Title: You Notice Everything Chapter 21
Slash/Mature: Don't like, don't read.
Summary: At the Reception for Delilah and Tim, a surprise guest shows up. Like always, Gibbs notices everything. Includes some spoilers for Episode 23 "Something Blue."
All mistakes are mine, this has not been proofed.
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Sitting at the kitchen table, Gibbs took a sip of coffee and read the paper as if it were any other normal day. Staring at the paper he felt the eyes looking at him and glanced over the top of the paper. The little face smiled at him for a moment then walked over at stood before him.
"Abba wouldn't let me stay up and wait for you last night." She said it with a pout.
"Well." Gibbs put the paper down. "It was late and you need your sleep."
"You shouldn't work late."
Gibbs chuckled. "Believe me I try my best not to." He picked her up and dropped her onto his knee. "Especially now I have you and Abba to come home to."
She gazed up at him.
"But if I'm not going to be home before you go to bed I promise I'll call and say goodnight from now on." He paused and looked at her. "Okay?"
"Okay."
"Okay." He nodded. "Now there's something else we need to talk about."
She cocked her head hearing the seriousness in his voice. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong." Gibbs reassured her. "But you and Abba have to take a trip back to Paris for a few days."
"To get my stuff?"
"Yes and Abba's stuff and to get ready to move what you need here."
"Are you coming too?"
He was quiet a moment. "You and Abba have a lot to do and so do I." He smiled. "The wedding is going to happen soon."
Her face lit up with that DiNozzo smile. "When?"
"Soon. So you two will go to Paris hurry up and get everything done and be back before you know it."
"Can I call you?"
"We'll talk every day, I promise."
She looked down at the table and picked up his phone. "You need a new phone."
Gibbs couldn't help but chuckle. "You're not the first person to tell me that."
She looked up at him. "We could Facetime."
He took the phone from her and stared at it a moment. "Maybe it's time." He tossed the phone on the table.
"I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you too, but…" He smiled. "I'll have a surprise for you before you leave."
"What is it?"
"It's a surprise. You'll find out on the plane."
"Does Abba know?"
Gibbs shook his head. "It's a surprise for Abba too."
"I like surprises."
"Are you hungry?"
"Of course I'm a DiNozzo we're always hungry."
Gibbs broke out in a hearty laugh. God she sounded just like Tony. "Well then I better feed you." Tossing her over his shoulder, she giggled as they made their way into the kitchen.
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Tony poured another cup of coffee and he felt the arms caress around his waist and he settle safely against the body behind him. When he felt the lips press a soft kiss to his neck his eyes involuntarily closed. "I just want all this to be done."
"It will." Another kiss to Tony's neck. "Soon." Gibbs tugged Tony closer. "And then the next time we go to Paris will be on vacation."
"You are going to take vacation?" Tony chuckled. "Now that's a miracle."
"And it doesn't have to be Paris. Maybe over to Florida or Louisiana to see the alligators. Pride would set up some amazing outing for us." Gibbs could see it already. "You, me, and Tali spending the days on the bayou then…" Gibbs grip on the younger man tightened. "You and I making love with the sounds of the French Quarters drifting in through the windows."
"Now that sounds amazing."
"We can go where ever you and Tali want." Gibbs sighed. "I don't care as long as we're together."
Tony squirmed and finally wiggled his way around in Gibbs' arms. He smiled up at the older man. "This romantic Gibbs is very sexy."
Gibbs snickered.
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"Talking to Tali this morning."
Gibbs nodded.
"I'll call as soon as we land."
Another nod.
"And I'll try to make this as fast as possible."
Another nod.
"Gibbs." Tony balked.
"We'll be back together before you know it." Gibbs gently captured Tony's lips. The kiss filled with love and not met to fuel the desire.
"Are you gonna kiss all day."
Gibbs and Tony both laughed at the little voice behind them.
"No, Gibbs has to leave for work." Tony smiled as he scooped her up.
"Gibbs said we'll talk every day."
