Disclaimer: I don't own anything associated with NCIS. I just like messing with the characters.

A/N: So I'm working on a series of Kibbs ficlets. I was going to call them drabbles but I think they're too long, really.. Anyhoos, I'll be doing little extra scenes for most of the season 1&2 eps, right up to 'Twilight' (but how I wish it didn't end there!). I wrote Maybe first but it was a complete coincidence that the quote I wanted to use was from the second-ever episode, the idea basically popped into my head and I actually had to look up which episode the quote was from. Moving on… this is a prequel to Maybe. There will be many sequels. Kibbs moments ahoy!

Episode tag for 'Yankee White', ep 1x1.

It's three AM and Kate has a visitor. What could Gibbs want? 328 words. Kate/Gibbs. Enjoy. R&R, please!


Three AM

Kate's eyes snapped open. It was pitch dark in her bedroom. She rolled over and grabbed for the alarm clock on the bedside table, peering blearily at it. Three AM. Ugh. She closed her eyes, pulling the duvet over her head.

Then there was a loud knock on her apartment door. She threw the covers off and stepped out of bed, pulling on her robe as she went.

'It's three in the morning,' she grumbled, picking her way through the darkness of the living area. 'Who calls on people at three AM?'

She unlocked the door and swung it open, pushing her hair off her face.

'Gibbs?' she exclaimed, laying eyes on the man in the hall. 'Do you know what time it is?'

He looked at his watch, smiling. 'That'd be oh-three-hundred hours, Kate,' he said.

'I know, Gibbs,' she replied. 'What do you want?'

He stepped forward, pushing past the half open door and stopping barely inches from her. Without warning, he cupped her cheek with his hand, tilting her head up ever so slightly, before he bent his head and kissed her, his lips soft against hers.

Kate was so taken by surprise for a second she stood frozen in shock, and then her eyes closed and she found herself kissing him back, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and pulling his body closer. Their kiss grew more intense, his tongue exploring her mouth, learning the shape of her teeth. She pressed her body against him, feeling his arousal against her. Eventually, he pulled away, taking a deep breath before speaking.

'That,' he said, 'is what I wanted.'

'Good,' Kate gasped, breathless. 'Now do it again.'

Gibbs kicked the door closed behind him and pressed his mouth to hers again. She moaned softly under his touch as they stumbled towards the bedroom.

'I've been wanting to do this all day,' Gibbs groaned as they collapsed onto the bed.

'You're not the only one,' Kate replied.