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Spoilers: none

Pairing: Tony/Kate
Rated: PG-13

Chpt. 8

Kate and Tony lay side by side on their bed with looks of ecstasy and satisfaction on their faces.

"Tony, I would gladly pretend to be your wife for the rest of my life, if we can do that everyday."

Tony smiled wickedly and silently agreed with her. After everything that they had just done, he would gladly pretend to be her husband everyday as well.

"We should get up, Gibbs wants us to meet him in a half hour."

Kate groaned in protest but got up from the bed, tightening the knot on her plush spa robe as she did. "I don't think I've ever been so relaxed. How much do you think they pay the masseurs?" After Gibbs had left they had made their way to their first appointments of separate facials and then couples massages.

"Whatever it is they should double it, because they deserve every penny." Tony got up as well and reluctantly pulled on a pair of pants under his robe before discarding it all together.

"Tony, put a shirt on!" Kate had turned around to find a shirtless Tony searching for something to wear

"Kate, you've seen me naked before, I think it's ok if you see me without a shirt on. Unless," he made his way over to her, "does this make you uncomfortable?" His smile was pure evil as he leaned in closer to her. But Kate wasn't having any of it, she stepped closer to him and stared him right in the eyes.

"No DiNozzo, you walking around without a shirt on isn't quite enough to make me uncomfortable."

"What about if I was naked?"

"Been there and seen that," Kate lowered her eyes and then brought them back up to meet his, "doesn't make me uncomfortable in any way."

"What about all hot and bothered?"

Kate rolled her eyes and walked away from him, "You wish DiNozzo."

"Are we sure this is a crime scene? There's nothing here!" Tony walked beside Kate into a small clearing about two miles into the woods.

"I don't think there was anything here even before it rained." Kate looked around and couldn't find anything out of the ordinary.

"It has been a few days, plus the FBI gathered all of the evidence. I really just want you two to get a feel of the area." Gibbs had arrived and was staring around the clearing, this case had so many dead ends that he wasn't sure what to do anymore.

Kate began circling the clearing, walking along the edges of where the trees ended and the grass began. "I think the killers know their way around these woods, they're really deep and a person could easily get lost." She paused and peered into the woods, something about this case gave her an eerie feeling and she couldn't put her finger on it. A twig snapped behind her and she reached for her gun.

"Whoa, Kate take it easy, it's just me." Tony put his hand on hers to keep her from pulling out her gun. "You ok?"

"I'm fine DiNozzo, something isn't right." She looked around again, trying to figure out what it was that was putting her on edge.

Tony followed her eyes and then it hit him, "They're showing us how powerful they are. They're showing us that they can do anything they want and we can't touch them. That's why they put the bodies in clearings instead of in the woods where it would take much longer to find them, that's why they don't even bury them. They want us to find them."

"They keep placing the bodies closer and closer into the woods, they're getting bolder, which means sooner or later they're going to make a mistake." Another chill ran down Kate's spine and she moved unconsciously closer to Tony.

Gibbs looked at his teammates in silent surprise; their heads were still completely in the case even though they had to pretend to be husband and wife and were getting spa treatments everyday.

"Lets just hope its sooner rather than later."