Elevator Kisses
But just as the doors closed….
…..who should squeeze through them…Gibbs. Just great. The person she wanted to avoid. He stood next to her, she stared dead ahead not daring to steal a glance at him. The silence was awkward, she was fiddling with the car keys in her hand. Gibbs had picked up on this and decided to break the silence.
"So…what you in a hurry for?" he turned to face her but she was still looking at the doors.
"I…um…I just remembered that I'm supposed to meet Charlie for dinner." she lied.
"Really?" he asked.
"Mhmm." was her replied.
"…Dinner at 11 o'clock? I've heard of having an early lunch but not this early." he mocked her.
"I…I have to go home first to pick something up."
"Oh…what time you meeting him?"
"12 o'clock why?"
"No reason just wondering what you're rushing for."
'Please open now, please open now' she chanted in her head. She closed her eyes as she kept on chanting in her head. She felt the elevator come to a stop but didn't hear the ding to say it had reached its destination. 'Damn emergency switch'. She opened her eyes and turned to see Gibbs staring at her.
"What?"
"Katie, I don't need to look into your eyes to know that you're lying to me." he said matter-of-factly.
"What are you talking about?" she asked, hands on hips.
"You're obviously trying o avoid someone…or should I say me." he said as he looked in her eyes. His eyes bore holes through hers, she should have known he would know she was lying. Using her fiancé as a lame excuse to get away from him.
"I'm gonna take a guess and say that it has something to do with what Abby said to you in the ladies room." he continued. "Something about me."
She stood there for a moment, thinking of what to say. "Yeah, yeah it was about you, just like any other time I'm pissed off. Because of you…I have to hold up on my plans to move in with Charlie." she seethed at him. "And it seems that my best friend is also on your side. So congratulations!!" she reached over passed Gibbs to flip the switch when suddenly…
…Gibbs moved into her personal space and pushed her against the elevator wall. He kept her pinned firmly between himself on the wall. She tried to push away but didn't prevail. "Gibbs?" she said as she swallowed nervously. He said nothing, just smiled at her, enjoying their closeness….and her nervousness. "Gibbs, please."
He continued to stare at her before making his move. He inched his face closer to her. Her heart rate sped up and her breathing was heavy. She was about to say something but before she could he pressed his lips against hers. She wanted to push him away but a small part of her wanted this to happen. They kissed each other with the need, passion and desire that they both felt for one another.
Kate had to admit she had liked Gibbs since the moment she'd met him and would have proceeded to chase after him in the hopes of being in a relationship with him if she'd known that he had felt the same. If she had known she wouldn't be feeling guilty right now. Guilty for being there in the elevator making out with him instead of being at home with Charlie.
Dragging herself from her thoughts she continued to enjoy the feeling that she was getting from Gibbs…absolute pleasure…and they were only kissing. Their hands were all over each other, they couldn't stop but the need for air put a hold on their activities. Gibbs rested his forehead against Kate's. After regaining his breath he managed to say "Don't marry him Katie…marry me."
She was shocked. Glued to the floor. "W-w-what?" she stuttered.
He held her hands in his and looked into her eyes "Marry me, Katie?" he asked her again.
"I-I can't Gibbs." she pushed him away and flipped the emergency switch. The elevator surged back to life and finally reached its destination with a 'ding'. Kate composed herself and rushed off towards the garage, Gibbs called after her "Kate!! Kate!! Caitlin!!"
She didn't want to turn around, she couldn't. When she reached her car and got in and sat there not knowing what to do next. "Shit!" she swore to herself. What was she gonna do now?