A Pain Never Forgotten (NCIS) - Part Three

Chapter Five

Gibbs threw his file across the squad room in anger, making Ziva jump and fall back to earth. She had being in a trance by what she had just seen on the plasma screen. It was killing them all to watch the video feed it made them all feel so helpless, but that’s all they could do. Why couldn't they find her? Why where there no clues?

"This is serious, and we are no closer to finding the bastard! How is it we have no idea where they are?" He shouted his face becoming more red. "And where the hell is McGee?" He demanded.

"He's gone to go get Tony like you asked" Ziva replied worried that her leader was losing his cool.

"Get them both here now!"

McGee was nearly at Kelly's apartment block now. Tony still hadn't called him. He hoped he was okay, it was a while since Tony had taken a hit like this and even after all this time he was still adjusting to life with TJ he'd never being alone with him for so long before without Kelly around. He parked on the street and headed up to the apartment, he saw the bathroom light on from outside so he knew Tony was home. He knocked on the door and waited … no reply. He could hear the buzz of the TV so he knew he was home and was just ignoring him. He banged on the door harder.

"Tony! I know your home! Open up! I tried calling you!"

McGee put his ear against the door to see if Tony was getting up.

"Come on Tony! It's nothing bad. We just need you Kelly needs you, and we need TJ".

"Uncle Tim" he heard TJ shout.

"TJ, get your Daddy" McGee asked.

"Daddy, No!" TJ shouted back.

"What TJ?" McGee asked panicked.

McGee tried to open the door but it was locked, he pushed but it wouldn't budge.

"Open this door Tony!" McGee yelled.

"Can I help you?" An older African American women asked appearing in the hallway making McGee jump. "We've had reports of your shouting and I could hear you from downstairs, Can I help?"

McGee looked and saw a bunch of keys hung on her pants and a name tag on her blouse.

"Hi, I'm special agent McGee and I need to get into this apartment" he said flashing her his badge.

"Ain't you a little too young and cute to be an agent" she laughed reaching for her keys. She opened the door for him, he thanked her as she turned to walk back down the hall. He looked around the living room to see toys all over the floor with the TV buzzing in the background. He turned to see a smiling TJ playing in his pen. McGee scooped him up and kissed his forehead.

"Where's your daddy?" McGee quizzed

"Daddy no" TJ mumbled.

McGee continued looking through all the apartments rooms, he saw that there were dirty plates in the kitchen sink and the oven was still warm, but didn't see any sign of Tony. McGee started to panic, where was he?

McGee walked into Kelly's bedroom to see the wardrobe door open with Tony's socks and pants scattered on the floor. All of Tony's clothes had gone, he must have been in a rush things were all over the place. He closed the wardrobe door and sat on the bed unable to take in what he just saw.

He'd left! What? He couldn't have McGee thought to himself ... he’d left TJ!

In panic McGee tried to call Tony, although it would continue to ring but Tony would never pick up. McGee decided to send a text because he knew that Tony's phone was on and that he would at least see it.

‘I'm at your apartment, how could you leave? How could you leave TJ? He could of gotten hurt! What about Kelly?’

McGee placed TJ back in his pen as he fell on the sofa trying to take in what was happening and come up with a plan. What could he do with TJ? What should he tell the team?.

His phone started vibrating ... It was Tony.