Title: The Favor
Chapter 8
SLASH/MATURE: Don't like, Don't read
Summary: A favor for a friend forces Gibbs to face something he's been denying for decades. Will giving in get him everything he's ever wanted or will he lose everything all over again.
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Stepping out of the bathroom, Tony was dressed and leaned against the door frame. He smiled at Gibbs who was sitting on the loveseat, the room service cart sitting in front of him. "So what are we having?" He asked, walking over and sitting down next to Gibbs.
Gibbs pulled the tops off the dishes and Tony chuckled.
"I knew it would be burgers and pomme frites." Tony grabbed a fry and stuck it in his mouth. "Come on, pomme frites are better than American fries."
Gibbs shrugged, popping one in his mouth.
Tony looked at Gibbs. "You called Tim didn't you?"
"Why do you think that?" Gibbs took a bite of his burger.
"I heard you yelling before you came into the bathroom." Tony smirked. "Giving him a hard time?"
Gibbs shook his head.
"Really?" Tony had a skeptical look on his face.
"Giving Nick and Kasie hell."
"And what did Nick and Kasie do to deserve your wrath?"
"Scuttlebutt." Gibbs brushed it off.
"About what?" Tony asked before taking a bite of burger.
"Tibbs."
Tony swallowed and looked at Gibbs puzzled. "Another agent."
Gibbs snickered and shook his head.
"Who is Tibbs?"
"It's an amalgamation of our names." Gibbs popped another fry in his mouth and waited. It took a few minutes but then Tony's eyes went wide.
"I make one call to Tim and suddenly we are office gossip!"
"We were office gossip long before that." Gibbs took another bite.
Tony's eyebrow went up.
"You never heard the rumors of the Tibbs romance?" Gibbs was actually surprised. Tony was always up on the gossip at NCIS.
"There were rumors of a romance between us!" Tony looked perplexed. "How the hell did I not know that?"
Gibbs shrugged.
Tony turned to Gibbs. "Better yet how did you know?"
Gibbs glared at Tony.
"Oh come on, there is no way people are talking about that anywhere near you. No one would take that risk!"
Gibbs took another bite of food.
"You have the place bugged right, we all thought you did. I mean how else would you know."
Gibbs ran the napkin over his mouth as he swallowed. "I was the Supervisory Special Agent." Again he waited knowing Tony would put the pieces together. He watched as Tony's brow furrowed, he cocked his head, then the pieces fell into place.
"Oh God." Tony groaned. "Vance heard the rumors and asked you about it."
"Yeah."
"What did you say?"
Gibbs' face scrunched up at the question. "I said no. What the hell did you think I would say?"
Tony grinned. "What you didn't want to tell Vance you were in love with me."
"Thought you'd be more concerned about me telling him about you being naked in my bed."
"You did not tell him about that!" Tony glared at Gibbs.
"I didn't tell Leon anything." Gibbs went back to eating.
"So everyone believes there was something going on between us back at NCIS?"
"No." Gibbs said with his mouthful.
Tony waited expecting more when Gibbs finally swallowed. When he saw Gibbs about to take another bite, he grabbed Gibbs wrist before the burger reached his mouth. "What did they say?"
Gibbs rolled his eyes. "Neither of us could admit how we felt, you tried a few times for sex, I didn't give in because I was in love, you settled for Ziva because you didn't want to admit your feelings for me."
Tony's hand let go of Gibbs wrist and dropped back down to his side. Tony flopped back on the loveseat.
"It's gossip, that's all." Gibbs honestly didn't think it would bother Tony.
"It's not really gossip when it's true." Tony sat up. "How did everyone around us see it and we didn't?"
"So it bothers you that they were right?"
"Yes!" Tony scoffed.
Gibbs touched Tony's face and when the younger man turned to him, he captured Tony's lips in a tender kiss. When he pulled back, he sighed. "If it makes you feel better, I'm pretty sure the rumors started because it got harder and harder for me to hide my feelings."
Tony smiled as he cupped Gibbs' cheek. "Always my protector, taking the blame even when it's not yours to take."
Turning his head, Gibbs kissed Tony's palm.
"I'm sure I gave my feelings away too." Tony paused and his eyes narrowed. "But how would anyone know about me being naked in your bed that night? Did you tell anyone?" When Gibbs didn't immediately answer. Tony drew back. "Well I can only think of two people you would have trusted enough to talk to about that."
"And you never talked to anyone about coming on to me?" Gibbs already knew the answer.
