Unearthed Secrets
Disclaimer: In Chapter 1
AN: Thankyou all for your reviews, I really appreciate them! As always a few more wouldn't go unnoticed
Again, thankyou to Kate for all her help and support with this fic
Tony held the handset away from his face as the engaged signal suddenly beeped. Staring at the phone, he began to get very worried about whatever had happened to Gibbs. It wasn't like he'd never hung up on Tony before, but it was completely unlike him to act like this.
Tony walked back to the waiting room and sat next to Kate.
"How'd he take it?" she asked
"He didn't" Tony replied, "I didn't get to tell him. He told me to get off the phone line or something and hung up"
Kate raised her eyebrows, "Did he say anything else?"
"No, only asked if anybody had tried to contact him" Tony replied
Kate frowned and sighed. She put her head on Tony's shoulder and closed her eyes, "Somehow I think we're going to have to reschedule our dinner and movies to another night"
"Again? We've already put it off four times this month" Tony whined
Kate smiled, "Yeah, but who's counting?"
Tony groaned and reluctantly agreed.
Kate heard somebody clear their throat and opened her eyes to see Ducky standing in-front of them with his eyebrows raised, "Am I interrupting something?"
"Not at all, Ducky" Tony replied
"I see" Ducky said, not believing him, "How is Timothy?"
"He has a small fracture. They said he would be released after they have bandaged his arm up" Kate replied
Ducky nodded, his frown returning.
"Ducky? Any idea what's up with Gibbs?" Tony asked
"Yes, he had something of a personal crisis this morning" Ducky replied
"Care to expand on that Ducky?" Tony asked, frowning, thinking it was strange that he would ever ask Ducky to talk more about a subject
"Unfortunately I can't. Jethro has asked me to keep the matter confidential. I'm afraid that if you want more information, you will have to ask him yourself" Ducky responded
Tony sighed and gazed back to the reception desk, wishing it held all the answers.
"Agents Todd and DiNozzo?" a man in a white coat asked them
"Yeah, that's us" Kate responded
"Agent McGee fractured his humerous and ulna. I've set the bones which will take a couple of weeks to heal. I've discharged him and he should be ready to take back as soon as he has changed" the doctor told them, before walking away
A few minutes later, McGee walked out with a strange smile on his face and his arm in plaster and a sling.
McGee smiled at the team, "They gave me morphine"
Tony laughed and looked at Ducky who gave a small smile in return, "Let's take you home, Abigail has been most worried about you"
Tony drove to Gibbs' house and wondered whether or not it was a good idea. Kate wanted to see how he was doing and told Tony that he was driving. For some reason, it seemed that Kate was the one who wore the pants in this relationship. Tony frowned, wondering whether that meant he wore the skirt or whether there were two pairs of pants…now that was just weird. Tony blinked and returned his attention to the road.
"What're you thinking about?" Kate asked, studying his face
Tony looked at Kate out of the corner of his eye and wondered whether he should tell her what he was really thinking. Why did women always have the knack to ask that question when he was thinking strange things?
"Trying to figure out if I want a burial or to be cremated when Gibbs kills me" Tony covered
"He's not going to kill you" Kate responded
"You didn't hear him on the phone, Kate" Tony said
Kate didn't reply, instead choosing to look out the window. Once they returned from the hospital, they'd booked Kopas and started writing their reports. However after a few hours, they'd decided to do the rest tomorrow. McGee had gone home in the care of Abby, with instructions not to return to work for a couple of days, or unless they were called in.
Tony pulled into Gibbs' driveway and parked the car, "We're here"
"You don't say, Tony" Kate replied, getting out of the car
Tony got out of the car and followed Kate to the door, "Cremation, I wanna be cremated, that way the bugs won't eat me"
"I don't think you'd have to worry about that, Tony, you'd be dead" Kate replied, knocking on the door
"Yeah, but still" Tony responded, standing behind Kate
The door opened and Gibbs stood in the entranceway in the clothes he'd worn to work. Although, his clothes were now all crinkled and his shirt was un-tucked. His hair was messed up and his face had seemed to age since the last time they'd seen him.
When Gibbs saw them, his face went white again and he looked like he was about to pass out, "Yeah?" he asked cautiously
"We wanted to see how you're doing" Kate replied
Gibbs breathed out, "Is that all?"
"Yeah. Isn't that enough?" Kate asked
"What are you doing here?" Gibbs asked, rubbing his face, some of his colour returning, "Don't you have work to do?"
"No, boss, we caught Carr's murderer. We're gonna do paperwork tomorrow" Tony replied
"Good, then go home and get some rest" Gibbs said and made as if to close the door, but Tony put his foot there to keep it open
"We're not leaving until you tell us what's going on. You're part of the team and we're worried about you" Tony said
"DiNozzo, if you don't get your foot out of my door, I'll shoot it off" Gibbs growled
"How can we have your back if you don't tell us what's going on?" Kate asked
Gibbs studied Kate for a while, then started blinking furiously and looked up to keep his eyes from watering over, "Please, just leave me alone"
"It's okay, Gibbs, let it out" Kate said, slowly pushing into the doorway
Gibbs bit his lip, "I'm fine"
Kate took his arm and guided him to his couch, ignoring his feeble protests. Tony followed them and closed the door behind himself.
"Ok, spill" Kate told him
"Nothing to tell" Gibbs said
"Gibbs, even a first year cop could tell that you're lying" Kate stated
"She's right, boss" Tony chipped in
Gibbs sighed and put his face in his hands, then looked at them with a sad smile, "I screwed up, and now my…" he took a deep breath and tried to find the right words, but none seemed to come
Gibbs shook his head, then stood up, "Follow me" he instructed as he made his way upstairs to his bedroom
Kate and Tony exchanged glances then followed him. At the top of the stairs, Gibbs turned away from his room and led them to a different door. He paused in-front of the door and took a deep breath before opening it. Kate and Tony edged forward to get a closer look and saw a young child's room.
"This is my son's bedroom. He's 11; he'll be 12 in a few months. Today he only had half a day at school. When Audra, my babysitter, went to pick him up, he wasn't there. He was kidnapped." Gibbs said
"How do you know he was kidnapped and isn't just missing or something?" Tony asked
"Because he doesn't just go wondering off, DiNozzo" Gibbs replied, aggravated, "Besides, the police pulled a tape which shows him getting into a car…"
"Maybe a friend…" Tony suggested, but was interrupted by Gibbs
"No." he said, shaking his head, "The tape shows who did it, and I know the guy. This was definitely a kidnapping" Gibbs responded
"Who was it?" Kate asked
Gibbs looked at her with watery eyes, "My father"
That's it for Ch3!...Hope you liked it! Please review!