AN: Hey! Sorry for not updating, I was busy and had writer's block at the same time. :P Enjoy this chapter! REVIEW!
Chapter 46
„Got anything, Abbs? " Gibbs asked, folding his arms casually.
'Not really. All's the same'
„Then why are you calling us? " Gibbs questioned, while his irritation was growing.
'Well, it's something about the Director Morrow, actually'
„What? " Gibbs said, rolling his eyes in annoyance.
You remember his joke, about a month ago, how he'll retire?'
"Yeah" Gibbs said, with concern. The way Abby was acting right now never really brought anything good.
'Well, he kind of did retire'
"WHAT?" Gibbs, Kate and Tony said at the same time, shocked by Abby's news.
'Yeah'
"W… How… WHY?" Gibbs exclaimed angrily.
'He said that he got a new offer, and he's very sorry to tell you like this'
"Dammit" Gibbs hissed to himself.
"Who's the new director?" Kate threw herself into the conversation.
'Oh, I heard that it's a female'
"Ooh" Tony said teasingly and Kate elbowed him.
'She's about fifty, Tony'
"Oh" Tony slouched and turned away, making Kate and Abby chuckle.
'Her name is Jennifer Shepherd'
"JENNY?" Gibbs yelled in confusion.
"Wait, you know her?" Kate asked, worried for Gibbs.
"Gotta go, Abbs" Gibbs turned off the screen and ran out of the room.
"Hey!" Kate cried, but there was no response.
"I'm going after him" Tony said and ran out after Gibbs, leaving Kate alone.
He found his boss, sitting outside of the room, on the floor.
"Who is she?" Tony gently said as he sat by Gibbs. Gibbs looked at him, willing to slap him, but he passed it this time. He sighed, deeply.
"Jenny… I…. We had a thing" Gibbs finally said, making Tony slightly gasp. Tony wasn't used to seeing Gibbs like this.
"You were…?" Tony asked, not being able to finish.
"Yeah, Tony. We were co-workers. I hoped we'll never see each other again" Gibbs said, showing his irritation clearly.
"Why?" Tony continued, hoping he'll drain enough information to understand.
"Because, it wasn't supposed to happen, Tony" Gibbs sighed, turning back to Tony.
"Never is, boss" Tony replied, patting his shoulder. Gibbs glared at him for a while.
"What was that supposed to mean?" Gibbs asked and folded his arms.
"Nothing" Tony said in confusion.
"See? That's why I'm starting to think this mission will end up badly" Gibbs' voice was deeper, stronger.
"What? Oh, you think Kate and I will…?" Tony asked, grinning.
"Yeah, genius. What are you smiling about?" Gibbs retorted, trying to figure out Tony's face expression. He studied his face, but he didn't seem to get anything.
"Boss, I'm not that good" Tony said, still smiling at Gibbs. After a few seconds, Tony rubbed his head because of Gibbs' hard slap.
"I was kidding, you know?" He hissed, still rubbing his head in pain.
"I know. I just didn't do it for a while" Gibbs smiled, which was weird, again.
"Right. Just so you know I'll NEVER have a thing with Kate" Tony assured Gibbs and slowly got up.
"Oh, I know. Let's go back to Kate" Gibbs said and gestured to the door.
Tony nodded in agreement and smiled. He liked how Gibbs was sometimes a replacement for his father. They walked into Gibbs' apartment again, where they found Kate pacing across the room.
"Whatcha thinking of, Kate?" Tony said, making Kate quickly step backwards and pant.
"DiNozzo!" Kate hissed at Tony and hit him in the shoulder meekly. Tony grinned at her.
"Come on, Katie. You can do better" Tony teased. Gibbs was looking at them with annoyance but some sort of joy too.
"Oh, I can DiNozzo. This was a warning" Kate slightly smiled and turned back to Gibbs.
"Meow!" Tony growled, which caused Gibbs and Kate to turn around, raising their eyebrows questionably.
They'll probably still flirt when I'm dead Gibbs thought and smiled to himself, thinking they'll never develop a real relationship.
"Tony, get your butt over here so we can finish this as soon as possible" Kate retorted and turned back to Gibbs.
"Okay" Tony said and dragged himself next to Kate. Gibbs turned on the screen. Two bracelets showed up on the screen in 3D, turning around over and over.
"These are your GPS bracelets. They help us track you down" Gibbs said, pointing to the screen.
"Great" Tony replied, looking at the screen amusingly.
"Yeah, they're really good" Kate agreed. Tony and Kate exchanged looks.
"Okay, they're at my desk drawer; I'll get them for you later. Tony, you need to go down to check if those terrorists arrived yet" Gibbs ordered and sat by his desk.
"Got it" Both Tony and Kate said and quickly walked out of the room.
"Did I say both of you?" Gibbs asked loudly, and they turned back to him, trying to find an excuse.
"Well, um… You didn't say NOT both of us, right?" Kate stuttered and smiled angel-like.
"Um, yeah. She's kind of gotta a point right there, boss" Tony tried to help. She nodded.
"Well, I'm saying it now. Tony, go down there, Kate you stay with me" Gibbs said, surprised by their sudden resistance.
"Got it, boss!" Tony exclaimed and showed him a thumb up. He slammed the door behind. Kate was left confused.
"W… Do you mind if I ask how can he…?" Kate started, but Gibbs easily cut her off.
"Yeah" Gibbs said sharply without even looking at her.
Great. Now he'll think I have a thing for Tony. Kate thought and sighed.
Tony…
Tony arrived at the lobby, looking around. He was still getting used to the hotel. He glanced at his watch for a second. It was showing seven A.M. Tony sighed, and walked into the Refectory and looked around. There were no people who matched Gibbs' description. Gibbs is going to kill me. Tony thought. He went back to the elevator.
Kate and Gibbs…
Kate dropped a file. Again. She was being clumsy when nervous. Gibbs lifted his head and took off his glasses.
"Is there a problem Kate?" He asked calmly, looking at her.
"Um, no, no. I haven't eaten my breakfast yet, so… you know" She stuttered and nervously smiled.
"Okay, then. As soon as DiNozzo comes back, you two will go for the breakfast" Gibbs said.
Kate sighed, relieved that Gibbs is letting her even look at Tony right now. You just had to wink at him. Kate thought to herself. The whole morning came back to her, when she saw Tony. She chuckled when she remembered seeing him like that.
"Got anything you want to share, Kate?" Gibbs asked.
"No, no" Kate replied.
"Okay" Gibbs nodded and turned back to one of his files. Tony arrived at the door, with his back slouched.
"Boss, no sign of them. I looked everywhere" Tony said.
"Great. What now?" Kate said and sat on a chair.
"Now, you go grab something to eat, and I stay here" Gibbs replied.
"Wait, why don't you go with us?" Kate asked, looking at Gibbs confusedly.
"Because, those guys know me. If they see me, I'll blow your cover. They don't know you guys. Now, go" Gibbs explained and stretched as he got up from his chair.
"Okay, boss. But we need to go back to our apartment" Tony said.
"Yeah, we haven't brushed our teeth" Kate added.
"Not to forget showering" Tony brought up.
"Okay, I get it" Gibbs interrupted.
"Well, see you later, boss" Tony said and closed the door behind him.
"Bye, Gibbs" Kate said and walked out, leaving Gibbs all alone now. He sighed.
"This will be very interesting" He whispered to himself, leaning back in his chair.
AN: How did you like it? I know, Gibbs was OOC a bit, but, had to do it! Hope you liked it, REVIEW!
