Double Life
By that belle
A freak accident puts Kate into a coma. Nothing is what it seems when she finally wakes up... ..Tony & Kate.. ..Ari & Kate..
A/N: This chapter kinda, sorta deals with adult situations. Kinda. Sorta. Please enjoy!
When Kate went into the ladies' room, there was another woman standing at the mirror, so while she waited for her to leave, she pretended to apply her makeup. As soon as the woman left, Kate put her things back in her bag, and waited. The door opened again, and Kate knew it was Tony when she heard the lock click.
"Kate?" He whispered loudly, as he walked in. He saw her standing by the mirror, and smiled.
"Hey, Tony." Kate said, smiling. "How are you?"
Tony enveloped her in a hug. "I should be asking you that." He said, pressing a kiss to her forehead.
She looked up at him, and smiled. "Every moment with these two is a living hell." She said, frowning. "I can't just leave; they will become suspicious."
Tony's hands balled into fists. "Damn that Gibbs." He swore. Kate grinned, despite herself. "If only he hadn't suggested that you go undercover as this woman."
Kate didn't reply. She didn't know what to say. .Of course, she wished the same thing, but she was learning valuable information about Ari and Reuben. She would be able to pass on the information she learned so that Gibbs could build a profile on the two, and eventually round them up - or kill them. She just stayed in Tony's embrace for a while.
But, she knew it couldn't stay like that. She pulled away from him, and smiled sadly. "I have to go." She said. "They'll come looking otherwise."
He nodded. If Kate was in the bathroom too long, then Ari would become suspicious. "I'll tell Gibbs you want double overtime while you're stuck with Ari."
"But I don't-"
"He doesn't know that, does he?" Tony grinned, winking at her.
Kate laughed, and gave Tony a kiss on the cheek. "I'll see you soon, I hope." She said, trying to keep the worry out of her voice. "After all this is over, you can take me out to dinner."
Tony looked at her, and grinned. She smiled once, before unlocking the bathroom door and leaving. Kate made her way back to the table, where Ari was sitting. Reuben was outside, smoking a cigar. Kate watched him through the window for a moment after she sat down.
"You were gone a while." Ari commented.
Kate looked at him, her eyebrow raised. "I was touching up my makeup." It wasn't exactly a lie, she decided.
Ari frowned. "You do not like wearing makeup, Raya." He looked at her suspiciously.
Kate's insides froze. She looked at him calmly, and said, "While I was working for Gibbs as Agent Todd, I had to change everything about myself. 'Kate' likes wearing some makeup."
Ari seemed satisfied at that answer, and sat back in his seat. Before anything else was said between the two, Reuben came inside from the terrace, scowling. "The Americans have been watching the restaurant." He said.
Ari chuckled. "Time to leave, it seems." He said, looking at Kate. "We will go through the kitchen door."
Kate didn't say anything. Her insides were churning, and she feared that her cover would be blown at any second, and Ari would blow her head off. As they got out of their seats, and headed towards the kitchen, Reuben put his hands on her shoulders, and she tensed. "Get your hands off me." She hissed. "I am not a sheep, I do not need to be shepherded."
He scowled at her in reply, and as they passed the counter, Kate missed Tony, who was picking up his order. He almost missed them, but saw Kate as the three disappeared into the kitchen. He swore and ran out of the restaurant to inform Gibbs.
"Our cover has been blown." Gibbs told Tony calmly as the senior field agent ran out of the restaurant, two paper bags in his hands. "The brother saw me when he was out on the terrace."
"Yeah, I noticed." Tony said, handing Gibbs his paper bag. "Ari and that other guy basically dragged her out the back. They didn't notice me, but I saw her. Boss, what will happen to Kate? Do you think they know she isn't this other woman?"
Gibbs shook his head. "They see us as a threat."
Tony was frustrated that Kate had been so close to them, but they weren't able to take her. If only Ari had not been such a high risk terrorist, then they would have been able to just take her out of the restaurant and then run for the hills.
But life was not that easy.
After leaving the restaurant, Ari had arranged for them to leave the main part of the city. They didn't go by taxi, or by car. For a long time the journey was on foot, and Kate's head started hurting after the first hour. Reuben finally decided to call a taxi after Kate collapsed.
When she woke up, she was lying on a bed. She assumed that they had reached a motel. The room she was in consisted of a queen sized bed, a set of drawers and a chair. The curtains were pulled, but they were not made of very thick material, and the sun still shone through quite easily.
