A/N: Thank you for the reviews! They are wonderful to read and very encouraging! Hope you enjoy this chapter...I'm sort of suffering from writer's block at the moment so the next update may not be so soon.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine, same as chapter 1. The song is 'You Look Good In My Shirt' by Keith Urban- it doesn't completely fit the chapter but parts do and I love the song :) Enjoy the chapter!
When Gibbs woke up sun rays were beginning to filter into his dimly lit bedroom. It was then he saw the brown head of hair showing from beneath the sheets on the bed and feel the arm that was around his waist. Memories of last night came flooding into his mind and he couldn't help but smile.
After they had left the bar, she had followed him in her car to his house. She had walked into the house behind him and for a while they just worked on his boat- she couldn't believe the patience and time he'd put into it. She had gone upstairs to get glasses for them at some point and they sat or worked while talking and drinking bourbon; he'd never thought that she would have liked it, but she seemed to acquire a taste for it. The drinking and working close to one another aroused feelings and tension between the two of them, and it wasn't long before they began kissing and touching each other. They paused only briefly to make sure that both wanted this to happen and that neither thought that they were rushing into anything. None wanted to wait and waste time, they'd wasted a whole seven months already and weren't about to waste another seven. When both were assured, they quickly resumed their previous activities. They made love many times that night, memorizing each others bodies.
Kate began to stir then. When she woke up she was looking right into Gibbs eyes and she smiled up at him. She too began thinking about the night before.
"Good morning," she said sleepily while wiping sleep from her eyes.
"Morning, Katie," Gibbs answered. "Sleep good last night?"
"I slept good during the little sleep I had. You see, I told this very handsome man last night that I loved him and we sorta caught up on the seven months we lost together. I think he was just showing his appreciation to me. How about you? Did you sleep well?" she teased.
Gibbs looked at her twinkling eyes and felt a smirk creep onto his face. "I slept very well. I fell asleep and woke up with you in my arms so it can't get much better than that. Who is this handsome man you're talking about? I don't have to worry about him, do I ?" he asked, teasing her back. What a way to start a morning, he thought to himself.
Kate blushed and playfully hit him in the chest. She leaned forward and lazily kissed him on the lips saying," You really are a sweet talker, aren't you? And maybe you will. Who knows, he's really good looking and great in bed." She smiled evilly and winked at him. "I'm gonna go put on some coffee and make some breakfast. I may need some energy for later, you know." She got up
and put on his t-shirt and her panties.
"Sounds like you have your day planned," he replied suggestively. "I'll be down in a minute. I just want to freshen up," he yelled after her.
Kate didn't have much trouble finding what she needed, and quickly began cooking their food. She thought about her and Gibbs while she cooked and listened to the radio. Both of them hadn't acted on their building feelings until last night, and in twenty four hours their lives had changed, and she was somewhere she never thought she would be- with her boss. If they had acted sooner, where would they have been by now? She quickly put that thought out of her head saying it didn't matter, they were both here together now.
She flipped the pancakes and thought about one of their many conversations from last night. They had no idea if this was going to work. They worked together, and as Gibbs pointed out, he could be a bastard sometimes. Both decided they would take it one step at a time because they did want this to work out. Kate poured herself and Gibbs a coffee.
"Jethro, breakfast is almost ready!" Kate sang out, to which he replied "yeah, okay then." She could hear him padding on the floor upstairs. She turned up the radio and began bopping about to the song that was on the radio.
'When you walked up behind me and covered my eyes
And whispered in my ear guess who
Well, I rattled off names like I really didn't know
But all along I knew it was you
And the longer we talked, the harder we laughed
And wondered why we didn't last
It had been a long time, but late last night
Baby we caught up real fast
And maybe it's a little too early to tell if this is gonna work
All I know is you're sure looking good in my shirt
Well I'm not saying that we solved overnight
Every way that we went wrong
Oh, but what I'm seeing I'd sure love seeing
Every morning from now on
And maybe it's a little too early to know if this is gonna work
All I know is you're sure looking good in my shirt
And maybe it's a little too early to know if this is gonna work
All I know is you're sure looking good in my shirt'.
"Smells good, Katie. Nice outfit, by the way," Gibbs greeted her with a squeeze and a kiss into her hair.
"Thanks...I could get used to this you know, Jethro." Kate laughed and he answered her with a grunted yes between sips of coffee.
"Hey, Jethro?" Kate began and hesitated. "We are gonna try to make this work, right? It's not just gonna be a short-lived fling?"
Gibbs swallowed his coffee and took Kate's face in his hands. "Katie, I love you. I want to be with you. I may fight with you sometimes, but I'll always fight for you. You got that?"
Kate nodded her head.
"Don't ever forget it, Kate."
"Thank you. I really needed to hear that. And I want you to know I'll be there fighting right beside you, okay? But I do have one request..."
"What's that?"
"Could we keep this to ourselves for a while? You know, wait until we are going out a few more weeks or so before we tell the team and Director Morrow?"
"Sure. That's actually pretty smart, and it gives us time to adjust," Gibbs agreed nodding his head. "What do you say we head back upstairs, Miss Todd?" Gibbs asked seductively while putting his plate and mug in the sink.
"Gibbs, is that all you think of?"
"Nah, just when I'm with you." Kate shoved him playfully.
"Sounds good to me. You can keep me there until Tuesday if you'd like."
"Don't give me and ideas, Katie," Gibbs replied kissing her jaw. Kate pulled away from him briefly.
"Jethro, just so you know. If you do stop fighting, I'll be using my best Secret Service and NCIS moves to kick your ass into shape, understood?"
Gibbs chuckled. "Wouldn't have it any other way."
He then picked her up and headed upstairs. "Think I could get a demonstration of those moves now?"
"Let me see what I can do," she replied huskily and they both laughed as they resumed their long weekend.
