One month later
It's about a month since Gibbs started working with Wayne. Gibbs and Wayne started being a good friends. Wayne started trusts Gibbs. Gibbs was slowly approaching the truth about who's behind all of these.
Other side Gibbs and Sloane start getting close to each others. Gibbs and Sloane were invited for dinner at Wayne's many times. Everything was going as they planned. But someone's watching them, and still Gibbs didn't know about it.
That guy was very good at his work. He's watching them leaving their house and follow them by mentaing good distance from their vehicle. He knows when Gibbs leaves his house and where did he go. During that period what's Sloane do at the house.
Gibbs started wearing suits after joining Wayne. This morning he eat his breakfast and leave for Wayne's house after giving goodbye kiss to Sloane. And he was being followed by that guy. Gibbs noticed that someone is following him but when that car take left turn he relax himself, because he can't afford this type of game when he is so close to finding out who is running this business.
When he reached Wayne's house he saw Wayne was talking with someone on phone. So he take a seat and decide to make him finished with his call. Wayne sounds angry and happy same time. When Wayne finished his call he gave big smile at Gibbs. Gibbs gave him smile in return...
"Who's on the phone, Wayne? Is there something wrong?" Gibbs asked him.
"It's Boss. He's still in Russia but he'll be in DC next week. Well it is good so I will finally introduce you with him." Wayne said.
"Yeah, I can wait. But I'm more interested in the person who is leading this dance." Gibbs said with his rough tone.
"Patience my friend. Patience. And you don't have to wait anymore because you'll meet him soon. And you will be surprise after meeting With him. "
"Great." Gibbs replied.
He sat down and started discuss about their work. They have been talking about 30 minutes and suddenly Gibbs noticed that Victor is not there. Gibbs feels something suspicious about it and asked Wayne.
"Hey, where's Victor? He's 40 minutes late. Is our lady's sick? " Gibbs asked Wayne. Wayne laugh when Gibbs called him lady.
"Don't tell me that you are missing him. Because you both are like Tom Jerry. Who always ready to fight." Wayne said and start making drink for himself. He asks Gibbs for it but Gibbs pass on it.
"I have question for you, why did you hire him? He's useless person." Gibbs asked him with irritation.
"I'm agree on that. But he saved my life last year. We got ambushed and I got shot twice. But he get me to the hospital in time and that saves my life. He's very loyal and it doesn't matter how I treat him. He'll do anything to protect me. He's like St bernard." Wayne said with chuckles.
At Gibbs's apartment
Sloane just came back from the market with all grocery stuff. And she noticed something hinky. Jack got panicked but she stayed calm and put all grocery items on table and quietly she was walking toward their room and she heard cupboards door slammed open and desk drawers were opened and shuts. Like someone is searching their house. She grabbed her gun and drawn it and entered in the room. She's looking carefully for someone's presence.
Suddenly she feels that someone is standing behind her. Before she could do anything that man hit her on face. She's caught by surprise, she saw stars for a few moments but she hit that man in his face with butt of the gun. That was not that much powerful but that man stumble but manage to keep his balance. That man blocks her next blow and then he twist her hand that makes Sloane loosing her grip on her weapon. That man kicked the gun away from her and punched her in face and she hits her head against the wall and then she fell unconscious.
That man was also panicked because he wasn't expecting her for next 30 minutes. She was early. He had enough time to find something against Gibbs. He removed his mask as he get back to the car. First he looked around and when he was sure about nobody witnessed him. He opened his car door and start driving. He look at his cell phone when it started ringing.
"Yeah, it's Victor. I'm on my way. I'll be there in five. I was little busy when you called. Okay, Wayne I'll be there." He disconnect the line and then he was smiling as he looking at himself in rearview mirror and noticed that nasty wound on his face that he got from Sloane.
At Wayne's place Gibbs and Wayne talking about their personal life. Gibbs is being very careful here. But Wayne shares everything about his life. Somethings they didn't get on him while McGee was trying to get all information about him.
He mentioned his family. He had a family,
a wife and daughter. He's wife left him after their daughter dies in car accident. Wayne blamed himself because he was driving the car. Gibbs found himself very familiar with his story. But he didn't tell him about Shannon and Kelly. He tried to avoid Wayne's questions by saying that he don't want to talk about it. And Wayne didn't force him.
Their conversation interrupt by Victor. As he entered in the room Gibbs noticed that wound on his face.
"It's looks like someone beat the crap on you, Lady Victoria. Does that hurt little girl. Don't tell me you cried after that because you can't protect yourself. And Wayne was telling me here how you saved his life.
Are you sure Wayne it was him? Because I'm having doubt." Gibbs starts taunting him with smile.
"C'mon, Steve leave it. Now tell me Victor what happened?" Wayne asked Victor.
"Nothing just there's a ice on the ground and it's very sleepery. I didn't keep my balance and hit my face to the pole." Victor replied looking at Gibbs who was smiling and start laughing.
