AN: Tag #1. More to come soon. Enjoy!

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Gibbs: Trust, loyalty, they're important

Vance: Guess you know all about that, after today. How do you think we're going to do in that department?

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When he'd handed him the glass his mind couldn't help but flash to Jenny's face; a part of him wishing she was standing there across from him. But he knew all too well; that not all wishes come true.

"Trust, loyalty…they're important." His tone didn't leave much doubt in Leon's mind of where he was headed.

"Guess you know all about that, after today….how do you think we're going to do in that department?"

Gibbs stared at him for a moment; unsure of how to get his point across. "You tell me."

"I get the feeling you're not 100 percent sure you can trust me?"

Gibbs shrugged after sipping some of his drink. "Funny, I figured you'd say the same about me."

Leon leaned back in his chair after setting his glass down. "I know the kind of man you are Jethro."

Gibbs set down his drink as well. "No…you don't."

"Not like Jenny did?"

Gibbs let his eyes shift around the room then fixed them back on the Director; allowing his stare to speak for itself.

Vance examined him and stood up. "Trust…loyalty…they're earned Jethro. I realize I have some work to do." He noticed Gibbs expression change and watched him turn to leave before stopping him with a simple statement. "Director Shepard, you trusted her."

Gibbs straightened himself before he replied solemnly. "She trusted me." He reached for the handle; his gaze catching the Directors desk. "Only I never had to earn it."