Title: Trying On For Size
Genre: Romance
Pairing: Tony/Kate
Series: Story # 3 in the Katharine DiNozzo Series
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS or its characters. Or any other brand names you should see throughout the story.
Summary: Tony has recovered from his surgery and goes back to work. The team gets a case with a suspect from Kate's past.
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The elevator doors open to the chime as Kate and Tony step out.
"Tony! You're back," McGee says.
"I sure am Probie! I am so sick of being on leave. I was going crazy at home with all of the Disney characters and Barbie dolls I was forced to play with."
Kate looked at him knowingly. "Tony, you loved staying home with Kit," she looked to McGee, "He memorized three movies and completed a whole Hello Kitty coloring book."
Tim grinned and looked at Tony.
"Oh, Probie, so what! You probably memorized every Little House on the Prairie episode when it was on!" Tony said contemptuously.
McGee blushed and went back to work. Kate grinned from her place at her desk.
"Yeah, got it," Gibbs said as he rounded a corner into the bullpen, "Grab your gear. Tony, get the truck. Kate, call Ducky. We got a dead Marine in Norfolk."
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"Kate! DiNozzo!" Gibbs shouted as they got out of the NCIS truck.
They both looked at their boss. "Kate, take pictures. Tony, you interview whoever found him. McGee, start the measurements."
"On it," they simultaneously.
Kate went to the back of the truck to get the camera. Walking over to the body, she put the film and set up the camera. She began taking general pictures of the body, starting with the feet. As Kate went to take a picture of the Marine's torso, she recognized the last name on his uniform. Kate looked to the face and gasped. Gibbs looked over at her.
"Kate, what's wrong?"
She stood up straight and looked at Gibbs.
"I know him," Kate said quietly, becoming all teary eyed.
"How?"
"He's…an old friend."
Tony walked over and saw Kate. He moved closer to her.
"Kate," he whispered, "Are you going to be okay?"
She took a breath and wiped away her tears. "Yeah, let's just finish this."
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"Corporal Jackson Walker was found by a civilian employee on her way to the NCIS office at Norfolk. I took the evidence down to Abby. She's processing now. Ducky has the autopsy scheduled for this afternoon," McGee relayed the information to Gibbs.
"Good work, McGee," Gibbs said as he sat down at his desk, "Is Kate okay? Where is she?"
Tony looked up. "In the head. She'll be fine, boss. She probably knew the corporal through her Secret Service work or something."
"I'll be fine, Gibbs." Kate rounded the corner and sat down at her desk. Her nose was red and her eyes were puffy. The male agents gave her a concerned look when Gibbs cell phone rang.
"Yeah, Gibbs. Be right there, Abbs," he stood up and looked at the team typing on their computers, "All of us. Let's go!"
They got out of their chairs as fast as they could and ran to catch up with Gibbs.
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"Whatcha got for us, Abbs?" Gibbs said as they strode into the lab.
"Okay, so I found his ID in his pocket. I pulled some prints and I'm running them through AFIS now. There were two kinds of hair on his sleeve. And they weren't his. There was a long brown one and a shorter brown one. Can't be our victim's since he was blonde. And shaved almost bald," Abby said quickly, "I'm scanning CODIS as we speak."
Computers beeped franticly. Abby raced over to her workstation to check the matches. The team waited anxiously for her to respond so they could begin working on the leads.
Abby turned around with a worried look on her face. "Can I talk to Kate for a minute?"
They turned to look at Kate and Gibbs said, "Just spit it out, Abby."
"Well, the short brown hairs are a seventy percent match. He has to be a brother. And the fingerprints match to a Special Agent Ryan Walker. I'm going to assume that is who the short hairs belong to, but not the long hairs."
Gibbs looked confused. "What does this have to do with Kate?"
Kate could feel her heart beat faster and her hands clam up.
"He's my…" Kate began quietly. Only Tony heard her mumble.
"The long hair matches Kate," Abby finished.
Kate blurted out, "Ryan Walker was my husband."
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Oh all kinds of twists! I'll try to post the next chapter soon. Maybe, you should…review…perhaps…