A/N: So the chapters are gonna be getting longer as we go along, because each chapter is going to be it's own mini story, sort of like each episode, that all end up tying together, and I'll give a warning when it's the "season finale". Thank you for all the reviews. It means a lot to be able to see and hear you guys enjoying this. I hope you enjoy this "episode". If you guys want to read it and like, think of a title or something, that would be awesome, and if they're good I'll go back and add it to the chapter, giving you credit of course, and if you guys want to see something between the characters or something as a plot line, tell me and I'll do my best to satisfy you. That sounded a bit creepy. I meant, I'll do my best to make you happy. Not really any better. Oh well, you know what I'm saying.

And to Auron's Legend: Boy, do I know what you mean about that, buddy. Let me tell you thing about grammar and punctuation.

Also to Sammy: Not my intention to make them sound incompetent but more portray of Danny's attitude towards NCIS, and the importance of UCOD and how much what they do affects people who don't even know they're there, and making everyone kind of look like rookies because of how they can get information that the CIA can't get. NCIS is smart and they're not rookies, but I thought it might be kind of funny to think of when NCIS is running through a crowd, and the bad guy is getting away, that the crowd was intentional and put there for that reason. Sorry if read differently, but I never want NCIS to sound as if they all have tiny brains. Like, ever.

And of course, not forgetting bku: Just wait. It's not in the near future, but it'll be there. I got it all planned out.

It had been a week or so since McGee and Caroline had said "I love you" to each other, and it certainly wasn't the last time they would say it.

Ziva and Abby had found out from Caroline the next day. They had grown close with Caroline and they were always the first to be told about anything in her life. They were both excited, and Abby had hugged her twice. Ziva had shown all her affection and happiness for Caroline through the smile she gave.

Tony had found out a bit differently. About three days afterwards, Ziva had let it slip out accidentally and both McGee and Caroline had winced. Tony's jaw dropped, but he quickly recovered, giving a quick congratulations and going back to work. Although insisting that he was fine, Caroline could tell after the years knowing him that he wasn't okay. Something was bugging him.

It was a slow day at work. Everyone just doing paperwork, work on the computer, and in Caroline's case, trying to keep from nodding off. It's wasn't that she didn't get enough sleep, it's that it wasn't a good night's rest and that she was in her apartment alone. For a while, McGee had been sleeping over almost every night, and the nights he wasn't, she just couldn't get as good a sleep as with him, no matter how hard she tried.

The day got quicker when Gibbs threw a case their way, a dead marine in a lake. They worked hard and fast all day, and by the end of the day they had arrested the step son for the murder. They finished earlier than all of them expected they would.

Ziva was down with Ducky and Palmer getting their last parts for the reports, and Caroline was with Abby, supposedly for the same reason, but they knew they would just end up talking about other stuff.

McGee and Tony were both finishing up their work at their desks. Tony finished before McGee, so he took the opportunity to question McGee.

"McGeek," Tony started, spinning his chair around to face him, putting his arms on his desk, "answer something for me."

McGee raised his eyebrows to signal that he had heard the question while typing a big faster on his computer to finish before turning to Tony. "Sure. What's up?"

"Why do you love Caroline?"

McGee smiled softly. "I don't think I can describe it, Tony."

Tony rolled his eyes slightly. "Okay, but what first, ya know, attracted you to her?"

McGee's smile got wider, thinking back to their meeting in the coffee shop. "It's...it was the way she reacted when I spilled her coffee."

Tony leaned forward, interested. "How so?"

McGee leaned back in his chair. "Her book and her shirt both got coffee on them. They were both pretty badly damaged, but she didn't care about her shirt at all. All her focus was on her book."

Ton nodded slowly, trying to process the information. "So you first liked her because she only cared about her book being messed up?"

McGee looked up before back go Tony. "Not just that, but also how she immediately saw the silver lining. She didn't yell, she didn't loose her cool, and she didn't even really complain about it. She just focused on the positive." He stopped before adding, "Plus she was smart and funny and all around beautiful."

Tony squinted his eyes at McGee. "Alright McProbie. Don't hurt her, 'cause if you do-"

He was interrupted by Caroline, who was walking back to her desk from behind McGee. "You'll kill him. We get it, Anthony."

She got to her desk, putting her jacket on and getting her purse.

"Yes, well Carrie," Tony said to her, "I just wanted to make it clear to McLove over here."

Caroline looked at him like he was crazy. "You've said it about five times in the last three days. I'm sure it's clear. Are you and Ziva still coming over tonight for movies?"

Tony smirked. "Of course. Wouldn't miss it for the world."

Caroline smiled before walking over to McGee's desk, and putting her hands on his desk. "I'll see you later?"

McGee grinned at her. "Most definitely. I love you."

Caroline leaned down to him. "I love you too." She kissed him, only to be interrupted by Tony.

