Three Weeks Later
Gibbs woke with a warm body pressed up against his front. He took a deep breath and took in her beautiful scent. Wrapping an arm around her, he pulled her even closer to him and buried his face in her brown locks, find her neck and kissing and sucking her neck, eliciting a soft moan from her.
"Mmm good morning" she finally said, voice still laced with sleep. His hand slipped underneath her pyjama shirt to play with the soft skin of her stomach.
"Mommy" came the sweet voice before the bedroom door finally opened. Gibbs removed his hand and created a little bit of space between them.
"Good Morning sweet pea" Kate greeted her daughter.
"Mommy can I have Cherios?" Sophie asked as Kate finally sat up.
"Sure honey, just give me a minute" Kate started, but Gibbs was already out of bed and pulling on his shirt.
"I got it. Come on Soph, breakfast time" he said as he pulled on his pants, took the little girls hand and headed for the kitchen.
Kate couldn't help but smile as she watched the two of them leave. Not only was Gibbs her boss, but he was now her boyfriend, spending many nights with her and Sophie. Which of course Sophie loved. She finally had a man in her life that she could really look up to.
As Kate came down the hallway she came to a stop, listening to Gibbs' and Sophie's conversation.
"You and Mommy kiss a lot, and that's what Mommy and Daddy's do. And you read me stories at night just like Daddy's do" Sophie said, in between her mouthfuls of cereal.
"Uh, yeah you are right there. I think you should talk to Mommy first though" Gibbs said.
"Talk to Mommy about what?" Kate asked as she finally entered the kitchen. Gibbs smiled and poured her a cup of coffee.
"Mommy, can I call Mr Gibbs Daddy?" Sophie asked sweetly "Pleeeaaassseeee" she added, her big green eyes looking at her mother. Kate tapped her fingers on her mug as she thought about it, then looked at Gibbs.
"Well, what do you think?" she asked him. Gibbs looked at his own coffee for a moment before looking at Kate, then at Sophie.
"You can call me whatever you like honey" he finally said and the little girl cheered.
"Yay I have a Daddy" she jumped down from her chair and started to run around the lounge room. Kate looked at Gibbs with a smile.
"Are you sure you're okay with it? You could have said no" she said softly as she walked closer to him. Gibbs smiled and nodded.
"I meant what I said Kate. She can call me whatever she wants. And she did make a good point. We do kiss a lot, like Mommy and Daddy's do" he grinned as he leaned in and kissed her softly.
"I gotta go. I will see you at work" he kissed her head and placed his cup in the sink.
"Sophie, Gibbs is going now. Come say goodbye" Kate called to her daughter. The little stopped and walked over to them.
"Mommy, his name isn't Gibbs, it's Daddy" she said matter of factly, before hugging Gibbs tight.
"I'm going to tell everyone at school about my new Daddy, it's going to be great" she told them happily before running off to her bedroom to get changed.
Kate smiled and kissed him one more time before he headed for the door.
"I will see you at work" she told him as he grabbed his keys and opened the front door.
"And Kate?" he said, stopping in the door way.
"Yeah?"
"Don't be late" he said with a grin, making her roll her eyes.
6 months later
Kate and Gibbs walked hand in hand as they followed Sophie, who was riding her bike just in front of them through the park.
"Kate?" he suddenly asked.
"Yes?" she looked at him. He had seemed rather quiet all day and it was starting to worry her.
"What do you think about you and Sophie moving in. With me?" he asked. Kate stopped instantly, looking at him a little shocked.
"Jethro, I don't know what to say" she admitted. Gibbs shrugged, now feeling like a fool.
"I just, I'm always at yours and I have a lot of space at mine. A yard Sophie can play in" he started to explain his reasoning for asking her. Kate was about to reply when they heard the 'ting ting' of the bell on Sophie's bike. They both turned to see the little girl stopped just a few meters a head of them.
"Come on, you two are too slow" she called out, causing both Kate and Gibbs to laugh and they started after her.
"I want to say yes, but there is just so much we need to organise. Like who will look after Sophie after school, or if we don't make it home at night, or if we have to go away. I know Sophie would love it and so would I" she let go of his hand and wrapped it around him instead.
"Alright, leave it with me" he said and kissed her head. Sophie had stopped again and waited for them to catch up.
"Everything okay?" Kate asked, and the little girl nodded, making her helmet slide down her face. Gibbs knelt down and tightened it for her.
"Daddy, can you take my training wheels off?" Sophie asked, her big green eyes shining up at him.
"We might have to ask Mommy about that one. What do you think?" they both turned to look at Kate. A pair of blue eyes and a pair of green stared back at her and she sighed.
