1A/N: Sorry this took me awhile to update and turned out a lot longer than I anticipated. Anyways lots of you were wondering if this was the last of the story I was writing. However it is only the last in this series. I intend to do a sequel sometime around the first of the year. I want to write about the children and the family as they grow, so this particular story could go on for quite awhile if I stick with it, which I will try my hardest to do, and as long as I keep getting great reviews:) Anyways here's the final chapter of this story.
Ch. 16 The Anniversary Surprise
Before they knew it the weekend of Tony and Kate's anniversary had arrived. It was Friday, the day before their actual anniversary and Kate still had no idea what all Tony had in store. That afternoon she left work at 3 PM because she had her annual Doctor's appointment at 3:30. So she picked up her kids, her niece and nephew, and dropped them all off with her sister-in-law while she went to her appointment. After the Doctor had done her exam he left to check the results of everything. When he came back in he had a very serious look on his face and it scared her.
"Is something wrong, Dr.?" she asked
"Depends on how you look at it" he answered, "Have you been feeling sick any?"
"A couple of times, but it was nothing serious"
"I'm surprised you didn't figure it out yourself Mrs. DiNozzo" he commented with a smile
"Oh my gosh, don't tell me I'm-Aren't I too old?" she asked startled
"Well Mrs. DiNozzo you're about eight weeks pregnant"
"Eight weeks? I've been so busy the past couple of months that I hadn't even noticed that I missed my period"
"It happens, however, you are almost 40 and women over the age of 35 are at higher risk for complications during pregnancy, especially in their late thirties. Of course I have been your Dr. since you got pregnant with Kayden and the only birth that you had problems with was Annie. But still, knowing you had the problems that you did with her we will need to monitor you more carefully"
"But the baby should be okay, right?" Kate asked concerned
"You're healthy and fit, and since your other children turned out okay, I think everything should be okay, but I can't make any promises" he told her with a smile
"Thank you Dr." she replied with a smile
"I'll see you for another checkup in about a month, okay" he told her as they both exited the examining room.
"Okay" Kate replied with a slight smile
As Kate was driving back home she couldn't help but wonder what Tony was going to think. When they had first gotten married they had talked about having kids, but she had only wanted two, maybe three kids. Whereas Tony wanted a bigger family with three or four kids. Then after they had Kayden and Annie so close in age she had decided that she wanted to have another one. They actually hadn't planned on Anthony, he was a bit of a surprise. Of course nowhere near the surprise that this one was, or was going to be. But when they had found out about Anthony she and Tony were both very excited, even Kayden and Annie. Of course Kayden had hoped it was a boy so he could have a brother, although now he would probably take it back, knowing the way Anthony turned out.
Kate laughed to herself as she thought about that and her family. She loved the way her family was, but she knew that since she had gotten pregnant that this baby was meant to be part of this family. She knew that Tony would probably be excited, but then again they had talked about having more children when Anthony was a baby, but they decided the family was perfect just the way it was, with three females and three males.
When she arrived at home she was greeted by the kids, the dog, and Tony. When she was fixing supper Anthony came into the kitchen and said that he was hungry.
"Supper will be ready in about thirty minutes Little-T"
"Can't I have a snack till then?" he asked sweetly
"No it will spoil your dinner"
"Please" he pleaded with her
"Anthony I know you and you will spoil your dinner with whatever you eat" she told him
He sat down on the chair at the table and crossed his arms and stuck his lips out in a little pout and Kate couldn't help but smile, he could be such a little stinker.
"Your not going to get anything that way" she told him
But Anthony didn't move. He sat in that same position until Kate heard Kaylee yelling for her down the hall, and ran to see what she needed. Right after she left the kitchen Anthony got down from the chair and went over to the freezer. He opened it up and saw a box of popsicle's, so he opened one up and began eating it as fast as he could with the freezer door still open. Right before he was about to finish it Kate walked back into the kitchen and saw Anthony with his head in the freezer.
"What are you doing in there Anthony?" she asked
He jumped a little before answering, "Nothing"
"Well then get out of there and close the door" she told him
He shut the door and kept his back to her since he stuffed the last piece of popsicle in his mouth and he didn't want her to see it. But Kate noticed how he was acting and said,
"Anthony Colton DiNozzo turn around right now"
"I can't" he replied the best he could without the piece of popsicle falling out of his mouth.
"You ate something didn't you. I can tell by the way you just answered me, now turn around" she told him sternly
So Anthony spun around to face her quickly and then spun back around after she had seen his face and ran down the hall to his bedroom. Kate smiled when she saw him. His mouth had red popsicle juice all around it and it was obvious he was trying his hardest not to let the piece of cold popsicle fall out of his mouth. And when he turned around and ran towards his bedroom she couldn't help but laugh.
So then she went down the hall and called for Tony but she couldn't get an answer. So she reverted by calling him by his full name,
"Anthony Michael DiNozzo"
"What?" he whined coming out of their bedroom
"I need your assistance with your son" she told him with a grin that Tony knew to mean one of their kids had been up to no good.
"What did Anthony do?" he asked, automatically knowing it was him.
"You'll see" she said as she walked up to her youngest son's door with Tony right behind her.
She opened the door to find Anthony hiding under the covers of his bed and she couldn't help but smile. At least he knew he was in trouble. Then she went in and sat down on the bed beside her son, while Tony stood next to the bed.
"Anthony take the covers off" Kate told her youngest sternly
He didn't respond at all, so Tony spoke up,
"Do as your mother says Anthony"
A few seconds later Anthony slowly pulled the covers down off of his face and Tony had to bite his tongue to keep from laughing. Now he knew what Kate meant, because he instantly knew that Anthony had been in the popsicle box, because of the red popsicle juice all over his mouth and chin.
"Anthony didn't I tell you not to eat anything before dinner?" Kate asked him
He nodded but didn't answer out loud.
"Then why did you eat a popsicle after I told you not to?" she asked him
He shrugged his shoulder but still didn't say anything.
"Anthony answer your mother by speaking, please" Tony told him
"I don't know, I was hungry" he said sadly
"I told you it was going to be ready in a little bit" his mother said
"I'm sorry mommy" he told her looking up with that exact same sad puppy face that Tony would give her.
She smiled slightly and said,
"Well since you already had your desert I guess you can just come eat your vegetables and not worry about the other stuff we have for dinner"
Anthony squinched up his face at the idea of just eating vegetables and said,
"Can't I just not have dinner?"
