"How do you word a bomb shell like that?" I ask Gibbs in confusion before coughing into the tissue I have next to my bed on the rolling table.
"Just go with it. No point dragging it out for both parties," Gibbs explain to me while a ping of pain from the fact I like someone and it's more than likely not him, because he is too old.
"Okay. Gibbs when I thought I was going to die, I begun thinking. Thinking about what I want, and how I never told my crush I like him," I begin but I don't know how to finish my confession because I don't have the words. I don't know how to make him understand what my feelings are, so I decide the best thing to do is use actions because actions are better than words anywhere. I hesitate for just a moment before lowering my oxygen mask and lunge forward, planting my lips on Gibbs in a kiss. When he doesn't return the kiss or do anything I begin to pull away until our lips are not touching anymore, and I stutter out, "I'm sorry. Sorry, I'm sorry, so sorry. I didn't mean to, I am just sorry," I turn my back to Gibbs, because he didn't like me that way. Abby was wrong.
Gibbs pov
'Alice kissed me, Alice liked me. Alice kissed me, Alice liked me,' that is all I am think to the point that I didn't react to her kissing me but I did react when she begins apologize for kissing me and liking me.
I release that Alice is no turned away from me, making me feel like an old idiot, she likes and I made her doubt herself, this is not going to happen on my watch every.
"Alice," I whisper while placing my hand on her back to get her to look at me but she just moves away from my hand and almost falls off the bed. But I try again, "Alice, baby," I whisper but I release she is crying and gasping for air together because she isn't wearing her oxygen mask. I pick the mask up from where she put it beside me when she kissed me. I lean over her so I can see her pretty face and placed the mask over her face to help her breathe. Once she has catch her breath I whisper in her ear, "Alice. Do you like me?"
"You don't have to pretend to care. You can leave, just please don't stop being my friend," Alice cries into her pillow.
"I'm not going to stop being your friend," I promise while rubbing her back before adding, "Come on turn around and we'll talk this out."
"What is there to talk about?" Alice mumbles while doing as I told her. She sits down on the bed while facing me.
"Alice. Do you like me, more than a friend?" I ask her softly, she looks so scared of this conversation and what can come from it.
"I have always liked you more than a friend," she whispers sadly like that is a crime or sin.
"Why are you telling me this now?"
"I almost died and all I could think about was that I never told you."
"Can I tell you a secret?" I ask her making her node slowly before I continue, "I like you too. I couldn't let you die without you knowing that."
"Really?"
"I promise. I just didn't think you'd like me back," I whisper to her while gently rubbing the tears from her checks. "Come here," I say to her while pulling her into my arms for a hug.
"You like me," Alice mumbles into my chest making me laugh.
"Yeah, I like you," I agree with her while kissing the top of her head. I can't believe that she likes me, I whisper to her, "Alice, baby, do you want to be my girlfriend?"
"I would like that," Alice mumbles while hugging me tighter, but I gently pull away from her and remove her mask to plant a kiss on her lips this time. We both kiss, neither of us in shock this time and kiss back with equal pressure and feelings. I gently nip her bottom lip to make her open up to deepen the kiss, and she does with a gasp of surprise but I use that moment to slip my tongue into her mouth. As the kiss begins getting heated I hear a click and a gasp behind us making me end the kiss to look over my shoulder to see Kate and Abby standing there, Abby is holding a camera while Kate is standing there is obvious shock.
"Yes. Yes. Yes," Abby exclaims while jumping in happiness.
"Abby," Alice gasp out before gasping for air again making me have to return her breathing mask to her face again.
Alice's pov
"You two final got together. Yes," Abby exclaims while I hope she calms down soon.
"Abby," I gasp out again while looking at Gibbs who seem perfectly calm about this.
"This is going to be my Christmas card this year," Abby exclaims while showing us the photo of Gibbs and I kissing in the hospital bed.
"Is that how pale I am?"
"Can I have a moment with my sister?" Kate finally ask after a moment of her not even breathing.
"Sure," Abby says happily while leaving my room with Gibbs after he get off my bed.
"What's wrong Kate?" I ask softly, is she ashamed of me or angry at me.
"You told Gibbs about your feelings?" Kate asked me.
"Yeah. Do you have a problem with that?"
"Yeah."
