Chap 8

Kate was intensely in her book, ever so often reaching over and feeling around the floor for her mug, she couldn't bare take her eyes of the page she was reading. When it came time to turn the page she did it fast not to lose the rhythm. All of a sudden she heard a knock at the door. She left her book open on the chair and grabbed the knitted blanket on the back on the sofa and threw it over her shoulders. She walked over to the door and looked threw the peep-hole. Her good mood faded when she saw her boss at the door looking from the door to the living room window. Was he watching me! Bastard! She squared her shoulders and slid the chain off the door and took off the bolt. She opened the door a little and greeted him the same way she would the demon.

"What the hell do you want Gibbs?" She whispered loudly through gritted teeth.

"Caitlin Ann Allegretti Todd, watch your language!" Jill exclaimed from her porch.

"I apologize Mrs. Jameson, won't happen again." She made a forced smiled and took Gibbs by the arm and pulled him inside her house. She left him in the doorway as she walked over to her Stereo system and turned off her song.

Gibbs took a look around her living noticing she had changed it from the last time he came to visit, her windows were curtained with white lace framing down to the ground, there was a long black leather sofa facing the fireplace at a good distance for it, a medium sized oak coffee table sat in front the sofa separating it from the fire place. Beside the long sofa was a matching black leather arm chair.

"What are you doing here Gibbs" She said again draping the blanket neatly over the back of the seat and putting her hands on her hips.

"I came to apologize it wasn't my place to discus your relationships. And I hope you can put it behind you." He took off her wet jacket and draped it over his arm. Kate walked up to him and took the jacket and headed down the hall towards her laundry room, followed close behind by Gibbs.

"What did Jack do to you Katie?" Gibbs said standing behind her and watched as she put his long brown coat in the dryer and threw in a sheet of fabric softener. She didn't meet his eye.

"Nothing, we just had an argument, nothing serious." She said between clenched teeth. "And it's none of your business any way!" She raised her voice, looking directly in her boss's ice blue eyes, she noticed they were changing color again to a cobalt blue, which only happened when he was about to explode.

"Well shoot me for caring!" He yelled back, she pushed past him and walked into the kitchen, she emptied her mug and opened the fridge and took out a pear in which she took a big bite out of.

"I didn't ask for your sympathy, and I sure as he-heck not accepting it!" She corrected her language. But even with it corrected her tone and words had the same effect.

She went over to the arm chair and plopped on it again with her legs over the side she picked up her book and continued to read from where she left off. Gibbs sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose as he made his way over to the fireplace. He picked up the poker and began poking at the logs.

"Did you report him?"

"No I didn't can we move on?" She said not lifting her eyes from her page. He watched her eyes dart from one side of the page top the other at record speed. He looked at the cover "Devil's Corner" by Emily Scotolleni. He looked at her turn the page when he noticed her left wrist. He walked over and took it in his hands.

"What's this?" He demanded gently as he ran his thumb over the 5 scared lines. She took her hand away and turned the page. He took her book, put in a bookmark and set it aside. Kate rolled her eyes and met his gaze, blue meeting brown.

"It was a mistake…I learned to accept it so should you." She shrugged the sleeve of her robe over her hand and crossed them over her chest.

"Why'd you do it Katie?" He asked sitting on the end of the sofa, leaning towards her. He looked at her the whole time and held her hand when she began to cry. After 15 minutes of her telling him why and him nodding sometimes giving her moral support she was emotionally drained.

"Come here Caitlin." He scooted over on the sofa and laid down on it; head resting on the puffy arm chair. At the sound of her full name she raised her head and looked at him through tear filled eyes. She walked over and lay on top of him, resting her head below his chin. Gibbs grabbed the blanket and unfolded it and draped it over himself and Kate. He slowly ran his hands up and down her back and sometimes through her hair. She stared mystified at the dimming fire.

Author's Note : Done this chappy…think of it this way…it's longer then my other ones lmao You know what to do ((Review))

Brit -xox-