Hey ya'll. a big thank you to all those who read and reviewed so far. you're all awesome.

this chapter took some time before I got it the way I liked it and there was a lot of discussion with friends about it too and how to go about it. Hopefully I did a good job and you all like it.

things are picking up at work and life so I may not be able to work on this as much as I was hoping to but I'll try to have the next chapter up soon.

Chapter four

Gibbs' gut was pinging. It started when he got a call from Director Vance while a part of the raid. He and Ziva were ordered to return to NCIS immediately. When he asked about Tony, Vance told him that he was already on his way.

When they arrived at the NCIS garage where he was told to meet the director, he saw no signs of either Tony or McGee. Instead he found an angry looking Director Vance and his daughter Kelly looking worried.

"What's going on Leon," Gibbs asked, "You said Tony was on his way. I thought he was coming back with us."

"He'll be here soon," Vance told him, "We have a situation."

"You okay Kelly," Gibbs asked his daughter, his voice getting softer. He was confused as to why she was here too and was worried she was involved somehow.

"Yeah. Yeah I'm fine dad," Kelly told him, "it's not about me."

At that moment, the elevator dinged and opened and out stepped a man in a black balaclava and operation gear who was pulling by the arm a person with a cloth bag over their head and their hands zipped tied behind their back. Their button up shirt was in disarray and torn open as if they were in a struggle. The bound man was struggling against his captor's grip and was letting out noises but sounded as if he was muffled.

Stopping in front of the group, the operator pulled out a knife from his side and in one swift motion, cut the zip ties holding the bound man.

As soon as he was free, the bound man ripped the bag off his head to reveal Anthony DiNozzo with tape over his mouth, which he quickly ripped off.

"What the hells your problem McGeek," Tony shouted, "Why are you tying me up and gagging me?! Who the hell do you think you are?!"

"Tony," Gibbs asked confused, "what-"

The operator pulled off his balaclava to reveal Tim McGee underneath.

"Damn it Tony," Tim replied, "Can you just listen for once and stop talking? That's why I had to gag you."

"HOLD ON," Gibbs cut in, "can somebody tell me what's going on?"

"The operation was a failure," Vance answered with steel in his voice, "Agent DiNozzo compromised the identity of Agent McGee and one other agent when he repeatedly identified them in front of the suspects."

"Where is Marcus anyways," Tony exclaimed, "I owe that dork one for that kick to my back."

"Tony, Stop!" Tim yelled exasperated.

"And he continues to do so," Vance said, "despite being told to shut his mouth on site and MY WARNINGS during briefing to NOT IDENTIFY anyone on Alpha Team."

"Well as soon as I realized it was McGeek, I knew my life was in danger," Tony said, "anyone would panic."

"Because of this," Vance continued, ignoring Tony, "we lost Kilian, one of our main objectives."

"Wait, where is he now? He escaped," Gibbs asked, "What about the FBI agent?"

"We left agent Murphy on the scene to be secured by the FBI," Tim answered.

"We are limited to what we can do with him since he's not NCIS," Vance added, "he assured us though that he will not disclose what he's heard and SECNAV will follow up on him later."

"And Kilian's dead. He tried resisting and we had no choice but to use deadly force. We tried to stabilize him but he was critically hit and quickly bled out."

"Not just him," Tony cut in, "they massacred the whole room!"

"What are you talking about Tony," Gibbs asked.

"They shot up the whole room. Just out of nowhere they opened fire and killed everyone, whether they were armed or not. Just shot them a bunch of times."

"Alpha Teams protocol is if their identities are compromised and they cannot extract the hostiles who know, they are to purge them," Vance explained, "they terminate everyone to contain the information."

"How can you allow that Leon," Gibbs asked, disturbed at what he heard, "That is sick and inhuman."

"It was SECNAV and SECDEF's directive. Alpha Team's identity has to be protected at all cost for them to be effective in their covert ops, which involves terminating any threats to those identities."

"Mossad had similar protocols with certain operatives," Ziva said softly.

"That was a murder! A mass murder!" Tony exclaimed.

