Title: Forgive or forget? Author: SA3466996. Rating: T, FR15. Category: Angst. Genre: Slash. Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo. Character(s): DiNozzo. Summary: Would Gibbs forgive Tony? Or would he just forget? Spoilers: Takes place between S6.01 Last Man Standing and S6.02 Agent Afloat. Vague references to S5.18-19 Judgement Day, S6.01 Last Man Standing and S6.02 Agent Afloat. Disclaimer: NCIS characters belong to Bellisario, CBS and Paramount. No copyright infringement intended.
AN: Based on 'X & Y' by Coldplay (4:33). 214 words.
Four months on, standing on the metal walkway of the Sea Hawk, Tony looked out across the ocean at the distant remnants of the setting sun. He longed for home, but this was the deal. This was his lot and he had to find a way to repair the damage he'd done if he was ever going back to D.C. again instead of floating from carrier to carrier.
Even though he'd been relieved to hear the words back then, he'd always questioned how Gibbs could forgive so quickly. He couldn't, surely? And although the decision to send him afloat hadn't been down to Gibbs, the man hadn't done anything to stop it. What could he have done though? Demand Vance reconsider splitting them up? Throw his coffee across the room? Stamp his feet? What good would it have done? Perhaps a little more time and distance would be good for them? That had always worked where his father was concerned. A little distance might help Gibbs figure out what he wanted from Tony. Would Gibbs ever want him back on the team? McGee and Ziva were back in D.C., yet here he was, still stuck on this floating tin can. Would Gibbs ever want him to come home? Would he ever want him again?