"We will." Tony nodded.
"And he's getting a new phone."
Tony's eyebrows went up. "He is?"
"So we can Facetime."
Tony looked at Gibbs' eyebrows still raised.
"Maybe." Gibbs shrugged. Leaning over he kissed Tali's cheek. "Love you."
"Love you." Tali said giving him a kiss.
Gibbs steely blue eyes met somber green. "I love you."
"And I love you more."
"Oh I don't know about that." Gibbs lips found Tony's again. Hearing Tali giggle brought the kiss to an end. "Let me know when you get to the airport."
"I will."
Another quick kiss to Tali's forehead and Gibbs was heading for the front door.
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"Dad slow down, we have plenty of time." Tony barked.
Senior glanced down at his speedometer. "I'm barely going over the speed limit."
Tony rolled his eyes.
"You'll be back in what a week, ten days, it will go faster than you think."
"Yeah." Tony sighed staring out the side door window.
"You two waited this long for each other, you'll survive a week or so." Senior smirked.
"I know." Tony dropped his head back on the seat rest.
"Gibbs said we can talk every day." Tali chimed in from her car seat in the back.
Tony glanced over the seat. "We'll talk every day."
"And he'll be super excited to see us when we get back." Tali smiled at her father.
"Yes he will." Tony grinned and winked at Tali. Turning back to the front Tony was still smiling.
Senior smirked and shook his head. "Your mom was the same way."
Tony looked over at his father and his brow furrowed.
"I could tell her something trying to make her feel better about a situation and she wouldn't hear it." He glanced over at Tony. "Let you say the same thing and her face lit up and everything was right with the world again." Senior smiled at the memory. "You were her world and just seeing you made everything better."
A somber smile played on Tony's lips. Memories of his mom had always been this confusing mixture of happiness and intense sadness…although having Tali now seemed to make some of the sadness fade as he told his daughter about her grandmother. The way his mother had loved him was exactly how he loved Tali.
They pulled up to the departure gates and Senior pulled over to the curb.
"Thanks dad."
Senior nodded.
"Let's get this show on the road." Tony smiled looking back at Tali.
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Squeezing Tali's hand tightly, Tony led them through the curtain to first class section. The middle section was almost full. Tony looked at the tickets in his hand they were on the left side.
"May I help you?" A young blond blue eyed flight attendant asking smiling at him.
"I think we're right over here." He pointed towards a few seats up on his left.
Her brow furrowed slightly. "Are you sure?"
"I think." He held the tickets out to her.
She looked at them and the concerned faded and the bright smile returned. "Of course. Mr. DiNozzo. NCIS said they added you to their detail. Right this way." She led them over to the middle of the section. "You two are right here."
"Thank you." Tony glance back behind their seats. There were three empty rows behind them then two agents sitting in the last row. Looking towards the front of the plane, there were two empty rows in front of them and two men sitting in the very front row. Once turned around and suddenly smiled and headed their way.
"May I get you two anything?" The flight attendant asked.
"Coffee for me and apple juice."
She nodded. "I'll be right back."
"Tony." The man smiled happily as he approached Tony. "I saw they added you to the detail."
"Paul. How are you?" Tony asked smiling as he extended a hand.
"Great." They shook hands and the man held up his left showing the ring on his finger. "Just got married two months ago."
"To Angie?"
Paul nodded. "Finally did it."
"Congratulations."
"You too." Paul grinned. "That was kind of a surprise but not really."
"Yeah."
"I mean everyone's happy for you and Gibbs."
"Thanks." Tony chuckled. "Although a few people are happier than others with the money they won."
"You know how it goes, there are pools on everything." Paul smiled down at the little girl. "And you must be Tali."
Holding her dads hand tightly she smiled. "Hi."
"She's got your smile."
"Yes she does."
"Well I'll let you get settled."
Tony nodded and picked Tali up putting her in the middle seat.
"He knows Gibbs?" Tali asked as her dad sat down.
"He works with Gibbs."
