Unearthed Secrets
AN: Sorry about the wait, I was stuck for ideas again...but I finally got some inspiration
Thankyou for the reviews!
Also a huge thankyou to Kate!
Tony and Kate walked into the bullpen, holding hands.
"McGee! Get everybody in the lab, including Gibbs" Tony told him
"You want me to call Gibbs in?" McGee asked in disbelief
"That's what I said, Probie," Tony replied
McGee narrowed his eyes at Tony as he picked up the phone, "What's this about?"
"Tell him he's needed here urgently," Tony responded
Kate frowned, "No, tell him we have to tell him something and we'd like him to be here for it,"
"Here for what?" a voice from the entrance to the bullpen asked
Kate and Tony turned around to see Gibbs standing there with Jake standing next to him. Both of them held cups from star bucks.
"You heard the man," Jake told them, taking a sip from his cup
Tony frowned at Jake, "Ah, boss, we're having a meeting,"
"Okay," Gibbs said, nodding, "Lead the way,"
Gibbs took the cup from Jake so he could grip his crutches. Tony led the way to the elevator with Kate at his side. They held open the doors as Jake got in, followed by Gibbs and McGee.
"What's this about, DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked
"You'll see," Kate replied
Gibbs arched his eyebrow, then grinned, having already jumped to the conclusion. They filed out of the elevator and walked into the lab.
Abby turned around on her chair as she heard the doors open, "Boss-man! Jake!" she shouted, then hugged them both
"Hey, Abs," they said in unison
"This is just weird," Tony mumbled
"Abigail, have you seen my…?" Ducky asked as he entered the room, "Ah, it seems we have company," Ducky greeted the team
"It seems so, Duck-man, what do you think we should do with them?" Abby asked, conspiratorially
"Offer them congratulations?" Kate remarked with a smile
"We're getting married," Tony clarified
"Oh my god!" Abby squealed, jumping up and down, then ran forward to hug Kate
"Congratulations, my boy," Ducky said warmly, shaking Tony's hand, he then kissed Kate and hugged her, "Best wishes, Caitlin,"
"Thank you, Ducky" Kate replied
McGee shook Tony's hand and hugged Kate, congratulating them both. Tony approached Gibbs, holding his hand out, which Gibbs took, then hugged him, "Congratulations, DiNozzo,"
Gibbs hugged Kate as Abby hugged Tony.
Abby sighed, "So, what now? Is it too early to have lunch and something to eat?"
"I'm buying," Ducky responded
"Wait. We haven't finished the announcements yet," Gibbs interrupted them
"You're getting married as well, boss?" McGee asked
Jake scoffed, "He won't be getting married again, he swore that off after the last one,"
Gibbs grinned and softly cuffed him over his head, "No, I'm not getting married again, McGee,"
"Well, what then?" Abby asked
The room descended into silence as everybody waited for Gibbs to speak. "Tony, I want to congratulate you on your promotion" Gibbs finally spoke
"What promotion?" Tony asked, although he had an idea
"To team leader. You are a fantastic agent, one of the best I've had the pleasure of working with and the way you handled yourself whilst I was away…" Gibbs replied
"Whoa, whoa, slow down, rewind. You're resigning?" Abby asked, slightly panicked
"No" Gibbs said, looking at Abby and shaking his head, "I'm retiring. I get a nice package and everything. I wanna spend more time with my son, get to know him better, be a better dad"
"But you're a great dad already, Gibbs," Abby protested
"Yeah, well, I feel I could do a better job if I wasn't so tied up here," Gibbs explained
"But you can't leave us, Boss-man" Abby insisted
"You all know where I live; you're more than welcome to see me. And if you need me, I can come and help out, on a supervisory role or something" Gibbs told them
"But, who will bring me caf-Pow!s?" Abby asked
"Tony will" Gibbs replied
"What if he doesn't? What if he refuses to? You know I can't function without them" Abby whined
"Then slap him on the upside of his head" Gibbs told her calmly
"Hey!" Tony exclaimed
"Kate can kiss it better for you," Jake interrupted
"Hey!" Tony repeated
"What I do with Tony is our business," Kate commented suggestively
"Ew!" Jake said, disgusted, scrunching up his face
"So, something to eat?" Ducky interrupted
"Absolutely!" Abby replied
"So, everything's gonna change now," McGee commented as the waiter brought a tray of drinks
"Not everything," Gibbs responded, taking a sip of his soft drink, "All that's really gonna change is I'll be there less often,"
"What about the dynamics of the team?" McGee asked
"Yeah, they'll have nobody to keep them in line, doing their work and behaving themselves," Jake agreed, "I'll do it!"
Gibbs rolled his eyes, "Jake's right though, you all complement each other. The only role I played was to help lead you through cases and keep you focused,"
"That's not true, Gibbs, you're a great asset to the team, and you did more than just keep us focused," Kate argued
"Whilst I value the compliment, Kate…" Gibbs protested
"Oh, stop being so modest, Jethro," Ducky interrupted, "The team will be different without you"
"Well, I'm not really leaving, Ducky," Gibbs said, "More like, I'll be spending less time at work and more at home. I'm taking on less responsibility, more of a direction sideways"
"And we can call you in at any time?" Tony asked
"Yeah, well, within reason. Which I'm sure, you won't have any trouble finding a reason," Gibbs replied, "Tony, you'll do great. Why do you think you were promoted and I didn't get another agent to fill the spot?"
Tony sighed, "I guess,"
"And we can drop by whenever we want?" Abby asked
"Yeah," Gibbs replied with a smile
"Whenever you want," Jake agreed
"And you'll come to the wedding?" Kate asked
"You'd better believe it," Gibbs responded
"When are you guys having kids? I forgot what your answer was" Jake asked
"Jake," Gibbs growled
"That depends," Kate replied
"On what? You want kids?" Jake asked, then turned to Tony, "Do you?"
Tony turned to Kate, "Yeah, one day,"
Abby started whooping, giving Jake a high-five. Kate smiled at Tony.
Jake turned to McGee, "And when are you going to propose?"
"To?" McGee asked, frowning. Abby glared at McGee. "To Abby? We're really not the marrying type,"
"Why don't you let Abby decide that?" Jake asked
"Jake!" Gibbs growled, taping him over the upside of his head
"Okay, I'll be good," Jake finally relented, after narrowing his eyes at McGee
Ducky smiled and held up his glass, "I propose a toast," he announced, then looked around the table at everybody's faces, "To the future and everything it holds,"
"The future," they all responded in unison, holding up their own glasses.
Finished... I hope you liked it and enjoyed the ride as much as I did!
Thankyou all for your reviews, you have been great!