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"Sit down!" Kort ordered his little cousin.
Tony looked at him with a glare.
"Yeah, Like I haven't seen that look before," He smiled. "You gave me that same look when your mother died and I rescued you from your father."
Tony winced this was not a conversation for his co-workers to hear.
"Trent!" Tony said, "We need to find Luca."
"No we don't, we know exactly where he is, Rene has him and he thinks you are totally incapacitated." Kort told him, "You will finish getting patched up, as will you Agent Gibbs I can see you've torn a few stitches there. We will find Luca and get him out safely."
"Wow, Kort I never knew you had a caring side." Gibbs said snidely
"Who do you think brought him up?" Kort threw back and turned to Tony. "Have you had your pain killers?" he asked.
Tony nodded. "Yes. Now can we go?" he pleaded looking at Kort for permission.
"Hold on the Doctor will check you out and then we can go there's no point in rushing in blindly and getting yourself killed, I love the boy but he's your son and needs you to look after him, not me." Kort said.
"I'm no better for him than my father," Tony snapped and looked up sharply as Kort grabbed him tight by both arms and made Tony focus on him.
"You, are a million times better than that poor excuse of a father you had, what's happened to Luca is not your fault. Now get your bloody head in the game so we can rescue your boy!" Kort growled at him.
Kort seemed to know exactly what was going through Tony's mind and keep the younger mans gaze focused on him, "Tony you need to trust them, they all want to help and you need it. Remember be the better man," Kort told him cryptically. For Tony it was a reminder of his childhood that he needed, to help him focus and not wallow in self-pity.
Gibbs was amazed at the turn around that Tony did, even when Gibbs had headslapped Tony in the past it had always taken him a while to focus.
"Boss. Thank you." Tony said finally looking at Gibbs.
"For what?" Gibbs answered caught off guard.
"For having my six even when I didn't completely trust you and for trying to save my son." Tony looked at Gibbs in the eye; his were slightly unfocused as the medication loosened his tongue. "I've missed being able to trust you. I'm sorry."
Gibbs pulled Tony into a one armed hug, "Nothing to apologize for son,"
Kort walked in with signed papers.
"So we gonna get your grandson then Boss?" Tony asked with a grin.
Kort raised and eyebrow, "Good grief…Really? ...Welcome to the family." He shrugged, "Now let's get out of here."
Luca sat in his room. It was big and he had had fun playing with all the toys his grandfather had given him, but he missed his dad and Noemi.
He looked up as his grandfather entered the room and sat down watching him play.
"Grand-pére, when is daddy coming to get me?" Luca asked rubbing his eyes tiredly.
Rene lifted Luca into his lap, "Jain-Luca, there was an accident, your father has gone to be with your mother in heaven," Rene said simply.
Luca's eyes grew wide, "Daddy wont be coming back….like mommy?" He asked tears spilling from his eyes.
Rene hugged the sobbing child and smiled. Tony was dead and Jain-Luca was his….life was good.
"Jain-Luca we are going to live in France where your mother grew up, can you pack up your bag?" Rene asked him.
"Is Noemi coming too?" Luca asked.
"No, she has gone away and can't come with us; she has gone to live with her family." Rene explained
"But I'm her family me and daddy?" Luca said confused.
"Get your things." Rene snapped.
Luca looked at his Grandfather scared and ran to do as he was told.
He ran to his room, grabbed his bear from his bag, and held it close. It smelled like his dad and he hugged it close and cried.
"Mommy, you look after daddy and tell him I'm sorry for not being good as I left the playground. I love you both." Luca sobbed.
"Are you ready?" Rene asked.
"Yes Grand-pére." Luca answered and grabbed his bear and his bag and headed off downstairs.
Rene looked at the boy, "Come along, we have a plane to catch." He said and led the boy to his Limo.
As soon as the paperwork was done, Tony, Gibbs and Kort headed to the car and straight to Rene's house.
"Do we need back up?" Tony asked as they drove there,
"No time," Kort said
"What aren't you telling us?" Gibbs growled his gut churning at the sudden burst of urgency from the CIA agent.
"I've had Intel that Rene is planning on going back to France with Jain-Luca." Kort admitted. At that, his phone rang.
"Kort…..What? Thanks." He shut the phone. "Shit." He growled and Tony looked worried as Kort swung the car around and headed in another direction.
"Kort, what's happened?" Tony's gut started playing him up with more worry.
"Rene has already left for the airport with Jain-Luca, that was his attorney telling me to get the next plane to Paris and meet him there," Kort explain.
"OVER THERE!" Gibbs shouted and pointed as he saw Benoit's jet taxing on the runway.
Kort drove to the gates and flashed his badge at the security guards that lifted the barriers to allow the car in.
Kort drove after the Jet while Gibbs was on the phone to the control tower. "That plane needs to be stopped." Gibbs was saying to the supervisor.
Kort screeched the car to a halt and Tony jumped out with his gun drawn and ran towards the plane as fast as he could.