I was incredibly nervous. I had never worked with anyone outside my two partners at the CIA and now I was going to get introduced to eight people who worked at the NCIS division and were going to become my new partners.
I knew only one of them, Timothy McGee. In fact, we had dated all throughout our four years at MIT together. We were on the verge of getting married, but when he got accepted to join NCIS and I went to the CIA we broke it off. I missed him so much, but we both worked in different departments and couldn't make our relationship work.
As I waited at the coffee shop next to my apartment building, I thought about the last day I had seen McGee. It was three years ago and we were saying our goodbye's at the very café I was waiting at.
"Timmy," I whined, "I don't want you to go."
"I don't either, Natalie."
I wrapped my arms around McGee's neck and buried my head into his shoulders. We were sitting in the corner booth of the Café and the place was almost empty.
"Why can't you join the CIA?" I ran my fingers through his hair and found myself about to cry.
"I'm sorry. They want me at NCIS and they need you at the CIA." He shrugged. He hugged me tightly and whispered, "I'm gonna miss you so much."
I nodded and wiped away the few tears I had on my cheeks.
"I have something I want to give you." Timothy pulled my hands over my eyes as he put a necklace on me.
When I opened my eyes, I gasped, "Timmy, Are you serious?"
On the necklace was a 12 karat diamond ring with one blue/white diamond on each side of it.
"It's beautiful, but why did you get me this?"
McGee looked into my eyes and said, "This isn't a proposal. I just… um… I hate leaving you."
"I hate it, too."
McGee said, "This ring is for when I come back to you."
I smiled and kissed him hard on the mouth.
"I will marry you. May our paths cross in the future."
"Promise me?" I asked.
"I promise I will marry you."