GEORGETOWN, KATE'S APARTMENT; NOVEMBER 19, 2004, 18:30

Kate stood in her bedroom getting dressed when a knock came on the door, "Caitlin…someone is at your door…a woman and she looks…"

"Looks like what, black hair with black clothes…spiked collar?"

"Yes," Ari looked at her as she opened the bathroom door dressed in jeans and an emerald green tunic, "I should go."

"Where exactly, beside Abby knows." Kate smiled and walked out of the bedroom, "you shouldn't be scared of her…that's McGee's job."

Kate opened the door and Abby eyed her, "you left this in my lab." She held out Kate's jacket, "I figured you were too busy packing for Egypt to come back and get it."

A loud bang made Kate shake her head, "come in, I have to stop Mossad boy from trying to kill himself…the fire escape is broken." Abby walked in and Kate shut her door, "Ari Michael David Haswari…step away from my bedroom window…you'll kill yourself and I don't want to have to patch anymore wounds."

Ari turned to find Kate and Abby eyeing him from the bedroom door way, he eyed her and she shook her head. "Now Caitlin…"

"Don't 'Now Caitlin' me, it never works. Abby's sworn to secrecy…unless you hurt me, then everyone is game."

"It's true; I can kill someone without leaving any forensic trace while everyone else prefers bullets…which are messy. What about you? Knife, poison or gun?"

"I am skilled in all three…why does that matter?"

Kate looked at her watch, "as much as I'd like to play random questions with you two, our plane leaves in three hours and we still haven't had dinner."

"I will place your bag in the car," he took her bag from the bedroom door and filed past them before leaving, Abby eyed him as he walked around the corner.

"Cute ass." Kate hit Abby's arm, "what, he does have a cute ass…he is kinda hot when you get past the whole murder and kill thing."

"Walk me down?"

"Yeah," Abby followed Kate to the door and watched as the agent pulled on her jacket, "so when he's in town, where does he stay?"

"My couch mostly, on occasion he sits up awake while I sleep."

"In your bed?" Abby grinned and eyed Kate, raising an eyebrow.

Kate eyed her friend, "eww…no we haven't," Kate groaned when she noticed Ari left his helmet on her coffee table. "I've told him a thousand times not to leave his helmet on the table…the table by the door is fine but not my coffee table."

"First the helmet and next comes the clothes…he's a typical guy despite what you think."

The door opened again and Ari walked into the apartment to find Kate holding his helmet. "I apologize Caitlin."

"Next time it goes out in the trash…you aren't going to leave things like a slob. You know where things go and this goes by the door in the front." She held it out and he took it.

"Are you ready to go?"

"Yes I am, so Abby…you'll lock up for me?"

"Consider it done." Abby hugged Kate and whispered to her, "this is a romantic getaway…have fun and be careful."

"Noted." Kate smile and eyed Abby as she walked to the door, Ari was a little weary of Abby and left after Kate, Abby laughed.

"Some Mossad killer."