A/N: Okay, a big round of applause for my beta Smackalicious, especially because I keep forgetting to mention her/put up authors notes/disclaimers…etc. Oh yeah, and the inspiration for this came from a Wellness (Health) project…
Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS. cries
Kate answered the door seconds before he knocked. He stood there for a moment, hand raised in surprise, before coming to his senses and stepping inside. They didn't say much, as usual, instead opting to sit down on the couch. Kate started the movie she had set up for the two of them, and waited eagerly for him to unveil what kind of ice cream he had brought for them. After hesitating, he finally pulled the small pink tub out of the grocery bag.
"That's not Haagen Dazs," she said after a moment, in a jokingly accusatory voice.
"No," he said, blushing slightly and flashing a Number 18 (The "I'm embarrassed" Smile). "You said that the ice cream was ruining your diet, so I got this instead. Low-fat Strawberry Frozen Yogurt." Kate didn't know what to say. She was taken aback by his sensitivity for her feelings. She just sat there for a while, lost in her own thoughts.
"If you don't like it, I could just go get..." Tony began, unsettled by her silence.
Kate jolted back to the real world. "No," she said, smiling. "It's great, thanks." Tony looked relieved and cracked the tub open. After several minutes of eating and watching the film, he said something that made Kate even more at a loss for words than before.
"You know you don't need to diet, right?" he asked. "You're perfect just the way you are." They just looked at each other for what felt like an eternity. Kate was even more touched than she thought possible. No one had ever told her something like that. He seemed so sincere about it.
"Thanks," she finally said, not even able to tell him how much that meant to her. "Next time, bring on the Haagen Dazs." He smiled that one-in-a-million Number 50, and nodded.
