Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS, it belongs to CBS and Belisarius productions. I wish I did own them though there is so much I would do.

Summary: Hollis is told to never say sorry, it is a sign of weakness, however when Gibbs says sorry there is nothing weak about him.

This is my first story so please Read and Review. No flames please, first story.

Leroy Jethro Gibbs was happy to be working hard on his boat. He couldn't sleep, not after the day he had. It started out like any other crime. He had gotten a call that a wife came home to find her husband dead over his laptop.

When Gibbs and his team arrived at the scene a woman, by the name of Colonel Hollis Mann, came and greeted herself to the team. Gibbs smiled from ear to ear. This was an expected meeting, but the team had no clue who she was. The head Colonel was at this point Gibbs' current girlfriend.

As the Colonel escorted the team inside the house Gibbs stayed outside to think for a moment. Gibbs finally thought that he had found the right one. During his life, he has always told himself that no one would be able to replace his first wife Shannon. He loved her and with her he had a little girl named Kelly. He felt he could never forgive himself for being taken away from them, when they would have needed him the most.

Hollis Mann helped him to see past that, could she really be the one. As the crime scene investigation went on, Gibbs was enjoying his time on this case until Kate and McGee came back through the front door with a list of material witnesses. Gibb's looked over the list an froze when he saw the first name on it. Stephanie Flynn stood out off of the page.

Gibbs turned to McGee, "Is this Stephanie Browin Flynn?" "Yeah Boss." McGee replied with confusion. Gibbs took a big gulp of his coffee as he turned to look at Mann. "Do you know her Jethro?" Mann asked. Gibbs took another big gulp of his coffee as he answered her question with regret. "Yeah..., (there was a slight pause for him to regain thought).. I was married to her."

As Gibbs finished his last big gulp of coffee he turned and headed out the front door. The team just looked at each other, they knew he had three wives and divorced everyone of them, but now they were going to meet one.

Back in the bullpen the team was frantically collection all evidence and trying to figure this case out. Hollis just sat at Gibbs desk, as he was up with the director discussing his ex-wife being a material witness. Hollis was worried, could this case effect her and Gibb's being together. Hollis headed for the elevator as she stepped in, to head down to Abby's lab, Gibbs followed close behind.

As the door shut and the elevator began it's decent he turned and flipped the well worn emergency switch. He turned to Hollis, who had folded her arms together. He rubbed his hands up and down her upper arm's. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Jethro how long have we been together?" Gibbs smiled, went and turned the elevator back on. Hollis made her way around Gibbs and turned it back off. "Jethro!" Mann urged. "Weeks" he replied. "A couple of months Jethro," Hollis rebutted. "Which is many weeks" he answered back softly. "Ok, ok, it is but still. I'm afraid Jethro." "of what Hollis?" Gibbs asked with confusion. "Of...(slight pause with stifled tears)..losing you!" she answered in fear. Hollis backed up to the back of the elevator trying to hold back her tears. Gibbs smiled a slight smirk, for he knew she was brining this up because of his ex-wife being in the case. Gibbs walked to the back of the elevator and grabbed Hollis by her wrist and pulled her forward into a loving hug. "You won't lose me. I love you." He lifted her chin and smiled before embracing her in a kiss.

Gibbs let her go and turned the elevator back on. Hollis smiled and reached over to flip the switch, yet again, to the off position. Gibbs turned around with a confused smile. "Is there something else?" Gibbs cocked and eyebrow. "Why stop at a kiss Jethro?" Hollis smiled and wrapped her arms around Gibbs' waste.

Gibbs smiled, grabbed her butt and pushed her up against the back wall of the elevator. Colonel Mann tripped in surprise at his move and fell backwards into the handicap bar. "OW!" she yelped. Gibbs jumped back quickly, "Are you ok?" Rubbing her lower back she explains that she is fine, just a little soar.

Gibbs kisses her softly and explains, "We have to go back to work, but I'll tell you what, if we solve this case tonight I will personally attend to your lower back and possible more!" He finishes while looking her up and down as if she was a delicious meal standing right in front of him. Hollis agreed with his proposal by returning the kiss ever so romantically and switching the elevator back on.

As the elevator finally completed its decent to Abby's lab, they were greeted in the lab by Kate, Ziva, McGee, Director Sheppard, Fred and Abby staring at them as they exited the elevator and Colonel Mann still rubbing her lower back fearstly.