"Here we go." The flight attendant arrived with the drinks.
"Thanks." Tony took the drinks and handed the juice to Tali.
"If you need anything just let me know."
"I will."
"Why's it so empty?" Tali asked.
"Well." Tony looked at his watch surprised when he realized it was only about five minutes to take off.
"Is it because of the special person coming aboard?"
"I think so."
"Who is it?"
"I don't know."
"Didn't they tell you?"
He shook his head. "It's a surprise."
"A good surprise?" She asked taking a sip of her juice.
Tony sighed. "I hope so."
"Good afternoon, this is your Captain speaking we will be taking off in just a few minutes we are just waiting for one last passenger."
Tony half listened as the Captain droned on about the flight the weather and anything else. Again he glanced at his watch as the flight attendant strolled by.
"We're just waiting on the last NCIS detail."
"More agents?" Tony's brow furrowed four agents already seemed like overkill.
"Just one seems pretty important."
Tony groaned. God it's probably Vance. Just what he needed being stuck on a long flight with the director.
"It's not the director."
The familiar voice made Tony's eyes go wide.
"GIBBS!" Tali screamed jumping from her seat over Tony and into his arms.
"Hey there."
She hugged him around the neck then pulled back and smiled. "Is this the surprise?"
"Yeah." Gibbs smiled down at Tony. "Surprise."
"You're coming to Paris?"
Gibbs nodded.
"For how long?"
Gibbs put Tali down and she climbed back into her seat. "As long as it takes."
A second later Tony shot up kissing Gibbs without even thinking about where they were or the other agents. Suddenly realizing Tony pulled back about to apologize, but was surprised again by the smile on Gibbs' face.
"Best reward for a surprise ever." Gibbs smiled.
"Oh believe me you're in for an even better reward tonight when we're alone." Tony whispered.
Gibbs' eyebrow went up.
The flight attendant cleared her throat as she approached. "I'm sorry to have to-"
"No, it's okay." Gibbs chuckled.
"Sorry." Tony said in her direction as he slipped into the seats and Gibbs sat down on the end.
Tony looked at Tali. "You knew about this?"
She shrugged.
"So you're telling her things and keeping them from your soon to be husband?" Tony scoffed playfully.
"I just told her I had a surprise for the two of you before you left."
"Best surprise ever!" Tali chimed in.
"Yes it is." Tony still couldn't believe it. "This is…" He shook his head. "I don't even know-you on vacation."
"You sound like Leon." Gibbs said as he leaned back. "Stammer about taking time off, begging me to take vacation."
Tony laughed. "I bet he couldn't sign the vacation form fast enough."
"Signed it before I even finished my whole damn sentence." Gibbs sighed. "Was already on the phone with the lead agent adding me to the detail before I left the office."
Tony tried to bite back his laughter.
"I think he's been waiting his whole damn career as Director to get me out of the office for more than a couple days."
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Tony's head was against Gibbs' shoulder, their hands interlocked as the plane steadily made its way through the sky. They had moved Tali to the window seat so she could look out and now she was fast asleep curled up in a blanket.
Tony stared at their joined hands on the arm rest. "I still can't believe this."
Gibbs placed a kiss on the top of Tony's head and the younger man picked up his head. "I'm right here."
"And you went on about going to Florida or Louisiana and the whole time you knew you were coming to Paris."
"I still want to take other trips." Gibbs paused. "Those places somewhere else…a honeymoon."
"It's just trying to pry you away from work-"
"I worked because I didn't have what I wanted outside of the job." Gibbs' thumb brush over Tony's. "Now I do and work isn't as important as you…" He glanced over at the little girl still fast asleep. "And Tali."
"I never realized how deeply she would change my life and now you." Tony's hand caressed Gibbs' cheek. "I have everything I've ever wanted." His lips brushed Gibbs. "And I'm thinking a honeymoon in Alaska."
"Alaska?" Gibbs looked at Tony perplexed. "Why Alaska?"
