A Dare, Or Something More Sinister?
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS... I'm just taking the characters for a spin!
Author's Notes: Thank-you all for the reviews, I'm glad you all like it... as always a few more wouldn't go unnoticed! Please!
And of course, again a humungous thank-you to Kate for her terrific work and inspiration!
Sorry for the delay, was busy and had trouble getting to an internet cafe. This is another short chapter…
Gibbs continued sanding his boat, hopping the person persistently knocking on his door would go away. He sighed, no such luck. He put down his sander and made his way up the stairs from his basement, thinking of a dozen remarks he could say to this person to make them leave in a hurry. He opened the door and stopped, slightly taken back as the last person he expected to be standing at his door was there.
"What are you doing here?" he asked her. Kate was standing in the rain, carrying a bag; he couldn't quite make out what was in it though.
"Are you gonna let me in? Or just stand out here getting wet?" she asked
He bit back a smile, thinking of the wet T-shirt picture, but stepped back to let her in. He closed the door after her and looked at her expectantly.
She sighed and handed over the plastic bag, "They're lollies. Coffee lollies," she explained as he peered inside, "So you can have one whenever you need a caffeine fix, don't want you going through withdrawals again"
He nodded and put the bag in the kitchen. "You could've given me these tomorrow" he stated, looking back at Kate.
"Yeah, well I wanted to know why you kept that picture and was worried when you didn't return from the break-room" Kate said, giving nothing away
"You could have asked over the phone" he pointed out
"I wanted to talk to you face to face" Kate said, moving towards Gibbs
"So talk" he said, crossing his arms and leaning against the breakfast bar
"The picture?" she asked. Gibbs sighed and shook his head, turning away from her. "Okay," Kate said, when he said nothing, "we've heard all of your rules, all 13 of them." Gibbs turned to look at her, surprise in his eyes, "Yeah. All 13, even the one about taxi's" she said, "We'll I have a few of my own" Kate took a step towards Gibbs, "Rule 1: Never accept a bet from DiNozzo, no matter how good the reward seems. Rule 2: Never go anywhere without those." Kate tilted her head towards the breakfast bar, where Gibbs had put the bag of coffee lollies. "Rule 3: Get a password on your computer, anybody could go through your files" she took another step towards him, "Rule 4: Never save a personal file as a work document" she smiled as she said this, taking another step towards him, so that she was in his personal space. She looked up at him, "Rule 5: Never hold back your emotions when it comes to a co-worker, they may just feel the same way" she brushed her lips against his, but he pulled back
"No," he said and shook his head, "Rule 12"
She smiled, having already thought of this, "My rules trump yours. In the event of a conflict between one of my rules and any of yours, my rules prevail to the extent of the inconsistency"
"That so?" he asked, "That rule have a number?"
"Doesn't need a number" she answered, putting her arms around his neck
"How come your rules override mine?" he asked, placing his hands on her hips
"Because I saved your life" she answered, covering her 90. She remembered Tony telling her about a film in which Will Smith played Hitch, kind of a match-maker. Apparently when kissing, the first person covers 90 of the distance, with the other person covering the last 10.
"I'm not one to express my gratitude" Gibbs stated, leaning back, putting a bit a distance between them, "But," he said, leaning in again, "I think I can make an exception to my rules"
"What rule number is that?" Kate responded
"Fourteen"
"How many rules do you have?" she asked, each word, bringing their lips closer
"Fifteen"
"What's the last one?"
"I don't think I can say that one aloud"
"Why not?"
Gibbs smiled, "That's for me to know and you to find out"
They were so close now; they could feel each other's breath against their face. Gibbs, if possible, leaned closer and tilted his head, but was stopped when his cell rang. He pulled back and looked at Kate longingly, absently licking his lips as he looked at the caller id
"DiNozzo! This had better be the most important call of your life!" Gibbs said as he answered his cell
Gibbs frowned, sighing as he walked to his kitchen. "Right, we'll be there in 20" he said, hanging up. He turned back to Kate, "He thinks he found Brown"
"Well, if he hasn't, I'm gonna shoot him" Kate responded
"Not if I get to him first" said Gibbs
"Wanna make a bet?" taunted Kate
"I think I have had my fair share of bets for the time being, thank you Agent Todd"
"This time the challenge wouldn't be as hard and the reward might be more worthwhile"
That's it for chapter 28... I hope you like it! Please review, please!