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Chapter 11 – Give it a try
Tony heard steps and looked up. It was Gibbs.
"How is she?" Tony said looked down at his feet.
"Go and see for yourself" Gibbs said simply and sat down opposite from Tony. But Tony only shook his head.
"I can't, boss. And I know, you'll probably put us on different teams" Tony said, still peering the floor.
Gibbs sighed. He couldn't believe what he was about to do. He was about to help his agents break rule 12. But he saw no other option. Either that or he would be forced to put them on different teams, which would only make everything worse. It would be bad for all of them, for Abby, for McGee, for himself.
"DiNozzo, listen to me" Gibbs said and Tony looked up. "Talk to her, she wants to talk to you"
"She said that?" Tony asked slightly surprised. Gibbs nodded. "She told me about what happened" he said. Tony slowly nodded and raised his eyebrows.
"She did the right thing to kick me out, I don't blame her" Tony said. He knew he could be a complete bastard but screwing up things with Kate made him want to kill himself. Why had he been so incredibly stupid?! He knew he couldn't treat Kate like he did with all those other women he'd dated. This was Kate.
"And now I at least understand your rule 12, boss. It wouldn't work on the field" Tony admitted, staring at his hands.
"Since when do you two follow my rules?" Gibbs said with a slight smile. Shocked at what he'd heard Tony looked up. Did Gibbs just say that? Technically, it's the same as Screw my rules´. Tony eyed his boss and his mind was still processing Gibbs' line. Now things were really screwed up. They didn't have to bother about rule 12 anymore. They could be together if they only had courage to try.
"You're serious?" Tony managed to get out. Gibbs just shrugged. "Talk to her!" He couldn't believe that he played matchmaker. He knew what happened when romance between agents failed, it wasn't pretty, but with these two, they at least had to try. If it didn't work, they would have to deal with it later.
"I'm not sure, boss. I mean…-" Tony hesitated. What should he say to her?
"Go before I fire you!" Gibbs said and sounded more like himself. Sighing, Tony got up and slowly began to walk down the hall. Give it a try, Tony. Gibbs won't fire you, so go for it! A voice told him. Tony took a deep breath and stopped outside Kate's room. Through the window he saw he lie on her side, face away from him. She looked so small for once. Otherwise, he never saw her small or fragile. He knew she could kick his butt and that definitely made her grow a pair in his eyes. But now, seeing her apparently lost in thought, curled up under her blanket...
She almost died today. The horrifying thought slid into his mind and he froze. Kate could have died today. Tony wouldn't even dare to think about that. He might seem shallow and stupid and feelings like these didn't fit in his profile. But the strong feelings he had for this woman was not something temporary. It was real. He saw her move her arm to her face and he realized that she was crying.
Immediately that familiar feeling came back. The feeling of protecting her. He'd felt it ever since they were on that carrier, only weeks after she began working with them. When the bomb had went off in that office and his first thought had been if Kate was okay. And the only thought in his mind right now was the same. Kate had to be okay.
So slowly he opened the door and stepped inside.
A/N: Well, what will happen now?
