Kate then noticed Tony trying to find the card she walked over picked the card up from where she knew it would have been placed

And said "DiNozzo next time you try looking at the card in my flowers, I will kill you",

He went back to his seat while Kate opened the card knowing who it was from and read the message which said:

'Dear my beautiful Lieutenant
here are your favourite flowers - lily's
hope they cheer you up
I love you
love your handsome Admiral
xxx,'

She smiled tucked the card in her lockable drawer with her weapon and badge and went to work,

Abby had come up ten minutes later and saw her flowers and said: "Kate who are the flowers from."

Kate just smiled and said "for me to know and you not to," and went back to work,

Tony said, "Whoever it is the card made her smile, and she won't tell us, but she is with some Admiral".

Abby smiled and said, "Kate come on why won't you say."

She just said "I don't want to",

and went back to work, she overheard Tony and Abby plan to be near her apartment to try to see who it was. so she texts AJ 'hey AJ change of plan will meet you at yours, x' he replied 'that's fine why x' she text back 'work colleagues are trying to figure out who you are by spying on me but I have a plan.' he replied 'ok keep safe' she replied 'I will thank's for the flowers'.

They finished the case reasonably quickly and went home she looked out her apartment window and spotted where Abby and Tony had parked, she sorted her Lilies out packed a weekend bag, left her bedroom lamp on as always and went downstairs and out the back exit and around the corner, where she took a taxi to AJ's. When she got there, she unlocked the door, went in took her bag upstairs and came and sat on the sofa; ten minutes later AJ walked in he walked over and kissed her passionately. They spent the rest of the weekend together, with him dropping her to work Monday.

They managed to carry on for another eight weeks in secret till they were out for a meal and Tony spotted them and took a picture which he sent to Abby and McGee. She arrived at work on the Monday to Tony smirking; she ignored it and got on with work,

10 minutes later Abby ran in and said "Kate you are going out with Admiral AJ Chegwidden from JAG are you insane", Tony and McGee didn't seem surprised,

But Gibbs did and said, "Is this true".

She said "yes but how did you find out Abby."

Abby looked at Tony who shrugged and said: "I was out and saw you in the restaurant with him and you both kissing I sent a photo to Abby and McGee here".

Kate was furious and shouted, "So you decided to broadcast my private life around!"

He said, "I only told Abby and McGee was going to tell boss today I think we have a right to know you're with, a Jag lawyer".

She snapped at him again and said "who I see is none of your business, and neither is his job and what gives you lot the right to judge him and Abby you're meant to be my friend",

With that, she grabbed her phone and badge and walked off crying.