Right that's it! There were far too many smiles and hair touches going on for his liking. Tony stashed the binoculars back into his car and started making his way through the Georgetown crowd. Mr Perfect bloody Justin Lucas wasn't going to lure poor innocent Timmy into his car to do lurid things to him while he was on Tony's watch. Oh no…. that was Tony's job….

No wait…. it wasn't….. don't think about it Tony…. Freudian slip there….. as a friend…. You're here as a friend. Yeah that sounded better.

"Tony! What the hell are you doing here?" Tim stared amazed as Tony practically stormed over and reaching across Mr Lucas slammed the door of his car closed.

"I don't think so buddy….. you keep those pretty hands of yours where I can see them"

"Ummmmm hello?" Mr Lucas was slightly surprised when 'Tony' apparently the recipient of the supposedly surprise gift turned up with a rather frightening glare on his face.

"Tony…what are you doing? You have spoiled everything now. Why do you have to go and spoil everything" Tim felt like flinging his hands up in frustration. What was Tony doing here of all places? It was supposed to be a surprise and he was supposed to be at work!

"Oh I spoiled it have I? This little date you have going on the side? "

"What are you talking about Tony? Did you have a particularly big bowl of stupid this morning?" Tim frowned trying to work out why Tony was so mad. Shouldn't he be the one that was mad?

The light went off for Mr Lucas and he smiled politely "Oh when Mr Gemcity said he was getting it for his partner … I didn't realize he meant his life partner. So you two are a couple then?"

"No"

"No"

"Oh…… right then. Ahhh sorry about that…." Mr Lucas trailed off slightly uncomfortably.

"Wait…. Tony did you FOLLOW me here? Is that what you did?" Tim couldn't believe it. Was Tony stalking him?

Tony suddenly faced with an angry Tim considered that his actions if taken out of context might seem just a little odd…..

"Ahhh well….. I might have…been worried about you…….and thought I would just…… swing past to see if you were alright?"

"So you just happened to be in Georgetown at this time of night….instead of at work….and you just happened to see me in this particular car park? Really? That's a bit of a coincidence isn't it?" Tim glared at Tony accusingly.

"Ummm I'm sorry to interrupt…. but I really need to go pick my wife up from her yoga class. The Auction house has already cleared your payment Mr Gemcity and since you didn't want to wait until tomorrow to collect the item may I give it to your now?"

Mr Lucas eyed the two arguing men as they turned to look at him. Not partners…..right.

Tony started "Wait…. What? What are you dropping off? And you're married? Does your wife know you're off in empty car parks with strange men?"

Tim's jaw dropped "WHAT? You think I'm here…. What to seduce him or something? Are you crazy?"

Mr Lucas laughed and held up his hands "Oh I think there has been a bit of a misunderstanding here. I'm simply here to drop an item off. Mr Gemcity was the successful bidder on the last lot we auctioned this afternoon and as he was so keen to get hold of it I offered to drop it off to him personally."

Mr Lucas reached into the back seat of his car and took out a large white cardboard box with the Auction house emblem stamped in gold on the front of it.

"Mr Gemcity" Mr Lucas presented the box to Tim with a flourish.

"I hope it meets up to your expectations. It's quite the collector's item. I hope you don't mind but I really must go and collect my wife. She does worry if I'm late. "

"Thank you Mr Lucas…. And I'm terribly sorry about my friend's behavior. Please excuse him………… he's an idiot" Tim shot Tony an angry look while Mr Lucas waved it off with a smile before driving out of the car park.

Tim turned on Tony "You…..you…….. you followed me…..you insult me…..you embarrass me! Here just take it. It was meant to be a gift. From me to you… I was hoping …….…never mind"

Tim slammed the wide but shallow white box into Tony's chest and stormed off towards his car muttering to himself. Oh he had to fall for Tony DiNozzo…oh not someone with a brain in his head… oh no…someone who either didn't talk to him…or pushed him…or insulted him…or ignored him….or stalked him………

Tim suddenly screeched to a halt in the middle of the nearly deserted car park as the cogs in his own brain turned and with fire in his eyes turned and stormed back towards Tony.

Tony watched as Tim walked off and his curiosity overwhelmed him and he lay the box down and gently lifted off the now slightly battered cardboard lid.

