A/N: Decided to write another fic since my other story, "The Wolf and the Lion" is a success. Hope you like this one. May include character bashing.

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Special Agents Timothy McGee, Caitlin Todd, and Ziva David rushed out of the elevator to their desks. Traffic had been hectic and there had been an accident on the freeway. They knew they were going to be yelled at for being late. They sat down at their desks and powered up their computers. The paperwork from their last case was taking longer than usual and Gibbs wanted their reports like yesterday.

McGee looked up and noticed something was off. "Uh, guys. Where's Gibbs?"

Kate and Ziva looked up at this and turned to face Gibbs' desk. McGee was right. Not only was Gibbs not there, but there was a vase of roses and a medium sized package where his coffee should be.

"Why are there roses on his desk?" Kate asked.

"Well, I don't know Kate. Why don't you look at the card."

Ziva didn't have time for their bickering. Her curiosity was peaked, but as she was about to get up, they heard whistling.

Gibbs walked into the bullpen with his regular cup of coffee and was whistling. He went to his desk, took off his coat, and hung it up on the rack a few feet away. He sat down in his chair and noticed the roses. He shook his head and smiled a smile that the team has never seen before.

Gibbs took the card from the roses and read it. If it was possible, his smile got wider. The team had never seen him so happy before. Ever! Gibbs pocketed the card and pulled out his knife. He cut the box open and and lifted a wooden box out and sat it on his desk. He lifted the lid and stared. He slowly closed the lid and placed the box gently in an empty drawer in his desk. He cleaned up the mess he made and powered up his computer.

The team wondered what the hell just happened. They were about to ask when Gibb's phone rang.

"Gibbs."

"Hey, Ho capito. E 'bellissimo. Grazie."

"Cena alle sette? Certo, io a prenderti. Anche io ti amo."

Gibbs hung up and went through his email. From the look on his face, he saw one that was unpleasant. He sighed and looked at his watch. He stood up and looked at his team.

"I'm going to be in MTAC all day. You're on cold cases until we get a case. If nothing comes in by closing time, go home."

Gibbs took the stairs two at a time and went into MTAC. The team made sure he was gone before getting up and moving to stand in the middle of the bullpen. They looked at each other and said, "What the hell?!"

"That was weird," said McGee.

"No kidding," Kate replied.

"I have never seen him act that way before," piped in Ziva.

Kate had a thought. "Is Gibbs seeing anyone?"

The other two agents looked at her like she had a second head. But then again, she could be right.

"Why would a woman send a man flowers, let alone roses to Gibbs?"

"That gift sure made him look happy."

"Did you get a good look at what it was?"

"I was too far away."

"Ziva, what are you doing?"

Ziva had taken matters into her own hands. She took the box out and set it on the desk.

"He took the card from the roses. Maybe whoever this person is may have left another one in the box."

She opened the lid and all three crowed around the desk to get a peek inside. They didn't this. Inside was a black soft leather shoulder holster. In the holster was a brand new .45 pistol that can with two extra clips. The leather of the holster was branded with LJG.

"What woman gets her man a gun?"

"I would," Ziva said.

McGee said, "This doesn't tell us anything. Kate, what do you think."

"Well, Gibbs obviously know this person from the way he reacted. He doesn't want us to know who it was from because he took the card. I agree that a pistol is a strange gift."

"Has Gibbs ever been married?" Ziva asked.

Kate thought about it. "Actually, I don't know. He's never said anything about seeing anyone. Come to think of it, I don't know anything about him."

"Yeah, why is that?"

"I don't know. How do you suppose we find out."

"Abby and Ducky," said in unison.

Ziva put the box back exactly the way she found it and they moved to the elevator. They prayed that Gibbs wouldn't come back and find out they were gone.