Chapter 36
Kate was sitting at her desk drawing.
The NCIS is not the same without Tony. He's got two weeks free for recovering.
She still had this weird feeling.
She's not sure if she liked him, or she was just thinking crazy.
McGee noticed her and slowly, but silently, took a look of her drawing.
Tony was on the drawing, sitting relaxed in his chair.
„Is that Tony?" McGee asked eerily, making Kate jump two meters above the table.
„God! McGee. No, it's not" She quickly said, still trying to get her breath back.
„Well, it really, really looks like him, you know?" He said, still interested in her drawing.
"McGee. Is there some specific reason why are you haunting my table for a week!?" Kate snapped and hid her notebook.
"No, I meant, I was just checking if…" He started, but Kate decided to cut him off.
"Or maybe, you're just willing to take DiNozzo's job. ANNOYING me!" Kate yelled, getting closer and closer to McGee, who was walking backwards now.
"I…I just… I" McGee swallowed as he stuttered.
"What?" Kate put her hands on her hips angrily.
"I just… wanted to check if everything was ok. I mean, if you were ok" He made up an excuse quickly.
"Why wouldn't it be?" She glared at him angrily.
"Well..." McGee said slowly.
"McGee, for the love of God, spit it out!" Kate exclaimed.
"You and Tony were close, I mean, he almost died, you know" McGee quickly said, knowing he's regretting this.
"We could die every day, McGee. We're special agents!" Kate said and turned to her table.
"But this was serious!" McGee exclaimed.
"It's serious every time" Kate sighed. He nodded.
"Okay?" She said.
"Okay" He said with a nod.
Silence.
"I'm the stupid one. I gave him the envelope" McGee bowed his head.
"Oh, Tim. Trust me, it's not your fault" She grabbed his shoulders and slightly shook them.
"Okay" McGee just nodded.
"Come on. Remember all those times Tony insulted us" She tilted her head.
"Uh, yeah. He was very rude" McGee agreed.
Tony's phone rang at his desk. They both turned to look at it.
Still, not the same without him. Kate sighed.
"You miss him as much as I do?" McGee said to Kate, who was still looking at Tony's lonely desk.
"More" was only thing Kate could say.
It hit McGee in the head.
Hard.
Oh my gosh! Kate likes him!
"Oh, really?" He said, trying not to reveal his thoughts.
"Yeah. His charm" Kate smiled at him and sat by her desk again.
"Yeah, yeah" McGee said.
"But, you do know he told all the girls downstairs that you're gay?" Kate added, which crushed the poor McGee.
"What?" McGee exclaimed, now crossing his hands.
"Yup" Kate answered. McGee dropped his jaw.
"That bastard!" McGee whispered, loud enough for Kate to hear.
"Now, you can easily ignore him" Kate smiled and turned around.
"You know what he said about you?" McGee said angrily.
"Hmm?" Kate asked.
"He said you tried to sleep with him a month ago" McGee said. Smile wiped off from Kate's face.
"I. will. KILL HIM!" She said angrily.
At the elevator….
"Are you really ok?" Gibbs asked Tony, who was standing next to him.
"Don't worry boss. Never felt better" Tony assured him.
"Well, you do realize you look like c…" Gibbs started, but Tony quickly interrupts.
"Missed ya too, boss" Tony said sarcastically.
"You have two weeks left, Tony. Use them" Gibbs said without even looking at Tony.
"You need me boss" Tony said.
"Yeah right" Gibbs replied.
"And McGee and Kate?" Tony asked, but Gibbs already left him when the elevator opened.
"You'll see" Gibbs yelled back. Tony crawled on the floor and came to Kate's desk.
He suddenly jumped out.
"HI KATIE!" Tony exclaimed. Kate was talking on the phone, and managing to ignore him at the same time.
Fabulously.
"Sorry about that, captain. What were you saying?" She turned her back to him and kept on talking on the phone.
"Probably something very important" Tony shrugged and came up to McGee.
"PROBIE, long time no see, did you miss me?" He said quickly, but McGee was acting like he didn't even notice him.
Tony had a weird feeling.
"Gibbs, another explosion at Norfolk. Definitely terrorist" Kate approached Gibbs, leaving Tony feeling like he's not there.
"Wait, what about…?" Tony started, but still, nobody noticed.
"It is, Kate. I know who the terrorist is" Gibbs sighed.
"Right. Two marines dead, ten civilians with minor injuries. He's doing the same thing over and over" Kate explained.
"Gear up, people. We're going to Norfolk!"Gibbs got up from his chair.
"Got it!" Kate exclaimed and put her jacket on.
"Gas the truck!" Gibbs threw a key to McGee.
Later….
They arrive at the crime scene.
"Kate, photos!" Gibbs yelled.
"Got ya!" Kate said back.
"Hey boss!" Tony arrived at a little hill above Kate and Gibbs. He tripped and stumbled down the hill, ending on the ground, Kate's legs in front of him. Kate and Gibbs laughed.
"You ok?" Gibbs asked, still laughing.
"I'm… fine. Still trying to catch my… breath" Tony said weakly.
"Kate, take care of him. He's incapable of anything" Gibbs added coldly.
"Ok" Kate chuckled. Tony tried to say something, but couldn't.
"Did that hurt?" Kate said, sympathetically.
"Yup" He barely said.
"Good" Kate smiled and took a photo of him.
"Wait…" He said and got back to lying on the ground. She walked away.
"Great" He hissed. After a few minutes of waiting, Kate came back and Tony finally managed to get up somehow.
"Okay, let's take those photos" Tony said. Kate rolled her eyes.
"McGee told me what you said" Kate said quickly and folded her arms.
"Did he now?" Tony smirked evilly.
"Uh-huh" She nodded.
"Come on, Kate. I was just joking around" Tony replied.
"And how was I supposed to know that?" She asked.
"Your breasts look completely natural!" Tony said as he put his hands on her shoulder.
"What? You told him I have breast implants?" Kate yelled.
"No…" Tony made the guilty grin.
"I can't believe it! And I was… I was worried about you! You're just a…" Kate was shouting.
"Snake" Tony quickly said.
"Exactly! A snake!" Kate exclaimed.
"No, no, no. A snake. Around your leg" Tony said.
"Eek!" Kate screamed in fear as she saw the snake twist around her ankles.