Tony looked down at Kate, from where he sat beside her and then looked at the Child Welfare Worker. He wasn't sure he liked where this was going. He scratched his head and let out a small sigh.
"Kate…" Kitty asked.
"Yeah?"
"When's mommy coming to get me? Now Margaret is going to jail now instead?" questioned the little girl.
Kate took a deep breath. How could she tell this little girl the person she had know as her mother for her whole life, that she didn't want her anymore, never wanted to see her again.
"Your mommy, she can't come back. She has to go away still," Tony said, resting hand on Kitty's shoulder. She looked at the two adults, tears in her eyes.
"Why?" She sniffed.
"She can't look after you anymore. She still loves you, heaps!" Kate added.
"But she just can't." Tony finished. The little girl started to cry a little and both Tony and Kate gave her a hug.
"So are yous gunna look after me?" She asked hopefully. Even though she had only known them for a short while, they were her dream mommy and daddy. They didn't seem mean and she'd have a baby brother or sister.
"I don't know Kitty…" Kate said, looking at Tony once more.
"Cough!" came a very fake cough from the Welfare work "I think Katharine should be getting back now. I need to talk to her. Say goodbye…" She said picking the girl up and placing her in the wheel chair.
"Bye Kate and Tony!" She said sadly then brightened up "I'll come back tomorrow!"
"I don't think so. Don't want to bother these nice people" The lady cut in gruffly, wheeling the girl away before Kate could protest.
"Bitch!" Kate snapped
"You know your very sexy when you angry" Tony said smirking.
"Oh Tony! You always say the most inappropriate thing at the most inappropriate time" She groaned. "So what do you think… if we take her in?" She said, trying to avoid the word adopting.
"You really are crazy!" He exclaimed.
"Tony!" She snapped "We can't just let her go into foster care, she's had a hard life already. I mean we have the money…"
"But we don't have the place, the time …"
"She can live with me for now, you place isn't exactly set up for kids or anyone for that matter" She added with a grin.
"We can start looking for a new house near a good school. For the time being, since I'll be on desk duty and" she grinned "since Gibbs is feeling very guilty and said if I need anything, I could ask, she can come to work with me."
"Yes but are we forgetting one 'small' thing?"
"A little baby sister or brother for her"
Tony ran his hands through his hair. "Kate, you know one kid is hard for me. From going from single to suddenly going to the taken family man. It's all a bit of a rush."
"Tony, you can do it. I wouldn't want any other father for my children."
Tony smiled in defeat. "If you think we can do it…"
Kate grinned. "We're Special Agents DiNozzo. We can handle anything"
"Yeah, things with guns trying to kill us, not kids in dippers trying to kill us" He joked. "I'll talk to the Welfare lady"
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Four days later, Kate fumbled with the keys to her apartment. Glancing behind her she smiled at the picture. Tony carrying two pink Barbie suitcases and her own blue one joking with Kitty about who knows what about. She finally got the door open and Kitty ran past her. Kate followed the little girl and found her bouncing up and down on the sofa.
"Katharine, no bouncing on the sofa!" She said grinning.
"Yes mommy!" She groaned, running up to her and giving her a big hug.
She left Tony to start dinner as she led her to the study. It had a camp bed set up by Tony earlier on in the day.
"This will be your room for now. When we buy a new house, you can choose to paint it what ever color you want" She smiled, setting the two suitcases down.
"Can I paint it black?" She asked excitedly.
"What?"
"I want to paint it black!" She beamed."It's such a cool color!"
Kate groand watching the little black haird, pale girl and guessed who her favourite NCIS 'Aunty' was going to be, and it wasnt McGee.
"Sure, what ever you want"
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Later on, the three of them were sitting at Kate's little round table. A vase of blood red roses sat in the middle off the table.
"Tony their gorgeous!" Kate exclaimed.
Kitty giggled and Tony looked smug and blushing. She eyed the pair.
"What's up? Do I have sauce on my face?" She quickly wiped at her face, which made Kitty laugh harder. Kitty then glanced at the roses, then to Tony and back at Kate. Kate turned her attention back at the roses; one, now the she looked closer, was odd.
She pulled the rose out to find it was fake. Puzzled she looked over at Tony who had gone to get up. However the tablecloth was tucked into his pants and he pulled everything with him. Plates shattered, water and spaghetti went ever. Kate started giggling as Tony kneeled in the mess, pulled the top off the rose to reveal a stunning diamond ring.
"Will you marry me Caitlin Ann Todd?"
She stopped giggling but continued to grin. "Wow Tony, that's beautiful! Nothing would make me happier!"
Tony beamed, very happy with himself, pulled the ring out and slid it onto her finger. He then stood up and kissed her, Kitty watching on making disgusted faces.
Thats the end of A Kick In The Gut. Watch out for the next in the serise Special Agent Kitty. Should have the first chanperter for the new story up by tonight or tommorow. Thanks HEAPS for your reviews and reading more importantly :P
Signed, GallopGirl.