AN- Hey all sorry I haven't updated for a bit, school is soooo difficult lol Hope you like this chapter!

2) A Helping Hand

"... So you're Kate, who has been in hiding for 2 years and Diana died to save me?" Gibbs asked, piecing together what he was told. Tears were welling up in Kate's eyes as she nodded. Gibbs put his hand on her shoulder, giving it a rub.

"I'm... So sorry. Really, I am. I can't imagine what I put the team through. So I suppose there is another woman who has replaced me?" Kate asked, wiping her tears away with her hand.

A small smile appeared on his face. "Yeah, there is." Gibbs removed his hand from her shoulder. "Her name is Officer Ziva David, Mossad Liaison." He sighed, looking out the window.

"It sounds like she does the job then." Kate looked out the window, looking for what Gibbs was staring at.

Suddenly Gibbs looked back at her. "Are you hungry?" He spun around to go to the kitchen and his binge from last night caught up to him. Kate noticed and grabbed both of his shoulders to hold him steady. "Thanks." He muttered, going to the kitchen slowly. "Do you want coffee? It's usually bacon, eggs and toast for breakfast." He smiled to himself again as he watched Kate make herself useful. "The saucepan is in the third cupboard."

After breakfast, Gibbs had a long shower, 2x pain killers and an unfinished piece of toast Kate didn't eat. "Call my cell if you need anything and if someone else answers, say your name is something else." He called as he walked out the door. "Oh and Kate?" he say her face in the kitchen. "Don't burn the house down."

She saluted, smiling. "Yes, sir."

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