"Did we catch you at a bad time Agent Gibbs?" Director Sheppard announced. "No Director!" Gibbs exclaimed. "Abby do you have something for me?" "Actually I do Gibbs. Fred here found a sniffer! You dead marine, he was a hacker." Abby showed Gibbs the song the marine had uploaded just before he died. Of course Gibbs did not understand what the song meant. Fred and McGee had to explain that it was a song that named the elements on the periodical table. Gibbs was confused. Colonel Mann had a strange look on her face while intensely staring at the screen. Suddenly the silence was broken by Kate. She walked up to Gibbs, "Hey Gibbs , what if it is a code?" Gibbs turned around and gave Kate his usual glare. "Kate, we have not found anything for it to be a code to open something or find anything!"

"Wait Jethro, Kate may have a point," Colonel Mann rebutted. Gibbs looked in surprise. He hardly ever heard Hollis butt in like that. "She does?" he said in astonishment. Colonel ignored his statement. "Ziva, did you not say there was a lump sum of money that went missing?" "Yes mam, but we have no clue if this is true or where it is," Ziva answered with confusion in her voice. "What if this is a code for a bank account?" Mann turned to McGee. "McGee stay here and help Abby and Fred find out if Kate and I are right on this code situation and then I expect you upstairs, if were right, finding what account they go to A.S.A.P!! "Yes boss," McGee answered, then turned to an empty computer. Colonel Mann then turned to Kate, "go back to the marines house and see if there is something we missed." "I'm gone."Kate answered as she walked out of the lab. Colonel Mann turned to Ziva, "Are you expecting an invite, go with her!" With that Ziva ran after Kate.

Colonel Mann headed towards the elevator. As she entered, Gibbs and the Director followed. Once in the elevator Gibbs turned to Colonel Mann. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?" he yelled at her. The Director, looking alarmed at this, flipped the emergency switch. "Don't mind me, I'm not here."

Colonel Mann just smirked, "Do we have a problem Special Agent Gibbs?" An expressing of anger filled across Gibbs' face. "Do we have a problem," in a sarcastic loud tone, " of course we have a damn problem. That is my team and you just took over like I didn't exist!" "Jethro I thought we were working on this case together," Mann replied. "Yes together not one person taking over!" Gibbs flipped the switch back on. Just as Colonel Mann was about to flip it back off, Gibbs reached for her hand and stopped her. "Don't Touch."

Just as he finished saying this, Mann showed a fearful expression across her face. She ran out of the elevator as soon as it open and took the stairs down and left. Gibbs walked back to his desk with the Director hot on his heels.

"Why did you react so harshly? There was no need for that. I swear Jethro you are just like a child." Gibbs turned sharply to be up-close and face to face. "Yeah Director, might I ask how?" He asked sternly. "Your not willing to share you toy's!" With this the Director turned and headed back to her office. Gibbs sat at his desk pondering the words the Director had just mentioned. Could she be right? Maybe he did overreact a little. She was just trying to help. No this was his team and he has worked to hard to let someone else just take over. But then again she was just trying to solve the case. Awe hell, he would have done the same to someone else's team. He gave himself a mental slap to the back of the head, grabbed his coffee and headed to the elevator. He was heading to the comfort of his basement.

He changed out of his suite and tie into his loose jeans and NIS work T-shirt. He poured himself a coffee mug full of his 125% proof of bourbon. His boat was coming along, oh how he wished this case would. Gibbs started sanding his boat trying to reset his mind and not think about the case and himself being a jerk to Mann. He did not want to lose her. Why did he have to be so selfish when it came to his team. He could have shared just this once. The more and more he thought about it, he became harder and harder with his sanding.

Suddenly there came a voice from the top of the stairs. "Any harder Jethro and you might just sand right through the board." Gibbs dropped his hand sander at the voice of Colonel Mann sitting at the top of the stairs. Gibbs ran up the stairs and sat next to her. Gibbs was about to speak when Mann put her finger up to his mouth. "Don't say it Jethro, I am sorry, they are your team and I completely took over. I should have backed off an...." Before she had a chance to finish her sentence Gibbs stole a kiss that he felt was long over due. When they broke from their kiss, they felt as if they were gasping for air.

