Title: Wait for me.
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Kate/Tony
Prompt: 053 Wait
Rating: PG
Summary: Waiting in the rain isn’t fun
Author’s Notes: My first of many 100_Situations on Live Journal. I don’t own NCIS or any of its affiliates. My hat goes off to the creators of this show. Just one pre-story note, Kate doesn’t end up being killed, there is no Ziva and it’s a one-shot.

This is a 100_situations fanfic.





5.15 pm…. Outside the NCIS Building.

As Kate waited for Tony outside the NCIS building, in front of her car, it slowly started to rain.

“Great!” Kate muttered under her breath as she pulled her coat tightly around her body in an attempt to keep warm, before it started to pour.




FLASHBACK
5pm the same day….

Kate and Tony stepped out of the elevator and into the lobby, his arm firmly wrapped around her waist in a very protective matter. They had been dating for the past 6 months, ever since Ari nearly killed Kate.

Everyone at NCIS was making bets as to when he would pop the question as the sexual tension between the two had been obvious since Kate’s first day at NCIS over 2 years ago.

“Oh damn it, Kate; I left something in my desk!” Tony said as he broke their embrace and headed back towards the elevators.

“Why don’t I come with you?” Kate said, following Tony back towards the elevators.

“NO!” Tony practically yelled in shock turning around to see an unhappy look on Kate’s face. “I…uh…. I mean, you can’t because it’s a surprise… for you’re birthday next week!” he said quite pleased with himself as he gave her his trademark grin that made her go weak at the knees.

“Oooooo…. I like surprises!” Kate said, stepping closer to him as she wrapped her arms around his waist and looked up into his eyes.

“So, does that mean you’re going to wait outside?” Tony said casually as he placed his arms around her waist so their embrace was firm.

“Yea. I guess it does” Kate said, contemplating what the surprise could be as she said it.

“Okay then. I’ll go get it” Tony said, but before he left he pulled her closer and planted a sweet and simple kiss on her lips. They then broke there embrace and headed their separate ways. Tony back upstairs, and Kate outside, to wait by the car.




5.30 pm… Still outside the NCIS building.

Kate snapped out of her day dream with utter disgust at how cold and wet she was. At this stage it was now pouring. She decided that no surprise was worth waiting for out in the rain, so with that she got in her car and sped off just as Tony exited the building.

“The surprise will have to wait” The both of them muttered under their breath as Tony saw Kate’s car squeal past the front of the building and as Kate saw Tony exit the building as she drove past.




6pm…. Kate’s House.

Kate had arrived home over 20 minutes ago. She felt kind of guilty for leaving so suddenly, but she knew that leaving her standing outside to bear the elements was no way to treat a woman.

She had just stepped out of the bathroom, dressed in her pink and white checked flannelette pajamas when she heard someone knocking on her door.

“Who could that be?” She asked herself as she headed towards the door to see who was on the other side.

“Who is it?” She asked as she stood on her side of the door, listening intently for a reply.

“Kate, it’s me. I wanted to come by to apologise for leaving you out in the rain this afternoon. The surprise I wanted to give you wasn’t where I though I had put it. Please open the door. You know how much I hate talking through wood!” Tony said with pure sincerity, although she knew the last part was supposed to make her laugh.

“Okay” She said as she slowly opened the door to find Tony, getting down on bended knee.

“Oh, my god!” was all she could say.

“Katie, I’m so sorry for leaving you out in the rain today. It took me a little bit longer than I thought to find this. Turns out Abby hid it somewhere else. But that doesn’t matter now. Kate, will you marry me?” and with that Tony pulled out of his pocket a simple black velvet box, and when he opened it, he presented to her the most gorgeous diamond engagement ring that she had ever seen.

“Well?” Tony said, waiting in anticipation, hoping and praying to several religious gods that she would say yes.

“Yes” she let the word escape from her mouth as a solitary tear ran down her face.

Tony stood up and as he put the ring on her finger he whispered “I love you”

“I love you too!” Kate said as she gave him a slow and sensual kiss filled with love and happiness.

Tony then scooped Kate up and closed the door as he carried her towards the bedroom.

“It was definitely worth the wait” was the last thing Kate said before Tony began to kiss her once again.