The Wedding

Disclaimer: people you've never heard of before on the show belong to me, as for everyone else, you can thank Bellisario for them. If I owned the characters, Twilight would never have happened, and Ari would be 6 feet under the ground.

Summary: Kate needs help, and Gibbs is there to help her… very much so Alternate Universe, I guess you could say fluffiness, humour etc

Rating: Pg-13 at the moment, moves up to M?

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A BIG thanks to Theo for Beta-ing, I'll fly you over a six pack of beer for your troubles LOL…. ENJOY!

Chapter 1

"Abby what am I going to do? I can't show up to this thing without a date."

"I know! Rent-A-Date! I had to go to this thing, at this thing, and I didn't have a date, so I rented one."

"Abby I am not hiring an escort -"

"They're not that kind of escort Kate, they're mainly just college boys trying to earn some extra cash, chicks do it too"

"ABBY! I'm not paying some under-grad to go to my cousins wedding with me so that I don't get harassed by my family for not having a 'stable relationship', married with 2.5 kids. Uh uh, no way NO."

"It's your funeral Kate."

"Yeah no kidding," Kate groaned as she buried her head in to her hands. This had to be one of her worst nightmares. Her cousin, Alexandra, was getting married, and normally she wouldn't care whether she had a date or not, but this was different. Ever since they were children, their mother's were constantly competing with each other, whether it was with birthday presents, dance recitals, vacations, school…relationships. Sure, the benefits were nice, Kate wasn't exactly complaining when she got a brand new Mustang as her Graduation present. The downside of it all was Kate and Alex actually got along when their mother's weren't around and it made this awkward for them. Kate had spoken to Alex the night before about their situation. She had even offered not to go to the wedding so not to ruin the mood of her big day, but Alex would have none of it 'OH NO, you are not getting out of this that easily Caitlin Rose Todd, if I have to suffer the ramblings of our mothers, so do you.' Kate groaned.

"Why don't you just take Tony?" Kate lifted her head and shot Abby a withering glance. "Well, you'll have a date, and Tony…he can just go and ogle at the singles, like you know he will." Abby replied logically.

"Yeah and I can hear it now 'just look at that, Caitlin can't even get herself a man who doesn't stray. Hmph…" mimicking her Aunt Anne's voice, "and then there's my mom who will be like 'Caitlin, what were you thinking bringing him?' I can't win Abs!"

"How bout McGee? Ookay, maybe not…. Palmer? No, that's kind of wrong… how bout Ducky?" Both girls snorted in laughter.

"I don't know Abby, maybe I'll just go to this thing alone and suffer alone sitting at the kids table, because I'm not worthy enough to be at the adults 'I have a partner' table and bitterly point out the fashion faux pas of the night."

"Oooh, sounds like fun Kate! Why don't you just ask Dad like you know you want to?" Kate and Abby whipped around to see Grace Gibbs, Gibbs' 17-year-old daughter standing in the doorway of Abby's lab looking quite happy with herself.

"Wh-what?" Kate stuttered blushing, Abby grinning, with the matching look of knowing that was in Grace's eyes. Grace flounced into the room, Caff-Pow in hand plopping down on one of the lab chairs in such a carefree matter that was so unlike her father's, puffing her shoulder length ebony hair out of her face.

"Well, you've gone through the entire team, and haven't come up with anything, and I'm betting that you've gone through all your guy friends too. You still have a problem… no date. The only person that you've missed is my dad. Don't shake your head like that; all three of us here know exactly how you feel about him. Kate come on, you didn't really think that you could hide this from us could you? We can read you like a book! Just ask him! What could you possibly have to lose?" At this Abby quirked her eyebrow at Grace, who merely shrugged her shoulders rolling her blue eyes.

"Oh I don't know, how about my JOB, or my dignity. As if he's going to agree to it even if I asked him-"

"You won't know until you ask, and remember what he's always said, if you need help just ask for it - you definitely need help… what! You do!"

Kate looked on at her two friends incredulously, while they just stared back at her with wide eyes and looks of innocence on their face. "I don't believe you two; I can't ask my boss to be my date, that's just…it's just- he would fire me on the spot for even thinking about it!"

By this time, Kate was pacing, Grace and Abby struggling to contain their laughter at Kate's obvious discomfort and dilemma. Finally stopping her pacing, and about to vent why the idea of asking Gibbs was so wrong, she looked up to face the two girls red faced and hanging off each other, tears running down their face as they gasped for air

"YOU GUYS! THIS ISN'T FUNNY! I can't believe you're laughing, I can't believe you even suggested this!" Ring Kate fumbled for her cell phone "WHAT? Oh! Gibbs-" Abby and Grace snorted, barely containing their laughter, "Yeah I'll be right there," snapping her cell off, glaring at her two so-called friends. "This does not leave the room," they just nodded, now incapable of speech as Kate rushed out the truck.

"How did you know about Kate liking Gibbs?" asked Abby as they finally caught their breath.

"I didn't, well I did, please it's so obvious that they like each other. I'm going on my gut here…"

"Ahh the famous 'Gibbs Gut' strikes again… what say we give them a little 'nudge'?" They looked at each other and grinned, clinking Caff-Pows, "Amen to that sister!"

TBC….

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