"Yes and I'm sure you already know who." Tony had no doubt Ziva had told him at some point. "Ziva never would have said anything to anyone."
"Neither would Mike."
Tony tried to think of how that bit of information would have come to light. Any conversations with Ziva were done at his apartment or hers. He assumed any conversations Gibbs had with Mike were at the house. "So everyone already knew?"
"Yeah." Gibbs grabbed his coffee and took a sip. "Except Tim."
"What?" Tony looked at Gibbs and the older man shrugged. "Tim was too close, we were close, and he never would have suspected I had feelings for you with all the teasing I gave him about being gay."
"Same reason you never heard about it."
"Right. You don't gossip to the person you're talking about." Tony was still perplexed. "But Nick and Kasie weren't even there when I was at NCIS."
"Gossip doesn't stop just because you're not there."
"And you were still there." Tony smirked. "And what was the shuttlebutt about you and I when Jack was there."
"Thought you already heard all of that shuttlebutt." Gibbs took a big bite of his burger.
"Just heard a lot of people thought you were in love." Tony waited, but Gibbs took another bite. "But then I didn't know about the Tibbs." He chuckled. "Tibbs? Guess Gony is weird. GiNozzo." Tony laughed. "Dibbs could work."
Gibbs rolled his eyes.
"There wasn't any Tibbs scuttlebutt when she was there because everyone thought you could truly love her." Tony picked at the fries on his plate. "I get it."
Gibbs sighed as he wiped his mouth and tossed the napkin down. He hated talking about his failed relationship with anyone, let alone Tony. "They thought she'd tell you or try to force me to tell you."
Tony's head went back. "She knew you were in love with me?" His eyes widened when he saw the truth on Gibbs' face. "And not because of the gossip, you told her. Why would you tell her?" It made absolutely no sense. Why not try and be happy? Gibbs had wanted that for Tony, why not for himself? The answer hit Tony almost immediately. "You didn't want to lie to her."
Gibbs just leaned forward putting his elbows on his knees and entwining his hands.
"Jethro I get it." Tony's hand touched Gibbs' arm. "I told you, I understand why-"
"Still doesn't make it right." It still bothered Gibbs that he made the promise when he couldn't keep it.
"Hey." Tony touched Gibbs' cheek turning Gibbs face towards him. He smiled as the remorseful blue eyes met his. "Let it go. I have." Tony's lips brushed against Gibbs. "I know you would never lie to me, I know the kind of man you are." Tony smirked. "Although you can tell me those little white lies, like those pants don't make your ass look big."
Gibbs laughed then gazed into the love filled green eyes. "I will never lie to you again and that's a promise I will keep until I take my last breath."
"I know." Again Tony's lips brushed against Gibbs. Then he grinned. "Okay, but now I have to know, did she try to force you to tell me?"
Gibbs rolled his eyes.
"Oh come on. Or better yet did she try all the psychology mumbo jumbo on you because I know how much you love that!" Tony wiggled his fingers by Gibbs face. When Gibbs refused to react, Tony tried another route. "Or did she go the weird sexual route and tell you to just picture me when you were making love." Tony's eyebrows went up and down.
Gibbs turned to Tony, eyebrow raised.
"Some people figure whatever it takes to keep someone around." Tony looked at Gibbs. "By your reaction I'm guessing that wasn't it." Tony's lips spread into a wide grin. "Did she try the we can have anal sex and it will be like doing him."
"No." Gibbs balked. "She just told me to tell you, and all that life 's too short crap."
Tony laughed. "Right, the obvious."
"Can we move on." Gibbs' head hurt from the conversation.
"I'm interested, I mean I just learned about the Tibbs so I want to know everything." Tony smirked. Knowing he was pushing Gibbs, he stopped. "Okay moving on, we have more important things to talk about."
"Do you want to stay here tonight? I know you want to spend time with Tali, she just got back and-"
Tony shrugged. "I don't think she wants me to come home. Pretty sure she only thinks I'll come home if you don't accept my apology."
Gibbs chuckled.
"You were right, kids get it, they know."
"She called you out?"
"Yes she did." Tony hated seeing the worry, disappointment, and fear in his daughter's eyes. "She just wants me to be happy, that's all she's ever wanted."
"And you being happy means we can't go back to the apartment?" Gibbs didn't quite understand the logic in that.
"We are supposed to be working everything out, talking, making up." Tony wiggled his eyebrows. "And that means needing alone time."
