Thank you very much for the review for the last chapter. I went back and fixed my mistakes that should teach me not to post a chapter at three in the morning after my muse came all full force.

"Margret stop." Is the loud shout that everyone hears as running step come closer.

To late to stop she ignores her lawyer's command she follows through with what she started.

It was the collective sigh from the agents that made them all stand there for a moment. They couldn't believe what just happened in front of them. It was Margret's scream that she made after getting punched by their friend. That shocked them.

Penelope Garcia a woman deadly with a computer, but incapable of even killing a spider. Just performed a perfect block of a punch while throwing in one of her own.

Margret screamed out in pain again as blood flowed freely from her nose. "You broke my nose, you Bitch."

Penelope has to wait for someone to translate for her. Smiling slightly as Tim does the honors this time. She shakes her head before she says anything. "Like I said before Margret it takes one to know one. For your information it's not broken, I just gave you a bloody nose. It's not even that bad hold a tissue on it. It will stop in a few minutes." She tells Margret then hands her a small package of tissue from her purse.

"Where did ?" is as far as Emily gets before JJ answers. "Morgan who else."

Leaving the men's' restroom Ducky hears the screaming and comes over as fast as his age and legs will permit him. "I am very sorry Penelope, I was in the loo. Are you hurt my dear?" No one bothered to assume anything they all know that Gibbs would signs for him.

"I'm fine Ducky, nothing that a bag of frozen peas can't fix. Maybe you can help Margret she is bleeding from her nose." She answers then flexes her hand, shaking it in front of her.

"I see the bailiffs coming my dear they shall attend to her care I am sure of that. It is you that I'm concerned about." He answers her as he coming closer to Penelope, completely ignoring Margret and her continued screams. He takes Penelope's hand in his check for himself.

"You are correct my dear just some ice and you'll be fine."

"Are you sure she'll be okay Duck."

"Yes, of course Jethro."

"Why are you here Ducky?" Tony ask.

"I came to offer my testimony as a medical doctor of her injuries, I did give her medical care if you remember correctly. After that unfortunate incident."

"I remember Ducky, it was a very nice thing for you to do." She tells him as she sign spells at Tony swearing at him in Italian.

Rossi and Tony can't help but chuckle, " Penelope, you kiss or should I say touch him with those fingers?" Rossi signs to her in Italian. Penelope's face turns a nice shade of pink, realizing the unspoken meaning behind Rossi's question.

Seeing the bailiffs, Margret starts to yell demanding that they arrest Penelope for assault. "She hit me, look I'm bleeding." She tells them showing them the bloody tissues.

"His honor wants everyone in the courtroom now. You're causing to much of a scene in the waiting area.

Once every one is the courtroom, the judge can see he has a larger problem on his hands than he was expecting. One side of the room he has an older woman holding a bloody tissues on her nose with her attorney. On the other a group he has seen in the courthouse before agents and a well respected lawyer.

"Order." He banged his gavel bringing all conversation to a halt.

The shrill of Margret's voice broke the silence as she screamed. "She hit me. I want her arrested."

"Control your client councilor." The judge orders. He clears his throat to bring the court to order once again only to stop when the doors open in the back of his courtroom., Seeing his boss standing there, he is surprised.

"Sorry to disturb your court, your honor, I was told that you needed someone who understood ALS. I came to offer my services."

"Thank you very much, please come forward."

It took a while, once the judge had the complete story, he looked at Margret with disdain.

Penelope stood, as soon as she did Hotch tried to make her sit down only to have her wave him off. She raised her hand to get the attention of the judge.

"Miss Garcia, what is it?" The judge asks with concern and patients.

Not trusting her voice she signs to the Judge, "I'm sorry your honor I know that this is out of line. I know she broke the law by coming near me, I also know that she has to be punished, I'd like to ask the you, I mean the court not to toss the book at her. I just want her to stay away from me. Make her understand that I've had no contact with her son, that I don't want any contact with her son. She destroyed everything that I had with him and we've both moved on. All I want is peace in my life, it's harder for me now since I was injured, I can't protect myself anymore. If it wasn't for my team she could have killed me. Over what? An address that I didn't have and didn't want?"

