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"It seems to me that although what she did was unethical and immoral. Did she break any actual laws?" Ducky asked, as soon as he had been appraised of the situation in full. "However on the other hand, she did divulge information about a classified operation to a civilian. She did engage in reckless and attention-seeking behaviour by deliberately seeking out Kelly."
"Agent McCormack, the head of our CCU, has Agents Devon and Lewis, scouring through both the NCIS network mainframe and the forensics computers and laptop, looking for anything suspicious. Agent Lewis was adamant that he could get himself into her personal network if we got a warrant, which I am hesitant to get ... just yet. Let's see what, if anything, we find on the NCIS network. Lucky that the coding Tim and I wrote and Dorney helped implement is still in place from the Ziva fiasco." Vance added, as he watched Tim and Kelly sit side by side on the sofa. They had barely a foot between them and although they were both paying attention to him, they hadn't stopped touching each other. "They're looking for any evidence of any other leaks, just to be safe. Abby's actions have compromised our security. The security of this operation and potentially many more. If Ms Sciuto was willing and did indeed divulge classified information to Ms Gibbs, then how many other operations have had vital security information leaked?"
"I am done with her, Leon." Gibbs announced. "I am not going to stand idly by while she tries to destroy the trust and the relationship that I have with my daughter, my agent's or my friends. I can't protect her and I won't. I can't see her having leaked any classified information, but in the same breath she did leak classified information to Kell, about our operation. So anything is possible."
"We're really lucky that Ms Gibbs is the daughter and girlfriend of federal agents and knows not to repeat what she was told. This could have been a catastrophe. No one expects you to protect her, Gibbs." Vance agrees, wholeheartedly and he is glad to see it. He just hopes that this time, Jethro Gibbs follows through on his words, with actions. "However, if I were you, I'd be expecting some push back from Miss Sciuto. Especially as you have protected her in the past."
"Oh, if she wants to push back, I am ready." Gibbs warned Leon, as he watched Tim and Kelly carefully. They were sitting side by side, Tim's arm around her and were keeping quiet. Although they were listening in and paying attention, they didn't chime in a peep. "What's going on inside that big brain of yours, Tim?"
"Whatever you decide to sanction her with Director, I don't want my name or Kelly's name anywhere near it." Tim said, sternly. Kelly was nodding along with him. "Whatever trouble she caused between us, we can sort out between ourselves. Gibbs, I appreciate you setting Kelly straight about the truth, thank-you. As angry as I am at Abby, I meant every word I said before Christmas, when I told her I want nothing to do with her."
"I agree." Kelly said, as she smiled at her lover. They would sort it out between them. "Obviously, she is playing some kind of game but I want no part in it. Tim and I can sort out any problems we have from this between us. As for Abby, I want nothing to do with her either, so keep my name out of it. But I am warning you now, if she contacts me again, I will be seeking a restraining order against her for harassment."
"You're well within your right to do so too, Kell." Gibbs agreed. "I think that should go for you too, Tim. She has to know that she can't pull stunts like this with anyone. But you both also need to be aware of something; Bishop doesn't know anything about these fake photos yet. She might choose to press charges or bring her up on insubordination with IA. Both of your names would then become involved."
"That's Bishop's prerogative. If that's the case, then we'll deal." Tim said, succinctly. Tim was holding onto Kelly, by the hand. He kept trying to reassure her, and himself, through touch, that everything was OK between them. They hadn't really had a chance to talk before, they'd jumped straight to lust. "Whatever gets thrown at us. We're better and stronger together, right baby?"
Gibbs grinned, as he watched his senior field agent call his daughter baby. Her body had quivered and it had been obvious. Now he knew why his daughter was so adamant with him to stop calling her, that. "Absolutely." Kelly vowed and kissed Tim.
Gibbs, Ducky and Vance exchanged a look with one another, the latter not forgetting what had transpired before the good doctor's arrival. It was still early in the day and Leon had no doubt that the two lovers wanted to be alone and reconnect. They had discussed everything they needed to discuss and Leon knew where the hurt parties stood. "I think we should take our leave, gentleman. Jethro, you and I should speak with Agent Bishop and appraise her of the situation, as soon as possible. Find out which way she is leaning towards and check in with our CCU agents."
