Summary: When the central heating in Kate's building goes out, she's forced to stay at Tony's place for a while and we can all imagine how that will end
Pairing: Well, guess….duh
Genre: Romance/ Humor
Disclaimer: Not mine
Author's Note: Finally, my WB is gone!! Anyway, this idea might be kind of a cliché but I don't know…The story is titled after a JAG quote from the series finale. Please review :D
Chapter 1
It was Monday morning and Tony DiNozzo was for once not late for work, which was a very rare occurrence. But what was even more strange was the fact that Kate seemed to be late instead. Twenty minutes later than usual, the elevator dinged and revealed a very pissed off Kate Todd, balancing her backpack, a big blue duffel bag, her purse and a cup of coffee. Tony patiently waited for her to enter the bullpen before firing off his first comment for the day.
"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed" he said, careful not to look up, knowing that he would receive a death glare if he did. Kate dumped all her stuff except her coffee, on the floor with a loud thud´. Then she walked to stand across from Tony.
"The central heating in my building decided to play us all a little trick. Now. In the middle of January! It was fifty degrees when I left" she took a sip from her coffee cup to emphasize her words.
"So, where are you staying?" Tony asked, now not having to ask what was in the bag.
"Abby's, I think. According to my landlord, it'll only take a few days to repair it" she immediately sounded a bit calmer. "So, I'm off to Abby's. Be back in a few" she said and then left. Since Gibbs was a no show, Tony took the liberty to start up his computer game that should have been gone years ago unless he wanted Gibbs to pierce both of his ears. "Well, what Gibbs actually doesn't know, can't hurt him" Tony thought as the countdown began on the screen.
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Kate came back a few minutes later, now looking very pissed again. Tony didn't have time to ask before she spoke.
"McGee is apparently "unofficially" living there"
"You don't say…" Tony said, eyes on the computer screen. "Take Probie's apartment then"
"First of all, his sister lives there and second of all, I would never stay at McGee's place"
"Gibbs then?" Tony suggested.
"Are you kidding me?!"
"Always, Kate"
Kate rolled her eyes and sat down by her desk. "To get a roof of my head for the night would have to be a later issue", she thought as Gibbs arrived and dumped a stack of files on her desk. As she began typing, an IM popped up. From Tony – who else?
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TonyD: Hey Katie, why don't you stay at my place?
KateT: Well, where are you staying then?
TonyD: Very funny. But seriously, Kate
KateT: Good try, DiNozzo. But NO!
TonyD: If you say so. But the offer still stands, just FYI
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Kate shook her head and closed the conversation and opened her word processing program instead. If working with Tony could be hell on Earth sometimes, how would she survive living in the same apartment as him?! No way, she thought as she pulled out the next file from her stack. Around noon Gibbs received a call and soon they were all stuffed into the NCIS truck, on their way to Norfolk. Kate shuddered where she sat between Tony and Gibbs.
"Gibbs, can you please turn up the heat? I'm freezing my ass off" she asked, but Gibbs didn't move. She groaned. Why did it have to be so damn cold? Knowing that her apartment probably held the same temperature didn't make her feel better. She wrapped her coat and scarf tighter around herself as Gibbs exited the freeway. As they arrived at the crime scene both she and Tony groaned. They were practically in the middle of nowhere, nothing but tree surrounding them and snow up to their knees.
"This should really earn us double pay" Tony commented as they left the truck which by now where warm enough. They walked around the back to retrieve the gear and McGee. It was almost 3.30 and the sun was already going down. The team worked as quickly as possible and moved around to keep themselves warm. The only one who didn't seem cold was Gibbs. Big shocker…Around five they were finally finished and the body was already on its way back to DC.
"That's it, let's go" Gibbs finally said and his three agents gratefully walked back to the truck, that now felt more like an ice cream truck. But now, as they drove back out on the freeway, Gibbs turned up the heat. Kate smiled to herself and leaned back, relishing the warmth.
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When they finally arrived back at HQ, the clock had already struck seven pm. Gibbs and McGee delivered the evidence to Abby, while Kate and Tony were given the permission to go home.
"So, where are you staying, Kate?" Tony asked teasingly, knowing that there was no way that she could have fixed something during the day. Kate just glared. She was cold, tired and pissed and she just didn't feel good. Tony's teasing was the least thing she needed right now.
"Shut up"
"Whoo! Sorry there"
Kate just shook her head and turned back to packing her things. She would just have to stay at a hotel or something. But in the back of her head, Tony's offer was still repeating itself. She tried to push it away but come on. At least it was free and really, how bad could it be?
"Tony?"
"Yeah?"
"That offer you made…does it still…I mean…" she began nervously. I so can't believe I'm doing this. Abby will tease me to death about it…
"No problems, Katie" he smiled and grabbed his backpack. "Come on" he added when he passed her desk and left for the elevator. Kate quickly gathered her own things and followed him. In the elevator, the same thought struck them both; this was going to be very interesting.
First chapter finished. WB is definitely gone. You wanna read more or does it already seem boring:P Please please review and tell me what you think. And if and how I should continue this story :) For you who think that some stuff is familiar; the computer game Tony should remove if he didn't want his ears pierced by Gibbs, was featured in the episode Missing and the line "hell on Earth" is taken from the episode Conspiracy theory, when Tony is blackmailing Kate with the wet t-shirt photo. Gotta love that ep.
Thanks for reading!