Thank you all for reading this story! I love all the reviews and I'm excited to keep this story going. Hope you like this chapter! I was having a block of sorts and kind of couldn't decide what I wanted to write lol.
Well Kate, my dear, did you like my latest message? Your place could use a good cleaning now. Sorry I had to destroy the whole place, but I didn't like it. The couch definitely had to go, you need to stop seeing Gibbs, Kate, all that kissing is not keeping you faithful to me. Don't worry my dear we will be together again soon.
"Damn it" Gibbs yelled, crumpled up the note and threw it across the room. He didn't care if it was evidence. "How the hell did that note get here? How the hell did that bastard get in here without anyone noticing?"
Kate took an involuntary step back. Gibbs was really angry, she's never seen him this mad.
"I want the surveillance videos on my desk NOW!" Agents in the office scrambled as Gibbs yelled the order.
"Gibbs" Kate said softly.
"What!" Gibbs snapped back, Kate took another step back and blinked.
"Your scaring me" Kate barely whispered.
Gibbs sighed and ran his hand down his face. "Kate" he looked at her and she was staring at the floor. He would die before he ever hurt her. "Kate look at me." Kate still wouldn't look up so he put a hand under her chin and pulled her face up so she was looking in his eyes. "I'm sorry Kate, my temper got the best of me. You know I would die before I hurt you, right?"
Kate sighed and moved closer. She wanted nothing more than to snuggle into him, but she knew now was not the place and time. "I know Gibbs, I just….I just haven't seen you this angry."
"Katie no one has ever threatened you like this before." Gibbs face lifted in a little smirk and Kate had to laugh. "See now that's my Katie." The words were out of his mouth before he knew it. Kate's face lit up when she heard the words. He looked around to see if anyone had overheard him. He was surprised to see no one around, but even more surprised that he really didn't care who had heard him at this point. He would not let Kate suffer, he can't resist comforting her.
"I know" Kate smiled and moved to sit at her desk. Gibbs sat down at his and waited for the surveillance videos to be brought to him.
Gibbs and Kate had reviewed the tapes and there was one tape missing and of course it was the one that would probably have proven how the note got there. Gibbs threw the tapes and they got back to work. "I can't believe he got away with it again."
"Maybe he had someone drop it off for him, so he wouldn't be caught in here." Tony added.
"I don't know but I'm getting tired of him getting away with this crap." Gibbs slammed his hand on the desk and went back to reading the evidence.
Everyone looked up as the elevator doors opened and Director Morrow stepped out with a woman.
"Gibbs" Morrow said as they walked up to Gibbs desk. Gibbs stood up to meet the director and his guest. "Special Agent Gibbs this is Mossad Officer Ziva David, she is here with information on our case."
"Sir" Gibbs started to object. "Gibbs, listen to what she has to say." Gibbs knew he wasn't going to win this one so he nodded. Morrow left leaving Gibbs staring at Ziva. He looked around and his agents were all looking at her with interest and anger.
"DiNozzo take Agent Todd to my house and stay with her till I get there? She is under my protection since she can't go back to her apartment because it was vandalized." Gibbs emphasized the last part towards Ziva.
"Gibbs, I…" Tony and Kate both tried to argue at the same time.
"Agent Todd, Agent DiNozzo. Go now." Gibbs said in a tone they knew better than to argue. Tony and Kate both gathered their stuff and stormed out of the bullpen. Gibbs saw the look in her eyes and knew he would pay for that later. "McGee, go down and see if Abby has anything new." McGee got up and hurried from the bullpen.
"So, Officer David, what can I do for you?"
"I'm here with information on Ari and to stop you from killing him."
"Good Luck, there isn't anything you can say that will make me change my mind about that bastard."
"From what I hear you're the bastard Agent Gibbs and you have to listen to me." Ziva countered.
"Been hearing a lot about me? You're right, I am a bastard and I do have to listen to you. But I only have to listen, I don't have to like, respond or believe anything you have to say, officer David . So say what you want and get the hell away from me and my team."
"Ari is an officer in Mossad, he has never shown anything but loyalty to us. We have no reason to believe that he would shoot at any of your team. He's hear to help the US find terrorists cells. Also, the type of weapon used is not what Ari has."
