Our Life, Our Family

Chapter 30

fter two days in the hospital, Tony, Charity, and Kelly were released. Charity placed Kelly in her car seat and Tony carried her out and placed her in the car. "I finally figured these things out." He said, once he had latched the seat into place.

Charity giggled. "They make them way too complicated."

Then they both hopped in the car and headed out. "Would you be okay with stopping by NCIS? I want to see how the case is going."

"That's fine." Charity replied. "I'm sure Duckie would love to see Kelly."

Gibbs...

Gibbs looked down at his watch. He only had five more hours and he wasn't any closer to cracking chief than he was fourty-three hours ago. He sat at his desk, thinking of a way to break Chief.

The elevator doors parted and Tony stepped out. Gibbs looked up. "DiNozzo, what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to see how the case was going." Tony answered.

"Not good." Gibbs answered. "Where's Charity?"

"Visiting Duckie. She thought he might like to see Kelly." Tony answered.

"Vance can't know she's here." Gibbs said.

"Why?" Tony asked, obviously confused.

Gibbs let out a sigh of frustration. "Chief isn't in any database and we can't find out who he is. He claims Charity knows who he is. I'm not bringing her into this mess."

"I'm behind you one hundred percent, boss." Tony said. "She doesn't need to be part of this."

"You feel up to an interrogation?" Gibbs asked, hoping that Tony might be able to break him.

"If it will keep Charity out of this, I can do it." Tony answered.

The two men headed to interrogation. Gibbs headed to observation, while Tony walked into the other room and sat across from Chief.

"I see my men didn't do a good enough job." Chief said, as of stating a casual observation. "You're still alive."

Tony gave Chief a cocky smile. "Yes, I am."

"So, what are you going to try with me?" Chief asked.

"Why don't you just make this easier for yourself and tell us who you are?" Tony said, ignoring his question.

"Just ask Charity. She can tell you exactly who I am."

"Leave her out of this." Tony replied, glaring at Chief.

"Oh, but I can't. She's a bigger part of this than you know."

Charity...

Charity sat down on a stool across from Duckie as he held Kelly. "You and Tony make beautiful children." He said.

Charity smiled. "I'd like to think so."

As they sat there, they could hear the elevator doors open. They could hear the sound of three men arguing. The arguing was getting louder and then Gibbs, Tony, and Vance walked through the doors.

"She needs to be left out of this." Tony said.

"I still have three more hours." Gibbs protested.

"I am the director and I think you two need to remember that." Vance said, sounding angry.

"And I'm a mother with a sleeping baby. Now you three tone it down and don't wake her up." Charity spoke up.

The three men looked over at her and then turned back to each other and began arguing, but in quieter tones. "She doesn't need to be involved in this. This isn't her fight." Tony said.