"Nope sorry bud, when you eat desert before dinner, it's stated that you then must eat nothing but vegetables" Tony told him
Anthony's face was still squinched up and he said,
"But I don't like vegetables"
"Well that's part of your punishment. The other part of your punishment is that you cant have any more popsicle for the rest of the week" Kate told him
"But-"
"No buts Anthony, you heard your mother. Now lets go get you cleaned up for dinner" Tony told his son as he pulled back the rest of the covers and followed Anthony out of the bedroom, to the bathroom.
As they walked out of the bedroom Kate started laughing. Not only at Anthony, but at the fact that she was going to have another baby. And knowing her luck she would wind up with another little Tony.
Later that night after the kids had been put to bed, and Tony and Kate were in bed, Tony asked,
"So did your appointment go okay?"
"Yeah...everything's fine" she told him hesitantly
"You sure, cause you've been acting a little weird tonight"
"Well our anniversary is tomorrow and I'm kind of excited and nervous at the same time" she smiled at him, hoping he would buy it.
"You have nothing to be nervous about, trust me, you're gonna love it" he told her with a smile, before wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her to him and kissing her neck.
"I know" she replied
"I love you babe"
"I lover you too" she responded, as they both closed their eyes and fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning the kids woke them up around 8 AM jumping on the bed. When Tony and Kate opened their eyes Annie and Kayden were standing beside Kate's side of the bed with flowers and a card.
"Happy Anniversary" they said in unison
"Guys you didn't have to do anything" Kate told her children as she smiled at them
"We didn't really do much. I got the flowers from the front yard and Kayden drew the card that we all signed" Annie told her mother with the same smile as her father.
Tony and Kate sat up in bed and as Tony finally got Kaylee and Anthony to stop jumping Kate examined the card that her nine year old had designed for them. The front of the card had the simple, yet decorative words of Happy 10th Anniversary. Kate smiled as she read the words inside the card.
To the best parents in the world. May the next ten years be filled with just as much love and happiness.
Love the best four kids in the world
She smiled at each child's signature. Then she picked up a piece of paper that was inside the card. It was a picture of Kate and Tony that Kayden had drawn. It was sketched beautifully with just Tony and Kate's faces, both with big smiles on their faces. Kate was amazed at the detail Kayden had put into it.
"I love it guys, it's beautiful" Kate told her children, slightly teary eyed as she leaned over to give Kayden and Annie a hug.
"This is a beautiful picture Kade" she told him with a smile, receiving one in return from her son.
Kate took the flowers and put them in a vase on her dresser. Then they got dressed and had breakfast. Then Tony took the kids outside and played with them as Kate watched from inside. As she watched them, she thought back to when Gibbs found out about them, the proposal, and the wedding.
Flashback:
Tony and Kate had been together for about six months and the only person that had found out was Abby, because well, she's Abby. She had found out after only a month. She'd guessed that Kate was dating someone new, because she was so happy. And even though her and Tony still argued Abby could tell they were enjoying it even more than usual and she saw Kate and Tony both smile secretly when they thought no one was watching them argue, but Abby saw it. She cornered both of them in the lab and finally dragged it out of them. She promised not to tell anyone, even McGee and she didn't.
However, what they didn't know was that Gibbs had actually found out about it two months ago. He had seen them walking down the street holding hands from a restaurant window. And this particular Wednesday morning happened to be their six month anniversary. Gibbs hadn't said anything sooner because they seemed to keep their personal relationship out of the office. Granted they still argued constantly like two children on a playground, but they worked great together. They always had, but it seemed as though lately they were really on the ball and working well together. Gibbs had also noticed they never came in together, whereas before they would sometimes wind up getting to the office at the same time. He only recalled one time when they arrived together sine he had found out about them, because they were arguing as they got off the elevator. And today as well Gibbs watched as Kate got off the elevator, followed by Tony some fifteen minutes later. Gibbs watched the interchange between the two of them very carefully, but they didn't let anything slip. They said their good mornings and Tony annoyed Kate a bit before she told him to shut up before she made him. Gibbs smiled as she said that and then watched as Kate went off to Abby's lab to see if she had any results for the case they were working on. After she left Tony was looking up information on his computer when Gibbs walked over to him and bent down behind him and whispered in his ear,
"You break her heart and I will not hesitate to kill you"
Tony's eyes got as wide as they would go when Gibbs said that. He swallowed hard before saying,
"What?"
Gibbs stood back up and looked down at Tony, who was white as a sheet.
"Did you think I wasn't going to find out?"
"Boss I-"
"Save it Tony. You know the rules. I want to speak with you two in an interrogation room ASAP" Gibbs told him as he turned and walked off.
Tony then got up and ran as fast as he could to Abby's lab, McGee looking at him from his desk cluelessly. He ran out of the elevator out of breath and startled both Abby and Kate.
"Geeze Tony, what's you deal" Kate asked
"He...knows" Tony said breathlessly
"What? How?" Kate barely got out. Then she and Tony looked at Abby.
"Hey don't look at me. I didn't say anything to him. Although he did sort of ask me if I knew anything about you two about two months ago" Abby replied
"He's known for two months. Why didn't he say anything?" Kate stated out loud
"Who know's, he's Gibbs" Tony said
"Maybe he wasn't sure" Abby suggested
"He wants to see us ASAP in an interrogation room" Tony told Kate
"Now?" she asked
"That's kind of what ASAP means" Tony told her annoyingly
"Don't be a smartass right now DiNozzo. We are about to get busted" Kate said slightly horrified
"I guess we better go get our asses chewed out" Tony said
"Good luck" Abby told them as they went to the elevator
"Yeah and if we don't come back in about an hour, come look for our bodies" Tony told her
He and Kate headed to the hall where interrogation was. Gibbs was waiting and when he saw them he opened the door to one as Tony and Kate both walked into the small room. Neither Tony nor Kate wanted to make eye contact with Gibbs. They all stood there for a moment in silence before Gibbs spoke up.
"What the hell are you two doing?"
"Just waiting to talk to you Boss" Tony answered, before receiving an elbow in the ribs from Kate and a very angry stare from Gibbs.
"How do you possibly put up with this?" Gibbs asked Kate, referring to Tony.
Kate smiled slightly and shrugged without saying a word. Gibbs shook his head and looked down at the floor. Tony and Kate knew that look, it meant he was disappointed. He then looked back up at hi two agents. Two of the best agents he'd ever had. He stared at them for a few minutes trying to decipher how deep their relationship actually went and how serious they were about each other.
Gibbs finally spoke up and said,
"I saw you two walking down the street holding hands about two months ago. Has this been going on longer than that?"
Tony and Kate looked at each other and then to their Boss, before looking down at the floor.
"Holy Crap, How long have you two been together?" Gibbs asked, slightly shocked that it had been longer than two months.
Tony looked up at Gibbs and answered him a bit hesitantly,
"Six months"
"Six months, are you kidding me" Gibbs commented surprised
"Six months today, actually" Kate spoke up, looking from Gibbs to Tony.
