Why?

AN: Just a short fic. It just needed to be said, ya know?

Gibbs gave Tony his badge and gun. "It´s your team now. You´ll do."

Tony looked as if slapped right in the face. Gibbs didn´t see that his lips trembled because he walked to McGee next.

Tonys world shattered in thousand of pieces. His mentor, boss and most important his friend resigned. He was just going to leave. With not much more than a 'You´ll do."

Abby was next. "Gibbs –" She whispered and Gibbs laid her a single finger on the lips to stop her. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and then he went to Ziva.

'He´s leaving. Why is he leaving? I don´t want him to go. He can´t go. He´s the boss. The guy who slaps me back to reality. He can´t go.' Tony thought.

Gibbs spoke to Ziva and then asked Ducky for a ride. Together they went to the elevator. Gibbs didn´t look back. And then he was gone.

The tears made their way down. Not just Abbys cheeks. Tonys as well. His knees buckled beneath him and he fell with a loud sob to the ground.

At first nobody knew who it was.

"Tony!" McGee exclaimed and went to Tonys side. But Tony couldn´t stop crying.

Abby ran to the closing elevatordoors and banged her fists against it as it closed. "Gibbs! Gibbs!" No answer. "Gibbs, you have to come back! Gibbs! It´s your son!" She yelled.

Inside the elevator Gibbs recognized Abby voice. It was full of tears. When he heard her shouts, he looked to the ground. He went out of the elevator and just as the door closed behind him something clicked in his head. 'Your son!'

Gibbs doesn´t have a son but he sure knew to whom she was reffering to.

As fast as he could he made his way to the stairs. Ducky watched him and let a smile flash over his lips.

"Tony, what is it?" McGee asked again.

The door to the stairs banged open and Gibbs went out. "Where is he?" He asked Abby as he walked by. And then he saw it himself. Tony on his knees and hands crying hard. "Ziva, take the director home. McGee, take Abby and Ducky home." As they wanted to protest he added a sharp 'Now!'"

When they were gone, Gibbs walked over to his crying agent. He kneeled next to him. "Tony." He said and laid a hand on Tonys shoulder. Tony didn´t stop. Didn´t even look up. Gibbs let himself slid down til he sat. He let his hand slid from Tonys neck to the back of his head and pulled Tony against his shoulder. Tony didn´t resist. He let himself fall against Gibbs.

"Tony." Gibbs tried to sooth.

"You... you can´t... can´t go..." Tony hiccuped. "The... the team... needs you... I need you..."

Gibbs inhaled a sharp breath.

"You´re... like a father... for me... you can´t... can´t just leave me alone..."

Gibbs sighed and continued to stroke Tony back.

"You... can´t..." Tony continued to sob quietly.

Gibbs blinked against his own tears and gave Tony a kiss on the head. "I... already handed in my resignation."

"She´ll take... you back." Tony swallowed.

"What will the others think? I just gave you the job."

"You don´t... care what the others think. I... don´t want the... the job."

Gibbs hugged Tony tightly. "If you want, I´ll speak to the director. But I´ll need at least a one week vacation."

Tony took a deep breath. "So." He cleared his throat. "You´ll stay?"

Gibbs nodded. "I´ll stay."

"Good." Tony said with a still shaking voice.

"But first, I´ll take you home." Gibbs said and helped Tony up.

"I can drive by myself."

"And I´ll still drive you."

"But –"

SLAP!

"DiNozzo! I´ll drive you home! You want to argue?!" No answer came. "Good." Gibbs smiled. "Good." And he clapped Tony on the shoulder.

"Thanks, boss." Tony said.

"Anytime, Tony. Anytime."

AN: I hope you liked it. Please review. Thanks. ILU Greg