey? She's my regular doctor." Natalia smiled./p
p data-p-id="8811b2e3e6640d80d17b95bcdc8fbffa""Oh, uhm. Yeah, Dr. Harvey will be with you soon, she's busy as of right now." She paused, "What seems to be the problem?"/p
p data-p-id="d5ed7ba2c1c1e78a461ced69b14c9ac7"Natalia sighed, "I'm just here for my regular check up." She smiled playfully./p
p data-p-id="46a920436ff15108ba7a7533bf588cbc"Bishop smirked, knowing getting the DNA test will be more simple. "Well, there's a virus going around, so I'm going to schedule a blood test. Just in case." Bishop smiled, pretending to write something down on the paper. /p
p data-p-id="0232cceb3774e74e1c9ffbd1e3ddd960""I'll be right back." Bishop smiled at her, then walked out. She closed the door behind her and walked along the hallway until she found a safe spot. She spoke in the speaker, "How fast do you think you can get Abby or Ducky here?"/p
p data-p-id="23cc5b9309b9f10e8bda15ae79c0b981""15 minutes, tops. Why?"/p
p data-p-id="7a8d08a43b45379d0d1814ff625c0a96""Want to run a blood test. I don't know how."/p
p data-p-id="4f014084c50763842772ad7206a1a217"She could here a sigh, "I know how." She heard McGee say. "I'm right outside, I'll be there quickly."/p
p data-p-id="72beb4ee5b4b08f6c7bdda2956bba782""Okay, tell me when your past the waiting room." /p
p data-p-id="da06226c0b740785a8981c6b9c50c148""Don't need to." McGee smiled, "I looked up the blueprints. There's a back door, and I found the code."/p
p data-p-id="22cc31dda40796f99886e0f6433ae861"McGee strolled into the alley, making his way to the back door. He pushed in the four digit code, quickly making his way inside. /p
p data-p-id="863f5683cb23851a9c511975833f11a4"A closet was to his right, and he walked in grabbing a random white coat. Looking through the supplies, he found the right materials and placed them on a cart. /p
p data-p-id="c32e543b09282605f4c8a5b5d8b2b7ab"Walking out carefully, he made his way to Bishop. He walked in the room Natalia sat in with a fake smile. "Hello, Miss. Briggs. My name is Dr. Cooper. I'm just going to run a quick blood test, this won't hurt a bit." /p
p data-p-id="6071ead3c7be59f7bca19c2a25631018"McGee proceeded to draw blood from Natalia. Soon afterwards, he smiled, said goodbye and left. Bishop and McGee quickly left the white coats and left the office through the back door without anyone noticing./p
p data-p-id="c38c74babaf747b0dfe25e242d95a443"-/p
p data-p-id="a4bd750f5ea39b98e92c77de76605b69"emNCIS Headquarters/em/p
p data-p-id="ae49cbdcc886d767cd2dbbb055ad4f0a"McGee, Bishop, Tony and Abby all waited in Abby's lab for the blood test results. McGee was sitting on a stool at her computer, tapping a pencil anxiously./p
p data-p-id="f22df6bf46a93d50f4a33e8825f3be6c"The machine beeped, and everyone seemed to jump. Abby ran to the machine in excitement, watching as it printed the results out. She looked at the paper and frowned. /p
p data-p-id="2602df59e9f7b0ad4f361f02af3c7c02""I'm sorry, McGee."/p
p data-p-id="eafd2391cde43018338696ab5716e135"McGee groaned, slamming the pen on the desk. He took a couple deep breaths for a moment, "It's okay." He said, then walked out, leaving the rest in silence./p
p data-p-id="2276b7398cfbdcf292e10d904c9ed9ab"-/p
p data-p-id="2fbdfc134595b72ed9a0dc60341e7cb2"strongThis chapter mainly shows the frustration of attemping to find Natalia and the aftermath of being held hostage for so long for Bridgett (although, more Aftermath will be shown soon!) So, just an FYI, this chapter wasn't for nothing. :P/strong/p
p data-p-id="a26f12ab7611e209677644d2d334387e"strongHope you liked it. Will post soon./strong/p