You Could Be Happy

Chapter 2
Ending 1

Gibbs chuckled then sighed, resting his head on Kate's.
"Katie, don't go." Kate looked up a bit surprised.

She could see the sincerity in his eyes, along with the hope, need and most of all love.

"Jethro-" He knew what was coming, he could see it from the look she was giving him. He turned and sat on his workbench.

"A leopard never changes it spots right." Gibbs said as he rubbed his face.

Kate came up and sat beside him.

"I wasn't going to say that. I don't know. Maybe we just need a break."

Gibbs could feel his heart hit the floor. Kate took his silence as his way of telling her to go on.

"I mean, it might be good for us." Both of them could hear in her voice that she did not believe a word that was coming out of her mouth.

"I don't think it will. We can work through this Kate. You were right. Being alone is no way to live. I love you and I want to be with you." Kate was crying.

"I'm so sorry, I truly am." Kate had jumped off the bench and was facing him. Leaning forward she gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She turned, quickly making her way up the stairs stopping at the top when she heard her name being called. The pain in his eyes almost killed her.

"Good luck." She nodded and looked away. She could hear the him begin to sand his boat and looked down to a site she was all to familiar with.

"I love you" she whispered as she exited the basement.

5Years later.

Kate smiled as she sat at her favourite Washington coffee house. She was so glad to finally be home. She had enjoyed her little adventure but in the end she knew where she belonged.

She frowned as she finished her 3rd coffee. She would be lying to herself if she said she was just here for the coffee. No, she had other motives. She knew this coffee house was a favourite place of another person. She heard the door open and looked up to see the man she had been waiting for. She stayed where she was, knowing that he would spot her. He still looked amazing even after all these years. She smiled and waved when he looked her way.

"Hello Jethro."

"Kate, wow, you look beautiful." She smiled at him.

"It's been way too long." Her words made him smirk and she found herself missing the little things she had tried so hard to forget.

"It has." He gave her a quick once over and then looked her back in the eyes.

"Mind if I join you?"

"Not at all." Kate said as she motioned for him to sit down.

They sat there chatting about various things for the next hour. Kate told Gibbs of her time in LA and Gibbs brought Kate up to speed on the doings of the team, in particular Tony. They were so wrapped in each other that they jumped when Gibbs phone began ringing.

"Gibbs." Kate watched as he listen to the person on the other end. She followed his gaze outside but couldn't see what he was looking at. He hung up the phone and looked at Kate.

"I got to go, I'm late."

"That's ok. We should do this again, soon." She saw a mixture of expressions cross Gibbs's face before he nodded and agreed, saying he would love to catch up again. Kate knew there was something he was not saying but did not mention it. Instead she stood and gave him a hug.

"It's been really good seeing you Jethro." She could feel his grip on her tighten a little.

"You too Katie."

Gibbs smiled at her as he exited the coffee house, praying that she was not watching him and knowing inside that there was no way she was not.

Gibbs crossed the street and saw the woman he was looking for. She walked straight up to him and gave him a big kiss.

"Did you miss me?" She smiled up at him. All he could do was nod. His mind was elsewhere.

The sun was bright and when Kate looked over at them she could see the sparkle of a ring on the woman's left hand. She saw Gibbs look over and quickly looked down. She knew he saw her but she didn't want to see the pity on his face. Grabbing her stuff she headed out into the street and began walking in the opposite direction. She wanted to cry, run screaming and yelling because she knew in that moment that they would not be seeing each other for coffee anytime soon.


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