Title: The Morning After
Author: Cailyn
Spoilers: None really, but is following the events of "Left for Dead" Although it has little relevance.
Disclaimer: The NCIS characters are not my own and I do no profit from them in any way, shape or form.
Kate Todd rolled over and cringed at the harshness of the light. She couldn't understand what was making her head hurt so much. Then it dawned on her. Martinis, lots and lots of martinis. With, wait, Gibbs?!?! Certainly her memory wasn't serving her right! She opened her eyes, and was met by a room, plainly decorated and surely not her. She swept the covers off of her and realized she was only wearing her bra and panties, the remainder of her clothes, scattered about the room. Mortified, she grabbed her jeans and sweater and briskly pulled them on. She walked out into the living room.
"Coffee?" A deep and soothing voice asked. It was Gibbs. Kate worked hard to keep the humiliated look of her face.
"Wait, we didn't, I mean, you and me, umm what I'm trying to say is, umm. Did we sleep together?" Kate let a nervous laugh slip.
"Well now, that depends on your definition of 'slept together'" Gibbs replied smartly.
"What exactly do you mean by that. Wait, don't answer that yet. Coffee first." Kate massaged her temples in a pitiable attempt to reduce the spasms in her head.
Gibbs laughed, obviously entertained by the after-effects of last night. He rose from the couch and walked into the kitchen pouring steaming coffee into a mug for Kate.
"How do you take it," Gibbs inquired.
"Black this morning."
Gibbs grabbed the coffee mug and a small bottle off the counter and went back into the living room. He handed Kate both the coffee and the bottle of aspirin. Kate smiled, dumped 4 into her hand, threw her head back and downed the pills without water. She cradled the steaming cup of coffee as if it were the only thing keeping her alive. A serious look returned to her face.
"Ok, now back to what I was saying. Did we or did we not sleep together."
"Well, yes and no. We slept in the same bed but we didn't have sex. I've tried to make it a goal of mine of not taking advantage of women when there inebriated. Exactly, how much do you remember of last night?"
"I remember leaving the office with everyone and going to a bar, then I remember drinking. And that's pretty much it." Kate was honestly embarrassed she's usually very good at controlling her drinking, but since the explosion nothings really been the same.
"Yeah, Abby, Dinozzo, Ducky, you and me all went out of a couple of drinks, only you kept drinking after we had all switched over to coffee. Clearly, there was no way I was going to let you drive yourself home so I was going to take you home. However, the second you got into the car and sat down, you fell asleep. Realizing I had no idea where you lived, I brought you here. You walked into my apartment and straight into my bedroom, took off almost all of your clothes, got into my bed and fell asleep. I wasn't about to sleep on the couch and I wasn't about to sleep in the basement under my boat for a 5th night. And Dinozzo is in the guest room, so I was trying to figure out what to do---."
"HOLD UP! Dinozzo's here!!" Kate screamed for she didn't want anyone else to know about what happened last night.
"Yeah, you knew he was staying here, and if you'll shut the fu---." Gibbs was about to tell her to shut up so she wouldn't wake Tony up when he came stumbling into the living room.
"What the hell is all the screaming about!" Tony mumbled, holding his head, obviously in just as much pain as Kate. Then, his eyes shifted from Gibbs to Kate, "That's a good look for you Agent Todd, I've never seen the hung-over, confused, humiliated, bitchy Kate before."
"Shut up Dinozzo," Kate and Gibbs said in unison.
"And consider yourself lucky I have no clue where my gun is right now." Kate continued.
"Tony, go get some coffee for yourself and let Kate and I finish our conversation." Like a wounded puppy, Dinozzo retreated to the kitchen.
"Anyway," Gibbs continued, "I was trying to figure out where I was going to sleep when I sat down on the bed and fell asleep. So to answer your question again, yes, we did technically sleep together, but we didn't do anything." A look of both relief and disappointment washed over Kate's face, which Gibbs couldn't help but notice.
"What," he said with sarcasm, "do you wish we had?"
"Honestly, yeah, I do." Kate replied.
Her words hit Gibbs like a blow to the back of the knees forcing him to sit on the couch behind him, just as Tony returned to the room.
So. This is my first story, please review and tell me what you think and whether or not you want a sequel. I am also open to constructive criticism
Love, Cailyn =)
Author: Cailyn
Spoilers: None really, but is following the events of "Left for Dead" Although it has little relevance.