The three men waved to the young couple as they boarded the elevator, preparing to leave the lovers alone to talk and sort out their problems. As the silver sliding doors closed, Gibbs let out a nervous chuckle. "Whatever is the matter, Jethro?" Ducky asked, amused. It wasn't often his friend chuckled like that.
"Anyone else get the impression that they couldn't wait to get rid of us?" Vance chuckled, jesting and sending a wink Gibbs' way.
As soon as Tim had closed and locked the front door, he took Kelly by the hand and sat in his recliner. He pulled her onto his lap, as he relaxed back and held her close to him. "I missed you like crazy." Tim whispered, as he kissed her cheek. "I barely slept a wink without you."
"Me either. Tim, I really am sorry." Kelly whispered, her voice showing him how awful she was truly feeling about it. "I can't believe I listened to her."
"Kell, sweetheart, it's OK, really." Tim surmised. "You said last night that you were at the diner, having a glass of wine and eating dinner. You'd been in Baltimore since 0700 hours that morning. We didn't get a chance to say goodbye to each other. You were already gone when I woke up, so you were emotionally wrought, feeling vulnerable and had alcohol in your system. Maybe, just maybe, you had a small deep-seeded residual fear from your relationship with Ethan, that I might actually do it."
"In my heart, I knew that you would never cheat on me." Kelly answered him, truthfully. Tim's theoretical explanation made sense. But the assumption that there was some residual fear leftover from her relationship with Ethan had been like picking at that scab and ripping the lid right off the mostly-healed wound. It had hurt like hell. "You're probably right... About Ethan. But even with that fear. When she showed me the first lot of photos, you two were fully clothed. Looked like a photo shoot of some kind with wedding photos mixed in. Just part of a cover. It wasn't until she said that ... 'They had these done by a neighbour. He's a boudoir photographer. The picture depicted Tim naked hovering over the top of an equally naked Ellie, a look of determination on his face, his arms under her knees hiking them up. Just like he did to her when they made love.' You were on top of her naked, hiking up her legs like you do to me.'Without warning, Abby clicked the next button. That photo was more detailed than the photo before. You were hard. Ellie was on top of you, riding you like a cowgirl. Both naked as the day you were born. Abby didn't hesitate, as soon as she knew I'd seen it, she was clicking next again and this time Ellie was leaning against the wall naked, and you were going down on her, the look of ecstasy on her face.' Tim it was almost the exact scene that played out between us before Abby's Halloween Bash."
"Which she knew about because you were bragging to Breena and Ellie at the party." Tim finished for her. "Abby was standing there too."
"I told her 'that's enough.' and I began sobbing softly. My eyes were clouded with tears. I was hurt and angry, I told her I wanted to be alone and I got mad. I instantly packed everything and wrote that awful note in the heat of the moment. I am so sorry."
Kelly had tears in her eyes again and Tim used his thumbpads to wipe her eyes clean, as he cupped her jaw in his large hands. "You're forgiven. It's Abby's fault, not yours, Baby." Kelly began to rub her eyes dry of her tears.
"It still shouldn't have happened." Kelly spat out in anger. Not at Tim, but at Abby. "Why can't she leave us well enough alone? What is it? She doesn't want you, but doesn't want anyone else to have you, either. That jealous bitch!"
"Kelly, honey. Let your anger out, let go of it." Tim soothed her, as he kissed her forehead. "It's just you and me now and we're together again. We've forgiven one another and we're OK."
"I think that you and I need to get away, just the two of us." Kelly whispered in his ear seductively. "Somewhere, where no one can find us and we can be truly alone."
"Now, I like the sound of that." Tim grinned at her. He and Kelly hadn't had the opportunity to take a trip together before and now seemed like a good time. "We could go to Norfolk. I'm sure Penny would let us use the beach house."
"Let's save that for the summer time." Kelly cooed in his ear, as she began kissing his neck. "I was thinking somewhere more isolated. Like Dad's cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia. Completely isolated from everyone and everything. Pack coolers with our food and drinks from home. Warm up by the fireplace, skinny dip in the thermal hot springs, look out at the stars. Your new SUV would make it in there, this time of year."
