Pain
The bright sun shone into the window of the car the petite brunette inside wiped a tear away, stupid, stupid, and stupid how could I be so stupid she thought as she wiped yet another tear away. She didn't understand she thought he loved her, he had said that he did many times. He swept her off her feet made her feel loved; he was the first one to melt the ice wall she had built up around her heart from her last disastrous relationship. He made her melt in general every time he touched her, her heart skipped a beat. When he kissed her it skipped two. She remembered the day he asked her out, a slight smile came across her tear soaked features.
He bit his lip was he doing the right thing? Yes he needed to know. Standing up straight he knocked on the door, it opened slightly and a groggy Kate appeared "what Tony?" She asked wiping the sleep out of her eye, "uh…uh… umm" he looked at her in her teddy bear PJ's "Tony is four thirty in the mor-mor-mor-ning on a Saturday what do you wa-wa-want?" she asked yawning "come with me for a drive I want to show you something" Kate rolled her eyes " this couldn't wait till a more decent hour" Tony shook his head she rolled her eyes and opened the door the whole way, while signally for him to come in. " let me get dressed ok" he nodded and waited in her living room. Looking around he saw photos sitting on a shelf in a book case. He walked over to have a look there were photos of people he didn't know her family he guessed, moving along there came photos of their co-workers and friends at NCIS, one of Kate, Abbey, Paula and himself doing a Charlie's angels pose at a Halloween party he had been Charlie. He laughed there were Photo's of Abbey, Paula, Duckie, Gerald, Jimmy, Gibbs and McGee all in a line but there wasn't on of him was he really that repulsive to her. "You ready?" she asked coming out he turned around she was in a pair of track pants and had care bear t-shirt on it read 'Shake Your Bear-Behind' he raised an eyebrow "what Dinozzo?" Kate asked folding her arms "nothing" he turned and walked out.
They drover for half an hour "Tony where the hell are we going?" Kate asked getting annoyed "we're almost there close your eyes" she rolled them instead "please humor me" she rolled her eyes and did what he asked. They came to a stop "can I open them yet?" she asked he laughed "no wait here" she sighed and waited ten minutes later he came to her side and opened the door. "Come on…keep them closed" he held his hand over her eyes so she wouldn't peak, he sat her down on a rug, "open them" he whispered Kate's eyes fluttered open she looked out over a beach, the sun was slowly rising over the water, ok so it was a man made beach but it was the best he could do. She turned to look at him "Tony- but she stopped as he lent into kiss her in shock she pulled back she saw the hurt in his eye. She looked around her, set out on the blanket was a champagne breakfast, he'd gone to a lot of trouble, " you did all this for me?" she asked looking at him he nodded " that's why you wanted to go on a drive after work last night isn't it?" He nodded, "you hate it don't you?" he asked looking down playing with the edge of the blanket. "I didn't say that it's unexpected, why me? Why now Tony after all this time why me why now?" he shrugged "I couldn't fight it anymore not after almost losing you. I'll just pack this up, go wait in the car I'll drive you ho- she kissed his lips so softly he hardly felt it "don't you dare" he laughed and pulled her in closer, they sat there watching the sun come up "Kate why don't you have a picture of me on your book case?" he asked after she didn't reply he looked down she had fallen asleep his arms wrapped around her. He picked her up and carried her to the car. He didn't take his time packing up he just piled it all into the boot of his car and drove her home. Once there he found her spare key and opened the door, I'm so glad you're on the first floor he thought to himself. As he carried her into her room, he noticed something, he got his answer, and the picture of him sat on her bed side table. "Love you too Katie" he whispered in her ear before he kissed her on the head. Walking out into her living room he yawned I'm sure she wont mind me hanging out for a while he thought as he sat on her lounge with in minutes he was asleep.
"Tony…come on wake up Abbey's here" Tony's face squished, " no ma five more minute" Kate held back a laugh "Tony its Kate not ma Ab's needs us" he shot up "Katie uh…what time is it?" he rubbed his eyes he looked around to see Abbey sitting on the other lounge looking well not like Abbey " ten thirty, you must have fallen asleep, I'm guessing you saw the picture on my side table" she sat next to him he nodded she went to say something but he put a finger to her lips " later lets help Ab's first."
"She wouldn't tell me till I woke you up" Kate rested her head on his shoulder "Ab's what's up?" Abbey looked at her friends having them sit in front of her like this looked so normal then it hit her that this was Tony and Kate the same two people who fought none stop this was her Tony and Kate her best friends and it was his shoulder that Kate's head was resting on " Tony what are you doing here?" she asked He looked at Kate who shrugged " I came over earlier, to give Kate something I must have fallen asleep" Abbey nodded " um well- my- Kate does he really have to be here?" she asked Tony was hurt he knew that the two women were best friends but he though he was close friends with Abbey too. "I want Tony here come one Ab's you've never had a problem with him before and you wouldn't tell me before I woke him up" Kate pulled Tony's arm around her. "Fine…wait are you two going out?" Kate blushed and Tony pulled her closer "so what if we are?" Abbey shrugged "well, my friend, you know the guy I've been seeing well he…he, he's gone I don't know where he just left. He left me a note Sorry Ab's had to leave bye" tears run down her face "Abbey" both her friends got up and sat on either side of her "Look at me Ab's…come on look at me" Tony said Abbey looked up "if he left you just like that he's not the guy for you, ok cause if he knew the you that we do he would never have left like that, he doesn't know the real you and you deserve some one who does, someone who'll treat you like a princess not just another girl, K" he playfully punched her chin. "Thanks Tony, Katie if you decide to dump this guy I will personally kill you" she said leaning back into her friend "trust me I know how lucky I am"
Wiping another tear away she got out of the car. She hit the button to lock it up and walked towards NCIS it was early Sunday morning, and the one place where she could find Abbey. She faintly smiled at the old man sitting at the guard desk; he nodded and let her through. When the doors opened she found Abbey bouncing around to her music "Ab's" she said quietly tears running down her face again. Abbey turned around in time to see her best friend burst into tears and collapse on the floor Abbey's heart broke when she saw her friend crying on the floor in the beautiful ball gown she had been wearing. She cut the music instantly "Kate what happened?" Abbey asked rushing to her friends side, "T-T-Tony he- I saw him kiss Ziva" She sobbed falling into her friends embrace "that bitch I knew we shouldn't have trusted her" Abbey brushed the hair that had fallen out of place out of Kate's face she used her fore finger to raise Kate's chin "I'm gonna kill them both, then I'll kill the director for giving that cow a job here" She got up and traced Tony's mobile "the nerve, he's here" Kate looked up " I don't want to see him" Abbey nodded and turned off the sensor for the doors to her lab. Just as the elevator doors opened "Kate let me explain honey please" he walked right into the doors "Ab's let me in" he yelled at the Goth "only my friends come in here on weekends Agent Dinozzo" she said pulling Kate up off the floor, this was the first time Tony saw Kate's face, her make up had smudged the tears had make her mascara run and her eyes were red and blood shot, the beautiful blue off the shoulder ball gown she wore now had wet patches and her hair was a mess. She looked at him then looked away "go away Tony" she said quietly "no she kissed me Kate you have to believe me" he banged on the glass Kate walked up to it, "believe you that used to be second nature along with trusting you, and loving you…now I don't know what to do you broke my heart in to a million billion pieces, now I have to slowly put them back together, just go Tony I thought you loved me I thought you'd changed obviously I was wrong" she saw a tear run down his cheek, "when you've cried so much your head feels like its going to explode then come back but until then don't even try"