A/N: Thanks to all of you who reviewed. I'm so happy that you're liking this story. Thank you!!!! This chapter is a not much. Just some fun with Gibbs spending time with Maddy. Also the song, it's probably not from that movie, but it was the only one I could find. The chapter is also a bit shorter than usual, hope you don't mind. This chapter is a bit boring compared to the others, but that's the way it is. Sorry. Please keep those reviews and suggestions coming.

Chapter nine

Gibbs had spend the afternoon entertaining Maddy. The girl had brought her own stuff so there wasn't much entertaining to do. They were now watching a movie together. Apparently "Barney's Great Adventure" was her favourite movie. He'd guessed Barney was a person, so he was surprised to see it was a big purple dinosaur. Barney was on a adventure through the country visiting different farms. After 10 minutes it became clear to him that it was a sing and dance along movie. Maddy quickly stood up and started singing and dancing along with the song Barney was singing. He watched Maddy with amusement. He thought the movie was too sappy, but he could see that Maddy loved it. Occasionally she would point things out to him. Clearly she'd seen the movie a couple of times. It was time for another song and Maddy jumped up again. He smiled at her as she danced passed him. He watched the screen. Barney was in a shed, dancing with a cow and sheep. As the song ended Maddy stood still in front of him. She extended her hand, waiting for him to take it. Not knowing what Maddy's intentions were, he took the girl's hand and stood up. He regretted it immediately when he found out what she wanted him to do. She wanted him to sing along with her. On the screen there were three little ducks.

"Three little ducks went out one day." Maddy sang. "Come on, Uncle Jethro!"

Gibbs hesitated, he wasn't going to sing along. He didn't sing. To his surprise Maddy also started to dance.

"Mama duck called. Quack, quack, quack, quack." Maddy continued. "Please, uncle Jethro, sing!"

Gibbs grumbledbefore he gave in. As far as he knew, nobody would ever found out. He looked at the screen for the lines. "Two little ducks came swimming back." He hesitantly started and looked at Maddy. She grabbed his hand and they continued together. "Two little ducks went out one day."

Kate and Emily returned to the cabin with several bags in their hands. Kate handed her bags to Emily so she could open the door. As she opened it, she heard singing. They entered the house and put their bags down. Kate recognized both voices, but she'd never expected to hear that one voice singing. She indicated to Emily that they should be quiet as they walked to the origin of the sound. They walked through the kitchen to the living room. There was a sight Kate had never expected to see. Gibbs was dancing and singing with Maddy. She and Emily shared a big smile. They both took a step closer to the two dancers.

"You're quite the singer, Gibbs." Kate suddenly said.

Gibbs immediately shut his mouth and spun around. Maddy just turned around and continued the song.

"And not a bad dancer, either." Kate smiled and winked at Gibbs. Gibbs face said it all, he was embarrassed. He didn't like that Kate had seen him singing and dancing. For Kate the fun wasn't over yet. "You know, you should do that more often at NCIS. I can see it helps you relax. I'm sure Tony and Abbs would love to see you." And for the final touch. "Good thing I made a picture, otherwise they'd never believe me."

"You didn't." He groused.

"You don't know that." Kate pointed out to him.

"You wouldn't."

"Maybe I would." Kate had a big smile on her face.

Emily watched the exchange between the Kate and Jethro. She could see they both enjoyed the banter. After the song ended Maddy shut the TV off. Maddy started telling her about her day with uncle Jethro.

Gibbs stared at Kate. It was good to see her smile again and for a moment the old Kate was back. Their usual banter and flirting returning. He wasn't so glad with the reason, she was making fun of him. He was pretty sure Kate hadn't made a picture, but from the look in Kate's eyes there was a small possibility. Kate was the first to look away. Maddy was pulling at her leg.

"Will you come with me, aunt Kate? I want to show you something."

"Sure."

That left Jethro and Emily together in the living room. "Did she give you any trouble?"

"No. You've got a great kid."

"Thanks."

"How did things go with Kate? Looks like she enjoyed herself."

"We had fun and we talked." From the look on Jethro's face she knew he wanted her to continue. "Not really about work. Just some other stuff." Looking over her shoulder she saw Maddy and Kate returning. "We'd better go. Thanks for watching Maddy, Jethro. Kate, we should do this more often."

"We should. Say hi to the guys for me." Kate walked with Emily and Maddy to the front door. After saying her goodbyes to them, she closed the door and joined Gibbs in the living room again. There was an awkward silence between them.

Gibbs looked around the room. "What do you wanna do?"

Kate smiled before she made her suggestion. "Well, you could sing for me again." She tried to keep a straight face, but the angry glare in Gibbs' eyes was just too funny. She sat down on the chair and laughed. "Seriously, Tony and Abby would have loved to see you dancing and singing. I think I'll email them the picture tonight. Abby will probably enlarge it and hang it up in her lab."

Gibbs walked up to her, stopping right in front of her. Kate had to look up to meet his eyes. The glare was still there, but there was also a hint of amusement. "I can always tell when someone's lying." He gently grabbed her hand, pulling her up so he could look in her eyes. He stared at her for a moment. He was giving her the famous glare. The glare he gave suspects. The glare that made every suspect admit his crimes. Now it was pointed at her and it made her uncomfortable. That was exactly what he wanted. She kept looking away, hoping it prevented him from reading her. He leaned closer, keeping eye contact before he whispered in her ear. "You're lying."

Kate stepped away, not wanting her body language to betray her feelings when he stood so close. "I... euuh… I need to put away my clothes."

"What,", Gibbs smiled. Now it his turn to have some fun. "you're not going to give me a parade? Show me all your new clothes?"

"No."

"I think I deserve that after I was so kind to help you out, so you could go buy those clothes."

"I'll find another way to thank you." She left without a backwards glance.

Gibbs could think of a couple of ways she could thank him. Some more appropriate than others. He grinned, things were going good between Kate and him. Tonight they were going to have a little talk.

TBC………..