OMG! I can't believe that the CMA's took over the spot of NCIS last night. Oh, well... I will get over it. Anyway, next week promises to be a good one for myself and other TATE shippers. On the previews (from what I could tell) Kate was in the shower and she opened the door a little to throw a sponge (I think) at Tony. EXCITING... I can't wait. Please review!

"Well Gibbs, did u get the information you were hoping for?" DiNozzo asked while flashing a one-hundred watt smile at Kate. They were driving back to work and they had gotten stuck in traffic.

"Yeah, whatever." Gibbs mumbled something else and then looked out the window. He always seemed to be in such a bad mood.

"Oh my god! I am so tired of sitting in traffic. Plus, it is a hundred degrees outside!" Kate complained, hoping to catch the eye of her secret "crush".

"Oh, Kate... must you always exaggerate. It is only 95 degress out," Tony laughed.

"Tony, you are such a smart ass." Kate said as she flipped him a quick finger. Tony made a grab for the air and pretended to catch it.

"I'm make sure to add this to my collection."

"At least it is something you can afford to collect."

"Hey, I'm not the...."

"Will you two quit flirting and shut the hell up!" Gibbs yelled. Kate and Tony gave each other a startled look and traffic began to move again.

Back at the bullpen Kate went through some papers on her desk then quickly glanced at the clock on her computer screen. "7:30.... over twelve hours of work," she thought. Kate was beat and ready to go home, but she wasn't about to let Tony stay longer. It was like a little competion that had been going on all week and Kate hadn't lost once.

She once again glanced at the picture on her desk and begin to fall deeply into his eyes. "God he is so..."

"He is so what Kate?" Tony had been standing at her desk and had heard her whisper this comment.

"Tony, will you leave me alone."

"Who is this secret crush of yours?"

"I was talking about Lucas Peters. He is so... unfortunate," Kate replied with the first thing that popped into her head.

"Sure." Tony went and sat back down at his desk. He loved tormenting Kate. Although, their flirting seemed a little strange this week, kind of like Kate was distracted.

"Todd, DiNozzo... it is 8:30. You can go home," Gibbs said as he sat at his desk with his coffee.

"Are you sure boss?"

"Do you really want me to answer that DiNozzo?"

"No, I will be going now. See you tomorrow." Tony grabbed his things and followed Kate to the elevator.

"I'm beat," Tony said as they got into the elevator.

"Me too..." Kate replied. All the sudden her stomach grumbled.

"Apparently you are also hungry. How about we go get a bite to eat?" Tony asked hopefully.

"I don't know DiNozzo. I think I have had enough of you for one day." Tony knew she was joking so he tried a little harder.

"Well, okay I will just go eat at my favorite 'Italian' resteraunt by myself." He made sure to put emphasis on the word 'Italian'.

"Only if you insist." Kate walked out of the elevator and walked to the parking lot.

"I need to run by my place first Tony, if that is okay. Do you want to follow me there or wait for me at the resteraunt?"

"You are so slow so I will just go to your place... if that's alright?"

"Meet you there." Kate hopped in her car and began the journey home.

"Wow, nice place Katie." At the sound of Tony calling her Katie, Kate turned around and gave him a playful punch in the arm. Tony winced. "Is that all you got?" Kate rolled her eyes and Tony rubbed his arm.

"Thirsty?" Kate asked.

"Yeah, do you have any beer?"

"I should've known," Kate said as she tossed him a beer. "Let me go change. I will be right out."

"Okay, try and hurry. I'm starved."

About fifteen minutes later Kate came out of her room wearing a pair of blue jeans and a cute navy blue top. Her hair was down and looked curly compared to its normal straight nature.

"Are you ready to go eat?" Kate asked.

" Ready when..." just then the lights flickered and went out. "When was the last time you paid you electric bill here Kate?"

"Shut up Tony. I just paid it Monday." She lifted the blinds and looked out to see that part of town's lights were out.

"Well, there goes dinner." All the sudden the lights came back on. "I take that back," Tony said. The two stood in silence for about five minutes as the lights continued to flash on and off. Eventually they stayed on.

"Maybe we can just eat here at your place?"