"Oh. But don't you want me to be happy?"
"My problem is you didn't tell me before hand, I wanted to see his face," Kate admits to me.
"Really," I gasp out a laugh before informing her, "He asked me to be his girlfriend."
"You said yes."
"Are you mad at me?"
"No. Just surprised. I thought I would be dead and buried before it happen. I hope he doesn't hurt you, because if he does, I'll kill him," Kate informs me making me smile behind my mask.
"I thought he didn't like me back," I admit.
"Why would you think that? It's obvious that he likes you."
"When I first kissed him, he didn't kiss back. He just sat there like a statue."
"Maybe he was in shock. I would be."
"I don't know, but I honestly thought he didn't see me like that and I had ruined our friendship."
"Well, I'm glad you worked up the courage to tell him. So how did you tell him? What wording did you use?"
"I tried thinking up words but I couldn't so I just kissed him."
"That's brave. I like it."
"Thank you," I say to her while mock bowling my head as the door opens and Abby and Gibbs returns with cups of drinks.
"Hey, right for us to come back in?" Abby ask while walking into the room without waiting for the answer. She hands Kate a cup of coffee while Gibbs hands me an orange juice because I'm not allowed coffee yet.
"Yeah," Kate says with a smile while looking at them.
"How's Tony? The doctor's won't let me see him," I ask them.
"Getting better, he's got many different women visiting him," Abby explains to me happily.
"He would be happily with that."
"Yep. If he wasn't on oxygen, I think he would be having sex in the hospital."
"What? He not into breathe play?"
"Good point."
"Can you two not talk about Tony's sex life please," Kate begs of us making me laugh.
"Fine. Abby, did you hear that Kate has a date with Doctor Pitt?" I ask Abby.
"No, she didn't tell me," Abby exclaims making Kate blush.
"Yeah. All she did while waiting to find out who was dying, she was flirting with him. Until finding out that he went to college with Tony but in rival frats."
"Really."
"Yep. Something happen and Tony's leg got broke. They are both blaming each other."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Guys really," Kate snaps at us in annoyance. Why couldn't we be nice and not talk about peoples personal lives?
"What?" we both ask her innocently.
"Can we talk about something else?"
"Like what?" Abby ask her.
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"Hey," Gibbs says to me once Kate and Abby leaves my room for the night.
"Hey," I answer him.
"How are you feeling?"
"Tired. But I don't want to sleep. That's all I've been doing."
"You need sleep, it'll help your body heal."
"I know, but I missed most of today. And I don't want to miss the day again. Every time I wake up I was confused and I don't know what is happening around me."
"I'll be here tonight and wake you up before I leave," Gibbs promise me while rubbing my hair making me give into my body's need for more sleep.
Gibbs pov
I rub Alice's hair even though she is already sleeping, I can't believe this young, beautiful and kind girl likes me, an old, marine, who has a string of ex-wives.
"I've got you, baby. No one is going to hurt you," I promise her while moving my chair closer to her bed and I pick up the case file I am supposed to be reading for the cold case.
I read the case file for about four minutes before a doctor walks into the room.
"Visiting hours are over, you have to leave," the doctor snaps at me in annoyance, it is not the first time they have told me.
"I'm not leaving her," I state while holding Alice's hand softly.
"Sir, I can't have an old man staying in the room with a young girl," the doctor snaps load enough that it wakes Alice who looks cutely confused.
"Go back to sleep baby," I whisper to Alice before turning to the doctor and saying, "I'm not leaving her. So do what you have to do and leave."
"I'll get the security to remove you," the doctor snaps at me while walking over to Alice and checking her vitals. He writes it down while Alice watches him closely until he asked her, "How do you feel?" but Alice doesn't answer him so he asked again, "How do you fell?"
"Can I bite him?" Alice asked me while looking at me.
"What?" I ask her in confusion.
"I told Kate that if one more person asked how I was feeling, I would bite them."
"Just answer the question, then he can leave."
"I'm fine. My chest hurts, I'm tired, but I'm fine."
"Thank you," the doctor say before leaving again.
"Go back to sleep," I order her softly.
"Is that an order from my boss?" Alice ask me cheekily.
"Yes, now sleep," I order her while gently kissing her forehead, and she lays down on the bed for the night, I hope.