"Wouldn't you rather go somewhere warm? Like Florida or California?" Tim offered thinking about how cold the Blue Ridge Mountains would be at the end of January. "We could take a flight south."
"You're missing the point, Babe." Kelly answered in her best bedroom voice. "We need to be totally alone because we are going to make some noise." she climbed off him and encouraged him to follow her into the bedroom.
"Cabin in the mountains it is, when do you want to go?" Tim asked, as he closed their bedroom door, even though he didn't think they'd have any visitors any time soon. Gibbs had been royally embarrassed, walking in on them, making up.
"As soon as this mess with Abby is tidied up." Kelly said, as she kissed him hard. "Now, are we going to pick up where we left off earlier? Before we were rudely interrupted."
"I have a better idea." Tim told her with a wink, as he spun her around and laid her out on the bed beneath him. He lowered his lips to her. To Tim, it felt like a lifetime since he had last kisses Kelly and held her close. He'd hated waking up that morning and seeing her already departed for Baltimore, knowing that he was going undercover and wouldn't see her when she got home that night.
He made love to every inch of her mouth with his, plundering it thoroughly. He introduced his tongue to hers as he kissed, licked, nibbled and laved on her mouth. He erotically gave her tongue a little suck, that sent shivers down her spine to her pelvis. "Tim!" she moaned out loud as he continued his ministrations on her body.
Rolling them with all her mite, Tim was stunned to see that Kelly was now on top of him. She had quickly divested her shirt and cami, leaving her in her plain black satin push up bra. His hands moved of their own accord, desperate to free her breasts from their confines. She bent down to take charge of the kisses they were sharing, as her hands moved between their bodies, to go to work on his belt buckle.
A few strategic moves later and Tim was naked, sprawled out beneath Kelly. Kelly was astride him, her black satin Brazilian cut panties, the only barrier between them. Tim's large hands, one each sprawled out across her ass cheeks, as Tim hardened further beneath her. "Been too long, Tim." Kelly moaned in a sigh, as Tim prepared to roll them again.
Gibbs had called Bishop and asked her to come over to his place in Alexandria. That she would be meeting with Leon and himself for a debrief. He had felt it would be inappropriate to take Leon to her place, given they weren't as close with Ellie Bishop, as they were with Tim.
Ellie called out to Gibbs when she arrived, unsure if she should let herself in. Despite his earlier warning to just come on in and the scuttlebutt that Gibbs keeps his front door always unlocked. "Thought I said to just come on in." Gibbs chastised his female agent, as she tentatively knocked on the door. The small, insignificant but timid action made him smile, because it reminded him so much of McGee in his probie days. Now he just comes on in like he owns the place, much like DiNozzo. Actually, that's not entirely true. McGee calls out, as he walks in, DiNozzo can walk right on in, help himself to the fridge, beer, coffee, soda, whatever is in fridge. Sometimes he would even bring food over with him. He could be there for two or three hours before he goes and alerts Gibbs to his presence. Not that Gibbs wasn't aware when Tony let him in. the man is exactly subtle.
Entering into Gibbs' living room, Ellie tenses up when she sees the Director in the arm chair, drinking his coffee. On a second sweep of the room, she relaxes when she sees Dorney with his coffee, and Jimmy coming out of Gibbs' kitchen with Ducky behind him. "Right, we're all here. Let's begin." Vance announced, settling himself into a more upright position to get started on the debriefing before he announces the other reason they're all gathered at Gibbs' house and not in the office, as planned.
"Ah Director, excuse me, Sir. Agent McGee is not here yet." Ellie spoke up hesitantly, as she took in a third scan of the room.
"That is correct, Agent Bishop." Leon agreed, as he stood up. "Agent McGee will not be joining us today. The reason for McGee's absence will be clear, at the end of this meeting."
First off, Gibbs stood in front of the fire place and they went around the room and debriefed about the operation. Ellie made a point to mention that she thought Tim should have been there, at least for the debrief and Gibbs made a point to not make eye contact with Leon. Before he through open the discussion to the floor on the areas where they could improve and where they excelled.
Dorney made the suggestion that allowing both agents undercover to sleep while at night. That they should have had one of them from the office controlling the surveillance while both of them slept. That way both agents would be well rested.
