Disclaimer: I do not own the movie or anything to do with Casablanca or In the Heat of the Night. Oh and I do not own Wal-Mart either... if I did, I would be rich. Also, I do not own Gilmore Girls... and after this season, Amy and Dan won't either!
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As the door closed and Tony walked out of her apartment, Kate lost it. All the strength that had held back her tears and stopped her body from just dropping to the floor disappeared. Her legs buckling beneath her, she ended up sitting with her knees pressed against the carpet and her head resting in her hands. As much as she wanted to forgive Tony, she couldn't. She had no idea how he could think such horrible things. Did she really seem like the kind of person who would do that? Did she seem like the kind of person who would kill someone that innocent? Kate paused and thought. She had killed an innocent person before, but that was an accident. "It was suicide by cop Kate. Get over it." Gibbs' words echoed in her head. Whatever they had to do with the baby and the situation, she didn't know. But they didn't make her feel any better.
Tony pushed the key into the lock on his door. It seemed like he hadn't been home in forever and he almost didn't know what to expect when he stepped inside. But as he stared at his leather couch and big screen TV, he realized that nothing had changed. His case full of classic movies like Casablanca and In the Heat of the Night still stood tall and proud next to his television and the poem his mother had written for him when he graduated high school still hung on his wall over his couch.
Then he saw it, the one thing that normally wouldn't have been there. It was Kate's favorite blanket. Since she had arrived home, at her home, earlier that morning, they had spent about an hour looking for it. Now he knew why they hadn't been able to find it... it was here, at his place. He remembered Kate walking through the door with it the other day.
FLASHBACK
"Hey ba..." Tony stopped what he was saying as he saw Kate carrying a blanket and a small bag through the door. "Katie baby... I have plenty of blankets here. What is that for?" He gave her the 'are you nuts' look.
"Don't look at me like that DiNozzo. I love this blanket. It is very special to me," she explained.
"Let me guess. You've had it since you were a little bitty girl and it holds so many fond memories of your childhood. Right?"
"What fond childhood memories?" she paused and laughed. "I got it from Wal-Mart and it is really warm and comfortable. Plus, it was on clearance when I bought it."
"Of course! That was my fourth guess!" Tony exclaimed.
"Laugh all you want Tony, but when you start freezing tonight... don't come crying to me," Kate told him.
"Trust me Katie," he said, grabbing her things and dropping them to the floor, "neither one of us will get anywhere near freezing tonight." With that, he pushed her hair out of her eyes, picked her up and carried her to his room.
END FLASHBACK
Still being reminded of Kate, Tony picked up her blanket out of that basket that sat by his coffee table, sat down on the couch and covered up with it. Turning on the TV the first show he came to was Gilmore Girls, which surprisingly was one of Kate's favorites. Doing something out of the ordinary, he decided to watch it.
Kate had finally been able to calm herself down and make her way to her bedroom. It was almost eleven o'clock and she was so sleepy. All she wanted to do was go to bed. As she opened up the bottom drawer of her dresser where she kept her night clothes, she saw a pair of Tony's flannel pants. Just wanting to have him by her, sort of, for one more night, she pulled them out of the drawer and slipped them on. Taking off her shirt, she grabbed a white tank top that said NCIS and slipped it on. She made sure to roll Tony's pants up a few times so they would fit. Even though she was two months pregnant, she hadn't gained much weight and still had awhile before Tony's clothes would fit her.
Climbing into her bed, Kate layed on the right side, Tony's side, instead of the left side. She wanted to feel close to him one last time. One more night... that's all she needed.
Chapter Title- I titled this chapter "The Boneyard" because when you are in a boneyard (cemetery), there are gravestones that tell you who is there and reminds you of that person. In this chapter, Kate's blanket is at Tony's and Tony's pants are at Kate's and they remind each other of... each other. Trust me, it all makes sense in my head.
