Wow finally I'm able to post the next chapter; I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and new years and thanks again for staying with me. I know it's annoying when you have to wait forever for new chapters to be posted but there's more to come. Thanks again.

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Eventually Riley did find out, Tony and Kate had thought that she'd just be angry, and want to catch whoever was after her but Gibbs knew better. He'd been observing her over the past few weeks; he was beginning to see how the girl ticked.

Gibbs knew that Riley would be afraid as would any human being would though she'd play it off as though she wasn't going to let it bother her. This made Gibbs worried, he'd seen marines seriously get hurt by playing something as serious as this like it didn't matter, fear could destroy even the best men, it was an ugly beast, and Gibbs didn't want to see it take over Riley.

Though in the end Riley did just as Gibbs had predicted, she had played it off by just saying that, "she wasn't going to worry since it was only a matter of time before the guy was caught.

Riley continued to stay at Kate's. Tony had even been coming over continuously, and Kate had even gone to dinner with him.

Through out this time, Riley and Gibbs have been scheming about how to get the pair together. It was so obvious that they both liked each other. Not to mention that scheming against Kate and Tony had gotten the whole murder thing off of Riley's mind or so it seemed, since the guy hadn't called or anything. Though it was only a matter of time before he did.

One night late after work, Gibbs and Riley sat at Gibbs's desk eating Takeout while trying to come up with a plan to get Tony and Kate together. They we're both sick and tired of listening to the two argue like children, though at times it was amusing.

"We so have to get them together. It's so obvious that they like each other. Their just to stubborn to admit it first." Riley told Gibbs.

Gibbs nodded. "I know. I wonder if we'll ever have a peaceful day here."

The two worked for a few more hours before finally coming up with the ultimate plan. They could even do it the next morning at the office since it'd be Saturday.

They both packed up their things and then Gibbs drove Riley to Kate's apartment. They both said good bye and then Riley headed up the stairs, Gibbs watching to make sure she got in ok before he left. After Riley gave one last wave he drove away. He couldn't help but smirk, tomorrow would be a lot of fun.