Gibbs had returned from his caffeine dealer as Kate once had referred to the diner as. Kate hadn't made her way downstairs yet so he decided to go get her.

He knocked on the door to Kate's room. "Kate, I've got your tea." No response. "Kate? You okay?" He listened closely and could hear crying. He opened the door and found Kate crying and a couple pairs of pants thrown off the bed.

"What's wrong?"

"They don't fit! I can't fit into my own clothes, Gibbs!" Gibbs held in a laugh as he had learned to do many years ago with Shannon. He was really glad that she was crying about clothes and not anything more serious.

"Maybe Abby could drop off something for you to wear?"

"I'm pretty sure I have a dress or two that will fit. I'm getting fat!"

"Katie, you're pregnant." He said softly.

"I'll be down in a second." She dismissed him and dug into the closet to find a looser dress. She hadn't expected to need to buy maternity clothes so quickly. She dug out a purple dress that was somewhere between a sundress and church dress that had always hung a little loose on her. It fit. Kate was relieved but she'd need to go buy some new clothes soon.

She looked down at her belly and rubbed the small very subtle bump that she had noticed when she'd gotten up. Her baby was growing.

As Kate emerged down the steps, Gibbs tried to figure out what was different about her. Something was definitely different about her and it wasn't that she was no longer crying and then it hit him. She was glowing and a very small, barely noticeable bump protruded from her abdomen.

"Ya look beautiful."

"Really?" Her voice was filled with doubt.

"You're glowin'." He caught a slight smile on her face as she turned away from him to pick up her tea.

"Did you get a haircut?" Tony asked Kate trying to figure out what was different about her.

"No."

Tony smirked, "You get some last night?"

"NO!"

"Tony, do you really not notice?" McGee made his way into their bickering.

"Of course I know that's why I'm trying to guess." The senior field agent replied with a roll of his eyes.

"She's got the pregnancy glow, Tony. Haven't you ever been around a pregnant woman before?" Kate laughed at Tony's shocked reaction to McGee getting the upper hand in this conversation.

"Quiet. I'm trying to do work." Tony muttered and the two other agents smirked.

An IM bubble popped up on Kate's screen.

T_McGee: He can't stand losing, can he?

K_Todd: No. Thanks for the rescue.

T_McGee: No problem. How are you doing?

K_Todd: Fine. Thanks.

T_McGee: It's probably none of my business but I was reading up on sexual assaults and found that lots of women say talking to someone helped them...

K_Todd: You better not mention a word of what I'm about to tell you to anyone especially Tony or I will castrate you.

T_McGee: Okay.

K_Todd: I may or may not have an appointment with a therapist.

T_McGee: Good for you :) . I promise you won't have to castrate me.

K_Todd: Thank you.

"I want reports from the Figgs case on my desk by the end of the day." Gibbs ordered as he walked across the squad room to his desk.

"Just what I was doing." Tony replied and Gibbs gave him a doubtful look.

"Abby, there's no way in hell that Gibbs is going to allow this!" Kate protested.

"You don't have a case and we'll be close by! He'll say yes!" Her friend insisted.

"We can go tomorrow after work."

Abby tilted her head and gave her friend a look. "And tomorrow you're going to freak out because you don't have any clothes that fit and then you'll get a case and have to go out in the middle of the ocean! Please please please, Kate! We can get cute baby things too!"

"Fine! You're asking Gibbs."

"Asking me what?"

"Gibbs! Kate needs new clothes because she's pregnant and that you already knew, but we don't have a case and she's finished her reports for you and we won't go that far and we'll be reachable-"

"Go."

"What?" Kate asked while Abby signed something excitedly to Gibbs.

"Okay. What do we need to get first?"

"Pants. I have t-shirts that are loose enough that they won't suffocate me, but no pants."

"So underwear too?"

"You're not helping me with that."

"We'll see about that."

"So what's going on with you and Gibbs?" Abby asked as Kate tried on clothes.

"What do you mean?" Kate asked feigning innocence.

"You know what I mean."

Kate walked out of the dressing room with a small pile of clothes in her arms.

"He's...sweet. Protective. I think little Jellybean's got him wrapped around her finger already."

"Awe. So anything else happening between you?" Abby grinned.

"No."

"No kissing?" Abby looked surprised.

"He kisses me on the cheek."

"Hm."

"What?"

"Nothing. Oh look is that a little sailor outfit?" Abby rushed over to the baby clothes and Kate laughed.

"Look how tiny they are, Kate! Oh this is so cute!" Abby squealed holding up a little sundress.

