The wedding couple looked so happy as they proceeded to smile and lean together for their first kiss together as a married couple while the guests stood to clap and watch them leave the church. It was then that Tim McGee looked up to see a young woman standing in the choir loft, starting the stains of the postlude, her fingers moving over the white silver trumpet, her eyes closed as she played, her body moving ever so slightly as she produced the strong and clear sound of the trumpet she held to her mouth. Her hair long drifted side to side as she played, with his attention drawn upward, Tim missed the couple leave and was brought back to the present when someone tapped him on the shoulder to proceed out to meet with the couple at the door to the church.
It wasn't until later that Tim was able to catch a glance of the woman at the reception She was standing amongst a few other people with a glass in her hand, a soft smile on her face drew Tim closer. With a break in the conversation, Tim finally made his move.
"I enjoyed your music..." Tim started. "Do you play for many weddings?"
"Oh a few hear and there, mostly for friends." The woman replied. "Thank you though for your complement."
"My pleasure, I do enjoy listening to classical music..." Tim paused, this wasn't going well. "You mentioned that you play for friends, how do you know Drew and Grace?"
"Oh Drew and I went to basic training together."
"Excuse me?" Tim asked in surprised and the woman smiled.
"My name is Kya..." Kya brushed a stray piece of hair behind her ear and Tim quickly wiped his hand on his pants before sticking it out to shake hers.
"Timothy McGee." Tim greeted. "So you are a Marine?"
"Staff Sargent actually..." Kya shared. "I am a member of the President's Own United States Marine Band."
"You went to Basic Training to play in the band?"
"Sort of, we spent a lot of time learning the history of Music within the Marines, but we also spent a lot of time learning about Marine history and the likes, we shared several in class times with the recruits in general basic training, and that's how I met Drew." Kya shared. "We stayed friends after training... How do you know them?"
"Grace is a second cousin of mine." Tim shared and the two of them made their way to the benches along the outside of the gathering.
"So you're here because of family ties."
"Yes and no, Grace and I grew up together, you understand."
"Absolutely," Kya agreed and they sat down. "So you know what I do, what do you spend your time doing?"
"I work for NCIS." Tim shared.
"Oh, so you investigate things for the government or something right? Sort of like a Marine, but not really." Kya asked wanting to make sure that she had the idea of his job right.
"So you actually paid attention in those basic training classes. We do a lot of work with the Marines but no, we're not really Marines, although my boss was one."
"Once a Marine, always a Marine." Kya stated simply.
"That is true." The two of them spent the rest of the afternoon chatting, Tim couldn't believe how easy Kya was to talk too, and Kya couldn't believe how fortunate she was to finally come to a wedding and not have every old person in the room want to speak with her about her music. With the reception coming to an end, both of them looked sad.
"Did you want to go out sometime?" Tim asked as he took Kya's phone number.
"I'd like that.." Kya smiled.
"What about this week sometime?" Tim asked before she could get away.
"I'd like that." Kya looked down at her watch. "I should probably go and wish the newlyweds good luck before they leave for their honeymoon."
"I'll call you?" Tim asked.
"Absolutely." Kya stood then and waved goodbye to before walking back towards the other guests.
Early Monday morning Tim made his way into the office holding onto a selection of hot drinks.
"Good morning..." Tim greeted as he handed Tony and Ziva a cup a piece before going to sit down behind his own desk.
"Coffee? Without asking for it? What happened this weekend Probie?" Tony asked as he took a sip of the coffee.
"Nothing. Can't a guy bring in coffee on Monday morning for his partners and not get interrogated?" Tim asked as he turned his computer on and logged in.
"Normally you do not give us such treats." Ziva agreed. "You look happier then usual too."
"I had a nice weekend..."
"Nice?" Tony continued to dig. "You were moaning about going to your cousin's wedding before you left on Friday, and now say the weekend was nice?"
"McGee met someone..." Ziva concluded as she came over. "Was she at the wedding as well? Perhaps a Bride Matron?"
"Brides maid Ziva, and no she wasn't a brides maid." Tim started and Tony rose from his desk.
"Probie met a girl.!" Tony stated with excitement.
"A woman, Her name is Kya." Tim shared without giving away too much.
"Did you take a picture of her?" Ziva asked.
"No, we just talked a lot.. She played music for the service." Tim started.
"A musician... Well we know what they're like a dime a dozen, sounds like McGeek, found a kindred spirit."
"You'd be surprised to know that she's a Marine." Tim shared defensively. "She met the Groom in Basic Training."
"Oh, a military woman... That is a departure from your normal line of dates." Tony continued to tease, only to be interrupted by Gibbs coming into the bullpen.
"What is it that can cause so much excitement in office this early."
"Tony met a girl."
"A woman." Tim corrected quickly.
"Well, hopefully she'll understand that she's not as important as this new case... I need you all to head out to the East Side of the city, apparently their has been an accident involving a Marine out on Country Road 27. " With that said all three of them stopped their conversation and grabbed their things to head out.