His Probie

CHAPTER 2

Tim

He didn't know why people thought he was clueless. Tim was technically a genius and far too observant. So okay, he was a bit busy being the new probation agent and trying to work hard when he started at NCIS. And then as time went cases kept him too busy to notice or a new person came along. It also didn't help with the banter going between the other two agents.

But yes, Tim knew. Tim knew that Tony lusted after him, maybe even loved him. Just like Tim loved him.

It also wasn't hard to figure out after the looks he'd catch Tony aiming his way when he thought Tim wasn't looking. Not to mention the way Tony reacted when an agent that had helped them with a case thought it was okay to call Tim some kind of McNickname after hearing Tony do it all the time. Tim hadn't seen what happened, but talk around NCIS spread, along with the news of Tony's warning he received that if he ever threatened another agent's life again there would be consequences. But what spread faster was the warning that no agent aside from Tony was allowed to call Tim Probie or anything but his name.

Add that to all the names, head-slaps, pranks, and the way he always found an excuse to stand over Tim and lean close to him when looking at his computer, it was easy to figure out.

What wasn't easy to figure out was why Tony hadn't made a move yet. Instead, he asked Tim to be his geek wingman to hook him up with a college friend who worked at the Air and Space Museum.

Who does that!

Tony was obviously interested in him with the way he bit his lip when Tim told him he had been in the bathtub when Tony had left him 15 messages the night before.

The frustration Tim felt at the situation, along with Tony's nagging at how he ate his doughnut and drank his coffee was all adding up to an argument that Ziva looked way too interested in.

"I have heard of this. You are having a seven year bitch."

"Itch," Tony corrected, "and yes we are."

"You two are like a married couple."

Gibbs chose that moment to do his Houdini act of popping out of nowhere. "Oh no they're not. They're still speaking. Let's go."


Tim hated this case. That damn Norfolk detective was getting too close to Tony for his liking. What was he thinking? That he was Tony's new partner? And who the hell did he think he was calling Tim Probie? Only Tony got away with that.

Luckily, looking at Tony's face, he didn't like that as much as he did. He really wanted to see how Tony would handle this, he missed it the last time, but Ziva called out for him to help her with something. Nodding, he headed back over to help.

"I need help with this search. I can not find a way to narrow it down. Help me?"

"Yeah, sure." He took her seat while she sat on the corner of her desk, watching him and the computer.

"This will not last long."

Confused, he looked up at her and saw her watching him. "What?"

"Tony and McCadden. It will not last."

"I don't care," he denied, going back to the search. He was not going to admit to anyone that he didn't like this at all.

"Hmm," Ziva hummed with a smile and they went back to work.


"Guess you heard about T-Cad?" Tim asked Abby as they both were alone in the lab and on the computer.

"Ah," she smiled, "Tony's new bromance." He hated that, everyone seemed to get a kick out of it while Tim hated it. "Oh honey," she soothed, "don't worry. It'll be over soon."

"I don't care when it's over. It can go on forever as far as I'm concerned."

Which was a total lie. Tony didn't even get him his NutterButters, and he never forgot to get Tim those. Even when the snack machine ran out, he always found a way to get him some. Tony thought Tim didn't know, but he remembered one time when he went to go get some himself they ran out and Tony came back later saying he got him some from the vending machine. He had felt so warm that Tony went out of his way just to get him some cookies but didn't make a big deal out of the fact that he had to go out to get it.

Then McCadden walks in and Tony suddenly forgets them!

He hated this.

"Oooh, someone needs a hug."


It was night and they were all sitting at their desks, finishing up their reports when the phone rang. "DiNozzo," Tony answered. "Oh hey there McCadden…"

Tim glanced over before looking back to his computer. He didn't want to listen to Tony make plans with that man stealer.

"Oh really was that tonight? Yeah it slipped my mind. I got tons to do you know? Us NCIS geeks…just closing out the case…No I don't think there's going to be a next time Phil." And with that he hung up.

Tim glanced at Tony again, secretly and silently cheering about what he heard. "…That was McCadden?" Tim asked from his desk.

Tony shrugged.

"Did you dump him Tony?" Ziva asked from her own desk. "Has your man-mance come to an end?"

"I never had a man-mance."

"You had a fling," she enunciated and Tim watched Tony scoff.

"Guys don't have flings, we hang out," he stated as he opened his drawer and grabbed something.

"Things were hanging out?" Ziva asked with disgust surprise while Tim watched Tony walk to his desk. "That is disgusting."

"Hey," he smiled. "Cookie, McG?"

Tim looked at him with surprise and delight. "NutterButter. That was really nice, a peace offering." Tony shrugged with a little smile and began to walk away when Tim kept talking. "Feel guilty don't you? You should."

Tony turned around and walked back to Tim's desk. "I won't apologize."

"I don't expect you to," Tim said and staring at Tony started huffing on his coffee. It was fun to annoy him on purpose.

"You're doing that thing again. You're…huffing on your coffee," he said in annoyance and staring at his lips.

But Tim simply said, "I'm just sipping from a cup."

"You're annoying."

"You're juvenile."

Tony snatched the cookies back up. "Why do I even try?"

He grinned as Tony walked back to his desk. He had his Tony back and he realized.

Tony can have as many flings as he wants; he always comes back to Tim. With that thought, he went back to huffing on his coffee.


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