Adrianna Luciano reapplied her lip gloss and checked to make sure that her makeup as she sat in the backseat of Angela's Volvo. Neither Angela nor Sylvia had even attempted to start up a conversation with her. She wasn't surprised at their icy demeanors. Sylvia and Angela had always fancied themselves Tony's protectors. They felt that they had failed him when she returned her ring and called off the engagement. She smiled as she thought of Tony. Her smile soon turned to a frown though when she thought of the look on his face as she gave him back the ring. That had been so long ago. She had been so foolish. She looked at the two other people in the vehicle and sighed. One day they would trust her again. She would make them see that she still loved Tony and that he still felt the same way about her.

Angela was silently seething. She was struggling to understand what she had even seen as a redeemable quality in Adrianna. Sure she was pretty, but in an I'm overly dependent on makeup kind of way. Her hair was too big, and reminded her too much of a Jersey mallrat. She couldn't believe that once upon a time she had been excited that this girl was going to be her sister in law. She knew she should have warned Adrianna about the fact that Kate Todd was spending Christmas with their family. Still even though she knew it was right that didn't stop her from pursing her lips and smiling as she turned onto her families' street.

Abby was busy watching yesterdays episode of General Hospital when her phone started to ring. She cursed the caller and then pressed the pause button on her VCR remote control. "Hello?"

Kate smiled. It was the first time that Abby didn't automatically answer the phone as if she knew who was on the line. "Abby I see our psychic skills aren't what they once were." She joked.

"My psychic abilities are just fine. It's more like I was caught up in yesterday's episode of General Hospital and didn't take time to decipher who was on the other line. Still, that doesn't matter right now. Tell me all about everything. I want all the details." Abby pressed her friend. She had been waiting for this call. Discussing Kate and Tony's relationship was way better than General Hospital at the moment.

"There isn't enough time to tell you about everything. I'll just give you the cliff note version right now."

Abby gasped. "What do you mean there isn't enough time? I've been dying for this information Kate. Please don't tease me by telling me half of the story and then leaving the rest for later."

"Dinner is going to be served in about fifteen minutes. Still what I had to tell you was that once upon a time Tony was engaged to marry some girl. She dumped him Abby. Tony "the playboy" DiNozzo had his heartbroken in the worst way in the mid-nineties. Still that isn't the most shocking part. The most shocking part is she's coming to dinner tonight to try and rekindle the flame. It's a long and confusing story so you'll get the rest of the details when we come back in a couple days. Still she doesn't know that I'm here as his date."

"You have got to be kidding me. This is like something straight from General Hospital." Abby was almost on the verge of being speechless. Never in a million years did she think Kate would tell her dirt like this. "More Kate, I need more."

Kate laughed. "I wish I could but I can't. I still need to change into my dress. Before you ask yes I brought the green one."

"I hate you for teasing me like this."

"I'll call you later tonight Abby, I promise." Kate told her best friend.

Abby sighed she couldn't believe Kate was leaving her with such a delicious cliffhanger. "You better or I won't talk to you for like an ENTIRE week."

Kate hung up the phone after being forced to promise to call her not once, but three times. She smiled. She loved Abby. Her friend was somehow always so right. She had been the first one to suggest that there may be something there between Kate and Tony. Kate got up from the bed and looked at herself in the mirror. She was just about to put on the necklace her mother had given her as a graduation present when someone started to knock on the door. She smiled when she realized that it was Tony. "You didn't have to knock Tony. This is your house."

"Well I just didn't want to barge in on you." Tony explained as he made his way across the room to find his tie. He abruptly stopped what he was doing to look at Kate.

The way he was staring at her made her feel awkward. She sort of squirmed a little. "What do I look awful or something?"

Tony looked at her as if she was insane. "Are you kidding me Kate? You look amazing."

Kate started to blush. She knew it wasn't normal for Tony's opinions to mean so much to her. Still they did. She looked at him and smiled. "You don't look too shabby yourself."

