...Never Quite As It Seems...
KATE
The squad room was bustling with activity when Kate returned from the ladies' room. She had to escape for a moment after Tony had made such a scene about the nightmare she'd had.
"Gibbs!"
Tony appeared next to Kate's desk, looking down at her.
"You dream about Gibbs?"
"What? No. God no."
"You just said his name."
"No I didn't."
"Yes you did."
"What's going on?" McGee asked as he stopped in front of Kate's desk.
"Kate dreams about Gibbs."
"Oh? What was it about?"
"No. I didn't dream about Gibbs."
Tony grinned.
"She screamed his name."
McGee returned the grin.
"Really..."
Okay. Maybe she had dreamed about Gibbs... but it wasn't in the way Tony was thinking. She could never see herself having a sex dream about Gibbs. He was her Boss, for goodness' sake!
Gibbs came into the squad room just then. Kate glanced up at him. Confidence radiated from him as he moved across the room to his desk. Confidence was incredibly sexy.
"Everything all right, Kate?"
Kate realized she was staring, and tried not to blush.
"I'm fine, Gibbs... I'm so sorry."
He gave a crooked smile.
"No apologies."
Damn... why does he have to smile like that?
Kate busied herself with the report she'd been working on. She needed to keep herself distracted. The more she let herself stare at him, the more she feared that she'd give herself away to Gibbs.
GIBBS
He shuffled papers around on his desk, giving the illusion that he was doing something productive. He'd caught her staring again, but he didn't want to give her away.
The shuffling of papers was starting to attract unwanted attention from DiNozzo, so Gibbs pretended to read a report. Every so often he would glance up over his glasses, just to see if Kate was staring. He caught her glances a couple of times. She was doing a good job of hiding it from everyone else in the room. Gibbs glanced over at McGee and DiNozzo as well, to make it look like he was checking on everyone's progress.
They'd been playing this game for quite some time now. He'd catch her staring, and she him. He'd steal a glance at her ass as she bent over a file cabinet, and she would hide behind smart-ass remarks.
He wasn't sure how much longer he could let this go on. It was time to act.
He waited for the three of them to leave for lunch before he made his move. He put the report he'd been "reading" into a file folder. He wrote on a sticky note and stuck it on top of the folder. He quickly got up and slipped over to her desk. He set the folder in plain view on her desktop, and hurried back to his desk. He took a sandwich from his drawer and opened up another report.
KATE
Gibbs was still at his desk when she arrived back from lunch. He was engrossed in a report, and didn't acknowledge her return. As she bent down to put her purse into her drawer, she noticed a file folder on her desk. Dropping her purse into her drawer, she sat down and reached for the folder. There was a sticky note on top of it, and a note in Gibbs' handwriting.
Dinner at my house at 7:30.
She looked up at him. He was clearly staring at her. She smiled and nodded. He smiled and returned to his reading.
She had a date. With Gibbs.
What am I going to wear?
Later...
GIBBS
Everything was ready when his doorbell rang at 7:30. He'd set his table for two, and dinner was in the oven, just about ready to come out. He performed a quick check of his appearance before crossing the living room to answer the door. He nearly gasped when he saw Kate on his doorstep, dressed in a beautiful low-cut black dress, that hugged her curves in all the right places.
"Come in," he managed to get out.
"Something smells great!" She said as she stepped into the living room.
"I hope you like lasagna," he said, leading her into the kitchen.
"I love it," she said as he pulled a seat out for her at the table.
He took the lasagna from the oven and set it in the middle of the table. They helped themselves,Gibbs poured them each a glass of red wine, and they ate quietly.
"This is delicious," Kate finally said after a few minutes.
"It's an old recipe of my Father's. He used to make it all the time."
He picked up the bottle of wine on the table.
"More wine?"
She nodded, and he refilled her glass.
KATE
Kate smiled as he refilled her wine glass. She'd never seen this side of Gibbs before, and she liked it.
She finished her lasagna and started to stand.
"Let me help you wash the dishes."
He stood quickly.
"Sit. You're my guest."
"I insist... you cooked this delicious meal. It's the least I can do."
Before he could answer, she collected his empty plate and went to the sink. She started the hot water, and set the plates in the sink.
"Where do you keep your-"
She was cut off by his hands around her waist. His lips brushed the nape of her neck, and she shuddered.
"The dishes can wait, Katie."
The tone of his voice made her want to melt right there on his kitchen floor.
Well, this escalated quickly.
She turned in his embrace to face him, and he leaned in to kiss her. His kiss was searing and passionate, and way better than she expected.
He picked her up and carried her to the downstairs bedroom.
GIBBS
The sheets just covered Kate's naked form as she slept soundly next to him. The night couldn't have been more perfect. He leaned in and gently kissed her bare shoulder.
"G'night, Katie."
He slipped down under the covers and pulled her close, and fell into a contented slumber.
FINIS!