"Right."
"And I know, right now it's about talking." Tony turned sideways and pulled his leg up. "Should I start again or do you want to talk?"
Gibbs pulled his leg up mirroring Tony's position. "Paris is where we need to be right now."
Tony cocked his head. "And you're not just saying that because you think it's best for Tali?"
"To some extent." Gibbs slid closer to Tony. "But I want to wake up early, go to the cafe, buy you chaussons aux pommes before you wake up and bring them back to you in bed." He saw Tony smile. "And spend the afternoon curled on the couch talking and laughing. Then-" He laughed as Tony kissed him.
"And I want to fall asleep in your arms every night after making love trying to be quiet." Tony laughed with Gibbs.
"We definitely need a bigger apartment." Gibbs remembered what it was like with Shannon and Kelly. "Or house."
"Agreed."
"Once we talk to Tali, see how she feels about everything." Gibbs paused. "Do you think she will want a house or does she like living in the city?"
"Oh God." Tony groaned and rolled his eyes. "You're going to give her whatever she wants aren't you?" He could see it now Gibbs caving to everything she wanted. "We're going to end up with a huge house, ten dogs, goats, ducks, cats. Probably a horse and stables."
Gibbs went to say something and stopped, then just shrugged.
"And it will probably be some historical home." Tony fell back on the loveseat and shook his head. "You know she is like you in a lot of ways. She's introverted, loves to read, loves history, and has a gut that if she really learns to trust it will never steer her wrong."
Gibbs chuckled but when he looked over Tony looked pensive. "What is it?"
Tony blew out a long breath. "First thought was, Tali will want a house…but then-"
"Ziva."
"Yeah." Tony ran his hands down his face. "She's gotten used to Ziva being right next door."
"And that may have to be a consideration."
Tony turned and glared at Gibbs. "No, staying in Paris is a consideration. I'm not building my life around Ziva being next door. We've already talked to Tali about that."
"I understand that, but-"
"No buts." Tony sat up.
Gibbs let it go. That was definitely a fight he didn't want to have, especially when he didn't know Tali's feelings on the subject.
"What about your place in Alaska?"
"It's a rental. I stored most of the big items in DC, so not a lot to worry about."
"You still need to handle things from there, pack up what you need."
"Yeah, I was thinking about that." Gibbs looked at Tony. "I thought maybe in a week or so the three of us could go to Alaska. I could pack up what I needed and we could see some sights."
"Tali would love that." Tony slid closer to Gibbs. "I would love it." His hand touched Gibbs' chest. "I don't like the thought of being away from you."
"Me either." Gibbs placed his hand over Tony's. "We can take a week or two if you want, should only take me a couple days to pack what I need."
"We'll take as long as we want." Tony loved the thought of getting away and the thought of. "Cold Alaska nights curled up in bed or making love to stay warm."
"God makes me wish Alaska was colder in summer." Gibbs laughed.
Tony groaned. "You always think Alaska is cold, but they have summer too."
"Yeah they do." Gibbs brought their joined hands to his lips and kissed the back of Tony's hand. "Still always fun making love in new places."
"Yes it is." Tony wanted to make love to Gibbs whenever and wherever they could. He'd always had a healthy sexual appetite, but this was something completely different.
"I know." Gibbs ran his hands down his face. "Not that I want that constant need I have for you to go away, but I'd like to get through a conversation without one of us-"
"Turning it into sex." Tony laughed.
"Yeah."
"Well the circumstances are a little different, plus we're alone and we know we can be as loud and crazy as we want." Tony sighed. "That's going to change when we're at the apartment."
Gibbs smirked. "Yeah but knowing you have to be quiet can be fun."
"Well I can't wait for you to prove that to me." Tony wiggled his eyebrows.
"Need to ask you something?"
The seriousness in Gibbs' voice made Tony sit up straighter. "Okay."
"Are you working at all?" Gibbs was surprised that Tony hadn't mentioned any kind of work at all. "I know you were doing some PI work and consulting before, but you haven't said anything about work."
"Afraid you're going to be footing the bill for everything?" Tony chuckled, but it ended when he saw the glare from Gibbs. "I was joking."
"All my information has been second hand, but money doesn't get talked about a lot, especially second hand."
Tony's eyebrow went up. "So are you concerned you're going to be footing the bill for everything?"
Gibbs rolled his eyes and was about to get up when Tony grabbed his arm.
