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Kate pouted. �You said you liked the lasagne.�
�I did, honest,� Tony said quickly. �It was just... a little insulting to my Italian tastebuds.� Kate rolled her eyes and Tony spoke again. �Hey, believe it or not, but I learned how to cook traditional Italian meals from my grandparents when I was growing up. I can tell you the exact proportions of every ingredient that goes into making pretty much any authentic Italian cuisine.�
�Sure, you can spew recipes, but can you actually make the dish?� Kate challenged.
Tony stopped and turned so he was standing in front of Kate. �I�ll tell you what. As soon as we get back to DC you can come over to my place and I�ll make whatever dish you want, from scratch, right in front of you.�
Trying to be flip so that her nervousness didn�t show, Kate stood up a little straighter. �You do realize that, in some cultures, making a girl dinner is considered a date.�
�Good, �cause that was what I was going for,� Tony said before lowering his lips to hers, forgetting about the security cameras that were in all the street lights that NCIS had hacked into.
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�I don�t think McGee noticed,� Tony said in a reassuring tone, though he did make a mental note to make sure McGee didn�t make an issue of it later. He didn�t care so much for his own career�Tony had done innumerable things that were pushing regulations or outright crossing the line. But Kate had already resigned one post in law enforcement because she was sleeping with a coworker; she didn�t need another. Gibbs had pulled Tony aside after the assignment had wrapped up and had given him an outline of what was to be done and what was not to be done if he and Kate were to pursue a relationship.