A few months later:
"Well Agent Prentiss don't you look good for someone who was supposed to have died sweetheart." Tony snarked. He stood up from the conference table. "I need a moment, I can't do this. Am I supposed to let her waltz in here like nothing happened and go back to what was happening before?"
Emily said "Tony this was the last thing I wanted to do, I thought you would understand."
"Understand what? I fricking grieved for you. I loved you and you were gone. That was real. I didn't fake it. I don't know what's real anymore." "I told you things about me that nobody knows because I trusted you with them, and you couldn't do the same for me. What do we have then?"
Emily blinked for a moment. "My own mother doesn't know I'm not dead. I did this to protect everyone from Ian Doyle. He was going to kill all of you if I hadn't done what I did."
Tony inhaled. "I need some space. Give that to me if you have any decency Emily. Sergio is fine by the way, I found him a friend a few weeks ago, stray who is white that I decided to call Bianco. They have fun playing with rubber mice together. Bianco has three paws though but he manages pretty well when it comes to playing chase. Both of them like the foot of my bed or Jet's pillow." He exhaled and rubbed his temple slowly.
Then he got up and left the room that the team was in and staring at him. He whistled for Jet. "Let's go outside a minute girl. "
Emily stood there for a minute. "Well he pretty much hates me now. I deserve it." She sighed.
Penelope said "Give him some time gumdrop. He fell hard for you and it may take a while for him to process this. It's hard to get in there past his walls sometimes. Just keep trying. I have known him for a long time and he
pulls back when he is hurting. He will come around. We all need to let him be, he hasn't let any of his feelings surface until today about the situation."
Hutch nodded. "Go find him and take him home Garcia. I'll call Gibbs. The rest of the team meanwhile is going to Norfolk in 30. Three kidnapped and beaten female navy petty officers are being held hostage on an abandoned ship there. NCIS needs our help with hostage negotiation and seeing who is responsible. We are meeting them there in an hour. Prentiss, Gibbs may be surprised to see you as well. He spoke at your "funeral." So I don't know what you're going to walk into there."
She shrugged. "Right now let's just work. Whatever happens? If he is pissed so be it. Not the first person to be today."
"I do have scars from the surgery I had, does anyone want to see those. That part was real."
"No that's not necessary." Rossi said. "Work it is."
Outside Penelope saw Tony on one of their benches with Jet beside him. She said "Come on, where you want to be?"
He shrugged. "Right now anywhere but here. "
"That I can do." "The crime fighters are going to a case at your old home, hostage situation. "
Tony nodded. "Well my old team will be nice to them. Probably will wonder where I am. I need a few hours and then I will have my head back in the game."
Penelope looked at him. "Sugar bear you need more than a few hours, please take it for me. It's all right this time."
He exhaled. "Just for you sunshine. Now I want a bad for me cheeseburger from that diner down the block with extra pickles. And some of their fries too."
She smiled. "Let's go get it. I can be away from my desk for an early lunch."
He touched her hand. "Thanks Pen, don't know what I would have done without you."
She nodded. "Oh you would probably be pulling your way out of a bottle of Captain Morgan about now angelfish. " "So I am glad that you're not well at least not for a few more minutes anyway."