Gibbs made a point about going rogue. About how dangerous it was and listed all the ways it could have endangered both their mission and each other's life. He reminded Ellie that there was a penance for doing what she did and that she would have to pay the price for her actions. Vance chimed in that he also had a penance for her.
Jimmy said he thought that McGee did really well, pretending to be Ellie's husband, under the circumstances and that he too was concerned at the lack of sleep that Tim, in particular had been suffering from.
Ducky suggested that a forensic psycho-analysis of their married serial killers would have been much more beneficial if it had been sought out prior to sending the agents under. That perhaps he should set up a triage system, as he had been busy with a drug running cold case that Balboa had been working on. That a hot case took precedence over a cold case.
"It has come to our attention that Miss Sciuto, allegedly informed a civilian of pertinent, classified details of our mission, while it was still in play." Leon said delicately, ensuring he used the correct terminology. "She is currently under investigation for the alleged incident. She has been ordered to have no contact with anyone at NCIS. With the exception of myself and the IA investigator. In the interim, Miss Kasie Hines will be filling in for Miss Sciuto. Agent Bishop, unfortunately Internal Affairs are going to want to talk to you and Agent McGee. It is alleged that Miss Sciuto fabricated some false images of a graphic pornographic nature of yourself and Agent McGee in compromising positions. It is alleged that Miss Sciuto took the falsified images to Miss Gibbs and showed her them, with the intent of causing maximum damage to their relationship. It is also alleged that she leaked case sensitive information to Miss Gibbs, in combination of the falsified images, in the hope that Miss Gibbs would confront Agent McGee, therefore bowing both of your covers. In the crossfires of those actions destroying both your friendship with Miss Gibbs, as well as Miss Gibbs' intimate relationship with Agent McGee and her familial relationship with her father."
Vance and Gibbs watched as Ellie Bishop let that information sink in. As he had been explaining to the blonde agent what had transpired, he had watched the colour drain from the young woman's face. "I think I am going to be sick." Ellie declared, as she felt physically sick at the Director's words.
"Unfortunately for the record, I need to ask you. Did anything of a sexual nature transpire between you and Agent McGee whilst the two of you were undercover?" Vance hated himself for asking, but it needed to be done and as Director, it was his job. Since that he wasn't conducting a formal interview, he thought it best to ask the question in front of witnesses.
"Hell no, I feel disgusted on behalf of my colleague at what was insinuated." Ellie spat out, angrily. "My colleague Agent Timothy McGee has done nothing untoward towards me. He has behaved in a perfect, gentlemanly manner at all times. Agent McGee and I share nothing but a friendship and working relationship, neither of us have ever made an untoward move to the other person."
"Thank you, Agent Bishop." Vance said, as he hit stop on his dictaphone. He had recorded Ellie's declaration for posterity purposes. He was determined to ensure that their lab tech couldn't claim that Tim had behaved in an unprofessional manner.
"GIBBS!" Ellie exclaimed, suddenly thinking of her dearest friend and her number one supporter. "KELLY! She must hate me for what she must have believed that I had done." Kelly and Tim, but mostly Kelly had stuck by her when she had found out that her ex husband Jake was cheating on her. Kelly had supported her decision not to take Jake back. Kelly and Ellie had met at Tim's bedside and quickly become friends. They became a lot close after their sojourn to Stillwater. While Ellie was on the protection detail of Jack and Kelly. Kelly had helped her move into her new place, helped her scour the rental vacancies list for something she could afford, that was close by. She had helped Kelly move into Tim's apartment. The girls were best friends. Ellie's heart ached at that thought that Kelly was angry at her for something that Abby had fabricated.
"Bishop, cool your jets." Gibbs soothed his worried agent, gently. "Kell knows now that the photos were fake and was well on her way to forgiving Tim and apologising to him. I am positive the two of you would be OK. Perhaps send her a text and make sure. But I wouldn't be stopping by unannounced anytime soon."
"Or even announced, right Gibbs?" Leon asked with a dry chuckle aimed at his friend. "You might walk in to something you didn't expect."
"How the hell did that happen?!" Ellie retorted without thinking. "I lived under the same roof as them for two weeks. They were perfectly well behaved. I never saw anything more than you'd see watching a Disney cartoon."
