Would Like To Meet
Chapter Two

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Agent Jethro Gibbs stepped out as the elevator doors opened and, coffee cup in hand, headed for the bullpen. Tony and McGee looked up when their boss entered but Kate's desk remained unoccupied.

"Where is Agent Todd?" Gibbs asked, as dumbfounded, as Tony that Kate was the last of the team to arrive.

"Right behind you, sorry Gibbs." Kate said, setting her bag down on the desk and wrapping the scarf from around her neck. "Traffic was awful." She said by way of apology. In truth, she had overslept after staying up late the previous night surfing the dating agency's website.

Gibbs' face remained impassive as Kate shrugged off her jacket and slung it over the back of her chair. He said nothing further as he headed up the stairs towards Jenny Shepard's office.

"How much do you bet that he is going to see the Director?" Tony guessed, not particularly addressing Kate or McGee as he spoke.

Agents Todd and McGee exchanged a look but did not dignify Tony's comment with a response. DiNozzo didn't mind if his fellow agents didn't share the same suspicion as he did because he knew one day that he would be proved right about Gibbs and the Director.

"Geez Kate!" Tony nearly exploded when her phone began to ring for the fifth time in half an hour. "Will you just answer your phone before I throw it out of the window!"

Despite how she was feeling Kate had to smile. It made a change from him winding her up. Biting her lip, Kate reached out and answered the phone.

"Special Agent Todd." She spoke into the mouthpiece, turning away so that Tony's penetrating gaze wouldn't be able to observe her change in facial expressions. "Justin, what did I tall you about calling me at work." She hissed.

Tony watched, trying to overhear the conversation but he wasn't catching anything. He guessed, from Kate's behaviour, that it was her boyfriend on the other end of the line. Tony had only met Justin once and had intensely disliked him but then he had never known Kate to like any of his girlfriends either.

"If you want to come round and collect your stuff then fine but I'm at work and could do without any distractions." Kate told him sharply.

As Kate's voice rose at the end of her sentence Tony looked extremely interested and she cursed herself for being so careless. She quickly hung up and busied herself with paperwork again.

A slow grin was spreading over Tony's face. "What distractions would these be, Katie?" He asked, getting up from his own desk and perching on edge of Kate's instead.

The brunette glared at him, they both knew how much she hated this nickname. Maybe that was why Tony still used it.

"Nothing that concerns you, Tony." Kate said, smiling sweetly but speaking through gritted teeth.

He leant a little closer, letting Kate breathe in his cologne and the mintiness of his breath.

"Tony!" She said, pushing her chair back from the desk. However, much she pretended not to enjoy it when Tony flirted with her now was not the best time. Tony looked up; his expression altered completely when he turned to face his boss.

Now that Jenny Shepard was alone in her office she sank back into her swivel chair and placed her head in her hands.

"Get a grip Jenny." She told herself, trying to get her racing her back under control before it literally exploded from her chest. Although she enjoyed them undeniably, she wasn't sure how good Jethro Gibbs' visits were for her health. She still loved him passionately and when he stepped into her office and they were alone Jenny was bombarded constantly by memories of Paris even though they were years ago now. She wondered if Gibbs still felt the same about her, so much time had passed and he had always been much better at masking his true feelings than she had.

Her being Director while he was still an NCIS agent had made their relationship even more complicated. Jen was more likely to let Gibbs get away with things she would never allow other agents to and she knew this was a weakness on her part. Maybe if she knew for certain that Jethro no longer loved her then she would be able to move on and do her job more effectively.

At the end of the working day Kate was putting on her jacket when Tony passed her desk.

"Do you want me to hold the elevator for you?" He asked.

Kate raised her eyebrows. She knew better than to take Tony's kindness at face value.

"It's okay, Tony, you go on ahead." She assured him as she took her gloves from her pocket and put them on; preparing herself for the cold winter night outside.

"I don't mind waiting." Tony said, the smile that was sometimes so irritating appeared charming now and Kate wondered what was wrong with her.

Slinging her bag over her shoulder Kate led the way to the elevator with Tony hot on her heels.

"Are you meeting Jason tonight?" Tony asked once they were alone in the descending elevator.

"His name is Justin." Kate said. "And no, I'm not. Why are you so interested all of a sudden?" She asked in suspicion.

"I'm allowed to care, aren't I?" Tony asked, feigning innocence.

"Come on Tony, I know you better than that." Kate laughed. For all his faults she knew she would never have him any other way.

Tony said nothing for a while, his eyes holding her's as the elevator continued to drop.

"Justin and I broke up, Tony, that's what you really want to know isn't it?" Kate finally broke the silence.

Tony's face lit up with hope. "Oh, Kate, that really sucks."

"Say it like you mean it Tony." She rolled her eyes, exiting the elevator as the doors opened, leaving Tony alone in the parking lot.