A/N - Short chapter this time, but things are going to start to get a bit quicker and drama orientated after this one. It's been fun writing these last few chapters of Callen and Kat getting settled into life, guess that is the romantic in me, but it is almost time for the drama to come back. Thanks for sticking with it.
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Chapter 12
Things went smoothly after that. Callen made sure to keep things light, fun and teasing, just like she wanted. Kat didn't have anymore meltdowns, but then he'd kept alcohol off the menu, just to be sure. It was late in the second week of her time at the uni and he was waiting outside the lab waiting to take her home.
"Hey Kat, you listenin' to what's happening with G?" Sam said, catching her attention.
"Not really," Kat said, having been focused on the experiment she'd just finished. She'd started to be able to learn to tune it out when she needed to unless they were deliberately trying to get her attention. She heard Sam chuckle lightly.
"He's got three girls chatting him up, and they've just slipped their numbers into his shirt pocket," Sam said.
"Really?" Kat said, frowning, as she listened more carefully and could hear their voices.
"Really," Sam replied. An idea formed in her mind. Kat still owed him for under the tree that first day.
"Where is he?" Kat asked as she headed for the door taking off her gloves as she went.
"Just outside your lab," Sam said.
"Kat?" Kensi asked, looking at her curiously.
"I'll be back soon." It was just time for her to return a favour. Kat opened the door and spotted him, along with three of her female students. This actually surprised her that they would take a risk that she might fail them for hitting on her husband.
"Good afternoon ladies," Kat said as she walked up close to Callen, who was sitting on the window seat. She reached into his pocket and pulled out their numbers, as she did she felt his arm slip around her.
"He won't be needing these, Allie, Sharon, Courtney," Kat said as she handed each girl back their numbers, looking at them, making sure the girls knew that she knew exactly who they were.
"I'm quite capable of taking care of my husband, right honey?" And that was where she made her mistake and she was no longer in control.
"Definitely. Anytime, anywhere. Sorry ladies, I did try and tell you," Callen said. He had a smile on his face that Kat knew meant trouble, but she couldn't work it out.
"So what about here?" Callen said, as he turned her around and lifted her onto his lap, her legs automatically going either side of his so she was straddling his lap, her hands going to his shoulders so she didn't fall.
"What?" Kat said, shocked.
"When they leave we will be alone," Callen said as he glanced over at the girls, hoping they would get the hint. They did and they started to move away.
"G, what are you doing?" Kat asked him, looking in his eyes, trying to figure it out.
"Taking you up on your offer," Callen said before kissing her deeply. Kat was too shocked to do anything other than respond and only pulled back when she heard Sam chuckle in their ear and say, "The girls are gone G, you can stop anytime."
Callen looked at her with a look that suggested he hadn't wanted to stop. She had a feeling that it was reflected in her eyes too. That kiss seemed more than either of them was expecting. Kat didn't say anything. She just got up and walked back into the lab.
"How the hell does he do that?" Kat asked, after the door to the lab closed.
"What?" asked Kensi, trying not to laugh, as she had watched from the door.
"Turn things around so easily so he comes out on top," Kat replied, sounding frustrated.
"I believe you were on -" Callen started to say.
"Oh shut up G!" Kat said, trying to remain mad at him, which was extremely difficult.
"Practise," said Kensi with a smile.
"Natural talent. Call it a gift," Callen said, the smile coming through in his voice.
"One that should be returned," said Sam, though they all knew he was joking as it was a handy talent to have in their line of work.
Kat laughed, and shook her head.
"We're done here for tonight, let's go," Kat said, looking at Kensi.
"Okay," Kensi replied, as they started moving around making sure everything was put away and turned off. They walked out the door to find Callen still sitting where he had been, a grin on his face. Kat shook her head at him but couldn't help the smile that came to hers.
"Let's go home you, before I end up having to fight of the entire female population of the campus," Kat said as he stood up and put his arm around her shoulder, hers slipping easily around his waist. As they started to walk down the corridor, Dean Franklin came around the corner and started walking towards them. Kensi said goodbye sensing the Dean wanted a word with Callen and Kat and left them to it.
"Dr Riley, Greg. We need to talk," Franklin said, seriously.
"What is it Dean Franklin?" asked Kat, frowning.
"You need to make it clearer to the students that you two are happily married. There have been reports about students being interested in both of you, in a non-educational way," he said to them.
"I'm sorry but we have made that clear. I doubt it will stop though," said Kat, blushing slightly, as she remembered what had just happened.
"Why's that?" asked the Dean.
"Regarding the students hitting on me. It happens. I'm their lecturer and there are always a few that figure if they do, they might get lucky," Callen looked suggestively at her comment, "No, I did not mean it like that!" Kat said as she hit him playfully on the shoulder before continuing, "and pass without having to do much."
"And your husband?" Franklin asked.
"My husband is a very attractive man. Of course the girls are going to hit on him when he's waiting for me," Kat said.
"Then perhaps he shouldn't hang around so much," Franklin said, looking over at Callen. Both Kat and Callen tensed at his suggestion.
"You know that can't happen," Callen said firmly.
"I know. Please, try to make the message clearer. We don't want to have to deal with any complaints," Franklin said as he left.
"We'll try," Kat said quietly.
They walked to the car in silence. Once there, Callen turned her, trapping her against the car with his body.
"There's nobody here G. You don't need to make a show," Kat said, sadly.
"Actually there is someone here. You. Do you really think that? That they are only doing it for a pass mark?" Callen asked frowning at her, as he tilted her head up so she looked at him.
"Yes," Kat replied. Callen saw that she honestly believed it.
"Your wrong Dr Riley. You are also very attractive," Callen said softly, before he kissed her in a similar fashion as he had earlier, to prove his point.
Later that night, Callen had a call from Nate.
"What's up Nate?" Callen answered
"I need to talk to you, about Kat," Nate said, seriously.
"What about her?" Callen frowned, wondering what he didn't know.
"Be careful. I think you are pushing close to the line that we talked about. I heard what happened today, outside the lab and at the car," Nate said.
Callen thought back to what had happened whilst Nate continued.
"Callen, she's not used to being undercover. She might find it hard to separate the cover from the reality. Be careful," Nate warned him again
"I will," Callen replied frowning and hung up. He sat down and thought about today. The cover had come so easy with her, once they'd figured out what worked for her. Had he really pushed things too far? They'd both enjoyed themselves and he didn't think he had. He wondered what he had missed, what had Nate picked up on that he hadn't. Callen heard her moving about in the bedroom, and he walked over to watch her, still thinking about what Nate had said.
"What's up?" Kat asked when she looked over at him.
"Nothing," Callen said, smiling. "You want some ice cream?"
"We've already had some," Kat replied.
"So. Want some more?" he asked. He couldn't exactly ask her about what Nate had said.
"What's going on?" Kat said walking over to him, frowning.
"Nothing, I'm hungry."
"Then let's eat." Kat said, not believing him in the slightest. She slipped her arm around him and they walked to the kitchen.