Chapter 11
DISCLAIMER: However much I wish it was so, I do not own these characters. I'm going to simply let them play for a little bit and then put them back a little happier.
WARNING: Slash story - you have been informed!
A/N: Sorry for the delay, RL has been keeping me busy. Also, sorry for not responding to all reviews personally. I would like to again reiterate that I do NOT like McGee or Ziva. I barely tolerate the characters and was quite surprised my muse redeemed them. This story is about Tony and Gibbs, the rest are just supporting characters. If my treatment or characterizations of McGee and Ziva bother you, feel free to choose another story, there are plenty out there.
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Tony and Jethro jogged down the stairs from the director's office side by side. Tony noticed Jethro seemed closed off and didn't want to talk. Nothing new for Jethro, but it was the first time Tony had gotten that vibe since Jethro had come back.
Tony stopped them at the bottom of the stairs and pulled Jethro over to the alcove and asked him, "You okay?"
He was a little alarmed when Jethro fidgeted and would not meet his eyes, simply mumbled "Yes" into the carpet and did not elaborate.
Tony took a step backwards and replied, "Okay. I'm taking Abby to lunch, do you want me to drop you off back at your car or do you want to take a cab?" He asked in a frosty tone.
That got Jethro's attention. His head shot up at the tone in Tony's voice and he had a panicked look on his face. "NO! I, I was gonna.." he stuttered out and then stopped himself. Tony saw him swallow once and then he said in a quiet voice, "If that's what you want, I can get a cab."
Tony huffed out a breath and grabbed one of Jethro's arms, pulling him down the hall to an empty observation room. He locked the door behind them and then rounded on Gibbs.
"What the hell, Jethro! Tell me what's going on? Are you pissed about that head-slap comment in the director's office? Are you re-considering the co-leads thing? What is it? Talk to me!" Tony demanded.
Gibbs bowed his head, studying the floor and started fidgeting again, but couldn't seem to find the words. Tony's anger grew as Jethro's silence lengthened. He took a step back so he was leaning with his back against the window to interrogation with his arms crossed.
"Look, if you don't want to do this co-leads thing, I understand. You're used to being the only one in charge, I can step down. I'm going to have to insist on the no head-slap thing in front of the other agents though, I think that went a long way to undermining me with Tim and Ziva." He told Jethro.
Jethro continued to study the floor and still had not said anything. Tony's confidence and good mood from this morning were rapidly deteriorating. Jethro seemed to not want to tell Tony something. An awful thought ran through Tony's mind: 'What if he decided he didn't want to be with me anymore because of this, if it was too much of a hassle?' The fight left Tony and he no longer had any strength. He walked over to the tech's chair and sat down heavily. Jethro's nervousness and continued refusal to even look at him spoke volumes.
He laughed bitterly and said out loud, "Well, at least I didn't make the mistake of moving in with you this time. I am such a fool." He had a hitch in his voice when he said that last bit and that tone of voice seemed to get through to Jethro.
Jethro's head snapped up and he focused in on Tony sitting dejectedly in the chair in front of him, head bowed and shoulders slumped. He ran back through everything Tony had said since they left Jenny's office and his eyes widened in panic. "NO!" He took two big steps and knelt in front of Tony pulling him into a tight embrace. He was relieved to feel Tony's arms come up around his back and return the embrace.
Jethro rubbed circles in Tony's back and kissed the side of his head murmuring "I love you baby, I'm so sorry" over and over until he felt Tony relax in his arms. After a few minutes of this, Jethro felt Tony shudder and pull back so he could look directly at Jethro. Jethro felt like an ass when he saw the hollow look in Tony's eyes. Dammit, I did it again! He chastised himself.
"Jethro, what the hell is going on? Talk to me!" Tony pleaded.
Jethro could no longer stand to kneel on the hard floor and pulled a chair over to sit right in front of Tony and kept a tight hold of his hands. He said in a low voice, "I caused all this." and again bowed his head.
Tony ducked his head to get Jethro to look back up at him and squeezed his hands tightly saying, "Did all what?"
Jethro huffed out, "All of this, everything, all the trouble you had with Tim and Ziva, everything. I caused it."
