When John returned to the TISCI department, he saw Tim look up at him with raised eyebrows. He simply returned his gaze before going to sit down at his desk. He started to check his messages, but he could tell Tim was still looking at him.
"Where's Allie?"
"Still working with Nick to go over the evidence we collected," he told him.
John nodded and continued to tab through his messages. "Tim...do you want Gibbs to head slap you for wasting time?"
"Um...no..."
"The stop staring at me and get to work," he told him.
"Did you finally ask her?"
"Shut up, Tim."
"You were smiling when you came back in..."
John glanced over at the other man. Had he? He supposed he shouldn't be surprised. He had kissed Jen finally, after all. But still... "Shut. Up. Tim."
"Right."
Shaking his head, he got back to reviewing his messages, including what Tim had found in the video. He found himself still thinking about having kissed Jen and about their dinner that evening. After a bit, he realized he was smiling again, but he didn't care if Tim noticed.
When the translations from Jennifer arrived, he looked over at them, frowning when he saw the note about an abandoned temple. He marked that for follow up - it was the first real lead they had - and sent it to Tim for him to research.
Once he finished, he headed to the dining hall and talked to one of the ladies there briefly. He then went to the shop and picked up a few things before going to his quarters and changing into more casual clothes. His hair, of course, continued to not cooperate as it usually did. When he was ready, he returned the dining hall and picked up the basket that was ready for him.
Soon, he was standing in front of Jennifer's door. When she answered, he grinned and held the basket up.
"How about a picnic? One of the balconies or we could go out to the mainland. Your choice."