N/B Most of you know I am slowly updating my stories and some of the chapters have been short. I am getting there.

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Sacks paused for a moment. 'Of course I would.' He finally answered.

Everyone in the room knew that he was lying. He would've stayed with his protection, but would still try to come out as the hero. The only ass he was interested in saving was his own.

Fornell just shook his head in disgust, he called out just before Sacks left the room. 'Sacks, give me your gun and ID.'

'What for?'

'With you current choices, I don't trust you to make the correct decisions.' Fornell held out his hand.

'This is a fucking joke.' Sacks spat as he slammed his gun and ID into his bosses open palm. 'When this is over you'll begging me to come back, and it will show what a joke DiNozzo and NCIS is.' He stormed out, the door shaking as it banged closed.

'Fornell?' Vance warned.

'Don't worry, I'll pass this up the chain. There is something wrong with him. This attitude has to stop. I have no idea where it's come from. Sacks wasn't always like this, in some ways he reminded me of McGee. He was so eager to learn.'

'A few good cases solved, fellow agents heaping the praise. He then starts to think he's better than others.' Vance added.

'Was DiNozzo ever like that?' Fornell asked.

McGee watched the two men, he was interested in the answer. He also wanted to make sure that the never ended up like the F.B.I agent that had just left.

'You man arrogant? Well, I never knew him at the start, but from what Tom and others have said, no he hasn't been. He puts more hours in than anyone else, apart from Gibbs. You have to remember his experience is different from Sacks, that may have something to do with it. He saved a kid, but couldn't save her sister that is something that did stick with him.'

'How many star athletes would run into a burning building in the first place.' Fornell added.

'I hope they're okay?' McGee added.

'We'll get them back.' Fornell placed a hand on the younger agent's shoulder.

'Yes we will and Simon Marks will pay.' Vance growled as he viciously bit his toothpick and snapped it in half.

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'You're free to go now.' Marks smirked at Gibbs.

'I'm not going anywhere. I'm not letting Tony anywhere near you.' Ice blue eyes grew as cold as the arctic.

'Yes, you will. If you don't I will start killing random, innocent people. After that it will be people you care about.'

'I will fucking kill you.' Gibbs moved to go for him, but he was still cuffed to the bed.

'Temper, temper.' Marks moved to get closer, but stopped. 'If anything happens to me, Tony will know what it's like to service many men. I won't have him killed, but he will be used by many and often. I'm sure he would learn to love it.

Gibbs knew that he had no choice in the matter. He would find Tony, and Simon Marks would pay for what he had done in the past and what he was doing now.

'I promise you I will find Tony and come for you.'

'Well, I'm sure you'll try.' Marks walked over and released Gibbs from the bed before handcuffing him. 'As they say let's get this party started. I look forward to my reunion with Tony, it will be…..memorable.'

Gibbs grit his teeth, his jaw clenched so hard it ached. His blunt nails dug into his palm drawing blood.

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Tony sat and watched as Gibbs was released. He stared at the man he loved, and the one that loved him in return. He had never meant that much to anyone before. He took in his fill just in case these were his last moments of being able to see him. The one thing Tony didn't want was for Gibbs to be filled up with so much regret and blame that it ate away at him. It took the older man this long to finally move on with his life knowing that he could still love Shannon, but also love someone new.

'I love you Jethro.' He whispered and wished that the breeze could take his words down to the man slowly walking out of the alley. 'I'll always love you.'

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'Gibbs is back.' Fornell spoke as soon as he turned off his cell.

'And Tony?' Vance demanded.

'He's handed himself over so Gibbs would be released.'

'How are we doing with that cell number McGee?'

'I'm working on it.' McGee muttered his gaze never wavered from his monitor.

'Work faster.' Ziva added, she hate the thought of Tony being in the hands of that madman. He'd already been through too much.

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Tony pushed the cell into his back pocket as he walked towards a plain black door. It opened as soon as he reached it.

'It's good to see you Tony. You and I are going to be so happy together.' Marks whispered as he walked out of the shadows. His hand reaching out to take hold the man he had wanted for so many years.

TBC