Kate woke to the buzzing sound of the alarm. Her head is resting in his chest and his arm wrapped around her. She looked up to see how peaceful he looked. She didn't want to wake him because she knew that he had not been getting enough sleep. It was only when she came back, that he had slept.
She lightly tapped him to wake him up. He had to go to work.
"Gibbs, baby you need to wake up. You have to go to work."
"Hmmm. Do I have to? I just want to stay in bed all day with you, just like this." He pulled her closer and held her tighter to him.
"I know you do but baby, if you don't go to work, they will wonder where you are. You know how lost they are without you. So, come on sleepyhead and get up. Let's have breakfast before we check out."
"Why does it have to be Monday today?" He got up groaning.
"Go take a shower and then just change when you drop me off. I will order breakfast."
"Don't you want to join me, Mrs. Gibbs?"
"I'd love to but I'm afraid if I did, we will never leave this room today."
"I like the sound of that."
"Leroy Jethro Gibbs, get your butt in the shower now!"
"You know Katie, we've only been married for a day and you are already ordering me around. I like it." He said teasing her with his eyes and closing the door.
After many, many more protests and kisses, Kate was finally able to convince her husband to go to work.
"I'll call you, okay?"
"I will be here. By the way Gibbs, I need to go to grocery shopping. There's no food in the fridge. I'll cook dinner."
Gibbs handed her money and the key to the other car. He also gave her back her driver's license.
Gibbs arrived in the office late. All eyes were on him and nobody said anything about his tardiness for fear that he might yell at them. But to the team's surprise, Gibbs was in a jolly mood. He looked happy and very relaxed. They all looked at each other and just shrugged their shoulders confused. Tony, being Tony, he decided to ask about his boss' mood.
"Hey boss, did you have a good weekend?"
"As a matter of fact Dinozzo, I had a great weekend?"
"It must be a new lady, boss since you and Lt. Col Thompson broke up a couple of months ago. I bet she's hot huh, boss?" Ziva glared at Tony for asking such a childish question.
"Oh definitely Tony, she's hot." As Gibbs recalled how Kate looked naked in their bed.
"She's a red head right, boss?"
"Nope, she's a brunette Dinozzo."
"A brunette? So when do we get to meet this hot brunette?"
"You will, when she's ready. For now, let's go to Norfolk. There's a marine missing. Tony gas up the truck, McGee get the gear, and David, when we get there, I need you to talk to his room mate."
The day went by fast. They found out that the reason the marine was missing was because he was running a little gambling ring and ran off with the money. They have traced his footsteps and found him hiding in a cheap motel.
It was close to 6 o'clock by the time they got back to the office. He decided to call Kate to let her know that he's on his way.
"Hello. I'm sorry I didn't call you today. We were on the field all day. How was your day?"
"My day was fine. Don't you worry, I understand how busy it gets when you're out there. Do you need to stay late in the office?"
"Nope. I called to let you know that I'm leaving right now. So I will you soon. I've missed you today."
Tony, McGee and Ziva were shocked to hear their boss be affectionate on the phone.
For as long as Tony has worked for Gibbs, he had never once heard his boss say sweet things to a woman. She must be one hell of a woman, he thought.
Gibbs grabbed his bag and left the bullpen and waved them goodbye.
When Gibbs walked in, he heard noise coming from the kitchen. She had the stereo on in the living room. He recognized the song but can't remember the singer. He could hear Kate singing along and he just stood by the door watching her. He noticed her wipe her eyes and this prompted him to go to her.
"Katie, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"Oh, hey babe, how long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough, to hear you sing and notice that you've been crying. Did something happen today?"
"No, it's just the song. It just reminded me of , you know what let's talk about it later. It's not a big deal. For now, why don't you go and change and I'll have the table ready."
Before leaving to change his clothes, Gibbs pulls Kate into a hug and kisses her on the lips.
"I love you Katie."
"I love you too, Jethro."
Kate cooked spaghetti with meatballs and mushroom. She also made garlic bread and salad. He knew that Kate could bake cookies but he never thought she could cook. It has got to be the best spaghetti that he has ever tasted. He complimented her and told her that he's the luckiest bastard in the world because not only is his wife hot but she's hell of a cook too.
Kate laughed and realized that Gibbs has got to be one of the funniest men she has ever met. When they were working together, Gibbs was for the most part, serious but he had a sense of humor especially when it came to Tony. She could remember a time when Tony was snoring in the back seat and Kate said she was going to wake him up. Instead, Gibbs pressed on gas and then pressed on the brakes, which woke Tony up in a daze.
Gibbs talked about his day and about the case they worked on. He said he was happy that they solved the case because he was going stir crazy not seeing her the whole day.
When they finished dinner, Gibbs told Kate that he would clean up. He told her to go to their bedroom and wait for him. Kate smiled and made her way to the bedroom.
After about half an hour, Gibbs joined Kate in their bedroom. Kate was reading a book when he found her.
After washing up and brushing his teeth, he got in bed and pulled Kate close to him.
"Gibbs, remember earlier, when you saw me crying, the song got to me. The words, you know, when she says "I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do." Remember after I died and you were in your cube, sitting down and I appeared? I asked you why did I have to die. And wasn't one bullet enough and why did I have to take two?" I was so angry. I'm sorry Gibbs I never meant to blame you. I would take any bullet for you. I love you." Kate cried as she finally told him what she wanted to say after that fateful day.
Gibbs lifted chip up and wiped her tears.
"I love you, Katie don't you ever doubt that. I would and could never get mad at you. When we were working together, it pained me to see you hurt or disappointed because I knew I caused it. Whenever we are out there, all I could think of is protecting you, Katie. I died, the day you died."
Kate touched his face and traced the stubble that was beginning to grow on his handsome face. She pulled his face close to hers and began kissing his soft lips. Slowly, they made love again that night.
