There was a knock on Kate's door and she looked up from the TV, startled.

"Dammit," she cursed. She grabbed her gun instinctively and moved toward the door, where she looked through the peep-hole. Tony! Confused, she opened the door slowly.

"Kate," he stated. He couldn't help his eyes wander up and down her body. She noticed and suddenly panicked, remembering she had just changed into her pink, silky nightgown. She groaned inwardly as she tried to hide the blush that crept to her cheeks. She clicked her fingers at him.

"Hello, Earth to DiNozzo. I'm up here!"

His eyes darted back up to hers and his mouth opened to say something, but no sound came out. Tony DiNozzo, speechless? What was the world coming to?

"What are you doing here?" she asked him.

"Can I come inside Katie?"

Normally she would have yelled at him for calling her Katie, but her mind was racing with so many thoughts that she simply stood aside and watched him walk past her into the lounge room.

"What are you doing here?" she asked him again.

"That's a good question," he said. "One I'm not quite sure I know the answer to yet."

Kate sat down on her couch and covered herself with a blanket to avoid Tony's wandering eyes.

"Well, let me know when you work it out," she said as she averted her eyes to the television screen. She wasn't really watching it. Her mind was still racing with questions. Why is he here? Why does he look nervous? Why is he still staring at you? Why haven't you kicked him out yet? Why does he have to look so good all the time? Why does he always have to smell so good?

"OK," Tony said and sat down next to her on the couch. He spied the ice-cream on the coffee table and picked it up. He took Kate's spoon and shoveled a big spoonful into his mouth. He swallowed it and grinned at Kate. Her eyebrows rose in exclamation as though she couldn't believe he had the nerve.

Her mouth was slightly agape. He swallowed hard as he stared at that mouth. Those soft lips that he could almost feel if he imagined hard enough. A sense of longing came over him as he continued to stare at her perfect mouth and slowly move toward it.

What's he- Oh My God! Kate suddenly realized that Tony was about to kiss her and her heart started pumping as though she were running a marathon. So many emotions flew through her and she tried to hang on to them. She didn't quite know what she was feeling. Scared? Yes, there was that. She knew this moment would change everything and change was a scary thing. Longing? Yep, she knew she wanted him to kiss her. She wanted him, full stop. Happiness? Yes, yes, oh God, yes!

Their lips met and something bolted through both of them. This kiss was two years in the making and, boy, did it notice! It started soft and sincere but grew more and more passionate by the second. Tony's arms held Kate around the waist as she looped her hands around his neck.

When they finally broke the kiss they grinned at each other.

"I think I worked out what I'm doing here," Tony beamed at her before pushing her backward onto the couch and giving her another delicious Neapolitan kiss.

THE END

… For now. (I may do a sequel later down the track)

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