"I never had to give the order before," Vance continued, "Alpha Team have never had to do a purge. In all their missions in different parts of the United States and in other countries around the world, never once did they need to do it. But a small mission in some backwoods that involved the MCRT for the first time and it all goes to hell. And we have nothing to show for it. We have to go to the CIA empty handed and shit excuses to explain it."

"It may not be a complete loss," Tim said as he reached into a bag on his back and pulled out a small black laptop, "I was still able to take this with us. Hopefully we can get something off of it."

Tim walked across the room to Kelly and handed her the laptop. Kelly, who had an angry look on her face upon seeing Tony and hearing his words, softened her face as she looked at Tim. Her hand brushed his gloved hands and she had to resist grabbing them and pulling him into a massive hug and pepper him with kisses. She could only imagine what was going on inside Tim's mind that he wasn't showing.

"Thanks, I'll get started on this right away," she said, taking the laptop.

She gave a quick nod to Vance, who returned the gesture, and she walked to the elevator. She couldn't help but give Tony a dirty look as she passed him but he didn't acknowledge it if he noticed at all.

"What happens now Leon?" Gibbs asked when Kelly was gone.

"I have to contact the CIA and SECNAV and explain the situation," Vance told him, "Hopefully there is something useful on the laptop so we can salvage this. Then I will have a meeting with DiNozzo in my office to discuss any disciplines he'll be facing and what will happen moving forward."

"Hang on, I didn't do anything wrong," Tony interjected, "Anyone would have panicked if they had their life in the hands of a probie."

"Can in DiNozzo! The way I see it, your job is in jeopardy and you'll be lucky to still have it, let alone not be facing any criminal charges. You better hope I can smooth things over with the higher ups.

As of right now Gibbs, the MCRT are confined to their desk for the remainder of the day. If the FBI calls, you are not to divulge anything we discussed here nor are you to tell Abigail or Doctor Mallard about what happened. Is this understood?"

"Hold on Leon, I still need some answers," Gibbs replied.

"I said is that understood, Agent Gibbs?"

"Yes, sir."

"Good. You are dismissed. Agent McGee, get yourself cleaned up and meet me in my office."

Gibbs walked to the elevator after giving a glare to Vance and a questioning stare to Tim. Ziva only looked at Tim and had a concerned look for him, also worried about his well being. Tony gave an incredulous look to both Tim and the director then a glare to Tim as the elevator closed on the three of them.

Xxx

That evening, Tony let out a deep sigh as he stood at the apartment front door. Except it wasn't his apartment but that of Kelly Gibbs.

The entire rest of the day since returning to NCIS played in his mind. He sat at his desk after changing his clothes, and licked his wounds and tried to stay unnoticed. Ziva joked that it was the quietest she's ever seen him before. It helped that Tim never appeared in the bullpen for the rest of the day.

He was eventually called into the director's office but he was thankful that Gibbs joined him and he wasn't alone. After the initial argument with Vance of Gibbs attending the meeting, Vance read him the riot act for his action during the operation. When asked for an explanation, Tony used his previous excuse of panicking when he realized it was Tim and being worried since he feels Tim was under qualified. A reasoning backed by Gibbs' words when he questioned why McGee was on the team and why Vance allowed it when the leader chose McGee when he was not ready. He was greatly surprised when Vance not only defended him but told them that not only was it Vance who chose the team members, McGee was chosen to be the leader. Something he couldn't wrap his head around and refused to believe it and instead chose to believe it was just Vance trying to save face and hurt Tony's ego.

In the end, Vance announced that he was suspended indefinitely until SECNAV decides what to do with him but that he was lucky that the content of the recovered laptop already looks promising.

Tony was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say. It wasn't until he was back at his desk and grabbing his things did he start to feel something else, which was anger at Tim.

"How dare he make me look like a fool," he thought, "The green agent should have turned Vance down and recommend me, he's gonna get someone killed. He should be grateful it was me, I could actually keep a secret and not lie to my team like he did.

Where does he get off lying to us about it? Doesn't he realize he could have came to us to give him advice and make him better? No, he had to panic and shoot up the room. Why am I getting in trouble when he and the others are the one who committed murder. And tying me up and gagging me? Probie's ego is getting out of hand."

