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It had been a few months since everything happened and life seem to the most part was getting back to normal. Thanksgiving was around the corner and Alex was coming home...
Kate smiles walking into Alex's room, he was unpacking his duffle bag. She sneaks up behind him wrapping her arms around his waist leaving a soft kiss on his back.
He turns around with a little smile. "Hey, Roadrunner, I thought we..." She cuts him off by capturing his lips. the kiss felt empty before he starts to kiss her back, which just made it fill with guilt.
He's hands fall to her hips while hers wrapped around his neck. Maybe it was just because they hadn't seen each in a while is what she left it to.
He kisses her like he had to proof something, at the moment she didn't mind it. He leans her back on the bed, where she lays flat, He lips travel down her jaw to her Neck, while she runs her hands up his shirt feeling his tone muscles.
"wow you been working out" She comments causing him to smile on her neck. She pushes herself against him, tilting her head back giving him better access, he moves down her neck to the base where he leaves a kiss before moving down. "Navy..."He smirks, he kisses her lips.
She runs her hands through his hair pulling him closer, he makes a trail of kisses down her neck which made her close her eyes, he places a kiss on her shoulder, before she felt his hand make there way to the her buckle.
"Navy, Not yet" He nods before moving his hands up her curves, while his lips moved down closer to her chest. she starts to tension up. "relax rachel, I got you" Kate eyes widen, Alex stops at the slip of the tongue.
"Get the Hell off of me Now!"She screams, he jumps off of her, she fixes her clothes staring at the man with a gibbs stare that would Put the original one in witness protection.
"Ka...Roadrunner, I didn't mean..." She raises a hand. "I don't want to hear it, who is rachel? are you sleep...are you seeing her "She asks her voice a little cracking, He tries to grab her hand but she pulls it away.
"Answer my question, Alex" He stares at her broken smile, his nickname was gone. " No, I swear, we are just friends, she's in my unit, I don't know why I said her name... It meant nothing...I'm..."She holds up a hand.
"What is she like," He doesn't answer. "Come on Alex, there is a reason you said her name when you were...we ..." He stares at his feet.
"It was slip of the tongue..." She gives him a look. "Like you, just..."She cuts him off. "Without my crazy family." She says, staring at him with crushed eyes.
"Kate, It has nothing to do with that. It was a mistake. I talk to her a lot, she's always there, It was just a mistake nothing going on between me and her."
"roadrunner we been through so much to throw it away for one mistake" She nods looking up with shattered eyes.
"She's your age, she's ready for stuff you want" He sighs.
"Kate, She's not..."Kate shakes her head."I mean, she ready for that step, she near, I'm here. She doesn't have her family breathing down your neck." She says, Alex walks up closer to her.
"That has nothing to do with it" She looks up at him. "Alex there is this...Distance between us...Now I know its her" He grabs her hand.
"Can we move her" She shakes her head. "No, Alex, because you don't want to...And i think you should either"He stares at her shock.
"Road..."She pulls her hand free. "we...I can't do this, I'm sorry. It's not fair to me or you if we keep this charade up that it's the same as it was before...You made a mistake, but I think it's you finally speaking the truth, and the truth is that you not in this with me, you're sorry, you hurt me, but I don't think you're sorry it happen, you relieved that you finally got it off your chest, that it's not me you want" He stares at her his eyes clouding.
"She's me without the baggage. She the girl you want, and You can tell when you look at me it's not the same like it was when you left."
"Kate"
"Alex, I emailed you we talked you never...you distance yourself from me, like if we were just friends, and that has been for a while now, I can't be in this relationship" She says before walking to the door.
"Alex, don't let me stop you, I think you two, could be something great. I just wished you would have ended it soon for at least I wouldn't feel like My best friend has been lying to me" She says he grabs her wrist.
"What happen to fighting for us, huh..." She cuts him off." I have been, you haven't and I'm tired I am waving my flag. we better this way Trust me" She says before walking out. Alex drops himself onto his bed before dropping his face in his hands.
Kate walks through the front door to see her sister playing the Xbox1100 she was fighting killing everyone that crossed her path, She does a combo when she see's her sister. "Hey, I thought you were going to spend time with Alex" Her sister asks before pushing pause to see her sister's red eyes.
