Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not my characters.
Challenge: soft toy
Characters: Gibbs/Kate
Crime scenes involving children are always the worst, Gibbs thinks. In this case, the suspect is the child's mother, a Marine Lieutenant Colonel. Gibbs isn't getting anywhere with questioning and stands, wondering where Kate's got to.
He finds her in the kid's bedroom, a soft toy in her gloved hands.
"Kate?"
She turns around, guiltily dropping the toy. "Yes?"
"Is everything okay?"
She starts to nod, then gives a half-smile. "I had a bunny like this when I was a kid."
Gibbs says nothing, but puts his hand on her shoulder and gives a light squeeze. "Let's get to work."