All day those same thoughts ran through his head at NCIS. He was on his way home when a thought crossed his mind and he turned the car around and headed towards Kelly's apartment. He remembered her face in the garage. She looked very concerned when it was revealed it was him under the bag, obviously shocked that he was such a predicament. Then her face turned to one of anger and annoyance. Of course she would be mad, how can probie treat him like this? Treating his superior like some low life criminal. And to find out McGee slaughtered an entire room of people? She must be hating him with a passion. It's obvious that she was scared of probie with the look she had when he gave her the laptop. That look she gave Tony as she was leaving said it all: She hates McGee and felt bad for Tony.

So now here he was, outside her door, coming to her to have a shoulder to lean his head on and get some console after today's horrible day. And if he was lucky, and he decided to go that direction, maybe he could get some reassurance of a certain kind…

He raised a hand to knock on the door when a soft crash came from the other side. Peaking his curiosity, he placed his ear to the door to listen in. Suddenly he heard a feminine "Ah, No!" followed by a cry then a crashing sound.

Pulling back, panic struck Tony. Kelly was in trouble. Thinking quickly, he pulled out his phone and dialed Gibbs.

"Yeah, Gibbs," answered Gibbs.

"Boss, it's Tony. Your daughter's in trouble."

"What? What are you talking about? Where's Kelly?"

"I'm outside her apartment now. I just got here and I heard her scream and crashing noises inside."

As if on cue, another cry came from inside followed by a sound from her he couldn't make out before the sound of a door slamming silenced it.

"I'm on my way now. Keep her safe DiNozzo!" Gibbs ordered.

"I'm breaking into her apartment now. I'll save her Boss, don't worry."

Gibbs hung up without an answer. Thinking of a plan, Tony pulled out his lock-pick, thankful that he still had his gear, including his gun. He figured he had the element of surprise and if he can get the jump on the perpetrator, he'd be able to take them down with ease.

"Being her hero will get her to fall for me and get me tons of bonus points with Gibbs," he thought as he worked on the door lock, "Vance will have no choice but to reinstate me."

After almost a full minute, Tony finally got the lock and opened the door. He pulled out his gun and held it ready as he stepped into the apartment and quickly looked around. Finding it empty, he made his to her bedroom door. He spotted a jacket on her couch that looked too big for her, confirming that there was someone else in her apartment.

Reaching the door, he put his ear to it and listened in. He could hear shuffling and a muffled male voice but could not hear anything from Kelly.

He took a deep breath and kicked in the door. The first thing he saw was Kelly and Tim on her bed. Kelly was on her stomach, a cloth tied over mouth. She was wearing a small camisole and black panties and nothing else. Tony could see she had her hands and arms tied behind her back and her feet tied together with a thin black rope. Tim was above her, kneeling with her between his legs. He was shirtless and in his boxers and holding an open condom packet in his hands. Both were looking at Tony with wide eyes.

Momentarily stunned by the perpetrator being Tim, Tony raised his gun and pointed it at Tim.

"Get off her McGee," Tony loudly ordered, stepping towards her.

"Tony?" Tim asked, stunned and confused, "what going on?"

"Shut it, McGeek. Get on the ground."

He grabbed Tim's arm and forcefully pulled him off the bed causing Tim to trip and fall to the floor face down. Kelly immediately started to struggle and fumble around, loud muffled noises coming from her gagged mouth.

"Tony, what are you doing," Tim cried out.

He tried to get up but was immediately pushed back down by Tony's knee on his back and holding him down.

"I said shut it," Tony ordered.

He holstered his gun and grabbed Tim's wrist while pulling out his handcuffs. Kelly's muffled cries intensified as she made her way to the edge of the bed.

"Don't worry Kelly, once I get him cuffed, I'll set you free. You're safe now," he said to her before turning back to Tim, "what's the matter with you McGeek? Has your ego gotten that big from being on a special team that you can just tie up anyone and take what you want?"

"What? No, Tony, you got the wrong idea," Tim replied as he winced at wrists being bent back and being cuffed together.

