A/N: Are you all enjoying it so far? Hmmm, come and tell Uncle Trapper, and Aunt Hawkeye… haha ok, no, really tell me!!
Chapter 3
Kate rolled and smacked the alarm clock beeping at 7 in the morning. Gibbs began to rise,
"It's too early" Kate said dragging him down.
"We got to go to work" he said pushing her away.
"It's Saturday" she shouted
"I have to fix your bathroom" Gibbs said loudly.
"But then I won't have an excuse to keep you here!" Kate whined.
"You could ask me to fix a light for you" Gibbs smiled
"Is there anything you don't do?" Kate yelled
"Wear dresses" he stated
"What? That was a rhetorical question!" Kate frowned. Gibbs kicked back the sheets and climbed out of the bed.
"Want some breakfast before you start work on the pipes?" Kate asked picking up her clothes from the floor.
"That would be nice" Gibbs answered stretching. Kate beamed as she walked into the bathroom to get changed.
"Are you going to wear that?" Kate asked walking out of the bathroom.
"Yeah, why?" he asked looking down at the t-shirt and pants with the tool belt around his hips.
"Tell you what, take the shirt off and you are forgiven" Kate said chewing on her finger nail. Gibbs glared at her,
"And if I don't?" he asked
"You might as well leave" Kate replied quietly
"What if I keep my shirt on?"
"Then you don't fix the leak" Kate shrugged walking out into the dining area.
Kate was busy cooking scrambled eggs to notice Gibbs walk out into the family room. While Kate was waiting for the bread in the toaster, she picked up two empty glasses and went to put them down on the table.
"Gibbs?" Kate asked seeing the back of someone's head on her couch. He stood up to reveal his bare chest, she gasped and the glasses smashed to the ground.
"Don't move!" Gibbs warned rushing forward.
"Do you have a dust pan and brush?" he asked seeing the broken glass around Kate's feet.
"The first cupboard on the right in the kitchen" Kate said pointing behind her. Gibbs nodded his head and ran into the kitchen. He came back and bent down.
"I didn't actually think you would do as I said" Kate confessed.
"Well, I really do want to fix your pipes. Plus this way I get to be around you for longer" he smiled as he swept up the last of the broken pieces.
"It's safe to move" he said getting up. Kate smelt something burning and ran into the kitchen.
"Bugger" she swore as the toast was burnt.
"You didn't want any toast did you?" she asked throwing it out.
"Nope" he replied putting the dust pan away. Kate put the scrambled eggs out onto two plates and brought them over to the table. Gibbs sat down next to Kate and picked up the fork.
"This is good" he grinned swallowing the mouthful. After they both finished, Kate got up and moved into the kitchen.
"You cooked, I will clean" he smiled. Kate was about to argue when the phone rang. She rushed across and answered it.
"Kate speaking"
"I would love it, but, um, I have a guest over" Kate said looking over her shoulder at Gibbs.
"Maybe"
"For that I am not telling you!" she shouted into the phone.
"Abby!" Kate shrieked. Gibbs looked up, 'God I wish I could hear both sides of the conversation' he thought and put the plate down in the dishwasher. He smiled to himself as he crept up behind Kate.
"Really? Well why don't ask me then" Kate teased
"You bet! He has the cutest eyes ever!"
"Let's see…" Kate paused 'One word would definitely give Gibbs away. What the hell, it's Abby' Kate shrugged
"He has silver hair" Kate beamed.
"Abby calm down. He is just here fixing the leak in my bathroom" Then there was another long pause.
"In the spare bedroom"
"Abby! For that I am going to hang up" another pause.
"You think I'm kidding huh?!" she said and hung up. She turned around and bumped into Gibbs.
"I thought you were fixing the leak" she snapped.
"I'm going" he said knowing when to run away. Kate shook her head and walked over to the TV, she sat down on the couch and flicked it on.
x-x-x
By mid morning Gibbs came out and sank down next to Kate.
"Finished already?" she asked
"No. I don't have something I need. I will have to go out to the shops"
"It's fun to watch you slave away" Kate said admiring his chest.
"Oh really?!" he mused pulling her close.
"Gibbs!!" she shrieked trying to squirm out of his embrace. She finally gave up and lightly placed a kiss on scar just below his shoulder. He looked down at her,
"When you were on the phone Abby. You were talking about me, weren't you?" he asked. Kate sat back in the couch
"Yeah" she nodded
"What were you talking about?" he asked again.
"Just that you are over" Kate shrugged.
"You've been working at NCIS for about a year right?" he said pushing the hair behind her ears that fell around her face.
"A year and three months"
"That's a long time" Gibbs thought aloud
"Yes it is. But that's not why you asked" Kate asked her brow creasing.
"That is how long I have been in love with you" he replied softly. Kate stared at him in surprise. She knew he liked her but actually hearing it out loud was even nicer.
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A/N: Gibbs the electrician, that is for you CompleteDenial. I know Gibbs is probably so out of character, but what the heck, I'm enjoying writing it!!