Someone To Grow Old With
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Summary: A bunch of one-shots revolving around the different relationships between the NCIS crew. This is a Christmas story so it features the whole team however it's kinda sad. Also Jackson Gibbs didn't come in this story.
The Basement: They all ended up there eventually. Throughout Christmas day they each would put on their happy faces, they would keep all the dark thoughts about those they'd lost far away, they would have fun trading presents and eating anything and everything, they would watch their favorite Christmas movies and laugh hysterically but as the sun set and the magic of the day faded they each in turn would find their way down those so familiar stairs.
They all ended up there eventually; Ziva, Abby, Tony, McGee, and Ducky. Jenny and Kate both used to shuffle down but now they were both a part of the reason each person ended up here. Ziva had threatened to join the list of the lost this year but thankfully she instead sat with the others drinking bourbon, inhaling sawdust, and remembering all the people she would never share Christmas with.
They all ended up there eventually because despite each one's love for the holiday it always stood as harsh reminder of the people they lost. Abby, especially, was a testament to this. Despite her extreme love for Christmas, each year she was the first to arrive at Gibbs. It was easier for her this way since Gibbs was the only one who knew what happened to her parents and brother. The two would share private stories of their families until the others turned up.
They all ended up there eventually to grieve with their adopted family. However, like Abby and Gibbs, Ziva and Tony always shared a few private moments before showing up at Gibbs' whether it be a movie or conversation. This year Tony for the first time since Somalia spoke openly to Ziva about losing her, of course, he understated everything knowing that if he told just how bad it had been he would scare her away because it scared him too. Then like all the years before they trooped down the stairs together where Gibbs would pour them some bourbon.
They all ended up there eventually escaping from the regular holiday cheer. Ducky and McGee came last, the only ones with biological family left neither Ziva nor Gibbs father counting. The two, respectively, would slip down into the basement where they knew they didn't have to fake happiness, where they knew there were people who could empathize, where they could finally succumb to grief.
They all ended up there eventually because no one knew better than them about Christmas grief and they were, after all, family.
To Anyone Who Cares: Hey, so I hope you like this one. I'm sorry it's pretty sad. Please review. And thank you Jael73, fanfictionfan63, Arabic Ameerah, babygirl12020, MatteaAM, tkilyle, Yosem Tiva, purple. bookworm. girl , genevra, and Jazzlyn Delgado for reviewing or favoriting.