well finally here it is the third and final chapter of "the flu" i hope you enjoy it :)
Finally in the end Kate submitted to Gibbs and had something to eat, thankfully it wasn't that awful soup. Gibbs had decided to make her some porridge and after some minor mishaps in her kitchen, including scattering her bag of oats across the kitchen floor, and bringing a stack of saucepans crashing down, Gibbs managed to serve up a nice thick serving of porridge.
"here you go, its not brilliant or anything but it should help settle your stomach... my mum used to make the best porridge... and she'd always serve it with raisens..." aware that he was beginning to ramble he decided to just shut up and hand the bowl over to Kate before sitting quietly at her side.
"Thanks Gibbs, its fine." she smiled faintly at him between spoonfuls of the thick gloop. The rest of her meal went pretty silently, Gibbs making the odd comment about something on the TV. Before long Kate slumped against his shoulder, once again in a deep slumber, he looked down at her, taking in her peaceful angellic expression and before he was aware or could stop himself he had inclined his head and pressed a small kiss to her forehead. He shook his head and slowly got up. Prising the almost empty bowl from Kate's hands he took it back into the kitchen muttering his new mantra of "you are a fool Jethro Gibbs". He returned to the living room and once more couldn't stop himself from having similar thoughts as he gently scooped Kate up his arms. Even though she was asleep, Kate rolled herself into Gibbs' chest and embraced him like an overly large teddy bear. The effect it was having on Gibbs was quite remarkable, his heartbeat was racing, as if he had just finished a 500m sprint and his body temperature had raised more than a few degrees, but the feeling that scared him most was the one that was telling him just to hold her like this forever, to never let her go, to make her feel safe no matter what. He stood like that for many moments savouring the feeling and battling with himself. Eventually he swallowed, hoisted Kate into a more secure position, careful not to wake her, and carried her back to her bedroom.
He gently placed Kate into her bed and spent minutes trying, reluctantly, to get the unconcious Kate to release her grip around him, finally he manage to do so and gently pulled her duvet back up and tucked her in.The defenses he had put up around himself had been crumbling with every passing minute this day, and now he conciously and willing let himself kiss her on the forehead. Unbeknownst to him as he turned away to leave her room, Kate had woken gently from sleep as he had put her in her bed and had felt the kiss he had placed on her forehad, the longing she felt for Gibbs at the moment in time was incredibly strong and managed to overpower her groggy predicament and she called out to him.
Just as he was about to leave the room, the faint call of his name made him turn back and find Kate most definately awake, looking at him n a way he had never seen before, a way that made his heart skipp several beats.
"Stay Gibbs... please." the gentle plead was more than enough to encourage Gibbs, he walked back into the room, gently kicked off his shoes and climbed onto the bed where he lay down next to her and held her to his chest. Kate obligingly turned into his chest and promptly fell asleep in his arms, feeling secure and her heart soaring. Gibbs' heart was also flying with the birds, finally overpowering his head, something it had never done before. After a few minutes of regarding Kate in her sleep, he too drifted off into an elated sleep, finally with the knowledge that he finally had her he dared to dream things that he had never dreamt before.
About a week and a half later many heads were turning as Gibbs walked through the office. His only reaction was to grace his lips with a smile that lit up his face. Tony and McGee's chins were probably the furthest to drop as they saw their boss get off the elevator, but their gaumless, open mouthed looks changed almost instantaneously into full face grins as they high fived each other. Abby and Ducky were also in the bullpen at the time, Abby's reaction was to jump up and down,and punch the air shouting "Go Gibbs!" and Ducky's reaction was to smile knowingly.
All Gibbs could do was shake his head good humouredly as he walked into the bullpen, his right arm slung around Kates waist and holding her close
And that is the end, if you want to please tell me your thoughts on this peice, constructive criticism is always gratefully received. I was more than a bit iffy on how i finished off the story so i'd love to know what you thought of the last two paragraphs as a conclusion.
yours hopefully
Samantha Murray