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Kate was annoyed, the search through the database had returned nothing and she was forced to tell Gibbs that, however to her luck he hadn't returned from lunch. Dinozzo called across the bullpen "so what do you think Gibbs is doing?" she glared at him "probably more than you are tony" he laughed "still hung over?" "Yes tony, now please just be quiet" to be honest the database search wasn't revealing anything, she was getting irritated. With a sigh she dropped her head into her hands. "Found anything yet Kate?" she jumped and almost let out a curse, why was she so on edge? Gibbs placed something into his desk as he sat, she blinked but his next question once more diverted her curiosity "What have you got?" she immediately leapt to say her part as Dinozzo did the same "the database search revealed nothing, apparently our victim doesn't exist" Gibbs eyes narrowed as he stared at the plasma, she caught herself thinking how appealing the simple thing was, his focus was one of the things that captivated her. Gibbs looked at her , that same focused look "well? Are you waiting for an invitation?" she blinked and spun quickly, going back to her desk. Her fingers flew over the keyboard as she initiated another database search.
She blinked at the photograph that was shown in front of her, it was surprisingly similar to Abby's digital representation of the victim. For a moment she was stunned, she'd actually found him. she quickly put it up on the screen and called "tony!" he jerked on his chair and said "i wasn't doing anything this time" she smirked "i found our victim, Petty Officer William Bates, he was reported missing two weeks ago" Gibbs said "good job" she blinked he was standing right beside her...how could he keep doing that? She stuttered for a moment "th-thanks Gibbs" she silently berated herself for stuttering. Gibbs focused on the picture and she felt that little thrill run right through her.
Gibbs was at his desk, they had been searching for witnesses, money trail...anything that could tell them why the petty officer was murdered. It was late, tony had crashed a few hours ago and soft snores filled the bull pen. She noticed out of the corner of her eye Gibbs was reading the letter from this morning, his eyes filled with an unidentifiable emotion, she quickly looked back at her computer in case he sensed her gaze. A few moments later she felt her head grow heavy, the exhaustion of the day finally catching up with her, she struggled against it, but her head sunk down onto the desk; her eyes sliding closed.