"Sorry." When Gibbs settled back down on the couch, Tony let go of Gibbs arm, "You're right, I don't talk about finances with people. My father knew a little because before Ziva came back I needed him to know in case something ever happened to me."
"I'm not asking to know all your finances, are you going to be working, is that a consideration?" Gibbs could sense the uneasiness Tony had with the topic. "You don't have a problem with us going to Alaska for however long so evidently-"
"It's just been a long time since I had to talk about or explain my finances to anyone other than investors and attorneys." Tony rubbed his forehead. "That's probably one thing we have in common, we don't talk about money."
"Tony I'm not asking for a financial run down, I just wanna know if you're going to want or need to work at some point in this relationship." Gibbs honestly didn't care about Tony's finances, he really did just want to know if Tony had plans to work at all.
"I don't need to work at this point, but I like to work, so I do when I want to."
"Okay." Gibbs grabbed his coffee cup and took a sip. "Did you ship anything over here? I have some tools that I'll have to ship here."
"That's it?"
Gibbs brow furrowed.
"You're not even going to ask why I don't have to work?"
"No." Gibbs turned sideways again and looked at Tony. "I don't care."
"What if I want to know about your finances?"
"Then asked."
Tony stared at Gibbs for a minute. "Are you well off?"
Gibbs chuckled. "Never understood that phrase, well off can mean different-"
"But you have enough money to not worry?"
"Yeah."
"Did you invest?"
Gibbs nodded. "Some."
"You worked hard, were frugal, saved, invested, you were smart with your money." Tony had no doubt Gibbs had been saving since probably his first job as a teenager.
"I was." Gibbs looked at Tony. "Sounds like you were too."
"I was, although I know most people didn't think so."
Gibbs snickered. "Armani suits, Ferragamo shoes, bought on sale."
"Yes and I invested well." Tony put his elbow on the back of the loveseat and his head on his hand. "Money doesn't interest you in the least little bit does it?"
Gibbs shook his head.
"As long as you can survive, you're happy?" Tony watched as Gibbs nodded.
"And money isn't as important to you as you think." Gibbs knew Tony's heart.
"No, it isn't, but I do have my vices." Tony grinned.
Gibbs leaned towards Tony. "Believe me as good as you look in Armani…I'll buy you a suit."
"Oooh, you like the Armani." Tony's fingers touch Gibbs' cheek.
"Plus I like the thought of taking it off you."
"I like that thought too." Tony leaned closer about to kiss Gibbs but quickly pulled back. "No, if I start that we will not finish this conversation."
Gibbs hand latched onto the side of Tony's face. "I can finish this conversation right now."
"How?"
"This right now is exactly how you and I were supposed to happen." Gibbs' lips brushed against Tony's. "It's a lot of wasted time, a lot of scars, but we have the rest of our lives to make up for it all."
"The rest of our lives, that's a pretty serious commitment." Tony grabbed the middle of Gibbs' shirt.
"Can you handle that?" Gibbs actually held his breath.
"When I told you I love you, it was the first time I'd ever said it and truly meant it… so spending the rest of my life with you is exactly what I want." Tony captured Gibbs lips again wanting to convey the love he had for the man. "And now talking time is over." Tony stood up and pushed the room service tray away from the loveseat. Gibbs was about to get up but Tony pushed him back down.
Gibbs looked up at Tony and as their eyes met, Tony dropped to his knees before him. He felt the hands push his knees apart and he leaned back.
"I used to always have this fantasy every time I had dinner at your place." Tony's fingers unbuckled Gibbs' belt. "Where you would be sitting on the couch and I would just drop to my knees in front of you." He popped the button on Gibbs jeans and slowly slid the zipper down. "And tell you how all I wanted to do was suck your cock."
"God." Gibbs sighed. "I don't know how I would have handled that."
"You would have turned me down like the other times." Tony's hand rubbed over Gibbs' already hard cock. "You may have given me the look that you did that night when I was naked in your bed…but you still wouldn't have let me."
"I wanted to give in to you that night, to forget that I loved you and just take you.." Gibbs shook his head. "But I knew when you walked away in the morning I wouldn't be able to handle it."
"Well, now I'm all yours." Tony sighed. "And after I suck your cock the only place I'm going is to bed with you."
Gibbs let out a low moan as Tony pulled out his cock. The moan turned to a deep groan as Tony licked at the head of his dick then sucked it between his lips.