"Yo, I'm still here." Tony sounded like a child. Caroline didn't know if that was intentional or just him at this point.

Caroline turned her head to look at Tony. She gave him an annoyed smile before getting up and leaving.

After a half hour McGee was at Caroline's apartment, and Tony and Ziva were on their way over. McGee and Caroline were on her sofa, both with glasses of wine and a bowl of popcorn on the coffee table.

"Okay," Caroline said, "which movie do you think Tony will choose?"

McGee looked at the movies laid out on the table. "Easy. Die Hard."

Caroline scoffed. "Please, Tim." She held up one of the DVD boxes to him. "I know him better than all of you people. Twenty years of experience with that man means only one thing. It's a Wonderful Life."

McGee furrowed his eyebrows and Caroline just smiled at him. She leaned over to kiss him. Just as their lips were about to touch there was a knocking at her door.

Caroline made a noise of frustration and leaned away. "It's like he's got a radar or something."

McGee smiled at her as he got up to let the two in.

As he opened the door, Tony and Ziva stood in the hallway, Tony with his eyebrows raised.

"Well, McGoo. What? Do you live here now or something?" Tony said teasingly.

McGee stepped aside to let them in, and Tony snickered when he saw Caroline holding up the DVD case of It's a Wonderful Life.

"Oh Carrie, you know me too well."

Caroline gave a small grin before turning to McGee, handing him the DVD. "I know him too well." She said quietly to him with a smirk before going in to the kitchen and getting two of more glasses of red wine.

By the time she came back in the living room, McGee had the DVD in the player and the movie was loading on the TV.

McGee was on his eat back to his original seat on the couch, Tony and Ziva on the love seat when Caroline handed them their wine, remembering the popcorn. "We need another bag of popcorn. Tony, do you mind helping me?"

Tony shook his head and put his glass down on the table. He gave Ziva a quick peck before standing and following Caroline into the kitchen.

Caroline put a bag of microwaveable kernels in the microwave and turned to Tony, who was getting out a bowl from the upper shelves of one of her cabinets.

Caroline took this time as ample opportunity to ask Tony about earlier that day. "So what's with you lately?"

Tony raised an eyebrow, confused. "What do you mean?"

"All this week, you've said you're fine, but something is definitely wrong with you."

Tony sighed and lowered his head. He reached in his pants pocket and pulled out a little velvet box.

Caroline was speechless and smiling. "Oh my god, Tony," she said, her voice a whisper, "are you going to propose to Ziva?"

"Tony looked at her as though she had asked the world's dumbest question. "No, Carrie. It's for Gibbs." His voice was thick with sarcasm and snark.

Caroline threw her hands up in mock surrender. "Well sorry, Anthony. When are you going to ask her?"

"I haven't quite worked that out yet," Tony said, Caroline's eyes giving a familiar glint as he said it, "but you won't be there. I want to be alone with her for it."

Caroline frowned a bit. "Fine. Can I see it?"

Tony grinned at her, looking as if she were a small child on Christmas, and opened the box. The ring was beautiful, delicate and graceful. A small silver band with a clear cut diamond in the middle, surrounded by light blue sapphires.

Caroline let out a small noise, half sigh, half gasp, which gave Tony a grin.

"So you like it?"

Caroline couldn't make words so she just nodded.

Tony closed it and put it back in his pocket. The microwave beeped, and they got the popcorn, heading back to the living room. They all watched the movie, and at the end, Ziva and Tony went home.

As they walked out the door Caroline gave Tony a knowingly excited smile, which basically mirrored Tony's expression.

As Caroline sat back down on the couch next to McGee, he raised an eyebrow at her. "What do you know?"

Caroline gave him an innocent look. "I don't know what you're talking about."

McGee gave her a look. "Oh please. You know something. What's up?"

Caroline shrugged. "Nothing too important."

McGee was about to protest again until Caroline made a small sigh and leaned over to kiss him. It started light but rapidly developed into more. Caroline's hands found McGee's neck, and his found her upper back, and soon, Caroline was sitting, straddling McGee, hooking him in a more passionate kiss.

After a few seconds McGee pulled back to look at her. "Is your plan right now to get me forget about asking you what you know by us making out?"

Caroline bit her lip and gave a half innocent smile. "Maybe. Why? Do you have a problem with it?"

McGee shook his head while grinning. "Not at all."

Caroline smiled at him and leaned in to kiss him again. It became heated quickly and before either of them fully realized it Caroline had unbuttoned McGee's shirt, and McGee was fingering her hem, his palm pressing on her bare hips. Caroline smiled into the kiss and met his hands with her before taking her blouse off for him.

McGee chuckled at her. "God, I love you."

Caroline smirked and gave him a quick kiss before replying. "So I've heard."

They went back to each other and left the bedroom untouched that night.