The rooftop where Kate was shot
The sky was clear blue, and the sun shone in the sky, as Kate lay bleeding upon the floor.
Ari had shot her, in her head, she had taken one bullet for Gibbs and now she had taken another.
She had loved him more than anything in the world.
As she fell, Gibbs caught her, and laid her down gently, picking up the letter that had fallen out of her jacket pocket as she fell.
He cradled her dead body to him as kissed her forehead and opened the letter; he too had loved her but never had the courage.
He read the letter with his true love in his arms, her body cold and limp rests in his arms.
"Dear Jethro,
You're probably wondering why I wrote this letter to you, I write it because I don't have the courage to tell you in person.
To tell you, that I love you with all my heart and soul, and I will never ever give up on the hope that you might feel the same way.
I know you say that romance between agents never works but I have loved you since I met you on airforce one.
When you pushed me into the toilets on board, I hoped to god that you would kiss me, because I fell in love with you.
Know that you mean the world to me, and you're the only man I ever truly loved with all my heart.
My heart is forever yours, I love you
Yours, forever and always,
Katie"
Tears slid down his face, as he held her to him tightly.
The paramedics ran up the stairs but, it was too late.
This conversation takes place four hours after Kate was shot. It takes place in Gibbs mind between him-self and the now deceased Caitlin Todd.
Sitting alone in his basement; with a mason jar in one hand and the bottle of bourbon in the other hand he pours himself another mason jar full of bourbon finishing off the bottle itself. Jethro thinks to himself "Kate, why, why didn't you tell me?"
Caitlin's disembodied voice tells him "Because you created rule 12" silly boy
In a moment of weakness he starts to feel sorry for himself as he thinks "I could have suspended it!"
In a drunken rage Gibbs throws the bottle of bourbon against the basement wall as he hears Caitlin's voice telling him "But you didn't, and now you have nothing to drink!"
Jethro thinks "But I loved you, Kate!"
Caitlin's disembodied voice reminds him "You never said anything Jethro!"
Thinking to him-self; "I know, and I will have to live with that regret!"
Caitlin's disembodied voice tells him "Don't spend the rest of your life morning over me, the way you did Shannon Jethro!"
Jethro thinks "But Kate."
Caitlin smacks him off the back of his head "But nothing Marine!"
Jethro clumsily plays with small box covered black velvet thinking "I was going to give you this, Kate!"
Inside the box is a simple yet elegant ring note reads "To Kate the next/final Mrs. L.J. Gibbs!"
Jethro thinks to himself "Now, I guess I will leave it at your grave."
Caitlin's disembodied voice tells him "I would have said yes Jethro!" as a tear streams down her check
Gibbs jogs up the stairs to get ready to go to Kate's funeral!
It was one hour later at the grave of Caitlin "Kate" Todd
The entire team is gathered round the site Jethro tells them "You guys go ahead I will be along in a moment!
Gibbs kneels down and opens the small box then places it and the note on the gravestone, taking two fingers he puts them to his lips then places them on the gravestone saying "Goodbye Kate" as he sheds a tear and walks away.