Tony pulled on Jethro's hands and said sharply, "Look at me!?"
He continued when Jethro's head came up to meet his gaze, "Why do you think that?"
"Because I never showed you the respect you deserve and they took their cues from me. I treated you like shit, so they thought it was okay. You can do better than me. You are worth so much more." He told Tony with a miserable look on his face.
Tony bowed his head and let out a long breath. When he raised his head again to meet Jethro's eyes, he had a wry smile quirking his mouth. "You are such an idiot, but I love you anyway. You know as well as I do that the situation with Tim and Ziva was just as much my fault as theirs. I took the frat-boy persona too far. I should have cut Tim off at the knees the first time he gave me that condescending attitude. I should have forced Ziva's hand and gotten her to admit what she knew about my education instead of playing into it. I was wrong, and yes, so were you. You let them treat me like that and enforced the frat boy image, but I could always tell when you were joking and I knew how you really felt about me, so I let it go. We had to be careful about not being found out, but that's not an issue anymore and all those things are going to stop."
Jethro nodded back at him in agreement. "Yes they will. No more head-slaps. We are going to be true partners again, off the job and on and our new team won't know what hit them." He told Tony with a smile.
Tony laughed back, "No they won't. Now do you want to come to lunch with me and Abby or are you going to go home and wait for your man to get there?" Tony asked with a suggestive grin.
Jethro shuddered at the images those words provoked but answered, "I'll come with you. I still think there's some groveling to be done with Abby."
Tony let out a bark of laughter and rose, pulling Jethro up with him. He stepped close and plastered himself to Jethro's body, kissing him deeply. When they both pulled back to get air, Tony told him, "I'm warning you Marine, don't pull that shit on me! I have come to believe the adage that you can only be used if you let someone use you. That's never going to happen again, you talk to me! I love you, but I will not be your doormat! Got it?" He asked in a sharp tone.
"Got it." Jethro replied in a serious voice. He then moved his hands lower and cupped Tony's ass pulling a smile from the other man.
"Yeah, okay. You can use me for some things!" Tony joked.
"Glad to hear it." Jethro responded by squeezing Tony's ass. Tony slapped Jethro's arm and pulled away.
"C'mon Gunny, time for lunch. You go collect the princess and I'll meet you in the garage." Tony told him as he unlocked the door and stepped back into the hall.
"Yes Sir!" Jethro saluted him and spun on his heels to head off in the opposite direction. Tony stood until Jethro had walked out of view, winking back at Tony as he went around the corner. Tony shook his head and walked back to the bullpen with a smile on his face. Jethro knew he would take the opportunity to watch Jethro's ass as he walked away. What a tease. He thought to himself.
When he entered the bullpen, Jenny was leaning back against the front of his desk discussing opera with Ziva as she packed up her desk.
"You know Pagliacci is going to be at the Kennedy Center in two weeks, would you like to go?" Jenny asked Ziva.
"I would love to! There is also an exhibit on Italian Renaissance at the National Gallery at the end of the month, would you like to go?" Ziva asked hopefully.
"That sounds wonderful! We can see it before the schools are back in and it's overrun with tours." Jenny replied.
Tony smiled at the easy conversation between the two women. It was good to see this new side to Ziva. He hoped it would be a permanent change. He quickly closed up his desk and stepped over to stand next to Ziva's.
"Good luck Ziva. If you need anything, call us, we'll be there." He told her. He leaned down and kissed her cheek and she hugged him tightly around his neck when he did.
"Thank you." She whispered to him and he smiled down at her when she removed her arms from around him.
"No problem, be good." He told her as he started for the elevator. He turned around to walk to the elevator backwards as he added, "But not too good!" Both women laughed as he disappeared into the elevator with smile and a wave.
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Jethro jogged down the stairs to Abby's lab, intent on further damage control with her. He was surprised to find the lab silent and it's sole occupant sitting at the stool in front of her computer with her shoulders slumped in her coat. As he edged his way quietly into the room he noticed the picture displayed on her computer.
