Disclaimer: do I really need to say it again? lol

~~~~~NCIS~~~~~

At work, Tony was finding hard to concentrate on his paperwork. He could remember nearly every detail on his part of yesterday's events, so that wasn't the problem. The problem was Gibbs, who was kept looking at Tony from across the bullpen. Tony was doing his best to ignore the older man but it was so damn hard. He wanted so badly to go back to Gibbs' house with him and fool around. Hopefully, they wouldn't get called out on another case and they could do just that.

Gibbs knew he was torturing Tony. He could see it in the younger man's body language. He would stare down at his desk or at his computer, completely tense and fidgeting. He tried to keep his laughing to himself but when he saw Tony reach down to his crotch, his eyes darting between Ziva and McGee, he burst out laughing. His three agents looked at him, two with confusion, one with a glare. He used all his self-control to keep his laugh in and looked back to his own computer. After a minute, his computer notified him of an email. He had mastered accessing his email in the recent years but he still couldn't help the furrowed brow as he concentrated on opening it. It was an email from Tony. He lifted one eyebrow and looked up at his Senior Field Agent, who was staring at his computer. He opened the email.

From Tony DiNozzo to Leroy Jethro Gibbs

Message: hey!

Hey! Don't laugh at me! It's your fault I'm getting so hard at work! :P

Gibbs' eyes widened and he felt his cock twitch in response as he responded. Tony waited, trying his best not to look at his boss. If he did, he knew he'd burst out laughing, or he'd attack him and ravage him right there at his desk. After a long minute, his computer dinged.

From Leroy Jethro Gibbs to Tony DiNozzo

Message: Re-hey!

I can stop if you would rather get your paperwork done…

Tony tried not to show a reaction but Gibbs saw his eyes widen as he read. Tony decided two could play at this game.

From Tony DiNozzo to Leroy Jethro Gibbs

Message: Re-hey!

Oh no! I'm quite happy with this sort of discomfort. Besides. Now I have an excuse to imagine us doing stuff in the elevator or a storage closet or interrogation, if you catch my drift ;)

Now it was Gibbs' turn to gasp and shudder. He moved his chair closer to his desk to hide his growing erection.

From Leroy Jethro Gibbs to Tony DiNozzo

Message: Re-hey!

Holy shit Tony! Now we're both gonna have to deal with discomfort all day.

Just as Gibbs pressed send, his cell phone rang. He groaned, hoping it wasn't a call out into the field. He looked at the screen. Vance. He opened it, "What can I do for ya Leon?"

"Gibbs. I've got an issue up in MTAC…"

"I'll be right up." He hung up. He saw Tony frowning at him. Knowing how he felt, he winked before he made sure his dick wasn't showing and got up to head to MTAC. With Gibbs gone, Tony took a deep breath and focused his thoughts on his paperwork. He had gotten pretty far when he heard Ziva's voice.

"Done," she declared as she leaned back in her chair.

Tony looked up, "No way! How are you done already?"

"Yah Ziva," McGee added, not looking up from typing, "I'm only about halfway."

Ziva smirked, "Well I have plans with Abby tonight and I wanted to get it done."

Tony immediately took the bait, "OO what are you girls doing? Sleepover? Giving each other massages? Naked wrestling?"

Ziva snorted and rolled her eyes, "You're a pig Tony."

Tony smiled widely, "Of course I am! Now, give me a hint."

Ziva smirked and leaned forward, "Wouldn't you like to know? It is going to be hott."

Tony leaned forward too, "How hott?"

"Oh," Ziva tisked, "Extremely."

McGee snorted, "They're going dancing."

Ziva and Tony turned to frown at McGee. "Awh! McKilljoy. You ruined my fun of imagining Ziva and Abby doing hott, lesbo-erotic stuff," as Tony leaned back, pretending to imagine that scene, he was hit in the face by a paperwad from Ziva. He pretended that it hurt before he grabbed some paper and threw some wads of his own back. For a few minutes, they commenced in a paperwad war until Ziva's phone rang.

"Hello?" Tony paused from throwing a wad as she answered. "Hey Abby. Yah I'm on my way. Tony and I just have to clean up our mess… see you in a few." She hung up and glared at Tony, "Now I'm late for Abby. You're gonna help clean this up right?"

Tony frowned, "You started it. You clean it up." She rolled her eyes but stooped down to pick up the wads. Tony threw one last wad at her before leaning down to pick up the ones around his desk. A few minutes later, Ziva was waving goodbye to Tony and McGee and then she was gone.

As soon as the elevators were closed, McGee spoke, "She talked about you all night."

Tony whipped his head towards the younger man so fast his neck cracked, "What?"

McGee turned his chair so he could face Tony, "I pretended to be asleep on the couch as they had girl talk. It was sickening."

Tony laughed a bit but went back to the first thing McGee said, "What do you mean Ziva talked about me all night?"

"She kept asking if Abby knew anything about your love life recently and if Abby thought she had a shot with you. Then they started drinking shots, and they went on and on about how good-looking you are. Gibbs and me too but mostly you."

Tony felt kind of awkward inside and, under McGee's stare, tried to shrug it off, "Oh. Well. They were drunk McGee. Anyone could see you're a good-looking guy too."

McGee furrowed his brow and looked around. No one had heard Tony compliment him. He smiled but then scooted forward until he was next to Tony at his desk. Tony looked up confused, "What?"