"You have been together since our final run in with Ari?" Gibbs questioned
"Well yeah we got together after everything was over" Tony told him
Gibbs nodded and they could tell he was contemplating what he should do with them.
"You two know the rules. Now I'm going to have to take action against you. Why would you have risked you jobs for each other" asked Gibbs
Tony and Kate looked at each other, before Tony spoke up,
"Ever since I met Kate I've been attracted to her, not just because she is beautiful, but because of her personality. She's not afraid to stand up for what she believes, she's confident, funny, stubborn, and she's not afraid to put me in my place because she knows she can" he said with a smile, "And it took me quite awhile to convince her to give me a chance. But truthfully she's worth the chance Boss, because I'm in love with her, and I don't think I've ever truly been in love with anyone before."
Kate smiled at Tony as he finished his sentence and they looked at Gibbs who still had the same look on his face as before.
"Gibbs I know you believe it's unprofessional, but we kept our relationship out of the office and believe me when I tell you he's changed, as far as the dating thing goes. And I would not have risked my job, if somewhere deep inside I knew he could change and that it just might work" Kate told Gibbs
"You took a big chance Kate, you both did" Gibbs told them
"Well if you're going to fire someone it should be me, Tony's been here longer" Kate spoke up
"Ah, but he's the one who pursued you" Gibbs pointed out
"Boss you should let Kate stay. I could always go back to being a cop" said Tony
"Will you two just shut up for two minutes" Gibbs shouted at them
Tony and Kate stopped talking and both watched as Gibbs paced back and forth sipping his coffee. He stopped and looked back over at Tony and Kate and said,
"I can't figure out which of you I should fire, and I'm thinking maybe it should be both of you. The problem is then I would have to replace two agents instead of just one" then he took another sip of his coffee and began to pace again.
Tony and Kate stood there afraid of what was going to happen. Tony knew the both of them getting fired was an option, but they didn't think he would actually do it, until now.
Tony and Kate were both leaning up against the wall right next to each other and while Gibbs was pacing they reached for each other's hands behind their backs. Just as they began to hold hands Gibbs stopped ad without looking at them said,
"Did you two think I didn't see that. No holding hands or fraternizing at the office"
"When did that become a rule?" Tony asked as he let go of Kate's hand.
"Just now DiNozzo. I though I'd never have to make any rules like that" he told them angrily, "I've made my decision. You two are two of the best agents I've ever had. Unfortunately you tried to screw that up, but I'm not going to let it. I'm making a new set of rules that applies to you two. The first one being what I told you while ago"
"So you are keeping both of us then Boss" Tony asked happily
"Don't flatter yourself DiNozzo. I just don't want to have to break in another agent, let alone two" Gibbs told them, "Now get back to work"
"Yes sir" Kate answered as she and Tony headed for the door. Just as Tony was about to follow Kate out the door Gibbs said,
"Don't forget what I told you at your desk earlier. I meant what I said"
Tony nodded and gulped before heading down the hallway behind Kate. As Gibbs watched the two of them he couldn't help but smile.
On Christmas day, almost a month later, Tony had a big surprise for Kate, but they got called away for a case, on Christmas day of all days. Luckily it was an easy one to solve, but they had to go back to the office to take care of everything. When they got their Tony noticed there were actually a few other people in the office as well. He decided to go ahead and give Kate her Christmas present even though there were other people around. He put a CD in his computer and pressed play before getting up on his desk and singing along with the song.
"DiNozzo get off your desk" Gibbs told him before he had started singing.
"Tony stop it, we're at work" Kate told him
But Tony just smiled and sang,
Car door slams, it's been a long day at work
I'm out on the freeway and I'm wondering if it's all worth
The price that I pay, sometimes it doesn't seem fair
I pull into the drive and you're standing there
And you look at me
And give me that come-here-baby smile
It's all gonna be alright
You take my hand
You pull me close and you hold me tight
Chorus:
It's the sweet love that you give to me
That makes me believe we can make it through anything
'Cause when it all comes down
And I'm feeling like I'll never last
I just lean on you 'cause babyYou're my better half
They say behind every man is a good woman
But I think that's a lie
'Cause when it comes to you I'd rather have you by my side
You don't know how much I count you to help me
When I've given everything I got and I just feel like giving in
And you look at me
And give me that come-here-baby smile
It's all gonna be alright
You take my hand
Yeah you pull me close and you me tight
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Well, you take my hand
Yeah you pull me close and I understand
It's the sweet love that you give to me
That makes me believe that we can make it through anything
Oh baby, it's the sweet love that you give to me
That makes me believe we can make it through anything
'Cause when it all comes down
And I'm feeling like I'll never last
I just lean on you 'cause baby
You're my better half
Oh, oh baby you're my better half
Ooh, hey baby you're my better half
When he finished the song, he jumped off his desk and knelt down in front of Kate's chair and got out a box and opened it to reveal a platinum band with a diamond on top.
"Caitlin Marie Todd, will you marry me?" Tony asked her with a smile
Kate's eyes filled with tears as Tony slipped the ring onto her finger. Then she smiled back at him and answered,
"Yes"
"YES!" Tony shouted as he jumped up and danced around in a circle before picking Kate up and swinging her around and then putting her down and kissing her.
Everyone who was in the office was clapping except Gibbs.
"Holy Crap. I am going to regret letting them stay here" Gibbs said out loud before revealing a small smile.
On May 25, 2006, exactly one year after they had started dating, they gathered at St. Peter's Catholic Church to be married in front of their friends and family. Of course Abby was the Maid of Honor, and surprisingly Gibbs was Tony's Best Man.
Tony's family was there even though his father didn't really approve of him marrying Kate since they worked together and she wasn't from a wealthy family. Kate's family was there as well, and her family didn't really approve of the marriage either, mainly because they hadn't dated that long, but also because they worked together and didn't believe that both of them should be working if they were going to start a family of their own. Then there were Kate's brothers, who just flat out didn't approve of Tony because they had heard what he was like and they didn't believe someone like him could change. And Kate's oldest brother Kurt should know because he was a lot like Tony, and he wasn't about to change for anyone. However the wedding continued on.
Kate was actually surprised to find out that Tony's family was Catholic. They didn't really practice it and Tony hadn't been to a Mass since he was ten. So the wedding was held at St. Peter's Catholic Church, and the reception as at a dance hall not far from the church.
