A/N: Apologies for the late update, work gets in the way....hope y'all like this chapter it's not my best. Charlie will be making another appearance in a later chapter.

Hits and Kisses

He held her hands in his and looked into her eyes "Marry me, Katie?" he asked her again.

"I-I can't Gibbs." she pushed him away and flipped the emergency switch. The elevator surged back to life and finally reached its destination with a 'ding'. Kate composed herself and rushed off towards the garage, Gibbs called after her "Kate!! Kate!! Caitlin!!"

She didn't want to turn around, she couldn't. When she reached her car and got in and sat there not knowing what to do next. "Shit!" she swore to herself. What was she gonna do now?

Caitlin had finally reached her apartment. She slumped down onto the couch and sighed heavily and stared up at the ceiling lost in her thoughts. Just then the phone rang, she wasn't in the mood to answer it or talk to anyone for that matter. She let it ring, maybe they'll get the message, if not they'll either just hang up or leave her a message. She listened as the caller left her a message, "Hi Caitlin, it's your mother. You're obviously still at work or just avoiding my calls. When are you and Charlie coming down to see us again. We've still a lot to sort out for the wedding. Give us a ring when you can. Bye, love you."

Caitlin rolled her eyes at her mothers message. 'Great. That's all I need. My mother talking about the wedding.' she thought, 'There might not even be a wedding.'

She continued to stare at the ceiling, hoping to find the answers to all her troubles and doubts. 'Knock-Knock' she looked towards the door. 'Go away, please just go away.'

'Knock-Knock' again.

"Argh!" she said as she got up. She checked through the spy-hole. 'Great…Charlie.' "Come on baby open the door! I heard you."

She opened the door with a fake smile, "Charlie? What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Well…I'm here to take you to dinner. We're supposed to be meeting up with some of my friends. Remember?" he said as he moved past her into her living room.

"Oh, sorry it must have slipped my mind…what with work and all?" she lied, she just didn't want to go.

"I'm not surprised with that boss of yours…I don't know why you just don't quit that stupid job and get a job in an office somewhere."

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I do work in an office!!" she said matter-of-factly.

"I meant as someone's secretary or assistant. Not running around with bullets flying everywhere. I don't want my future wife and mother of my children being used as a human shield."

"What!?" the bastard, "I'm not giving up my job, that I love, because you want me to!! I've told you that before." she was pissed off, how dare he tell her what to do.

"Yeah, and I said that I understood that but now that we're getting married I think you should start looking for a different job. I worry about you Kate…I'm sick of worrying all the time!!"

"Oh…I get it now. You want me to be your little wife…have your kids…look after the home while you go to work!! If that's your intention…then the wedding and this engagement is most definitely off!!" she took off her ring and threw it at him. "Now take your things and leave you arrogant bastard!!"

"YOU BITCH!!" he said as he slapped her 'round the face. She put her hand to her mouth…he'd split her lip. She looked at him warningly…."GET OUT!!!" she screamed.

Then, from out of nowhere, Gibbs came in, "Kate?" he looked at her face then at Charlie. Charlie looked at Gibbs and was about to throw a punch, Gibbs knocked him to the floor before he had chance to react. He picked him up and threw him out of the apartment and yelled at him, "IF I SEE YOU NEAR HER AGAIN I'LL KILL YOU!!!" and with that Charlie left.

"You OK?" he asked Kate as he helped her up.

"Oh I'm peachy!" she replied sarcastically. He didn't say anything, he just looked at her and smiled 'she was fine'. He sat her on the couch and cleaned up her face.

"There" he said as he put the cloth down, "good as new."

They'd been sat in silence on the couch for over an hour now, Gibbs looked over to Caitlin; who was now fast asleep. He smiled to himself as he watched her, he carefully moved from the couch and stood over her. He shook his head, still smiling, and decided that she'd be better off in her own bed. He carefully picked her up and took her to her bedroom. He laid her on the bed and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. "Sweet dreams Katie. I love you." he said as he got up and turned to leave. "Gibbs…please don't go." she said sleepily. That was all he needed.

"OK." he made his way back over to the bed took off his shoes, jacket, shirt and pants; leaving him in his underwear and socks. They got under the comforter and she snuggled up to him. "Thanks." she said before kissing his lips softly. He wasn't sure whether or not to return the kiss, but decided to; his heart won the internal debate he didn't know he was having .

"You're welcome." he said afterwards. He was smirking to himself now, the kiss was just as sweet as the one they shared only hours earlier. He pondered for a moment, contemplating his life up to this point. It was time for Leroy Jethro Gibbs to start a new chapter in his life and Caitlin Todd was the perfect woman to start it with. He hoped to high heaven that she did want him as much as he did her. Only time will tell. He felt her breathing even out and decided he'd follow her into dreamland. So what if it was still early. Right now he couldn't care less.