This is my first NCIS fic it is born from my love for McGibbs and penelope papers (what a fab episode).
I know it may seem a bit OTT but I lost a family member recently so this is kind of an expression of my own feelings.
I own nothing recogniseable here I just hope you enjoy it...
Gibbs wasn't often concerned about any of his agents they weren't only highly skilled field agents but they were also fully grown adults with enough common sense to get them through life.
So when McGee didn't follow him home after work he wasn't concerned he knew his younger lover often needed to stop by his own apartment.
Neither was he too concerned when he didn't wake up to a text explaining the fact that he had fallen asleep in front of his type writer or even stayed up all night with writers block.
However, he did become concerned when he walked into work to find the bullpen empty.
His concern grew when his other agents began to arrive and still no sign, no word from his young agent.
It was almost an hour after he should have arrived when Gibbs was about to storm out of the office and break more than a few speed limits to get to McGee's apartment, when the lift dinged and out stumbled the man in question.
One look and Gibb's gut was doing flips something was very wrong, pushing his chair back he stood and made his way to intercept his agent before he got to his desk.
As McGee rounded the corner Gibbs met him 'McGee?'
'Oh Jethro hello' The younger man slurred patting the other man on the arm.
'Probie are you ok? Are you Drunk?'
Gibbs ignored Tony and grabbed McGee's arm not saying a word he spun him round and pulled him towards the elevator. In a desperate need to find out what the younger man was playing at, as well as trying to get him out of the office before anyone else saw him coming to work drunk.
Gibbs hardly gave the doors chance to close before flipping the stop switch, turning his agent towards him he stopped when he saw the tears streaming down his face.
'Tim? Whats going on?'
Instead of an answer Jethro just jumped as Tim flung himself at the steel wall punching it so hard Gibbs was sure he heard a crack before proceeding to thump his head against it.
The older man quickly snapped out of his daze moving forward and grabbing the man in an attempts to restrain him, 'Timmy, what's going on' He had never been this worried about the younger man before. Hell he'd never been this concerned about any of his team before.
McGee let out a heartbreaking sob before collapsing against the older mans chest 'Their gone, their dead'
'Who Timmy?'
'Sssarah and Penny'
Gibbs felt his own heart break he didn't know much about Mcgee's family but he knew that Sarah and Penny were the only two he spoke too and to him they were his whole world.
'Oh Tim' He could do nothing more but pull the young man closer to him and hope it provided some comfort.
Gibbs didn't let go of the younger man until he had gotten him out of the building and into his car, he ignored the stares and whispers they received they were not his concern right now. However the young man sobbing his heart out in his arms was and he would be dammed if a couple of whispers and strange looks stopped him now.
The car ride back to Gibbs home was silent except from the sobbing and occasional hiccupping.
Gibbs noticed that before the car had even stopped completely Mcgee had jumped out and soon the sound of retching reached his ears. Quickly jumping out of his own seat he ran round the outside of the car and stopped when he found his young lover on his knees shaking.
'Oh Timmy, come on lets get you inside' He encouraged pulling the younger man up.
Almost 2 hours later Gibbs found himself lying on his bed rubbing small circles into his younger lovers back as he slept.
He had held the younger man until he had reached such a point of exhaustion that he couldn't keep his eyes open any longer. It had broken his heart to see someone he loved so dearly in such a state but what had really upset him was the younger mans cry that he was now alone he had no one left.
Gibbs couldn't shake the words as they swirled around his mind over and over again.
'You are never alone Timothy McGee NEVER'