Ari was sitting on the seat, watching her. She blinked a couple of times, and he quietly asked her, "Are you alright, Raya?"
Kate remembered what had happened, and scowled. "No thanks to either of you." She snapped. "Was it too much to ask for you to call a taxi?" She turned onto her other side. "It seems only yesterday that I was still in hospital." She said pointedly.
"It was only this morning." He said.
"That's my point!" She exclaimed. "Did it ever occur to you that I may not be ready to walk in this heat for hours on end?"
"I said I was sorry."
"No, you didn't!" Ari didn't reply. Kate closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, Ari was sitting on the bed next to where she lay. She tried to look up at him, but the pain in her head returned, and she winced. "You should have left me in the hospital." Kate muttered. She felt him place a hand over her forehead.
"I will take care of you." Ari replied. He leaned over and helped her lie on her back. His hands left her for a moment, and she heard the rustling of a bag. "My, my…" She heard Ari say, but didn't open her eyes. "Your taste in lingerie has improved, Raya."
Kate said nothing. The pain in her head was preventing her from doing much else. She didn't even acknowledge his presence when he started undressing her slowly. He spoke to her, but she didn't hear anything he said. She didn't even protest as he changed her into one of the negligees she had purchased only hours earlier.
She also missed the lusty look in his eyes as he told her how much he had missed her, and how her body seemed much more beautiful because of the time they spent apart.
Tony and Gibbs returned to the squad room. Nothing had been said between them since the conversation outside the restaurant. They sat at their respective desks and ate their lunch - which had long since gone cold - in silence.
Tony was angry at Gibbs, first of all for letting Ari take Kate and giving the terrorist the idea that she was his wife, some woman named Raya, and secondly for letting Kate get away again, especially since she had been close enough for Tony to talk to her, to hold her. If only he had tried to convince her to come back with them, and to screw Ari and this crazy undercover mission.
Over at Gibbs' desk, he was angry at himself for letting Kate be taken away. When he had suggested to Kate that she went along with the ruse, he never assumed that it would put her in as much danger as she was in now. They had no idea where Ari had taken Kate, and they didn't know if her cover was safe or not.
Gibbs looked over at Tony. He saw the conflict the younger man was battling, and his concern for Kate was showing through. It dawned on him then just how much Tony cared for Kate and, if possible, the realisation made him feel worse about the situation.
When Kate woke up again, it was the following morning. It was still quite early; she didn't know how early it was but the sun hadn't come up yet. She sat up and the scratchy sheets fell down from around her. Kate looked down, and stifled a scream.
She was naked.
She bit her lip, and looked over to the other side of the bed. Ari was lying on his stomach, facing away from her. He was also naked. Kate wanted to throw up. They couldn't have possibly…?
Kate slid out of bed slowly, and her foot touched something cold. When she looked over the edge of the bed to see what it was, she couldn't contain her scream the second time.
It was a used condom.
Behind her, Ari stirred and woke quickly. His hand darted out to the bedside table, where he picked up his gun and aimed it at her. He looked at her, confused, and lowered his gun.
At the same time, the bedroom door burst open and Reuben came in, also with his gun. His face turned red when he saw her standing beside the bed naked, and he started shouting in Hebrew at her.
Kate looked around the room for her clothes, but she saw a cell phone. She grabbed it from the bedside table and dashed into the bathroom. She shut the door and locked it before either Ari or Reuben had a chance to do anything.
Kate didn't know the home phone numbers of either Tony or Gibbs, and since they wouldn't be in work for a couple of hours yet, she decided to call the directory.
"Which city?" The operator asked her when he answered.
"Washington." Kate replied. "A number for Anthony DiNozzo, please?"
"Certainly, please wait." The operator told her. A few moments later, the man relayed the number to Kate. She thanked him and hung up.
She dialled his number, and waited. Tony answered quicker than she expected. "Hello?"
"Tony?" She whispered.
"Kate?" Tony exclaimed, surprised. "Where are you? Are you alright?"
"I don't know," She replied, her voice low. "I'm in a motel, I think, outside of the main part of the city. Tony, I need you to come and get me. I can't do this anymore."
"Alright. I'll go into work now and get your GPS." He said. "Kate, are you alright?"
"No," She replied. "I'm not." She paused for a moment before saying, "Please bring me some clothes, Tony. I woke up about five minutes ago and mine were gone." She hung up the phone, and started to cry.