…… The next day ……

"Hey, boss. How old are your children and why haven't we heard of them before?" Tony asked as they came to the breakfast table joining Abby, McGee and Gibbs for breakfast.

"Tom is 23 and Nat 21…I have something important to tell you two. Fornell got a message from Ari and it had your names on it. I guess it was a warning and you should be careful." Gibbs explained to them as soon as they had sat down.

"I know he can be anywhere and since that day I have tried to be as careful as possible." Tony answered him while watching how Kate reacted.

"I'm careful too." Was all Kate could say. She wasn't shocked because they already knew he was after them all but still it shook her up a bit. The image of them three lying there on the roof to die is something she could never get out of my head and she didn't even see it because she was unconscious. Tony and the rest took the news well. It seemed like it anyway.

"As soon as we come back home every one in the team including Ducky and his assistant will get special alarms. Our safety comes first. Fornell has got us some protection too. Two agents are sitting a few tables away and will be accompanying us during our stay here and you can all go ahead with you plans."

………. A month later………

As soon as they came home Tony knew he couldn't let Kate be alone so much. He stayed with her the first night they came home from New York, the night after he did the same and suddenly it had been a month. He didn't want to tell her it was obvious they lived together now because in the back of their heads or at least his he knew this was temporary but they really needed to sit down and discuss what the definition of temporary is.

"Tony, how has it been staying with me for so long?"

"You read my mind!"

"What!" Kate asked him.

"I've been thinking about the same thing for a few days. I know this is temporary and just say and I'll move back home." Tony replied trying to be nice.

"If Ari hadn't threatened us do you think we would have survived living together for a month?" Kate asked to see if he had an interesting answer.

"Definitely."

"That's all?" Kate asked wanting him to elaborate his answer.

"Well…You don't complain too much. You put up with me and I've put up with you."

"Complain…Anthony Roberto Dinozzo…" Kate said being quite angry now. She loved having him there and he like didn't care and maybe even sees this as a job! She was totally angry at him right now.

"Caitlin Rose Todd…Let's start over…I love it here and the way we've got closer to each other has been wonderful. I'm just saying that we knew it would be temporary and to mess too much with our relationship this soon is maybe not a good idea." He said to her before she interrupted me.

"I'm not following you here. What messing? If you feel trapped by living here with me then by all means move out." Kate said before going to the sofa to cool off.

"If I feel, you want me to stay here and I feel the same then maybe an address change can be done tomorrow."Tony said while going up to the sofa, sitting down and laying her head on his shoulder.

"An address change is acceptable." She answered and then fell asleep on his shoulder.

……. 6 months later…….

"What is this?" Kate said seeing a note on my desk. She started to read it.

"6 months ago today you asked me a wonderful question. Now it is my turn."

When she looked up there was Tony on his knee and holding a ring.

"Caitlin Rose Todd will you marry me?"

"Tony…I mean yes of course." Kate answered with tears running down her face.

They then kissed and the ring was put on her finger.

"Agent Todd, tell me when I need to order new signs with you new name on…Congratulations you two. I knew it wouldn't take so long." Gibbs told them.

The rest of the team congratulated them.

"I'll be back as soon as I can. It shouldn't take long at the hospital. Just a routine check." Tony said before leaving. Proposing and leaving 10 minutes later wasn't a good idea but it had to be done today and he knew he couldn't wait a second longer to do it so he thought it would be perfect to do it at work where she would never expect him to propose. He was glad he bought a ring for himself too. Just to know that it means she will always love me he thought… Tony thought he would always love wearing it.

"I'll see you soon. " He said before he left for the elevator.

……. Just before lunch ……..

"Kate…" someone said when she answered the phone.

"Yes, this is agent Todd."

"It's me Andy. Tony called to tell me the good news when suddenly he stopped talking. Another guy took over and said that if I'll ever want to see him again Gibbs would know what to do…Who was that?" Andy asked concerned.

"Ari." Kate said and then Gibbs turned his attention to me.

The best day of my life had now become the worst.