"Hey Kate." Calls Tony from the living room.

"Yes?"

"Will you come here?"

I stop making the bed and walk into the joint kitchen and living room, where Tony is sitting on the couch.

"Yes?" I ask, semi-exasperated.

"I have a surprise for you, and Gibbs is letting me take you out of the house to show you."

Joy shoots through me at the opportunity to leave this house, even for an hour.

"Really?"

"Yeah, come on." He grins, heading out to the car.

We drive off until we arrive at this beautiful house, right on the water a few miles north of the safe house.

He parks the car, to my confusion, as I don't know anyone who lives here.

"Come on." He urges, as I get out of the car

"It's a nice house Tony, but who lives here?"

"You do." He grins "...and I do too, at least for however long I am on protection duty..."

"What?" I gasp

"I bought it two months ago, but it was a major fixer-upper. Gibbs, Abby, McGee and Ducky all helped me fix it up for you."

My hand covers my mouth, awe and appreciation clashing to bring tears to my eyes.

"Thank you." I manage to gasp out.

"Want to come inside?" Tony offers.

I nod, still speechless.

He leads me up the bluestone walkway from the quiet road into our front yard. I walk up the two steps onto our porch, which looks like it wraps around the house and was obviously crafted by Gibbs. Every plank perfectly sanded, the banister and railing all clearly handcrafted and painted a beautiful off-white, which accents the dark stain of the porch wood and front door. The house's color is a light powder blue.

We walk inside the threshold into an open-concept foyer, which has dark-stained wood floors that flow into what looks like the kitchen and living room.

To the left is a small study, with two desks, each facing out a window, with bookshelves behind them. To the right is a dining room, with a table big enough for the entire team to come over.

"Abby and McGee did the electrical, and the plumbing and stuff, Gibbs did the woodworking and architecture. Ducky helped me with the designing." Explains Tony as I gaze at the chandelier of the foyer, which is well over ten feet above my head.

I walk further from the foyer towards the kitchen, and I see a lovely staircase, stain matching the floor, leading to a second floor.

I continue into the kitchen, which has white marble countertops and dark cabinets. Fully functional and stainless steel appliances fill the kitchen. I walk into a small Butler's pantry, which leads into the dining room. The living room has a television mounted above a gas fireplace. There are windows all over the back end of the house, showing of the gorgeous view of the beach and water. French doors lead to the back part of the porch, which has a small sitting area and a grill. I walk farther; to see a small boardwalk like path leading to a small Gazebo. It's separate from the house and inside is where two rocking chairs sit, separated by a coffee table. I can tell that the chairs were Gibbs-made.

I walk back inside and up the stairs to the second floor, where the same dark wood is continued in the hallway.

"This is the master." Says Tony, opening a door, the third of three on the floor. It's a huge room, themed blue which has a king size bed, a television, and a small deck that looks out onto the water. We go into the master bath, which has a large shower, a bathtub, and double sinks with plenty of storage for all of my stuff. There are two huge walk-in closets as well.

"This would be the guest bedroom. Where I'll stay for now" Tony explains, leading me to the first of the three bedrooms.

He opens the door and I see a yellow themed room, a perfectly comfortable living space for one or two people.

Then, the biggest grin yet on his face, he leads me to the second door.

"This is the nursery." He says, and I gasp as he opens the door.

The walls are light green and cream floral wallpaper. The floor is the same dark wood, with a large cream fluffy carpet in the middle. There is a large cream dresser to one side of the room and a matching cream changing table on the other. There are two large windows, with pale green curtains, between which a cream crib with a green blanket sits. Framed photos of the team are everywhere, decorating the walls and dresser. I catch sight of a high-tech baby monitor on the crib, along with a mobile of sea creatures. I open the dresser drawers to see it full of gender-neutral baby clothes. The closet is stocked with diapers, pacifiers, baby wipes and the like.

"Gibbs gave us a lot of advice on what to buy for babies and stuff." Explains Tony, as I start to cry as I continue looking at the nursery.

I turn and wrap my arms around Tony. Choking back a sob

"Thank you. Tell everyone thank you as well."

"I will, Kate. Best part is Gibbs gave permission to move in. He and the team promised to come by tomorrow afternoon if they don't have a case to help us."

I smile and whisper "I can't wait."