"Save it for the police, probie, I don't wanna hear it. You better hope they get here before Gibbs gets here. You have a better chance of surviving the night with them."

"Tony."

"I said shut up McGee," Tony yelled, giving Tim a hard head slap, "you get up off this floor and I won't hesitate to put a bullet in you. Don't try me."

Satisfied with Tim's cuffs being secured, he stood up and stepped to Kelly who was still struggling against her bonds.

"Just hold still and I'll have you free in no time Kelly," Tony said as pulled out his knife.

As he did he couldn't help but admire her pale bare legs and her panty clad backside.

He easily sliced through the rope of her feet and the knot holding her arms and stepped back to allow her to get up. She popped up to her feet, shaking the ropes off and tore off the cloth of her head and mouth. Tony lifted his arms up expecting her to launch at him and hug him in thanks. Instead, she shoved him back with both hands causing him to almost fall backwards.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Kelly shouted, "why the hell are you here??

Kelly didn't wait for an answer. She went and bent down on Tim's side, checking his face for any injury.

"Are you okay, Tim," she asked softly, "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine," Tim told her, "I just need to get these cuffs off."

"Get the handcuffs off him Tony."

"I don't understand," Tony said, looking on confused, "I was saving you."

"Saving me? I was never in trouble. What do you mean you were saving me?"

"I heard noises and I came I saw him pinning you down like he was gonna… he was–"

"You idiot! We were having sex."

"Sex? What? Why?"

"What do you mean why? Because he's my boyfriend. Can you unlock these handcuffs already?"

"But, he can't be… No that's–"

"Kelly?" Came Gibbs' voice from outside the bedroom, "Tony?"

"You called my dad," Kelly asked, getting to her feet. Her face looked angrier than before.

Gibbs appeared in the doorway, his gun at the ready and looked into the room to see his almost naked daughter, standing over Tim who was handcuffed on the floor wearing nothing but boxers and a very confused Tony looking between the two.

"Damn dad, you're here too," Kelly said.

"Honey, are you ok," Gibbs asked, holstering his gun, "What's going on?"

"Your idiot agent broke into my apartment and arrested Tim for no reason."

"Tim? What is McGee doing here?"

"I thought she was in trouble," Tony finally spoke up, "It looked bad when I got here. I didn't know that they were having sex or that probie was her boyfriend."

"Boyfriend?"

"It seems like Tony is incapable of ever keeping his mouth shut and not revealing secrets," Kelly said, "Can somebody take the handcuffs off Tim, God damn it! I can't believe I have to ask three times."

When neither of the men moved, Kelly stepped menacingly towards Tony with her hand outstretched.

"Give me the keys," she demanded.

"Wha–"

"I SAID GIVE ME THE KEYS DINOZZO!"

Feeling scared of the short redhead and her ire, Tony quickly dug into his pocket and pulled out the key ring then unhooked the handcuff keys and dropped them in Kelly's palm. Kelly took hold of the keys and went back to Tim and unlocked the handcuffs and set him free.

"Wait, hang on. What do you mean he's your boyfriend?" Gibbs asked as Kelly helped Tim to his feet, "McGee, are you and my daughter dating?"

"We are boss," Tim answered softly as he rubbed his wrists, "we were planning to tell you soon."

"How long have you been going behind my back and defiling my daughter?"

"HOLD ON," Kelly said, stepping in front of Tim and glaring at her father.

Seeing her and Tim standing close together half naked didn't sit right with Gibbs but Kelly didn't seem to care about their state.

"You are not going to interrogate him right now," she said, pointing a finger at her father, "Not now or ever. You have no say on who I'm in a relationship with."

"I do if it's one of my agents."

"No, not even then. You have no say on who I date."

"You're my daughter!"

"and I am an adult woman and I can make my own choices in my life. Like he said, we were planning to tell you eventually. I knew you would get like this which is why we kept it hidden. In fact, it's a courtesy that we were going to tell you at all, so you don't get to pull any of your crap and interrogate him about it. You got that?"

"Hold on, I need some answers Kelly."