At the reception Tony avoided Kate's brothers as much as possible, in case they decided to corner him again and threaten him about hurting their sister. The only brother out of the three that Tony seemed to like was Chris. He was only a year and a half older than Kate and they were fairly close. Chris had told Tony that he trusted Kate's decision about him and that since she was so in love with him that he would try and see the food things about him. And after awhile Chris came to see that Tony really did love Kate. But he still warned Tony that if he ever hurt his sister that all three of her brothers would come after him.
Soon it was time for Tony and Kate to dance to their wedding song, which was 'Making Memories of US' by Keith Urban. Then they had both picked a song to play for each other. Kate picked 'God Bless the Broken Road' by Rascal Flatts, and Tony picked 'Amazed' by Lonestar.
Present:
Kate smiled remembering the reception and all the dancing to the beautiful songs they had chose. Before she knew it it was time to get ready for the party. They always had to get ready about three or four hours early because of the kids. They party was supposed to start at 5 PM and it was already 1:30. Kate called everyone inside and helped everyone lay out what they were supposed to wear and then lined the kids up for baths. Kate went to take her shower while Tony gave Anthony his bath.
Once Anthony was through Annie and Kaylee took a bath, while Tony went to see if Kate was out of the shower, which she wasn't. While he waited he checked to make sure his pants didn't have any creases and that his shirt wasn't wrinkled. Then Kate got out of the shower and put her robe on. Then she went to check on the kids to make sure they weren't goofing off. The girls had just finished their bath, Kayden was still in his room, waiting his turn to shower, but Kate couldn't find Anthony anywhere. She looked everywhere before spotting two little boys out in the neighbors front yard, playing with a slip n slide that just happened to be covered in mud. She watched as Anthony ran and slid across it covering himself in the mud. Then she watched as his friend Caleb did the same thing. Kate ran outside, still in her robe, and yelled,
"Anthony Colton DiNozzo. Get over here right now"
Anthony stopped laughing and looked up in horror at his angry mother. He got up and walked slowly next door to their house and stopped at the bottom of the steps to the front porch and looked slowly up at her.
"I'm sorry mommy" he said sadly
'Great he used the mommy card' Kate thought to herself. He always called her mommy when he knew he was in trouble because none of the other kids called her mommy anymore, they called her mom. Which she never understood because Anthony and the girls especially still called Tony Daddy. And she had to admit she loved it when they would call her mommy and Anthony knew she liked to be called that. Only four years old and he was already a smooth talker.
"Don't play that card with me Anthony Colton. You know we were getting ready for the party. What are you doing getting all muddy when you just took a shower?" she questioned him
"I don't know. I should be the last one to get ready" he told her, slowly looking up at her with that all too well DiNozzo puppy face. Kate smiled when he looked at her that way because it was exactly like Tony.
"Alright you just be glad that I'm in good mood today. Now get up here on the porch and I'm going to get you a towel"
So Kate ran inside and found an old towel and went back on the front porch.
"Okay get those nasty clothes off" she told him, standing in front of him with a towel so passerby's couldn't see anything. Then she wrapped the towel around him and said,
"Okay now you go straight to the bathroom and take another bath"
"Okay" he said, before giving her one last charming smile and then running inside to the bathroom.
Just as she was walking back down the hall she heard yelling coming from the kids bathroom. She knocked on the door before going in.
"What's going on?" she asked
"Mom he told me to get out and when I wouldn't he started flushing the toilet" Kayden told her from inside the shower.
"Mommy told me to come straight in here and take a bath" Anthony said matter of factly.
"Yeah, well when do you ever do what mom says" Kayden shot back
"Okay okay you two. I'm sorry Kade I did tell him to come straight in here. But we're leaving now. You finish your shower" she told her oldest son, while taking her youngest son by the hand and leading him out of the bathroom and down the hall.
"Mom?" Anthony questioned, looking up at her.
"I know sweetie. You did what I said. I just forgot that someone was probably in there" she told him with a smile.
They walked into her bedroom and Tony had just come out of the shower in a towel.
"Hey Ace...Why do you have mud on you?" he asked, looking from Kate to his son.
"Oh because him and Caleb decided it would be fun to play on a muddy slip n slide" Kate said annoyingly, but with a smile.
"But Ace, you just had a bath" commented Tony
"I shouldn't take my bath first" Anthony stated seriously
Tony and Kate both smiled at the way he said that and Tony shook his head before saying,
"Well I guess I'll put on a pair of sweat pants and we will go get you cleaned up"
"Kade's in the shower right now" Kate told him
"Okay no problem" he responded as he went back into the bathroom to put on some sweat pants.
Kate went and sat down at her vanity and began to apply her makeup. Anthony walked over to her and stood next to her as he watched her applying the makeup. Anthony started to giggle as he watched her, so Kate stopped and looked at him through the mirror.
"And what are you laughing at Little-T?" she questioned him
"Why are you putting all that stuff on?" he asked her
"To make me look pretty" she told him
"But you're already pretty" he told her seriously
Kate couldn't help but smile when he said that and he returned the smile before she got a hug out of him.
"You are definitely just like your father" she told her son with a laugh.
"Yes he is" Tony said as he walked over to them
"Let's go get you cleaned up Ace" he said as he took his son by the hand and led him back down the hall to the bathroom.
Once everyone had gotten cleaned up, Kate, still in her robe, went to help the girls get ready. While Tony, still in his sweat pants, went to get the boys ready.
Kate helped both of the girls into their dresses and then she did their hair. While Tony helped the boys into their dress pants, shirt, and tie, which neither was thrilled about having to wear. Then Tony helped Kayden slick down his long brown hair, since it had grown out just past his ears on the sides and his bangs, while the back of his hair was down to the collar of his shirt. Once Tony had gotten Kayden's hair slicked down somewhat he stepped back to look at both boys and he couldn't help but notice how much Kayden resembled Kate. Yes he had most of Tony's facial features, such as the shape of his face and his nose, but Kayden's eyes and mouth were all Kate, and with his hair a little longer, it shocked Tony at how much he resembled his mother right now.
Then Tony sent the boys to watch TV while he went to get dressed since it was already 4:15. When he went into his bedroom he lost his breath at what he saw. Kate had already gotten dressed and she was wearing a dark red scarlet colored dress with small straps across her shoulders, that had a deep V line at the neckwhich showed off her well endowed upper body, and it flowed down to just past her knees. And she had her hair pulled halfway up and a few stray bangs that fell around her face. Tony couldn't get over how the dress fit her so well and showed off all of her beautiful features.
"What?" she asked, referring to how Tony was looking at her.
"You look beautiful" he told her with a smile
"What did you expect me to look like?" she asked jokingly
"No it just-"
"Tony I'm kidding, relax" she laughed, "You seem more nervous than me"
"That's because now that I know what you are wearing I'm going to have to make sure no one tries to hit on you tonight" he told her
"Tony go get dressed or we are going to be late for whatever you have in store" she laughed at him
He walked towards their closet, but stopped and gave her a kiss on the cheek as he passed her. He watched as she walked towards the bathroom, and he had to stop himself from drooling at the sight of her and the way her dress swayed with her hips and flowed so perfectly over her body.
