Gibbs walks to his desk after leaving for lunch. Tony was on the phone again; it's repetitive ringing echoing in his ear.
"So is Kate coming in or do I have to get McGee here?"
Tony looks up at him and shrugs.
"Call him."
Gibbs says as he sits down in his chair. Tony hangs up and dials again, the phone rings and is picked up instantly.
"McGee."
"Gibbs wants you here."
Tony says and hangs up. He stands up and walks to the elevator and waits for it to reach Abby's floor.
"Abby?"
The music is on but not blasting his ears off.
"Tony."
She turns away from her computer and looks up.
"What are you up to?"
Abby smiles, her computer shows and RPG game she had played once to help with a case.
"Oh, no work?"
"No."
She says sadly, she looks back at Tony and stops smiling.
"What's wrong?"
Tony shakes his head and smiles.
"Nothing."
He turns around and walks back to the elevator.
She woke up with her head pounding and if she opened her eyes the light that was coming in the house pained her head even more. She reaches over the end of the couch and grabs her sunglasses and puts them on, giving her a little more darkness so she could see her apartment. She glances at the clock and groans. Kate slowly gets up off her spot on the couch and once again she made her way to the medicine cabinet, swallowing two more pills she made her way into the shower, the cold water giving her little relief. As she slowly gets dressed she hears a knock on the door, her watch stated that it was 4:00 and the knock on the door wasn't helping her pounding head. As she walks to the door she pushes the empty bottles to one side on the floor and rubs her temples trying to get the pain to go away.
"Kate! You home?"
Tony is standing outside the door rocking back and fourth on his feet so he could warm up a little.
"Hold on."
Kate whispers, expecting Tony to hear her through the door. As she opens the door she has to shield her eyes from the light even though she had her sunglasses on, as soon as the door was opened enough Kate grabs Tony and pulls him inside, shutting the light out.
"Hello."
Tony says apprehensively, looking around the room he finally realizes why he couldn't get her on her phone. Kate just smiles and makes her way back to her spot on the couch.
"Big weekend?"
Tony says, trying to explain to himself why Kate had empty bottles on her floor.
"Not really."
Kate answers and makes a pained movement to seize the pounding.
"Oh."
Tony nods as if she just explained the whole weekend to him and looks at Kate. Her hair is a mess but it is wet like she had come inside from the rain, her sunglasses she has on are a very dark pair. She is scrunched up into a ball at one end of the couch; her feet are bare and look cold. Tony takes his cell phone out of his pocket and dials a number; he walks into the kitchen, getting as far away from Kate as he could so she wouldn't hear him. Kate watches him as he turns his back to her and talks on the phone, a word or two could be heard and she knew whom he was talking to.
When Tony came back from the kitchen he has a cup of coffee with him and hands it to her, her smile thanks him even though she doesn't say a word. Kate takes a sip of it and scoffs, the coffee is black and disgusting but it is the only thing that might help.
"Shouldn't you be working?"
Kate asks it comes out slowly and in a whisper, Tony just smiles and nods.
"Yeah, probably."
Kate takes another sip of the coffee and glances at her floating cell phone.
"Damn."
Tony follows her gaze and laughs a little.
"Hey don't laugh, I need that cell phone."
Tony puts his hands up like he is giving up and smiles.
"Somebody call that you didn't want to talk to?"
Tony asks, he is here to check up on a coworker and slowly starts to get worried about her.
"I'm not too sure, had too much on my mind."
Tony laughs again and Kate groans.
"Get out!"
She says a little jokingly but very serious.
"Go to work."
Tony walks to the door and smiles a little.
"At least call Gibbs."
She nods and rolls her eyes, she turns her back to the door as Tony opens it and walks out.
"DiNozzo!"
His yell is heard though out the bullpen and Tony freezes, wanting desperately to turn around and go right back in his car.
"Don't you dare."
Gibbs yells knowing exactly what he was thinking.
"Of course not, boss." Tony mumbles and starts to walk to his desk.
"Don't you ever tell McGee to do that again."
Gibbs sounds mad although Tony knows exactly what he is mad about.
"Do what boss?"
Tony says trying to sound innocent.
"Cover for you."
Tony smiles and drops into his seat.
"Don't you ever do that again."
"Yes boss."
Tony submits to Gibbs yelling and he shuts up.
TBC