Kate impatiently blinked away the tears that threatened to fall as she walked away from Tony. She knew she hurt him but right now she only hoped having some separation between them would be the best for them in the long run. She needed to make sense of everything and she hoped Tony would too. Her relationship with Tony has been the longest and most meaningful relationship she had ever been in. She loved him more than anything and she knew Tony would do anything for her. But she couldn't even begin to imagine her life, their lives together living somewhere in Europe. Their home was here in DC with NCIS. At least hers was. But in the back of her mind, she knew she would follow him wherever he went. Tony sat down on the grass and looked up at the sky. He thought back to the very first time he met her on Air Force One. She was feisty and determined and in a way he was slightly intimidated by her. He had never met anyone quite like her. But her knew if he tried any kind of relationship with her, that he needed to be ready for more than just a one night stand. She was worth so much more and Tony wanted to make sure she got everything she deserved. He would do anything and go anywhere to make Kate happy. Knowing exactly what he wanted, he smiled and headed after her back to the Navy Yard.

He didn't have time to talk to her any more that day but her did manage to pull her into his arms in the elevator and kiss her. "Meet me at my place tonight?" he asked. Kate was debating what to do, when the elevator opened and they got yelled at by Gibbs. Tony was disappointed that he didn't get a response from her when she sent him a text. "I'll bring the beer."

Later that night, Kate and Tony sat on his couch finishing the last of the Chinese food when Tony took her hands in his. "Katie, I love you. You know that right?" he asked her seriously. Kate swallowed her food and scooted closer to her boyfriend. "Yes, Tony. I know you do. And I'm sorry I walked away from you earlier. I just needed to wrap my head around all this." Tony nodded and pulled Kate into his lap. "I know sweetie, and I never wanted you to find out like this. I wanted to tell you later when we were more sure of where our relationship was going. I've never told anyone. And I never wanted to hurt you." He whispered. Kate smiled and took Tony's face in her hands. "I know. I know you would never intentionally hurt me. I love you and whatever you decide to do about this I stand by you 100%. I'll go with you to Europe and we-"

Tony silenced her with a sweet kiss. "I'm not moving to Europe. My heart is here, with you. You have my heart. I love you and I love our job at NCIS and our family. I could never leave. Living in Europe was never even an option. I'm going to call or write to William tomorrow and tell him my life is here." Kate wrapped her arms around his neck and brought his lips close to hers in a kiss. Tony gently ran his hands down her back and cupped her ass, flipping them so he was on top of her. Kate squealed and laughed as Tony nibbled on her neck. "I love you, Caitlin Todd."

The next morning, Tony sat at his desk twirling a straw and having an internal battle with himself over if he should throw spitballs at McGee today or put superglue on his keyboard. He and Kate got in early and got several reports done before people began coming into the office. He snapped his head around when he heard Kate speaking to him. "Tony!" He looked up to see Kate standing there with case files in her hands. "Are you OK?" she asked him. Tony nodded and said, "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just trying to decide if I should put superglue on McGee's keyboard or pelt him with spitballs all day. What do you think?" Kate rolled her eyes and sat down on his lap. "I think you should sign these case files so I can get them sent up to the Director." She said handing them to Tony and watched as he signed on the indicated lines. Kate wiggled on his lap when she felt his hand sneak its way up to her thighs. "Tony, behave yourself." She playfully reprimanded even though her body was screaming to let him continue. He slid his hands up to tangle in her hair, pulling her mouth down to kiss him. His tongue gently slid along her lower lips, begging for permission to enter. When she hesitated, he pinched her hip causing her to gasp his name. He grabbed her by the hips and hoisted her onto his desk. Her dark hair hung like a curtain around their faces as their tongues playfully darted into each other's mouths. Just when Kate was beginning to feel like things were getting out of control, they broke apart when an empty coffee cup sailed through the air and hit Tony on the head. "Get an elevator!" Gibbs barked at his agents. Tony grinned at Kate who blushed furiously and moved back to her desk with the case files. "Oh, Tony. I think you should do both." She smirked and gestured to McGee's desk. Gibbs rolled his eyes.

