50 Sentences Expanded
An NCIS Fanfic.
37. Time – Some wounds would never heal.
Gibbs watched them all as he exited MTAC wearing his hospital clothes. Ziva stood behind him and Gibbs took support from the strength she offered. He tried not to let his exhaustion show. And he was exhausted, mentally and physically. He had just relived almost twenty years of his life in under a week. Every suppressed memory had come flooding back and then he'd had to remember everything he'd forgotten about his recent life.
He knew they were all hurting. He knew that they really needed him to explain some things, to help them through the turmoil. But he also knew he couldn't stay. He needed to get out of this place; this city, this country. He was utterly spent and had nothing else to give.
They would be upset and disappointed. Tony would hate him and Abby would pretend to. Ziva would understand and Tim would stop trying to after a few months. Ducky would never forgive him.
All these things he would deal with in time. But for now he had to go.
Some wounds would never heal.
A/N: I think this might be the shortest expansion of the lot but since everyone knows Gibbs' story I saw no need to lay it all out. This was not requested by anyone but I expanded it because it was a great companion to another expansion: Change which will be posted right after this one.
I also thought that the finale of season three was full of powerful scenes and enigmatic moments that brought the characters together but also tore them apart. I think they're two of the best episodes.
I hope you liked and stick around because Change should be up in a few minutes.
I also have a poll on my profile! It's to determine what I'm writing next. I don't have as much free time as I used to so I really want to write what people want to read instead of writing, posting, and hoping I'm getting people.
Please review! It'll make my day.
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