Broken heart Tdelicot Summary: Days after coming back from Afghanistan with losing Jack Sloane. Director Leon Vance asked Special Agent Gibbs to speak with Doctor Grace Confalone in regard to his feelings. Notes: This one-shot story takes place after the 18th season episode True Believer
Chapter 1
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs really had felt at lost with himself when he had arrived home at his Alexandria, Virginia house. Having locked the front door with his key. He walked inside dropping off his go bag and other essentials on the side of the couch.
What he really wanted to do right now was head for the fridge for a beer. Even though he hadn't had the chance to shop since landing in Dulles airport. He was more exhausted more than anything else. Though he really didn't feel like going back to work tomorrow.
Heading into the bathroom next to the kitchen. He had thrown some cold water onto his worn face. After sealing the kiss with Sloane saying goodbye to her after she had teased him for a while about making a change.
However, it was his own problem having lost out. She had been telling him for three years now that she was in love with him and he was able to recover from all of his losses over the years. IT WAS A LITTLE TOO LATE now as she walked away from him to start a new life.
What he really needed now was to take a shower getting rid of the grime on his body and then head out to Kelly's bar to drink. Maybe he will be able to meet his team hanging out.
It's exactly what he does with taking his gear upstairs to the empty bedroom. How he needs a woman to take care of him after all this time. The few times he and Sloane had been together. She had made the suggestion to let loose so to speak for when it came to the subject of sex.
But then again he had balked at the idea of having to be scared and intimate with a woman. The last time prior was with Doctor Samantha Ryan currently working at a hospital in Harrisburg, Georgia.
Pulling out something clean from his closet and dresser. He was able to find something nice to entice the evening. Pulling off his soiled clothing and placing everything into the laundry container. Checking himself out into the mirror. He hated to look at himself with his entire body has changed over the years with age.
Walking into the bathroom with the lights on. He opened up the shower curtain needing a new one. He needed to be sure that the water was just right for his somewhat sensitive skin. He walked inside to grab his blue terry cloth with grabbing his favorite soap.
NCIS NAVAL YARDS Director Vance's office 5.30 P.M.
Director Leon Vance had been expecting the new personnel to join NCIS with the loss of Doctor Jacqueline Sloane staying in Afghanistan. Reading the two files on Doctor Anthony Sterling transferring in from San Francisco, California. And part-time agent investigator Lt. Loreile Ann Baskins a long-time friend of his as with Sloane for when she was involved with the Army. Well in this case Lt. Baskins is an ex-marine for two years ago in the field of communications.
Vance's secretary had left for the day leaving him alone for when there was a knock on his door.
"Come in please," he says to those behind the door.
Doctor Anthony Sterling in his late fifties with salt & pepper cropped hair was holding onto a file, while Lt. Baskins was wearing her uniform that she wears at the Evergreen safe house. "Please sit the both of you. I have to take this phone call," he says to the two of them to be Doctor Grace Confalone. "Doctor Confalone it's nice of you to get back to me quickly?" his voice was stern as always after losing his friend Sloane.
"No problem Director. What is it I can do for you?" She started sitting in her office finished for the evening for when it comes to patients.
"Listen I need for you to talk with Special Agent Gibbs after getting back from Afghanistan. I believe that my supervisory agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs is in trouble with his emotions with arriving back from the United States. Reason Doctor Jacqueline Sloane leaving NCIS after 3 and 1/2 years." he cried.
"Oh, I see Director. Let me check my schedule for the early morning to see if I can fit him in. Even though you're going to make it mandatory for the most part?" she insisted with the order.
"Correct Doctor Grace? Call me back or rather call Gibbs and let him know what the situation is right now needing to show up in the morning or whenever?" he responded with needing to end the call with two others waiting to be talked within his office.
Special Agent Gibbs had parked his old beat-up truck in the back of the parking lot for Kelly's bar hopping for a Thursday evening. One thing for sure he's able to notice Kasie, Torres, Bishop, and McGee's vehicle to be here of all places.
Bishop had been discussing the email that the three of them had received from Sloane accept for Gibbs. She did mention to the group with Delilah and her husband out on a rare evening drinking.
"Come on Eleanor we can't help it that Sloane had broken Gibbs's heart after all this time?" Kasie commented taking a sip of her drink something light for a change.
"Who do we blame Elle that Gibbs has lost out again with the ladies. He's not going to be the same after he had been loosening up so to speak?" Nick said with looking over at the one man they were talking about. "OMG, I can't believe he's here after getting in from his flight instead of resting?"
"Do you want me to have him come over and join us?" Kasie needed to ask the question. She was already feeling slightly mellow on the night.
Leroy Jethro Gibbs had sat down at the bar asking the older bartender for a Bourbon for now.
"Coming right up sir," he said.
Meanwhile, Gibbs cell-phone was going off in his black coat pocket. He cursed to himself when he noticed it was Doctor Confalone of all people that he didn't need to be around at this time with his sour mood.
"Doctor Grace hello. What's on your mind Doctor?" he responded with seeing Kasie slowly walking over to wearing a purple long sleeve, short slots of her multi-colored dress showing her legs.
"You, Gibbs. I heard from Director Vance that you're emotionally upset?" she cried out over the phone to hit the jackpot with the subject.
"And what makes you think I am emotionally upset Doctor Confalone?" he turned to see Kasie waiting. "Hold on doctor I have to say something to Kasie?"
"I will wait since I am not going anywhere right now until I talk with you?" she quipped...
"Kasie tell the group I will join them for drinks while I finish up this call?" he commented.
She walked away quickly to tell them that he will join them shortly. "Alright Doctor what is it you want from me?" he cried out with his response over the phone. And he didn't care who was listening.
"Before you're able to come back to work with Vance's request. You will need to talk with me tomorrow at eight o'clock sharp or else there will be strong ramifications?" she wasn't fooling around with her tone of voice and demeanor.
"Fine, I will be there at your office. Don't expect me to open up Doctor?" he ended the call to her with Doctor Grace taking a deep breath that the argument didn't start over the phone. Tomorrow is another day for it once he walks into her office.