Mann stared at Gibbs "I guess you forgive me!" She leaped down the stairs before Gibbs had a chance to grab her. She ran to the other side of the boat and in a playful tone she exclaimed "Come and get me Jethro!" Gibbs smiled with a hint of lust in a growl, he released, while getting up off the stairs. He ran to the boat and they played cat & mouse for a while before Gibbs became sneaky and while she was not looking he crawled under his boat. He snickered and stared up at Colonel Mann. When she finally realized that he was no longer standing she felt a hand grab her ankle. "Hey you cheated Jethro!" "Who said I play by the rules Hollis?" Gibbs replied in a playful tone. Just as he finished, before she had a chance to get away, he used all his strength to pull Hollis to the ground. Unfortunately she landed with a loud thump.

When Gibbs realized that she had landed on her back, that was already soar, he rushed from under his boat. He scooped her up off of the floor and walked up the stairs, when he got to the living room he glanced from the couch to the upstairs guest bedroom. "What is going through that mind of yours Jethro?" Mann asked as she saw the expression that was rapidly rushing across his face. "Well! I was thinking on where exactly to put you down. Your lower back is hurt far to much for you to go home tonight, so it looks like you are staying here."

"Jethro, I can walk!" "I don't want you to," he rebutted and with that he decided the most comfortable place would be the bed upstairs. Gibbs made his way up the stairs to his spare bedroom. As he laid her down carefully he asked if she would like anything to drink. Mann replied softly that she would love a glass of water and before she had a chance to finish he was out the door.

Mann decided that she was not going to be able to find away out of this situation and with the amount of pain exerting from her lower back she doubted she would even make it out of this bed. She un-tucked the sheets and cautiously maneuvered her way under them. Before she was fully under the sheets Gibbs was back with her water and a nice cold ice pack. He took one look at her and began to chuckle. "Are you that tired that you couldn't even wait for me before getting into bed?" He gently slid the ice pack under her back then walked around to the other side of the bed. "I'm sorry I didn't know I had to wait for you to tuc..." Mann was interrupted by Gibbs finger on her mouth. "What have I told you about apologies?" Gibbs face turned sincere. "I know it is a sign of weakness, although right now I do feel that way." Colonel Mann turned her body towards Gibbs.

While leaning in for a kiss Gibbs replies, " I know a little remedy to fix that," as their mouths came together, searching and battling for access into the others mouth, both Gibbs and Mann made each want each other more. As they broke Mann panted for breath. "Leroy Jethro Gibbs , you lied to me." Gibbs looked confused. "What do you mean?" "You said that you could fix it, when you kiss me it makes me even more weak." Mann laid her head on his chest and wrapped an arm around his waist. "Well I am sorry to have miss lead you, thought you might have liked it." Gibbs rolled over as to get up off the bed. Mann reached over and grabbed the back of this shirt, yanking him back onto the bed. "I never said that I didn't enjoy it and I never gave you permission to leave." Mann smirked when he fell with his head leaning against her hip.

He turned over to rest his chin on her hip instead. "Since when did you become the boss!" Gibbs raised himself up on his elbows. "However I do enjoy the fact that you can boss me around. Any other orders master or should I say mistress."

Mann found some strength to sit completely up. She reached over and took a big gulp of her water. She put the ice pack on the side table then replaced the glass. She turned to Gibbs and flashed him some flirty eyes. Gibbs smiled, he knew what she wanted and deep down he would love to have taken her right then and there. His pants grew tighter each time she threw those seductive eyes at him. Unfortunately his response was far from what he wanted. "You know the deal. When the case is solved then I can 'help' until then kisses only." Mann gave Gibbs a childish pouty face then turned back to her glass of water. Gibbs chuckled he loved to see her act so childish, it made her look cute and untouchable, which made it more of a chore to obtain what he wanted from her. "Hollis, you know how I feel about pouting." although she didn't really. Mann drank the rest of her water then turned to Gibbs. "May I have some more Jethro?" Gibbs got up off the bed and reached over for her glass, as he took it she leaned up for a kiss. "Thank you handsome waiter." Gibbs smiled and shook his head as he walked out and down the stairs.

When returned, he stepped into the room to find the bed empty. He tilted his head forward to see if the bathroom door was closed, however it was not. Where could she have gone. He set her glass of water down on the end table and made his way out the door. He checked his bedroom, the living room and outside. No sign of Hollis Mann anywhere. He headed down to the basement as he entered, he saw Mann sanding his boat. He continued down the stairs with an upset look settling across his face. "Hollis, what do you think you are doing?" Gibbs exclaimed while walking up behind her. "I guess you found me, I was bored upstairs so I wanted something to do." Gibbs took the sander out of her hands and turned her around. "I told you to stay in bed." Mann gave a puzzled expression. "I don't recall you saying that." Gibbs gave a slight smirk. "I thought it was common sense. Your back was hurt, I put you in a bed and I am waiting on you." Mann smiled. " I am not crippled, I can get up and move."

