A black limo pulled up to the curb. A man in a black suit exited the drivers' seat and opened the back door. I instinctively reached up and grabbed the ring around my neck. I spun it around on the chain, as I always did when I was nervous.
McGee stepped out of the backseat and onto the completely empty sidewalk. He didn't look any different than when I last saw him. His brown hair was a little shorter and he was wearing a suit, but he was still the same McGee that I met at freshman orientation and left at the café at graduation.
Our eyes met and he instantly smiled. I stood up slowly and walked towards him.
As soon as we got within two feet from each other, McGee wrapped his arms around me and held me for a couple of minutes.
"So, do you still love me?" McGee smiled at me.
I bit my lip and nodded. I looked into his eyes. He stared back and then kissed me. I closed my eyes and wrapped my arms tight around his neck.
He broke it off and said, "Top 5?"
I thought about it, "Only behind the New Years' and that first one."
He smiled, "Number three, huh? I must be getting better."
He opened the door for me and squeezed next to me. I wrapped my arms around him and gave him a huge hug. "I missed you so much."
McGee leaned forward and said, "Gordo, can you give us privacy until we get there?"
The driver smiled and winked at him. "No problem, boss."
The screen went up and McGee sat down next to me.
"Still wanna marry me?" I dived into the awkward subject.
"Wh… What do you mean?"
I pulled the necklace out from under my jacket to show him that I was still wearing it. "I never take it off."
McGee kissed me again, longer, but not losing any passion. "I can't believe you kept it."
"I told you I would never forget you and I would wait for you." I put my laptop bag down on the floor and put my jacket on top of it.
"We can't tell anyone at NCIS about the marriage."
I gaped at him, "Why not?"
"They won't understand."
"What do you mean?"
"The team is very… um… above me in their minds."
"Okay, we'll keep it between us for now. Does that mean we're engaged?"
He nodded, "We're gonna have to wait for a while, though."
I cut in, "Because of our jobs."
"Right." He was holding the necklace and twisting it between his fingers. After a couple of moments, he took the ring off the chain and slid the ring onto my ring finger. "Will you marry me?"
I straddled over him and smiled down at him, "Yes." I whispered.
I put my hand on McGee's neck and kissed him softly. We didn't break off the kiss, though. I opened my mouth to let him in further and I felt him put his hands on my thighs. I was wearing a skirt (for some stupid reason) and took a deep intake of breath as his cold hands made contact with my bare skin.
As we made out, I pulled off his jacket and he was starting to kiss my neck. I went back to kissing him and after a couple of minutes he pulled back and whispered, "We're almost there."
I reluctantly pulled off of him and fixed my hair and put my jacket back on.
"Business." I smiled.
He gave me one long kiss before the limo stopped and the driver opened the door.
"Good Luck," the driver tipped his hat at me.
"Thank you." I smiled brightly.
McGee led me through the lobby of the NCIS ground floor. He flashed his badge to the guard and said, "Show him your CIA badge."
"Oh, sorry." I pulled my CIA badge out of my pocket and when he saw it he straightened up a little and said, "Welcome to NCIS, Miss Woods."
I exchanged a look with McGee. "Thank you." When I smiled at the man he seemed taken aback.
McGee took my arm and led me into the elevator. It was completely silver all around, like the entire thing was made of bulletproof metal. There wasn't even carpet or hand rails.
"I should tell you something before you get in there." McGee said.
"What?"
"Just… Ignore Tony."
"Who's Tony?"
"Just… You'll understand."
The elevator doors opened to a not-very-crowded room and I said, "Okay."
