Title: The Week That Changed Everything
Chapter: 10
Disclaimer: I do not own ANY of the original characters from the show, they belong to the writers of NCIS but i do however claim ownership of all other non-original characters from the show.
Author's note: It is a little shorter than normal but I updated in the same day so I hope that you enjoy and please review and tell me if you do! Thanks for reading!
McGee rolled his eyes as he waited for Tony to get out of the shower.
"Tony hurry up!"
"Relax McTense, I haven't been in that long."
McGee looked at his watch and knew they were going to be late, "Yes you have, it's been just under an hour!"
He could hear Tony chuckling at his expense, "Come on Probie, you have your own shower."
"Ya, but you took all my shampoo!"
"Sorry I can't hear you!"
McGee rolled his eyes at Tony and rephrased, "Whatever! May I please have my shampoo back?"
Tony shut the water off and walked out of the bathroom fully dressed, grinning at the fact that he'd been done a long time ago and only wanted to annoy McGee. He handed him the shampoo bottle and said, "All you had to do was ask."
McGee rolled his eyes and headed to his bathroom, but Tony called out after him, "Trying to make sure you look good for anyone imparticular?"
Don't bite McGee, don't bite…
McGee kept on walking, deciding to ignore Tony as he really was running out of time. Tony wasn't one to be ignored however and followed McGee until he finally turned around.
Tony grinned and said, "Ya didn't answer my question."
McGee could feel his temper rising, everything today had to be perfect in order for him to tell her, and getting Gibbs mad at him for being late was not McGee's idea of perfect. "I don't need to answer your question Tony."
"Aw…. Someone a little touchy today McMad? Better hurry up and take that shower if you want to talk to Abby before we meet for breakfast."
McGee turned around at Tony's last comment, shock and worry evident in his eyes. "What do you mean? I'm not talking to Abby about anything before breakfast…." He saw Tony was about to begin again so he continued, "or after breakfast, and not during either!"
Tony chuckled, "You know McGee, you really need to work on your poker face, it's so easy to tell when you're lying."
McGee looked Tony in the eye and made sure he didn't move a muscle when he said, "I'm not lying, I just need to take a shower."
Tony smiled, "Whatever McGee, the whole team knows."
McGee looked at Tony, shock and fear in his eyes, The whole team knows? No one can know! Does Abby know? If she does why hasn't she talked to me about it, unless she doesn't feel the same way and simply wants to ignore me and hope I get the hint. She was a little distant at the fire yesterday…
Tony almost laughed out loud at the look on McGee's face, but he sobered up when he realized he could relate, he loved a co-worker too, only she didn't love him back the way Abby did McGee.
"Don't worry Probie, Abby doesn't know and no one is going to tell her but you."
McGee could feel his face getting red, "I'm not telling Abby anything, there isn't anything to tell, not like with you and Ziva!"
McGee smiled at the shocked look on Tony's face, but he began to fear for his life when a murderous look appeared in his co-workers eyes.
"What about me and Ziva, McGee?" Tony spat the words out.
McGee stuttered over what to say next, "I, uh, y-you and Ziva?"
Tony glared and took a step closer to McGee, "Ya, me and Ziva, that's what you said isn't it? So what about me and Ziva?"
McGee really needed to get going but Abby would kill him if he turned down this opportunity to make Tony admit his feelings, plus he's pretty sure the senior agent needs to have this talk.
McGee squared his shoulders and decided to just get straight to the point and dove right in with, "You love her."
Tony paled, who else knows? "No I don't!" He shouted, but decided to lower his voice before someone overheard them, "I do not love her, I don't know why you'd think I do, we're partners and that's all."
McGee smiled, "Now who's the one who needs to work on his poker face."
Tony glared at McGee, "What're you saying McGee?"
"I'm saying that you are so obvious that you love her, the whole team knows, and don't even try to deny it, you love her."
Tony didn't move, he simply shot daggers at McGee with his eyes and said, "I do not love her, if it's so obvious that I do, prove it!"
McGee swallowed and took a step back, he wasn't used to seeing this overly serious side of Tony, and it was more than a little frightening. "Just relax Tony, I'm sorry, if you're not ready to admit it, then you don't have to."
Tony wouldn't back down though, "If it's so obvious I love her, PROVE IT!"
McGee sighed, there was no backing out now, Tony would see to that. "It's just that, you're constantly looking at her, you stare at her all the time, you get jealous when she has boyfriends and whenever she goes out and you don't know where, you become unbearable to work with. You're overly protective of her, you constantly watch her out of the corner of your eye and you always flirt with her, not to mention the way you constantly hint about your feelings."
Tony stumbled back, he knew McGee was right but that only hurt even more. If it's so obvious to him, why can't she understand?
McGee could see Tony's defences weakening so he tried to make him feel better, "Don't worry Tony, Ziva doesn't know, how she misses it, I don't know but she's just as oblivious as you. Come on, we all know you love her, it'd feel so much better just to get it off your chest and tell her. "
With that, McGee went into the bathroom and shut the door, leaving Tony alone with his thoughts.
~~~NCIS~~~
Tony walked over to the couch and sat down, Is it really that obvious? Does everyone really know? If everyone else sees it, why can't she?
He pushed himself up off the couch and began pacing in front of it. Tony retraced every word in the previous conversation, everything McGee said was true. He was overprotective, he did constantly watch her, he did love her, but did she feel the same?
One line popped into Tony's head right then, "She's just as oblivious as you."
What does that mean?
She was oblivious for not realizing his feelings, but what was he oblivious for? Was he missing her hints just like she was missing his? Is that what McGee meant?
No! You're imagining things. It simply means that you still don't get, it you're still oblivious to the fact that you're the only one with these feelings. Even though you know she doesn't care you still continue to think she does. You have to move on and forget about her.
Tony knew the voice in his head was right, she didn't care for him, but he also noticed something else. As much as he should and as much as he needed to get over Ziva, she wasn't another Jeanne, he didn't want to move on, and he knew he could never forget about her. He also knew however that because she didn't feel the same way, he'd never be able to tell her, he'd have to be happy with seeing her every day at work, and every night in his dreams.
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