Chapter 17 - Clear Out!
Gibbs woke up to the aroma of bacon floating into his bedroom. He turned his head to look at his alarm clock; it was 1:22 in the afternoon. Out of the corner of his eye, Gibbs noticed movement in the doorway and found Kate smiling at him. She didn't say anything, just looked at him holding Trisha in his arms.
"What are you smiling at?" Gibbs whispered in a hushed tone.
Kate's grin only got bigger. "I never would have guessed that you like snuggling so much, Gunny." She took out her cell phone and turned it to the 'camera' mode. "You know, this would look really cute on an office Christmas card. Smile for the camera, Gibbs!"
"Don't you dare take that picture, Agent Todd, or--" Gibbs said a little too loudly. He grimaced when Trisha moaned and stretched against him.
"Or what, Gibbs? Just let me zoom in on your sexy silver bed head… oh yea, that's it. Now work it for the camera, Gibbs!" 'Click' went the camera. Kate paused to view the screen and giggled at the picture. She held the cell up again. 'Click, click!'
Gibbs sighed impatiently, "I swear Kate, if that gets out…"
"Why Gibbs? Don't you wanna be seen with me?" Trisha mused, her head still buried underneath his arm.
He groaned and tried to burrow his head underneath a pillow. "Quit ganging up on me," he whined.
"Jethro, you're starting to sound like Tony!" Just then Kate's cell phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and realized that the incoming call was Abby. She snickered, "Oh, you're gonna wanna hear this, Gibbs. It's on speakerphone."
Gibbs' head shot up curiously. "Why don't I like the sound of that?"
Kate smiled back at him and stuck out her tongue. "Hey Abby!" she said to the cell.
"Hey Kate!" came a cheery response. "Did you just take that picture?"
"Uh huh, they're still snuggling as we speak!" Kate exclaimed. "I was thinking of putting that on a Christmas card for the office. Can you handle that for me?"
Gibbs' eyes got wide and turned a darker shade of blue. "Abby, don't you even remotely think about it!" he yelled. "If you value McGee's life at all…"
"Too late, Boss," came a male voice over the speakerphone. "It's already been done. Kate, I'm sending it to your phone right now," McGee stated. "I'm also fleeing the country and going into hiding so Gibbs won't find me…"
"Oh relax, Timmy," Abby could be heard saying. "Gibbs won't really kill you. I think…"
Kate's phone chimed, signaling a new multimedia message. "Oh my God, it's perfect!" she squealed as she viewed the picture. "I'll send it to everyone in my address book right now!"
"Like hell you will!" Gibbs yelled as he rolled over Trisha's body.
"Gibbs! Get off me!" Trisha shrieked.
Gibbs landed on the floor on his hands and knees, jumped up, and made a run for Kate. "Give me that phone Caitlin Todd!" he yelled, feigning anger.
Kate just screamed like a little girl and turned around, darting down the hallway and out of Gibbs' reach. She threw the phone over her shoulder as Gibbs pursued her. "Take it! Take it!" she cried.
"You are so mine!" Gibbs threatened, totally ignoring the phone as he ran past it on the carpet.
"Kate?" Abby yelled into the phone. "What's going on?"
Trisha picked up the cell. "Hey Abby, it's Trish. Um, Gibbs is running after Kate at the moment, so she's a little preoccupied. Wanna talk to me?"
"Sure," she replied happily. "Give me a play by play on what's going on. McGee, come listen to this!" Abby yelled.
Trisha followed the squeals to the living room and rolled her eyes at the sight. "Ok," she said to the phone, "right now Kate and Gibbs are separated by a couch. Threats are being made… mostly by Gibbs. Wait, wait! Kate's got a pillow and she's telling Gibbs she's gonna nail him with it. He's mocking her; saying she won't do it and--- Oh, snap! Kate just whacked Gibbs in the head with the pillow!"
Laughter emanated from the phone. "I so wish I could see this! What's happening now?" Abby asked.
"Gibbs is down! He rolled over the back of the couch and he's just laying on the cushions not moving! I think Kate really knocked him out! She's trying to wake him up and, wait, no! Gibbs was faking, he's got a hold of Kate now! He just flipped her onto the floor… and now he's got her pinned. Uh oh, they're staring at each other with that look! Oh gross, they just started making out! Ew, Abby, there's a lot of moaning and groaning and… hold on, Abby." Trisha held the phone away from her face. "TAKE IT TO THE BEDROOM!" she yelled. Much to Trisha's dismay, they followed her command.
Gibbs' lips never left Kate's as he picked her up off the floor. She wrapped her legs around his body and let him carry her into the bedroom.
Trisha stood there in the living room, her mouth hanging open. "Oh my God, Abby! For the love of God, Gibbs just picked up Kate and carried her to the bedroom! They're gonna… ewwww! Abby, come get me!" Trisha snapped the cell shut and searched for the TV remote. She turned on the TV and cranked the volume as loud as it could go, hoping to drown out any noises coming from the bedroom.
Meanwhile, Gibbs and Kate were really going at it. Suddenly some rationality hit Gibbs. "Kate," Gibbs said between kisses. "Kate," kiss, "we gotta," kiss,"stop."
Kate pulled back from Gibbs, panting. "Why?"
"We can't do this with Trisha in the living room knowing what we're doing. It would be too weird." He raised Kate's hand to his lips and placed a kiss in the middle of her palm.
Kate nodded and suddenly became embarrassed. "I can't believe we almost… and with her out there…" A smile spread across Kate's lips. "Jethro, I thought you were going to say that you didn't want me."
Gibbs shook his head in disbelief. "Trust me Katie, there is nothing I want more than you right now…" He looked towards the door.
She took the opportunity and nibbled on his ear. Kate smiled satisfactorily when she hit the sensitive spot on his neck, causing him to groan.
"Oh God, Kate. We gotta get Trisha out of the house. Right now!" Gibbs said as he jumped up and ran out the bedroom door. "Hold that thought!" he yelled over his shoulder as he jogged into the living room. "Trisha, go get dressed. Move it!" he instructed.
Trisha stood up and looked at Gibbs. "Gross, Agent Gibbs. Seriously---"
He stepped forward and picked her up, throwing her over his shoulder. Gibbs stopped and picked up Kate's cell phone as it began ringing again. Seeing it was Abby, Gibbs flipped it open. "Abby, where are you? I need you to take Trisha out for some food or something. Get over here. Now! Ten minutes? Good." He hung up and continued into Trisha's bedroom, carrying her in a fireman style.
"Gibbs, I can walk, you know!" Trisha giggled over his shoulder.