Tony x Reader: Blankets and Video Calls from an Agent Afloat

Key:

(Y/N) means your name

(hair color) means your hair color

(nickname) means your nickname

(favorite animal) means your favorite animal

"Tony! Tony!" You said, waving your hand in front of the camera. "Can you see me?" You were smiling largely, excited to see your friend. You had recently been assigned Agent Afloat and it was miserable. The only upside was you had access to video chat with your former team, the MCRT in Washington D.C. You took full advantage of that perk, talking to your best friend, one Very Special Agent Anthony D. DiNozzo Jr., at least once a week. Bishop, McGee, Gibbs, Abby, Ducky, and Jimmy all liked to join in once in a while, but mostly it was you and Tony.

"Hey, (Y/N)!" Tony's voice chimed as he showed up on the video screen. He was sitting on his couch at his apartment, holding a beer. He took a sip of it and smiled.

"How be our fearless, black hearted captain, Pirate Gibbs?" You chuckled. "Did he finish building the escape boat for me?" You teased. Gibbs said he would get you back on the team ASAP, and you had joked he would build a boat for you to sail away with.

Tony smirked at you. "Not yet. The whole crew is well for landlubbers like themselves. Us sea dwellers hafta stick together." He laughed. You remembered Tony telling you about his experience as Agent Afloat. At your farewell party, Abby called you the sea dwellers, which made you laugh and Tim had made it your duo's nickname.

You sighed, a slight frown on your face. "Oh. I miss you guys. I just wanna go home. I miss Dominick." You missed your stuffed (favorite animal) which Abby had gotten you for your birthday last year. You affectionately named it after Tony's middle name when Abby revealed Tony and herself had put a voice box in it that said various movie quotes in Tony's voice when squeezed.

"I'm watching him. He misses you too." Tony said. "He's on my bed, awaiting his owner's return." Tony had offered you a room at his place when you got off of Agent Afloat duty while you looked for another house or apartment, hoping you'd be assigned back in D.C.

"I have your blanket. Still sleep with it every night. It helps with the homesickness." You informed Tony. Tony had given you a blue and green striped blanket from his bedroom before you left and you had ended up packing it in your personal effects by accident. It had helped you a lot with your homesickness, along with care packages from the team. In the last one, Tony had sent you a small stack of movies (Jurassic Park and a few James Bond movies), Gibbs sent you some of his personal coffee grind, Abby sent the new Brain Matter CD and a CD with some of your favorite songs, McGee sent a transcript for his new book, Ellie had sent some candy bars, and Ducky and Jimmy sent you a recording of a few of Ducky's stories along with some audio recordings of from the team.

You saw a small smile creep up Tony's face. "That's awesome. Anything interesting, lately?"

"No. Same old, same old." You sighed. Life Afloat was boring with a few exceptions here and there.

Tony's phone started ringing. "Oh, it's Gibbs. I have to get this." He said, apologetically. He put the phone to his ear. "Go for DiNozzo!... Uh-huh boss... Yeah... Okay, bye boss." He hung up with a large smile on his face.

"What's up, Tone?" You asked. "You get to go undercover?" You know he loved going undercover because he was a brilliant actor.

Tony took a long sip of his beer. "Better, (nickname)." He leaned forward toward the camera. "You're getting reassigned soon."

"What? Where?" You asked. You hoped it wasn't on another carrier but on the mainland, close to D.C. or Anacostia.

"You're coming home as far as I know." Tony cheered. You could see his eyes sparkle and his thousand megawatt smile just as if you were next to him.

"Holy crap, yes!" You said, jumping up out of your chair and doing a little dance. Thank god you were in the Agent Afloat office and not in one of the telecommunications centers on board. "How long do I have left on the boat?"

Tony's face twisted into one of uncertainty. "Until June. That's a couple months, but that's good. Maybe we'll catch a case and come see you on the boat."

"June! That's three months!" You whined. "I hope you guys come see me soon." You ran your hands through your (hair color) hair and sigh.

