CHAPTER 3
Thanks for all the good reviews I'm glad you all like it, because I was very unsure about the story. Thanks!
btw l'ilmissnitpick, I'm from Belgium, so the official languages are Dutch (my 1st language) and French so you're right And I'll work on my verb order ;-).
Kate was starring at the sunset when Tony entered her room with flowers in his one hand and in the other an empty vase. She was surprised and even more when she noticed it was from Martha's Garden, her favourite florist. Not to mention the card which said: Get well soon, love Tony.
She was touched by Tony's kind gesture, especially because this was the first time she saw his sensitive side. She could feel herself falling for him little by little.
"They are beautiful, really, thank you." She smiled at him. He smiled back and said it was no problem. Just as Tony wanted to tell how he felt when he heard she was attacked, Gibbs came in with his well known serious look.
"What is this about you leaving the hospital?"
"When the doctor comes back with the release forms I'm out of here."
"Kate…" a concerned Tony began. "No, Tony, I'm not staying here any longer than I legally have to. Don't worry I'll be alright."
"I know you will Kate but you should listen to the doc's advice and stay a few days longer. We can use the time to track down your attacker, here there's someone to keep an eye on you."
"Why? You think he'll come after me? Come on Gibbs." She tried laugh Gibbs his argument away, but deep down she knew he was right. "I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself. I used to protect the president for God's sake."
Gibbs knew she wasn't going to stay so he tried to compromise with her.
"I know you can Kate, but both Tony and I would feel much better if you weren't alone, therefore you're staying at Tony's.
"Gibbs…" She tried to negotiate but it wasn't doing any good. At Tony's it is she thought.
Later that evening back at NCIS Gibbs was looking through all the cases they handled since Kate joined them last year. He was determent to find whoever was responsible for hurting one of his agents.
Kate's description wasn't a big help… the only thing he had to work with was a tattoo on his upper arm… a snake.
In the meantime Tony and Kate reached his flat door. His noisy neighbour was smoking in the hallway just as usual and couldn't help but to make a remark: "You're the third girl this week and we're only Tuesday." "And I'll probably won't be the last one" Kate said in a defensive tone. The neighbour inhaled one more time before she checked Kate out, shook her head and closed the door with a bang. She turned around to see Tony's big grin. "I guess I should say thanks." "You can thank me later." He had the impression she flirting with him.
She smiled and entered Tony's flat. She was impressed by it's neatness. There were no magazines laying around, no filthy clothes, no dishes from the day before, it was perfectly clean.
She let him guide her through his apartment, showing the bathroom, his bedroom. In the living room she couldn't help but to stare at him while he was telling the history of his first baseball glove. He was so proud. This was the second time today she could see why women are attracted to him. Tony noticed the stare and asked kindly:
"Am I boring you?" "No, no, I just have a lot on my mind now and I'm a little tired as well."
"I'll let you go to sleep then. You can have this t- shirt and these boxers. Don't worry they were just washed. Tomorrow we'll pick up some clothes from your apartment." She nodded.
It was hard for him not to peak as Kate was changing into his clothes but managed to do it. When she was finally under the covers of Tony's bed, he entered to ask if she needed anything else but she didn't and he headed back to the door. Just before he left he turned around and said he would just be in the room next to hers and if there was anything she just had to yell. Kate nodded for the second time and turned around, facing the window and fell asleep.
Some hours later Tony heard screams coming from his bedroom. He got up as quickly as he could and ran to the room: to find a crying and a full of sweat Kate sitting straight up in his bed. Slowly he approached her, the last thing he wanted to do now was to scare her even more. Tony tried to comfort her but she wouldn't let him she seemed scared of him. Only when she heard his voice telling it her it would be okay she allowed him to come closer. he didn't really know what to do. He was never in this position before and he definitely wasn't used Kate being the weak one. But when she asked him to hold her, he felt more comfortable.
Kate kept crying for several more minutes before she fell asleep again against Tony's chest.
The only thing Tony could think of was how he was gonna kill her attacker.