"What's wrong?" Kate shakes her head forcing a smile. "nothing, where's everyone?" She asks, rubbing her neck.
"Ima-leh is wrapping up a case, and Abba-leh is helping A.J practice, since The McGee's went to visit Aunt Abby Brother Lucca, they'll be back tomorrow for thanksgiving though. " Kate nods before starting to walk upstairs.
"It's about Alex, isn't it" Kate stops in her tracks turning to her sister nodding.
"Did he hurt you?" Tali asks with her fist cling causing her sister to smile. "Down rambo, not physically or initially. " Tali sighs "You want me to hit him, I won't leave a mark" She asks with a smile and twinkle in her eye. Her sister laughs shaking her head.
" No, Cri-Kee it's fine, but you don't have to worry about pretending to like him, we broke up" Tali frowns "Oh, I'm going to miss...You can do better" Kate sighs "i'm going to lay down."
"Sorry, but he's good for a friend but not for someone like Abba-leh" Kate stares at her confused. "He won't be there like Abba-leh is for Ima-leh, if he was he'll still be in the picture," Her sister smiles at her wise younger sister.
"Thank you, but my ego is still wounded" Tali smiles "Abba-leh's is wounded almost every season, but he proves them all wrong and show's what amazing person they have looking out for them" Kate smiled hugging her sister.
"Thank you. Do you mind if I finished off that guy I still have a little anger from early" Tali smiles "Yeah pretend that's Alex..Attack!" She shouts causing her sister to laugh, she unfrozens the game.
"Go for the Jugla" Tali shouts while her sister kicks the man straight in the throat causing her sister to filch's smiling like she was walking through candy land.
Kate snaps the man neck causing tali to take a step back. "Alex is still alive right" Kate smiles "Yes, and he's going to stay that way right killer" Tali nods watching her sister going up stairs. 'Should have kick his butt when i had the chance' Tali thinks to herself before returning to her game.
Tali was playing for twenty minutes when her brother walks in "you, what a real match yang" Tali smiles "Can you held this princess it's not a tea party" Tali teases her brother.
"I'll be right back superstar" She twitches while her brother runs up stairs,
Tony smiles kissing her on the forehead. "Have you been play this thing all day" Tali nods smiling. "Practice, what to do when a guy tries to kiss me...I personally, like a fist to the jugla" Tony smiles proudly.
"That's my girl...but maybe good old Ninja butt kicking will suffice. " Tali nods before thinking about her sister.
"You should go check on Kate" Tony stares at his daughter confused. "I thought she was at Alex's" Tali nods
"She was, they broke up...She seems a little down" Tony kisses her on the forehead. "Kick your brother's butt" Tali smiles "always do'" she says, before he runs up the stairs.
Kate was laying in her bed, staring at the ceiling, knock knock, She wipes away a few tears. "Come in," She calls, sitting up. Tony walks in.
"You okay, Ninja" She gives him a shrug.
"I'll survive" She says, with a brave face, he takes a seat next to her.
"You want to try that again." She nods her eyes getting watery. "Tali told you" Tony nods "while she didn't tell me why you guys broke up" Kate gives a little smile. "He met someone else at school, he didn't cheat on me, but you can tell he wants her, so I ended it" Kate says resting her head on his shoulder.
"We been together for more than a year...Maybe you were right, He was too old for me if I was older…"Tony tint's her chin.
"Ninja, it wasn't your fault, it's his loss not yours" She stares up at him.
"You're my daddy, your program to say that" He stares at her.
"Do not forget... " She smiles, through the tears. "I'm priceless, and should have been handle with care" He nod wiping away her tears with his thumbs.
"he's a idiot. Because he just traded the most wonderful beautiful, caring smart young lady that has ever walked on earth. I know it hurts Sweetie, But he's …."She gives him a little smile.
" Not the one, that would go halfway across the world for me" He smiles nodding.
"How do I know when I found him?"Tony smiles.
"You would feel this impact that you can't describe what hit you and when you're with someone that's not him you can't help but wish he was and would go across the world for him." Kate smiled hugging him tightly "Daddy you forgot Charming" Tony looks at her oddly.
