Chapter Title: Give A Little Bit
Author: Cailyn
Rating: PG-13
Author's Note: Not betaed, read at your own risk. Lol… same disclaimer as before. Too tired to re write…
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After a week or so passed Kate was able to get one of her casts off but Gibbs still wouldn't let her return to work. Her wrist with the pin in it was still in a significant amount of pain and her face was pretty bruised. Meanwhile, back and NCIS they were still collecting and sorting through leads and evidence accumulated from Kate's apartment. The two had basically gotten into a routine. Gibbs would return home from work in the evening and give Kate some files that she could do some research on if she wanted to. He would start making dinner and she would join him. Until one day in the early spring.
When Gibbs got home that night Kate asked him. "Gibbs, have their been any new leads or significant evidence that you guys found to help my case? Because if not, I really don't see the point in staying locked up in here. Can't I just go to work? What's the difference from being locked in here all day and being locked with you and Tony and everyone else during the day. If anything it's better because I'm around you." Kate bit her tongue. "Okay, that came out wrong but come on Gibbs you get where I'm going with this.
"Do you think you're ready to come back to work Kate?" Gibbs asked.
"Gibbs, I'm going fucking stir crazy in here! I've been ready to go back to work for over 4 days now. Can't you give me a little freedom! I need to do something. I didn't join the secret service and then NCIS to sit on my six all day and do nothing!" Kate turned around and paced through the living room. Clearing her head. "Look I'm sorry, that was uncalled for but seriously I'm going crazy."
Gibbs put down the knife he was using to chop onions and walked over to Kate. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. She couldn't help but smile, because the grin on Gibbs's face was contagious.
"What are you doing!" She asked playfully.
Avoiding her question as he pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and asked her a question in return. "How long have you been with NCIS now?"
"Almost six months. Why?"
"You catch on quickly."
"Wait, what?"
"You called your ass your six."
Kate laughed wholeheartedly and bashfully buried her face in her hands. "Did I really?"
"Yup."
"Oh God." After Kate controlled her girlish giggles she looked up and again realized the closeness between herself and Gibbs. She found herself mesmerized by his sapphire eyes, and he traced the outline of his weathered yet silky lips with her elegant fingers. When he couldn't stand it any longer, he closed the space between them and their lips touched. When they pulled away from each other, Kate once again began tracing the contours of his strong jaw and neck line.
She spoke soft yet intense words. "I still want to go back to work tomorrow."
Gibbs only reply was, " I bet you do, I bet you do."
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The next morning, Gibbs woke up in his bed with Kate by his side, as had become their routine lately. It was no longer awkward. Just a part of their daily life. At 0530 Gibbs pulled up the blinds in his bedroom instead of letting Kate sleep. He bent over her peacefully sleeping body and blew a stream of air into her ear, causing her to stir out of both shock and pleasure. He then whispered to her, "Hey hun, you want to go to work so bad? Go take a shower."
Her green eyes opened wide, like a child being told they can have a piece of candy. She jumped out of bed and gave Gibbs a quick peck on the cheek before grabbing her clothes and running off to take a shower.
