Four Months Later…..
Tony laid on his back in the soft grass lazily watching Abby and Kate teach McGee how to jump rope. It was a sunny Saturday and Gibbs had given them all the weekend off so the team all met up at the park for a picnic. Even Gibbs came. He and Ducky were sitting at the picnic table playing a game of Scrabble. Palmer was also laying out in the sun laughing at McGee wrestle with the jump rope. "No, McGee. Not like that. When you see the rope in coming down in front of you, then you jump." Abby gently instructed while Kate tried very hard not to laugh. Tony grinned at his girlfriend. They silently agreed to tease the poor agent about this later on. Kate walked back to Tony, who gently pulled her down on the grass with him. He held her while they chuckled at Abby losing her patience with McGee. "He looks like a flamingo." Tony chuckled pulling out his phone to take a video of McGee unwrapping himself from the rope. Kate laughed at her boyfriend.
"Have you been keeping an eye on my dog at all?" Kate said looking around for her Jack Russell Terrier. She spotted Toni digging up the park's flowers by the swings. "Toni!" she smiled as her little dog bounded across the park to them barking every time her feet hit the ground. Tony grimaced at the little dog. Toni still didn't like Tony but she tolerated him because she knew her mommy liked him. Abby skipped up to them followed by McGee. "What's for lunch? I'm starving!" Abby said. Tony smiled and pulled the picnic basket to them. "Well, Gibbs and I were in charge of the meal so we thought we'd whip up something delicious for you." He said with a mischievous smile. "Oh great, you guys were in charge of lunch. Let me guess, Chinese take-out?" Kate smirked. Tony rolled his eyes and playfully pinched her hip. "No, we spent more time than that getting this meal ready for you guys. And here it is! Subway sandwiches!" he exclaimed with a grin. Abby and Kate sighed and rolled their eyes at each other both thinking the same thing: Men…
"Hey, we spent a lot of time picking those out!" Gibbs said to them as Tony passed them out. "What's this?" McGee asked picking up what looked like a six-inch sandwich cut in half. "Oh, that's for Toni. Here girl." Tony said unwrapping the little three-inch sandwiches and placing them out for her. "Awww… that's so cute, Tony!" Kate gushed as they watched Toni politely sniff the meat sandwiches before scarfing them down in two gulps. They all settled down eating their lunches when Palmer nodded to the parking lot. "Hey, Tony. Isn't that the man who was with Prince William when he came to visit?" They all turned to look and sure enough they recognized the man as one of William's bodyguards. He was alone this time and carrying an envelope. Tony wiped his hands off on his jeans and stood to greet their visitor. "Hey there Richard."
"Anthony. Hello!" he responded and turning to nod a greeting at the team who smiled back at him. "William sent me to give this to you. I was told to not accept it back. And he hoped you are doing well. He gives his regards to all of you as well." Richard said to the team. Tony took the envelope from him hesitantly. "Thanks, did you come all the way here just to give me this?" he asked him. Richard nodded. "Yes, it was to be hand delivered in case it got into the wrong hands." Kate stood up. "Well, we're having lunch and we have extra sandwiches. Would you like to stay and have something to eat?" Richard smiled but politely declined. "I am actually taking the jet back to England at 1:00. But thank you." They watched the man walk away before Tony yelled after him, "Say hi to William for us!" Richard turned and smiled and nodded at the team. Tony opened the envelope and frowned as he read the letter. The team watched his face turn to one of shock. "Tony, are you OK?" Abby asked him. Tony slowly looked up to see his friends looking at him in concern. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just… William sent me a letter he found. After he found the first letter, he started looking through some of his, our mother's belongings. He found an old letter from her to me. It was supposed to be given to me on my 18th birthday or if anything ever happened to her. It's a trust fund set up in my name for a private bank account and an estate in Italy….The bank account has more than 20 million dollars in it…." He looked up at everyone who were just as shocked as him. "Look Katie, we have a summer house!" he joked. Kate opened her mouth but no words came out. She took the letter from him and gasped as she looked at it. Abby read it over her shoulder and squealed loudly in Kate's ear. "Tony, Kate! Can we come visit you guys in Italy during the summer? Oh please!" Kate was still trying to regain her hearing in her right ear where Abby screamed so Tony answered. "Of course! You all can! Especially you, Gibbs. Maybe you'll find an Italian redhead." Tony flinched as Gibbs' hand came in contact with the back of his head.
Tony turned to Kate and gently pulled her into his arms. "Hey, you alright, babe?" Kate smiled up at him and wrapped her arms around him. "Yes, I'm fine. I'm just trying to wrap my head around this. It's amazing. I don't know what to say…" Tony smiled at her and kissed the tip of her nose. "Say you love me." He whispered. "I love you, Tony Dinozzo." Kate whispered to him. Tony gently massaged his lips against hers. "Now say you will rub my feet and cook my meals and do my laundry for me." Kate pulled back and playfully punched him in the chest. Tony yelped and then laughed at her. "Then say you'll be my wife." He murmured to her. Kate widened her eyes and looked up at Tony who was looking down at her adoringly. "I love you, Caitlin Todd and I couldn't even begin to imagine my life without you by my side. Please say yes." Kate laughed with happy tears streaming down her cheeks. "Yes! I'll be your wife!" Tony picked her up and twirled her around. The team exploded with whistles and clapping for the young couple. Toni barked and yipped excitedly at their feet. Kate picked her up but she squirmed and jumped into Tony's arms, licking his face. "Oh now you decide to like me. Well, we have to put this money to good use. I'm sure we can find you a pretty awesome dog house." He whispered to Toni. He looked out at his family and his fiancée. He was more than happy he decided to stay in DC. This was home, where he belonged. He might not be a Prince but he felt like the richest, happiest man on earth right now.
The End.
I know this is much shorter than my previous stories but I wanted to write something that had no real plot to it. Just something completely unrealistic and fluffy! I Love TATE!
But not to worry, I have an idea for a longer story coming up soon... ;)