Chapter 6
Four and a half months ago…
Gibbs stood in his basement sanding his now almost completed boat and sipping his bourbon. Nothing was better on a Friday night. He then jerked his head upwards to the sound of his basement stairs creaking. He looked over to see none other than Tony walking down them.
"Hey boss," Tony stammered. "Mind if I stay a while?
"Knock yourself out," Gibbs replied. "I could always use company."
Tony sat down on the workbench across from Gibbs himself and watched his boss sand the edges of his creation.
"Hey boss," Tony piped up. "About that dying conversation McGeek and Ziva and I had, I hope you didn't take it as a death wish?"
"Of course not DiNozzo." Gibbs replied.
"Oh good," Tony replied with a sigh of relief. "Because I would never intentionally leave yah boss."
"I would hope not," Gibbs set down his sandpaper and poured both him and Tony a glass of bourbon. "Because you are one of my best agents…I need you Tony."
"You would have McGeek and Ziva," Tony replied. "You could survive if need be."
"Tony don't speak like that," Gibbs snapped. "I need you just as much as the other two, now don't leave me prematurely you got it, that's an order?"
"Geez boss," Tony jumped up out of his seat. "I'm not leaving…I swear I will obey your order."
"You'd better." Gibbs replied.
Tony then raised his glass into the air.
"A toast," he said. "To long life!"
Gibbs laughed and clinked his glass with Tony, the pair then drank all of the bourbon slowly, enjoying the taste of every sip as if it was one of their last.
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I'm really happy about this chapter, it just sort of unveiled itself.