Two years after leaving NCIS, Tony receives an unexpected letter.
Tony sorted his mail, freezing as he recognized the handwriting on the last envelope in the stack. It hadn't been easy, but he'd made a life beyond NCIS and the letter-writer.
After their angry and contentious parting of ways, a letter two years later wasn't going to cut it. He also wasn't willing to let this first, unexpected effort at contact give him a false sense of hope that the sender wanted to make amends.
Besides, anything important enough to be said to him now could damn well be said in person. In spite of his resolve, regret washed over him as he picked up the letter.
Tony pulled a pen from the desk drawer, tapping it against his lips in a moment of contemplation. Knowing his own handwriting would be equally recognizable as would his message, he wrote "Return to Sender" next to Gibbs' neat, precise print and tossed the letter in with the outgoing mail.