Title: The way of love
Rating: T for next chapter

Fiction: Kibbs

Disclaimer: NCIS...not mine.

Spoilers: None

It was raining like a dam was broken and the air was getting colder and colder. They sat in silence on their way back from Norfolk to NCIS HQ. They had nothing new from their witnesses. No one had a clue where Lt. Akins had disappeared. They only had found some blackmail letters on her computer. Abby would have to analyze them. ´She'll not be happy about this. A third night of waiting for results.´ thought Kate.

She leaned her head against the cool window. She had a slight headache. The last two days were hell and she knew, the next wouldn't be better, ´cause Gibbs wouldn't rest till they ´d found Akins, and so would she.

She stole a glance in his direction. He was so concentrated in his driving, but there showed already the lines of worry in his face. He was going over every detail of their case, she knew. She wanted to caress those lines with her fingertips, so they would go away….´Yeah, Gibbs would kick my ass to Alaska.´ she sighed. ´I just could watch him a lifetime.´

He'd hear her sigh, so he looked at her. "You okay?" Some Moments passed till she reacted.

"Sorry, what did you say?" she straightened in her seat and looked away to hide her blushing.

"I asked you if you are okay?" ´Is she blushing? Gibbs thought. "Yeah, I was just wondering." Kate said. Gibbs furrowed his brow. "What about?" Kate shifted in her seat. ´Think faster, Kate. You can't tell your boss, that you thought about making love to him.´ Her head gave her no good answer…´Why is my head empty in a moment like this.´ "ah…nothing important, Gibbs." ´Great, now his interrogation brain kicks in and you have to tell him that you are head over heels for him. He saw her nervous fumbling with her hands. He looked at her a brief moment, but said nothing.

For Kate the silence was stretching into an eternity, so she tried to start a less dangerous conversation. "Want to go over the case? Perhaps it'll help to clear some things…I mean brainstorming…you know?" ´Wonderful, now you are babbling like a child. A little smile played across Gibbs lips as he heard her rambling. ´She's gorgeous when she's nervous.´ "Yes. That's a good idea. You start." He said and concentrated in his driving again while she opened her PDA and went over all the facts they had till now. The tension eased.

Outside the rain became snow and the street was getting white. Gibbs listened to her voice and to him it became more and more a flowing river in which he could drown and flow in peace. Sometimes he watched the movements of her lips, those sweet lips, which hunted his days and nights, but only in his dreams he was allowed to kiss her lips. ´You got it bad, old man.´ he thought.

They discussed some details and found some interesting aspects they wanted to investigate when they were reaching HQ. After a while of conversation, the silence came back, but this time it was a comfortable one. Sometimes they stole a glance at each other. At some point Kate drifted off into a peaceful sleep. She had cuddled in her seat, her feet tucked under her body and her red cashmere coat over her. Gibbs could see her face in the light of a passing car and wondered what a dream she might have to smile the way she did. In her beautiful face he saw everything he admired about her – her independence, her strength, her humorous and sharp mind, the passion for her work an the things she believes in. Those were the reasons why she was now working for him. But there was one more selfish reason that he wanted her for his team. Now after a year of working side by side with her, he had to admit that she had become irreplaceable for him. He needed her in ways, he wasn't ready to admit. He needed her near him, when he couldn't point out something on a case, because she was the one who could find that detail he was missing. She completed him. He needed her smile, ´cause it lightens his days even if the case was cruel. He hadn't realized that his hand was wandered to her face to trace her jaw line with his fingertips. Only as he felt her leaning near his touch, he pulled back and concentrated in driving again. He thought he'd seen a hint of sadness in her face and than he heard it. "Gibbs, stay."

In shock he looked back at her, but she was asleep. She had to dream about him. ´Why?...No, this can not mean... But his thought was interrupted as the car began to spin . He tightened his grip on the steering wheel and tried to hold the car on the street. He failed.

tbc

So, let me know what you think. Its my first fanfic, so please be nice. I hope my english is not too bad, ´cause I come from germany.