AN: Hey guys! Thanks for the awesome reviews! My apologies for the second chapter that was short and dinky last week ;) (Why did I have a feeling someone ahem*Servant05 * would point that out?) So here are two longer chapters for you awesome readers! And I in no way left it as a cliffhanger.
Gibbs settled into the seat with a sigh. The gunshot to Tony's shoulder was a through and through. He'd lost a good amount of blood, but that wasn't what Tony was worried about.
"You just let them take McGee?" He asked, incredulous.
"We were outnumbered, Tony. There was nothing I could have done. Ziva was too far away to help."
"But Boss, now they've got Probie!"
"Yes, they have McGee." Gibbs closed his mouth around the rest of the words he wanted to say. McGee, who got you shot and, based on the setup at the meet, the man willing to sell classified documents. Gibbs couldn't believe he had misread McGee so badly. How could McGee have hidden this side of himself?
Tony shifted on the hospital bed, easily guessing Gibbs' unspoken thoughts before quietly asking, "Do you really believe McGee is a mole?"
Gibbs glared at the wall. He was beyond angry right now. Betrayed.
"Do you really believe McGee would betray us?" Tony repeated.
Gibbs sighed. McGee had been on his team a long time. Truth of the matter was, he really didn't know how McGee could turn his back on his beliefs. But there had been evidence! Not a lot, admittedly…He cursed softly.
"Thing is Boss, there was more evidence against me when I was framed for murder. Either Tim was undercover, or he was being forced to do this."
"I agree with Tony," Ziva said as she strode into the room, followed by Vance.
"Do you want to tell me why you interfered with an ongoing investigation?" Vance asked, looking at the three of them angrily.
Three pairs of eyes met his, their confusion turning to accusation.
"McGee was working for you!" Tony exclaimed.
"Explain, Leon," Gibbs ordered.
Vance crossed his arms, "I had a…tip there might be a mole. I called in McGee to help. He came up with a program to block the mole and was able to set up a meeting with him. We were hoping to not only catch the guy, but the buyers as well." He looked around the room, hiding a grimace. He'd known Gibbs wouldn't be happy that Vance had commandeered McGee for his own mission, but he hadn't taken into account the rest of the team. Both DiNozzo and David looked like they were ready to explode.
"And you told McGee not to tell us," Gibbs added, expression blank.
Vance nodded. "I didn't want information about the investigation to start spreading-"
Gibbs swore, anger breaking his neutral expression. "Why wouldn't you let him tell us, Leon? His own team! We would have been better prepared to watch his back, not watch him get taken!"
"Then, did we break his cover?" Ziva asked. They turned to look at her, and she continued. "McGee had it under control until we got too close. And it wasn't a random team that broke up the meeting. It was us. They won't believe he didn't plan that."