Gibbs: I needed everyone to think it was real…
Leon: Even me?
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"Are we back to this trust and loyalty business?" Vance invited Gibbs back into his office not too long after he'd left.
"Beginning to sound like a broken record Leon."
Vance agreed. "What's it gonna take for the record to stop playing?"
"Who says it will?"
He took a few steps around his desk. "You're a game player. I've known that since the moment I met you."
"And I play to win."
Vance nodded. "Well so do I."
Gibbs stared in silence for a few seconds. "Then if we both play by the rules there shouldn't be any problem…"
"This coming from the guy who deceived me less than 24 hours ago?
"I did what needed to be done."
Leon took another step towards him. "Needed? You know damn well you could've told me."
"I didn't know how high this thing went."
He threw his hands up before resting them at his sides. "So tell me, if you won't trust me how in Sam hell am I supposed to trust you?"
"Like when you broke up my team."
"I did what needed to be done." But just as he finished the phrase he swallowed a dose of his own medicine. The two stared in silence for a few moments before Gibbs turned towards the door. "Think we'll ever play on the same team Jethro?"
Gibbs turned back with a small smile. "We always were Leon; we always were."