Mann smiled she loved to tease Gibbs. She knew that it turned him on more than anything. "Are you going to punish me Agent Gibbs, for disobeying a common sense order?" Gibbs felt his jeans tighten more and more as he thought about that statement. He was thinking about all the different ways that he could punish her. He knew that she was doing this on purpose, however he just didn't seem to care all that much.

Gibbs turned and went to sit his sander down on his work bench. He leaned up against his work bench and folded his arms together. " I might just have to since it was an order and with you being a Colonel in all, then you disobey me." Gibbs pointed at Mann then he pointed at the door. "To the bedroom NOW!

Colonel Mann smiled and giggled as she made her way up out of the basement. As she pasted, Gibbs had to resist grabbing her and pinning her to his boat. He wanted to take her right then and there. He longed to touch her and make her react to his commands. His hands longed to rub her neck and work their way down along her body till they..... His thoughts were broken when he heard Colonel Mann from the top of the stairs. "Saw something you liked Jethro?" Gibbs faced went stern, "NOW Hollis, I mean it." Colonel Mann just smiled and made her way up the second stair case to the bedroom once more. Gibbs joined her and shut the door behind him. As she went to go sit on the bed, Gibbs cleared his throat. "You do not have permission to sit down just yet, believe me, when I am through with you, you will be wanting to stand. Just as Gibbs was reaching to undo his belt buckle his cell phone rang. He pulled it out examining the caller ID. It was McGee. He flipped the cell open, "Gibbs!" he replied hoping that this phone call better be good because he had business to attend to.

McGee cleared his throat on the other end of the phone. Gibbs could tell that McGee was nervous. "MCGEE!! This better be the most important call of your life." McGee breathed deeply and began to speak. "Well boss I believe it is." "You believe McGee, that better be an I'm sure it is." McGee cleared his throat once again. "Right boss I am sure it is. Abby and I solved the case." Gibbs breathed a sigh of relief that there was nothing wrong. "Who was it McGee." "Fred Renner" McGee said without giving time for a pause between him and his boss. "Really, Good job McGee. Tell Abby she will get her reward when I come back in tomorrow. Also tell the Director that I am busy and I will be in tomorrow, late afternoon, to clear up the paperwork on this case." With that he hung up the phone before McGee could respond with a sure thing boss.

Gibbs replaced the phone in his pocket and took a glance at Colonel Mann who was giving him a curious look, which was trying to cover her secretly scared expression on her face. He stood there thinking for a long while before he was interupted by Colonel Mann "Who was that Jethro?" Gibbs gave a smile from ear to ear. "Well I have some good news Hollis." Gibbs inched his way over to where Hollis was standing. "However I also have some bad news." Hollis gave him a puzzled look. "Jethro just give me the news!" Hollis sat on the bed that was behind her. She did not know what was to come, but she wanted to be prepared for whatever he threw at her.

"Ok, I will give you the good news. Thank to Abby and McGee, they solved the case." Gibbs sat down next to Colonel Mann, who was smiling and feeling a bit more at ease. As she leaned over to give him a kiss he reached up and put his hand over her mouth. "And now the bad news. I think I have figured out what your punishment is going to be." Gibbs smiled as he got up again off the bed. Hollis's ease was slowly fading. As she watched him head to the door she ran to beat him. "Just what are you trying to pull Leroy Jethro Gibbs?!" Gibbs smiled as he saw the anger build up on her face.

"Remember our deal Hollis, as much as it hurts me, I think the punishment should be that I don't follow through with it." Gibbs moved Hollis out of his way. "Hollis I do love you, maybe tomorrow. Please go to sleep for now. I have the day off tomorrow so if you have the time I will make up for it. Maybe." Hollis didn't know what to say. She could not believe that Jethro would break the deal just to punish her. It had been a while since they were able to make love with each other. She longed to touch him and caress her finger's through his hair while he left his marks up and down her body. She knew that he wanted it as much as she did. Colonel Mann headed back to the bed and watched as Gibbs smiled, blew her a kiss and said, "I love you" then shut the door. As Colonel Mann made herself comfortable in the bed she began to wonder just what was going through his head.