Not So Nice

They had been working on a very hard case for the last two weeks, the hard past wasn't finding who had done was the hard part was whom it was done to. A single mother also a decorated Navy officer, who had just come back from serving her two year posting in Iraq. She had been found murdered in her home, her two children had also been killed. The hardest part of their job informing family of their loss. It was the only part of her job she hated. The car was silent. Gibbs, Tony, McGee and herself had gone to inform the parents of the young mother.

Kate lent forward and threaded her hand through the gap between the door and the seat in front of her to rest her right hand on the torso of the man sitting in the front passenger seat. He chin rest on the seat in front of her. She didn't say anything she didn't have to. To any one else it may half looked weird for a co worker to do this but to the people in the car it was perfectly natural they hardly even noticed. It was a sign of love, to let each other know in hard cases or times that they were still there still fighting.

Tony rested his hand on Kate's lacing his fingers in hers. Till they pulled into the Navy yard, they all got out slowly. All except Gibbs, who walked off. Presumably to get coffee his drink of choice. Tony stepped out and held the door open for Kate before pulling her into a hug.

The three agents walked into the building in front of them through security and into the lift that would take them to their floor. "It should never have happened to such a young mum" Kate said quietly they all knew that nothing could have been done to stop what had happened but. That didn't stop them from voicing their opinions.

Tony pulled her closer, resting his head on hers. " I know" he kissed the top of her head and rested his chin on it. None of them said anything, telling the parents of a 22 year old that their daughter and young grand children were dead had drained them all emotionally they didn't have the strength emotionally or physically to do anything but what they normally did.

The lift reached their floor and they all walked out. To tired to care what people thought. They all now wished that their desks were as close as they used to be to the lifts but they weren't. McGee sat at his desk for a minute before heading off down to the labs to see Abby the one person he knew could cheer him up.

Tony sat down at his desk and even though he knew it was frowned upon he pulled Kate onto his lap. They sat there not saying anything just thinking. They both looked up as Ziva walked over to her desk.

"How did her family take it?" she asked

"As well as can be expected"

"Not very well then"

Kate shook her head and lent back into Tony he held onto her tighter as he swivelled in his chair he kissed her shoulder, they saw Gibbs walk in and frown.

"Todd is that your desk?"

"No Gibbs its not" she went to get up but Tony wouldn't let her go.

Tony pouted "Gezz Gibbs you expect us to go on like nothing happened unlike you we aren't ex Marines, we feel things when we shouldn't"

Gibbs had said nothing he just sent Kate to get McGee from Abby's lab.

"Hey ab's"

"What's on your mind Katie?"

" Tony's the only one who can call me Katie" the goth turned around and lent against the desk.

"And why is that?"

"Hmm I wonder could it be that possibly maybe, be the fact the oh I don't know...he happens the be my boyfriend"

"But you all call me Ab's and That's a nickname"

"Well we can start calling you Abigail if you wanted" Kate grinned at her friend's glare.

"The reason I came down is that Gibbs is being a but head and wants us all at our desks doing reports, sorry McGee"