"Sir, you have to leave," the security office says while walking into the door quietly.
"I'm not leaving her."
"Sir, please."
"You can check in every hour, I'm not going to hurt my agent, I just don't want to leave her alone. She's scared of hospitals."
"Okay, sir. But if for a second it looks like you are doing something wrong, I'll kick you out."
"Thank you."
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Alice pov
I've been in the hospital for three weeks, I am finally off the oxygen mostly. I spend the morning talking to Kate, while lunch time Ducky comes to talk to me and tell me what is happening at the office. Each night Gibbs stays with me, he always brings me food because I won't eat the hospital food. Abby informs me that Tony has been released from the hospital a couple days ago but because my lungs are normally weaker than a normal person so it is taking longer to heal for me to go home.
"Hey, baby," Gibbs says while walking into my room without a food tonight.
"Hey," I say while trying to sit up.
"I have good news and back news for you."
"What?"
"You are being released from the hospital, but you can't go back to Kate's apartment."
"Why not?" I ask him in confusion, what's wrong with our apartment?"
"Because the elevator broke, and you can't do the stairs. So you are moving into my home until you get better or the elevator gets fixed," Gibbs explains to me softly while sitting on the side of the bed.
"Why is the elevator broken?"
"I don't know. You want to blow this place?"
"Yes," I exclaim making him laugh while handing me the bag Kate dropped off when Tony was discharged so I have my own clothes to wear in the hospital. I grab the bag and move to the bathroom to dress into a set of bell bottom jeans, a white shirt, with my belt. I am so glad that I forgot to wear it the day Tony opened that letter, I would cry if it was destroyed.
"Here you go," Gibbs say while handing me a new pair of boots because I haven't had time to replace the ones I was wearing on that faithful day.
"Thanks," I says breathlessly but while putting my red socks on before the boots that Gibbs laces up for me. I than ask the question that's always on my mind, "Where's ugly Tony?"
"She's at my house, waiting for you," Gibbs answers me while helping my off the bed and into an NCIS wind breaker that is Gibbs. We walk out to the reception where we sign the paperwork saying I am leaving with Gibbs.
"Do you think we can stop for coffee on the way to your house?"
"Is that all you think about?" Gibbs ask me with a small laugh while helping me into his car before loading the portable oxygen machine for me to use when I get too breathless because my lungs still have trouble.
"No, of course not. I sometimes think about you," I state as Gibbs gets in the driver's side of the car.
"Only sometimes?"
"When I'm not thinking about coffee, and Ugly Tony."
"Okay, as long as I know where I come in your thoughts."
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We walk into Gibbs house where ugly Tony is waiting for me like Gibbs says. I sit down on the coach while picking my dog up to pat as Gibbs places the oxygen in the master bedroom where I'll have to sleeping, even though it is up five steps (if that number is wrong, I'm sorry I can't find how many there is to upstairs!). Gibbs return to where I am sitting and sits beside me.
"Are you hungry?" Gibbs ask me softly.
"A little. Do you even have food here?" I ask him while looking at him, I have never seen food here all the times I've been here.
"Nope. Chinese?"
"Sure. That sounds good, but you can't live on takeout."
"Not even dating a month and trying to change me," Gibbs mumbles in annoyance.
"Gibbs, that's not what I meant. It's not health or cheap. And you'll look like Tony if you only live on takeout. I'm sorry," I explain to him while holding his arm so he can't get away.
"It's alright. I promise. Just don't try to change me."
"What's to change? If I wanted someone else or to act someone else, I wouldn't date you. I'd date them."
"That'll change," Gibbs mumbles before a thought hits him making him say, "Alice, I've told you already call me Jethro."
"Sorry it's habit. You've been Gibbs to me for over a year, almost two, but you've been only Jethro for less than a month."
"I know. And I'll keep reminding you until it is habit to call me Jethro."
"If you say so," I say softly while leaning my head on Gibbs shoulder while he picks up his phone to order dinner.
"Why don't you watch TV while I get the food," Gibbs offers to me while getting up making me have to sit up off his shoulder with a pout.
"Thanks," I mumble as he hands me the remote for the TV and place a quick kiss on my pouting lips before leaving.
