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"Hey, Abby, how are you?"

"Very good, and you Gibbs?" she answered him.

"Fine, Have you seen Kate, I thought she was with you?"

"She was here, but not now," she said with her air mysterious.

Gibbs came near her to say, "I know I'm his husband, and I shouldn't have to ask you, about this, I should know by myself. Don't you think she looks tired?"

"Like you said, I'm not her husband, you have to ask her, go find her."

"Yeah, but you know how Katie is, she doesn't like that we look after her!"

"Gibbs, you know, that even if Kate looks strong and she does everything to keep this image, she's not insensible, but fragile. It is because; she looks strong to defend herself. It is like a wall, which protects her!"

"Thanks Abby, I will go see her."

"Oh god, I said it too, why I can't hold my tongue?"

"I won't tell her anything," he promised her.

He went back out of the laboratory to let Abby keep working. His spirit was drowned in the Abby's words: Kate was fragile and protected herself. He thought he'd known her since they worked together.

He goes back up to his desk; his wife was at hers, but no Tony or McGee. He seized the opportunity, "Caitlin, dear, how are you feeling? You look tired."

Kate had grown stiff when she heard Jethro say her name like that, he always called her Kate or Katie, but Caitlin, during serious conversations only. Moreover, the topic was about her, that she hatedShe had better understood her thoughts about Jethro after he conversation with Abby: he paid attention to her, it was herself who didn't want it, and then she avoided the topic.

"Yes, it's nothing; I didn't really sleep this night. Angie didn't stop crying."

"You know, if you want, we haven't important case, you can go back home to relax you. And I will try to come home early."

"Are you sure? I can stay; it's nothing, just wea…"

He didn't let her finish, "No, you're exhausted, you go home; we will fend for ourselves, OK?"

"OK, I'll pick up Angelina to the day care on my way home."

"No, I want you relax, I will take Angie tonight."

"But…"

"It's an order." He said to her with a smile that she returned.

She took her belongings and kissed him before leaving. He wanted to talk to her, but it wasn't the place. He would do it tonight at home, calm and alone.

"Katie! We're here, and I think there're a baby and a man who dream clasping you in their arms!"

At these words, Kate, who was on the kitchen, smiled and went meet them on the living room. She took her daughter in her arms, and did same with her husband.

Their night was good. Kate was seated on the sofa to breasting-feed Angie, who ate greedily. The young woman didn't see Jethro from the steps, who observed this touching picture. He was so proud by his family. His 3 marriages were failures but this new life was perfect, an extraordinary very beautiful wife, and their daughter was the spitting of her mother. The blues eyes his daughter held were the only feature that said she was his.

After a few minutes, she noticed that Angelina's mind was on other things, her mother followed her look to fall hers on Jethro, who smiled her.

"Why you look me like that?" she asked him surprised.

"I'm simply proud."

He had a break and sat in front of her to say her, "You know Kate, I know you don't like when I am behind you, but please, talk to me, tell me what's wrong."

He just began his sentence that she looked down. He lifted her chin for that she looked him, "You can say me everything, I won't judge you, I promise."

She was dying to tell him, but there was this voice which said her that it was horrible to think this, "Jethro, I'm sorry."

Her tears began to flow on her cheeks, but she continued, "Forgive me; I know I don't manage to handle everything, but I assure you that I do everything at my best, but I don't always succeed…"

"Kate, nobody is perfect, I know you put all your energy in your work, and all your love as mother, it is the best that you can do…"

"But, it isn't enough!" She exclaimed.

"Kate, darling, calm down, you're an excellent mother, you've done nothing wrong."

He took her on his arms, and he leant her head against his chest. After a few minutes, once she was calm, he continued, "You know that we will do, you will take care of Angelina, while I run a bath for you, and I will take care of our daughter, OK?"

"I love you Jethro," she said to him, looking at him in the eyes.

He smiled her, and said, "I love you too, Katie, and I think your answer is YES."

He kissed her and got up to go on the bathroom.

Kate was in the bath, and she relaxed, which she hadn't done in almost a year. Gibbs was in the basement; he was working on his boat, while Angie watched him and smiled him when he looked at her. She was on her seat hung from a beam of the boat. Gibbs had arranged for she to see him from her seat, so, he had been hanging straps from the seat that he fastened to the structure.

The phone rang; he picked up the receiver, "Gibbs."

"Hello Jethro, its Roselen." She was Caitlin's mother.

"Hello, Ma'am."

"I'm sorry to phone you so late, but with time difference, I'm lost. Isn't Kate there?"

"Yes, she is taking a bath, and I don't want disturb her, but if you want I will tell her, you phoned."

"No, it's not necessary, I just wanted say her that I will be on Washington tomorrow night, and I wanted know, if there isn't any problem if I stayed at your house this week?"

Gibbs knew it wasn't the good moment, but he wasn't allowed to say to his mother-in-law, "I'm sorry, but you know that the relationship between you and your daughter is tense and, moreover, she doesn't feel well." He tried to explain to her the situation.

"You know that you're always welcomed ma'am, but you know, since she resumed working, Kate is very tired, and she has trouble all handling, work is intensive and stressful, and Angelina…"

She didn't let him continue, "Oh, I see, Caitlin was never maternal…"

"No, she's perfect with Angie, what I try saying you it's…"

"Yes, I'll take care of Angelina, that's no bother, I must let you go. We will see you tomorrow."

She then hung-up the phone, he stared at his in surprise as to the conversation he just had had.Since he had been met Caitlin's mother, he had understood why Kate didn't want be pushed around.

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