Would Like To Meet
Chapter One

Summary: KateTony. When Kate and her boyfriend split up she gives into temptation and joins and online dating service. Will it help her to meet someone new or to help her see someone who has been right there all along? Please review! Xx

This idea hit me a long time ago, in a psychology class of all things, but I was a good girl and waited until I had finished Under the Covers till I started to write it. I have to apologise in advance for my updates of this fic and all my others being few and far between, blame my monstrous work load!

Of course I don't expect as many reviews as I got for UTC, you guys blew me away with them but I'd love to know what you think and any input you may have!

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Caitlin Todd felt as if she hadn't slept in a week. After being single for so long she had forgotten what it was like to try and balance her hectic career with a social life, especially one that involved a man she had been really crazy about. She sipped her coffee and stared at her email inbox. She deleted the usual junk Tony liked to forward to her and moved on delete her Spam. One of emails grabbed her attention though and she stored it away to read later, it was not the kind of thing she wanted Gibbs, or Tony for that matter, reading over her shoulder.

"Morning Katie." Tony grinned, breezing into the office and settling behind his desk.

Kate barely grunted in reply, whenever Kate was feeling down it always seemed to be a day where Tony was on the verge of hyperactivity. It annoyed the hell of her but she decided to let it go for now, at least until she had finished her first coffee of the day.

"Morning," She replied.

Tony leaned back in his chair and stretched out in his chair.

"And how are we this fine morning, Ms Todd?" He asked.

Kate turned her attention away from the computer screen and narrowed her eyes at him. "You seem awfully perky today, Tony." She commented.

"I have every reason to be." Tony grinned back.

Kate looked back at her computer screen, sending another batch of emails to her recycle bin. "Last night was that good, eh?"

"It was actually, thanks for asking." Tony said but Kate was rescued from a narrative of the events of the evening before when Agent Gibbs arrived, coffee in hand.

"DiNozzo, Kate, McGee, we've got a case." Kate logged off the computer and followed her three colleagues out of the building.

Kate was kept busy all day working on a case with Gibbs, Tony and McGee so she didn't really have the opportunity to be alone with her thoughts. It was only when she went down to Abby's lab to find out if she had processed the DNA evidence from the case that she was able to confide in someone.

"Hey Abby." Kate said, entering the Goth's lab and being greeted by the pounding of one of Abby's favourite gothic metal groups. Kate lost track of their names.

"Hi Kate!" She beamed but her smile soon faded, she could tell something was up with her friend. "Are you okay?"

Kate sighed, leaning against the wall. "I guess." She began, Abby turned to look at her, her heavily made up eyes full of friendly concern. "Justin and I broke up."

"Oh honey, I'm sorry." Abby said, hugging Kate tightly. "You really liked him, didn't you?"

Kate nodded. "It's this job, it gets in the way of everything. How are you supposed to meet a decent guy when they run a mile as soon as they find out you're in law enforcement."

"Don't be so hard on yourself Kate, there are thousands of guys who would die to just go on one date with you." Abby told her.

Kate laughed but without humour. "Name one Ab."

Abby pretended to think for a while. "Tony."

Kate really did laugh this time. "Tony and I? On a date? We'd kill each other before the evening was over!" She paused. "Besides I'm not blonde enough for him."

Abby rolled her eyes, for such talented agents Kate and Tony could be pretty damn clueless.

"You know what's really stupid?" Kate continued. Abby waited for the brunette to finish. "I can't bring myself to tell Tony that Justin and I are over."

"You think he'll tease you about it?"

Kate scoffed. "Just a little!"

Abby smiled knowingly. "It's just because he's jealous. I mean, if you don't mind me saying, Justin was quite hot and that's gonna make a guy like Tony insecure."

"I guess." Kate said, although she was more confused than ever. She sighed. "I'd better get back upstairs before Gibbs sends out a search party. Thanks Abby."

"No problem." The Goth replied. She couldn't help but be slightly happy that Kate and her boyfriend had broken up, it opened the opportunity for her and Tony to become a couple once more. With a smile, Abby went back to work.

"Are you meeting up with lover boy tonight?" Tony asked, towards the end of their shift.

"Are you meeting up with some blonde whose name you won't remember tomorrow?" Kate countered.

"Ouch Katie. That was harsh." He paused. "Is all not well in paradise?"

"Everything is fine, Tony." She said through gritted teeth. "I'm going now. See you tomorrow. Bye McGee." She added before leaving the office.

Back at her ground floor apartment, Kate cooked a large quantity of pasta and poured over her favourite sauce. Changing out of her work clothes, she dressed in a baggy NCIS t-shirt and boxer shorts. Curling up on the sofa with her favourite dish and the laptop on the coffee table in front of her Kate began to relax. Once her computer had booted up, Kate checked her emails again and saw that another one had arrived from the online dating agency. Fuelled by her curiosity Kate opened the email and studied the contents. The site offered a sixth month free trial that could be cancelled at any time. She wondered whether or not to give it a go. It was hard enough meeting decent guys anyway but her job and her unsociable working hours made it all the more difficult. What more did she have to lose? Clicking on the icon she loaded up the homepage and paused, her cursor hovering over the 'register here' option.

"God damn it, Caitlin." She muttered and finally clicked the icon, wondering what the hell she had let herself in for.