"Thanks, I uh wanted to give you something to wear for the evening. I mean you know don't feel like you have to. It's nothing big or anything. Just something I thought would look nice on you." Tony reached into the breast pocket of his jacket and pulled out a small black box. He walked across the room and handed it to Kate.

She opened it slowly. She couldn't believe just how chivalrous Tony was. There were certainly a lot of layers when it came to him. She couldn't believe her eyes when she opened the box. It was a silver necklace with a cross on it. It was the simplest, most beautiful piece of jewelry she had ever seen. "Tony I don't know what to say."

"You should know that when I bought that necklace I was still engaged to Adrianna. I gave it to my mother to hold for me that Christmas. I told her that I didn't want it until I met that special person." Tony explained. He didn't want to lie to her or mislead her.

Kate smiled as she removed the necklace from the box and motioned for him to put it on her. "Well I'm happy you think I deserve to wear this. Thank you for being honest with me." After he finished latching the necklace she fixed his tie and sighed.

Tony opened his mouth to say something but was disrupted by a loud feminine voice instructing Tony to get his NCIS ass downstairs. He looked at Kate and smiled. "It's my sister. You ready to meet the craziest part of my family."

Adrianna watched as Tony made his way down the stairs. She couldn't help but think that he hadn't aged a bit. She missed his grin. She started to walk towards him. Then she stopped. He wasn't alone. There was a girl walking behind him. He was holding her hand. She just stood there shocked.

Angela rushed forward and hugged her baby brother. She kissed him on the forehead. "Oh it's been so long." She then hugged Kate Todd. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you Kate. I've heard so many nice things about you. Tony says you're the second best paperclip thrower in the office."

Kate smiled. "It's great to meet you too." Kate couldn't help but think of cinnamon and vanilla as she hugged Angela. "Your kids are just amazing."

Tony smiled. His sister already loved Kate. You could see it in her eyes. "Uh Kate I'd like to introduce you to my cousin Sylvia."

Sylvia smiled sweetly and then hugged Kate. As she hugged her she apologized for inviting Adrianna. "You look amazing. I see Tony's taste has improved with age."

Adrianna looked at Tony and waited for him to make eye contact with her. She stared at him for at least thirty seconds before he looked her way. She smiled softly. "Hi Tony it's been a long time."

"Yeah it has. Adrianna I'd like you to meet someone I consider to be very special this is Kate Todd." He smiled at her in a way that she said don't you regret walking away.

Kate held her hand out for Adrianna to shake it. She gave Adrianna a look that said don't you feel stupid. She didn't say anything to the other woman. She just kept looking at her. .

Adrianna shook Kate's hand. She pretended that she didn't care that Tony had moved on. She knew that all she would have to do is remind Tony that she was his first love. Not only was she his first love she was the woman that he planned on spending the rest of his life with. "It's nice to meet you."

Mimi walked into the foyer and cleared her throat. "Grandma wanted me to tell you that you all better change quickly because dinner is going to be served in ten minutes, which means that prayer starts in six minutes."

Tony smiled. "Well then I guess Kate and I are going to go ahead and take our seats at the dining room table. I am not going to get the crappy seat where you end up with the last of everything. This year I am eating all of the damn mashed potatoes I want. I guess we'll see you at the table." Tony grabbed Kate's hand and led her to the dining room. He looked back over his shoulder and smiled when he realized that Adrianna was fuming. She was trying to pretend that she wasn't mad but she was. "Thank you for that back there. I hope you don't mind that I'm letting people think we're more than just co-workers."

"We are more than co-workers. You're one of my favorite people."

Tony looked at her surprised. "Seriously?"

"Seriously." She smiled at him and then softly kissed him on the cheek.

That was the best I could do. It may not have been my best chapter. I'm telling you I have tried to update this story since I last updated it. I don't want you guys to think that I don't try to update it. I just hit a wall after every chapter. I try to make you guys as happy with it as I am. Thank you for reading and please still review it.