Disclaimer: The NCIS characters are not my own and I do no profit from them in any way, shape or form.
Kate Todd rolled over and cringed at the harshness of the light. She couldn't understand what was making her head hurt so much. Then it dawned on her. Martinis, lots and lots of martinis. With, wait, Gibbs?!?! Certainly her memory wasn't serving her right! She opened her eyes, and was met by a room, plainly decorated and surely not her. She swept the covers off of her and realized she was only wearing her bra and panties, the remainder of her clothes, scattered about the room. Mortified, she grabbed her jeans and sweater and briskly pulled them on. She walked out into the living room.
"Coffee?" A deep and soothing voice asked. It was Gibbs. Kate worked hard to keep the humiliated look of her face.
"Wait, we didn't, I mean, you and me, umm what I'm trying to say is, umm. Did we sleep together?" Kate let a nervous laugh slip.
"Well now, that depends on your definition of 'slept together'" Gibbs replied smartly.
"What exactly do you mean by that. Wait, don't answer that yet. Coffee first." Kate massaged her temples in a pitiable attempt to reduce the spasms in her head.
Gibbs laughed, obviously entertained by the after-effects of last night. He rose from the couch and walked into the kitchen pouring steaming coffee into a mug for Kate.
"How do you take it," Gibbs inquired.
"Black this morning."
Gibbs grabbed the coffee mug and a small bottle off the counter and went back into the living room. He handed Kate both the coffee and the bottle of aspirin. Kate smiled, dumped 4 into her hand, threw her head back and downed the pills without water. She cradled the steaming cup of coffee as if it were the only thing keeping her alive. A serious look returned to her face.
"Ok, now back to what I was saying. Did we or did we not sleep together."
"Well, yes and no. We slept in the same bed but we didn't have sex. I've tried to make it a goal of mine of not taking advantage of women when there inebriated. Exactly, how much do you remember of last night?"
"I remember leaving the office with everyone and going to a bar, then I remember drinking. And that's pretty much it." Kate was honestly embarrassed she's usually very good at controlling her drinking, but since the explosion nothings really been the same.
"Yeah, Abby, Dinozzo, Ducky, you and me all went out of a couple of drinks, only you kept drinking after we had all switched over to coffee. Clearly, there was no way I was going to let you drive yourself home so I was going to take you home. However, the second you got into the car and sat down, you fell asleep. Realizing I had no idea where you lived, I brought you here. You walked into my apartment and straight into my bedroom, took off almost all of your clothes, got into my bed and fell asleep. I wasn't about to sleep on the couch and I wasn't about to sleep in the basement under my boat for a 5th night. And Dinozzo is in the guest room, so I was trying to figure out what to do---."
"HOLD UP! Dinozzo's here!!" Kate screamed for she didn't want anyone else to know about what happened last night.
"Yeah, you knew he was staying here, and if you'll shut the fu---." Gibbs was about to tell her to shut up so she wouldn't wake Tony up when he came stumbling into the living room.
"What the hell is all the screaming about!" Tony mumbled, holding his head, obviously in just as much pain as Kate. Then, his eyes shifted from Gibbs to Kate, "That's a good look for you Agent Todd, I've never seen the hung-over, confused, humiliated, bitchy Kate before."
"Shut up Dinozzo," Kate and Gibbs said in unison.
"And consider yourself lucky I have no clue where my gun is right now." Kate continued.
"Tony, go get some coffee for yourself and let Kate and I finish our conversation." Like a wounded puppy, Dinozzo retreated to the kitchen.
"Anyway," Gibbs continued, "I was trying to figure out where I was going to sleep when I sat down on the bed and fell asleep. So to answer your question again, yes, we did technically sleep together, but we didn't do anything." A look of both relief and disappointment washed over Kate's face, which Gibbs couldn't help but notice.
"What," he said with sarcasm, "do you wish we had?"
"Honestly, yeah, I do." Kate replied.
Her words hit Gibbs like a blow to the back of the knees forcing him to sit on the couch behind him, just as Tony returned to the room.
So. This is my first story, please review and tell me what you think and whether or not you want a sequel. I am also open to constructive criticism
Love, Cailyn =)
