Once again, I apologize for taking such a long time to update, and also that this is a short chapter. Lately I've been swamped at schools, cramming for finals, you know the drill. My fics were kind of pushed off to the side, but now I should be able to update more regularly. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Much to my dismay, I don't have anything to do with NCIS. All that belongs to DPB, CBS, and Paramount.
Chapter 10: Shades of Green- Toads and Jealousy
Kate was stunned at Abby's words. And no, not the part about her ex-boyfriend, Mike. Abby was right about him. He was disgusting. Not very keen on personal hygiene. But he could have been Prince Charming, and Kate wouldn't have found him the least bit appealing. There was only one "handsome prince" for her, and yes, at times he could act like a grumpy old toad. Both herself and Gibbs were in a state of shock (actually the whole team was, but at the moment they were oblivious to all but each other). Then, breaking the silence, Tony jumped in.
"Hold on there Abby. All I'm hearing is 'oh Gibbs, he's so great. Wonderful, wonderful, Gibbs.' Why don't you all leave so that I can talk to 'Jethro' alone?"
Still stunned, Abby, Ducky, Kate, and Palmer filed out of the room, leaving Tony and Gibbs alone.
After they had left, Tony turned to Gibbs, throwing all sensibility and logical thinking out of the window. "You may be a good team leader and agent and Marine, yada yada yada, but you've had three wives for God's sake!" Tony's look softened, and his voice became gentler. "I just don't want her to end up with a broken heart. Kate deserves better than that."
"Damn it DiNozzo! I know that! She deserves the best, and I'm anything but that. I'm just some grumpy old bastard. I don't know why I'm telling you this DiNozzo, but my marriages were based solely on physical attraction. But with Kate, it's deeper than that. I've never felt like this about anyone before."
And to that Tony replied, "Neither have I."
TBC
