Note: Continuation of "Of Course."
Prompt: "deception"
"Foolish Man"
"Gibbs isn't coming," Tony blurted, breaking the silence.
He couldn't stand this deception. It was stupid, just a small lie. Right? But his thinking was starting to get a little hazy.
"I'm sorry," he whispered. "I'm so fucking sorry."
He felt a hand on his knee, and then McGee said, "I told Jimmy where we were going."
Tony cocked his head. "Palmer? Why'd you tell him?"
"I don't know," McGee shrugged. "It just came out I guess. He asked what we were up to. You know, just in a curious way."
Tony chewed his lip.
"It's fate."
"Shut up about that shit." Tony's mood was sour despite the good news.
But McGee wasn't finished. "Why did you lie to me?"
"I'm a foolish man, Tim." And that was the truth.