"Oh... God. Seriously... you should have to loose your wait so when next time it happens so you can keep your balance. Am I right Wayne?" Gibbs makes fun of him and Wayne also stars laughing. Victor leave without saying a word.
Then Gibbs cellphone rings. He answer it. And his smile fade away. Wayne can see fear in his eyes and starts worrying about what happened.
"What happened Steve? Why are you looks so scared?" Wayne asked him with concern.
"It's M. Someone broke into our house and attacked her. I have to leave." Gibbs replied.
"Let's go. I'm coming too." Wayne said
"No... I'll handle it. Thanks though." Gibbs leaves without waiting for Wayne's answer.
"Steve, wait..." Wayne tried to stop him but he left already
He's not driving the car actually he's flying that thing. There's too many things running in his mind. He just want to reach there as fast as possible.
When he was arrived at his home, he saw Sloane was seating on the couch with ice pack in her hand and pressing it on her face wound.
Gibbs ran toward her and knelt down in front of her. Taking her hand and check her pulse reading. Check her wounds. He gently rubbed her face wound. His eyes filled with tears and anger.
"Who did this to you, Jack? Have you seen his face? Can you profile him, unh... Are you hurt anywhere else? Should I call Ducky or Palmer...
"Gibbs... Sloane tried to talk him
"No.. Jack. Don't tell me that you are fine. I going call Ducky.." he pulled out his cellphone to call Ducky but Sloane snatched it from his hands.
"Gibbs... I'm fine. It's not that bad. And we can't call Ducky we are on assignment remember! Believe me sweetie I am Fine." Sloane said taking his face between her hands. Trying to calmed him ddown. Gibbs looks at her face and ask her. "Who Was That? And how the hell this happened? "
Sloane tell him what happened after she came back from the market. She explained everything to him.
"And I double checked there's nothing missing from our documentation. Because it's in locker and it needs our fingerprint to open that
thing. So take a deep breath and relax yourself. Nothing is gone and I'm fine too. Cowboy. " Sloane tell him and that brings smile on Gibbs face. But suddenly something hits in his mind.
"You said you hit him with your gun. On his face right? On his right side or left side? "Gibbs asked her
"I'm righty so obviously I hit him on his left side... why what happened? "
"Because I know who did this. It was that bastard Victor. That SOB did this to you. He was trying to collect evidence against me that's why he broke into our house." Gibbs was shouting and leave.
"No...Gibbs. Don't do anything stupid that we can't afford after we're this much close to the truth. Gibbs... Oh God." Sloane tried to stop him but he avoid her and leaves for Wayne's place.
Gibbs reached at Wayne's house. He stormed into his living room. When he saw Victor he can't control his anger. Like he didn't control himself when he saw Sergei after he killed Diane. But this time it was Victor who hurts Sloane. The person he loves more than his life.
He didn't waste time and run towards him and grabbed Victor by his shirt and slammed him against the wall and started punching him in his face. As he punch him in his jaw he hit the floor.
Wayne comes out as he heard the noise. And saw that Gibbs was beating Victor. He ran toward him and grabbed him from behind and pulled him away from Victor. But it didn't work Gibbs pushed him back and turned to Victor but Victor get on to his feet and before Gibbs could punch him, he punch Gibbs very hard in his stomach. Gibbs double over in pain and Victor drove punches on his face and abdomen but it didn't affect Gibbs that much. Gibbs block his blow and twists his hand harder like he did with Sloane. And with other hand he punched him in face repeatedly.
Wayne was yelling at Gibbs and Victor and telling them to stop. But neither of them was ready to give up. Wayne called his security guards.
Gibbs tackle Victor and throw him on the tea table and glass shattering on Victor's face and body. Gibbs grabbed his hair and make him stand up and grabbed his upper body between his arms and hit him with his knee in his chest three times. He's about to continue his blows but, Victor breaks free from his grip as he punches Gibbs in ribs and pushed him back. Gibbs lost his balance and hit the floor. Victor kick him in his chest and side of his face. He was about to deliver fatal strike with his foot on Gibbs face but Gibbs rolled over in time. He managed to struggle to his feet.
But Wayne's guards grabbed and hold Gibbs. He was struggling to get free from their gripe but there was three guards trying to hold him. Victor take advantage of it and punch him in Gibbs face three times and punched him in his stomach and in kidneys several time. Gibbs use guards grip as support and swing his legs out with force into Victor's chest. But he was still struggling against guards greep.
"Stand down Steve. Don't make me hurt you. I'll take care of him just tell me what happened?" Wayne asked him.
But Gibbs managed to break free from their greep and start beating Victor until he lost consciousness. Wayne nodded at one of his guards and that guard smacked Gibbs with butt of the gun in back of his head. Gibbs was knocked unconscious and fell next to the Victor's body.