"what" She smiles "My qualities you forgot charming." He laughs. "And Modest" He adds which makes her look up smiling at him.
" I know you feel like someone stomped all over you, but Ninja its worth it. " She gives a little smile. "Really, All of it" He nods. "Yes, because through my I got your mother and The twins, and you the best Christmas gift I ever received." She hugs him tightly. She knew he wasn't the one, She pulls away.
He pats her leg. "He's Just your Wendy, Angel, It hurts…but eventually you met…"She smiles "My Ziva, "he nods "and that is the one, that is going to make you feel like you have done everything right your whole life, that you are needed. " Kate nods staring at her Tigger.
"What happens if My Ziva is not out there "He sighs "Honey Daddy is not that lucky, he come and that time my heart will be the one that breaks."She stares at him.
"Because that's the day I have to share the most precious gift I ever received on Christmas"
"It will always be you and me Daddy" He nods "Always, no matter how big you get," She hugs him. "Good, because I feel sad, and I want to watch movies with my Daddy" He smiles before it fades. "Oh you're going to use this to watch what you want" She gives him a little smile. " Fine if you help me make dinner" She hugs him
"What was that for" She smiles "because I know you would" Tony smiles "i would what" She kisses his cheek. "Go halfway around the world for me" He kisses her forehead "I would go to the moon and back for you" she smiles.
Kate laughs throwing the Pizza dough in the air, she catches it. Tony smirks "That's my ninja" She smiles, Tali walks in.
"Abba-leh hurry, we are hungry," Tali says grabbing two cokes from the fridge before walking back into the living room. Tony turns to Kate.
" Should I be worried" Kate smiles "Not you, but anyone that tries to hurt her should be" She says smiling while placing the dough onto a pan, her father starts spreading sauce on it, she looks up at her father.
"Did, you feel like you made a mistake" She says unsure of her decision Tony nods "Yes, but then it goes away, it's guilty Ninja you been in that relationship for so long, when you end it..." She gives a little smile.
"you feel you owe it to give it a little more" He nods "But in the end it goes away, and you find something better" Kate smiles.
"So, CI- Ray" Tony stops looking up at her. "Ninja who told you about him" Kate places the pizza in the oven, before she moves to allow her father to place his in. "No one. I heard you and ima-leh mention him once, so who is he" Tony leans against the counter.
"Your ima-leh date him for awhile, " Kate jest him to continue" She met him in Miami they hit it off, but she ended it" Kate gives him a look. "were they serious" Tony shrugs.
"I guess once I convinced her to take him, back he proposed...She had not answered but, he made it easy for her. she broke it off" Kate was stuck on the part about him putting them together. She picks up a dish towel and starts to beat him with the towel, he tries to block but she just speed up.
"Ninja, why are you hitting me" He asks, She stops. "You did what, are you broken, why would you do that" Tony sighs.
"For she could be happy" She nods, before hitting him again with the towel. " Why, didn't you make her happy, letting her go to CI Ray, what is wrong with you, mister I can't live without her, pushing her in CIRay's arms" Tony catches the Towel.
" I wanted her to be happy, but once I saw I could, I never did anything to lose my chance" She gives a little smile.
"Good, and About E.J we are going to have a long talk mister" He smiles "Yes ma'am...how do you know about..." Ziva walks in smiling "What smells so good" Tony stares at Ziva.
"Zee no more stories" Ziva smiled "What story." Kate smiles before hugging her father. "Nothing, he's just tired," She goes over to her mother. "thank you, for not going with CIray, " Kate says hugging her mother who freezes staring at her husband who gives her it's okay look.
" Daddy, was slow but he got there" She says before pulling away. "Ima-leh can we talk a little later" Ziva smiled
"Of course, you okay" Kate looks at her father with a little smile "I'm fine" She kisses her mother cheek before going into the living room to where the twins were.
"What happened? and why did CIRay come up" He smiles "that was the first time you said that." She gives him a look. He kisses her on the lips.