"I'll be right back," he promises before leaving as I flick throw the channels before I decide on watching '20/20 truth and lies: the Family Manson'. It is an hour and twenty-one minutes documentary on Charles Manson. I lay across the couch with Tony laying on my bally while watching it with the ads.
I don't notice how much time has passed until Gibbs returns and place the food on the table between the couch and TV.
"What's you watching?" Gibbs ask me softly while sitting down when I sit up from my laying position.
"'20/20 truth and lies: the Family Manson,'" I answer him before asking, "Do you remember when he was at large?"
"Yeah, we didn't know it was him. I used to read about the crimes," Gibbs answers me while handing me some food with chop sticks.
"Thanks," I mumble while beginning to eat my yummy rice.
"Welcome," Gibbs informs me while eating his own food, which is soup and a rice. We eat in silence while watching 20/20. Once we finish eating I lean back against Gibbs' shoulder again while watching the episode. Gibbs gently lays his arm around my shoulders and resting his hand on my stomach, giving me the ability to hold his hand as we watch the show.
Once the episode was over, I was only just awake making Gibbs look down at me with a soft look.
"Come on, baby. Let's get you cleaned up and into bed," Gibbs whispers to me while standing up and pull me to my feet.
"I'm not tired," I lie making Gibbs chuckle at my bad lie.
"I'm sure you're not," Gibbs says to me while placing his arm around my shoulder to hold me close as he leads me up the stairs to upstairs where I have to stop for a moment to catch my breath. But once I have it back Gibbs helps me to the master bedroom and through to the bathroom where I sit down on to the closed toilet while Gibbs fills the bath with warm water for me to get clean.
"Come on, baby, you need to remove this clothing. You can't bath fully clothed," Gibbs whispers to me once the bath is full.
"I know," I mumble but make no move to remove the clothing, because I am finding it hard to breathe at the moment.
"Do you want me to leave?" Gibbs ask because he knows that at the hospital I wasn't allowed to shower on my own encase something happened.
"No. Yes. What if something happens?"
"How about if I leave, but I'll stay in the bedroom so that is something happens you just have to call out me."
"That sounds good," I agree with Gibbs before he places a kiss on my forehead before leaving the bathroom. I remove the clothes I am wearing and climbing into the bath that Gibbs filled with bubbles to give me some privacy. I use Gibbs soap to wash my body but I don't wash my hair, I'm too tired to wash my hair. Once I am clean I get out and use a towel but I realise I don't have any clothes in the bathroom to put on.
"Jethro, can you hand me something to wear?" I call throw the cracked door.
"Sure," Gibbs calls while moving around the bedroom to find some clothes. He puts his hand and arm throw the crack in the door without opening it anymore.
"Thanks," I call to him while putting on the clothes that turns out to be, one of his old NIS shirt and a pair of boxers. I open the door while using a toothbrush that I always use when I'm here. Once my teeth are clean, I move back into the bedroom where Gibbs is ready for his shower. I climb into the bed while Gibbs heads into the shower to get clean before getting into his very confinable bed, which surprised me, I always thought his bed would be unconfinable.
After a quick shower, Gibbs climbs into the bed on the other side of me for the night. Gibbs has set up the oxygen machine on my side of the bed because I still need oxygen at night because I have trouble breathing while I'm asleep. Gibbs pulls me into his arms with my back against his chest, as we fall into a peaceful sleep.
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The next morning I wake up to a cold, empty bed making me roll my eye. One day I am going to wake up before Gibbs, maybe. I get up from the bed, and do my bathroom routine before heading down stairs at a low place. Having to stop a couple of times to catch my breath but eventually I get to have bottom and are about to go into the Kitchen where Abby is sitting.
"Morning," I mumble to her while taking the seat across from her.
"Morning. Gibbs and Kate have a case today, so I'm here to keep you company," Abby explains to me while offering me some of the chips and gravy she is eating.
"Which one asked you to that?"
"Both, moments apart. They passed each other to ask me."
"They worry too much."
"I think it's sweet. So what do you want to do today?"
"Don't you have to go to the lab for the evidence?"
"Yeah. But not too they ring me."
"You can go to the lab, I'll find something to fill my day," I offer making Abby grin.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, go on. I'm fine. And if anyone says anything, they can talk to me," I say in fake macho making her laugh.
"Cool. But if you change your mind, you can come to the lab or autopsy."