"Oh my God….." Tony's eyes grew wide and he almost stopped breathing. Reverently he swept his hand over the bright cotton print.

"Its……it's….."

"Yes Tony It Magnum P.I's actual Hawaiian shirt. In fact it is the shirt. Red with palm trees on it. He wore it in the first episode and this particular shirt was worn more often than any other in the entire series. It even has the TV Networks authenticity certificate with it which is also signed by the shows creator D.P Bellisario. The shirt might be a little big for you as Tom Selleck was a big guy but I said no to having it framed. I figured you'd want to try it on and get your hands all over it."

Tony was awestruck He loved that show. He loved those shirts. And to actually have a real one? One that Tom Selleck might have sweated in? The one?

"Oh Tim…..it's perfect." Tony breathed out quietly

Tim scowled "Yes I know and you had to spoil it didn't you?"

Tony suddenly had the grace to be embarrassed as he knelt in the dust of the car park with his undoubtedly hugely expensive gift in front of him.

"You know what I just figured out Tony? I wanted to get you something so you would notice me. Something so great you would know I didn't mean it just as a friend but I just figured it out. You already knew that, didn't you? You have just been ignoring me! Letting me make a fool of myself. Haven't you? What, were you laughing at me behind my back? Some sort of sick joke was that it? What is up with you Tony? You followed me here all suspicious thinking I was off with another MAN and yet you had no intention of letting me know that you knew I was interested in YOU!"

Tony looked up as Tim stood there glaring at him ablaze with righteous anger

Tim didn't know when he had felt angrier. Ok it had been the other week when he was yelling at Tony …but this was different. This time he wasn't tired….he was just mad.

Tim reached down and grabbed Tony by the jacket lapels and hauled him up so he could shout at him from equal height.

"What did you think? I would just go away? You figure if you just ignored all my hints I would lose interest is that it? And so that way you wouldn't have to face YOURSELF? Is that it Tony?"

Tony squirmed as Tim stood tall and strong, his big eyes flashing and tried to squash the surge of desire he felt at the touch of the strong hands clutching his clothes.

"You know what Tony…..I did want something with you… a relationship…something that could have been special…but I don't think you could have handled it. You don't know the meaning of the word. You sneer and sneak around and you're jealous and possessive and uncommunicative……..

When I yelled at you in my apartment the other day, afterwards I thought hey that was because I was exhausted and I actually felt bad. I thought Tony didn't really deserve that. Well do you know what Tony? You do deserve all that and more. You seriously need to grow up Tony…"

The only thought Tony could keep in his head was that he desperately wanted to kiss Tim, crush his mouth to his and run his fingers through his hair…..

Tim watched as Tony's eyes sort of glazed over and he licked his lips.

"Arrgggg Tony what is wrong with you? I'm trying to have a serious argument with you and you're getting turned on aren't you? Well I'm sorry but I don't count a hard on as personal growth! Are you listening to me? Have you heard anything I have said?"

Tony suddenly blinked and reality rushed in around him. He pushed Tim hands off him angrily.

"Hey do you think I want to be attracted to YOU! Because I don't! I don't want to be thinking about you all the time McGeek. I don't want you being able to turn me on so much I can't think straight! I want to be back the way I was. I want to be normal again and have normal thoughts in my head. I want to be a man who likes woman. End of story. Not you. So no I don't want to be like this and I just wish you would understand that. I don't want to want you…but I just do and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it!"

Tim stood back as if Tony had slapped him and his eyes betrayed his hurt and his shock at his friend's cruelty.

"You want to be normal? Is that it? So what am I for caring about you? Abnormal? Am I that repulsive and hideous you can't even bare the thought of me? What, you want to be a real man? One who isn't like ME?" Tim hissed in his anger as he trembled in rage.

Tony stuttered and took a step back actually considering for a second that Tim might hit him.

"No! no of course not….I wasn't thinking….it just came out like that…..You know I don't mean it! Tim! Tim please!"

Tony cried out to his friend begging him to understand, to come back but it was too late.

Tim had turned on his heel and in a screech of tires his silver Porsche flashed out of the car park.

Tony stood alone in the dust with his broken gift at his feet.

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(Oh do please review and let me know what you think. Actually not too many chapters to go...I think maybe five? and I have already done one? Oh who knows with these two having too much fun messing with each other.)