what did we miss? by bellacullen830 (best novels for students txt) 📕

pocket. And grabbed his gun and walked up the stairs. He could hear the shower running. What the hell? Tony thought as he walked to the bathroom door. Kate's voice could be heard from outside the bathroom door. She was singing Outrageous. Just like them time the spent the night protecting a family and she was showering and Tony was brushing his teeth. "Sexy as I want to be. Got these fellows chasin' me. Lets go with this freak show. Outrageous. When I move my body. Outrageous." Kate's voice flowed out of the shower and into the hall where Tony was standing with his jaw on the floor. Kate? Wait she has been dead a year! Tony thought. Tony turned the doorknob. It was locked. He took his wallet out of his back pocket and grabbed the lock pick and picked the lock, it clicked and Tony placed his hand on the door and slowly opened it. He stepped into the small bathroom, there stood a blurry figure of a woman. Tony could not see who the woman was due to the shower curtain. Tony stood looking at the blurred figure with long brown hair. "Kate?"

"Tony?" The voice came loud and clear.

"Kate?" Tony said nearly ripping off the shower curtain.

"Hold on!" Kate yelled at him, she stuck her hand out and waved it at him, "Towel." Tony turned around and handed her a towel. She rapped it around herself and stepped out of the shower. Tony couldn't believe his eyes she was there. Standing in front of him! The love of his life alive and breathing.

"Wow. Kate where have you been? You have been replaced by Ziva-" Tony was cut short by Kate.

"David I know." She walked out of the small bathroom and into Tony's room. There on his king sized bed sat a small red duffle bag. Kate unzipped it and pulled out a bra and panties "Turn around." Tony did as he was told. Tony was lost in thought as she was putting on her underwear, "Ok Tony it's safe now." Tony turned around to find a very skinny Kate. It looked had she hadn't eaten in a while.

"What happened?" Tony reach out his arm scared to touch her or she might break.

"I have been on the run. I knew Ari was after me so I 'died'" Kate put air quotes around died and continued, "I have a twin sister, Lucy. She was so unhappy and was going to kill herself. We turned everything, therapy, talking to her. But she wouldn't hear a word of it. So we hatched a plan, only her and me. She wrote a letter to my parents saying that she was moving to New York and she wouldn't be in contact for a while and not to worry. My parents, well my whole family, took the bait. She died in my place. She knew what was going down because I told her. I should her what and how to do it, a little target practice and she was me. My sister is in that that grave. But when you guys didn't kill Ari right away, I had lost contact with the world because he saw me walking down the street. Boy was he confused. So he came after me. I took some clothes, water, and money and hid in my brother's house. But he kicked me out. So I lived on the streets. Then I got word that Ari was died much much later like yesterday and I knew that you be home soon and I wanted you to be the first to know. I know it sounds very selfish but I didn't Ari to hit everybody so I did it for the team I guess you can say."

"Whoa. Kate that is…..wow….."

"I am really sorry," Kate burst into tears and Tony pulled her into his arms.

"Listen to me. I would have done the same thing. I get it, don't cry come on Kate you are better then that! You protected the president of the United of States for God sake!"

"I know I just feel really bad," Kate said into his chest.

"Let's get some food into you lots and lots of junk food!"

"Tony are you mad at me?" Kate asked as they walked down the small staircase and into the kitchen.

"Why would I? You did it for the team!" Tony said grabbing 2 cold beers out of the fridge and some potato chips from the cabinet.

"I don't know." Kate grabbed one of the beers and popped it open and took a long drink.

"When are you going to tell the world?"

"Tomorrow maybe, well at least you guys. I have no clue what I'm going to tell my family."

"Yeah I would work on that," Tony to a chip and popped it in his mouth.

"Do you think they will be mad?"

"No. Come on! We all love you. Well in the um friend sorta way."

Kate let out a small laugh, "Crap I forgot to put clothes on!" The door could be heard opening.

"Tony?" Gibbs asked walking into the kitchen. He took one look at Kate and then back to Tony and then to Kate, "What the hell?"

"Gibbs listen to me. I did it for the team. I knew that Ari would kill everybody. So my sister Lucy died in my place. She wanted it. She had a horrible life. I tried everything. She wanted to kill herself. But I wouldn't hear it so we made this whole plan and then Ari saw I was still alive and I went into hiding longer then I wanted to!" Kate said all in one breath.

Gibbs calmly walked over and smacked Tony in the back of the head. Tony flinched and said, "I guess I deserved that boss, but I don't know why."

"Because you had sex with Kate," Gibbs said.

"That was on that case and you said do what you need to do," Tony began.

"No just now." Kate almost fell over she was laughing so hard.