She had taken the shot at a get-together at his house a little over a year ago, before Kate died. He was sitting close to Tony whispering into his ear what he was going to do to him when everyone left and wouldn't they be surprised if they knew what they both got up to, and Tony had his head back laughing. Jethro looked at Tony's face and saw how happy and carefree he looked and Jethro too had a peaceful, contented look. They were so happy, and Jethro was determined he would never let that go again. He just had to convince Abby of that.
She didn't even flinch when he placed his hands on her arms and gripped them in a loose hug, while kissing the top of her head.
"We'll be okay Abs, I will take good care of him." He said quietly.
"You better, Gibbs 'cause I don't think he could take another let-down like this last one. You nearly did him in." Abby replied, equally quiet.
He spun her chair around to face him and looked directly into her face saying, "I promise Abs, I will fight for him 'till my last breath. He means everything to me."
She studied his face intently until she finally saw what she had been looking for. She threw her arms around him and hugged the stuffing out of him. He could feel her wet tears on his shoulder as she mumbled into it, "Good!"
They stayed attached like that for nearly a full minute before Jethro pulled back and wiped at her tears saying, "We have to go, Tony is waiting for us."
She smiled a watery smile back at him and nodded, hopping off the stool and quickly shut down her computer and grabbed her casket purse. She spun around, pigtails flying and gave him a blinding smile.
"Let's go, your Prince Charming awaits." She teased him.
He rolled his eyes, but he teased back, "I thought he was Beauty and I was the Beast?"
"Ooh! Does he wear the gold dress too?" She laughed loudly at his shocked expression as they walked out of her lab with her arm through his. "Or maybe you trade off and you wear the dress sometimes?"
She laughed harder at his red face and outraged "Abs!" as they made their way to the parking garage. Hmm, embarrassed look, maybe I'll have to sneak in and set-up those cameras I always threatened them with! She thought evilly.
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Tony was leaning back against his car with his long legs out in front of him waiting for Abby and Jethro. He got a suspicious look on his face when he saw the slight red tinge to Jethro's cheeks and his flustered appearance and Abby's 'cat who got the canary' face.
"Alright Abby, what did you do to him?" He asked as he stepped forward and kissed her cheek.
"Nothing Tony-boy, yet!" She innocently replied.
Jethro leaned forward and muttered, "We're changing the locks, today!"
Tony chuckled as Abby let out an indignant squawk and Jethro gave her a smug smile while she sputtered, "How did you know?"
"Abby, he always knows!" Tony told her as he helped her into the car.
"Humph!" She crossed her arms and sulked in the backseat as both men got in, laughing at her discomfort at being thwarted.
Her mood evaporated quickly though as she sat forward and asked where they were going. She was delighted to find out it was her favorite diner. She chattered happily during the car ride, lunch and the car ride back to headquarters about everything and nothing. She was just happy to have her boys back together and happy. Tony and Jethro just let her go, knowing she was just adjusting back into the situation in Abby fashion and that they were all on the road to recovery.
Both men got out and received big hugs from her when they got back to the Navy Yard.
"Text me when you leave town, so I won't worry!" She admonished Tony.
"I will Abs, we'll keep you in the loop." Tony told her as he kissed her cheek.
"You take care of him!" She ordered Jethro as he too, gave her a kiss on her other cheek.
"I promise, Abs!" He caught Tony watching them with a crooked smile and surreptitiously pinched his ass, getting a squeak out of Tony and a squeal of delight out of Abby.
Tony grumbled while rubbing his ass, "Great, I'm outnumbered." with a pout.
Jethro patted his cheek with a fond smile saying, "I'm always on your side Tony."
Tony's pout morphed into a shy smile as he replied, "Yeah, I know." While looking at Jethro from under his eyelashes.
Abby sighed deeply with a hand to her throat as she remarked, "You guys are too cute!" She smiled widely as both men snorted at her comment.
"Gotta go guys, have fun!" She gave them one last kiss each before clomping away. Both men watched to make sure she got into the building safely before turning back to each other.
"Let's go home Jethro, I'm sure there are many naughty things we could do to each other." Tony said with a sly smile.
"Yes, I think there are." Jethro replied with a heated look of his own.
