"Honestly, who does something that stupid? Oh, that's right, we're talking about DiNozzo," Kate said quietly under her breath.

"What did you say, Kate?" Tony asked, sounding like he had a stuffed nose. Which was true, stuffed full of blood.

Kate and Tony were sitting in an exam room at the hospital. Tony was sitting on the table, waiting for the doctor to come in and fix his nose. Kate was sitting in an uncomfortable plastic chair off to the side.

"Oh, nothing…nothing at all. Just wondering how you could act so juvenile."

"For your information…"

The door opened and the doctor walked in.

"Hello, I'm Doctor Wells. How are you doing, Mr. DiNozzo?"

"Not so good, Doc. I've got a broken nose."

Kate laughed, "Why don't you tell the doctor how you got a broken nose?"

Tony glared back and then explained how his nose got to be so crooked. The doctor couldn't refrain from laughing.

"Mr. DiNozzo, I'm sorry. I shouldn't laugh. Alright, let's see it."

Tony removed the blood-soaked towel and Dr. Wells winced.

"Oh, my. Well…"

Tony freaked, "Please don't tell me I'm going to need surgery! I don't want surgery!"

"Relax, Mr. DiNozzo, you don't need surgery. I'll just set it, give you some stitches and you can leave."

Tony breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank God!"

Kate rolled her eyes.

"I'm going to get some supplies and I'll be right back."

Dr. Wells left the room.

"Oh, no."

Kate looked at him, "What?"

"I gotta sneeze."

Kate giggled, "Have fun trying to sneeze with a nose like that."

Tony's face became scrunched in anticipation for the sneeze.

"Achoo!"

Tony sneezed and sprayed blood everywhere, including on Kate.

"Tony! What the hell!"

Blood drops covered her shirt and shorts.

"I warned you!"

Dr. Wells came back into the room.

"What happened?"

"He sneezed," Kate deadpanned.

The doctor smiled sympathetically and moved over to Tony.

"Alright, let's get you fixed up and you and your wife will be on your way," he said to Tony.

"Oh, she's not…" Tony started.

"He's definitely not…" Kate began.

"We're not married," They said together.

"Oh, I'm sorry. The way you to act…I mean…you two just seem like you were together," Dr. Wells explained.

Neither on them responded to that. As soon as the doctor was done, Tony and Kate left the hospital.

The car ride was silent as Kate drove them back to her apartment to get Tony his car that he had left there earlier.

"I'll see you tomorrow," Kate said uneasily.

"Uh…yeah. See ya."

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Tony walked into the squad room the next morning with two cups of coffee. Kate, McGee and Gibbs were already there.

"You're late, DiNozzo," Gibbs said to him without looking up.

Tony set one cup on Kate's desk and kept the other for himself. Kate looked up and gave him a questioning look. Tony pointed to his bruised nose and Kate understood.

He sat down at his desk as Gibbs' phone rang.

"Yeah, Gibbs…alright, we're on it," he hung up the phone, "Grab your stuff. Let's roll…" He stopped in front of Tony's desk to look at him.

"DiNozzo, what the hell happened?"

"Broke my nose."

"Well, yeah, I can see that. How?"

"On a treadmill," Kate spoke up, "Wanna know exactly how?"

McGee and Gibbs both looked intrigued.

Kate explained to them and Gibbs got this weird look on his face.

"What's wrong, Gibbs?" Kate asked.

"What happened, DiNozzo, forget what you learned? Did they not teach you how to work a treadmill at Ohio State? Or was treadmill use not a requirement for your Physical Education degree?" Gibbs said as he walked to the elevator.

Kate looked up at Tony with both a surprised and furious look on her face.

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I'm sorry for taking so long between updates. I just started a new job that is taking up all of my time. I'm working on a few other chapters for my other stories too. I'll post them ASAP.