Wayne has no idea what was wrong with them. He rubbed his face with his hands and give ordered his men to lift Gibbs and put him on the couch gently. And told them to clean his wounds and bandage them.
And he looks at Victor who was lying unconscious on the floor. He gave same order to his men about Victor.
After half an hour Gibbs regain consciousness. He was lying on the sofa and his head was aching like hell. He raise his hand and rubbed his forehead.
"Sorry for that. But you didn't leave choice for me." Gibbs turned his head and saw Wayne was seating on single seater sofa. He tried to seat up slowly. And noticed bandage on his forehead and on his right hand. He saw Victor was there too. He was looking at him with hateful eyes.
"Before you two start again, can someone tell me what the hell is wrong with you two?" Gibbs can clearly see anger in Waynes eyes.
"He was late today remember... " Wayne interrupt him in middle.
"You beat the hell out of him just because he was late...?" Wayne asked him with surprise. When Gibbs glare at him in anger he tries to cover it.
"I am sure he did something wrong otherwise you can't beat the crap on him. I know you, Steve. I hope you have strong reason for it. So tell me what he did that pissed you that much off."
"That bastard broke into my house and attacked my WIFE. I don't know what is wrong with him. Since day one don't know what he was trying to prove. First he threatened me and today he attacked my wife. And did I mention that he was searching something in the apartment. When my wife came back from the market and he injured her badly. If you want to threaten someone threaten ME, if you want to hurt someone hurt ME. But if you hurt my WIFE again I'll KILL YOU. You SOB..." Gibbs was again interrupted by Wayne.
"Woah...woah. calm down Steve. How can you say that it's Victor? "
"I trust my wife Wayne. And I hope you trust me and if you don't then I'm leaving you and your business. Because I can't work with people who don't trust me." Without waiting for reply he stand up and leave but Wayne stops him.
"Stop, Steve. You can't walk away like this." Gibbs hand almost reached for his gun. "C'mon Steve. I can't afford to lose you. I trust you and I am going to kicking off Victor's butt out of DC." Wayne takes Gibbs arms and turned him and promised him.
"I promise you that you don't have to face this a*e again. But let me make myself clear here that you can't walk away from this business like this. And I need you here with me. So don't ever said this again." Wayne assured Gibbs. Gibbs takes few steps forward Wayne and in very firm voice he warned him.
"And let me make my self clear here and I am saying this first and last time so listen properly. Don't ever bring MY WIFE in this shit. If someone does that that will be his last day on this earth. Do I make myself clear? " Wayne unconsciously takes two steps back. He can see fire in his eyes. He hide his fear behind his smile.
"Crystal. You know you can scare even dead person with your glare. And don't worry about him he'll be not in DC tomorrow morning. Now go and take care of your wife. See you in the morning, Steve." Wayne said with tapping on Gibbs back. Gibbs was staring at Victor whole time but when Wayne tapped his back he broke his eye contact with Victor. And look at Wayne and just give nodd him and leave. Wayne turned around and looked at Victor who looks scared and gave him mysterious smile.
Gibbs was driving and thinking about Victor. He realized he put whole assignment in danger when he attacked Victor. If they find out who he is, Sloane will be the first who pays the prize. When he looks in the sideview mirror and saw that car was following him. This was the same vehicle that was following him in this morning. He decide to finish this hide and seek game. He start driving at Diner when he reached at Diner he parked his car and gets out of the car. He sat down at table and enjoying his coffee.
Actually he was waiting for the person who was following him. As he looked through the glass he saw that car in parking. He looked around the car but no one was their. Then he starts observing people who are sitting in Diner. But nobody was behaving suspicious. When he left from the Diner he saw someone was sitting in the car. First he decide to approach him but he realizes that there's many civilians around there.
So he starts walking towards alley.
Then he feels someone was following him. He hide behind the wall and wait for that person. That person starts approaching that place where Gibbs was hiding. When Gibbs saw one man standing there his back was facing Gibbs. Gibbs grabbed that man from behind and slammed his face against the wall and then punched him in gut and turned him around and punch him in his face. He raised his hand and he was about to punch him again but he stops.
"Jesus, Jethro are you planning on making Emily orphan? Aah.."
"Tobias! What are you doing here?" Gibbs was shocked when he saw it was Fornell.
"What do you think I'm doing here Gibbs? I'm watching your back." Fornell replied with smile.
Gibbs was standing there with his jaw dropped open.
So our mystery man was Former FBI agent Tobias Fornell. And he's the one who was keeping eye on Gibbs and Sloane. But how did he know about their opp. And what will Wayne do with Victor? Can Wayne kill Victor for Gibbs? Or he really kicked him off from DC? What will happen when Sloane finds out about Gibbs and Victor's fight? And of course what will her reactions after knowing that Fornell was keeping an eye on them for a month. Without being noticed by them.
So tell me what do you think about all these situations and give me your reviews and suggestions. And stay tuned for next chapter.
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