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Timothy McGee groaned as he stared at the screen trying to crack another level of inscription. He'd been in that stupid basement for what felt like forever. In reality it had only been two weeks. Him in this basement, Ziva in Israel. Tony on the USS Ronald Reagan "Boss what do you want me to do?" He jumped and swiveled around in his chair.
"Walker what have I told you about calling me that?" He glared.
"So boss I mean Mr. McGee."
"McGee just McGee." He growled. "And I want you to get your ass in your chair and fix that encryption key I gave you last week now." He snapped. He turned back to his own computer almost jumping when he heard a chuckle behind him.
"Boss." He stood up looking at Gibbs. It felt so weird to see him there instead of in the bullpen.
"McGee you almost sounded like me there for a second." the older man chuckled.
"Oh um I guess." Tim didn't know how to take that. "What are you doing down here boss?"
"Well considering Vance has given me a bunch of dunces I thought I'd come and see if one good agent would like to have lunch with me."
"Oh um." Tim looked around the area. "Sure I guess." He looked at the people who worked under him. "I'm going for lunch don't blow anything up well I'm gone, stay away from my computer, I'll know if you touch anything so don't." He followed Gibbs up and out of the building finding himself at a small Café by the navy yard. Once their food was ordered Tim looked over at Gibbs. "Okay what did you really want?"
"Like I said I just wanted someone to have lunch with."
"Uh huh, you could have had lunch with Ducky or Abby."
"Ducky and Abby are great but I don't know I miss the team and you're the last link to the team."
Tim was surprised to see his usually stoic boss showing emotion "You know." Tim put his sandwich down. "I hate it in that basement. Ziva emailed me she is fighting with her father and if the last email I got from Tony is any indication I think he'll be sending out an SOS soon and he's only been on the ship for two weeks. He was never meant for Agent afloat.
"No that's for sure. It's to confined for Tony." Gibbs shook his head.
"What the hell was Vance thinking splitting up like that?" Tim asked the question that had been tormenting him for weeks. Since he took his seat in the Subbasement He knew a part of it. He knew the part about the encryption but he didn't know all of it or why he couldn't have done it from his chair in the bullpen. Why Tony had to go afloat why Ziva was in Israel and he almost told Gibbs the part he knew but he stopped himself just barely. "I don't know, I wish I did." Gibbs shook his head. He finished his sandwich. Standing up he tossed his trash. Well I guess it's time for us to get back to it."
"I'm a bit confused I know you like to pick your own team but Langer was on your team before you are the reason he's even back in the NCIS and Lee worked with you for a case or two well you were retired." Tim flinched at that word. I can understand Keating. That is his name right." Gibbs nodded "Well I can understand not liking him but until we can get our team back together if we can you'll just have to deal with your new team and I'll have to deal with being in that cold basement." Tim shuddered. They walked back towards the building. Tim couldn't believe he'd had the guts to say that to his boss. Something he'd never have dared say before.
"Thanks for having Lunch with me." Gibbs said as he got off the elevator on the main floor.
"Sure anytime." Tim watched as the door closed. Wondering about the hour he'd just spent with his boss. Even when he was part of the team they'd never done anything like that and he was still trying to put his head around it.
Gibbs sat down at his desk. He'd watched the door close on his ex agent and he wasn't pleased. "Lee where is my report." He snapped looking at the agent who was sitting at Ziva's desk.
"Um… sir… you told me to write it an hour ago. It's a complex report it will take longer than that." She stuttered.
"I want it on my desk." He growled looking up at the staircase where Vance stood. He scowled at the man.
"Keating what are you doing?" He looked at the youngest agent.
"Sending an email to Abby about the computer we found at the crime scene."
Gibbs rolled his eyes. "Leave Abby alone."
"Yes sir."
"And don't call me sir. "Langer stop spinning in your chair. Just then the phone rang. "Gibbs, right on it. Grab your things we have a case." He snapped getting out of his chair and heading towards the elevator. "Now all of you." He said turning and seeing how slow his three agents were being. He really hated his life right now. At least he got to have lunch with one competent person now if he could get through the day without strangling one of his agents it would be a win.
Leon Vance watched Gibbs from his perch by the Mtac. He knew Gibbs was pissed at him for splitting up his team. But he had to, he had to know who the mole was. He wasn't happy about one thing though he knew Gibbs had went to lunch with McGee he hoped the younger agent remembered himself and didn't spill anything about why he was truly in Cyber crimes to Gibbs. This was just one giant mess.
A/N so this will be a McGibbs so if you don't like slash well this story isn't for you. As you can see it starts in the months before season six starts and will continue from there.
