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Chapter 3

On Friday morning Tony arrived at the office earlier that usual, his gift in hand. He quickly stowed it in his desk and started working just as Gibbs entered with his cup of coffee. About fifteen minutes after Tony arrived, he heard the elevator ping, and saw Kate step out in a red turtleneck and knee-length skirt. He noticed that in addition to her purse, she had a small bag.

They worked steadily the whole time, taking a small lunch break around noon. At five, Gibbs had a meeting with Director Morrow, but told the team they could go home as soon as they finished their current project. McGee got done first, and quickly left. Kate and Tony finished at the same time. Kate powered down her computer and began picking up her things. Now was Tony's chance. He reached into his desk drawer and pulled out his gift. He held it behind his back and then sauntered over to Kate's desk. "Kate?"

"Tony?"

"I know you already got my gift at Abby's party, but the snowman was generic, I had no idea who would end up getting it. I wanted to get you something a little more personal." He pulled the lumpy package from behind his back and presented it to her. "Merry Christmas, Kate." 'I hope she likes it.'

She was a little surprised, but glad at the same time; now it wouldn't look funny that she had gotten him a gift. "Thanks, Tony, that's very thoughtful of you." She tore away the wrapping paper to find a bottle of bath salts and two large, fluffy rabbit toys. "Lavender scented bath salts and two stuffed rabbits?" Her tone was incredulous.

"They're bunny slippers!" Tony corrected. 'I knew I should have gotten her lotion or something!'

She saw the holes in the tops of the rabbits and a smile spread across her face. "Bunny slippers? Tony, they are adorable! Thank you so much."

'Of course she loves them; I knew she would.' He grinned. "And you know what? Since my gifts have a 'relaxing' theme, I'll give you a back massage, if you want one."

"You'll give me a back massage?" Kate asked skeptically, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

"Yeah. One of my ex-girlfriends, Hannah, taught me how to do them really well."

"Alright, I may take you up on that sometime." 'A back massage? Heck yeah I'll take you up on that!'

'She might take me up on it? Alright!' "Just gimme a call." He grinned.

'Oh man, he looks so hot when he does that.' Not wanting her eyes to betray her thoughts, she turned quickly and reached into her bag, pulling out an oddly shaped package. She handed it to him and smiled. "And I got you a little something. Merry Christmas, Tony."

Not wanting her eyes to betray her thoughts, she turned quickly and reached into her bag, pulling out an oddly shaped package. She handed it to him and smiled. "And got a little something. Merry Christmas, Tony."

He took it from her and unwrapped it eagerly. It was a small joystick that hooked up to a television set, and had five games from 'the past', including Pac-Man and Dig Dug. His face broke into a huge grin when he saw it. "Wow, Kate, you must be psychic or something. I wanted one of these, but I couldn't find one anywhere."

She smiled, relieved that he liked it. "I knew you liked video games, and it was the last one they had, so I bought it."

"Thanks, Kate. Really. This is awesome."

"Glad you like it. There's something taped on the back."

Tony turned the box around and pulled off a gift certificate to his favorite restaurant. "Great. No more fast food for a whole week."

She chuckled. "I thought you might be kinda tired of 'grease-burgers'."

"Oh, yeah."

She picked up her slippers and bath salts, and put them in her bag. "Well, Tony, I think I'm gonna head home; I'm starved. Thanks again." She smiled as she walked to the elevator.

"Thanks for the game, I can't wait to try it out. Will you hold the elevator for me?"

"Sure."

He grabbed his coat and turned off his computer, walking over to the elevator. He stepped inside and pressed the button for the ground floor. The doors opened, they stepped out, and walked to the parking lot. As Kate was getting into her car, Tony had a thought. "Hey, Kate?" He walked over to her car.

"Yeah?"

"What are you doing tonight?"

"Probably getting take-out, going home, watching tv, and then crashing. Why?"

"Do you wanna eat out? My treat." 'Please say yes, please say yes!'

'Oh my gosh, yes! I've been waiting for you to ask me for weeks!' "Sure."

'She said yes, she said yes!' "Great."

"Where are we going?"

"You decide."

"Hmm, Chinese sounds good. Is that okay with you?"

"Sure. I'll ask for a fork." They both laughed.

"Tell you what, since you're taking me, I'll teach you how to use chopsticks, deal?"

"Deal." He grinned. "Let's take my car."

"Sounds like a plan." She locked her car doors and followed him to his car. They got in and drove away.