"Kate and Alex broke up, she asked me about him because she heard us mention him," She nods looking towards the living room. "Is she alright," Tony nods "She's tough, and she's gots me" Ziva gives a smirk. "So we should watch her?"Tony makes faces causing her to laugh. "I'm joking, She's very lucky to have you" He smiled wrapping his arms around her. "Thank you, so are you" He says causing her to laugh before leaning in "Yes, but you came running" He smiles capturing her lips.
They all huddle into the living room, with their Pizza making a movie night out of it. The credits to their movie came rolling down the screen, he smiles on his left was Tali who was sound asleep resting her head on his shoulder.
He turns to his right, Kate was seated in her usual seat between her father and mother, She yarns, still fully awake while A.J was asleep on the other side of his mother.
"Tony, what did you do to my son" Ziva says, gently playing with her son's hair. "I showed him what DiNozzo are made of on the court, he's better than I was when I was in high school. He could..." Ziva cuts him off.
"Tony, don't push him" He gives his wife a smile, while Kate smirks knowing exactly what that look meant.
"I won't." He says getting up, tali falling to the side resting herself against the armrest.
He smiles before snaking his arm underneath her legs and behind her head gently picking her up. She stirs resting her head against her father's chest.
He smiled taking her up the stairs, Kate smiles, she turns to her mother who was watching her. "You alright, little one" Kate nods.
"Yes...Sometimes I wish they didn't care so much, that they just let me live my life without their constant input" Ziva follows knowing she meant the three.
"But, then I realize I'm being stupid, I'm lucky to have them , Yes it's going to be hard to find someone who would put up with all that pressure, but at least I know his worth it, I just have to wait" Ziva kisses the top of her head.
"It's worth it little one, Trust me" She smiles "That's what daddy said" Her mother smiles, looking up stairs to make sure the close is clear.
"Your Abba-leh is right, and he gives great advice when it comes to things like these. He's a little wise" Kate smiles "Ima-leh why did you make sure the close is clear. " Ziva smiles "because he also has a big head, so lets not add more hot air to it. " her daughter giggles when tony comes down the stairs. "What's so Funny" He ask with a smile. they smile at each other. "Nothing" they say at the same time.
It was about eleven o'clock and she couldn't get the image out of her head.
Kate smiles drawing a scene that she will see one day, when she meets him. It was her in front of a crib, holding a little baby girl dress in pink footed Pajamas while she was dressed in a Green dress, a man behind her his arms snaked around her waist, his face buried into the crook of her neck, his face hidden from the world, but his body showing how she felt in that moment, She didn't know how to color him, or if there was tattooed , she left him plain making him stand out against the colorfully background .
She made a storyboard there was a scene of her working at McGee's Old desk while her father was on his desks tossing a paper ball which was in midair, but it was obvious that it was going to make it. The next scene was of her in a NCIS Jacket standing beside the old team smiling. She made it.
Ziva smiled walking into her daughter room, she takes a seat on the bed, Kate tries to hide the drawing. "Hey, let me see" Kate hands her mother her sketchbook.
Ziva smiled at the imagines of the future her daughter imagines, and to be honest at her age she never dreamed of it. "there are beautiful little one, who's the lucky guy" Kate smiled shrugging her shoulder causing her mother to smile, she knew she was hurting, and that she cared about Alex, but he was just a guy on a long line of boyfriends before she finds the one that would give her everything she dream about.
" I don't know i haven't met him yet, I think I should just go down my path I am on and hopefully we will just run into each other...Maybe I'll be agent and I ask him if his having phone sex, I hear that how many great relationships are form" She says with a smile causing her mother to laugh.
"That is true, but make sure your father is not around, He would have heart-attack Kate smiles "Gotcha ya," She says smiling, she rests her head on Ziva's shoulder.
"Any Advice when I met him" Ziva smiles "Go for it, take a risk because cat and Mouse games are tiring and they could go on forever if something or someone doesn't intervene" Kate smiles. her mother smiles at the picture hoping she gets everything she wants, and that she would be there to see it all. "Thanks, " Ziva kisses her forhead. "You'll get there, one day, but don't wait around have fun, and I promise it will all work out. "I know" Kate says smiling.
She was running with Aliyana when she feels someone following her, she slows down, Causing the man to pull up next to her.
