What If?

What the future holds:

A/N: So Sorry that it has taken me this long to put this last chapter up, life just got in the way.

So this is a very short chapter and the final chapter of this story, Abs asks me to tell you all that she will be posting the new chapter of "the real man across the bull pen" as soon as she can.

So i hope you enjoy this chapter, and a big THANK YOU! To all that have read and reviewed, you guys are AWSOME!

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The past week had been nothing short of manic, within three days of Lucy Todd's suicide Director Sheppard had assembled a joint agency strike force, consisting of the FBI, the CIA, Local PD and of course headed up by NCIS, Much to Fornell's displeasure, the task force was under the watchful and commanding eye of Gibbs, there assignment was to re-take Ohio State Prison, arresting all inside.

Despite Gibbs very verbal objections, both Tony and Kate were on the team, they both wanted answers and Tony wanted closure, he wanted to see that chapter of his life, the only chapter that truly stopped him from having everything he had ever wanted, closed and burnt, Gibbs had assigned Ziva to Kate and himself to Tony.

At exactly three thirty Am Monday morning, the strike force assembled outside the massive overbearing prison facility, the temperature was bitterly cold, fresh crisp snow fell from the dark heavy clouds above and the whole area was eerily silent.

At Three thirty two Am, they moved in, the fire fight was short, but bloody, the DiNozzos had suspected they would come, so had everyone assemble barricades at each major hall, doorway, and stairs, after a few minutes of gun fighting, all the armed convicts and guards were either dead or dying, the once dark, gothic like corridors and rooms, now supported blood sprayed walls and doors.

Tony lead a Small group of SWAT, FBI and NCIS agents to where he knew the two head's of this...criminal empire, would be waiting, he felt the same fear and apprehension start to fill him as he marched down the dimly lit corridors, through the massive doors and past the demonic looking Angel statues, only this time, he wasn't gripping his cell, wishing it was Kate, he was actually holding Kate's hand, and that eased the fear just enough for him to focus on what needed to be done.

The once guarded door that lead to his elders now stood guard less, all the agents drew their guns and moved through, making sure to secure every dimly lit corner, checking under each bit of furniture that a human body could fit under, until finally, they found the two old men.

Tony and Kate spent the best part of six hours trying to get answers to their questions, but the two old men refused to say anything, both holding firm that if they kept their mouth shut, then they couldn't do anything but move them to another prison where they'd simply start again, they were however, very, very wrong.

With the overwhelming evidence against them, and nearly every convict, guard, and prison personnel all pointing their fingers at them, meant that there life sentence had just been moved up to the death sentence.

Now, with three days till Christmas, Catlin Todd lay propped up in their bed, her eyes watching with a small proud, loving smile as the man she loved, slept peacefully beside her, she watched his chest rise and fall silently, watched as he smiled softly as she ran her fingers through his hair, watched as the start of her dream life began.

Kate blinked slowly, and within that fraction of a second that her eyes were closed, she saw her future, saw what she wanted and what was within reach now, saw what she had only a few months ago, thought she would never have.

She saw them, Tony and herself, stood facing one another at the altar, she wore a beautiful strapless white dress, and he...well Tony wore a black suit, it was as though she was in the front row, watching her own wedding, her dream wedding, she watched herself lean forwards to allow her husband to lift the veil from her face, and then slowly they kissed, there first kiss as husband and wife.

As the church burst to life, people jumping from there seated positions to standing ones as they cheered and applauded them, she lost sight, when her view was unblocked she found herself looking down on a very heavily pregnant Kate Todd-DiNozzo, she saw her husband walk in, drop his bag by the door and moved over to her with a proud loving smile on his face, she saw him drop down and take her bare feet into his lap where he stared to rub and massage them, again she watched as they shared a tender loving kiss before the pregnant version of herself pulled Tony back so she could talk to him about his day.

Next she was watching herself give birth, Tony was there, by her side, his hand in hers as she screamed through the pain of pushing out the little life she had carried within her for the last nine months, she watched as he reassured her, told her just how much he loved her, cherished her and was proud not only to know her, but be the man that she had chosen to spend her life with, start a family with, then, she heard it, a high pitched scream, the whole room fell silent suddenly as a nurse lifted their new baby daughter into sight, she watched as the nurse lowered the beautiful bundle of joy into her arms and then...then she saw Tony cry, not of fear or pain, but of happiness.

Years seemed to have flown by as she watched herself and Tony watching their daughter graduate from high school, her heart swelling as she noticed another little bundle held in her arms, two children, two beautiful children and her best friend, partner, lover and soul mate as her husband, life, if it turned out that way, and she hoped to GOD it did, would be nothing short of perfect.

When Kate opened her eyes she found herself looking deep into the concerned green eyes of her boyfriend, he gently extended a hand and cupped her cheek as his thumb softly wiped away a few of the falling tears, she hadn't noticed the tears, but then after seeing the future that she wanted in such a vivid vision, she couldn't help but shed a few tears.

"Hey," Tony whispered, his voice fully of concern "What's wrong?" he asked as he sat up and pulled her into him.

"Nothing" Kate smiled as she happily cuddled into his solid chest "I'm just...I'm so happy" she admitted with a soft sigh.

Tony smiled and turned his head, he placed a soft, loving kiss on the top of her head.

"So am I Sweetie" he admitted happily as he cuddled into her.

"Tony," Kate whispered softly as she lazily drew a figure eight on his chest.

"Yeah?" he replied looking down at her with a small smile.

"I love you" she whispered shyly.

Tony placed another kiss to her head, his arm that lay around her shoulders, pulling her gently closer to him.

"I love you too Kate," he whispered back "So much"

The rest of the day was spent just how Kate liked it, Cuddled up under a blanket on the sofa in the living room, the open fire roaring, the lights on the tree aglow, the beautifully wrapped gifts under it reflecting their colours and one of Tonys many Christmas movies on the stupidly large wall mounted plasma TV, she wasn't sure what the future held, she prayed and hoped for the one she had seen that morning, but for now, right now, life for her, for them, was perfect.

A/N: there you go, the last chapter in the story of What If, I really hope you liked it, and once again would like to thank everyone for taking the time to read it, so, THANK YOU ALL!