Keeping Ryan Private

Rating: K

Disclaimer: Sadly, they don't belong to me. They belong to CBS and DPB.

This idea just popped into my head when I was going through a 'what if' scenario! I really hope you enjoy it. It's meant to be a one-shot, but it could possibly turn into something longer if you want, so review! Please!

I hope you enjoy reading it!

"So, Kate, whatchya doin' this weekend? Cleaning? Laundry? Reading a book?" Tony asked as he finished off his report for Gibbs. It was almost time for them to go home. They had just finished a case and were going to have their first full weekend off in over a month.

"Actually, you're wrong! I'm spending the weekend with Ryan," Kate replied, smirking across the bullpen at Tony.

"Ryan?" Tony rose from his seat and walked over to Kate's desk where he perched himself on top of a pile of her paperwork.

"Yes. His name is Ryan."

"I'm wondering if hell has frozen over!" Tony exclaimed. "Kate has a date! Probie, Kate has a date!"

"I know," McGee replied without even looking away from his computer.

"You knew Kate had a date this weekend? How come Probie knew before me?"

"I think it's one of the perks of dating Abby," Kate said gleefully. She saw Tony visibly clench his jaw in annoyance before he turned his attention back to Kate.

"So who is he?"

"Who is who?" Kate replied, acting innocent.

"Ryan."

"He's the love of my life, DiNozzo."

"Whoa! Kate! Why haven't you ever mentioned him?"

"Because, Tony, I like to keep my private life just that. Private!"

"Come on, Kate! We're partners! We're supposed to tell each other everything!"

"I am not one of your frat brothers, DiNozzo!" Kate joked. She sat back in her chair and grinned up at him.

"Does Gibbs know who he is?" Tony enquired.

"Does Gibbs know who?" Gibbs asked as he strode out of the elevator with a freshly filled cup of coffee. Tony cringed at having been caught out. Again.

"Kate's seeing someone," Tony said as he moved back to his own desk.

"She is?" Gibbs said. Although he tried his hardest to conceal it, he wore a shocked expression on his face.

"His name is Ryan," Tony stated smugly, pleased that he knew something that Gibbs didn't. It was cause for Tony to give a small fist-pump. Him knowing something before Gibbs was extremely rare. Gibbs looked over to Kate and gave her a questioning look. "She even said he was the love of her life." At that statement, Gibbs smiled. In all honesty, however, he knew about Ryan. He knew about Ryan the minute he hired her, but Kate didn't know that, and until she ever broached the subject with him, he wasn't going to say anything.

"Don't let him affect your work," Gibbs stated nonchalantly. Kate rolled her eyes. Was that all he ever cared about? "That goes for you too, DiNozzo." Tony sank back in his seat, defeated. Now that Gibbs was back from getting his usual coffee, there was no way he'd find out more about this 'Ryan' that Kate was dating.

Tony grabbed his report out of the printer and stapled it together. He strode over to Gibbs' desk and placed it in front of him. "All done, Boss." He put his hands in his pockets and stood there expectantly. Kate stood up and handed her report to Gibbs and gave Tony a small glare.

"Alright, get going." Gibbs said, flicking through the pages of their reports. "Be back here at 0700 sharp on Monday morning." Tony and Kate scurried towards their desk and collected their belongings. Shouts of "see you!" and "have a good weekend" echoed throughout the bullpen as they left the bullpen, leaving only McGee and Gibbs as the only two agents still working.

"Tell me more about Ryan, Kate," Tony said as they rode the elevator. Kate stood there and ignored him. There was no way he was going to find out about Ryan. No way in hell. She'd managed to keep him a secret the entire time she'd been at NCIS. There was no way that secret was going to come out now.

"There is nothing to tell, DiNozzo," Kate replied, not even making eye contact with him.

"How long have you been seeing him?"

"Tony," Kate warned, a tinge of anger could be heard in her voice.

"Alright. I give up." Tony put his hands up in surrender. Kate sighed; he'd given up quicker than she thought.

The doors opened and they made their way to their respective cars. "He must be good though, Kate, if he's the love of your life." Tony winked at her seductively and got in his car. Kate rolled her eyes at what he said. It was a typical 'Tony' statement. Kate unlocked the door to her silver BMW and climbed in. She started the engine and made her way out of the NCIS carpark, smiling at the fact that she was going to spend the next two days with Ryan.

Kate called out for Ryan when she entered her home. "Ryan, honey, I'm home!" She made her way through to the kitchen and saw him sitting at the table. She went over and kissed him on the cheek. She ruffled his hair affectionately as she made her way over to the coffee machine. "I've got the whole weekend to spend with you!" Ryan turned around and grinned at her.

Ryan got up from his chair and walked over to Kate. He wrapped his arms around her and whispered, "I love you." Kate smiled. She loved hearing him say that. It always made her heart melt.

"You're the love of my life," she replied, "you know that, don't you?"

"You tell me that everyday!" Ryan exclaimed pulling away from her.

"Only because it's true!" They both smiled at each other. "So, what do you want for dinner?"

"Are you cooking?" Ryan asked, a mischievous grin covering his face. Kate's mouth dropped open in mock surprise.

"My cooking is not that bad!" They both chuckled at her response. In all honesty, Kate's cooking wasn't that bad, but they often made jokes about it. She'd burnt some macaroni one day because she was talking on the phone at the time and Ryan had never let her live it down.

"Chinese?" Ryan asked.

"Whatever you want, Ryan." She kissed him chastely on the cheek again before taking her cell phone off her belt and ordering the Chinese.

Kate awoke early on Saturday morning. She had a stack of laundry to do and she wanted to get it out of the way so that she could spend as much time as she could with Ryan, who was currently sound asleep in her bed. It wasn't often that they could spend an entire weekend together, so she was going to take advantage of it.

Kate and Ryan were sitting on Kate's couch watching a movie after lunch when the doorbell rang. "Can I get it?" Ryan asked.

"It's alright. I'll get it. You stay here and watch the movie." She stood up from the couch and moved to open the door. Kate almost died of shock when she opened the door and saw Tony standing on the other side.

"Tony!" she exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

He flashed her one of his charismatic grins. "I came to meet Ryan!"

"WHAT?" Kate screamed. Tony pushed his way into her apartment and walked down the hall. Kate followed closely on his heels and tried to grab him to stop him from entering the lounge room.

"So where is he?" He asked. There was no point in stopping him now. Once he stepped into the lounge room, he'd find Ryan.

"On the couch," Kate mumbled.

"Gotta tell ya, Kate, I'm dying to meet this guy!" He moved into the lounge room and froze in his tracks when he saw Ryan sitting on the couch, his eyes glued to the movie playing on the screen in front of him.

"This is Ryan?" Tony questioned. His voice was just above a whisper. He turned around and faced Kate. Although she was staring intently at the ground, averting his eyes, Tony could tell that she was ashamed at what Tony had found out.

Slowly, she lifted her head and her eyes met his. "Yes," she said. Her voice was barely audible. Tony looked over her shoulder at Ryan. He wrinkled his eyebrows in confusion and waited patiently for an explanation. Eventually, one came.

"He's my son, DiNozzo."

Well, what do you think? Please review! I've never written a one-shot before. I'd really like to hear what you all thought of it. Thanks for reading!