"You and I in some cold, snowy part of Alaska trapped in our room all day." Tony wiggled his eyebrows. "Forced to stay in bed and keep each other warm."
"Like I need the cold and snow as a reason to keep you in bed all day." Gibbs smirked. "I can just handcuff you to the bed."
"Then maybe New Orleans…the widows open on a hot summer night, our bodies covered in sweat, from the weather or the sex, it doesn't really matter."
"Behave." Gibbs growled squeezing Tony's hand.
"Then subject change." Tony cleared his throat. "Who is this mystery woman that NCIS is helping with a security detail on?"
Gibbs shrugged. "We'll find out when we reach Turkey."
"So the agents don't know?"
Gibbs shook his head.
Tony racked his brain trying to think of who it might be, but as he put his head back on Gibbs' shoulder he felt the heaviness of sleep start to pull him down. Within minutes he was sound asleep dreaming about making love to Gibbs in Paris.
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He felt the movement under his head and he stretched and groaned as he felt his muscles ache. Sitting up, Tony looked at Gibbs.
"We'll be landing in Turkey in a few minutes."
"Abba look." Tali was gazing out the window at the beautiful scenery below.
Tony kissed the top of her head as he looked out over her shoulder. "It's beautiful."
They watched out the window as the plane slowly made its descent. Once they finally pulled up to the gate and passengers started to make their way from the plane, Tony stood up and walked up and down the aisle a couple times.
The NCIS agents and several other first class passengers stayed on board for the continued flight to France. Tali had started following Tony up and down the aisle and they started making a game of it, her trying to mirror his steps and him reaching back and tickling her. They had just made their way to the front of the aisle when he saw one of the agents touch his ear. The mystery woman must be about to board.
A few seconds later two men stepped through the curtain and surveyed the area. Tony's eyes went wide. It couldn't be. The two men nodded to each other and the curtain opened.
"ORLI!" Tali cried as she ran down the aisle towards the woman.
"Tali." Orli's face lit up as she bent down and hugged the little girl tightly. Then she pulled Tali back and looked at her. "You've gotten so tall and even more beautiful." She brushed a stray curl from the little girl's forehead. "And those eyes, even more like your Eema's." Placing a quick kiss on Tali's forehead, she stood up taking Tali's hand and walking towards the shocked man at the end of the aisle. "Hello Tony."
"All this just to see Tali?"
"No, this trip had already been in place, having you and Tali on board was just an added bonus." She glanced back at Gibbs. "One I'm thankful I was made aware of."
"I knew he knew." Tony snapped his fingers.
"Orli I saw Allegators." Tali announced oblivious to any of the drama only excited about seeing her friend. "Real live ones and snakes."
"You did?" Orli smiled down at her. "I want to hear all about it."
"Can I sit with Orli?" Tali asked looking up at her father.
Tony sighed. "Yeah, of course."
Tali took Orli's hands and headed for the empty row of seats were she had been sitting with Abba and Gibbs. The two sat down and Tali was quickly regaling Orli with stories of the zoo, moving to the house in DC, her new room, why they were going to Paris, Gibbs and Abba getting married.
Tony watched the two still shocked as slowly Gibbs approached.
"You could have told me."
"She didn't want you to know, she was afraid you wouldn't accept."
Tony pulled his gaze from Orli and Tali. "I trust Orli, but she knows how I feel about Mossad."
"Which is why she didn't want you to know?"
"So much security, please tell me there has been some death threat against her and my daughter is on a plane-"
"Do you honestly think I would allow that?" Gibbs snapped. "Orli is not the only dignitary going to the Peace talk in Paris."
Tony looked up and saw more security and other people entering the area. "Oh."
"She wanted to see Tali…and you that's all." Gibbs paused. "And I thought it would be good for you both. I know how much you and Tali relied on her those first few months."
Tony nodded.
"Now go." Gibbs tipped his head towards Tali and Orli. "I actual do have some work to do before we reach Paris."
Tony's hand brushed Gibbs, squeezing the older man's fingers as he made his way past.