Kate went into the bathroom while Tony was changing and shut the door, taking a deep breath as she leaned against the door. She was so nervous about tonight. She was nervous about not knowing what Tony had in store for her, and even more nervous about telling Tony that they were going to have another baby.
All of the sudden Tony knocked on the door and Kate jumped,
"Kate, you okay?" You've been in their for like ten minutes" Tony said concerned
"Yeah I'll be right out" she told him, before taking one last deep breath and then opening the door only to be met by a very handsomely dressed Tony.
Kate smiled very seductively at Tony as she looked him over. He was wearing the black slacks that she loved on him because they were a little snug around his backside and she thought that made him look really good, and a matching black long sleeve dress shirt with a dark scarlet coloredtie, that matched Kate's dress perfectly.
"See something you like?" Tony asked playfully
"I haven't decided yet" she responded
Tony's face dropped into a pretend hurt and Kate just laughed at him.
"Sometimes you are too much DiNozzo" she smiled at him, "But I don't think you realize how sexy you look"
"Oh I do" he told her egotistically
"Figures" she replied
"But you my dear are drop dead gorgeous" he told her with a smile as he walked up to her and put his arms around her waist, pulling her close and kissing her passionately.
While they were kissing there was a knock on their bedroom door. As they pulled apart Tony asked,
"What do you want?"
"It's 4:45, aren't we supposed to be there by 5" Kayden asked from the other side of the door.
"Hey are your brother and sisters with you?" Tony asked
"No"
"Go get them and then come back here"
"Okay"
A minute later there was another knock so Tony told them to come in. Kayden came in first and saw his parents still holding onto each other and made a face before saying,
"Guys I know it's your anniversary, but could you wait until we aren't around to do that"
Tony and Kate both laughed as they let go of each other and turned to face their kids. They smiled as they saw their four beautiful children dressed so nicely. They looked like little angels, too bad they didn't act like it.
"Mom you look beautiful" Kayden said, speaking up first
"Yeah mom, you and dad look really good" Annie asked
"Daddy you look handsome and mom you look pretty too" Kaylee finished
Tony and Kate both smiled before replying,
"Thank you"
"And I must say that you four look quite handsome and beautiful as well" Kate told her kids
"Your mothers right. You girls look beautiful" Tony told his daughters.
Kayden and Anthony looked sadly up at their father, waiting for a compliment about them.
"What I helped you two get ready, so it's a given that you guys look good"
The boys laughed as Kate and the girls rolled their eyes. Kate smiled as she looked over her four kids standing in a line, oldest to youngest, in front of her and Tony.Kayden's longer hair was neatly parted in the front so that his bangs weren't hanging down in his deep brown eyes. He was wearing a long sleeve scarletcolored dress shirt that matched Tony's tie and Kate's dress, along with a black tie with black slacks and his nice black dress shoes. Annie was wearing a black sleeveless dress with black dress shoes and the sides of her hair were pulled back on top of her head. Kaylee was wearing a blue sleeveless dress with brown dress shoes and all of her hair was pulled up in a bun on top of her head and she had a few tendrils hanging down around her face. Lastly, Anthony was wearing a black long sleeve dress shirt with black slacks and black dress shoes. He looked exactly like Tony in every way, except for Anthony's tie was blue and actually matched Kaylee's dress.
"Well now that we have determined that everyone looks good, we should get going so that we aren't late" Tony said, shooing his kids out in front of him and down the hall to the front door, while he took Kate's hand and led her down the hall behind the kids. They all piled into their SUV and headed downtown to where the hotel was.
When they got to the hotel and were walking inside Kate looked at Tony and saw that he had a huge smile on his face. They were holding hands and the kids were walking two on each side of them. Then they came to two big wooden doors and Tony nodded to Kayden and Annie, who then opened the two doors at the same time, allowing Tony and Kate to walk through. As soon as the doors opened Kate saw all of the people inside and all of the decorations. When they walked inside everyone began clapping and yelled "Happy Anniversary."Kate looked at Tony and she saw an even bigger smile on his face than before, if that is possible. Tony looked at Kate and squeezed her hand, when he saw the tears in her eyes.
"Hi Aunt Kate, Uncle Tony" yelled Shawna, Kate's eleven year old niece, who looked just like Kate's sister- in- law Sarah.
"Hi sweetheart" Kate told her as she gave her a hug.
Then Kate looked up and saw all three of her brothers standing in front of her. She smiled and then went to give each of them a hug. She was used to seeing Chris, his wife Sarah, and their two kids, Shane and Shawna. But her two oldest brothers lived in a different state, their home state of Indiana. Her oldest brother Kurt was four years older that her, and he still lived in the city that they grew up in, and was a well know prosecuting attorney. Then her brother Kyle, who was three years older than her, and his wife Tina, and their three sons lived in northern Indiana. They had actually just recently moved back into their house in Indiana in the past year. They had moved to the Virginia area about a year and a half ago when their youngest son Kevin found out he had leukemia. Unfortunately they found out too late and he passed away soon after they moved to the area. They had all taken the death pretty hard because Kevin was only five years old. And after his death they decided it would be better if they moved back into their house and got back to their normal routine. So they moved back and Kyle went back to his construction business and this was the first time Kate had seen them since they moved back to Indiana.
All of Kate's brothers wanted to know why she was out in public dressed the way she was.
"Katie you should really cover up" Kurt told her
"Yeah Katie you never know what freak might see you and try and hit on you because of the way your dressed" Kyle told her
"Guys leave her be, she's a grown woman now and she looks beautiful" Chris spoke up in Kate's defense
"Yeah well she's still our baby sister, she's not supposed to look beautiful and we can still be protective if we want to" Kyle told his younger brother
"Thanks a lot for that comment Kurt" Kate told him
"I didn't mean it like- I just meant that it makes a brother's job even harder when his sister is beautiful, because it means he has to really be protective" Kurt told her
"Okay guys, that's enough. I am a grown woman and I love you all very much for looking out for me, but I can take care of myself now, and in case you forgot I do have a husband, that's kind of why we are here" Kate told her brothers sweetly, with a smile
"Fine but we will be keeping an eye out for anyone weird looking at you" Kurt told her
Kate shook her head at her brothers and smiled before turning to their wives and kids
behind them and Kate hugged and kissed all of them as well. Then from behind all of them her parents stepped forward.
"Mom, dad" Kate said, hugging both of them. She hadn't seen them since Christmas.