"I guess it's about time to take them off" she agreed, out numbered two to one. Sophie cave a small cheer and got off her bike to watch Gibbs check out the training wheels.
After some fiddling around, Gibbs was able to get the two smaller wheels off and handed them to Kate to hold while he steadied the bike for Sophie to get back on it. Kate watched, holding her breath as she watched Gibbs help Sophie keep her balance as she pedalled away.
Kate followed as quickly as she could, Sophie got faster and faster and soon enough even Gibbs couldn't keep up. Kate came to stand next to him as they watched their little girl riding around with the biggest smile on her face.
"Thank you for doing that" she said as they continued on to catch up. Gibbs smiled and wrapped his arm around her.
"My pleasure" he said and kissed her head. They rounded the bend and could hardly see Sophie anymore.
"Sophie, slow down" Kate called out, causing the little girl to turn back and find her mother. Doing this caused her to lose her balance and she fell off her bike. Without hesitating, Gibbs ran towards her with Kate not far behind him.
"Sophie, are you okay? Let me look at you" Gibbs asked as he quickly helped her up and looked her over. Sophie shook her head and grinned.
"Did you see me? I did it all by myself" she beamed as Gibbs inspected her hands, which were only slightly grazed but didn't seem to be bothering her at all.
"Sophie, sweetie are you okay?" Kate came running up afterwards. She dropped the training wheels she was still holding to check her daughter over.
"Mommy I was going so fast! Did you see me? Did you?" her daughter said happily. Kate couldn't help but laugh.
"We saw you sweetie" she reached up and adjusted her helmet, doing another once over.
"Can I ride some more now?" Sophie asked but of them.
"Of course. But only up that bench over there" Gibbs said, helping her pick up the bike that laid on the side. Without a second thought, she was back on her bike and riding away.
"You okay?" Gibbs asked Kate as he picked up the training wheels she had dropped. Kate nodded and let out a sigh.
"She has no fear that child" she replied with a small smile. Gibbs grinned.
"Just like her mother" this earned him a punch the arm. He laughed and wrapped his arms around her to stop any more attacks, and kissed her head.
"Yeah, my heart stopped too" he admitted softly. After a moment to calm their racing hearts, the headed to meet Sophie at the bench.
Sophie was already there waiting for them.
"You guys walk too slow. Can we go get ice cream now?" she asked looked from Kate to Gibbs. Gibbs then looked at Kate, not wanting to overstep. He of course would say yes to almost anything she asked for.
"Alright, but no more riding around. I think that's enough for one day" Kate said and Sophie sighed but nodded.
"Okay. Can we go now?" she asked taking her helmet off.
"I'll take the bike, you walk with Mommy" Gibbs said as he took the helmet from the little girl.
After taking the bike back to the car, they walked across the road to the ice cream shop. Sophie of course chose their flavours so she could try each one. Gibbs waited for them and the girls went and found a spare table. Kate took off her jacket and looked at her daughter. She had never seen her so happy, and all because she had a Daddy to do things with. It had been six months and it was still like the very first day.
Kate watched as Gibbs finally headed over with their ice cream. It was now that she finally took in his appearance. He was wearing dark jeans which she couldn't help notice fit him just perfectly, a grey sweater and his black jacket over the top. He had that sweet lopsided smile on his face. He slide into the booth next to Kate, and handed out the ice cream, Sophie so very happy to finally have her ice cream.
Kate looked at him and couldn't help but stare into his baby blue eyes. They just seemed to shine today and she was mesmerized.
"You okay?" he asked noticing her staring. She nodded as she started on her own ice cream. Her free hand, however landed on his knee and slowly worked its way up his thigh. His hand came down and stopped hers from moving any further. Gibbs leaned down and whispered into her ear.
"You go any further, and I won't be getting out of this seat" his breath was warm against her ear and it gave her a chill. She smiled and squeezed his leg.
"Well hurry up and eat your ice cream, so we can go home and take care of it" she said softly so Sophie wouldn't hear. They both looked at the little girl who was happily eating her ice cream, not paying attention to the adults at all.
Gibbs finished his and wrapped his arm around Kate, pulling her closer into his side and kissed her head. Sophie finally finished her ice cream, grabbed a serviette and wiped her face.
"Can we go home now?" she asked. Kate nodded with a smile.
"Sure honey. Let's get going, I think it's nap time" Gibbs slid out of the booth and helped Kate out. He led the girls out of the shop and back over to the car. Gibbs helped Sophie into her seat, before getting in himself and heading back to Kate's.