"I'll keep that in mind," I inform her while she gets up and walks out the front door while I move over to the TV to watch something, anything. I settle on a MASH marathon, I don't even bother getting dressed, where am I going? Nowhere that's where, so I can lunge around in Gibbs clothes.
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"Hey Alice," Ducky says at lunch times, he walks into the lounge room where I am watching MASH.
"Hey," I say back to him while sitting up as he sits onto the single chair while I'm on the couch.
"How are you feeling?"
"Better. How's the case?"
"Good. We believe it's the husband who killed her. We're just waiting on the DNA results."
"That's good. Not that she is dead, but he's not going to get away with this."
"Yeah. You should have seen this girl, she wouldn't have been much older than you are, and she is black and blue."
"That's sad. It's even sadder that no one saved her," I stater sadly. I couldn't imagine living in fear, or being abused.
"I agrees. So what have you been doing today?"
"Watching MASH. Abby was here for a little bit. But she left back to the lab."
"Have you had lunch?"
"Not yet. Gibbs doesn't have food, I don't know how he survives."
"He lives at work," Ducky reminds me making me laugh before trying to work out what we're going to eat.
"You want to go a café?" Ducky asked me.
"Sure. I could eat, but I have to get dressed," I inform Ducky while forcing my body off the couch to head to the stairs to head upstairs to get dressed. I get into the bedroom to see Gibbs has placed my bag on the draws in his bedroom. I end up grabbing an old pair of well-worn jeans, a red T-Shirt and red socks. I put my shoes on last before heading down the steps slowly, meet Ducky at the door where we put on our coats, I put on the wind breaker I wore back from the hospital.
"Tony's going to meet us at the café," Ducky informs me making me node.
"Okay."
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"Afternoon," Tony exclaims as we sit across from him.
"Hey Tony. How are you feeling?" I ask Tony while sitting down.
"Getting better. You?"
"I still have to use oxygen when I'm sleeping. And am easily worn out. What about you?"
"Not as much. But I am getting better. We have to strength our lungs again."
"You will have to do physical therapy to get your lung capacity back," Ducky explains to us.
"Yeah, I hate that. It tiring."
"I haven't started yet," I state making Tony grin evilly.
"Why not? I started weeks ago."
"Because, they didn't want to start me on it when I was still using oxygen for 23 hours a day."
"That makes sense."
"How may I help you," the waitress asked us while coming to a stop beside our table.
"I'll have spaghetti," Tony ask her politely.
"Me too," Ducky ask her.
"Me three. Can I have a coffee two," I request of her softly.
"It'll be up shortly," The waitress informs us before leaving us with a grin at Tony.
"Alice, I heard a rumour about you," Tony exclaims with a pervy grin.
"What's that?" I ask him, but I get the feeling I'm going to regret that.
"You were caught kissing someone."
"And?"
"By Abby and Kate."
"And?"
"You couldn't wait until you were discharged? I waited until I was discharged."
"I was discharged yesterday. You really expect me to believe that waited that long? I know your room was full of female guests."
"Yeah, but I wasn't caught snogging them."
"But you did snog them."
"No comment."
"I can't believe your judging me."
"Here's your food," the waitress says while placing our food in front of us. As we eat we talk about random things and just catch up with each other. But after eating Ducky has to return to work so Tony promise to make sure I get back to Gibbs house.
"You know, I never thought you would kiss someone at the hospital," Tony exclaims.
"Do you even know who I was kissing?" I ask him.
"Someone from your old school," Tony guesses making me laugh at him with how wrong he is.
"Nope. I don't talk to anyone I went to school with."
"Well then I don't know," Tony comments as we get our gear to leave and payed our part of the bill.
Once outside we get into Tony's loan-a-car because he hasn't replaced his car yet. We get in and Tony drives me back to Gibbs house, I climb out of the ugly car and walk into the house where I am meet with my dog waiting at the door.
"Hey Tony," I mumble while picking my dog up after I took my coat off and carried my dog over tot eh coach where I put MASH back on. I talk to my dog, "Let's see what happens to the doctors in red and white."
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"Hey, baby," Gibbs says while walking to the lounge room where I am still watching MASH making me look up at him with a small smile.
"Hey," I mumble while sitting up when I see he has food, and I'm hungry again.
