The Secrets Out

It had been 3 months since Tony and Kate started dating and they had done a pretty good job of hiding their relationship from Gibbs and Kate was glad that Abby hadn't told anyone about her and Tony's unofficial engagement. Gibbs was not pleased when he walked into the interrogation room only to find it occupied by Tony and Kate. Gibbs cleared his throat which got the pairs attention. "Uh, sorry boss we were just kissing." Tony tried to explain. "I could see that you were kissing!" Gibbs said angrily. The three of them stood there not wanting to look at each other and there was an awkward silence in the room but that ended abruptly. "You two sit down!" Gibbs yelled at them. They sat down at the table next to each other and Gibbs sat across from them. Tony squeezed Kate's hand to assure her that everything would be alright. "You two are the best agents NCIS has. How could you go and do something so stupid like getting involved. Have you forgotten about rule twelve?" Gibbs asked and was about to continue when Tony cut him off. "Gibbs I don't care about rule twelve, that's your rule. NCIS doesn't have any rules that say agents can't get involved, we checked." "Kate, this is Tony Dinozzo we're talking about, do you really think he won't break your heart?" Gibbs asked. "You need to apologize to Tony for that. That was really low Gibbs. I don't know that he won't break my heart but I believe he won't. Besides you can't help who you fall in love with." Kate replied. "You're in love?" Gibbs questioned. "Yes Gibbs, Kate and I are in love and there is nothing you or anybody else can do about it!" Tony said leaving Gibbs speechless. "Gibbs, if you'll excuse us we have work to do. That is if we still have a job." Kate said. "Yes, get back to work and don't let this interfere with your jobs." Gibbs said. Tony and Kate left the room and went down the hall where they would be out of earshot. "Are you okay?" Tony asked Kate as he put his arms around her and held her close. "Yeah, I'm fine." She replied as she snuggled closer to him. "I love you" Tony whispered. "I love you too" Kate whispered back. Gibbs watched them from down the hall. He was not happy, not happy at all. Mostly he was jealous. He was jealous of Tony because secretly he wished that he was the one holding Kate.

Sure Gibbs knew about McGee and Abby's on again off again relationship and of course it bothered him at first because Abby is like a daughter to him, but when it came to Kate he was dealing with a whole different set of feelings. He always knew that Kate and Tony were close but Kate had always put up her guard against him. 'What happened?' Gibbs wondered. He wondered why Kate would risk throwing her whole life away to be with Tony. Gibbs needed some answers and he knew exactly where to get them.

Kate was down in Abby's lab telling Abby what had just happened. "That
Bastard!" Abby said just as Gibbs walked through the door. "Somebody say my name?" Asked Gibbs knowing all too well they were talking about him. "Uh, Gibbs hi we were just talking…" Abby began to explain. "Kate get back to work. I need to talk to Abby alone." Gibbs said. Kate quickly left the room knowing exactly what Gibbs was about to do.

"So Abby how long have you known about Tony and Kate?" Gibbs asked. "Officially or unofficially?" Abby asked while twirling in her chair. "Both." Gibbs said.

"Unofficially I've known for three months, they've been together ever since Tony was infected with the plague. But to tell you the truth it was only a matter of time before they go together anyway." Abby replied. "How serious are they?" Asked Gibbs. "Very serious, I mean they're not engaged or anything, we'll not yet, but they are seriously talking about getting married. Why do you ask?" Abby asked suspiciously. "No reason" Gibbs replied too quickly. "Oh My God! You like her!" Abby said very surprised. "I didn't say that" Gibbs replied. "Admit it, you like Kate." Abby demanded. "Maybe a little" Gibbs admitted. "Listen Gibbs, Kate's my best friend and she is really happy with Tony. So please don't do anything stupid like tell her how you feel. If you care about her you won't ruin this for her. Promise me you won't ruin this for her." Abby begged. "I don't make promises that I know I can't keep." Replied Gibbs as he stormed out of the lab. Abby knew that she wouldn't be able to stop Gibbs but she did know someone who could.

Abby entered autopsy only to find Ducky preparing to do an autopsy. "Abigail! What a delightful surprise! What can I do for you?" Ducky asked. "Well for starters you won't call me Abigail." Abby replied. "Okay what else?" asked Ducky. "We have a serious problem. Gibbs found out about Tony and Kate and he went off on them. Then he barged into my lab and tried to get me to spill on what I knew about them and then basically told me that he has feelings for Kate. The worst part is I think he is going to tell her. Now he won't listen to me but I'm pretty sure he'll listen to you, so will you talk to him?" Abby asked. "Of course I'll talk to him, Kate and Tony are so happy we can't have Gibbs ruin that now can we?" Ducky assured her. "Thanks Ducky." Abby replied as she got up to leave, but Ducky wasn't finished with her yet. "One more thing Abby, how are you and Timothy doing?" Ducky asked. "Well…" Said Abby as she began to spill the details of her and McGee's relationship.

Tony was sitting at his desk trying to finish up all the paperwork that had been piled on his desk but his thoughts kept drifting back to earlier when Gibbs had caught them in the interrogation room. Kate was really upset about what Gibbs had said and he couldn't blame her because he was upset too. But now Tony was more determined than ever to make this relationship work. Just then Tony got a call from Abby so he went down to the lab to see what was up.

"Tony don't question what I'm about to tell you and don't argue with me" Abby began. "What is it Abs?" Tony asked. "If you love Kate and want to spend the rest of your life with her, you better ask her to marry you and you better do it soon. Gibbs likes Kate and plans on telling her." Abby said. "Well, I plan on proposing tonight, but so what if Gibbs tells her it won't change anything." Tony replied. "You're right it probably won't change anything. I just thought I'd warn you." Abby said. "Thanks for the heads up" Tony said as he left to go find Kate.

Back upstairs Kat was getting her stuff together when Tony came back. "You ready to go?" Kate asked Tony. "Yeah, let's go" he replied. Once they were in the elevator Tony held Kate's hand. "Kate honey, when we get home there's something we need to discuss." Tony said. "What is it?" Kate asked looking concerned. "Let's just say it's the right time." Tony said as they got out of the elevator and headed to their car. With that said Kate knew exactly what was about to happen.