A/N: Sorry for the delay in this new chapter but I have been sick. I hope
this is sufficient for now.
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"Kate, Ducky wants to show us something." Gibbs looked across at Tony and nodded.
"Isn't Tony coming?" Kate questioned when she noticed he didn't follow.
"No." He answered simply.
"Why do you do that?"
"Do what?"
"You know damn well I want an explanation and yet all you say is no. Do you have any idea how aggravating that is?"
"Probably extremely aggravating." He said, knowing that she'd probably want to shoot him for that.
She didn't answer, just glared at him with fire in her eyes.
When the elevator came to a stop on the floor of the autopsy bay Gibbs stepped out first, glancing around to make sure they were alone. When he didn't see anybody in the room he walked towards the sheet covered body. He had to thank Ducky for the sheet.
"I thought you said Ducky wanted to see us? Where is he?" Kate asked, getting annoyed.
Gibbs turned to her and motioned for her to come to him. "Kate, there's something you should see."
Kate's steps faltered, but she recovered quickly. Something was wrong, she'd had a feeling ever since they got to the scene of the last murder. Gibbs had been watching her every move for the entire day. He'd gotten all jumpy when she came back from the cafeteria. He wasn't acting like the normal Gibbs.
"Gibbs, what's wrong?" Kate asked warily.
"Just come over here." He said softly.
Kate did as requested and walked to him. She stopped when she reached the table. She knew whatever was going on had to do with this body.
"Okay, now will you tell me what's wrong?"
Gibbs nodded and lifted the sheet. He watched her face to see how she reacted. He was surprised, and a little concerned, to see her break out in a smile.
"This is a joke right? This is good, Gibbs. Did you get Abby to make some kind of mold and make my face? I have to give her some credit, this is exceptional." She turned back to Gibbs and her smile faded when she saw his expression. "What?"
"This isn't a joke, Kate. This is Lt. O'connor."
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"Kate, Ducky wants to show us something." Gibbs looked across at Tony and nodded.
"Isn't Tony coming?" Kate questioned when she noticed he didn't follow.
"No." He answered simply.
"Why do you do that?"
"Do what?"
"You know damn well I want an explanation and yet all you say is no. Do you have any idea how aggravating that is?"
"Probably extremely aggravating." He said, knowing that she'd probably want to shoot him for that.
She didn't answer, just glared at him with fire in her eyes.
When the elevator came to a stop on the floor of the autopsy bay Gibbs stepped out first, glancing around to make sure they were alone. When he didn't see anybody in the room he walked towards the sheet covered body. He had to thank Ducky for the sheet.
"I thought you said Ducky wanted to see us? Where is he?" Kate asked, getting annoyed.
Gibbs turned to her and motioned for her to come to him. "Kate, there's something you should see."
Kate's steps faltered, but she recovered quickly. Something was wrong, she'd had a feeling ever since they got to the scene of the last murder. Gibbs had been watching her every move for the entire day. He'd gotten all jumpy when she came back from the cafeteria. He wasn't acting like the normal Gibbs.
"Gibbs, what's wrong?" Kate asked warily.
"Just come over here." He said softly.
Kate did as requested and walked to him. She stopped when she reached the table. She knew whatever was going on had to do with this body.
"Okay, now will you tell me what's wrong?"
Gibbs nodded and lifted the sheet. He watched her face to see how she reacted. He was surprised, and a little concerned, to see her break out in a smile.
"This is a joke right? This is good, Gibbs. Did you get Abby to make some kind of mold and make my face? I have to give her some credit, this is exceptional." She turned back to Gibbs and her smile faded when she saw his expression. "What?"
"This isn't a joke, Kate. This is Lt. O'connor."