Once he pulled into the carpark, Kate turned around to look at her little girl and smiled.
"And she is out like a light" she said with a smile and looked back at Gibbs and bit her lower lip before getting out of the car. Gibbs followed her shortly after, got Sophie out the car and followed Kate up to her apartment.
Gibbs walked straight down the hallway to Sophie's room to tuck her into bed. But when he went to put her down, her little arms stayed around his neck not wanting to let go. He smiled and tried again, but she still didn't want to let go.
"Soph, honey you gotta let go" he told her softly, and just like that she let go. He tucked her in and kissed her head before leaving, closing the door behind him. Gibbs made his way back to the lounge room, took his jacket off and hung it up. Kate came over with two fresh cups of coffee and put them on the table.
"Thanks" he said as he walked over to pick his up, but Kate stopped him. She stood in front of him, her hands on his chest.
"I was hoping we could have some us time, before she wakes up" she grinned as her hands ran over his chest, feeling his muscles rippled under her touch. The sweater was so soft under her fingers, which added to her already growing desire. She leaned up and kissed him softly, before deepening and pushing her tongue into his mouth. His hands went to her arse and pulled her against him. He pulled her towards the hallway, wanting to head for the bedroom.
"We don't have time for that" she pulled him over to the couch and pushed him down, straddling his lap. Her hips ground into his, instantly feeling his hardening member. Her hands went under his sweater and shirt and ran over his stomach and chest, while her mouth attacked his neck.
"Katie" he moaned softly and she grinned against his skin. Her hands moved down and started on his belt and the zipper of his jeans.
"Shhh, we don't want to wake her" she reminded him, before kissing him deeply. He didn't argue as he started on her jeans, wanting to get them off as quickly as possible. He lifted his hips so she could pull his down enough to free his now fully hardened member. She moved her hand up and down it, before getting up to take her jeans and panties off.
"Mommy" came a call from down the hall, which stopped her movements and she sighed.
"Don't you dare move, I will be right back" she quickly leaned down and kissed him deeply, before heading back down the hallway to Sophie's room.
Gibbs let out a frustrated sigh and closed his eyes. He needed release and he needed it now. He could hear soft voices, then a door close and footsteps heading back towards him. He opened his eyes to see Kate sauntering back towards him, her hands pulling down her pants as she went.
"Glad to see you haven't lost it" she said with a grin as she got back into his lap, her hot and wet centre rubbing against his hardness.
"Need you for that" he said in a strained voice, his hands on her hips trying to guide her where he needs her. She grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck before finally giving in and lowering herself down onto him slowly.
Gibbs' hands went around to her ass, waiting for her to adjust enough to start moving. She leaned in and kissed him deeply as she slowly moved, moaning into his mouth. She needed release and she needed it now. She moved faster and ground into him each time she took him all in.
Kate could feel her muscles start to tighten as her climax kept building, his fingers digging into her ass as his too was getting closer. She wrapped her arms around him tight, moaning into his mouth as she finally came, trying to be as quiet as possible.
Gibbs held her hips still as he pounded her from underneath, his own climax getting closer. Kate moved her lips along his jaw to his neck, where she kissed and suck his smooth skin. His movements became more vigorous as he finally came, groaning into her neck to muffle the noise. They both stilled their bodies, enjoying the moment.
"Better?" he asked against her neck and she couldn't help but laugh softly and nod. She pulled back to look at him.
"Much" she leaned in and kissed him softly "but it never seems to be enough" she admitted. Gibbs trailed his hands up her back and tangled his fingers into her hair.
"Kate-" before he could finish there was another call from down the hall.
"Daddy" they both sighed then laughed, realising that they would probably never really have alone time.
"You're turn" Kate slowly got up off him, went over and found her pants and pulled them back on. Gibbs stood and did the same, fixed his hair and headed for Sophie's room. When he entered he found her sitting up in bed, her big green eyes watering.
"Hey, what's going on?" he asked going over to her bed and sitting down on the edge of it.
"You were gone. I was dreaming that I woke up and you were gone. You're not going are you?" she asked looking at him, and it broke his heart.
"No, not going anywhere" he reached out and touched her soft cheek.
"Will you lay down with me?" she asked sweetly. Gibbs smiled and nodded, kicked off his shoes and laid down, Sophie curling up against him.
Kate waited for Gibbs to come back out, but when he didn't she decided to go investigate. When she got to the doorway she couldn't believe what she was seeing. She leaned against the doorframe, smile on her face as she watched both Gibbs and Sophie sleep. It was this moment that she realised she was in love with Gibbs. Her little family of two, had now grown to three.