"You want to talk? We'll do it tomorrow with mom. Right now you all need to leave."

"Kelly, we are not dropping this now."

"I said leave! Do you want me to call mom, because I will, I swear to God."

"Fine, we're leaving, but we are not done with this young lady. We will talk about this tomorrow. Let go you two," Gibbs said to his two agents.

"No, you and Tony are leaving," Kelly replied, "Tim is staying."

"No, he's not. Not with everything that happened tonight. I'm not allowing it. Get dressed McGee."

"This is my apartment," Kelly said, putting an arm up in front of Tim to stop him from doing anything, "I say who stays and goes and I say he stays and you and Tony leave."

"Kelly–"

"I said LEAVE!"

The two Gibbs stared at each other with their infamous glare. Both Tim and Tony had to give it to Kelly to be able to stand her ground unaffected where they both would be running scared.

"Fine," Gibbs finally conceded, "Let's go DiNozzo."

Tony quickly fell behind Gibbs and the two walked to the front door with Kelly and Tim following behind. When Gibbs and Tony reached the front door and stepped outside, they turned around and looked at Kelly, who was holding the door, one last time.

"Can I have my handcuffs and key back," Tony asked timidly.

Kelly responded by slamming the door in their faces.

Kelly and Tim walked back to the living room where Kelly started to pace around with her fist clenched and at her side.

Tim knew from being with her for so long that it was best to just stand back and let her fume and vent and when she was ready, she would come to him to be touched.

"I can't believe it," Kelly said aloud, her eyes wet with emotion, "the audacity of my father telling me who I can and can't have in MY apartment or thinking he has any say in my dating life. He's treating me like I'm a child! And where the hell does that idiot Tony get off on breaking into my apartment and arresting you?"

"To be fair Kell, he thought you were in trouble," Tim chimed in, trying to defend Tony's action.

"He's an idiot! With how much he talks about how many women he dates and how much sex he has, you'd think he'd recognize kinks when he sees it. He is going to tell Abby. He's already proven he can't keep a secret and he already gossips with her. Now the last people we wanted to know are going to know. Just great!"

Kelly let out a frustrated cry. She then made a beeline to Tim and into his chest where she buried her face into it while wrapping his arm around his waist. Tim wrapped his arms around her and patted her hair while kissing the top of her head.

"Why does today have to go to shit," Kelly's muffled voice said from his chest, "can something go our way already."

"I'm so sorry, hun," Tim said, giving her another kiss, "I know they ruined our night but don't let them get to you, okay?"

The two stood silently in the living room, in each other's and rocking from side to side. Tim continued to pat her hair and kiss the top of her head.

After a long time, Kelly gently pushed off of him.

"No," she said firmly as she wiped her eyes, "No. I'm not letting them."

"Hun," Tim said, confused as to what she meant.

"I'm not letting them ruin our night," Kelly said defiantly, "I am not letting Tony or my dad start interfering with things in our relationship. Not like this."

"Kelly?"

"We are going to go back to my bedroom and continue having sex."

"Kelly, I don't think that's a good idea. We're not in the right state of mind."

"After everything that happened today, you needed to blow off steam and you know that I love having sex with you to begin with. Well after everything that's happened, now I need to blow off some steam."

"You're going to regret this in the morning, babe."

"You let me worry about the morning, okay. Tonight just worry about us."

"Kelly…"

"Timothy Farragut McGee. You get that cute butt of yours into the bedroom, tear my clothes off, ravish my womanhood and sex me up until we are both a gooey pile of orgasmic bliss and sweat."

Timothy looked at the bedroom eyes Kelly was giving him and couldn't help but smirk and shake his head.

"Yes ma'am," he conceded.

He turned to start heading to the bedroom when an "ahem" from Kelly stopped him and made him look back.

Kelly stood where she was with her arms slightly up and outstretched towards and a mischievous look on her face.

Tim quickly made his way to her and in one swift motion, scooped her up and onto his shoulder, causing her to squeal and laugh. Tim gave her butt a quick smack, making her yelp and laugh some more. The two smiled and laughed as they got into the bedroom and Tim kicked the door closed with his foot.