Guys… sorry if I made it seem like this was only a one chapter follow up. I probably shoulda mentioned that it was multiple chapters, huh?
Also, each chapter is titled after an episode of the show. Cool?
Well, hope you all enjoy it! And thanks to the few of you who have reviewed. I feel so loved.
Kate rolled over, expecting to wrap her arms around a silently snoring Tony, but was surprised to instead find nothing. It took a few seconds for this to register in her mind, but then she heard the shower running and knew exactly where he was.
Tucking the sheet around her as she slid out of bed, she slowly made her way to the master bathroom, quietly pushing the door open as she entered. Dropping the sheet on the bathroom floor, she pulled back the shower curtain and stepped in to the large tub. Tony's back was to her and he was rinsing the soap off of his body. Being the kind of woman that she was, Kate took advantage of her position and slinked her arms around his waist and kissed him lightly on the shoulder.
"I knew you were there," Tony said, turning around to face her.
"Really?" Kate questioned, laughing slightly. "How did you know?"
"Give me some credit Kate. Special Agent here… I know all and see all."
"Alright Yoda," Kate smiled, water sprinkling lightly over her skin.
"You know you love all my words of wisdom," Tony replied, kissing her quickly on the lips and stepping out of the shower.
"What are you doing?"
"Gotta finish getting ready for work."
A look of puzzlement appeared on Kate's face. "Work? It's Sunday. We wrapped that case up yesterday."
"But Gibbs called this morning, ranting about some 'new-fangled technology' thing and said that he wanted us to come in at nine."
"What time is it now?" Kate inquired, agitation evident in her voice.
"Eighty twenty," Tony said quickly before darting out of the bathroom to dodge a sponge that Kate threw at him.
"Tony!" Kate yelled as she hurried to finish taking a shower. "Thanks for waking me up!"
"I think that Gibbs expects you to be late anyway," Tony told her, peering around the corner into the bathroom.
"And why is that?" Kate asked matter of factly.
"Because when I spoke with Agent Gibbs, he confided in me that he had been unable to come in contact with you. That is when I calmly told him that I would certainly try to contact you myself, but he should expect you to come in just a tad bit late."
"Quit with the holier-than-thou act and tell me what the hell you said," Kate commanded, slightly horrified.
"Nothing but the truth. I said that you were tonguing some sweet-talkin' guy out in the parking lot and that you probably went home with him to do something… kinky."
"Tony!" Kate yelled again, wishing that she had something else to throw.
Kate showed up at work thirty minutes after Tony had arrived. Running to her place to get some clothes had slowed her down a bit. Plus the fact that she had to finish showering, fix her hair and do her make up, didn't help.
"Kate, your late," Gibbs growled from his desk.
"I know Gibbs. I'm sorry… but it is allTony's fault. He didn't call me until almost eight thirty," Kate defended, setting her things down on her desk.
"Did you have a good night Katie?" Tony teased.
"Shut up DiNozzo. I don't feel like putting up with your crap today," Kate replied.
It took Tony a minute to reply. "Well then don't sniff it," he laughed.
"Ugh," Kate groaned. "You drive me insane!"
"Only at night," he whispered so only she could hear.
She couldn't help, but smile in spite of herself.
"Did you say something DiNozzo?" Gibbs grumbled.
"Me? No, not a word," Tony lied.
"That's a first," Kate commented, then quickly asked, "So Gibbs, what are we doing here today? I mean, we finished with the case…"
"More paperwork," Gibbs interrupted.
"But we did that yesterday too."
"The geniuses that work in filing and what-not came up with a new system for us to file our reports or something… and of course, we have to figure out how to do it ourselves," Tony explained.
"Why didn't you tell me all this this morning?" Kate questioned.
"Because Katie, you were in the shower. Duh!"
After Tony said this, Gibbs and McGee both shot him very questioning looks.
"Really?" McGee said, in that goofy tone of his.
Realizing his slip up, Tony rephrased himself. "I mean. I assumed you were because I heard water running and such."
Abby pressed a few keys on the computer, waiting for her evidence and report screens to come up. Nothing happened. "Damn you!" she yelled, hitting the keyboard.
"Geeze Abbs. I've never known you to abuse your computer before," Kate laughed, entering Abby's lab.
" I wouldn't call it abuse… more like motivation," she replied.
"Right. So what is wrong?"
"Ugh," she groaned. "New computer program they are making us use. It's supposed to be 'faster and more efficient', but truthfully, I think it is crap."
"They gave you a knew program too?" Kate asked, another laugh escaping her lips.
"You got it," Abby reiterated, rolling her eyes.
"I can't believe that you can't figure out how to work this… thing."
"You think you are surprised? Imagine my reaction when I realized that I, Abigail Scuito, was no match for it." Abby sat for a moment sighing, then returned to her perky self. "So… what can I do for you?" she asked, pointing her fingers at Kate.
"Gibbs wanted you to help him out with our new program upstairs, but not that I know your dilemma."
"Tell him I said to chunk it out the window," Abby said, smirking.
The line where Kate said that she didn't feel like putting up with Tony's crap and her replied with, "Well then don't sniff it," came from my friend Trudy. She said it to me one day when we were joking around and I started cracking up. Sounded like such a Tony line that I couldn't help myself.
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Chapter Title- I titled this chapter "Reveille" because Kate kinda has a wake-up call or less then one when Tony wakes her up late. Reveille to me also meant like a realization and Kate & Tony are starting to realize that this is harder to cover up than they thought.