"Well Katie, I must say I didn't think you two would make it this far" her father told her
Kate sighed, knowing that kind of comment was coming. Then her mother spoke up.
"Of course we know how happy you are darling. It shows in your family, now where are those grandchildren of mine."
Kate smiled slightly as she turned and motioned for the kids, who then took off running towards them.
"Grandma, Grandpa" they yelled as they met and hugged them.
Kate turned and walked back over to Tony smiling, then she gave him a hug and whispered, "Thank you" in his ear before kissing him. Just then someone walked up to them and said,
"Do you two ever not do that?"
They recognized the voice as Gibbs and turned around to hug him and Jen and Gibbs looked at Kate and said,
"You look beautiful Kate. Tony better keep a close eye on you tonight"
Kate blushed and smiled at Gibbs' comment before Tony spoke up to answer his earlier question,
"To answer your earlier question, no not really, why else do you think we have four kids"
Gibbs laughed a little as he replied, "Yeah sometimes I wonder why you don't have more than four"
They all laughed except for Kate, who stood there not knowing how to respond. Luckily Abby and McGee walked up to them to join the conversation. As Kate looked around she saw all of her family, some family friends, as well as the people she worked with. She couldn't believe Tony had contacted all of these people without her knowing.
After they had mingled for awhile they all sat down at their assigned table to eat dinner. Then Tony got up and walked over to where a band was set up and talked with them. A few minutes later the band began to play 'Amazed' by Lonestar. So Tony walked up to Kate and asked her to dance. As they danced Tony could tell Kate had something on her mind.
Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams
"Is something wrong babe?" he asked as they slowly danced around
"I need to tell you something but I'm not sure how you are going to react" she answered him
"Okay, well just tell me. Are you okay? The kids?" he began rambling
"Tony calm down. I don't think it's anything bad. Just...a bit of a surprise"
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you, it just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
The smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your hair all around me, baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh, it feels like the first time every time
I wanna spent the whole night in your eyes
"Oh. What is it then?"
"You know I went to the Dr. yesterday and I found out some news"
"What?"
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you, it just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
Kate took a deep breath and said,
"We are going to have a baby"
Every little thing that you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Oh, every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
Tony's eyes got wide and Kate couldn't tell if he was happy or not. Then a huge grin spread across his face, before he picked her up and swung her around as he laughed. As he set her back down, he kissed her deeply. And as they broke apart Kate said,
"So I take it your happy?"
"I'm ecstatic, aren't you?"
"I was in shock at first, then I was happy, then I was worried what you would think"
"I can't believe you didn't tell me yesterday"
"Happy Anniversary honey" she told him with a shrug and a smile. He smiled back before kissing her again, then he asked,
"Do you mind if I tell them. I think they are all wondering what's going on" Tony commented, referring to all of the guests, who had stopped what they were doing to watch the interchange between Tony and Kate.
"What about the kids?" Kate asked, "Shouldn't we tell them first?"
"They'll get over it" Tony remarked excitedly as he ran towards the band to the Mic. Kate just shook her head and laughed as she watched him running around like a little kid.
Then Annie came up to Kate and asked,
"Is dad okay, cause he's acting kinda weird"
"Yeah sweetie, he's okay. He just found out something that he's very happy about"
"What?" Annie asked, her face lighting up.
"You'll find out in just a minute. Although you kids might not be too happy about it" Kate told her as Annie moved to stand in front of Kate, and Kate wrapped her arms around Annie's neck,as she leaned back against her mother. Then they laced their hands together as they waited for Tony's announcement.
Tony took the Mic. from the lead singer and said excitedly into it,
"Testing, can you all hear me?"
Everyone nodded so Tony continued on,
"I would just like to thank all of you for coming. It means a great deal to us. It's hard to believe Kate and I have been married for ten years. When I first me her I thought she was beautiful. Then I got to know her, and at first I was kind of annoyed with her, but it didn't take long for me to fall in love with her. I mean who wouldn't. She's beautiful, smart, funny, stubborn, and can kick butt with the best of us. And she has a great heart, she cares so much about people, but you all know that because you know her. I just think she's amazing and I'm glad we broke the rules because look where it got us. Ten years and four kids later, I wouldn't change a thing babe. I love you" he said smiling at her. Kate had a huge smile on her face and Annie looked up to see her mom on the verge of tears.
You could hear everyone in the room say, "Aww"
Tony smiled and then said, "But that's not all. We also have an announcement to make. My wife has just informed me of my present. And I am proud to announce that we are going to be having another baby"
Tony watched as some people got huge smiles on their faces, while others jaws dropped at the news. Tony looked over to Gibbs and Jen who were standing with McGee and Abby. Gibbs and McGee's jaws had both dropped, while Abby was jumping around clapping and Jen was smiling.
Gibbs looked at McGee and said,
"Did he just say what I think he said?"
"Yeah Boss, afraid so. Just what we need, more little DiNozzo's"
"God help us all" Gibbs responded, receiving an evil glare from Jen.
Tony then looked at Kate's family. Her parents and oldest brother seemed to be dumbfounded, while her other two brothers seemed fairly happy for them. Then he looked back at Kate to find her talking to Annie.
"Are you really gonna have another baby?" Annie asked, letting go of her mom and turning to face her.
"Yeah sweetie, we are. Are you okay with that?"
Annie looked down at the ground for a moment before looking back up at her mother. Slowly a smile spread across her lips as she said to her mom,
"I guess. I mean there are already a lot of us, one more's not going to make a difference"
Kate smiled down at her daughter before pulling her into a hug.
"I love you munchkin" Kate told her daughter
"Love you too mom, but don't call me that in public"
As Kate let go of Annie, Annie said,
"Oh and I will only like the baby if it's a girl"
"Well sweetie-"Kate began seriously
"I'm just kidding mom, I'd actually rather have another brother" she told Kate as she ran off to find her cousins.
Kate shook her head as Annie ran off before Tony said something else into the Mic.,
"It's time for me to dance with my wife to our wedding song. And I think we have lived up to the song very well, especially since we are adding number five to our family.
With that the band began to play 'Making Memories of Us' by Keith Urban and Tony took Kate by the hand and held her close, her head immediately resting on his shoulder, as they danced to the song.
