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Driving to meet Penelope and Sam, Tony remembers the first time that he met Sam. They had agreed to meet at a small restaurant. Tony greeted Penelope fondly with a kiss to her cheek and a hug. Seeing Sam frown he wasn't sure if he should offer his hand or not.

When he sees Sam's offered hand he gladly takes it and shakes it firmly. "I know that you're Penelope's friend and I hope that you will be mine as well. But no more of this stealing kisses in the kitchen." He tells him with a grin and a shake of a finger.

"She told you about that did she?" Tony asks with a small chuckle.

"Of course I did I don't hide things like that, from Sam." Penelope says, then quickly changes course. "I wonder if the food is any good?" In her own subtle way she was telling him that there was nothing to worry about.

It wasn't long after that first dinner that Sam and Tony became good friends, Tony enjoyed having a friend that wasn't an agent or a cop. What he liked most about Sam was the way he treated Penelope, he loved her and it showed in every little thing he did for her.

Sam wasn't his only new friend, Penelope and Sam made it a point to introduce him to a lot of their friends, a wide variety of people, some professionals, some not. Some of their theater cast mates as well. Some thing that he expressed an interest in joining but only as the piano, or guitar player in they ever needed one.

He had come to realize that Penelope being Penelope knew when he needed to get out of the house and when to back off. One time Sam came over with a pizza and a few beers. "Penelope said you might be needing a friend today."

"I wonder how she knew that?"

Sam shook his head then flipped open the pizza box. "I stopped asking myself that a long time ago. It's easier to go with the flow."

"So Sam tell me are you ever going to ask her to marry you or what?"

"Yes I am, I have a few details to work out before I do. I love her Tony and I want her in my life."

"I know you do, she loves you too very much , she told when the team was in Tennessee. Just so you know don't hurt her we take care of our own."

"You're not the first person to tell me that. I've been threatened by more agents than I care to think about. Rossi and Hotchner and Morgan are the scariest. But then there's JJ ." Sam says with a shiver remembering the expression on JJ's face as she put her weapon back on her hip.

"I would be afraid of them too. Just don't hurt her and you'll have nothing to worry about. Gibbs didn't say anything to you did he?"

"Who's Gibbs?" Sam asks reaching for a slice.

"Think of him as grizzly bear , who was once a sniper."

"Oh God, I don't know if I want to meet him now."

I was hard not to love Penelope almost everyone on her team and unit cared for her. Even Gibbs did, and that surprised him more than anything. As much and he cared for her he admired her even more for her work ethic and tenacity. Her entire team had gone through a very hard time of it in the last year, first Morgan was kidnapped and tortured. He was lucky that he got out alive. He was out getting better and getting the help he needed. Six months later his wife was shot, a shot that was meant to trap him, she almost died along with their child she was carrying at the time.

It was just too close Morgan left the Bureau after that he needed a new start with his family. He took a class to brush up on his JD degree then passed the Bar exam. He switched from the FBI to the Justice department, with his skill set as a profiler he was in high demand. A whole hell of a lot safer and happier too. It worked for him and his new little family. The best part as far as everyone was concerned was that they were still part of their family.

Surprisingly he had become good friends with Derek and his wife Savannah, even they introduced him to a lot of their friends as well.

He was happy and it was a good life for him. Something that he came to realize in time. He didn't have to worry about anyone getting hurt if another hit was put out on him. Far too many agents and cops in the area. His house compliments of McGee had the best alarm system that money could buy. He had fixed the whole thing so that he and Penelope would get the alert before the LEO's. That made Gibbs and Hotchner very happy. So it was a win, win.

Walking into the dinning room of the restaurant Tony was glad he had agreed meet Penelope and Sam, even when he saw a third person sitting a the table a very nice looking woman, was laughing he could see the crinkle in her eyes as he got closer to the table.

"Tony so glad you got here, I was getting worried with the snow and all. I'd like to introduce you to my friend Rose, her real name is Rosebud. You want to guess what her father's favorite movie is?"

Rose looks at her friends then shakes her head. "Penelope." She sighs softly.

"No worries, I promise this is not a set up. I like to share my friends and, as you like old movies almost as much as Tony, I though you should meet."

"By the way Tony, Rose, is, was, my friend first, but Penelope swiped her as her own. She is a veterinarian." Sam informs him.

Picking up his menu, "What is your specialty Dr., small animal or large ones?" Tony asks.

" It's Rose please, mostly small ones, I lend a helping hand occasionally to a friend. An extra set of hands comes in handy when farm animals are giving birth. Do you have a pet?"

"I have a male Ragdoll, he is almost two years old. And yes he is fixed I am a responsible pet owner. I am looking for a new Vet are you accepting new clients?"

She nods her head smiling at his response. " I am." she answers then after digging in her bag hands him a business card. She picks up the menu and sighs. "Everything looks so good, I'm starved."

"Me too."

"Long day Penelope?" Tony asks.

" Yes, two teams out, three agents out for custodial interviews. Then the regular in house requests for information. I didn't think I would ever get out of there."

A wistful expression passes over Tony face, then quickly leaves. But not before Penelope sees it. "What about you, how is the new job?"

"What do you do?" Rose asks,

"I teach incoming agents for NCIS and sometimes at the FBI academy."

"Do you like it?" She asks.

"Sometimes, I like to think about it this way. If I can teach them something, something that I've learned from my experiences. Maybe it will save their lives on day."

"How long were you an agent Tony?"

"Fifteen years as an agent and six years before that as a policeman and a detective."

"Penelope said you were one of the best agents her team has ever worked with, coming from them that's saying a lot."

"Thank you. So tell me Rosebud do you like any more of Orson Wells movies?"

Rose couldn't help but laugh, at the question