50 Sentences Expanded
45. Naked – The first time, Gibbs had made love to him with his eyes, raking across him from head to toe, leaving him completely vulnerable.
Tony DiNozzo would be the first to tell you that he got the job with NCIS because of his good looks, his charming personality, and of course, because of his killer smile.
Sure, the salt-and-pepper haired agent sitting across the interview table from him wasn't the easy prey Tony was used to, but that didn't mean the good old DiNozzo charm wouldn't hold its sway.
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs was neither charmed nor amused, and by the end of the interview Tony was more and more certain he would still be sitting behind his desk the next day, waiting for someone to die so he could investigate.
So he was naturally surprised when he received a phone call the next day (while sitting behind his desk, waiting for someone to die so he could investigate) telling him he got the job.
And he spent the next two years only slightly regretting it.
He watched El Bossman go through another divorce (his third, according to the odd lab tech, Abby). He met a Secret Service agent on Air Force One who proceeded to become a moral pain in his ass for the next two years. He found a new guinea pig for his amazing Mcnicknames.
He lost, and gained. Time flew by.
But two months after learning that the woman he had formerly loved had tried to pin her father's murder on him, he realized something very important.
The longest relationship in his life was with Gibbs. And the more he thought about it, the weirder things became. There was no way he was looking at his boss as an object of attraction.
Naturally, once he noticed he was staring, he immediately tried to stop. Which, of course, meant he began staring anew, albeit less subtly than before.
He'd been working at NCIS for six years when he noticed that all his attraction may not be entirely unreturned.
One Friday afternoon when everyone was sleepy from the lunch break shortly before, Tony stared at his blank computer screen groggily.
The hairs on the back of his neck stood up in a sure sign that he was being observed. A quick glance and his suspicions were confirmed. Gibbs was staring at him. Not absentmindedly either, but with purpose.
A year later, when Tony lay curled in Gibbs' arms, he thought back to that Friday afternoon and realized an odd fact.
The first time, Gibbs had made love to him with his eyes, raking across him from head to toe, leaving him completely vulnerable.
Tony was glad that Gibbs' gaze was still capable of that, after all this time.
A/N: This expansion was requested by Silver Ardor Dragon. I hope you liked it.
This was a fun one to write.
Also this was written before the Baltimore episode aired so this is how I originally pictured Tony's entry to NCIS.
Anyways, reviews are lovely!
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