"Yeah. I know." Tony smiled. "Did you get my package?" You look over to the brown box that one of the Petty Officers had set on your desk earlier when dropping off mail.

"Yeah. I haven't opened it yet." You said, grabbing your knife from a drawer in your desk. You took the box from its place on the desk and slide the knife across the tape. You smiled and pulled out the sweatshirt, which had been a gift from Tony, from the box. "My sweatshirt? Where was it?" You thought you had lost the sweatshirt when you couldn't find it while packing your clothes for your assignment.

"Gibbs found it at his house. He said you probably left it in the basement when you spent the night at your house before you got on the carrier."

"Oh." You mumbled, remembering that night.

-flashback-

"Thanks for letting me stay the night, boss." You said, closing the front door behind Abby, who was the last to leave after your farewell party.

Gibbs smirked. "No problem, kid." He handed you a beer and sighed. "Sorry I couldn't do anything about your transfer."

You widened your eyes at your boss in surprise. "Gibbs, you just broke one of your own rules!"

He shrugged. "I feel like I owe it to you, (Y/N). Couldn't convince Vance to let you stay."

You reach out your hand to touch Gibbs' shoulder. "You did all you could, boss. It was bound to happen."

Gibbs hugged you, which shocked you. "Hey, you know we're a family, right?" You nod into his chest and sigh. "I'm gonna do all I can to get you back to D.C."

"Thanks, Boss." You said. "I'm gonna miss you guys." You pulled back from the hug and smiled. You watched Gibbs head to the basement, so you followed him. It was hot in the basement, so you took off your sweatshirt, tossing it somewhere. You watched Gibbs sand the boat's frame. "Hey Gibbs, is this gonna be my escape boat?"

"Sure. I'll name it the Houdini." He chuckled. The silver haired man put down the sander and went over to the table with his tools, dumped out the mason jars, and filled them with bourbon. "Here." He said, handing one to you.

You took it and drank the strong alcohol in one gulp. "Oh, that's strong." You said, shaking your head.

"Shouldn'ta had all of that in one sip then." Gibbs replied.

"Hey, Gibbs." You said.

"Mhm?"

You cleared your throat and took a deep breath before talking really fast. "I kinda sorta have a crush on Tony."

Gibbs looked at you and then resumed sanding the boat. "I know."

"That's right, you know everything. Why am I not surprised?" You sighed. You rubbed your arm nervously. "I wanted to know if-"

Gibbs cut you off. "You could break rule twelve with him. I know. He asked me too."

"He, what?" You did a double take, shocked.

Gibbs didn't even look up from the boat. "Yup. Cause you two aren't co-workers anymore, technically. I told him when you get back, you can try. Just not while you're on the boat."

You sat on the bottom step, shocked. "Tony. Interested in me?" You said.

"Mhm." Gibbs replied. "Go to bed. I gotta drive you to Norfolk to board the carrier. We got get up early, it's a three hour drive."

You nod and walk up the stairs and stop at the door. "Night boss."

"Night, (Y/N)."

~the next morning~

Gibbs had dropped you off at Norfolk at 0800, giving you a large hug and a kiss on the temple.

You smiled at him. "Thanks for everything, boss. Gonna miss you."

"Don't worry. You'll be back soon enough." He said.

You shivered at the cold sea air and dug through your bag for your sweatshirt. "Hey, boss. You seen my sweatshirt?"

"No." He popped his trunk and grabbed a sweatshirt out of the back. "Here, take this one. Just get it back to me."

You grabbed the black fabric and smile. "Thanks Gibbs. Wait, isn't this yours?" You look at the tag to see 'Jethro Gibbs' written on the inside.

"I left it in my car as a spare a long time ago. I've got plenty of other NCIS ones. I want you to have it." Gibbs said, caringly.

"Okay. Thanks." You blushed furiously while sliding on the sweatshirt. You heard the COB calling you and hugged Gibbs. "I'll call you guys when we're out to sea. Have fun, Gunny." You saluted him and stood tall.

"You too, sea dweller." Gibbs saluted, watching you run to the boat and smiling sadly.

