Chapter 5

Sam's dinner out was going to be to long so I broke it into two chapters. Sorry it took so long to get these up but I was on Spring Break and just did not have the energy.

Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS.

It had really been a long Friday for Samantha Waverly. Her students had been a little wired all day. It was a full moon, there was a cold front coming in and the school had a drug free week presentation in the afternoon. She was really glad when the end of school bell sounded. She sure wished that she was having dinner with Gibbs than with Olivia but her friend needed her.

She dismissed her students and went to the teacher's lounge for a diet coke and a snack. She knew that Olivia was coming soon so she went back to her classroom and started getting her room ready for a sub on Monday. She was not planning to be out but something told her that she better leave things ready just in case.

She was just finishing up when she received a call to come to the office because she had a visitor. She met Olivia at the office door and walked her down the empty hall to her classroom. " I am almost done here so we can spend the whole evening together," she said. " Where do you want to eat?

" I don't care" Olivia said. Her eyes were still red from crying and she seemed a very jumpy.

" I know of a place that has great Mexican food. I remember how much you loved fajitas when we visited Texas." Samantha rounded up her things and they left the room after turning off the computers, document camera and projector. "How does that sound?"

" That's fine." The two friends walked silently down the hall and out to Samantha's little red pick up. Olivia was constantly looking around like someone was following her. "Let's just go Sam."

When they got into the truck, Samantha looked her in the eyes. " Ok Stone come clean. I know there is something bothering you and it is worse than you told me." Samantha used her teacher/drill sergeant voice.

"Nothing really. Come on Sam I am starving."

Samantha knew she was lying because she could see it in her eyes and she really was concerned for her friend. She knew that she had to convince her to talk to Gibbs as soon as possible. Things were not right and she knew something was going to happen. She quietly drove to the restaurant.

After parking the truck the two got out and went inside. Samantha chose the chair facing the door. Her military training and intuition was telling her not to have her back facing the entrance. They ordered chips, queso and two beers. " Ok Liv spill. What is all this about? First you tell me that someone is threatening you on the base and then you show up here as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs." Samantha finally said after the waitress delivered their drinks and chips. " We will have the fajitas for two combination." She told the waitress knowing that Olivia would not tell her anything with the waitress there.

Slowly Olivia started to talk. " Well Sam I want you to read this text I got. I don't recognize the number but is really sounds scary." Samantha took her phone and read the text. " Back off Sergeant Stone or you will regret it. How much is your life worth to you? I can make it worth nothing." It read. "That is not the only one. There are many more."

Samantha looked up at her with a shocked look on her face. "Liv we have to show this to Jethro. He has agents that trace this and find out who is sending them. Your life is being threatened here. Why? What do they want you to back off from?" She was shocked that her friend could be messed up in something like this.

The waitress brought their food. Olivia tried to eat but somehow it would just not go down. She knew that if something did not happen they were going to kill her. " I can't go to your Agent Gibbs. I am in this too deep. They have evidence that I have embezzled one hundred million dollars of Navy money. I did not do it Sam but my commanding officer has pictures of me on the computer that transferred the money on the day the money was transferred to the Cayman Islands." Olivia unloaded her heart to her friend. She just did not tell her why he was threatening her. She had slept with him and he owned her body and soul. She did not know who this text was from but she knew it was not good.

Samantha rubbed her hand down her face. "This is really scary Liv. Do you have any idea who really took the money? We need proof. Bet McGee could trace the transfers and maybe find out who did this. We really have to call Gibbs and get down to NCIS." She pleaded with her friend. " If they are after you I can't protect you and you can't protect yourself."

" You must have caused them some concern with your investigation. Do you have anything on these guys? Who is behind it? I don't think Coronal Wright could be the leader of this. From what you are telling me he is just a flunky."

" Sam, this is much bigger than your amateur sleuthing. You watch to many mysteries on TV. I have just scratched the surface here."

Sam looked into her eyes. "We are leaving now, going to Gibbs' house and call him. I don't care if you think I am jumping to conclusions. We have to tell Gibbs. This is a major problem and you have dragged me into it because if you are being followed now they think I am in on it with you." She called the waitress and asked for a to go box and the check. Sam paid the check and stepped into the restroom to call Gibbs so that her conversation would not be over heard. She dialed Gibbs' number and waited for him to answer but it went to voice mail. She prayed he was not on another case. She was scared and she needed him. As she stepped out of the restroom area she saw a black SUV pull up at the glass front door as she moved toward Olivia. She watched as two men got out wearing all black with stocking masks over their faces. Sam had seen enough cop shows in her life to know that this was not good. They pulled out guns and began firing through the glass window. She saw the bullets hit the glass shattering it almost instantly. The gunman stepped through the broken window and walked toward Olivia. They fired right at her hitting her three times in the back. After they killed Olivia they fired a spray of gunfire around the restaurant. Somehow a stray bullet hit Sam in the shoulder just as she dove for the floor. The men must not have noticed her or thought she was dead too. Then they turned and walked out. Got into the SUV and drove away. Sam had hit her head when she fell but looked up to get a glance at the license number. It was a Virginia plate with the letters lqr7. That was all she got before it drove out of sight of the broken door and windows.

The whole place was a mass of screaming people. Most of them were hiding under tables or had headed for the safety of the restroom and kitchen. Samantha looked down at her shoulder. It was bleeding and it was beginning to hurt really badly. When she landed on the floor she hit her head on a table leg and it was also bleeding. She grabbed her phone from her pocket and despite the dizziness managed to push 1 on her speed dial for Gibbs. This time he answered on the second ring. "Hello Sam. Are you home already?" a familiar voice answered. Hearing the screaming in the back ground his voice changed from charming to panic stricken. "Sam, are you alright? Answer me."

Just as she was about to tell him what was happening her world started spinning and she got dizzier. "Gibbs, help. Gunman shooting. I need you." She took a breath and passed out.

"Sam, where are you? Answer me." He could still hear the chaos of the restaurant in the back ground so the line was not dead but he was very afraid for Sam. "Sam he called again" All he could hear was the noise and screaming in the back ground. He hoped he hear her gentle breathing but he wasn't sure.