Gibbs being by his side calmed Tony's nerves fairly quickly but he was still hurting. He was barely pulling himself out of the depression, over having to relive Mollie's death and now the team had betrayed him. Maybe betrayal was a little extreme but, they had still hurt him in an unimaginable way. What hurt even more was they did not treat Gibbs that way, when they learned about Shannon and Kelly. Bishop didn't really count since it was common knowledge before she joined the team but McGee and Abby were different stories. McGee had been so sympathetic and understanding when he found out and Abby had done everything but learning black magic to bring Shannon and Kelly back from the dead. Needless to say being accused of lying and treated so poorly for not revealing the truth sooner. It stung with an intensity that he could not quite explain. He heard a knock on the door and even though he was not up for visitors. He still got up to answer. He checked through the peephole and saw that McGee, Abby, and Bishop were standing on the other side. He certainly did not want to talk to them but he was also afraid of what Gibbs would do. If he found out that Tony was too traumatized to even acknowledge the team. So he reluctantly opened the door.

"Hey guys" Tony greeted.

"Oh Tony! We are so... so... so sorry!" Abby cried pulling him into a hug.

"Yeah Tony we really should have forgiven you." McGee added.

"So can you forgive us?" Bishop asked.

"Don't act like apologizing was your idea. I know that Vance threatened to fire you if you didn't. I have been on the other side more than once. I also know that he told you my story and now you feel terrible. Because it is in fact true." Tony retorted.

"So you don't forgive us?" Abby asked.

"But we could get fired." Bishop reminded.

"Yeah and we really are sorry." McGee added.

"No I will forgive you but not to protect your asses. I could care less about that. You never care when I get chewed out. I forgive you because I know that in our line of work, grudges are a terrible idea. Because we could die at any time." Tony corrected.

"So you are forgiving us?" Bishop questioned.

"Yeah I am confused too." McGee agreed.

"Of course he forgives us! Oh Tony I know that you could!" Abby cried.

"I do forgive you but it is going to be a long time before I can trust you guys again. What you did hurt me more than you can imagine. The fact that you think I am that petty and selfish. That I would make up a dead kid. Just to get closer to Gibbs. That you could not understand why I kept it a secret for so long. The way I was treated was despicable and it will be a while before I can trust you again. So you can tell Vance I forgave you but just know that you hurt me." Tony clarified.

"We really are sorry." Abby cooed.

"Yeah you really need to relax." McGee agreed.

"Guys we are out of trouble. Let's leave it at that." Bishop instructed.

"See this is why I can't trust you guys! All you care about is yourselves! I told you that I had a daughter who was murdered and all you care about is why I didn't tell you sooner! Then you come to apologize strictly to get out of trouble! You know what! Just to satisfy you! I will tell you why I never told you before! It is because any time I as much as think about Mollie! It is like my heart got run over by a fucking semi truck! I spent the last three days in bed! Having to force myself to get up to use the bathroom! Because I was so broken by the memories! Jimmy knew because he talked me out of killing myself once but none of you ever cared enough! OK! Are you satisfied?! Now get off my property before I call the police!" Tony yelled.

"Tony we..." McGee started.

"Didn't he tell ya to get lost?!" Gibbs demanded.

"But Gibbs..." Abby pleaded.

"Get lost or I will see to it that all of you clean the bathrooms every taco Tuesday for the rest of your careers!" Gibbs ordered.


Needless to say the team took Gibbs's threat seriously and, they were out of sight before anybody could even blink. Gibbs slammed the door shut and Tony just stood there frozen and shell shocked. Gibbs placed his hand on Tony's shoulder and he instantly relaxed. He turned and faced his boss. Gibbs's face showed understanding and compassion but Tony was just to hurt.

"Tony I..." Gibbs started.

"I'm going to bed." Tony sighed, shoving past him.


Gibbs watched with a heavy heart as Tony slammed the door to his bedroom. He hated how much his son was hurting right now. He had wanted to have something in common with his team but not this. Nobody should have to endure the loss of a child. The teams treatment of him was even more soul crushing. He wondered if Tony would ever be able to trust the team again and what would happen to the team if he couldn't. He knew that he could not let this slide. If he ever wanted Tony to be even semi trusting. He had to deal with the team and he had to do it fast. He walked over and knocked on Tony's door.

"I said I wanted to be alone." Tony muttered.

"I just wanted to let you know that I going out." Gibbs explained.

"Don't worry about me." Tony sighed.

"Just don't do anything stupid." Gibbs instructed.

"I won't" Tony assured.

"I know but I have to say it." Gibbs reminded.


A/N: Gibbs and Jimmy deal with the team in the next chapter. Don't worry the team will be redeemed but it will still be a while before Tony can trust them again. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.