"He heads the cells David, he doesn't turn them in. How do you know what types of weapons Ari has? Seen him recently? And "
"No Agent Gibbs, but I have spoken to him and I have no reason not to believe his word."
"Boy, lady you really are delusional aren't you? Ari shot at my team, he almost killed one of my best agents and he's been harassing and stalking Agent Todd. You don't believe me?" Gibbs walked back over to his desk where he had all the notes from Ari in evidence bags. He had been studying them for clues when he was interrupted. "Read these." He threw the letters at her and watched as she skimmed them over.
"This is not Ari's handwriting and the note is not signed. Someone could be framing him."
"Yes Officer David and if you believe him I have a bridge in Brooklyn I can sell you. How close are you to know that it is not his handwriting?" Gibbs was back in her face again.
"That is none of your business, and you have NO proof that Ari is behind this, I will prove it is someone else."
Gibbs looked at her and laughed. "Good luck, you better hope I don't get to him before you do." Gibbs gave her a look then headed out.
Gibbs opened his door and could smell something cooking in the kitchen. DiNozzo was sitting at the table and Kate was cooking. Kate turned and smiled as he walked in.
"Hey boss, Kate can cook, did you know that?" Kate smacked him in the arm as she walked by to grab the plates.
"Hey what was that for?"
"Just for being you Tony" Kate smiled and Gibbs laughed.
"Hey hey, don't gang up on me. Well I'm out of here, got a date with Naomi tonight." Tony grabbed his coat and practically ran for the door.
"Bye DiNozzo, in a hurry wasn't he?"
"He has been watching the clock all evening." Kate said as she placed spaghetti on both their plates. She stopped next to Gibbs and smacked him upside his head.
"Hey what was that for Kate?" Gibbs rubbed the back of his head.
"That was for making me leave. How could you send me out of there when I could have helped?"
"How would you have helped Kate?" Kate sat in her seat and started to eat.
"I could have profiled her, seen if she was telling the truth. Instead you sent me away like a child."
"Kate, you know I didn't mean it like that. I just wanted you safe, it was all I could think about."
"Well, what did she say Gibbs?"
"She said that Ari was innocent and that he is being framed. She says that the note is not his handwriting and she is going to prove it."
"Oh I bet you took that well. It's him, she must be close to him, to believe in him."
"That's what I thought Kate, I think they are involved some how. I have Abby getting me all the information on her she can find and we'll go from there."
"You still should have let me stay, with you nothing can happen."
"Kate…"
Kate let it go and they ate the rest in silence. Kate did the dishes and Gibbs left the kitchen.
When Kate finished the dishes she found Gibbs had lit a fire and was now sitting in front of it. She walked over and put her hands on his shoulders. He looked up and smiled and she leaned down and kissed him. Gibbs broke the kiss and Kate moved in front of him and sat between his legs. She leaned her back into him, and like the most natural thing in the world his arms came around her.
"Kate all I want is for you to be safe. If anything happened to you, I don't know what I would do. Do you know how scared I was when I saw that note on your desk? I'm sorry I scared you Katie, I never want to hurt or scare you."
Kate pulled up and little and turned around to look at him. "Gibbs, I know you could never hurt me. You scared me a little, but that's ok. Nothing is going to happen to me." Kate reached her hand up and stroked his cheek.
He turned into her hand and kissed it softly. "Katie I'm afraid he's going to hurt you because of me. Remember what the note said? He doesn't want you with me."
"Well you know what Gibbs, that's just too bad. I finally got you and I am NOT going to let you get away or make excuses to push me away."
Gibbs smiled and she leaned in and kissed him again. She pressed her body back up against his and deepened the kiss. Gibbs started rubbing her back then moved to her arms and shoulders, then his hands were everywhere. Kate pulled back a little and lifted her shirt to take it off.
"Kate are you sure? Is this too fast?"
Kate smiled, boy he could be such a caring man when he wanted to be. "I have never been more sure about anything in my life."
She moved back in to kiss him and he pulled her down on the floor with him.
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