"Abby, you can get one thing! One!" Kate knew an excited Abby meant this could take a long time.

"Okay, mom." Abby stuck her tongue out at her friend.

"Oh my god, Kate! St-ahp!" Tony complained.

"What's your problem." Kate hissed back.

"The tapping! Stop it!" He threw his hands up and Kate looked down at her hand to see that she was unconsciously tapping her fingers against her desk.

"Deal with it. I'll be outta here in a couple minutes."

This peeked Tony's interest. "You're leaving early? You have a date? Is that what you and Abby went shopping for?"

"I do not have a date and even if I did it would be any of your business."

"Well you and Gibbs did share that room over the weekend and you were wearing his clothes so if you two are dating it would be my business, because can't have the Boss playing favorites, Katie-Cat."

"Don't call me that." Kate hissed as she picked up her purse and headed to the elevator.

"Getting in?" Gibbs asked as the doors opened.

"Yes. Why are you hanging out in the elevator?"

"Waiting for you. You sure you don't want me to give you a ride?"

"I'll be fine." Who she was convincing, herself or Gibbs she really didn't know.

Gibbs nodded and kissed her cheek. Kate smiled shyly at him as she stepped out of the elevator.

"Caitlin?" A woman called and Kate stood up. The woman held out her hand, "I'm Sarah. It's nice to meet you, Caitlin. Do you prefer Caitlin or something else?"

"Kate. Everyone calls me Kate."

Sarah gestured for Kate to enter her office, "Have a seat."

Kate sat down and studied the room. It was pastel blue with a desk, a bookshelf, and a table. Simple and comfortable is what she was probably aiming for.

"So, Kate, what brings you here?"

Kate gulped and looked down at the floor. "I...I was...a man he um forced himself on me...and I uh...now I'm pregnant." Her hand covered her stomach.

"When did this happen?"

"August...August 4th early in the morning. I'd just gotten home from work."

"How have you been coping?" Sarah asked gently.

Kate paused to think about the question. How had she been coping? Was she even coping with it?

"I don't know I guess I haven't. I can't sleep without seeing his face. I force myself to eat for the sake of the baby. His face, his voice...I- I can always feel him." Tears welled up in Kate's eyes and she wiped them away with the back of her hand.

"I'm so sorry to hear everything you've been through. You're a cop, right?"

"Federal agent. Started in the Secret Service on the presidential detail then I resigned two years ago and started at NCIS."

"Secret Service?" Sarah's eyes widened.

Kate laughed a little, "Yeah Secret Service. I know it's a shock. No one ever suspected me of being in the line of fire for the president. That's what part of what made me valuable."

"Wow. Um what was I going to say...oh yeah. Your coworkers do they know what happened? Do you have support at work?"

"Yeah they all know. They um actually investigated my...rape, because it was obviously a crime against an NCIS special agent. I've been staying with Gibbs, my boss and we have an...unique relationship. He's been really good to me. Abby and McGee too. Tony's...coming to terms about the baby. You see, Tony's my partner and um he feels a bit guilty for what happened. Gibbs too. Especially since we've been after this guy since he held me, Ducky, and Gerald hostage in autopsy."

"Gibbs is your boss but you two are involved?"

"Sort of. We're not sleeping together or really intimate or anything like that. We're just going really slow."

"I see. And who is everyone else you mentioned?"

Kate continued on telling her about her coworkers and friends and they discussed ways to help her cope. And after all that Kate was exhausted.

As Kate pulled up in the driveway another car backed out. Kate walked towards the front door and there was Gibbs holding the door opened for her with a bag of food in his hand.

"Hey." Kate greeted him.

"Got Chinese."

"I can see that. Did you get my-"

"Healthy Chinese take out stuff? Yep."

"Thank you." Kate, feeling a bit affectionate kissed his cheek. He turned around and stared at her for a minute, surprised.

"It go well?"

"Yeah I guess as good as therapy can go."

"Huh. You feeling okay?" Gibbs asked noticing her eyelids drooping and how the circles under her eyes looked much darker.

"Just tired." Kate yawned.

"Finish eating and you're going to bed."

Kate rolled her eyes, "That was the plan except I had a shower in between finish eating and sleeping."

"Don't need my permission."

"It is your house."

"It is?" Gibbs teased and Kate glared.

"I'm going to shower."

"Now you're not asking permission."

"You just said I don't need permission."

"Yup."

"God, Gibbs, how does anyone put up with you?"

"Don't know but you do pretty well." He gave her a boyish smile and she shook her head amused as she headed up the stairs.