I'm gonna be here for you baby
I'll be a man of my word
Speak the language in a voice that you have never heardI wanna sleep with you forever
And I wanna die in your arms
In a cabin by a meadow where the wild bees swarm
And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us
I wanna honor your mother
I wanna learn from your pa
I wanna steal your attention like a bad outlaw
I wanna stand out in a crowd for you
A man among men
I wanna make your world better than it's ever been
And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us
We'll follow the rainbow
Wherever the four winds blow
And there'll be a new day
Comin' your way
I'm gonna be here for you from now on
This you know somehow
You've been stretched to the limits but it's alright now
And I'm gonna make you a promise
If there's life after this
I'm gonna be there to meet you with a warm, wet kiss
And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us
I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll win your trust making memories of us
When the song was over Tony handed Kate a small package. Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch the couple as Kate opened the package. Inside the box was a silver necklace with a pendent with four diamonds, each to represent each of her kids. Kate looked up at Tony and smiled as he explained to everyone what the symbolism of the necklace was.
"Thank you Tony, I love it" she told him as she stood on her toes to kiss him again, "I love you" she told him as they broke apart.
"I love you too" he replied
Kate then took the Mic. from Tony and explained the next song that was about to play.
"This song is the song that I first played Tony when we got together, to let him know how I truly felt about him. And it has stuck with us over the last eleven years."
With that the band began to play 'Maybe I'm Amazed' by Jem. Kate then took Tony's hand and led him out to the dance floor again and they danced to the first words of a song that Kate had left Tony in his desk right before they got together. The only problem was he didn't find the song until the week after they had already gotten together. And they laughed about it later.
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
And hung me on a line
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
Maybe I'm a girl
And maybe I'm a lonely girl
Who's in the middle of something
That she doesn't really understand
As Tony and Kate danced Kate began singing the song to Tony just loud enough for him to hear. And when she looked into his eyes as she sang to him she could see the love for her in his eyes and his smile as she sang the words to the next part of the song.
Maybe I'm a girl
And maybe you're the only man
Who could ever help me
Baby won't you help me understand
Maybe I'm a girl
And maybe I'm a lonely girl
Who's in the middle of somethingThat she doesn't really understand
Maybe I'm a girl
And maybe you're the only man
Who could ever help me
Baby won't you help me understand
(Oooh...)
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my songRight me when I'm wrong
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
When they finished dancing they began to mingle some more with their guests. And as Kate was talking to different people she would look up every once and awhile for Tony or the kids. One time when she looked up at the dance floor, she saw Gibbs dancing with Kaylee and watched as Kaylee stood on Gibbs' feet as he danced around and she couldn't help but smile. Then she looked over and saw Tony twirling Annie around as well on the dance floor. Awhile later she looked up again and saw that Tony was dancing with Kaylee and Gibbs was now dancing with Annie.
Eventually Kate mad her way back to her parents. When she got to them they were speechless.
"Mom, dad, you okay?" she asked them
"So your pregnant...again"her mother stated
"Yes, well, mother I can't see how you'd have a problem with it when you had four children of your own" Kate told her
"It's not that sweetheart. Maybe you should think about staying at home with the baby full time" her mother suggested
"Mom I would go crazy being stuck at home all day. I can barely stand being put on desk duty"
"I just think it's better if the mother is at home with the children"
"Mom my other kids are in school all day, and they all turned out just fine even though I worked"
"You might think so now sweetheart. But you haven't gotten to the teen or young adult years yet"
"Mom couldn't you at least be happy for me. I am"
"We are happy for you sweetie. Your mother and I just grew up and raised you kids in a different time" Kate's father said jumping in
"I know but it's not like Tina doesn't work, and you two have never said anything to her" said Kate
"She's not our daughter, you are. Besides she's not working anymore" Kate's mother told her
"Why?"
"Since Kevin died she decided she wanted to spend more time with the other boys. So she quit her job and stays at home"
"Oh"
"Just don't miss out on your kids Kate. Because one day they won't need you anymore, or worse they won't have to need you because they went to a better place" Kate's mother told her
"Mom I don't miss out on my kids. Tony and I spend as much time with them as possible"
"Honey I'm just trying to help"
"Well don't mom, please. This is supposed to be a happy day for me and Tony. I don't want to argue with you" Kate told her mother sadly
"We are sorry Katie. We just want you to be happy" her father told her
"I am happy dad. Extremely happy" she told her parents with a smile
"Then so are we dear" her mother told her with a smile
Just then Kayden came up to his Kate and asked,
"Can I talk to you mom?"
"Of course sweetie"
So Kayden took his mother's hand and led her away from her parents and then asked,
"Are you really having another baby?"
"Yeah Kade, we are"
Kayden looked down at the floor and nodded. So Kate took her hand and lifted his chin so that she could look into his eyes. But when she did all she saw were his bangs covering his eyes. So she took her hand and parted his bangs to the sides and attempted to tuck it behind his ears, so she could see his deep brown eyes. And when she did she saw tears forming in his eyes.
"Sweetie what's wrong? Are you not happy about the baby?"
He shrugged his shoulders a little and so Kate pleaded with him,
"Please baby, tell me what's wrong"
This time Kayden looked up into his mother's eyes. The same eyes as his and a smile crept slightly onto his face.
"It's just we haven't had a baby in a long time. I was only like five when Anthony was born. Things are going to change aren't they? Like how much time you spend with us"
"Kayden I will always have enough time for you, no matter what. Whenever you need anything. And we will still do stuff, just you and me, like we do now"
"Promise?"
"I promise. You're my first born and it's your right to get as much time with me as possible because you will obviously be the first one to leave home" she smiled at him, "Is that all that's bothering you?"
"Do you think the baby will have green or brown eyes?"
"I don't know, why?"
"Well if he or she has brown eyes, then I won't be the only one who has your eyes"
"Well I don't think you'll have to worry about that. Because it seems like your father's genes are the dominant one in this family. I mean look at you four. Three of you have green eyes, you're the only one who got brown eyes"
"That makes me special" Kayden said as he smiled up at her
"Yes I suppose it does" she smiled back down at him
Just then a song began to play that Kate used to sing to Kayden when he was younger. She looked over at the band and saw Tony standing next to them, he winked and smiled at her.
"Kade would you like to dance?" she asked her oldest
"Sure" he answered as he took his mother's hand again and led her onto the dance floor as they danced to Reba McEntire's 'Your Gonna Be.'
Six pounds nine ounces
Looking up at me
Like I have all the answers
I hope I have the ones you need
I've never really done this
Now I know what scared is
Sometimes I will protect you
From everything that's wrong
Other times I'll let you
Just find out on your own
But that's when you'll be growing
And the whole time I'll be knowing
Your gonna fly
With every dream you chase
Your gonna cry
But know that that's okay
Sometimes life's not fair
But if you hang in there
Your gonna see
That sometimes bad is good
We just have to believe
Things work out like they should
Life has no guarantees
But always loved by me
Your gonna be
Tony watched his wife and son dance to the song that he had requested the band play when he saw Kayden talking to Kate and he looked kind of sad. He smiled as he watched them dance and laugh.
