Ok umm...I have no excuse on why I am so late at uploading. Well I do but its not really an excuse. I am so sorry, but at least I'm updating now. You didn't think i forgot about you guys did you? Well here we are chapter 12 of Pain of the Heart.
Gibbs looked at the phone he had just hung up. Abby and Ziva were talking to each other in excited whispers, and he was starting to think that he had made a huge mistake by telling Tony he loved him in front of the girls. He looked up as he heard footsteps approach the bullpen.
Tim walked into the bullpen looking pissed, and it dawned on Gibbs that McGee had overheard some of the conversation from the phone.
"How much did you hear?" He asked as he stood from his chair. McGee tossed the tape onto his boss' desk before crossing his arms.
"All of it." Was the reply. The younger agent turn his back to Gibbs and started to speak.
"On the tape on the desk is the clue that will lead us to Tony. And you better save him seeing as its your fault he was taken."
"McGee!" Abby and Ziva said in unison, shocked at the sudden boldness in the usually soft-spoken agent.
"What? Its true! Isn't it Boss? Every time Tony is in danger you're usually behind it. Like when he was chained to that criminal you were the one who assigned that mission. Or when he was abducted by that women, you allowed him to go undercover."
"Those times were different!" Gibbs replied back finally snapped out of his trance that he had been put in by McGee's first outburst.
"HOw! HOw were they different? You sent Tony to do something and he was put in danger! Only thing that was different about those times was that Tony knew what to do in the situation, Tony has no clue what to do in this one! Alaister is your enemy not Tony's, but he still got sucked in! All because he blindly follows any order you give!"
Gibbs said nothing because he knew what McGee said was true. All the other situations Tony knew what to do. He knew the basics of it, but Tony's training didn't prepare him for Alaister. Alaister was a whole other caliber of "Criminal", as he liked to attack the weakness in the people he targets. He was a criminal that not even NCIS and the FBI could comprehend. Leave it to himself to make an enemy out of one of the most cunning guys ever.
All eyes had fallen on Gibbs to see his reaction to this accusation. They all expected him to lash out, to scream and deny what was just said. But Gibbs looked up at his agent and into his eyes.
"Ya. Its my fault and I'm sorry for it." It was silent in the bullpen for a good minute, no one moved. It was a shock as Gibbs had broken one of his rules. never apologize. its a sign of weakness. Gibbs looked at everyone in the bullpen.
"I'm sorry" He repeated. "And I want to save him as much as the rest of you, I want to save him and tell him to his face that I'm sorry. BUt we cant do this hear, so McGee let me hear what is on this tape."
McGee nodded, face still red and anger still attached, but he knew that if he let his emotions rule then they would never find Tony. Tim pulled up the file that he had uploaded onto his computer before he had burned it on the tape. Right when he did that a flurry of sound blasted from the speakers on his computer. The sounds of construction could be heard in the background, as Alaister's voice had been reduced and the background noise enhanced.
"Do you hear that Gibbs? Construction." Ziva said as he she leaned in closer. "There's only one secluded place that's undergoing construction at this moment. Its outside that abandoned Mansion just outside of DC."
Gibbs looked at Abby, who nodded before heading to the elevator to go inform Ducky on Tony's possible location. Before the doors closed on the elevator se looked at the remaining team members.
"Bring him home" and with that the doors closed with the all familiar ding and Gibbs looked at Ziva and Tim.
Gear up. We're bringing Tony home. Today."
Jenny was sitting at her desk trying to finish some paper work, but her mind kept drifting to Tony and his safety. She was wondering if Jethro had found anything out about his location. At that moment her secretary, Alexa, came in.
"Ma'am. Agent Gibbs, just asked me t inform you that he has gotten a lead on Agent DiNozzo's location and that he's going to follow up on it."
Jenny's eyes widened a bit.
"Stop him."
"I can't Ma'am. He's already left" JEnny sighed and waved t he secretary away. She knew that Jethro could act rashly, but usually he could control himself. Until it came to Tony. It seemed that her old partner would act without thinking when he found out that his senior field agent was in danger.
"Please Bring him home Jethro, but be careful" She whispered to the air.
k so..I know that th end is a bit rushed and that there are a lot of loose ends but by the end of the story they will all have been tied up, well thats what I expect. So if you want me to update more frequently then Read and Review! well that will help and the fact that I am no longer in school SUMMER BREAK! So I will have more time to write! READ AND REVIEW!