CHAPTER 8
Later on that evening Tony and Kate went down to dinner. They would look around for the cook but so far their search was in vain. After dinner they went for a walk around. They saw a huge spa; from it they would have a perfect view of the hotels grand restaurant "Salsa" Tim had gotten information that this was the resturant their cook was working in. Tony looked and Kate and grinned, they walked back up to their room they changed into their swim suits grabbed towels and went back down to the spa. They sat and relaxed for about an hour watching for the cook, Tony could see slight embarrassment in Kate's eyes. Several people would walk by and look at her shoulder and Tony knew that Kate had been shot through and though so the scars came up badly.
"You ok?" Tony asked taking her hand.
"Yeah just something I guess I will have to get used to." Kate said rubbing the scar.
Half an hour later they got out of the spa and Kate saw an indoor pool with a huge diving board. Tony gave Kate a funny look.
"There is no way I am jumping off that thing." Kate said firmly.
"Fine, I am though." Tony said running off.
Kate smiled as he ran and climbed up the ladder. Tony jumped off and hit the water hard. But when he didn't come up Kate started to get worried. She suddenly found herself jumping in the water after him. She grabbed his arm and pulled him up. Suddenly Tony grabbed her waste and swam up. They reached the top and just looked at each other.
"Ha got you in here." Tony said laughing.
"God Tony that was not funny." Kate said but she had to stop a smile.
Tony moved closer to her and brushed the hair out of her face. Kate smiled at him. He kissed her softly. Kate didn't know what she was feeling, half of her wanted to slap Tony; the other half was enjoying it. Tony pulled away and smiled at her.
"Just playing the part." Tony said giving her a goofy smile.
"Ok." Kate squeaked back not being able to say much.
Tony laughed and he helped her out of the pool. They got back up to the room but Kate hesitated like she wasn't sure where this was heading. She went and showered, and when she came out Tony was lying on the bed in boxers and a T-shirt, watching T.V.
Kate came back out wearing a towel, she knew she shouldn't, but she had forgotten to grab a change of cloths when she had gone into the bathroom for a shower. She grabbed her bag so she could go back into the bathroom and change but before she got to the bathroom Tony had stood up and walked over to her. He didn't say anything, he just kissed her. At first she let him kiss her but then she pulled away. "Tony, we can't… I mean… We're on duty, and…"
"Shhh." he said, putting his finger to her lips and kissing her again. Kate gave in, she couldn't help it, and she couldn't resist him. She ended up on the bed with Tony on top of her; he turned the TV off and threw the remote on the floor, two minutes later Kate's towel followed.
Kate woke the next morning still embraced in Tony's arms. Silently she got up and got dressed. Oh my God, what have I done? We're on duty; and he's my partner. I just broke practically every rule I know. When she was finished doing her make up she walked back into the main room and saw Tony sitting in a chair looking out at the ocean.
"Hey." Kate said sitting in the chair next to him.
"Morning." Tony said looking over at her. "What would you like for breakfast?" Tony handed her the menu.
"Oh um… well." Kate looked over it. "Since we are at a 5 star hotel I think I'll treat myself to the egg's benedict, it's supposed to be one of the best in DC." Kate said.
She was so confused; did he want her to act like last night had never happened?
"Sounds good." Tony went over to the phone, dialed room service, and ordered. He put the phone down and turned to look and Kate.
"Kate about last night, I'm sorry. God, I shouldn't have… rushed us, if anyone finds out you could loose your job."
"We could lose our jobs Tony." Kate said correcting him "But Tony…. It's… ok." She said in barely a whisper. Someone knocked on the door and Tony went to answer it. A room service guy handed Tony his order. Tony turned around towards Kate a shocked look on his face.
"Tony? What is it?" Kate asked setting the food down on the table.
"That was him Kate." Tony said. "The cook."
"You're kidding?" Kate said, tempted to look out the door but knowing that it could blow their cover.
"Nope." Tony said quietly.
They grabbed their badges and guns as Kate dialed Gibbs; they headed out of the room as Gibbs answered.
"Kate, what's up?" Asked Gibbs.
"We found the cook, we're following him now."
"Good work. Call me as soon as you have him."
"Right." Kate hung up. "Ready?" Kate asked Tony.
"Absolutely." Tony said his voice had gone from being goofy and excited to serious and ready for work.
They followed him down to the kitchens.
"Excuse me but you are not allowed in here." One of the cooks said.
"Ok sorry." Kate said. "When should we move in?" She asked Tony.
"Right after he delivers that plate." Tony said. Kate's phone rang.
"Agent Todd."
"Kate it's Abby, I ran the print's that we found on the detergent bottle the prints match up with your cook, Albert Gomez and we have a witness confirming that he served food to Petty Officer Ronald. We've almost got a warrant for his arrest, but it will take about ten minutes."
"Thanks Abby, Talk to you soon." Kate hung up.
"Abby found prints linking our cook to the murder of the petty officer."
"Man this place is massive." Tony said looking around.
"Where do we start?"
"There a huge private lunch reception going on in the ball room now, hopefully he's there." Kate said and they headed off at a run for the ballroom.
" Tony there he is." Kate said quickly pointing across the long room.
"Ok lets go get this bastard." Tony said eyeing him cautiously.
Kate went around the side to try to talk to him.
"Um hi." Kate said.
"Can I help you?" He asked politely.
"I was wondering where the gym was." Kate lied quickly.
"Oh you work out? Not many women that stay here work out." He said chuckling.
"No my husband wants to know." Kate continued to lie.
"Oh sorry." He said quickly.
"It's ok." Kate said quickly.
"It's just over there…" the man turned around and pointed and Kate knew that it was now or never. She grabbed his hand and placed it on the small of his back.
"What the hell are you doing?" He asked getting very angry.
" NCIS, Your under arrest for murder. Don't try to run you're surrounded, and I'm armed. Oh, and by the way I do work out." Kate said cuffing him.
"Well you got the wrong man!" He said in rage.
"Forensic evidence says we haven't." Tony said coming up behind Kate.
A police car waited outside to take the man back to NCIS. The officer took him a nodded at Tony and Kate.
"Take him back to NCIS." Kate said.
"Sure thing." The officer said.
Kate and Tony headed back up to their hotel room to pack their bags since the cook was now in custody. Kate then reached into her pocket and then realized she had left her phone in the ballroom.
"Tony we need to go back to the ballroom I left my phone on the table when we were arresting Gomez." Kate said.
Tony and Kate walked back into the ballroom; Tony's phone started ringing. He looked down and saw it was Gibbs.
"Boss, we got Gomez, he was in the…." Tony said but he knew that he was probably all ready there so what did Gibbs want?
"DiNozzo where are you and Kate?" Gibbs said quickly.
"In the Ball Room, Why?"
"Tony get the hell out of there, a bombs gonna level the place in two minutes." Gibbs was shouting at him. Kate looked at Tony.
"NCIS!" Kate yelled taking less then a second to flash her I.D. out, "THERES A BOMB IN HERE EVERYONE OUT!" Kate barely had time to register two Secret Service agents hurling a well-dressed middle-aged man towards an exit as people ran, screaming, out of the room.
