Title: Skirt
Chaser
Characters: Tony, Kate, and their three daughters (Julie
(7), Emily (5), and Lauren (10 months))
Season: AU
Spoilers: Nope
Words:
Author's Note: Have you ever seen those Johnson & Johnson commercials were they say, "You always went for tall, dark, and handsome. So who would have thought the love of your life would be short and bald."? Well I thought of this when I heard it. Oh, this is my first NCIS fic.
Rating: K
You always were a skirt chaser, so who would have thought your favorite to chase would be a plaid school uniform.
"I'm going to count to ten and you guys go run and hid, okay?"
"No peeking daddy." Julie tells you with that smile on her face.
"I promise."
"Cross your heart and hope to die…" Julie starts and Emily finishes.
"Stick a needle in your eye"
"Cross my heart and hope to die. Stick a needle in my eye," you say while completing the corresponding motions. You place your hands over your eyes and start counting.
"One…" The sweet sound of giggles fills your ears as they take off running. You know Kate is watching them, but the cop in you tells you to watch trough the cracks between your fingers. The edge of Emily's plaid jumper disappears behind a tree and you scan across the park for Julie. You see her over by the slide, plaid skirt blowing in the wind.
"Two…" You feel something grasp onto your pants leg. Lauren. You look down at her and her soft baby smile stares back up at you.
"No peeking DiNozzo." Kate tells you as she pulls Lauren away from you. She drops her head onto her mother's shoulder and she looks content being there. You cover your eyes back up and continue counting.
"Three…"
"Come on Lauren. Let's go hide from daddy."
"Four…" Twigs crunch as they walk away from you.
"Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten." You say quickly and uncover your eyes. You take of running towards the tree where Emily is hiding. She sees you coming and takes off running. But you're too fast for her and before she knows it she's in your arms. She starts laughing and before you know it you've caught it too.
"Where's Julie?" She doesn't say anything. All she does is point to the plastic tunnel.
"In there huh?" She nods her head slowly like she isn't sure she should be ratting out her big sister. "You go that way. I'll go this way." And you both take off running. Julie sees you coming and she runs away. She and Emily grab hands and head over to picnic table that Lauren's stroller is parked at.
When you reach them they yell, "Safe."
"There are no safes in hide and go seek."
"Yeah there is!" Julie yells back, challenging what you say.
"No there isn't."
"Yes there is!"
"Julie that's only in tag." Not wanting to admit you're right she quickly changes the subject.
"Where's Mommy?"
"I don't know let's go find her." They both grab your hand and in no time you find Kate and Lauren.
"Honey, the object of the game is to hide not walk right up to the seeker." You tell her a smirk on your face. She shots you back a look and shifts Lauren from one hip to another.
"Gibbs called. We're needed back at work. Jen is on her way over to the house." The smile on your face drops and you know it's your job but still it's Friday and you and Kate have been pulling over time so you could leave early and spend a long week with Julie, Emily, and Lauren. The grips on your fingers tighten and you know they know what's going to happen.
Together you head back to the picnic table and Kate straps Lauren in her stroller. As a family, you head back down the street towards your home. And already you miss hide and go seek.
