Ari sat in the old farm house, overseeing the work being done. That was when his cell phone ring. He looked at the contact screen and saw that it was Ziva. "What is it?" Ari asked.

"She isn't giving up." Ziva answered. "She's looking through our files. It is only a matter of time before she finds out."

"Don't worry about it, Ziva." Ari replied, his voice reassuring.

"Maybe you should back out of this assignment." Ziva said. "If something happens to you..."

"It won't." Ari assured. "I'll be fine. I will find a way to get her to back off."

"But Ari..."

"Don't worry Ziva. I have everything under control." Then he hung up his phone. He sat and thought for a moment and then he knew exactly what he had to do. He got up and headed out.

Tony...

Tony and Dan had just received a call about a dead body found in the woods just outside the local park. They soon arrived at the park, but had to hike the rest of the way to the body.

"So, things must be going really well between you and Agent Gibbs." Dan observed. "You still have that extra spring in your step. You didn't even act this happy when you were with Wendy, and you almost married her."

"There's no reason to bring up my exes now." Tony replied.

"What, I'm just saying." Dan said, shrugging his shoulders. "She really seems to make you happy."

Just then Tony and Dan arrived at the murder scene. Their ME was already there and looking at the body. Tony spoke briefly with the ME about the body. It appeared that a single gun shot wound to the chest cause the man to bleed out and die.

Tony and Dan then went in opposite directions to look for evidence. Tony was following a trail when a man stepped out from behind a tree. "Who are you?" Tony asked.

"No one for you to worry about." The man answered. Then he quickly pulled out a gun and fired at Tony.

Tony fell back on the ground, holding his shoulder. The man walked over to him, holding his gun and aiming it at Tony's head. "Don't take it personally, Detective DiNozzo. This is something I have to do." The man told Tony.

Dan heard the gun shots through the trees. He started running towards the sound, in the direction Tony had gone. Dan held his gun out in front of him as he ran to check on his partner.

Dan quickly found his way to Tony, who was lying on the ground, looking wounded. A man was standing over him, aiming his gun at Tony's head. "Drop your gun!" Dan ordered. Then he fired at the man. Dan debated on running after the man for a second, but then he decided that the best course of action would be to make sure Tony was alright.

Dan knelt down next to Tony and started putting pressure on the wound with one hand and with the other he called for help. Once he was done, he looked at Tony. He was on the verge of passing out. "Stay awake Tony. Don't you die on me." Dan told him. "I'm not about to let you die."

Charity...

Charity sat at her desk, filling out case reports, when her cell phone rang. She didn;t recognize the number. She picked it up. "Hello?"

"Charity, it's Dan, Tony's partner." came the familiar voice.

"Is something wrong?" Charity asked unable to keep the panic out of her voice.

"Tony's been shot." Dan answered. "They have him in the operating room right now."

"I'll be there in ten minutes." Charity replied and hung up the phone. She looked up at Burley. "I have an emergency, you're in charge until I get back."

"What's going on?" Burley asked.

"Later." Charity answered and was running to the elevator. Just as her father was to be released from the hospital the next day, the love of her life was in the hospital. Charity had a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach as the elevator moved.

After what felt like an eternity, Charity arrived at the hospital. She found Dan in the waiting room. "How is he?" She asked, running up to him, fighting back the tears that threatened to spill over. "Has the doctor said anything yet?"

"He hasn't been out here yet." Dan answered. "From what could see, though, it didn't look good."

"What happened?" Charity asked.

"We were called out on a case, in the woods." Dan answered. "We went to look for evidence and the next thing I know, I hear a gun shot. I go towards it and find Tony on the ground, a man standing over him, aiming the gun at Tony's head. I shot at him and he ran away."

Charity didn't know why she felt compelled to ask the next question, but she did. "What did the shooter look like?"

Dan described the man in perfect detail. He described Ari.

Charity didn't say anything. She just nodded and tried to keep herself composed. It was about an hour later, when the doctor came out. "DiNozzo."

Dan and Charity both walked over to the doctor. "How is he?" Charity asked.

"We have him out of surgery and he's in the ICU." The doctor answered. "We had to repair some muscle and an artery. He should make it through alright, but he has a long recovery ahead of him."

"Can we see him?" Charity asked.

"Only family can." The doctor answered.

Charity felt her heart ache. The man she loved was in the ICU and she couldn't see him. It was even worse that he was most likely hurt because of her.

"She is family." Dan said. "This is Mrs. DiNozzo."

"Oh, I didn't realize that Mr. DiNozzo was married." The doctor replied.

"They got married yesterday." Dan answered. "A small court house ceremoney. I was the best man."

Charity looked at Dan, surprised by what he was saying. He was lying to help her see Tony. The doctor turned to face Charity. "I'm sorry Mrs. DiNozzo. I will take you right to your husband."

Charity followed the doctor, turning back to give Dan a thank you look. Once they reached Tony's room the doctor turned to her. "It's best you only stay for a few minutes. We need to make sure he gets plenty of rest."

Charity nodded. "Thank you, Doctor."

"And if there's anything you need, Mrs. DiNozzo, just let us know." Then he left.

Charity walked over to Tony's bed. He was lying there, his arm in a sling and had all kinds of machines and monitors hooked up to him. He was also incredibly pale. It worried her so much. "This is all my fault." She whispered, fighting the tears.

Charity reached a hand out to stroke his cheek. "You have to be okay, Tony." She told him. "I don't know what I'd do without you. You have to be okay."

After a few moments, a determined look came across Charity's face. Ari had hurt the man she loved and she wasn't about to let him get away with it. She bent down and kissed Tony's cheek. "I love you and I'm going to make everything right. You just get better." She then turned and walked out of the room.

She headed for the elevator and stepped on. She pulled out her cell phone and called McGee. "Hey boss, what's up?" McGee answered his phone.

"I need you to get a phone number for me." Charity answered. She explained what she needed and then a few minutes later, McGee had the number for her. "Good work McGee." She told him and then hung up.

Charity hopped in her car and dialed the number McGee had given her. After a three rings, the familiar voice came on. "Hello Agent Gibbs."

"Hello Ari." Charity replied.

"How is the good detective?"

"You bastard. I know you did this and you're not going to get away with it. I won't allow it."

"How are you going to do that?"

"Meet me in an hour at old docking district. If you have the balls that is." Charity said, throwing on the last part as a challenge.

"I'll be there. I hate that one of has to die, but it won't be me." came Ari's voice. "One hour and you will be gone."

"One more hour, and you'll be coming back to NCIS in a body bag, but this time you won't be breaking in." Charity then hung up the phone. She turned her car on and put it into gear. She had one hour to get everything ready.