-end flashback-

"(Y/N)? (Y/N)?" You heard Tony ask, pulling you out of your memory.

"Yeah!" You answer, snapping back into reality.

"I know it's been a short call, but I'm tired and you look like you need sleep. Let's call it a night and talk later. Alright?" Tony observed.

"Yeah, okay. Night, Very Special Agent DiNozzo." You chime.

"Good night, Agent Afloat (Y/L/N)." He responded. He logged off and you walked to your bunk. You lay down, changing into your pajamas and Gibbs' spare sweatshirt. You pulled up Tony's blanket and let out a sigh, missing home. You rolled over and fell asleep, counting the days until you see Tony and the team again.

-three months later-

"Oh my god I'm so excited! (Y/N)'s coming home!" Abby was bouncing up and down at the Norfolk dock waiting for the carrier to dock.

Tony smiled widely and saw you standing on the boat's deck. "There! (Y/N)'s right there!" He said, pointing at you. He waved and you waved back at him.

From the deck you could see Abby, McGee, Ellie, Gibbs, and Tony waiting for you. You waved at them, ready to get off of the floating city. You felt the boat stop and watched as the operators of the boat docked it. You waited until all the Navy personnel were off and then got down, dragging your suitcase behind you and you had your backpack slung over your shoulder. You got close to the team and dropped the bag and set the suitcase next to you.

Abby was the first one to get to you, pulling you into a big hug. "Oh, I missed you!" She squealed. "Did you like the Brain Matter CD?"

"Yeah, Abbs. I loved it." You hugged her back, still trying to catch your breath from the first squeeze. The goth kept hugging you until you couldn't breathe. She pulled away and was still bouncing in excitement. "Hey Tim, Ellie." You smiled at your friends, hugging them. "I hope Tony wasn't too much trouble without me around."

"He was fine. Though, I wish you were there to knock some sense into him sometimes." McGee chuckled. "I'll have to tell you about the case with the cat."

"Or the case where Tony dislocated his shoulder." Ellie laughed. You remember Tony having an arm sling during your video calls at one point, but you never asked him why.

"Yeah." You smiled. "Thanks for the candy bars, Bish. It was awesome to have a real snack instead of that slop they call food." You remember eating some of the candy bars after some particularly gross dinners and it made you feel better.

"That's what they were there for." Ellie chirped, hugging you again.

You turned to McGee. "And your book was real good! I made a couple revisions and wrote a few notes in the transcript you sent me of you wanna read them."

Tim flushed pink. "That would be great. Glad to have you back."

You walked over to Gibbs giving him his sweatshirt. "Thanks, Boss. Did you ever finish my boat?" You laughed.

"Nope. Almost had it done." Gibbs replied. "Coffee good?"

"Yup." You replied. "I washed the sweatshirt. It's all clean for you, boss." Gibbs smirked in response, hugging you and kissing your temple.

You moved away from Gibbs and saw Tony, smiling with open arms. You ran over to the Italian, practically leaping into his arms and almost knocking him over. "Hello to you too, (nickname)." Tony chuckled. He hugged you tight, giving Abby a run for her money. You pressed yourself into his grey Italian suit and couldn't help but inhale his scent and feeling safe and loved.

"I missed you, Tone." You cooed. You had missed your best friend more than anyone else and couldn't wait to see him in person again.

"I missed you, too." He replied, kissing your head.

You looked up at him and leaned in, kissing him softly. "I've been waiting nine months to do that, you dick." You smirked at him.

"I love you, too, (Y/N)." Tony purred. He lifted your chin and he kissed you, cupping your cheeks with his hands.

"So, rule twelve is dead." You nuzzled your head into his shoulder.

"Yup. I'm sure as hell glad it is." Tony smiled. "Now, why don't we go back to my place and cuddle under our blanket?"

"Our blanket? I like the sound of that." You whispered, kissing him again. He led you to his car and soon you were at his apartment, cuddled up under the blanket watching a movie. You were home again and he was never letting you go again.