Jethro jogged around the car to launch himself into the passenger seat saying, "C'mon! Let's go!"
Tony chuckled as he got behind the wheel and they roared out of the garage. "By the way," He said conversationally, "What did Abby say to you to make you blush?"
His laughter could be heard trailing behind the car as he raced back to his apartment with a blushing Jethro scrunched down in the seat next to him.
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An hour later both men were naked in Tony's living room. Jethro was sitting on the couch with Tony straddling his lap facing him. Jethro's head was thrown back and Tony had one hand splayed on Jethro's neck and the other carding through his silky silver strands as he kissed him deeply. Jethro's arms were around Tony's waist and he had one hand caressing Tony's lower back and the other squeezing his ass. Tony was squirming in his lap and their erections were sliding against each other.
Tony broke off the kiss and straightened up so he could look at Jethro's face as he ground down, making Jethro moan. Tony smiled as he ran his hand down from Jethro's throat over his chest and lower to his stomach, pinching a nipple on the way down bringing a gasp from Jethro.
Tony wrapped his hand around both of their cocks, loosely moving his hand up and down their shafts while he continued to run his fingers through Jethro's hair and nip at his jaw line. Jethro's breath was coming faster and his cock was rock hard against Tony's own hardness. As pleasurable as this was, Tony wanted Jethro inside him when they came, so he pulled his hand off their cocks.
This action brought Jethro's head up and his eyes instantly opened. Those gorgeous blue eyes watched him intently as Tony brought his hand up and sucked his fingers into his mouth, cleaning off their combined juices that had leaked onto his hand. Jethro drew in a sharp breath at this action and Tony felt Jethro's cock twitch against his.
Tony moaned around the fingers in his mouth causing another twitch of Jethro's cock and one from his own in sympathy. Tony pulled his fingers from his mouth with a pop and Jethro wrapped a hand around the back of Tony's head and pulled him down for a fiery kiss. Jethro mapped every inch of the inside of Tony's mouth with his tongue, moaning into it as he savored their combined taste.
Jethro's moans sent a shiver through Tony that resonated in their joined cocks and tore additional groans from both men. Tony broke the kiss and reached down to grab the tube of lube next to them on the couch. He dangled the tube in front of Jethro saying, "Do you want to do the honors, or shall I?"
Jethro leaned back breathing heavily with a sly smile on his lips and replied, "You do it, I want to watch."
Tony got a playful look on his own face and told him, "Okay, you asked for it."
Tony opened the tube of lube and dribbled it onto Jethro's cock while Jethro squirmed underneath him explaining, "I want you to be ready, because when I get finished, you won't remember to do this." He looked down at Jethro with a heated look that was returned as he thoroughly coated Jethro's leaking, twitching cock while Jethro threw his head back and loudly groaned.
Jethro's head came up when Tony removed his hand from his cock and he watched intently as Tony added more lube to his fingers and reached around behind himself to begin stretching. Tony closed his eyes and moaned as his first finger breached inside and he heard an answering moan from Jethro. He spent some time with one finger, spreading lube around and brushing his prostate sending shocks of pleasure through both men when he shuddered at the contact. He then added a second finger and started scissoring the digits as he felt himself loosening up. He had licked his lips when he had added the second finger and now adding a third he mewled and let the tip of his tongue stick out between his teeth, driving Jethro crazy. Tony started to move slightly up and down, fucking himself on his fingers while making soft, sensuous sounds.
Jethro had seen enough. He placed his hands underneath Tony's thighs and lifted him up. Tony's eyes shot open at this action and he withdrew his fingers just before he felt the head of Jethro's cock nudging at his entrance. He reached back again and guided Jethro's cock inside while both men moaned loudly at their contact. Tony used gravity to help impale himself on Jethro's cock and soon he was sitting down completely in Jethro's lap with Jethro's thick cock filling him up. Both men were breathing heavily and Tony could tell Jethro wanted to lose control, but he knew he wouldn't until Tony gave him the okay.
