Team Work
Its another hot sunny day at ‘Team Bonding Recreation Centre’ the director sent Gibbs’ team here for a week after Kate had almost died on the rooftop.
The team had been out for rock climbing and on the walk back to the centre Kate started to feel a bit sick so she went back to their cabin for a little rest.
There are 15 cabins on the site, each has 8 single beds and a bathroom with 3 toilets and 3 showers.
Kate was lying on her bed reading a book when she heard someone storm into the cabin and head straight for the bathroom.
“ Ah geeze” came a voice.
She put her back down and headed to the bathroom. In front of the mirror was a shirtless Tony. His back was bright red as well as his chest.
“ I told you to put sunscreen on but no. Now you look like a tomato” she said standing in the doorway with a big smile on her face.
“ Kate this is not the time. It hurts like hell”
“ I bet. So what did you tell Gibbs?”
“ That I think I’ve got what you’ve got and I need to sleep it off”
Kate nods.
Tony goes over to the showers and turns the cold water on. He gets in still in his shorts and shoes.
“ Tony a cold shower wont help. I have something that will though” she yelled over the noise of the shower.
She heard the shower stop and saw a dripping wet Tony step out and he stood in front of her.
“ Now why didn’t you say that before” he said standing ever so close to her.
“ You didn’t ask” she said not moving an inch but looking into his eyes.
They were silent for a very long time. Then Tony put his hands around her waist and kissed her passionately. Kate did not pull away. She threw her arms around his neck.
They were in each others embrace for about 5 minuets when Tony stepped back and looked at her.
“ Can I have that stuff for the sunburn?”
“ Oh yeh. Its in my bag” she looks around the room for her small backpack. Then she remembered she left it down at the main hall.
“ I’ll be right back” she hadn’t noticed that Tony had made her wet from their embrace, so now her light blue top had dark blue patches all over it and her cream coloured shorts were now a tan colour.
She made her way to the hall where Gibbs, Ducky, Abby and McGee were getting ready to do the ropes course.
“ Have you decided to join us Caitlin?” Ducky asks.
“ Sadly no. I just came down to get my back pack”
“ Is DiNozzo with you?” Gibbs asks not looking at her.
“ Ah yes he came in and went straight to bed. Well you guys have fun” and with a wave she was on her way back to the cabin.
When she got back Tony had changed his shorts and still had no top on.
“ Did you get it?” he asked anxiously.
“ Yes Tony” she dug through her bag and pulled out a bottle with green stuff in it.
“ What is that?”
“ Its aloe vera gel. It’ll take the sting out”
“ It better”
Kate sat Tony on her bed and applied the gel to his back.
“ Sorry if it hurts”
“ Nah its just really cold. It feels good”
When she had finished his back she told him to turn around and she started to do his chest. She gently applied it all over and when she was done she went to get up off her bed but Tony pulled her back down.
He looked into her eyes and she looked into his. A smile grew on Kate’s face as Tony slowly leaned in and kissed her. He forced her down on the bed.
He pulled away from her and just looked down at her pretty face.
“ What’s wrong?” she asked.
“ Nothing. I’m just glad your still here” he said as he got up off her bed and walked outside and stood by the railing of the veranda.
Kate followed him out as she could tell he needed to talk about what happened. She stood next to him.
“ Why did you do it?” he asked.
“ Do what?”
“ Throw yourself in front of Gibbs when you knew you could have been killed”
“ Because it was my job. I was given orders to protect Gibbs and that’s what I did”
“ Did you even think about what could of happened if”
“ No. Tony we risk our lives basically everyday so why all the questions?”
“ Because its not everyday that your partner throws herself in front of a bullet”
Kate didn’t say anything. She could see how much her actions had scared him.
“ I don’t know what I would of done without you. And don’t forget Abby” he said looking out at the camps ground.
Kate grabbed his hand and turned him around to face her.
“ I’m sorry. I am really sorry” and she gave him a big hug.
When they pulled apart they decided to go and join their team on the ropes course. Of course they acted like nothing had happened in the cabin.
Author's Chapter Notes:
" You know i never would have picked you as the romantic type tony" Kate said.