Title: First Christmas

Author: Jay-Jay, Shorty, and Jenn

Rating: PG

Pairing: Gibbs/Kate

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters; they are all
property of DPB.

Summary: After a long case that keeps the team at work for six days,
Gibbs and Kate spend their first Christmas together.

The cold, winter air blows against the windows of the northern
Virginia home and rattles the wreaths on the windows. The Christmas
lights are lit and the candles in the windows add to the holiday
feel. Inside there's a fire going in the fire place and the
Christmas tree is lit, and unlike the past few years it has gifts
underneath it that will be distributed tomorrow morning. The dishes
from dinner have been washed and put away and all the food is ready
to be packed up and driven to the family get together spot of the
year.

The snow starts to fall and cover the already cold and icy ground.
There's a happy couple sitting on the couch inside, completely
clueless as to what's going on anywhere but right there. The only
thing on their minds is each other the fact that they could actually
be together. The past few months had been hard and we're finally
starting to take their toll on the two.

Jethro Gibbs looks down at his lover, although now he thinks of her
more as his girlfriend. She has her head on his shoulder and her
eyes are closed. Her right hand rests lightly on his thigh and her
other is entwined with his left hand, which had found its way around
her shoulders after the first five minutes, and her still damp hair
hangs in loose curls over her shoulders. She has bags under her eyes
and looks older than she is, not that he would ever tell her that.

"You asleep?" He asks as he looks down at her.

"Not yet." She whispers.

"You want to move to the bedroom? It might be a little more
comfortable than this old couch."

"No thanks. This is fine. I won't be able to sleep for a while
anyways. The case is still on my mind." She says as she snuggles up
to his side and tucks her legs under her.

"It'll go away sweetheart, I promise." He says as he presses a light
kiss to her forehead. "Try and get some sleep anyway."

"I'll try. What about tomorrow?"

"Everything is ready. All we have to do is load it in the car and
we're done."

"Hmm."

"Night babe."

"Night, love you."

"Love you too." He whispers back as he pulls a throw blanket off the
back of the couch and lays it over the two of them and then kisses
her on the head before falling asleep himself