PROLOGUE

"Ahh, Mr. Getz," Hetty called as Nate walked in on Monday morning. "I've got a file for you to look at."

Nate walked into Hetty's office, smiling cheerfully. He liked the older, quirky lady and had the utmost respect for her. "Sure thing, Hetty. Whose file is it?"

Hetty handed the file to Nate and then headed into the small kitchenette to fix her tea for the morning. "Her name is Olivia Lambert. She's a former team leader who is joining our team."

Nate looked up suddenly, confused. "But I thought the team's positions were full. Does anybody else know she's joining the team?"

"The team is full, but we're making a special exception for this agent. She's unique," Hetty told him, putting a teabag in her teacup and pouring hot water over it.

"Unique how?" Nate wanted to know, looking back down at the open folder in his hands. "Wait, she used to have her own team? Why is she joining ours then?"

Hetty sighed. "Poor girl has had a bit of a tough time. Her entire team was killed on a mission in the Middle East. She requested to come back to the states one she recovered."

"She was hospitalized for six weeks," Nate read from the file. "Her body was badly scarred from shrapnel. The rest of her team—all four NCIS agents—were killed in a massive explosion during an ambush of their convoy."

"Olivia is a personal friend," Hetty declared. "I was there when she joined the agency. She's an outstanding agent and right now, she just wants to start over at the beginning."

"Her psychological evaluations are surprisingly good," Nate announced, surprised that someone who had been through so much could actually pass them with such high marks.

"She's really a wonderful girl," Hetty explained, heading back to her desk with her tea tray in hand. "I want to have her here, with our team, because I think that the comradarie we have is truly unique. She needs to have faith in the agency again."

"You think she's doubting her abilities now?" Nate asked. He stared down at the picture of the attractive young woman thoughtfully. She didn't look like the typical NCIS agent, but then neither did Kenzi.

"I think she needs a new family, Mr. Getz. And that is precisely what I intend we give her," Hetty replied.

Okay, this is just the prologue to my story. Tell me what you think and I'll continue writing it. I just LOVE Callen and I think he deserves someone loving and caring.