Chp.11

AN: Yiha! I got the new chapter here ) have fun. ILU Greg

Gibbs was so angry. He wanted to kill this guy. How could he hurt Tony?! He once more wished for five minutes alone with DiNozzo Sr.

"Should I get Gibbs in here? So you can tell him right away?" Abby asked. Tony didn't say a thing. "Tony?"

"You know, I don't think it would be good to tell him right now. He's probably still pissed at me." Tony answered.

Gibbs got up and walked down the stairs into the kitchen. He opened the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water. With a sigh he sat into one of the chairs and took a sip of his drink.

"Gibbs is not pissed at you. He's worried. That's why he yelled at you. I told you: Gibbs. Loves. You."

Another sigh came from Tony as he sat up and leaned against the headboard. "Okay."

"Yeah?" Abby asked and then shrieked and hugged Tony hard.

"Abby… I can't breathe." Tony managed to get out.

"Be right back." She said and with a quick kiss on Tony's cheek she went out.

"GibbsGibbsGibbsGibbs!" She yelled bouncing.

Gibbs looked up and smiled a bit. "What is it, Abby?"

"Tony wants to see you. He wants to talk to you." She grinned.

"Okay. Then I better get up before he's got the chance to do something stupid again." Gibbs grinned and Abby sat down on a chair and waited.

As Gibbs walked up the stairs he thought about what he was going to say. Tony was not supposed to know that Gibbs had overheard him. Finally he stood in front of the slightly ajar door. Gibbs took one last breathe and knocked on the door before walking in and closing the door from the inside.

Tony looked up for a moment and then he looked back to his hands which lay in his lap.

Gibbs sat down on the mattress and mimicked Tony actions by lying back against the headboard. And waited.

"I'm sorry, boss." Tony said.

Gibbs turned his body so that he could look at his friend. "You've got nothing to be sorry for, Tony. I shouldn't have yelled at you." There. It was out. Gibbs apologized.

Tony sighed. "Gotta tell you something, boss."

"Okay."

Tony wanted to speak but the words just wouldn't come out. He licked his lips and took a breath. "Ahm… you… you already know that I lost my mom when I was nine. But that's not everything about it. Ahm… I… I loved my mom. Still do. She was everything to me. And when she di… was killed I wanted to go see her grave. I just wanted to see my mom. I missed her so much. But he… he just told me that I'd never see the… the bitch again. He called my mom a bitch." Tony's eyes got dark with anger.

Gibbs moved closer to Tony and laid an arm around his shoulder. He felt Tony stiffen and Gibbs wanted to pull back again, but Tony relaxed and leaned into Gibbs side. "I went to the cemetery though. I bought flowers for her. I laid them on her grave and just sat there. After what seemed like two hours, I went home. It was dark outside and I was supposed to be in bed at that time. I knew my father was in his office, so I went upstairs as quiet as possible but the moment I wanted to open my door he stepped out of his office. He yelled at me and told me I wasn't allowed to see this slut." Tony closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened his eyes again Gibbs saw tears in them. Gibbs sighed and pulled Tony closer to him.

"He slapped me for disobeying him and that's when I flew down the stairs." Gibbs winced. "I was unconscious but as I woke up I saw the doctor speaking with my father before he went away. I wasn't at the hospital so I was pretty sure it wasn't that bad. My father saw that I was awake and he walked up to me bed. I thought he'd be happy to see that I was fine, but instead he slapped me again. That's pretty much how it went till I was twelve." Gibbs looked at him sharply. "Don't get me wrong. Most of the time he didn't even pay attention to me, but there sure were times when he decided to hit me again. And when I turned twelve he decided it was time to send me to the Rhode Island Military Academy." Tony swallowed hard.

"I'm sorry, Tony." Gibbs said softly.

"Wasn't your fault, boss."

"If I would've known before…"

"Then what?! You'd treat me different?!" Tony asked trying to pull away but Gibbs held him back. "I don't want to be handled different just because I got abused as a child." Tony exclaimed tears running down his cheeks.

Gibbs pulled Tony roughly against his chest. Tony's head was tucked beneath Gibbs' chin. "I would never treat you different because of your past, Tony." Gibbs told his friend and soothingly stroked his back.

After a few minutes Tony found his voice again. "Thanks, boss. That really means a lot to me."

"Let me see what your wound says." Gibbs said and Tony pulled away and sat as straight as he could. Gibbs lifted the shirt and looked at the wound. "Doesn't look that bad. You should be as good as new in a few weeks."

"A few weeks?!"

"Yes, DiNozzo. I need you 100 percent."

"Got it, boss." Tony said.

"And DiNozzo, I swear to god, if you do something that stupid again, I'll slap you back to Baltimore."

"I didn't even pull my stitches, boss." Tony protested. Gibbs glared at him. "Ahm… ya… gottcha, boss." Tony grinned and then winked at Gibbs.

Suddenly Abby came into the room and jumped on the bed. "Family-cuddling!" She shrieked and hugged the two men.

"Abby! Ow!" Tony said.

"I love you two." She said and gave each of them a kiss on the cheek.

Gibbs and Tony looked at each other and grinned. "We love you, too, Abbs." They replied in sync.

AN: That's it. I guess that's the final chapter. I loved writing it. I hope you had fun. R&R please. Thanks for reading and all these kind reviews. You guys are the best. ILU Greg