Yes...its another TATE fic from me...I was watching Meet the Fockers yesterday, and I had a sudden burst of inspiration. This story doesn't follow the movie at all though; it's just the whole parent thing that got me going.

There is some Italian in this chapter. I couldn't help it. Here is the translation:

Come sei bella. - How beautiful you are.

Disclaimer: Although it would be nice, I don't own Navy NCIS.


The doorknob of Kate Todd's apartment jiggled. She was having trouble getting the door open as there was a man kissing her neck as she turned the key.

"Tony, stop it!" she giggled as she finally succeeded in unlocking the door. She tossed her things onto the counter as she turned around and kissed him full on the lips. Tony kicked the door shut with his foot.

The moment was ruined however, when the slamming door caused a frame hanging on the wall to fall off. There was a crash and the couple broke apart. Kate looked sheepishly at the pile of glass and metal on the floor.

"Oops." She walked over and freed the picture that used to hang in the now ruined frame. It was one of her favorites. She and Tony were sitting at their desks at the NCIS office. He was throwing a paper airplane at her. The plane was in midair, hovering right between the two of them. Abby had taken it when she brought her camera to work one day.

Tony approached her from behind. "Come sei bella," he murmured in her ear as he bent down to pick up the glass pieces.

Kate turned to look at him. "Do you always breakout in Italian every once in a while?"

"Only when I'm feeling extremely romantic."

"Which you are feeling now?" Her voice held back a laugh.

Tony sighed as he picked up an extra large glass shard. "Only you can make me that way, Kate."

"You know what would be very romantic Tony?" Kate had a mischievous gleam in her eye.

"What's that?"

"If you cooked dinner tonight."

Tony nuzzled her neck. "You're only saying that because you're feeling lazy."

"Maybe I am. Or maybe it's the fact that I suck at cooking."

He stood and pulled her along. "If it pleases you, I'll cook. But you have to clean up this mess." He gestured toward the pile of glass.

Kate kissed his nose. "Okay." She turned to the bedroom to change. Work clothes made her feel like Special Agent Caitlin Todd. She was home now, and all she wanted to be was Kate Todd. Kate Todd soon to be Kate DiNozzo.

"Is spaghetti alright for dinner Kate?" Tony called from the kitchen.

"It's fine!" she hollered back.

She paused to look at her left hand. It was still getting used to the thin gold band with the diamond perched on top. She held her hand up to the light and watched the diamond sparkle. They'd been engaged for a week now, but she could hardly believe that he'd even proposed. Pulling on a pair of pink sweatpants and a brown top, she thought back to the day when he popped the question.

It started off as any day would. They arrived at work together and sat down at their desks to do paperwork. Around noon, Tony got bored and started throwing paper clips at Kate, as he did almost everyday. She was about to retaliate when one came hurling through the air and landed right in front of her. It had a scrap of paper attached to it. She removed the scrap from the clip. Unfolding it, she almost gasped aloud at what it said.

"Marry me?" was scribbled in messy handwriting.

Ripping a corner from a piece of paper on her desk, she wrote, "Yes," and attached it to a paperclip and threw it back to Tony. Moments later, a ring landed on her desk.

Of course, Gibbs found out almost immediately. As he walked past the two desks, he said, "Congratulations you two." They'd been surprised, thinking that they were very sneaky with the whole thing. Then again, nothing flew under Gibbs's radar.

Kate flopped down on their bed and fingered the ring. It used to be just her bed, but she didn't mind sharing it. Turning over, she sniffed the pillows. They were already losing her scent and absorbing his. It was more of a mixture, really. A touch of her perfume and his cologne. Kate closed her eyes and thought. Thinking of the future excited her.

Of course, they'd already made plans. With their combined income, they would buy a nice little house in a safe neighborhood. The school district would have to be good. They wanted the best for their children. As for children, they'd have two. A boy and a girl. Tony even wanting children initially surprised Kate. He seemed to be the kind of man who didn't want that burden. But the more she thought about it, the more Kate was sure that he would make a great father.

"Dinner's ready!" Tony announced.

There was a knock on the door. Rolling over, Kate glanced at the alarm clock that sat on the nightstand. Big red numbers announced that it was 7:00. With a sigh, she lifted herself off the bed and stuffed her feet into blue bunny slippers before shuffling off to answer the door.

Kate stifled a gasp as she peered through the peephole. "Who is it?" Tony asked, poking his head out of the kitchen. She didn't answer him. Bracing herself, Kate opened the door.

"Hi Mom!" she exclaimed, hugging the women on the other side of the door. "Hi Dad." She moved on to hug the man standing next to her mom.

Tony could hardly keep his mouth shut.

TBC…


This was actually supposed to be 1,200 words longer, but then I thought this was a good place to stop. The second half of the original first chapter will be posted soon.

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