Chapter 43
(**Flashback**)
'Yeah, great' she said while putting on her ring.
Tony and Kate…
"Are we there yet now?" Kate asked.
"No, ten more minutes" Tony glanced at his watch. Kate groaned.
"I hope we survive the landing" Kate muttered, folding her arms.
"Kate, everything's going to be okay" He assured her. His words were so soft, but still, so forceful. She snapped out of her thoughts.
"Okay" She quietly said. She took a quick look through the window. She could see the ground getting closer to them.
"It just makes you feel so small, doesn't it?" Tony interrupted her gaze.
"Huh?" She snapped out.
"I said it makes you feel so small. You see the whole earth from the plane, and you feel so small" Tony explained, smiling.
"Tony, is that from a movie? "Kate asked, laughing a little.
"Yup" he says. "The Fault in Our Stars" He nodded.
"Oh my God! Tony. You watched a teen drama movie?" Kate chuckled.
"Well, I had to take my seventeen year old niece to watch it. Now she thinks she'll get cancer all the time" He said. "But some things were good. But the movie is not my type"
"Yeah, right" Kate laughed. She pictured Tony taking care of kids. She snapped out of it.
"Hey, we're landing in two minutes!" He said, after lowering his eyes to his watch.
"Really?" She replied excitedly.
"Yup" he said.
Maybe a week alone with Tony won't be that bad. Kate thought to herself.
At the NCIS building…
Abby notices McGee coming out of the elevator with her Caf-Pow.
"Here's your Caf-Pow, Abby" McGee ran out of the elevator to her. He gives her the cup.
"Thank you, McGee" She said, when she took a sip.
"Hey, when are Tony and Kate landing?" McGee asked.
"It should be right… now" Abby said while turning towards a small digital clock behind her.
"Awesome" McGee said.
Tony and Kate…
Kate and Tony hear pilot's voice saying:
'Hello, passengers, this is your captain speaking. Uh, we're landing soon, please keep your seatbelts on, we hope you enjoyed your flight. Have a nice day'
"See? Everything's all right. We're going to land completely normally" Tony said as he squeezes Kate's hand. She felt a bit eerie when he squeezed her hand. She wasn't used to this feeling, especially not with him. Something she never felt, which brought back flashbacks of Tony having plague.
"Kate?" He asked while she was looking intently at him.
"Sorry. Great" She quickly snapped out.
"Is everything okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, sure" She answered, still looking at him dreamily.
"Well, why are you looking at me like that" He said.
"Oh, sorry. I was just lost in my thoughts" She said, blushing very soon.
"No problem" He smiled nonchalantly, like he always does.
They both felt the plane touching the ground. She looked through the window and saw an airport with so much people there. The plane finally stopped. The captain said something, but Kate didn't hear him. She felt Tony's hand depart from hers.
"We're here" She smiled.
"Yeah" Tony smiled back, which made her feel like melting.
What the heck? Shake that feeling off this moment Caitlin! Kate thought and her smile quickly vanished. She looked at Gibbs' direction. He was waking up now. Thank God! Kate thought. She didn't want him to be suspicious about Tony and her after they held hands.
"Good morning" Gibbs murmured, still yawning.
"Actually, late ante meridiem, boss" Tony said as he got up. Gibbs shot him his famous glare.
"French for what?" Gibbs asked.
"Latin. Morning" Tony grinned at his not-so-happy boss.
"How's Kate?" Gibbs asked, not seeing Kate behind Tony.
"She's fine. I convinced her somehow that everything's alright" Tony replied, while putting his jacket on.
"You drugged her?" Gibbs joked. Tony smirked in response.
"Ha. Funny" Tony managed to say.
They took their luggage and got out of the plane. Gibbs didn't carry any luggage, actually, which wasn't that surprising, though. He brought a plastic bag with a shirt and pants in it. There was a big sign near the plane that had 'Rental cars' written on it. Gibbs took one of the cars in the display and opened the trunk.
"Kate, DiNozzo, get your butts over here and help me with your luggage!" Gibbs yelled at the two of them.
"Well that was rude" Tony whispered to Kate. She chuckled.
"NOW!" Gibbs exclaimed. Kate and Tony showed up with their luggage next to Gibbs in two seconds. He smiled a little.
"I love yelling at people" Gibbs whispered, but Tony heard him.
"Yeah, I can see that" Tony mockingly said as he pretended to unplug his ears.
"Did I ask you a question, DiNozzo?" Gibbs raised his voice, sounding annoyed.
"Um, no boss" Tony stuttered, regretting his joke.
"Good" Gibbs said, and turned back to the trunk.
"Can we get in now?" Kate asked, hoping Gibbs will not chop her head off because of the question.
"Sure thing. I'm done already" Gibbs said and closed the trunk. Kate let out a relief sigh.
"Okay" Kate said and opened the car doors. She was followed by Tony.
"Alright, you two, in the back" Gibbs said, gesturing to the back seats.
"Why?" Kate asked. Gibbs turned to her.
"Because I said so!" He blurted out.
"Okay" Kate squealed.