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"Hey, Boss." Tony said in greeting as Gibbs walked into headquarters.
"Hey, Tony. How's it goin?" Gibbs answered.
Tony gaped at his boss. In the two years he had worked for Gibbs he'd never seen him so, dare he say it, happy. Tony's eyes searched for the standard cup of coffee Gibbs always carried, but he saw no trace of it.
"Boss, you feelin okay?" Tony questioned, walking over to his desk.
Gibbs looked up at him and said, "Yeah, I feel great. Why?"
"It's just that you are never this happy in the morning."
"Yeah, well..." He let his sentence trail off and turned back to his desk.
Tony stared at him for a moment wondering what had gotten into him, but couldn't figure it out so he let it go...for now. "So, anyway, how's Kate doing?"
At the mention of her name Gibbs' eyes went directly to her desk. He missed her, plain and simple. He hadn't wanted to come to work today, but Kate had said that he needed to. She'd said it would become suspicious if he didn't leave the house. He'd known she was right and had reluctantly agreed.
*****Earlier the Morning*****
Gibbs woke up to the feel soft kisses on his face. He smiled and put his arms around her.
"Morning." He murmured, still half-asleep.
"Morning." She answered. "You know it's ten to eight?"
"So?" He opened one eye and looked at her.
She smiled and said, "So that means you have to get up and go to work."
"I don't wanna." He pouted and turned over to stick his head under the pillow.
"Fine. I'm gonna go take a shower." Kate got two steps from the door before she felt his hands on her shoulders. He turned her around and she could tell he wasn't so tired anymore. "Yes?"
He didn't say anything; just walked her backwards in the general direction of the bathroom. It wasn't until they were in the bathroom and Gibbs had turned on the shower that he finally said something. "You know, we should probably conserve water and take a shower together."
She tried to hide the smile that wanted to break out on her lips, but she wasn't so successful. "You do have a point. Why waste water, right?"
"Right." He nodded.
"And you have no other reason to take a shower together other than to conserve water?"
He thought for a moment, not sure if he wanted to continue this game. He had a feeling that if he said he had no other reason he wouldn't get anything but a shower. "Well, there might be a few other reasons."
"Such as?" She folded her arms across her chest for emphasis.
Instead of using words he used a language he knew she would understand: body language.
He bent down and took her mouth with his own and grabbed her around the waist to bring her closer to him. He heard her moan and felt her arms go around his neck and her hands fist in his hair. He decided he liked Kate in the morning. She was warm and soft. Her body welcomed his when he pushed her back against the counter and his hips ground against hers. But it wasn't enough; he needed more. He picked her up and set her gently on the counter and positioned himself between her legs.
They weren't wearing much clothing. She was wearing one of his t-shirts and he was clad only in boxers and an under shirt. So she took advantage of that and slipped her hands under his shirts. She found out last night that he had extremely sensitive skin right under his left collarbone and she heard him moan when lightly bit it.
It took them a while to actually get to the shower part of the morning.
*****Back At The Office*****
"Boss?" Tony's voice brought his thoughts back to the present.
He looked back to his computer and tried to feign boredom and answered, "She's fine." He looked when Tony didn't go back to his desk. "Dinozzo, don't you have work to do? We do have a murderer to catch."
"Right, Boss." Tony looked skeptically at his boss before moving back to his own desk.
It was a day of tedious work and not getting anywhere. All their leads led them nowhere and Gibbs had a hard time concentrating on anything. He knew it was ridiculous to believe it, but he could've sworn he smelled her. Every now and then he would catch a whiff of her perfume tickling his nose and he would look up only to find her chair empty. It was five o'clock when he couldn't take it anymore and got up so fast his chair almost tipped over.
Tony looked up from his computer and eyed Gibbs strangely. "What is it, Boss?" He was already up and grabbing for his gun and phone before Gibbs spoke.
"This isn't going anywhere tonight. I'm heading out." He didn't wait for Tony to answer, instead he picked up his coat and left.
Tony stared, opened mouthed, as Gibbs disappeared from view. Something was up with him, he didn't know what, but something was up.
