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Tony walked back to the bullpen as Ducky came back with Luca.
"Daddy, Ducky got me sweets." Luca smiled with chocolate all round his face.
Tony rolled his eyes and reached into Luca's backpack, pulled out a wipe lifted Luca onto his desk and wiped his face clean.
"There you go buddy," He said smiling at his son.
"Can we go home now daddy?" Luca asked.
"Not yet, we have to go and stay somewhere else for a while." Tony looked at his son as the boys face clouded over.
"But daddy, how will mommy find me to kiss me goodnight?" Luca asked earnestly.
Ziva and Tim waiting to take them to the safe house looked confused at the little boy's question.
Tony crouched down so he was eye to eye with his son. "Jain-Luca, mommy is an angel and can find you wherever you are, but I will call Noemi and make sure she brings mommy's picture with her ok?"
Luca hugged his dad, jumped up and grabbed his bag "Can I have a pizza at the new house?" He asked all excited again.
Tony smiled "Sure, Come on then," Tony turned to Tim and Ziva, "You'd better hurry up."
They pulled up at the safe house and Tony waited with Luca while Ziva and Tim checked it was clear then Tim helped Tony in with Lucas' stuff.
"I gotta make two calls," Tony said pulling out his cell phone with one hand and setting a plate of pizza in front of Luca with the other hand.
"Is Noemi coming to stay with us?" Luca asked with his mouthful of pizza.
Tony shot his son a look and Luca made a big show of closing his mouth and sticking his hand over it. Ziva giggled silently she was amazed how different he was from the man she had worked with. Here with his son Tony was a completely different person.
"I'm calling Noemi and your uncle," Tony told him and smiled as Luca's eyes lit up.
"He's here?" Luca asked.
"Yes he landed yesterday now eat your dinner, then its bath and bed for you." Tony walked out and sat with Tim.
Noemi and Gibbs turned up at the same time. Tony ignored Gibbs and went straight to Noemi, "He's finishing his dinner, so it's just bath and bed. Call me when you're ready and I'll come up."
"Yes Mr. Tony." Noemi said and went into the kitchen.
Gibbs walked up to him, "Tim says you called Luca's uncle?"
"My cousin actually I need the inside scoop on what's going on and someone I trust to watch Lucas' back." Tony said bluntly.
"You really don't trust us do you?" Gibbs said.
"Sure with my life….it isn't that important, but with Lucas' life….not so much."
Gibbs took a deep breath, "Well I hope we can get you to trust us again,"
"I learnt a long time ago not to trust people who will kick you when you're down. Tim and Ziva did that, you went away, came back, and treated me like dirt and Abby was the cheerleading section. The only two people I still trust are Ducky and Jimmy, they are the only two people I trust with Luca apart from Noemi and my cousin." Tony said.
"I'm sorry." Gibbs said flatly.
Tony looked at him and opened his mouth but just as he was about to speak Noemi called him.
"Mr. Tony, Luca is ready!"
"My son needs me." Tony said and walked out.
Gibbs followed quietly behind him and stood at the door as Tony tucked his son in and took a book out of his bag, and reached in and got a photograph out as well.
"Jain-Luca, Kiss mommy goodnight and I'll read you a story." Tony said softly.
"Night Mommy, watch over me and Daddy and Uncle Ducky and Uncle Jimmy and Noemi and Daddy's friends from work and….."
"Ok pal, this isn't an Oscars speech, snuggle down now," Tony said smiling. He tucked in the covers as Luca snuggled deeper into the bed.
Tony grabbed Lucas' bear out of his bag and tucked him in too.
He picked up the book and read to his son until he was asleep.
Tony stood up and shot Gibbs a look as he walked past him and shut the door.
"Just had to watch did you," Tony said waiting for a put down from Gibbs like all the other put downs he had received since Gibbs' return from Mexico.
"You're a great father. This hasn't distressed your son at all." He said.
Tony looked up in surprise and could not help the smile that crossed his face "Thanks," He said and meant it.
They sat in the kitchen. Tony filled Tim and Ziva in on what Rene was and what had happened with Jeanne.
"I can't tell you too much, what Rene does is illegal he is an international arms dealer, The CIA have an inside man, who is great at what he does but Rene is brutal and I think he'd not only take Jain-Luca but he wants me dead too." Tony paused, "Jeanne died driving my car, and I think Rene was behind it and he now blames me for her death as much as I blame him, it's just a matter of time to see who kills whom first."
"Maybe I'll just kill him," Said a voice behind them.
Tony smiled as the others whirled around, "Trent Kort!" he exclaimed, "Now I know Rene Beniot is back in town."
Gibbs, Ziva and Tim pulled out their guns as Kort walked to the fridge for a beer.
"Put those away," Tony said. "He's no threat."
"Tony, Kort is a dirty CIA agent." Gibbs said.
"I'd better have a shower then." Kort quipped. "Where's the kid?" he asked.
"In bed," Tony said, "You missed him, you can see him in the morning. For Gods sake boss put your gun away you look stupid."
"Tony, Kort is Rene's right hand man." Gibb growled.
"Well DUH!" Tony said and the others looked at him shocked. "You think I don't know that."
"So why are we trusting him?" Ziva asked.
"UNCLE TRENT!" Luca yelled and jumped into his arms.
Trent hugged his nephew, "Hey Luca, what you doing up."
"I heard voices and got scared," Luca said hugging Kort. "Daddy can I stay up with Uncle Trent?"
"Nope it's past your bedtime, Trent you wanna take him back up?" Tony asked him.
Kort nodded and looked at Luca, "Lead the way."
"Night Daddy, Love you," Luca said kissing his dad. Tony returned the sentiment and reached for his coffee as Luca and Kort left the room.
"So you don't trust us but you trust Kort?" Gibbs spat at Tony.
"He's family." Tony said simply. "Trent is my cousin, I needed someone on the inside and Kort's CIA and has a reputation of being dirty, who better to protect my son."
"But he's not Italian?" McGee said confused.
"He's Uncle Clive Paddington's nephew so family on my mothers' side," Tony explained.
"All the times we've dealt with him and you never said?" Gibbs countered.
"Rule 7, besides you never asked." Tony stated. "So what is Rene up to?" He asked turning to Trent who had reentered the room.
"Beniot was doing a deal with an Algerian arms dealer who was shot and his son took up the reins of his empire, it got the old man thinking who would take over after him and he fixed on Jain-Luca." Kort said accepting the coffee Tony had ready for him and sliding into the seat next to his cousin.
"Did you even try and talk him out of it?" Tony asked sarcastically.
"Yeah, but he's got it fixated and he's determined to destroy you as well." Kort replied
"He already did that once." Tony said quietly.
"Well, I'm here now Cuz and he isn't going to do it this time, we just need to figure out how to stop him." Kort said looking Tony in the eye, knowing how much Tony had been hurt the last time Rene had gone on one of his crusades.
Kort put his coffee down, "I gotta go I'm trying to find the location of your safe house right now." He explained.
Tony put an arm around the man, "Be careful and keep in touch."
"Will do, and you guys protect them, if anything happens to them I'll come after you guys." Kort threatened and then Tony walked to the door, the two men in a quiet conversation that the others could not here. Kort nodded at Tony and then left.