"Hey, I don't know what was going on behind that door." Vance denied in laughter, about to throw Gibbs under the bus. "All I know is, Gibbs called out to them and walked in the kitchen, only to see a hasty retreat and Gibbs red as a beet."
"Hey!" Gibbs snapped in jest at his friend. "Let's see if you're still laughing like a feral hyena when you walk in and see your daughter in the position I saw my daughter in. What's worse that that, is the man who was doing who knows what to her, is like a son to me. Four minutes Leon. We were four minutes behind her."
"Hey, Gibbs!" Ellie said in laughter. "A girl can get a lot done in four minutes."
Kelly and Tim had made love twice in the afternoon and taken a long, luxurious nap together. Their bodies were intertwined, naked as the day they were born. They were enjoying the feelings of closeness and the intimacy they share, as they physically reconnected with one another. When they woke, Tim encouraged Kell to get up and they both threw some sweats on, as they took Sharni outside for walk and to relieve herself and ordered a pizza for dinner.
Kelly set up the movie while Tim dished up the food and they settled in on their oversized sofa to watch a movie and eat pizza for dinner, in the living room. While Sharni slept in her bed in the corner of the room. By the time the movie was finished playing the only sounds that filled the room were the soft snuffs of the two sleeping bodies and their dog, also peacefully asleep.
Tim woke around midnight, he managed to slip out from beneath Kelly and tidy up the room. He took the dishes to the kitchen and the trash to the bin. He woke Sharni and took her again, for the final time, before he scooped Kelly up off the oversized sofa, into his arms and carried her to bed in their bedroom.
Tim woke first, loving the feeling of having his girlfriend back in his arms. He snuggled in tighter to her and was surprised to find that she had shed her sweater and sweatpants through the night sometime. When he had put her to bed, he'd left her in her sweats, but he himself had stripped down to his shorts. He looked over at her sleeping face, laying there so peacefully, he held her closer and kissed the back of her head before he attempted to slide out from beneath her. Tim had been struck with the idea that he would surprise her with a delicious and romantic breakfast in bed, this morning. "Don't you dare." She warned, her eyes refusing to open. "Diner. Breakfast. Tobias. Sarah. Ellie. Leon. Dad. 9am. Ring any bells?"
Tim resisted the urge to groan out loud at that. He had been looking forward to some time together, just the two of them. He saw enough of them at work. But he was pleased that he would see his parents. He hadn't seen his mom since the day after new years day. She had unexpectedly stopped by with some meals that she had cooked for them. Sarah had wanted them to store in her son's freezer, so they could pull them out on nights when they were both working late. That way they weren't always getting take out. "If that's happening, we need to get up." Tim whispered, as he leaned over her and kissed her further. He started at her neck and moved up to her ear, down her jawline before finally capturing her lips.
"Tim, we don't have time." Kelly whined, as she reached up, carding her fingers through his hair, holding his head to her neck. Kelly could feel his morning erection digging into her and his rough five o'clock shadow brushing her over-stimulated skin. The sensations were getting her excited. But she knew they didn't have time to start anything. "But we can come back here afterwards. Spend some time with you. Maybe have a nice relaxing spa bath in the main bathroom."
As much as he wanted to make love to her now. He too, knew they didn't have time to spare."We can shower together, now." He offered in a compromise, matching her whiny tone. That made her laugh out loud, so Tim achieved what he had set out to do. Her laugh reverberated through his body too.
"I love you, you goofball." Kelly chuckled again. She managed to disentangle herself from Tim's body and climb out of bed.
"I was invited to the goofball, but I didn't have a thing to wear." Tim retorted at her in a chuckle, mimicking Mike Farrell from MASH, when they watched it last week. Kelly bent over and picked up the European pillow from their bed that had been haphazardly thrown on the floor, yesterday, tossed it at him. It hit him square in the face.
Kelly turned and headed to the bathroom without another word, Tim was leaning up in bed, laughing at her, having tucked the tossed pillow behind his head for good measure. Suddenly, Kelly's naked form appeared in the doorway again. Leaning against the door jamb, she asked him, seductively. "Are you going to join me, or are you going to stay there and laugh at me all day?"
Tim didn't need to be asked twice. Making his way over to their bathroom and climbing to the shower stall behind Kelly.