"Hey, Boss." Tony said in greeting as Gibbs walked into headquarters.
"Hey, Tony. How's it goin?" Gibbs answered.
Tony gaped at his boss. In the two years he had worked for Gibbs he'd never seen him so, dare he say it, happy. Tony's eyes searched for the standard cup of coffee Gibbs always carried, but he saw no trace of it.
"Boss, you feelin okay?" Tony questioned, walking over to his desk.
Gibbs looked up at him and said, "Yeah, I feel great. Why?"
"It's just that you are never this happy in the morning."
"Yeah, well..." He let his sentence trail off and turned back to his desk.
Tony stared at him for a moment wondering what had gotten into him, but couldn't figure it out so he let it go...for now. "So, anyway, how's Kate doing?"
At the mention of her name Gibbs' eyes went directly to her desk. He missed her, plain and simple. He hadn't wanted to come to work today, but Kate had said that he needed to. She'd said it would become suspicious if he didn't leave the house. He'd known she was right and had reluctantly agreed.
*****Earlier the Morning*****
Gibbs woke up to the feel soft kisses on his face. He smiled and put his arms around her.
"Morning." He murmured, still half-asleep.
"Morning." She answered. "You know it's ten to eight?"
"So?" He opened one eye and looked at her.
She smiled and said, "So that means you have to get up and go to work."
"I don't wanna." He pouted and turned over to stick his head under the pillow.
"Fine. I'm gonna go take a shower." Kate got two steps from the door before she felt his hands on her shoulders. He turned her around and she could tell he wasn't so tired anymore. "Yes?"
He didn't say anything; just walked her backwards in the general direction of the bathroom. It wasn't until they were in the bathroom and Gibbs had turned on the shower that he finally said something. "You know, we should probably conserve water and take a shower together."
She tried to hide the smile that wanted to break out on her lips, but she wasn't so successful. "You do have a point. Why waste water, right?"
"Right." He nodded.
"And you have no other reason to take a shower together other than to conserve water?"
He thought for a moment, not sure if he wanted to continue this game. He had a feeling that if he said he had no other reason he wouldn't get anything but a shower. "Well, there might be a few other reasons."
"Such as?" She folded her arms across her chest for emphasis.
Instead of using words he used a language he knew she would understand: body language.
He bent down and took her mouth with his own and grabbed her around the waist to bring her closer to him. He heard her moan and felt her arms go around his neck and her hands fist in his hair. He decided he liked Kate in the morning. She was warm and soft. Her body welcomed his when he pushed her back against the counter and his hips ground against hers. But it wasn't enough; he needed more. He picked her up and set her gently on the counter and positioned himself between her legs.
They weren't wearing much clothing. She was wearing one of his t-shirts and he was clad only in boxers and an under shirt. So she took advantage of that and slipped her hands under his shirts. She found out last night that he had extremely sensitive skin right under his left collarbone and she heard him moan when lightly bit it.
It took them a while to actually get to the shower part of the morning.
*****Back At The Office*****
"Boss?" Tony's voice brought his thoughts back to the present.
He looked back to his computer and tried to feign boredom and answered, "She's fine." He looked when Tony didn't go back to his desk. "Dinozzo, don't you have work to do? We do have a murderer to catch."
"Right, Boss." Tony looked skeptically at his boss before moving back to his own desk.
It was a day of tedious work and not getting anywhere. All their leads led them nowhere and Gibbs had a hard time concentrating on anything. He knew it was ridiculous to believe it, but he could've sworn he smelled her. Every now and then he would catch a whiff of her perfume tickling his nose and he would look up only to find her chair empty. It was five o'clock when he couldn't take it anymore and got up so fast his chair almost tipped over.
Tony looked up from his computer and eyed Gibbs strangely. "What is it, Boss?" He was already up and grabbing for his gun and phone before Gibbs spoke.
"This isn't going anywhere tonight. I'm heading out." He didn't wait for Tony to answer, instead he picked up his coat and left.
Tony stared, opened mouthed, as Gibbs disappeared from view. Something was up with him, he didn't know what, but something was up.