"How was your day?"
"Good. I saw Abby, Tony and Ducky. And I got tap watch MASH," I answer him while he hands me a burger.
"Yeah. I hear you sent Abby away. What's that about?"
"She had a case, I don't want to be the reason someone is free longer than necessary."
"We got him," Gibbs informs me while sitting next to me and watching the episode of MASH.
"That's good," I mumble while eating my yummy burger.
"Yeah," Gibbs agrees with me.
"Do you want to work on your boat?" I asked him once we're finished eating.
"You can't go down there," Gibbs reminds me.
"I can watch MASH while you're working on your boat."
"I don't want to leave you along."
"I'll be fine. Go do what you enjoy. You don't have to stop paying attention to your wife just because I'm here," I say while shooing Gibbs towards the basement.
"Call if you need anything."
"Sir, yes, sir," I say with a mock solute making him give me a look, but still kissing me on the forehead before leaving.
"Behave," Gibbs orders me with a small smile while leaving the room to work on his boat, but I can't go down that because of the wood particles would set my healing back. I lay down on the couch to watch TV.
As the episode drags on, I pick up my phone to text my sister.
'Hey Kate. How was your day?' I send to the only family member that talks to me besides Ducky.
'Hey Alice. My day was great. How was yours?' Kate responds to me.
'Good. I saw Abby, Ducky and Tony, and I got to watch MASH all day but for lunch time.'
'How is it staying with Gibbs? What is he like on at his house?'
'He's nice. But he is always nice to me so that's nothing new.'
'I guess you have a point. He is different when you're around. You should have seen him on this case.'
'What do you mean?'
'He was just acting different.'
'If you say so.'
'How are you feeling?'
'Getting better. But I'm bored, I so want to go to work. But I don't think anyone would allow that.'
'You're not going to work until the doctor clears you.'
'Party pooper.'
'Alice, you almost died. Got together with your crush and all you can think about is returning to work.'
'Hey, I found out Tony doesn't know who I was caught kissing but that I was caught kissing someone in the hospital.'
'Really?'
"Yep. He thought it was someone from school.'
'Really?'
"Yep.'
'I didn't see that coming. I mean it's kind of obvious who you like.'
'The only reason you and Abby knows is because I told you.'
'So. I still now. That's all that matters.'
'So, what's your plans for tonight?'
'I have a date. He meant to be here within the hour.'
'Are you ready? Or do you still need to get dress?'
"I'm ready.'
'Okay.'
'He's here. I'll take to you later, or tomorrow.'
'That was a quick hour.'
'Shut it.'
After this fun conversation, I decide that I wanted to have a bath because the marathon is over now anyway. I head upstairs slowly and into the master bedroom, where I grab the clothes I slept in last night, once I have the cloth I head into the bathroom where I begin filling the bath with warm, almost hot water. As the bath is filling up, I remove my clothes and put them into the hamper before climbing into the bath. I clean my body thoroughly before washing my hair with Gibbs shampoo, making me feel nice because I now smell like him. Once my body is clean, I climb out of the bath and get dressed into the cloth and walk out into the bed room, or I would have if I didn't hit a hard, warm chest.
"Hey," I mumble into the worm, dirty chest.
"You scared me," Gibbs informs me while holding me tightly to his dusty chest.
"I did?" I ask while leaning back away from his chest to look at his face.
"I came up to check on you after two hour hours, and you won't there," Gibbs informs me while holding my arm tightly in fear.
"I'm sorry. I wanted to have a bath. I felt dirty," I explain to the overprotective marine I seem to have fallen in love with.
"You just scared me," Gibbs whispers to me before I lean forward to kiss him on his lips. I thought he was going to pull away, but instead he kissed me back harder while running his fingers though my wet hair. The feeling of Gibbs fingers running throw my hair made me moan in pleasure when he pulls it slightly. The sound makes Gibbs smirk against my lips but he does break the kiss while running his hand throw my hair on more time before removing them altogether. He stops back from me with a proud smirk on his face because I'm still standing there blinking slowly. He says to me softly, "Why don't you go to bed, I'll get clean and join you."
"Okay," I mumble, still in shock, I still can't believe that Gibbs likes me and he is a great kisser. But that last bit is probably not surprising to everyone else, he has been married three time, so he has to be able to kiss, and do other things. I slowly node before moving over to the bed, while Gibbs laughs as he walks into the bathroom.