"What's going on with you and Gibbs. And don't tell me 'nothing'. I heard what Smithson said yesterday," his expression was curious yet open. Tony looked for a moment to see if he should lie or not. Tim was one of his closest friends, no matter how much Tony made fun of him or got on his nerves. He knew he'd feel bad if he lied to him about something so important. When he sees that McGee just wanted to know the truth, he takes a deep breath. "It's kind of complicated," Tony started, hoping that would be enough.

"Tony…"

He sighed, "We like each other, ya happy?"

McGee smiled a bit but motioned with his hand for Tony to continue.

Tony sighed, "The other day, after Gibbs and I interviewed Smithson, after Smithson put the moves on me, I found out that that was why Gibbs was like a ticking time bomb. Remember?" McGee nodded. Tony went on, "When I went to confront him in the elevator, he told me he liked me and was crazy jealous when Smithson flirted. I told him I liked him back. He kissed me. I kissed him back. Went home with him later. I didn't know Smithson realized that Gibbs was jealous until he made that threat when he had us… How much do you remember?"

"Everything up until he knocked me out. I woke up when you called my name but I heard him coming so I figured I'd play dead."

"Like in Somalia?"

McGee smiled, "Yah."

"Okay. Then what?"

"Well my phone was in my back pocket so when I heard him go at you, I tried calling someone. Luckily, it was Gibbs."

"That's how he knew what happened. Way to go McGee! You saved both our asses then," Tony smiled his thanks.

"What happened after Ziva helped me out?"

Tony leaned back a bit and tried not to show how scared he was just by the memory of the previous day, "Jethro started to untie me but Smithson came back and came at him. Jethro tried to fight him off but they both fell through the floor. I untied my feet and dove in after them. Jethro was… they were both in the water. Smithson was dead and Jethro was just… sinking. I pulled him out and saw he was breathing so I brought him out to the ambulance. Took him home afterwards."

Tony knew Gibbs wouldn't be comfortable with McGee knowing exactly how Tony took care of him after they got home, nor did he really want McGee to know either. That was a private moment between them and them alone. He smiled at the memory.

Then he saw that McGee was looking at him with a knowing smile on his face, "You're in love with him."

Tony jolted a bit and looked away, "What? No. I – No."

McGee smirked, "Yes Tony. You are. I can tell in the way you talk about him. It's written all over your face."

Thankfully at that moment, a voice called from behind them, "Hey! Are you two done yet?" As McGee quickly shot back to his desk, Gibbs walked back into the bullpen grumbling, "Stupid newbie messed up his mission. Always have to fix other people's messes."

Tony still looked flustered but tried his best to hide it. Gibbs noticed this different kind of tension in his and pulled his email back up. Tony jumped when his computer dinged again.

From Leroy Jethro Gibbs to Tony DiNozzo

Message: What's up?

What's wrong?

Tony shared a look with Gibbs then responded.

From Tony DiNozzo to Leroy Jethro Gibbs

Message: Re-What's up?

I'll tell you when we get home. Unless you don't want me over tonight?

Tony watched as Jethro read his message. Then the older man looked up and nodded at Tony, saying all he had to in just a look. Then he turned back to his computer to do his own reports.

Tony had no idea what exactly he was going to say to Jethro. He didn't think it was a good idea to tell him about what McGee said about Tony being in love with Gibbs. It was too soon. And Tony didn't even know if that was true. Sure, he thought the world of Jethro, respected him greatly and trusted him with his life. He would also protect Jethro with his life. They'd been through a lot both separately and together and they'd always been there for each other. Out of everyone he knew, he trusted Jethro most. And being with Jethro made Tony extremely happy. But did that translate to love? Tony wasn't sure… No, he definitely couldn't talk about that with his lover yet. So then what could he say? Could he tell Jethro about what McGee told him about Ziva? There had been rumors circling about him and Ziva since she showed up after Kate died. He knew Gibbs had heard them, even suspected they were true. But the only co-worker Tony had ever been interested in (besides Jethro of course) was EJ Barrett, and that was a disaster in the end. Not that Ziva wasn't attractive; she was damn hott in fact. Anyone could see that, and Tony didn't feel bad admitting it because, even though Ziva was very sexy, he had none of those feelings for her. Hmm. He would have to confront her about her feelings. Eventually. Now, he had Jethro to focus on.

But what if Ziva made a move on him while they were dating? Abby knew. Timmy knew. Ducky must know even if Jethro hadn't updated him on their togetherness yet. The director didn't need to know for obvious reasons. He could tell Palmer; the guy was a friend and probably would pick up on it, but Tony didn't see why he needed to tell him yet. Crap, that meant Ziva was the only one who didn't have any idea about him and Gibbs. Tony's stomach churned with guilt at that thought. This little dysfunctional family didn't keep secrets from each other. But how could he tell Ziva about Jethro if she had feelings for him? Damn it. He needed to ask Jethro. That's what they'd talk about later.

With his mind made up, Tony went to work finishing his paperwork.

