AN- Hello How are we all? I'm loving the reviews Thanks especially to dg101 and meherm who have read from the beginning lol (mushy I know ha-ha)

8) Memories

A fresh looking Gibbs and Kate talked for over an hour tonight, in his bedroom. He had 4 days off, courteously of the Director. It had been a few weeks since Kate had come that night, and Gibbs thought Kate had a right to know the truth. But, Kate was speaking, so he waited. She was explaining how her life wasn't the greatest, even though she liked being here. "Man-Less, Child-Less and Money-Less does that to you Gibbs." She said.

He knew this was his chance. "I'm going to tell you something that will put your life into something like a dream. This changed me 17 years ago." He started, explaining what had happened to Shannon and Kelly and the revenge he took.

This made Kate cry. A lot. "I'm... (Sniff)... So sorry... (Sniff, sniff) Gibbs, I really am."

"Never apologise, you know that." Then, out of the blue, her eyes searched his face, looking for forgiveness. "It will never be 'fine', but I'm still here today. Here, I know what? I want to show you something." He reached to his bedside table and pulled a fairly old picture. He studied it for a minute, and then handed it to Caitlin.

She gasped. "That's Kelly?" He nodded. "She is very pretty. So is Shannon."

Kate handed it back. "Was, Kate." Gibbs corrected her. He cleared his throat. "Well, I'll be down in the basement. You can sleep wherever." And he left Kate, still sniffing.

At around 0200 hours, a tired Gibbs came in and saw Kate deep asleep on her side. He changed his wood dusty clothes and got into bed. While getting in, he accidently brushed Kate with interesting results.

She immediately turned over and grabbed his shirt, still asleep. Gibbs' eyes widened. "Adults Kate!" he muttered, trying to prise his shirt for her neatly manicured hands, with little luck. He decided not to care, much and hoped she didn't wake up.

But he was wrong! Three hours later, Kate awoke, feeling unwell. She stared at the grey snoring lump to her right and realised that she really needed fresh air, without waking the boss-man up. She grabbed her dressing gown and decided to go outside to the patio where she and Gibbs usually sat when he was home some afternoons. It was a little cold, but her slippers kept her feet warm. Kate saw the stars above and when she saw a shooting star, she decided to be childish, and wished for a wish only she will know...

AN- How was it? I put two chapters together to bulk it up, and it only sort of worked ha-ha. REVIEW PLEASE!