They instinctively went to the room that was meant for them as the rich couple, when Kate realised something.
"There's no reason to go back to that arranged room, everything is blown now anyway, the only lucky thing is, that Darlene Stevens wasn't there when we...came out of the closet." said Kate.
"I think we should wait and tell Gibbs in the morning." Tony answered while he opened the door to their room.
"Tell him what?" said Gibbs with raised eyebrows, sitting on the double bed. He had asked a double key at the reception to wait for them to get back.
"Uh, hey Gibbs...we saw Darlene Stevens there and since she knows who we really are we had to hide somewhere and uh..."
"We got caught Boss" Tony defended Kate.
"So what you are saying is, that your cover is blown...in only 3 hours?" They nodded ashamed. Gibbs sighed. "Well, the pictures of Abby are going to be ready in the morning, so hopefully we can get some more out of that. You two are staying here, and I'll see you in the morning." Gibbs closed the door behind him.
"What does he mean: stay here? Why can't we just go back to our own rooms below?" Kate pouted.
"Are you gonna go and have a discussion with him right now? He looked pretty pissed that we blew it..."
"Fine, but I'm not going to sleep on the bare ground DiNozzo!"
"I don't want to sleep on the floor either! And besides, it's your ultimate dream to end up in bed with me." He raised his eyebrows in a flirtatious manner and patted on the bed.
Kate narrowed her eyes and stormed into the bathroom. She was pacing up and down the bathroom. She hated herself because she knew he was right and that she wouldn't be able to control herself when they were facing each other again without interruptions. When she came out, Tony rose from the bed and asked her if she didn't want to go downstairs and have a drink.
"My treat..a peace-offer" he said sweetly.
"Well...ok..but only one!" she said.
One drink, became 2 drinks and 3 drinks. It was one of those drinks that you don't feel after one or 2, but the next one hits in like a bomb. Kate wasn't exactly the type that was drunk easily, but those cocktails were misleading. Also Tony had too much to drink. They were getting more loose the more they drank.
"Hey Tony, remember that I asked you if you found me attractive and why you hadn't tried anything. Your answer was 'because I know you'. What did you mean by that?"
"Uh, well, you're my best friend, actually the only girl who is just a friend. I'm not really good in keeping girls as a friend, if you know what I mean." Kate smiled, because she knew exactly what he meant.
"We have our differences, but you're like family to me too Tony" She wanted to say something else, but didn't want to go too far.
The booze had finally sunk in their bloodstream and they were laughing and giggling when they came to their hotel room. Her cheeks were red from the rum in the cocktails. They were leaning against each other because they couldn't walk straight anymore.
"Hey you're slow, doesn't the key fit the hole?" Tony murmured to Kate. She was laughing on end. They shuffled inside.
"Hey, dance with me." Tony asked and twirled her around. He lowered her till she nearly hit the ground.
"Don't let me fall." She whispered.
"I would never do that." He answered. He lowered her more until she softly touched the floor and leaned in. He looked into her eyes and their lips met. Their hands started to search each other's bodies as they kissed passionately. Their brains had lost their function and the cocktails they had, didn't help at all. The liquor had intoxicated every rational thinking function that made them Special Agents and left them nothing more than instinctive mindless acts. They pulled off each other's clothes as they made their way to the bed.