Tony took a few deep breaths as he adjusted to Jethro's girth and Jethro felt Tony's inner muscles clenching and then starting to relax around him. Tony started to squirm on his cock and made little thrusting motions, telling Jethro he was ready for more. Jethro lifted Tony's thighs again pulling his cock almost all the way back out before thrusting his hips upward, impaling Tony again. Tony gasped out and placed both of his hands on Jethro's shoulders to balance himself as Jethro continued his deep upward thrusts. Both men were lost to sensation as Jethro continued his brutal pace and Tony bobbed happily on Jethro's cock. Both men were covered in a sheen of sweat as they worked together towards blissful release. Tony was grunting "Ungh" every time Jethro thrust deep and brushed his prostate and Jethro was panting as he worked his hips faster to get further inside Tony and relieve his aching erection. Jethro knew he would have bruises on his shoulders from Tony gripping them, but that just increased his passion.
Both men were rapidly approaching the finish when Tony pushed back a little and managed to get one of his hands around his own erection while bracing the other on the back of the couch. Tony was pushing down as Jethro thrust up inside him and working his hand rapidly up and down his own straining cock. He managed to get out, "Jethro I'm…" as Jethro thrust sharply up into him and roared out "Tony!" as he started emptying himself into Tony. Tony cried out, "Jethro! as his own orgasm hit, painting both their stomachs and chests with his release. He was sitting down again in Jethro's lap and hummed appreciatively as he felt Jethro's warmth spreading inside of him with little aftershocks of pleasure.
Tony opened sleepy, satisfied eyes and looked down at Jethro whose breath was slowing down. Jethro had his arms resting on the top of Tony's thighs, his hands on Tony's hips, rubbing small circles by his hipbones. Jethro looked sated and he had a goofy smile on his face as he watched Tony come down from his own orgasmic high. Tony returned the smile and leaned forward to gently brush his lips against Jethro's murmuring, "Thank you." He leaned back as Jethro's smile increased and he replied "Anytime." with a smug, satisfied smile.
Tony chuckled as he leaned forward again and snuggled into Jethro, laying his head on his shoulder and breathing in the scent of the man he so loved. Jethro snagged the afghan off the back of the couch to cover their cooling bodies as they just basked in post-coital bliss. Tony traced designs on Jethro's chest as Jethro continued caressing his hips. They lay there for almost ten minutes before Tony broke the silence by asking, "So, Abby thinks I'm the Beauty in this relationship, huh?" The snort from Jethro and the gentle tap to the back of his head was not unexpected and he laughed into Jethro's neck.
Tony sat up straight again and smiled brightly at Jethro before he remarked, "However, she's never seen you like this." He brushed some silver strands back from Jethro's forehead and said fondly, "You are absolutely beautiful, you take my breath away." Jethro blushed and pulled Tony forward into a sweet kiss that conveyed his gratitude. When the kiss ended, he lightly slapped Tony's ass and said, "Alright Beauty time to get up, the Beast's legs are going to sleep and we're all sticky."
"Way to kill a mood, Jethro!" Tony laughed but he pushed himself up and managed to stand with only a minimal protest from his muscles, although he knew he'd feel it later. He stretched lithely next to the couch as Jethro watched him appreciatively. Tony reached down and pulled Jethro up with a smug smile, he knew Jethro had been watching and was putting on a show for him. Jethro pulled him into a deep kiss, plastering his body to Tony's and unbelievably causing arousal in both of them. Neither thought they would be ready so soon after such a vigorous workout, but their bodies craved one another and were obviously not sated just yet.
Tony pulled back from the kiss and took Jethro's hand as he pulled him along to the shower in the master bath. "C'mon stud, I'm not finished with you yet!" He told Jethro as he pulled him along the hall.
"Whatever you say Beauty." Jethro murmured as he watched Tony's ass moving down the hall in front of him, his cock thickening with every step.
Tony pulled him into the bathroom and turned on the water in the shower. His back was to Jethro as he adjusted the temperature. Jethro moved his eyes up and down Tony's body taking in the broad, well-sculpted shoulders, his trim waist, that gorgeous ass and those long, long legs. He also noted a streak of lube and semen that had run down the inside of his leg from their recent encounter. That sight sent a shiver through Jethro's body.