"Meanie," I mumble while snuggling into the bed. Why did he have to stop? I was enjoying myself and the feeling of his hard body against my body. I don't even notice that the water is no longer running or that Gibbs is watching me. But I do notice when he turns the light off to join me in bed.
"What's you thinking?" Gibbs asks me softly while moving my hair out of my eyes where it falls when I look at him.
"Nothing," I mumble the lie badly.
"Don't lie to me."
"You like being mean," I put making him smirk when he releases what I'm pouting about. He gently places a kiss on my lips but it quickly gets heated and his hand return to my hair. As the kiss grows more heated, that Gibbs rolls over so he is laying onto of me without breaking the kiss, as he settles between my legs, I feel a very big bulge rubbing where I need it most. Making me moan in pleasure when he grinds down into me.
Gibbs hand begins running up my side under the shirt I have borrowed from him, and I run my hair through his hair. Gibbs breaks the kiss too kiss down my neck so he is kissing over my pulse. As he nibbles on my pulse point on my neck his phone begins ringing making him have to remove his lips from my neck to look over where he put it on the bedside table.
"Gibbs," Gibbs answers his phone making me pout again because I was enjoying that. I lean up when Gibbs listens to the other person end of his phone, I lean up and kiss his neck making his breath hitch, he continues to talk, "Yeah right." I suck on his neck above where his shirt collar is, making Gibbs have to scuff his groan because he is still on the phone. He finish says, "Yeah, I understand." Gibbs than hangs up his phone before giving me a look that says I'm going to get into trouble but he informs me, "I have a case."
"Can I help?" I ask while removing my mouth away from his very marathon neck.
"No, you are on sick leave," Gibbs remind me while getting out of the bed as I pout at him, why can't I help? Or why can't he return to bed?
"But, I can still help. I'm not dying anymore."
"Alice. Go to sleep and that's an order," Gibbs orders me while pointing at me making me put in disappointment.
"But I to help. I don't like just sitting around, waiting for my lungs to heal. I get bored," I mumble to Gibbs, I mean come on I spent the day watching TV. I never watch TV for more than an hour at a time normally.
"Well, sleep and get better, then you won't be bored."
"But, I'm bored," I whine but lay back down.
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Gibbs pov
I move into the bathroom to get dressed to return to work for our latest case, but there is a problem, specifically a problem made by the little devil in my bed. I get dressed into the clothes and walk back out in the bedroom too see the devil is still away but pouting at the wall on the other side of the bedroom. Sulking because I won't let her go to work with me, I think it's cute that she wants to go to work, even when she just got out of the hospital from this case.
"Alice, I just want you to get better," I whisper to her while rubbing her hair in the attempt to get her to smile because I look the will to go to work. But she just continues pouting at the wall making me smirk, she is too cute. I try again, "Alice, baby. You need sleep," I whisper to her making her bury her face in my pillow.
"I wanna go to work," She mumbles while I lean over her to look at the beautiful face, at least the half I can see.
"I know. But you can't return to work yet. I'll be home soon and we'll do something so you're not bored," I promise her but I know she just wants to return to work. That is the type of person she is.
"What if you don't finish the case," Alice asked me while finally turning to face me.
"I'll close the case. Don't worry, and I'll find something for you to do."
"I can work."
"Something not at work. I promise," I promise her before leaning in for a quick kiss, or it would have been if the little devil didn't deepening the kiss by nibbling on my lip, I never now this little devil was a biter. And that fact isn't helping my problem at all, I attempt to break the kiss and I would have succussed too if she didn't follow me while putting more pressure into the kiss making me want to continue but I force myself away from her.
"Alice, baby. I got to go to work, sleep," I order her while placing a kiss on her forehead because I can't trust her to kiss her on the lips again. She pouts as she snuggles into the pillows on the bed. I lean sown and tuck her into the bed before leaving for the case. On the way out the door I grab my gun and coat, once I'm outside I lock the door to keep Alice safe.
Once I'm in my car I ring Kate, "Kate, we have a case. Get McGee, Ducky and the truck."
"Yes boss," Kate mumbles sleepily through the phone before I hang up.
