Authors note: sorry about all the cliffhangers :D
Her heart pounded and she backed up against the wall, fearing the worst, despite her resolve not to let it fall, tears fell down her face. Her heart almost stopped as she stared at the man that walked through the door. He moved over to her, taking the gag from her mouth with a smile, her first word was "Gibbs?" He wiped a tear from her face "hello Kate" she smiled "I knew it, I knew he couldn't have shot you" he reached over her head to her bound wrists, she let out a soft whimper as he gently lowered her arms. He snapped open his phone and dialled a number "I need a bus" she smiled as he told them where they were.
Then she remembered what he had done, she slapped him hard on the back of the head, despite the pain that roared through her arms. He said as he gave her a confused look "what was that for?" "Are you crazy? He could have killed you? What about rule 27? Huh? Never go into a situation with an armed menace without back up! you could have been killed!" his expression changed from that of confused hurt, to something warmer, something that made her insides tingle and her heart pound.
He smiled at her, a truly heart stopping smiled and he sat down next to her, putting his arm around her shoulder, pulling her to him. She gratefully leaned into him, inhaling the scent of sawdust and coffee, that aroma telling her she was completely and finally safe. She felt him press a light kiss to the top of her hair, sending chills down her spine. She whispered into his shirt "if you ever break that rule again I will slap you" he chuckled, and she took a moment to savour that "understood Kate" his words echoed with remnants of his chuckles.
A few moments later tony popped his head around the door, before yelling "in here" the paramedics rushed in. She stared at them as they approached her with sympathetic amused smiles and Gibbs gently pushed her aside to stand. He helped the paramedics help her to her feet, and then supported her out to the waiting ambulance. She winced as the sunlight stabbed into her eyes; Gibbs reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of sunglasses. With a small smile on his face he gently placed them over her eyes. She gave him a smile "thanks Gibbs" he ruffled her hair lightly then turned back to supporting her to the ambulance. Tony said "good to see you safe and sound Kate" she smiled "good to see you too Tony" he took her other side to help Gibbs get her to the ambulance.
They checked her out in the ambulance before pronouncing that the electric shocks had done very little damage, despite the pain she'd felt. "We should take her to hospital" she groaned placing her head in her hands. "I'll take her with me, she'll be fine" the paramedic protested "but sir she-" "did that sound like a request?" Gibbs asked in his biting angry tone. Tony put a hand on the medics shoulder and said "best let him take her" "but" tony just raised an eyebrow "do you really want to face Gibbs?" the medic looked at Gibbs and said "alright" tony smiled "good choice" she let out a soft laugh. Gibbs said "you coming?" she smiled at his business like tone and said "yeah, I'm coming Gibbs" he extended his hand "come on then" she took his hand and he pulled her to her feet. She leaned against him happy for his support to his car.