I apologize, there was chaos. Sickness and house flood but things are back to "normal" which is still chaos but a manageable chaos
It's a short chapter but I promise more are on the way
"What happens if Kate gets her siblings or Ducky gets Jordan?" Tony asked watching Abby mix the names in the hat.
"The only name you have to put back is your own, but if you get your significant other or sibling" Abby nodded to the Todd siblings, "you can pick new names if you want." Abby said stepping to Ducky first since it was his house.
Ziva hesitated "I'm Jewish."
"Good point, okay, same people you pull for secret Santa will be your secret Hanukkah people."
"I..." Ziva paused "I believe it would be fair if I hosted."
"Pot luck?"
"No I will handle it." Ziva pulled a paper from the hat.
"We'll chip in so you do not have the monetary burden of it all." Ducky wasn't giving her an option.
"As you wish Ducky." Ziva nodded opening her paper to check the name, quickly pocketing it she smiled letting Abby move on to the next person.
Tony pulled next before frowning and handing the paper to Abby to draw again. "Only you would grab your own name." Abby chuckled putting his name back in the hat after his second pick she moved on until all the names were pulled.
Once Ducky took his turn he headed to the kitchen to ready go containers for each of his guests.
They'd put the left overs that Ducky sent in the fridge and immediately taken care of the dishes before retiring to the couch, Kate knew she could lose Gibbs to the basement it was how he relaxed but instead he picked up her novel that she'd just bought. "Any good?"
"If it's like the first one it will be, it's a series, or it will be." she corrected, the author was promising more. "and it will seem familiar." hearing Kate chuckle as she stood up to retrieve the first book Gibbs tilted his head quickly reading the back of the book.
'The follow up to Alpha Foxtrot finds Agent Tibbs and Agent Dobbs trapped on a submarine in search of a killer, but is the murder just a step in a larger plan?' Gibbs looked at the authors name 'Thom E. Gemcity'
"Here." Kate held the book out to him taking the one in his hand. "Alpha Foxtrot, it's the first in the series."
"This doesn't seem like your genre." Gibbs said frowning as he read the back of the book she'd handed him "A death on Air Force One causes a clash of agencies as L. J. Tibbs and his agents race to find the cause." eyebrow arched Gibbs asked "What do you know about this guy?"
"A lot of authors get their ideas from the news and newspapers." she reminded.
"And how many know you?" he asked holding the book open showing her the author's signature and personalized dedication.
"This one?" she asked in a slightly higher voice, sitting back on the couch she rested her stocking feet on his lap, when she saw he wasn't going to give up she sighed. "It's Tim."
"Tim?" Gibbs racked his brain for a Tim, other than the deceased ex "McGee?"
Kate nodded, "He's good, just give it a read and if you like it, you can read this one next." she offered.
Ziva glanced around her apartment, she needed to unbox her things, not that she had many, and settle in, she'd been living out of her suitcase since her arrival. Fresh out of the motel she'd been living Ziva had no furniture, dishes or anything of the sort. She would not be shopping Friday as she had been warned of 'Black Friday' and Christmas shoppers she would go Saturday. The apartment came with the appliances so that wouldn't be a problem, she of course checked everything because she was Mossad and trusted no one.