Tony's green eyes stayed locked on steely blue as he slowly took more and more of Gibbs cock. Hearing the steady moaning, Tony reached the base and hollowing his cheeks he sucked hard.
"Damn." Gibbs hissed as his hips involuntarily thrust up shoving his cock deeper down Tony's throat. Tipping his head slightly, Tony took the cock deeper, feeling it hit the back of his throat.
Gibbs fingers combed through Tony's hair. "You love my cock shoved down your throat." He rocked his hips upward as Tony whimpered as some kind of reply. "Suck my dick." Gibbs growled and before he even finished the words Tony was bobbing over his cock. "Fuck yes." Letting his head drop back, Gibbs lost himself in the feeling. The feel of Tony's hand clutching at his thighs, the soft lips, the warm moist heat of Tony's mouth, the rough tongue occasionally brushing up the underside of his cock, and the muffled whimpers and moans of enjoyment from Tony. It was this overwhelming mixture of sensations that already made Gibbs want to give in.
Tony felt the fingers knot in the hair on the back of his head and knew Gibbs was already fighting to hold back the release. He never thought he would like this so much, that it would turn him on like it did. Yet like always his cock was hard and all he could think about was wanting to make Gibbs come. The sound of Gibbs grunts and groans only turned him on more and when Gibbs spoke the lust in the older man's voice made Tony want to come. His hand squeezed Gibbs balls and the cock was thrust into his mouth.
"God you know just how to suck my cock." Gibbs groaned as he now stared down at Tony. "Just want to make me come, suck my cock dry." Gibbs' hips thrust up as he shoved Tony's head down. "That's right, take it all." Gibbs growled as Tony sucked at the base of his cock. "Tone." The name was a low moan as Tony rose up then swallowed every inch of his cock. He was going to come, he couldn't stop it.
Tony impaled himself on Gibbs cock, sucked at the base as he squeezed Gibbs' balls. He felt the come a second later as he heard the cry echo through the room. He took it all swallowing Gibbs release then licked everything from Gibbs cock. He felt Gibbs' body tremble as aftershocks coursed through him. Then the hand left his head and he slowly let Gibbs fall from his mouth. When he looked up the sight made his cock twitch and his body shiver. Gibbs sitting there fully dressed, head back, eyes closed, chest falling in quick shallow breaths, his cock out…god it was the sexiest thing Tony had ever seen.
Slowly, Gibbs head came up and Tony was still kneeling there just staring at him. He glanced down at Tony's crotch seeing the hard cock straining against the fabric of Tony's jeans. "I love that sucking my cock turns you on."
"It does." Tony slipped Gibbs cock back into his boxers then climbed onto Gibbs lap. "And your voice." Tony moaned.
Gibbs smashed their lips together and Tony's hands caressed up his chest. Gibbs' hands clawed up Tony's thighs and rubbed the younger man's cock. Their lips were ripped apart and Gibbs stared into green eyes. "I want to know what you want." Gibbs squeezed Tony's cock. "Do you want me to jack you off, suck you off, or do you want to fuck me."
Tony moaned. God how do you choose between three equally amazing choices. Grabbing Gibbs face, Tony sighed. "All of them." He saw the corner of Gibbs lips curl into a smirk.
"Anything you want." Gibbs felt the lips brush against his before Tony stood up and held a hand out. Accepting the hand, Gibbs was led towards the bed. When they reached the bed, Gibbs' arms wrapped around Tony from behind and he whispered in the younger man's ear.
Tony's eyes closed as he heard the words that now moved him more than any words he'd ever heard. I love you. "God I love you." Tony sighed. It was even more than that, whatever is deeper than love, there had to be something but Tony had no idea. He just knew that what he felt for Gibbs was so much deeper, more intense, stronger than love.
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"Can we stay here tonight?" Tali asked as she took another spoonful of her gelato.
"We should stay at my apartment." Ziva quickly answered.
"Please, dad won't care if you stay here." Tali knew they had talked and had seen the difference in their attitude towards each other before her dad left.
"That is not the point, I think-"
"You can sleep in my room."
Ziva's head went back. She couldn't remember the last time her daughter had asked her to stay in her room…sometime shortly after she had returned. "Are you still worrying about possibly moving?"
"No." Tali stared at her gelato as she pushed it around with her spoon. "I just really want to be here in case dad comes home." She glanced up at her mom with a hint of concern in her eyes. Although she felt as if her dad being gone this long was a good sign that he and Gibbs had made up, there was still the possibility they were fighting, or that it hadn't worked out and her dad was somewhere trying to deal with the loss on his own.
