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Sarah stood timidly at the door. "Hi…Tim" she called out nervously. "Hey sis" Tim answered, a tad coldly Sarah noted.
'Shit, he's pissed at me for what I said' she thought nervously. She tried to mask it. "You okay?" Sarah asked, taking a small step forward. Her voice shook and she knew she wasn't masking her nerves well.
Tim nodded. "I'll be fine…sorry I didn't die, in the accident" he teased. It seemed to drain the blood from her face. 'Now you know how I felt kid' he thought.
After all the crap he went through with his team, Tim knew it was time he earned respect not just from them but from his own family as well.
"That…that is the meanest thing you ever said to me Tim" Sarah stammered and Tim immediately felt guilty. But not that guilty. He deserved an apology for her words first.
"Well, you did say and I quote "Fine! Do whatever the hell you want bro…get yourself killed…see if I care!" unquote" Tim answered.
Sarah nodded and even though she bent her head, Tim knew he had made her cry.
"Look, I'll apologize for what I said if you apologize for what you said" he offered.
Sarah looked up and wiped her eyes with her right hand. "Deal….I am so sorry bro…I should be on your side, not hurting you like your team did" she said.
Tim nodded. "It's all I ask" he said. He then scooted in his bed. "Now come here little sister and give me a hug" he ordered.
Sarah didn't need to be told twice. In a few seconds she had crossed to him and climbed onto his bed.
Tim cradled her and laid a kiss on her forehead. "I'm sorry sis but you needed to taught a lesson" he said.
Sarah nodded. "I know…." she said and didn't need to say anything more.
She cleared her throat. "Okay, moving on now…I am guessing the 'team' came" she said quoting team like it was a nasty word.
Tim nodded. "Of course…" he muttered.
"So what happened?"
"What do ya think sis? I forgave them…."
"No! Tim…"
"But…I am still leaving them" Tim finished glaring at Sarah for interrupting.
Sarah gasped. "Really? Are you leaving NCIS as well?" She asked and Tim shook his head.
"Just the team…though I promised I'd take a vacation and 'think' about my decision first" he said.
"Which means he knows you may stay….Tim…"
"It's not exactly a lie sis, Gibbs does know me but…"
"Look, lets say you do go back and they change….how long before they settle back in their old ways? A week? Two? A month maybe? Are they really that worth it?"
Tim shrugged. "All I ever wanted was to work for Gibbs since the day I met him….now…"
"Now you're disappointed….its like going to a movie and getting all excited only to find out it wasn't exactly as you imagined" Sarah finished.
"You do know me too well"
"I'll always know you the best, no matter what they think" Sarah corrected.
She then sighed. "Okay, we keep having the same conversation it seems, maybe we should take old Gibbs advice and go have some fun" she said.
"Where?"
"Disneyland…come on it's the happiest place on earth" she said with a smile.
"You are such a child" Tim said rolling his eyes. Sarah caught the amused smile and twinkle in his eyes.
"Yet you're not denying it Tim…come on…call Gibbs now and tell him if he really wants you back, he'll pay for this vacation" she suggested.
"Your evil you know that?" Tim said but had to smirk at her suggestion.
Sarah smirked back. "Life is more fun that way Tim" she said. She got his phone from the table but Tim didn't open it.
"So lets say I do, you know how cruel that is if I don't go to his team after?"
"Are you saying he doesn't deserve it?"
Tim shrugged and Sarah let out an annoyed huff. "If I am evil then you're too good Tim…you're so not fun" she said.
Tim smirked and to her shock called Gibbs. "Hey Gibbs"
"What's wrong Tim? I told you I don't need to hear…"
"Will you listen to me for once?" Tim yelled and it silenced the marine.
"I'm listening" Gibbs said gruffly. "Good, look Gibbs I have no idea why you want me back so badly when you can easily find a geek to kick around"
"You're a good agent McGee! I wouldn't have lied to you if that wasn't true!" he snapped.
"Appreciate that Gibbs" McGee answered dryly. "Look, I am still pretty centered on one choice, if I weighed out both options…one scale would get a lot higher than the other…" he said.
"What do you want from me Tim?" Gibbs cut him off again getting impatient as usual with the man.
"I want you to pay for my sister and I to visit Disneyland a few days, get everyone to chip in…doesn't matter to me" he answered.
"Will that even out this scale you imagined?" Gibbs asked.
"Does it matter? Look, if I was ever important to you Gibbs, you'll do this because you care for me, same reason you'll let me do what I think is right" he answered.
"You are important to me Tim…I'll get you the money before you leave tomorrow" he answered.
"Thank you Gibbs" Tim answered and hung up.
The marine sighed as he hung up. 'Damn you McGee…why did you have to grow up' he thought.
He missed the green probie who never stopped trying to sneak himself into the bullpen and onto Gibbs team.
He missed the stuttering kid he could silence with a glare. He had to admit, he was proud of his boy for growing up. For becoming a good agent but damn it, Tim was his. Why didn't the man just realize that like Tony did?
He had to stop thinking though. He still had work to do but the fight wasn't over. Gibbs was going to win this battle. He had to. Tim belonged to him.