"Me and Tony? Again? Ha!" Kate held her stomach she was laughing so hard. Tony was hurt by what she had said. Gibbs looked from Tony and then to Kate.

"Come on you can come stay at my place Kate," Gibbs said sensing that Tony might try and break rule number 12. Kate nodded and ran up stairs and go some clothes on, "But first we stop at McDonalds because you need some fat on you." Kate made a face.

"Thanks Tony for letting me use your shower," Kate smiled and left with Gibbs. Tony was furious. He ran his hands in his hair and started to clean up. He walked up stairs looked at his king sized bed and thought up the moments that just pasted. Just then something came over him and he let out a scream and punch a hole into the wall. He sat back down on the bed and put his head in his hands and cried. He loved her but she didn't love him back.


The next day at work was hard for Tony. Kate was going to tell the whole world she was alive and not dead. Tony was the first one there. He was sitting in the bullpen alone staring at his computer screen at a picture of the team about a month or so before Kate had died. It was Gibbs' birthday and they through him a birthday party. Kate was in a long white dress. Abby had on a low-cut red dress. Ducky was wearing what he wears everyday, and so was everyone else. It was one of Tony's favorite pictures because first off McGee was staring at Abby's boobs. Gibbs was smiling which happens once in a blue moon. Tony hand put his hand on Kate's butt, which made her Gibbs slap him. Ducky and Palmer were talking about something that Tony couldn't hear. And Ziva wasn't there yet. Tony let out a huge sigh. There was a dinging noise and he could he the soft click of heels. He looked up and it was Kate. She had a tight white blouse on along with some makeup, really tall heels and a black skirt that hugged her hips just right.

"Thanks again Tony," Kate said.

"Any time," Tony mumbled and made the picture disappear. Another dinging noise came and Tony looked up. It was Ziva. This ought to be good, he thought.

"What are you doing here?" Ziva asked raising an eyebrow.

"Going to get my job back…. Which I'm guessing you stole," Kate accused.

"Stole? You played dead!" Ziva shot back,

They were saved by Gibbs, "Ladies, calm down."

"BUT GIBBS!" they both yelled at the same time.

"No buts," Gibbs said calmly and looked over a Tony.

"I'm fine boss," Tony knew a question was coming.

"Kate?" McGee asked from behind.

Kate spun around and hugged McGee who started to babble, "What?…. Who?…. You? What?"

"Very long story McGee," Kate said as McGee hugged her back.

"KKKKKKAAAAATTTTTEEEEEEEEE!" Abby came running into the bullpen and joined the hug.

"Abby…need…..air," Kate and McGee gasped.

"Sorry," Abby giggled and let go.

"Gear up!" Gibbs barked. Ziva and Kate watched each other's moves like a cheetah about to pounce on its pray.

"You can cut the tension with a knife," McGee whispered into Tony's ear in the elevator.

"Yeah," Tony commented, as he got lost in his thoughts about Kate.

Later that day…..

"Gibbs?" Abby called as the elevator came to life.

"No it's only Tony," Tony walked into Abby's lab.

"I haven't heard that voice since Kate 'died'," Abby put air quotes around died.

"I think I might be in love."

"With…?" Abby asked raising her eyebrows.

"Kate," Tony said running his hands threw his hair.

"So tell her."

"That's the problem. I think she's married."

"WHAT?" Abby came running over, "I will talk to her ASAP!"

"Thanks Abbs, it means a lot."

"Any time!" Abby bounced back to her desk and Tony went back to the bullpen.

Kate came down some time later, "Hey Abbs!"

Abby noticed the wedding ring on Kate's hand, "I see your married."

"Yeah, when I was hiding. I lost my key to my house and my husband wasn't picking up his phone so I broke into Tony's house," Kate explained playing with her ring.

"Oh."

"Yeah. Anyway. I wanted to know if you would like to meet him. Gibbs, Ducky, and McGee said they would come. Tony mumbled something about a date and I am not a fan of Ziva."

"Yeah sure. Let me grabbed my stuff, what time should I be over your house?"

"Any time, you can come now," Kate smiled at Abby as she ran around her lab shutting off her babies.

"I have to tell Tony something and I will be right behind you," Abby said as she followed Kate into the elevator. They parted their ways and Abby ran into the bullpen. Tony's light was on and he was staring blankly at his computer screen, "Tony?"

"Hey Abbs," He glanced up.

"She is married, I am truly sorry," Abby said walking slowly over to her coworker's desk.

"It's not your fault," Tony looked at her with a sad face.

Abby sighed, "Be safe tonight." She kissed his cheek. Gibbs watched this from the elevator. Abby ran over and hit the button, "Oh Gibbs!"

"Hi Abbs," Gibbs smiled, "What's up with DiNozzo?"