Unearthed Secrets
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As always, thankyou to Kate for her constant support and inspiration
Tony woke up and rolled over to stare at the wall. Frowning, it took him a while for his sleep-ridden brain to work out where he was. Then, it suddenly all came back to him. Gibbs! Tony climbed out of the bed and quietly walked into the lounge room, but found the couch was empty. He rubbed his face and silently swore, this was not good. He could have woken up during the night and gone up to his bedroom, Tony thought. Frowning, Tony walked to the stairs and ran up them, taking two at a time. However, a look in Gibbs' bedroom revealed that he wasn't there either.
Frowning, Tony descended the stairs; he'd have to check the basement. Gibbs loved that boat, it relaxed him. The basement, however, didn't reveal anything different. Now, Tony was starting to panic. Pulling out his cell, he called Gibbs' cell, but heard it ringing in the kitchen. Swearing aloud this time, he rang the office, but it was too early for anybody to be in yet. Next he called Ducky, waking him up.
"Duck, it's Tony. Have you seen Gibbs?" Tony asked
"Oh dear, what has he done? I knew I shouldn't have left him alone last night" Ducky said
"That's okay, he wasn't alone, I stayed in the spare bedroom. But when I woke up this morning, he wasn't here" Tony explained
"I see" Ducky simply said, knowing there was more
"He told Kate and me what happened. He was drinking before he went to sleep, he wasn't in good shape, Ducky" Tony said
"Okay. Give me half an hour, I'll be right over" Ducky told him, hanging up
Kate strolled out of the elevator and into the bullpen to find it empty. Frowning, she looked at Tony and McGee's computers to find that neither had been switched on yet. She yawned and looked at the clock; work had officially started twenty minutes ago. Then, she remembered that McGee was off on medical leave, and Tony was probably still with Gibbs. Starting up her computer, she sat down and thought of how much she'd hate to be Gibbs right now. Now that she thought of it, it didn't really surprise her that he had a child. Hell, she'd almost had a child. But that was a different matter entirely.
Sighing and pushing those thoughts away, she started writing her reports. With the amount of cases they'd had over the last few weeks, she'd be buried in paperwork until she quit or died.
Tony got out of the shower and quickly changed, wishing he had some clean clothes to put on. Walking back to the spare bedroom, he heard a noise from the kitchen. Tony froze and backed up against the wall, trying to make himself invisible. Cursing himself for leaving his gun in the bedroom, he started to slowly make his way there, all the while listening, his senses on full alert. After what seemed like eternity, he sneaked into the room and grabbed his gun, then painstakingly made the journey back to the kitchen. He tiptoed through the lounge room and flattened himself against the wall.
"You gonna shoot me, DiNozzo?" Gibbs voice asked him from the kitchen
"Dammit, boss!" Tony exclaimed, exasperated. He put away his gun and went into the kitchen, "Where the hell have you been?"
Gibbs looked at him up and down before answering, "Went for a run. Couldn't sleep"
Tony sighed and scratched his head, "Do you know how worried we were? We thought something had happened to you"
"We?" Gibbs asked, frowning
"Ducky. He's on his way over here" Tony replied
Gibbs nodded and poured himself a cup of coffee, "Want some?"
"Yeah" Tony answered
"Any calls?" Gibbs asked
"None" Tony replied
Gibbs poured another coffee and gave it to Tony, "You going into work today?"
"Yeah. Why?" Tony asked
"Because I'd kick your ass for being late" Gibbs responded, "Almost an hour now"
"Yeah, well no prizes for guessing why I'm still here" Tony replied
Gibbs nodded his understanding as the doorbell rang.
"That'll be Ducky" Tony said before Gibbs could get think that it may be some news
"Yeah" Gibbs responded, looking into his cup
Tony answered the door and Ducky walked in, asking Tony, "Did he leave a note?"
"You know that's not my style, Duck" Gibbs replied
Ducky turned around with a confused expression on his face, "Where have you been?"
"Around" Gibbs replied
"He said he went for a run because he couldn't sleep" Tony explained, "He got back about five minutes ago"
"Actually it was around ten to fifteen minutes ago, Tony; you take long showers" Gibbs corrected him, then looked down as he muttered, "Longer than my son"
"Jethro, we'll get him back" Ducky told him, walking into the kitchen
"In what condition, Ducky? I think I've run every possible situation through my head, and none of them end well" Gibbs told him, "Nothing ever does with…"
"You can't think like that" Ducky said
"So, you're saying I should give myself false hope that everything will end well. Because it won't and we both know it" Gibbs reasoned
"Jethro…" Ducky began, but was interrupted by Gibbs
"Just promise me one thing?" he asked. Ducky nodded and he continued, "If he, ah…if he doesn't make it, will you do the autopsy?" he asked and bit his lip as tears welled up in his eyes
"I hope it doesn't come to that, Jethro" Ducky replied, "But, if it does…" he looked up and nodded. Ducky closed the distance between himself and Gibbs and embraced him as his tears fell more freely.
Tony felt out of place and quietly left the house, trying to figure out if any of the buses that went passed here would take him to work…
Kate looked up as the elevator dinged and saw Tony make his way to the bullpen. She watched as he booted up his computer and took some clothes from the filing cabinet and made his way to the head. Sighing, she continued her report and thought of her relationship with Tony. Six months ago, she'd never have thought that she'd end up in a relationship with a chauvinistic pig like Tony. Sure, he was good looking and had a good sense of humor, which at times could be off-colour, but if somebody had told her that she would end up feeling this way about him, she would have shot them. Staring into space, she wondered what she would have done to somebody who'd have told her that she would have feelings for Gibbs. Smiling, she recounted the events on Air Force One and in the submarine when they were pushed against each other. Yeah, there had definitely been some tension there. But nothing would have come of a relationship with him; they were better of as friends. Besides, he wasn't who she'd fallen for.
Kate looked up as the object of her thoughts walked in and grinned at her.
"Whatcha thinking about?" he asked, sitting at his desk
"You" she replied
His grin got bigger, "Really? Care to be more specific?"
Kate thought about her answer for a moment, then smiled mischievously, "No, not really"
"Oh, come on Kate, please?" he begged
"No" Kate responded then decided to change the topic, "How was last night?"
Tony's grin disappeared, "Wasn't bad. Wasn't all that great either. Gibbs ended up falling asleep on the couch. Then he was missing this morning when I woke up…"
"Missing?" Kate interrupted, getting concerned
"Yeah, turns out he went for a run. But for around three quarters of an hour, I had no idea where he was" Tony replied
"How was he?" Kate asked
Tony sighed and leaned back in his chair, thinking of how he'd left Gibbs and Ducky. Shaking his head, he replied, "Not good. He's not coping very well"
"And you left him alone?" Kate asked, unbelievingly and ready to go over to Gibbs' house
"Nah, Ducky's there" Tony replied, "I rang him when Gibbs was missing, so he came around. I left whilst they were…talking"
Kate sighed, "I hope they find his son"
"Yeah" Tony agreed, "And soon"
That's it for Chapter 6...Hope you like it! Please review! Tell me what you think and if I should continue...