She looks with a little smile. "You, haven't approved" Kate says, causing Alex to smile. "Well, their Military personnel, they not roadrunners, can we talk?" Kate shakes her head.
"Not if it's about getting back together, but if it's to get your title back, first one to the post, will decide" He nods,
"Go" They bout shout she smiles when he passes her up. She catches up breathing hard, before putting down her backpack, and pulls out a little bowl and pours some water in it for Aliyana. She pats her a few times on the head. "Good girl." She says before pouring the rest. She looks up to see him offering her some of his water.
she rolls her eyes taking some. "Why, you rolling your eyes at me" She forces a smile. "Because, Navy, you obviously Cheated" He faces turns serious she sighs.
"I mean at the race, Navy, if you did, we won't be friends." He gives a weak smile. "we are friends" She moves up to him, gently running her fingers through his mess locks.
"Navy, I thought I told you it takes a lot to make a DiNozzo stop caring about you" He grabs her hand, "I'm lucky to have you, and I was wrong when I said Rachel was like you, she's not" Kate smiles.
"i know, I am the one and only, but that doesn't mean she's not someone great or someone you been looking for...It just hurts a little" He meets her in the eyes.
"I'll give you time...I don't want to los... " She kisses his cheek. "If you need me Navy I'll be there, like if..." He cuts her off "In a heartbeat, you want to hear something to cheer you up" Kate takes a seat on the grass petting Aliyana. while he takes a spot next to her.
"Sure" He shakes his head. "I was almost not allowed to eat Thanksgiving Dinner, with my family because my dad found out we broke up" Kate giggles before turning serious.
"You're not joking" He shakes his head. "No, i think he was going to kick me out of the house, but my mom remind him I was his son" Kate laughs. " Navy, I think we can make it work, I mean if you can handle being on friend level, I'm a little mean" He stares at her like if she was crazy. "And you weren't when we were dating" She shakes her head.
"No I was really reserved." He laughs before turning serious.
"You weren't joking," She hits him on his arm before a little smile.
"Roadrunner..." She cuts him off. "I agree we are better has friends, I missed you navy" He smiles "I have Missed you too Roadrunner, and I know you let me win" She gives a evil grin. "Navy...Ah I had to do something kind, you are a military man...that reminds me" She takes pulls out the necklace causing Alex to shallow hard.
"here" He stares at her shock when she hands him back just the charm that says I love my military man, " I care about you navy, but that belongs to someone else, the rest is mine, right" He nods before pulling out his chain.
"Do you want it back" She shakes her head. "No, that's yours, You are my friend which means you, own me for pain and suffering." He gives her a weak smile.
" I pay you back, plus interest I promise" She gives him a little smile. "I know" He stares at her. "Navy, let it go, I'm not angry so stop beating yourself up and tell your dad, I say he should have feed you to the dogs" She teases causing him to laugh.
He smiles, "You, Okay?" He asks out of the blue, causing her to smile. "Alex, you are a hard thing to get over, but I'll manage" She says sweetly, he brushes her hair behind her ear. "I mean, something seems off with you?"She gives him a look. "It has been a crazy few days Alex we were in a relationship and now we are just friends, of course I seem weird" She says, he gives her a look. "Alex, It's a story, I don't want to retell" He nods, "whatever it is you can tell me, you know that" She nods, "few months after you left..."She was going to tell him everything. He may not be the guy for her but she found a great friend that she wasn't about to lose.
No flames, Don't hate me, I am truly sorry, I know i hurt you guys, and made a few of you cry, but I had to make you like is a prequel to my original story, and used it to introduce Alex, because he will make a Minor appearance later, In the story My Boss Daughter.I wanted you to know their background, It will make it easier on me for I won't have to do backflashes. If you hate me it's okay, I hate myself a little, and I will was dreading do this to you guys, but it's done and if you walk away I understand...Please, have some loyalty. I promise i will not make a couple in my story break up again. Okay, I promise, I SWEAR on everything good, that you'll forgive, and would love me a little, for what I have in store... and hate me and then love me again... it"s going to be a tell me straight out if you hated it, but lets remember great things come later. I loved Kate, but I love Ziva way more. Thanks again, and I hope you are still with me One chapter left and One Bonus.
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