Author: tearsofthesungirl
----------------The minute they stepped into NCIS headquarters Kate and Gibbs were swarmed by people and separated.
Ducky and Abby swarmed around Kate shuffling her to the morgue so Ducky could look at her.
Gibbs was immediately captured and drug off by the director.
Everything seemed to happen in a blur to Kate.
She was captured and the gunshot the ride to NCIS was abit different.
They really didn't talk much Gibbs had put his arm around her shoulders.
He never really said one way or the other how he felt about her and she hadn't either.
After they got separated and she started functioning she wrote him putting his arm around her and kissing her in the car as Gibbs just being protective.
It meant nothing he was simply protecting her and showering her he was there nothing more and she would move on.
"Kate?"Kate was brought out of her thoughts when Abby began shaking her.
"Hm..sorry what?" Kate asked.
"Ducky asked you get up on the table" Abby said helping her sit upon the metal table.
"Oh ok"
"Now dear why exactly did Jethro want you to be checked out?" Ducky asked.
"M...My shoulder I hurt it falling out of the car" She said pointing to her right shoulder.
"Oh well let's see it" Ducky said turning to put on some gloves.
Kate nodded and unbuttoned her shirt so it could fall off her shoulder.
"My dear you certainly took a mighty big hit," Ducky said seeing her shoulder had a nice sized bruise.
"Oh yeah...Gibbs should really be down here he was shot.." Kate said stopping to bite back a scream when Ducky pressed on her shoulder.
"He told me he was fine seemed more worried about you then anything," Ducky said pulling an ice pack out of the freezer.
"What happened anyway?" Abby asked.
Kate began telling Abby and Ducky the entire story starting with her arriving at home.
By the time she finished it was well into the night.
"Ok Kate...I'm so sorry," Abby said hugging her friend.
"It's ok...I'm ok...but it's getting late and I better go" Kate said glancing at her watch.
"Yes yes you'll need your rest call us if you need anything," Ducky said as she left.
"So think Gibbs will ever admit he's in love with her?" Abby smiled once Kate left.
"Hope so" Ducky smiled back.
Kate got into the elevator and rode up into the bullpen.
Walking to her desk she slowly looked around sighing in defeat Gibbs' desk was empty.
Sighing she walked around her desk picking up her purse,
When she picked her purse up it tipped spilling the contents under her desk.
Sighing she got on her hands and knees crawling under her desk to gather her things.
Sitting up she hit her head off her desk rubbing her head she crawled back against the wall of her cubicle to sit.
"Katie...what are...are you ok what're you doing here?" opening her eyes she looked up to see Gibbs standing over her.
"Oh yeah I... spilled my purse and hit my head and...I'm fine," She said sitting up.
Gibbs knelt down beside her.
"Hit your head...let me see." He said looking at the back of her head.
"No it's fine." Kate said but made no move to stop him from moving her hair to get a better look.
"Just a bump...but why are you still here?" Gibbs asked helping her stand.
"Well I..."Kate looked at her watch seeing she had fallen asleep after cleaning up her things.
"Kate?"
"I fell asleep I guess." She said picking up her purse.
"OK come on I'll walk you out" Gibbs' said taking her hand.
"So...what are you doing here?" She asked trying to break the silence.
"I called to see if you were ok you didn't answer at home or on your mobile I was worried"
"I'm fine I can take care of myself."
"I'd say like you took care of yourself with Ari?" Gibbs asked as they stepped into the elevator.
"How dare you! That was not my fault" Kate said jerking her hand from his.
"Well all I'm saying is." Kate cut him off,
"That poor little Katie a grown women of 31 can't take care of herself and I actually thought you cared" She said attempting to push him.
"Katie I never said I didn't care" Gibbs said taking her tiny hands in his.
"Well you certainly don't show it well if you do" Kate said.
"I know.." Gibbs said dropping her hands and looking down.
Kate shifted her weight from one foot to the other.
Gibbs suddenly pushed past her pulling the emergency stop.
"Look Katie I forget anniversary, birthdays I'm not gentle at...aything, I don't do pet names and I don't say I love you...it's who I am" Gibbs said looking at her.
"I know...I"
"But there's more to me then that I'm more then that I'm a different man"
"What man are you now?" she asked making eye contact.
"I'm the man that's in love with you," he said seriously.