Chap 9.
Kate sighed internally and rubbed her hand against her temples.
"Are you aware what mental stress you both are causing me?" She said looking at both Tony and Gibbs. Earlier on she went and untied Tony and dragged in Gibbs's house by his ear.
Now they both sat there one on one side of the sofa and the other on the other side. Kate paced back and forth not looking at them.
"Let me give you both a hint. Let's just say I won't be able to afford it on my salary!" She exclaimed and raised her hands to the ceiling as if emphasizing her point. "First off Tony, I asked you a simple favor, look after a sick person, not let him man-handle you and strap you up to your car like an n animal!" She said pinning him to the sofa forcing him to look at her as she did the whipping.
"Sorry Kate." Tony mumbled lowly like a 4 year old apologizing for drawing on the walls. "I would have done it if Gibbs wasn't so hardheaded!" He shot at the man beside him. Gibbs's head turned around and glared at him, anger giving him the strength to argue.
"I'm hardheaded! You aren't the one that had an idiot break into my house, go in the basement, drop a tin of nails and nearly give me a concussion, and you have the nerve to call me impossible!" Gibbs screamed, his voice booming through the house causing both Kate and Tony to jump visibly.
"I wouldn't need to go in the basement if you were just a little more opened with us now would I!" Tony yelled back gaining the upper hand. It seemed that even if Tony was in Gibbs's house and that his larger then life boss who could be almost as frightening as a Mafia leader tried to knick him down he found a way to stab him back.
"Some people prefer privacy Tony, we're not all like you, and we don't all screw anything with breasts!" Gibbs yelled back face red.
In the corner where Kate stood banging her head against the window loosing whatever patience she had left couldn't take it anymore.
"WILL BOTH OF YOU JUST SHUT UP!" She yelled at the top of her lungs eyes clenched closed. Both men stared at her n disbelief, both noticing tears slide down her cheek. Tony looked to the ground and across the room.
Gibbs's heart broke and shattered falling in the pit of his stomach at the sight of Kate crying.
"Do you know how worried I was when Tony called saying you weren't there? Did you ever stop for a minute to think what you put me threw Jethro?" She started softly not noticing her use of his real name but gaining the attention of both men.
"I was devasted, worst case scenarios ran through my head over and over again. Hoping to God you didn't get into an accident hurt or even killing yourself?" She yelled tears coming down harder and more often.
"Tony, I asked you a simple favor, I put my faith in you, I thought I put Gibbs's care in good hands for an hour at the most, and then I would be back, but no! Both of you couldn't handle even something as small as get along for an hour. You know both of you are acting like babies, and not the two men I've learned to trust and respect!" She stormed out of the house without looking back and made her way across the lawn towards her car whipping away at the tears coming down her cheeks.
She got in the car and hit the steering wheel repeatedly ranting out her frustration. She starts the car and drives downtown.
She called Abby on her cell phone and waited until she picked up.
"Hello!" Came a perky voice over the receiver.
"You want to get a beer or something?" Kate sniffed a little as she drove downtown.
"Ummm Sure Kate, are you okay?" Abby's voice dimmed a few levels and was replaced with a concerned tone.
"Not really, but I'll be after a few drinks." She said taking a sigh and stopping at a light.
"Okay, I'll be at the 8 Mile Pub in a few minutes don't you start drinking." Abby said, for the first time in her life she was serious and Kate took that in context.
Back at the house…
Tony was now standing by the window where the sky had just begun to darken and cloud-over. Gibbs ran a hand through his hair and sighed.
Tony turned around and stared at Gibbs a second before looking away not meeting his eye.
"I feel horrible." He said rubbing his arms suddenly feeling cold.
Gibbs sighed and looked at him them towards the door.
"It's called guilt Tony." He said getting up and headed for the door.
"Where are you going boss?" Tony asked stepping a foot closer and stopping when Gibbs turned around.
"Going after Katie." He said shrugging on his long brown trench coat and opening the door and took a step where his car was parked, but to his dismay remembered Kate had taken it after she left. "Hey DiNozzo can I borrow your car?" He asked tending out his hand towards Tony.
Tony's eyes widened to the size of a saucer.
"Give you the keys to my baby with the way you drive? Dream on Gibbs, anyway I'm babysitting you so if you want to go somewhere you'll have to clear it from me or else it's just going to be me and you." He said putting his hands I his pockets protecting the keys to his life.
Gibbs sighed and rolled his eyes as he left the house slamming the door behind him. Tony's jaw dropped and he ran to the door and shut it behind him.
"Gibbs! Get in the bloody car, I'll drive."
Gibbs made a
U-turn towards the red mustang and waited for Tony to get to the car
before he dove his hand in Tony's pocket and fished out the keys.
"No DiNozzo, you get in the damn car!" He roared and opened his car door and sat in the driver's seat.
Tony got in the car and quickly put ion his seat belt.
"Okay Gibbs if you insist on driving her, please-" He started but when the roar of the engine started and the tires screeched against the pavement he shut his mouth and bit his lip at the thought of his tires burning rubber. "-be careful." He said, but all Gibbs did was smile a little and slammed his foot on the gas peddle. The red mustang shot down the street at a blurring speed and zoomed onto the populated streets heading over to Kate's apartment.
Author's Note: I know this chapter isn't the humorous ones you've previously read but I found it went good with her mood and I hope you appreciate it as well.
Brit -x0x-