Tony was sitting at Kate's side like he promised and he had fallen asleep. Kate's head wrap had come off 1 month ago and her hair had almost grown back in the space that had been cut down for the surgery. Her colour had come back to her skin and her heart rate was stable but she was still comatose so they thought.
Hours had passed and Tony all of a sudden felt a movement in a set of tiny fingers. He looked up and Kate was waking up.
"She waking up...NURSE!" Tony yelled for the nurse looking after her.
The nurse started to examine her and told Kate to cough when she was taking out the intubation tube from her mouth.
The nurse gave her a count and told her to cough. She slowly pulled out the tube and then gave Kate and oxygen mask.
Tony came out from behind the doctors and Kate's eyes teared up and she smiled at him softly.
"Tony...where...am I?" Kate said quietly and with a raspy voice. Only because she had a dry throat and it was sore.
"You are in a hospital and you are alive." Tony said stroking her head to soothe her.
"Ari..." Kate said suddenly trembling with fear.
"It's okay...shhhh stroking her head don't worry about him anymore...he's gone now." Tony said softly.
"Ari... he's gone" Kate said confused.
"He's dead... our new agent killed him." Tony explained as his face filled with sadness remembering that day in his mind.
Kate sighed with relief
1 week later Tony had brought Kate home and settled her at his place because someone had to keep an eye on her condition and make sure she took her medication of 3 tablets per day.
"Tony... I just want to say thank you for what you are doing for me. As she swallowed down her pills I know I haven't been the nicest person to you but you don't have to do this..." Kate said before she had Tony's finger on her lips.
"Kate I wanted to do this for you and take care of you. This was my choice." Tony said putting his hand on her face.
He laid her in bed and turned the lights off to let her sleep.
The next day was the award ceremony at NCIS for Senior Agent of the year and Most Dedicated Agent.
The announcer went up on stage and said the nominations and announced Gibbs as the senior agent of the year.
The problem was Gibbs was never there for these things. Then after announced Tony as Most Dedicated Agent.
Tony approached the stage and put his award beside him an a stool and took a box out of is pocket.
" Kate, I never thought I would say this. Can you come up here please. Kate approaches the stage and stands beside Tony." Tony bent down on one knee and said just this.
" Kate, I love you with all my heart since the day you walked into my life. I want you to walk my lifes path with me and take risks with me. I want to love you for the rest of my life. Will you Caitlin Anne Todd marry me?" Tony said as Kate's eyes filled with tears and she remembers all the good times they had together.
"Oh Tony... Yes I will." Kate said crying as Tony put a 2 krt, princess cut diamond on a thin platinum band on her finger and kissed her.
Kate was also awarded a promotion to be along side Tony sharing the position of Second in Command.