A Pain Never Forgotten (NCIS) - Part Three

Chapter Six

"How could you Tony" McGee said anger burning up inside him, he had never hated Tony as much as he did at this moment in time.

"I'm sorry I had to go" he replied weakly.

"No, you can't, we need you, Kelly needs you and TJ, how could you leave him?"

"I got your voicemail, I knew you would come over if I didn't reply and you'd find TJ he was alone for like 20 minutes"

"Anything could have happened to him!!" McGee yelled.

“he’s fine though isn’t he!” Tony snapped

"Why are you doing this? What about your job? What about Kelly when she gets home?" McGee asked.

"I need to be alone!"

"You can't do this".

"This? ... This? I never wanted this! I never wanted a partner or a kid! It just gives you more to lose!" Tony shouted.

"But they give you so much, you can't abandon Kelly she was the one who gave you TJ without her you would be nothing"

"I know, but I'm scared she won't come home! It was just a split second decision, I need time to think"

"We all need that, but time isn't on our side. Big surprise Tony we're ALL scared! and I know she will because i'll make sure of it but what if Kelly didn't come home you was planning to leave TJ an orphan?"

... Tony had put the phone down.

McGee was so angry he was still the same old shallow Tony! He left TJ, he'd left everyone!

He changed TJ and packed some of his clothes he grabbed the hippo that Abby had given TJ the first time she'd seen him. He still loved it to this day. As he was leaving he saw Kelly's set of apartment keys he picked them up and popped them into his pocket in case he had to come back for anything. McGee had just finished fastening him into the car.

"Uncle Tim"

"Yeah" McGee smiled at him rubbing his sticky up brown hair. TJ could talk really well for his age, and he always was a chatty and enthusiastic child. Just like Tony eh!

"Where's mummy?" TJ said. McGee fell back against the car as his eyes filled up, he had no idea what to say. Was it even his place to say? He got in the car and decided to change the subject hoping that he would forget.

"You excited to see your granddad?"

"Granddad yeah!" TJ screamed clapping his hands. McGee couldn't help but smile, he never wanted to see TJ hurt he was just so pure and innocent he didn't deserve these things that were happening to him and his parents.

McGee was that lost in his thoughts it wasn't before long that they were back at the NCIS base. He scooped up TJ and made his way to the bullpen. Ziva rushed straight to him shaking her head and she took TJ off of him. McGee panicked something had happened. He glanced over to see Gibbs looking mad.

"Someone has been shot, assumed dead" Ziva informed McGee. He felt his knees go weak as his eyes widen.

"Not Kelly, the youngest boy"

McGee felt a little relieved but it still wasn't good. He looked at the screen and saw the state of his best friend, covered in what he could assume was the boys blood splatter and her tiny body that had now been defaced and scarred with the word 'weak'.

"I'll take TJ to Abby so he doens't see the screen. She won't mind, Where's Tony?" Ziva questioned

"He's not coming" McGee replied. Why did he lie for him? In the hope he would come back?

McGee didn’t want to approach Gibbs he looked too angry, but they had to find Kelly.