Under the Covers
Chapter 14

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Kate Todd sat on the edge of the hotel bed and rubbed her dark hair dry with a towel. She felt better after her hot shower but she was still haunted by the ordeal she had just been through.

"Tony?" She asked looking across the room to where DiNozzo was pulling a t-shirt on over his head.

"Yeah?" His reply was muffled by the fabric.

"Why did you bring a wine glass back with you?"

Tony didn't have the time to hide the shock on his face, he had meant to hide the evidence but he had been so worried about Kate.

"Kate…I, I think I was drugged…" He began cautiously, wishing they could have waited until the morning to have this conversation or not at all.

She looked concerned. "What happened Tony?"

The look on her face and the caring tone of her voice made Tony's insides churn with guilt all over again. He cleared his throat:

"Thing is…there was this woman…a blonde, she said her name was Suzy but she could have been lying, I think…I think she was a decoy…and I…I…"

"You had sex with her." Kate finished for him.

Tony looked away, the carpet suddenly becoming very interesting. "Yeah." He muttered.

Kate climbed under the cover, turning away from Tony as she did so, she didn't want him to see the pain his betrayal was causing her.

"You don't change, do you?" She finally said.

"Kate…"

"Don't 'Kate' me Tony. You actually disgust me. You can only think about yourself, you were trying to take advantage of the situation tonight weren't you?"

Tony was shocked. "Kate, I never…"

"Save it, Tony." She snapped, turning her back on him.

Gibbs was waiting in Jenny's office when she returned from the hotel. She smiled when she saw him, finally able to express the relief of finding Kate shaken but unharmed.

"Did it go okay?" Gibbs asked, a lot more relaxed now that Jenny was back in one piece.

Jenny nodded taking off her heels and flopping down on the couch. "Kate was being held captive in the Clarkes suite, she's not hurt just a little shaken from the shock. I left her with Tony."

"Good work, Jen." Gibbs smiled.

"I have to admit I enjoyed it, I didn't realise how much I missed being a field agent!" She confessed.

"Can I have that in writing?" Gibbs teased, Jenny jabbed his arm playfully.

She stifled a yawn. "Please can you take me home, Jethro?"

Gibbs offered her his hand and helped her to her feet. "With pleasure."

The next morning, long before Kate was awake, Tony used the phone to call Abby at her lab. The Goth was pleased to hear from him, at least somebody was.

"Abs, I need you to do me a huge favour, but please don't tell anyone."

"This sounds like a conspiracy from the X Files already…go on."

"I think I was drugged." Tony explained. "I need you to process something for me."

"Please not your urine." Abby said. "Can you tell me what's going on though?"

"Abby," Tony sighed. "I've been an ass." He then began to explain what had happened with Suzy and then his confrontation with Kate. By the end of the conversation Abby had agreed to process the wine for drugs.

"Okay, I'll do it but what's in it for me?" Abby asked.

"A lifetime's supply of Cap-Pow?"

Abby laughed. "You're on!"

Kate was still asleep even after McGee had come to collect the wine back to the lap. Tony showered and dressed, and then sat on the edge of the bed and watching Kate sleep. He hated himself for hurting her so much.

"Good morning." Jenny smiled, awaking to find Gibbs placing feather-light kisses down her collarbone.

"Morning Jen." Gibbs replied, abandoning her neck to place a soft kiss on her lips instead.

"I've been thinking, Jen."

"Jethro," Jenny groaned, looking at her clock. "It's only ten past six!"

Gibbs smirked. "Funny. I want to take you away somewhere when the undercover operation is over."

Jenny rolled over onto her side of face him. "That's really sweet of you, Jethro. Where are you taking me?"

"That's up to you, Jen." Gibbs replied. "If you could go anywhere, where would you go?"

"Paris." Jenny replied without a moment's hesitation.

Kate and Tony barely spoke two words to each other all day. When Kate had finally awoken she declined Tony's offer of going down to breakfast and slammed the bathroom door in his face on her way to the shower. When he had returned from breakfast Tony found that the hotel room was empty but that Kate had left him a note telling him that she had gone down to the gym and that he shouldn't follow her. Tony disliked the idea of letting her go off on her own after the events of the previous day but he knew it would be his life he would be risking if he even thought about going down to the gym too.

It was mid-afternoon when Kate returned to the hotel room to find Tony watching an old black and white movie. He looked up as she walked in.

"Hey," He greeted.

"Hi," She replied. Her tone was civil and Tony supposed that it was better than nothing. "I'm going to have a shower and then I suppose we'd better make an appearance for dinner."

Tony nodded his reply and got up off the bed to change.

"Hey, Abby," McGee greeted, glad that things had been normal between the two of them so far today.

"Hey, Timmy." Abby replied. "I'll be with you in two seconds, I'm just processing something for Tony."

"Okay. Is it something to do with the operation?" McGee asked.

Abby realised that she had already said way too much. "You can't tell anyone I told you this…" She said before repeating what Tony had told her. When she had finished her explanation the machine beeped.

"My baby's calling!" Abby left to look at the results. "Yes!" She punched the air and McGee came to stand beside her. "There was Rohipnol in the wine. Tony was drugged when he slept with that Suzy chick!"

McGee looked bemused at Abby's excitement but had little time to think about it as she was kissing him again.

"Kate…" Tony began as they sipped wine and waited for their food to arrive.

At the sound of her name, Kate turned around to face him, her smoky eyes meeting with his.

"Yes?"

"I really am sorry about last night, I don't want you to have got the wrong idea. I know, knowing me, that it's hard to believe but I honestly didn't have bad intentions."

"I know." Kate said softly, taking another sip of wine. Tony did a double take then smiled, reaching out for her hand. "But what about Suzy?" Her voice was cold again.

"I'm sure I was drugged." He tailed off when he saw the look on Kate's face.

"It's okay. You don't have to lie to me Tony, it's not like we're a real married couple."

"Kate, I'm not lying." His phone began to ring, bringing the conversation to an end. He shot Kate an apologetic look.

"Tony, it's Abby. I tested the wine sample for you and you were right. I found a high amount of Rohipnol."

"Thanks Ab! You're the best!" Tony said, hanging up. "I was right." He said, addressing Kate now. " I was drugged!" Kate smiled her first smile of the day but she wondered why the news made her so happy.