~~~~NCIS~~~~

"So what was going on with you and McGee when I walked in?" Jethro asked finally.

Tony had been there for nearly an hour now, sitting on the basement steps while Jethro worked on some kind of wood project. Jethro could see Tony needed some time to gather his thoughts, so he handed a jar of bourbon to the younger man and went back to work. Tony sat in silence trying to think about what he would say exactly and knew Gibbs would run out of patience sooner rather than later. So when the older man finally gave up waiting, he came to sit next to Tony on the stairs, who leaned against him without even thinking twice about it.

"McGee and I were talking about the case and all. And…" Tony nervously trailed off. Jethro shrugged his shoulder gently against his partner, encouraging him to continue. Tony smiled at the gesture, then went on, "He asked about us."

Again Jethro waited. When Tony didn't continue, he spoke, "I figured he would."

Tony looked up at him, "Huh?"

"He called me when Smithson was…" Gibbs had to stop and take a deep breath to force the anger down, "I could hear everything so it only makes sense McGee did too."

Tony nodded and rested his head back down, "Yah he told me. He said he heard Smithson taunting me with you which is why he asked. Anyway, so I told him," Again Tony looked up at Jethro, this time with nervousness as if he was expecting Jethro to be mad, "Do you mind?"

Jethro shook his head, "He's a member of the team and our friend. He deserves to know. I'm glad you didn't lie to him. We don't keep secrets from each other."

Tony smiled a bit and nodded, "That's what I think too. But there's a problem… I don't think we should tell Ziva."

"Everyone else knows…"

"I know. But see that's the other thing we were talking about."

"What?"

Tony took a deep breath again, "She has feelings for me Jethro. McGee said she was talking about me all night with Abby."

Jethro was stunned. He'd heard the rumors of course. At the very beginning he even suspected they were true, but he knew Tony wouldn't keep that from him. Plus, besides the normal amount of flirting he did with every female, he didn't give Ziva any special treatment. Same went for her. How did he not pick up on that? "She… what?" he blurted.

Tony suddenly stood up and started to pace, "I know! It's crazy! I mean, part of me is curious about her side of this and the other part is really uncomfortable with it. Like why? Why did she have to do that? She must've known McGee was faking sleeping and would tell me. He's my bro, ya know? Of course he would tell me. Oh! And not to mention he was clearly jealous that they were talking about me like that, and he totally deserves more than he gets in that sense. Now I have to do that damage control somehow. But what if Ziva tries something? I can't lie to her, right? But I can't hurt her either."

Seeing Tony get all worked up, Jethro jumped up too and grabbed on to Tony, forcing him to stop pacing and look at him. He looked sad and scared. Gibbs knew how much the team meant to Tony. Abby, Ziva, Tim, Ducky, himself, and even Palmer really were Tony's family, the one he'd never had with his own father even after the two DiNozzos sort of talked. He could understand why Tony was so worried about this. He didn't want anything to mess up what they had. And Gibbs had to admit, he didn't want it to get messed up either.

"Tell me what I should do Jethro," Tony whined and leaned forward until he was against the older man. Jethro smiled despite his lover's misery as he wrapped his arms around him. For a minute, Tony nuzzled into his neck and breathed the scent that was Jethro. Old Spice and sawdust. But mostly sawdust. He felt himself grow calmer as he hugged the older man. Finally he felt normal again and he asked quietly, "Any suggestions?"

Jethro giggled but answered seriously, "We don't have to tell Ziva yet. Take a while to think about it. Wait 'til she says something or figures it out herself. Or if she makes a pass at you. If that happens, I would say you definitely need to tell her."

Tony giggled at the apparent jealousy in the other man's voice, "Oh? And what would I say exactly?"

Jethro played along, "That you're with an incredibly sexy, handsome, and talented man who can handle a gun extremely well."

Tony laughed as he felt his heart speed up and cock jerk. He pulled back a bit and smirked at Jethro as he teased, "You are pretty sexy, handsome, and talented for an old man."

Gibbs growled and gently smacked the back of Tony's head, "Old man huh? Well let's just see you keep up with this old man up to the shower."

Before Tony could absorb what he said, Jethro ran away and up the stairs, laughing along the way. Tony laughed and shook his head before taking off after his lover.