I'm afraid you'll have to suffer
Through some of my mistakes
Lord knows I'll be trying
Oh to give you what it takes
What it takes to know the difference
Between gettin by and living
Cause anything worth doing
Is worth doing all the way
Just so you'll have to live with
All the choices that you make
So make sure your always giving
More than your taking
Your gonna fly
With every dream you chase
Your gonna cry
But know that that's okay
Sometimes life's not fair
But if you just hang in there
Your gonna see
That sometimes bad is good
We just have to believe
Things work out like they should
Life has no guarantee's
But always loved by me
Your gonna be
Someone's everything
Your gonna see
Just what you are to me
Your gonna fly
With every dream you chase
We just have to believe
Things work out like they should
Life has no guarantees's
But always loved by me
Your gonna be
Always loved by me
Soon it was getting late and people slowly started leaving. Then her brother Kyle, his wife Tina, their sixteen year old son Karson, and thirteen year old son David decided it was time to head back to the hotel they were staying at, but they couldn't find their eight year old son Daniel anywhere. Kate figured he was probably with Annie somewhere and they were up to no good. Soon they spotted the two of them chasing each other around the dance floor and then sliding on their knees or stomachs. Tina and Kate both shook their heads a tthe two kids as they called both of them over. As the children approached their mothers, Kate notice how much Daniel resembled her father. She had never really noticed it before. She turned to Tina and said,
"I've never noticed how much he looks like his grandfather"
"I know, Kyle and I were just talking about it the other day"
Then they said their goodbyes and headed back tot their hotel. Soon after Ducky, his date, Palmer, his date and Abby, McGee, and Piper all left. Then Kate's oldest brother Kurt and their parents decided to head back to their hotel as well. Kate hugged them all and her parents apologized for their earlier reaction, to which she of course forgave them. Then they told her they really were happy for her and they all agreed to get together the next afternoon, before they had to fly back to Indiana.
As soon as they had left Tony and Kate began looking around for their brood. They spotted Kayden talking to Gibbs and Jen, and Annie was with her twelve year old cousin Shane and his sister Shawna. But they didn't see Kaylee or Anthony anywhere. They continued looking around when Tony finally found them asleep under the buffet table. Him and Kate smiled at their youngest sprawled out on the floor sound asleep. Tony knelt down and pulled out Anthony, handing him to Kate without waking him. Then he reached back underneath and pulled out Kaylee, careful to not wake her either. Just as they stood back up, the last of their guests had left, leaving only their family, Gibbs and Jen, and Kate's brother Chris and his family. Then Gibbs and Jen came to say goodnight, then they left.
Soon after Chris came up to Tony and Kate and asked them if they were ready to call it a night. They of course said yes and so Chris told them to hand over the kids.
"What, why?" Kate asked confused
"Honey Chris and Sarah said they would keep the kids tonight so we could stay here" Tony told her
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah are you mad?" Tony asked, not knowing what she meant by her statement.
"No, I just can't believe you remembered that I always wanted to stay here" she told him with a smile
"Babe I always here what you say, even if you think I'm not listening"
Kate smiled, kissed Anthony on the head and then handed him over to Sarah. Then she and Tony kissed Kaylee goodnight, before Tony handed her over to Chris. Then they told their older two goodnight, hugged, and kissed them, and told them they would be by tomorrow around lunch to pick them up.
Then Tony took Kate's hand and led her to the elevator and they went up to the 12th floor, got off and when Tony opened the door to their room Kate lost her breath at what she saw. There were red and pink rose petals all over the ground and the King size bed, as well as Kate's favorite mix of flowers in a vase on the table.
"Oh my gosh...Tony it's...it's beautiful" she finally got out through tears, "I am so sorry I got mad at you last week"
"It's okay sweetheart. I just wanted this anniversary to be rally special for you. I knew most people didn't think we'd make it through the first year, let alone ten. I wanted other people to know how much I love you, and how happy I am with the life that I have. I wouldn't change anything. And I wouldn't go back to the way I used to be for anything" he told her as they stepped inside and shut the door behind them.
She turned around and allowed him to see the tears fall. Usually she wouldn't let him see her cry because it made her feel weaker. But tonight she didn't care, his actions and expressions showed how much he loved her, and it made her love him even more than she thought was possible.
"Babe don't cry" he told her as he pulled her to him and held her close as she wrapped her arms around his waist.
"I love you so much Tony" she told him with her head buried in his chest.
"I love you too Kate, more than I ever thought was possible" he told her as he kissed the top of her head.
Then he picked her up and carried her to the bed and laid her gently down on the thick silk like comforter.
"Tony this bed is really comfortable"
He laughed a little as she said that and then said,
"You would think you've never stayed inn a nice hotel like this"
"Sorry I didn't come from a wealthy family who could afford to stay in a hotel like this"
"That hurts Kate. I mean what about our honeymoon"
"Well that's the only other time I have ever stayed in a hotel rom, with a bed like this" she said as she sat up and pulled back the comforter to reveal white silk sheets.
"Oh my gosh Tony, this is really nice, and really comfortable"
Tony laughed at Kate's reactions to the bed before wrapping his arms around her waist and flipping her back over so that she was underneath him.
"Would you like to keep talking about it, or try it out to see how comfortable it really is" he asked her with his charming smile.
She smiled seductively back up at him and said in an almost pur,
"You know you looked very sexy tonight dressed like that. And then when I saw you dancing with Annie a couple of times, and then I saw you dancing with Kaylee. I have never found you more sexy"
Tony smiled and said,
"Well pardon the way I say this, but ever since I saw you in our bedroom dressed like this and looking so hot, I have wanted to jump you"
Kate laughed and replied, "Wow that's so very romantic"
Tony shrugged and said, "What do you expect"
"I don't know"
"Well speaking of looking hot. How did you like the song I had the band play for you and Kade?" he asked
"It was perfect timing" she answered with a smile
"He looked kind of sad. I guess about the baby"
"Yeah, but we talked. I think he's gonna be okay"
"Well I thought you two were very cute out there"
"Well thank you. What do you say we try this bed out to see just how comfortable it is" she told him seductively, as she pulled him back down on top of her.
"No arguments here" he told her as he leaned down and kissed her. The rest of the night they spent in a heat of passion, forgetting everything else.
So that night turned out to be a surprise not only for Kate with the party and guests, but also for Tony, finding out about the new baby they were going to have. So it was definitely an anniversary surprise for the both of them.
A/N: So that was the final chapter in this story. But be sure to keep an eye out for the next story in sequel to this one some time around the first of the year. And please review this chapter, let me know what you think, and whether I should continue the stories or not. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, as well as the whole story. So until we meet again...