This man belongs to me, he thought, no one will ever see him like this but me, and I belong to him!
His possessive nature took over and he grabbed one of Tony's arms, spinning him around to face Jethro and stepped in to again plaster himself against Tony's long body as he desperately kissed him while groping his ass. Tony was startled, but got with the program quickly, running his hands up and down Jethro's arms and getting in a few squeezes of his own of Jethro's ass. Jethro growled into the kiss and walked Tony backwards into the shower and under the spray. Tony broke the kiss and moved his head back out of the stream of water while Jethro moved forward and started sucking on his neck, intent on leaving a mark.
Tony's hands scrabbled at the slick skin of Jethro's back, looking for purchase. He moaned loudly as Jethro increased his efforts on his neck while running his hands over every part of Tony he could touch. His left hand latched onto Tony's hard-again cock and stroked him firmly, quickly bringing him off while Tony gasped and cried out his release. Jethro lifted his head to inspect the mark he had made on Tony's neck and satisfied with it, moved his mouth up to nibble and lick along Tony's jaw line.
Tony was leaning heavily on Jethro, his knees weak from the second orgasm he had undergone in the last twenty minutes. While he took control of his breathing and shuddered through the aftershocks of a quick, explosive release he became aware of Jethro turning him to face the back wall of the shower. Knowing what was coming, he spread his legs further apart and pushed his ass out and back towards Jethro while resting his forehead against the cool tiles.
Jethro growled low in his throat at Tony's submissive posture and quickly soaped up his cock before placing it at the entrance to Tony's body once again. With one smooth stroke he was imbedded to the hilt inside Tony and both men gasped at the intense sensations this caused. Jethro set a quick pace, because he wasn't going to last long. Tony was still riding out the aftershocks of his own orgasm and the feeling of Jethro filling him again and rubbing his cock on his sensitive prostate intensified the experience. Jethro's added stimulation set off another round of fireworks behind his eyes and he had his mouth open in a silent scream as he felt Jethro's thrusts become uneven and more urgent and finally felt warmth blossom in his lower belly when Jethro again emptied himself into Tony.
Jethro leaned in with his hands on either side of Tony's body against the shower wall while he caught his breath and made sure his legs would hold him. Damn! That had been intense! He thought as he left butterfly kisses along Tony's shoulders. He stayed in that position, supporting himself and Tony until he was sure the younger man would not collapse when he stepped back. Tony's breathing, although still harsh, was returning to normal and he wasn't leaning so heavily on Jethro. Jethro stepped back and while gently withdrawing from Tony's ass, he still heard a small wince of pain from him.
He leaned forward, kissing Tony's shoulder and asking, "You okay?"
Tony sighed deeply and replied, "Yeah. It's been awhile, it'll take some time to get used to regular sex again, I'm okay." He smiled at Jethro over his shoulder as Jethro pressed in again for a kiss. This one was pure affection though, they had both spent their heated passion in the last half hour.
Jethro pulled back again, but kept his arms around Tony for support as he asked him, "You think you can wash up without falling over?"
Tony snorted out a laugh as he replied, "Yeah, as long as we're quick, sleep is calling me."
Jethro moved back under the spray and quickly washed himself before pulling Tony under the water and assisting him with his own bathing. Jethro made sure everything sticky had been scrubbed from both of them before pushing Tony out of the shower and turning off the water. Jethro quickly dried himself and then assisted Tony before steering the younger man into the bedroom and under the covers. Jethro made a quick tour of the apartment, making sure everything was secure and turned off before joining Tony in the bed.
Jethro moved as close to Tony as he could get. Tony was on his back, already asleep and Jethro snuggled up to his side and threw a leg over Tony's and his arm around his waist, scooting even closer. He lay his head on Tony's shoulder and settled in with his nose buried in the crook of Tony's neck. He inhaled deeply of the scent that belonged to Tony alone. Jethro sighed in contentment and quickly dropped off to a peaceful sleep. He didn't see the smile that Tony wore as Tony leaned his head so his cheek was resting on the top of Jethro's head while he drifted back off to sleep.
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TBC…..