Anna had waited outside the spa for an hour before she saw him enter.
Smiling, remembering the last time she went into a spa, she followed.
"I thought you were not going to show."
Father smiled at Anna, "And miss the chance to spend time at a spa with a pretty woman." He said. "We were not properly introduced last night." he extended his hand. "Roberto Di Antonio."
She smiled sweetly, "Anna Kolcheck,"
Roberto looked towards the small cafe that was in the entrance of the spa. "Please allow me; I would like to introduce you to my son and heir when he gets here."
"You have children?" Anna said with a smile.
"Marco is very special, he like all my children was found alone, without family. He needed a firm hand and some guidance, I took him in and out of all my children he is the one I am most proud of."
Anna ordered herself a coffee and waited for Marco to arrive, hoping that G had managed to conclude his own business and would be joining her.
Gibbs and Hetty walked back into the main room of the boatshed, as Sam and the team were discussing the way the interrogation had gone with Alexei.
"He's very persuasive, though." Kensi said as the other two entered. "I mean, if I were a child, I would have believed him. Maybe Callen was swayed by his arguments."
"He was Ms. Blye." Hetty said as she sat on the couch. "Mr. Callen was in a vulnerable state when he was found and lured in by The Calling."
"Maybe he was, but Callen is a part of this team, he wouldn't betray us." Sam said.
"Y'Think?" Gibbs snapped barely suppressing the urge to smile. "Then where is he?"
"He's gone?!" Kensi asked shocked.
"No... He wouldn't." Deeks said.
"G's no traitor, he's being played." Sam snapped.
Hetty sighed, "I think Agent Gibbs, we can read the team in now."
"I knew it!" Sam said, thumping his fist on the table, "G's innocent isn't he!"
Kensi and Deeks looked relieved.
"Not exactly." Gibbs replied.
"Sit down." Hetty said and switched off the monitor that was next to them.
"What you have found out about Mr. Callen being a member of The Calling is true."
"You just said he was undercover Hetty, not a terrorist." Sam Argued.
"For six months when he was fourteen, he was raised and indoctrinated by them. Alexei Mishnev is the 'father' of the Los Angeles group of The Calling. As you all know we had a mole, Carl Brown. He insinuated that he was not the person in charge and it wasn't until Agent Gibbs' team dealt with The Calling, resulting in the death of Agent Dorneget in Egypt, that Agent Callen came to me and Director Vance and told us about his connection to The Calling and his knowledge of Daniel Budd. Full disclosure in that case was paramount to helping find the mole. Then, as luck would have it another member of The Calling came to OSP and Mr. Callen recognized him, fortunately he did not recognize Mr. Callen as it was some years since they had met."
"So there was another mole?" Deeks asked.
Gibbs nodded curtly and turned away.
"Who?" Sam asked.
Gibbs shook his head, "Not the issue right now. Callen is off to meet with them, but we need to get more names of other children used by The Calling. Blye, Deeks go back in with Alexei, get as much as you can from him. Don't let him know that we've let Callen go."
Deeks nodded, "On it." He said grimly as they went in to interrogate him again. Kensi put an arm on his shoulder, "You ok?" she asked softly as they moved away from the others.
"Yeah," Deeks replied, his voice low, "I hate it when people manipulate kids, and this guy… I mean he did it to someone we know."
"You gonna be ok in there?" Kensi asked concerned.
Deeks smiled and let his fingers find her hand and squeezed gently, "I'll be fine."
He replied and headed off to interrogation.
"What's the play with G?" Sam asked, turning from the scene and looking at Hetty and Gibbs.
"Callen is going to meet with Anna and the leader of The Calling, he's GPS tagged and we are going to track him and get some evidence hopefully of the leader and catch our mole in the act." Gibbs said.
"The GPS tracker that Mr. Callen has hopefully fitted to his person also has a transmitter so we will get the audio of his meeting as well. Then all we have to do it catch him in the act. You and Jethro will be following the signal and will act as Mr. Callen's back up." Hetty told Sam.
"Good, the sooner we have this mole in custody and this group taken down, the sooner we can get back to our lives."
Marco walked into the cafe and smiled as he saw the beautiful blonde on his father's right hand side. Maybe if she was a contact they could get to know each other a lot better.
He beamed as he walked over to them.
"Father, so good to see you here."
"Marco, my boy. Come meet Miss Kolcheck, She's a friend of Alexei's boy."
Marco smiled, extending his hand. "Miss Kolcheck."
"Call me Anna." She said taking his hand and smiling.
"I hear you have the list for me." Marco said.
"Most of it." Anna said apologetically, "Grisha was meant to meet me with rest of the information. He's just running late."
Marco smiled, "His loss, our gain. Extra time with a beautiful woman is nothing to be ashamed of, isn't that right father?"
Roberto smiled, "Yes son."
Anna looked at her watch, "I had hoped he would be here by now." she sighed, then her phone vibrated and she looked at it with a smile. "He is on his way."
Anna smiled sweetly as Marco flirted with her for a while, finally she looked up as Callen, dried and dressed in a pressed suit walked into the spa.
"Callen." She smiled as he walked up to them.
A frown crossed Marco's face, then it became a mask.
Callen sat down, "It's good to see you again." He said to the older man.
"I assume you have my information?" Roberto asked.
"Of course, do you have my money?" Callen asked.
Roberto shook his head, "I have it, but not here. I do not understand why you don't just give me the information that I require. After all The Calling is both Mother and Father to you, and children should help their parents."
"I agree, but children have to make their own way in the world and I am putting a lot on the line to make sure you get what you need. Who says I can't benefit as well?" Callen asked.
Roberto smiled, "An entrepreneur, a man after my own heart."
Marco stood up, "Then, father… I assume the money is in your hotel room, maybe we should go and get it, then Callen can be on his way."
"Smart thinking, I have a suite, let us go back and get better acquainted. Maybe tell me more about you Callen."
Callen stood, pulling out Anna's chair for her as she rose.
"Allow me." Roberto said, holding his arm out. Anna shot Callen as smile as she took his arm and escorted him out.
"Shall we." Callen said. He took a few steps before he felt something familiar in the small of his back.
"Just walk out without any trouble and you and your girl will not be killed. After all AGENT Callen, she's far too pretty to have her brains plastered all over this lovely building. You should know Father has a gun in his pocket and won't hesitate to use it on her." Marco said his mask of nonchalance still in place.
Callen's gut dropped.
"You don't trust me Marco, and you recruited me?"
Marco sighed, "My boss has rules, one I like the best. Rule 8, Never Assume always double check. Until I can double check I'm considering you a threat to our whole operation… Now… MOVE!" He hissed and nudged him towards the door.