Initially I was looking at a place in El Camino, but this house just jumped out. I drove through the neighborhood today and I like the feel of it. It's on the high end of the budget, but they're cutting me a deal as a Veteran and as a Federal officer which knocks it down. In addition, the realtor was able to secure some furniture that goes along ( Read more... )

He hasn't gone home yet. Around 3 AM he contemplated it, but the drive there, sleeping for an hour, and the drive back seemed like it would wear him out more so he caught three hours on the couch in the lounge before changing into a clean shirt and getting right back to work. Serial killer cases didn't break on their own ( Read more... )

CJ's god awful music kept him awake for the drive back from North Carolina, but after dropping them off he is sure he makes it home on luck alone. He doesn't want to sleep, not particularly, but the body demands it and at least this time he makes it up the stairs before collapsing. His sweatshirt (freshly purchased from the Wake Forest book store) ( Read more... )

He hasn't been this numb since Shannon. The walk across the parking lot to the NCIS entrance is a blur, as is the cooler temperature and the random hellos he receives from his coworkers. His response is instant, instinctive, even if he doesn't remember doing it. His mind taunts him with Heather's response to his placing his heart on the line. It ( Read more... )

There's a part of him that has to laugh. Letters have always been Jenny's thing.He isn't going to let her get away with it. He blinks and reads the email for the fifth time. Then a sixth. A seventh. He rubs his eyes, reads it again, and sighs. He knows full well that one of DiNozzo's friends said something and DiNozzo had to gossip and Jenny put ( Read more... )

He feels a bit odd coming to her this early the day after learning what he's learned. But he promised her he'd keep it normal at work, and normal at work means case report meetings and personnel files. It's review time and she has notes for Ziva and DiNozzo - including her annual reminder, he is sure, that DiNozzo deserves his own team. (Doesn't ( Read more... )