Chapter 2
Kate blinked her eyes open and tried to focus on the room. Slowly sitting up Kate suddenly grabbed her head trying to stop the throbbing pain of her hangover. Kate looked towards her bathroom hearing running water. 'Oh my god. Who is in my apartment? Wait… did I sleep with them last night?' she asked herself realising she was on the couch and not in her bed.
"Gibbs!" Kate squeaked scrambling back against the couch.
"Morning" he said wearing cargo pants and a plain white t-shirt.
"Did we, umm… owww" Kate groaned.
"No we didn't" Gibbs mumbled shaking his head
"Coffee?" he asked heading for the kitchen.
"Yes please" Kate nodded slightly. Gibbs returned ten minutes later carrying two mugs.
"Hope instinct is alright, all I could find" he said sitting down next to Kate on the couch. They drank in silence staring aimlessly at the coffee table.
"Aren't we supposed to be at work" Kate said looking at the clock on the wall.
"It's Boxing Day. The team doesn't have to go back till the start of January" Gibbs informed.
"Right" Kate mumbled sipping the coffee.
"Can I ask you a question?" Kate inquired.
"You just did" Gibbs grinned.
"Another one" Kate begged.
"Sure" he nodded.
"Did you stay here last night?" she asked.
"Yes I did. I quickly popped home to grab clean clothes" Gibbs said bringing the coffee mug to his lips.
"Why?" Kate frowned.
"I wanted to make sure you were alright" he shrugged.
"You didn't have to" Kate pointed out. Gibbs didn't answer just looked around her apartment and noticed the mistletoe hanging up.
"You kept my present" Gibbs mumbled.
"Of course!" Kate smiled.
"So that is why Abby had lipstick on her cheek" Gibbs said more to himself than Kate.
"What?" Kate cried turning her head towards Gibbs.
"When I came here Abby had lipstick on her cheek" Gibbs shrugged.
"Oh… haha, I think I was smashed by then and decided to kiss who ever walked in the door" Kate giggled.
"Just be thankful it wasn't DiNozzo. Or we would have never heard the end of it" Gibbs chuckled. There was several minutes silence before Gibbs spoke again.
"You said something to me last night which I couldn't stop thinking about" Gibbs said.
"Really, what was it?" Kate asked as the events from the previous night were all one big blur.
"You said you love me" Gibbs whispered.
"Did you mean that, or was it the alcohol talking?" Gibbs asked.
"I meant it" Kate smiled weakly towards him. Gibbs moved closer to Kate and kissed her. Kate melted into his embrace and out her arms around his neck.
"I love you to" he whipsered pulling her into a hug.
- The End -