Nodding his head in understanding. He can hear compassion in Penelope plea, he also hear fear.

"I don't believe her she is lying." Margret challenges. "How did my son know to come here today if she didn't call him."

Tony stood up from one of the back seats. "Excuse me, your Honor. I told him."

"And you are?"

"Anthony DiNozzo junior, your Honor. Retired NCIS agent and a friend to both Sam and Penelope."

"Did he tell you where he was going?"

"No sir, he didn't."

"But you found him anyway."

Tony can't help but smile. "Yes sir, you see before I was an Federal agent I was a police detective I still keep in contact with some of my old friends and well it only took a little while to find him. I also have family overseas, police contacts too."

"Kind of young to be retired aren't you, with those skills you should still be working."

"A bullet tore through my knee, I can't qualify to be a field agent, I won't jockey a desk."

It didn't take long for the Judge to reach a ruling. Three years probation, lifetime restraining order to stay away from Penelope, one thousand dollar fine, plus court cost."

"What about her? She hit me, doesn't anything happen to her?" Margret asks seething with anger.

The judge hit his gavel on the bench. " Five hundred dollars for contempt of court." H orders then he looks at Penelope. "Miss. Garcia did you hit her?"

"Yes your honor, I did ?"

"Twenty-five dollar five, twenty hours community service." he says glaring at Margret daring her to say something, as her lawyer holds her down.

"Yes sir, thank you sir."

"Court dismissed."

"Just give me a minute I'll go pay the fine, you can pay me back once we get to the office.." Rossi tells them, before he makes his way to the court clerk.

They were waiting until after Margret left before they made their way out of the courtroom. The man who acted as interpreter came close with a small smile on his face.

"I understand the main library has a reading program for deaf children they are looking for an interpreter for the children., they also have a program for adults dealing with the loss of hearing later in life. My grand-daughter goes to the reading group."

"Thank you for tell us sir." Garcia tells him. "How did you know to come here?"

"That would be me Penelope, I asked Jeffery to come, as he is a judge he can be unbiased."

"So are we still on for Thursday night, Dr. Mallard?"

"Of course, Anthony has volunteered to make us a dinner of spinach manicotti and a leafy green salad. Isn't that right young man?"

Tony looks at Ducky knowing that he's be had, once again. "Absolutely Ducky, I'll even bring the wine."

Ducky says good bye to his friend, then they watch as he leaves the courtroom through the Judge's door.

No one says anything as they walk out. Once in the hall Gibbs turns and looks at the older man. "Ducky spill."

A smiling Ducky looks calm as he answers. "Didn't I say? Jeffery is a member of our Bridge club."

The agents walk out of the building looking forward to a lunch before they go back to work. They can hear they yelling as soon as the get in the parking lot.

They see Sam pull him mother's hands away from him before he walks ways from her not looking back as she continues to scream and plea for him to came back.

He stops when he gets to the team, Penelope takes a step back as she did before right into the protective space that Hotch offered her. She turns her head and looks at Aaron with an expression that is only for him. When Sam sees Hotch wrap his arm around her waist pulling her closer to him. He knows that he has truly lost her forever, there was a time he thought that just maybe, but now he knows for sure.

" Tony would you please," Seeing Tony nod his head he continues. " I'm sorry Penelope. She won't bother you again."

"Thank you for coming Sam." She tells him.

"If she causes trouble again Tony knows how to find me."

He turns and walks away. Talking loudly as he does. "Love and protect her Aaron, I'm glad she has you in her life. She deserves better than me, hell she deserves better than you. But she looks at you with such love, you're a lucky man, luckier than you know."

"I will, with my life." He answers. Then he looks down at her then kisses her cheek.

"So lunch I'm starving?" Spencer suggests.

Later that day after they were getting ready to leave for the day. He stops by her office door then flicks the lights. " Your home, or mine?"

"Your home, I promised to make breakfast for dinner, for Jack. Then we can start looking for a home for us if you'd like."

"I'd like that Penelope a home for the three of us."

THE END.