Later that afternoon, Tony was leaning back in his chair when the elevator dinged and several men exited. Four wore black suits and earphones while the other wore a pair of jeans and a faded blue shirt. Tony yelped and fell backwards, hitting his head on the drawers behind him, as he realized who just stepped out of the elevator. None other than Prince William himself. Kate jumped up and helped Tony up. "Are you OK?" Tony was unable to respond as he stared at his half-brother, Prince William. Kate gasped and stood there in shock while Gibbs and McGee stood up slowly. "Are you…" McGee started but couldn't finish. William smiled and held out his hand to Tony. "Hi, I'm William. You must be Anthony Dinozzo." Tony nodded and shook his hand. "Yeah, I'm Tony. Umm.… This is my girlfriend, Kate Todd. My boss, Jethro Gibbs and my teammate, Tim McGee. I'm sorry. I wasn't really expecting you…" Tony said hesitantly. He studied William while he shook hands with Gibbs and McGee and Kate. "I have a girlfriend named Kate. It's a pleasure to meet all of you. I'm sure Tony has mentioned why I'm here." Gibbs turned to Tony. "No, he didn't." Tony flinched at the harshness in Gibbs' voice. Tony hated disappointing Gibbs. Clearing his throat, Tony gestured to the elevator. "Maybe we could take this somewhere else." They all headed to the elevator, the awkward silence like a gray cloud over them. Tony led them to Abby's lab where they found the forensic scientist accompanied by Ducky and Palmer.

A high pitched screech filled their ears when Abby saw Prince William. "Oh my…" Ducky said. Even the talkative doctor was speechless. Palmer just stared with his mouth open. Abby dropped to her knees. "Am I supposed to bow? Or curtsey? I've never been around royalty. Oh my gosh, Gibbs why didn't you warn me? I would have worn something else. Do I look OK? Oh my lab is a mess and-"

"Abby!" Gibbs barked. "I think we all want to know what's going on here." Gibbs said as he turned to Tony and William. The next half hour was spent with the two men explaining what the situation was: Tony's biological parents and his ties to the Royal Family. Kate held Tony's hand in support. She knew this wasn't easy on Tony. William finished by saying, "I just wanted to meet you, Tony. I know you've said you don't want anything to do with the Royal Family or anything like that, but you are still my half –brother." Tony looked around at the team and at Kate. Kate smiled encouragingly at him. Tony squeezed her hand and said, "Thank you William. I appreciate it but my life is here. I have an amazing girlfriend, Kate who is my everything. I love her more than the world. And Gibbs, he's like the father I never had. I respect him and I have learned so much from him. And I know there's still so much more to learn, and I need to stay so he can teach me. And McGee. He's like a little brother to me. I tease him and taunt him and make his life miserable but at the end of the day we both care about each other more than we'd ever admit. He's my Probie. And if I go, who's going to call him Probie? And superglue his fingers to his keyboard? And then I'd have to hurt them because only Kate and I are allowed to tease McGee like that. And Abby is my little sister. I care about her very much and I know she'd miss me and I'd miss her like crazy if I left. And Ducky is like a grandfather to me. If I leave who's going to stay down in Autopsy after hours and listen to his stories? Palmer, the Autopsy Gremlin is like the weird cousin but who has really god advice. And Jenny is not here but she's the Director. And she's like the mom I never had. You see, we're so much more than a team. We're a family. A dysfunctional but extremely close family. My home is here." The team was silent. They were all proud and honored that Tony thought of them as his family, but as they thought about it they realized he was right. They were a family.

William smiled and looked around at the team and slowly nodded. "Yes, I can see that. I understand now. If you ever need anything, please let me know. Can we still keep in touch?" Tony grinned and took out a pen and paper, scribbling out his phone number and address and email. "Absolutely." The two men exchanged information. William bowed politely to the team. "It was a pleasure meeting all you. If any of you ever need anything at all, please don't hesitate to ask." And with that the Prince and his bodyguards disappeared into the elevators. Everyone turned to stare at Tony.

"What?"