A/N: Here is the promised sequel to 'Words'. Hope you all like it. I'm sorry if some think Gibbs is out of character, but I think that if he was in a relationship this is how he would act (kind of life when we see flash backs of him and Shannon, and when we saw him with ex-wife 3, Jenny, and Hollis Mann). Reviews make my life a happier place :)

Disclaimer: Not mine, don't sue. All I'm getting out of this is the pleasure of writing and use of my imagination.

Spoilers: None in this chapter.

"Let's go somewhere," Kate suggested one evening at dinner sitting next to Gibbs, one hand lazily draped over his.

"Okay. Where? And why?" Gibbs asked her.

"I don't know, we can choose it together. And it's because we've been going out for-"

"Two years, Friday." Gibbs interrupted. She smiled at him, happy that he had remembered. He smiled back, happy that he could be named the cause of such a beautiful sight.

It had been about a year since Kate had been abducted and she and Gibbs had fought immensely, almost ending with the loss of their relationship. Things were now going strong however, and they were happy. They still had an occasional fight but nothing too bad. They always managed to work it out.

After three months after everything had went down, Gibbs had suggested she move in with him. It had made a lot of sense really. After all, she spent most of her time during the week there anyway. She had jumped up from her chair when he put the idea out there. She couldn't believe the big change in him. He was still the same old grumpy ex-marine Gibbs at work and she was still his subordinate that teased Tony and scammed McGee with Abby.

The director had called them both to his office one day not too long ago. Gibbs and Kate had given each other worried glances; both feared what was possibly coming. They still wanted to work together and thought they had done a good job separating their professional and private lives. Apparently, the Director thought so too and much to their surprise and relief told them that they could remain working together on the same team if they kept it up.

Kate snapped back from her daydreaming world and looked at him. "You remembered."

"Of course. Not everyday you get to tell a pretty woman you love her and have her react the way you did."

"Ha. Funny. But very true...for you anyways," she teased. "So, any ideas on where we should go?"

"I'll think of something," and he captured her lips in a quick, sensual kiss. "And I'll get back to you. Right now, I have other things on my mind."

Kate chuckled and leaned in to kiss him again. "Like what, Jethro? Anything I'd be interested in?"

"Oh. I think you'd be very interested in these ideas." And he lead her to their bedroom and closed the door.

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When they emerged from the room much later they went to the basement to work on his boat. She was not even close to being done, he'd had a few too many distractions this past year that kept him from working on her like he used to. They were pleasant distractions though, he added to himself. Together, they had started to sand the boat 'with the grain' as he had taught her.

When they stopped, she walked around fingering the boat as she passed it. "Any ideas on a name for her yet?" she asked him.

He paused and looked from the boat to her before he answered. "Yeah, I have been thinking about it.... Kelly."

She gave a small, sweet smile and said, "That sounds like a good name for her. And she won't end up being burned like the last ones."

He laughed and said, "No, she certainly won't." He paused before he continued. "Kate, do we need to go anywhere? I mean, we can if you'd like to but I really don't know where we could go. And it honestly doesn't matter to me...."

"Sure. I don't care either as long as I'm wherever with you. We could maybe get off work, get a long weekend out of it. Ask for a few personal days leave, perhaps?"

"Yeah, sure," Gibbs said. He thought about it and decided that it gave him the perfect opportunity to put his plan into action.

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"We'll see you guys on Tuesday then," Kate told McGee and Tony as she and Gibbs got ready to go home from work. It was Thursday and they were beginning their 'vacation' early. They had no case and had finished up their paperwork early.

"Oh, Jethro, just hold on a sec will you? I have to go see Abby for a minute. I promised I would go talk to her before I left for the weekend."

"Okay then, I'll wait here for you," he called after her as she hurried on to the lift.

"Big weekend planned, boss?" Tony asked looking for some kind of information.

"Maybe."

"Really?" Tony asked, egging Gibbs on for more. He didn't want to ask too much for fear of getting a slap across the back of the head or the threat of losing his job. He figured Kate should have done something by now to sooth the great beast but so far there was nothing. Gibbs was still Gibbs- closed off, angry, maybe a little crazy, and an ex-marine quite capable of snapping your neck in ten seconds flat. "Care to share?"

"No, DiNozzo. Not really. Was there any evidence there that I did? You looking to lose your job today?"

"Uhm, well...no, not really. I just thought that since we're all....co-workers and-"

"Tony, stop stuttering. Come on Jethro, let's go. I'm desperately in need of a long weekend and a foot rub," Kate said, rushing back into the bullpen. They put on their coats and Kate followed Gibbs to the elevator.

As Kate passed Tony's desk she faintly heard him whisper something about finding out dirt on her weekend from Abby. Kate doubled back and whispered, "You do realize any 'dirt' as you call it, that you find out about my weekend is also Gibbs', right? You sure you want to know what we're going to do? Besides that, Gibbs will kill you if you start messing with his life outside the office."

"Wow. I think I just threw up a bit in my mouth that time..." Tony remarked.

She left for the elevator laughing and leaving Tony with a disgusted look on his face, like a kid who walked in on their parents, and McGee trying to stifle a laugh.

"What was that all about?" Gibbs asked when he saw the look of amusement on her face and dancing in her eyes.

"Nothing. Nothing at all," she told him with a chuckle as the elevator doors shut.