Ziva understood her daughter's concern, she had the same ones. "We will stay here."
"Thanks mom." Tali smiled.
Ziva smiled back and touched her daughter's arm. When her phone rang, Ziva felt her heart stop. It could be good or bad. She picked her phone up off the table and looked at the caller id and her brow furrowed. She swiped to accept the call. Before she could even say anything the man on the other end started talking.
"Did you know about Tibbs?"
Ziva couldn't help but laugh. "Yes, Tim I knew about Tibbs."
"How did I not know? I knew there was something more between them."
"Everyone knew not to talk to you about it."
"Why?"
"You saw Gibbs as a father, Tony as one of your best friends and you would have never tolerated gossip about the two of them even if you thought it was true."
"But you and Tony."
"We were just meant to be for a moment.." She glanced over at her daughter. A second later she heard Tim sigh. "I am sure they will make up."
"They made up."
Ziva's eyes widened. "How do you know?"
"Gibbs called."
"What did he say?"
Seeing her mom's excitement, Tali paid attention to the one side of the conversation she could hear.
"That he was happy for the first time in a very long time."
Ziva smiled as the final sliver of concern disappeared.
"You haven't heard from them?" Tim was surprised, then he grinned. "They are still making up at the hotel."
"I believe so."
"That's good." Tim had another question.
"What is it you want to ask?" Ziva could almost see Tim's face with the questioning look.
"Does Gibbs have the place bugged or maybe he really did bug all of us."
"Why do you think that?" Ziva wasn't sure why that would have come up.
"He didn't call to tell me he was happy. He called because he knew we were talking about the whole Tibbs romance thing." He paused when he heard Ziva try to hide a laugh. "I'm serious Ziva, he actually told me to put the phone on speaker and he yelled at Nick and Kasie. And Parker he's in on it somehow, he called Jimmy when Nick went to talk to him."
"I do not know if he bugged the bullpen, but I am sure he did not bug all of us."
"How can you be sure?"
"Because after supposedly being dead and coming back I have been put through every type of body scan you can imagine and they found nothing."
"That just means you're not bugged."
"I believe the bullpen is probably bugged." Ziva looked at Tali and her daughter was laughing.
"Did you know Parker and Gibbs stay in touch?"
"I did not."
"They do and I'm not sure if that's good or bad."
"Bad for all of you." Ziva grinned.
"How long has this been going on?"
"How long has what been going on?" Ziva asked.
"Tony and GIbbs?"
Ziva's brow furrowed. "Is there a pool that someone is hoping to win?"
"No." Tim could almost see her eyes narrow and the disbelieving look on her face. "I swear, it's not about a pool, we just, well I was concerned when I thought they might not make up."
"You knew Gibbs would come for you if he did not accept Tony's apology, because you told Tony where he was?"
"Yeah." Tim had never been more relieved than when Gibbs said he was happy on the phone.
"You know they had feelings for each other at NCIS."
"Come on Ziva you know what Tim is asking." Nick's voice suddenly bellowed through the phone. "When did they start playing hide the sausage?"
"I thought you were concerned about the bugs in the bullpen."
"We're not in the bullpen."
This time Ziva heard Kasie's voice. "Where are all of you?"
"Don't ask."
Multiple voices rang out, Ziva thought she heard four. Then it registered. Jimmy was there too. "Not long."
"That's not an answer." Nick chuckled.
"There is a pool and one of you thinks you won. I am not-"
"There's no pool!"
Again all of them replied in unison.
"Then why is this information important?"
"Come on, it's Tibbs," Nick quickly added. "This has been going on for almost two decades."
Ziva rolled her eyes and shook her head. "It is gossip."
"No it isn't." Kasie chimed in. "This is about two people we all care about, granted it's kinda like our own NCIS daytime soap opera." The other people around her watched as she waved her hands in the air and spoke like some narrator of a show. "Two men destined to be together, but both too emotionally scarred to admit how they feel about each other. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, still living with the ghosts of his dead wife and daughter, unwilling to let go and love again. Tony D. DiNozzo, afraid of love, always feeling like he was never enough, and commitment issues all because of losing his mom and being abandoned by his father." There was a slight pause. "Both trying to hide their feelings, but in different ways. Gibbs burying his feelings and denying everything, Tony pretending all he wanted was sex. Then even after Gibbs let Tony walk away, and Gibbs left the job they finally found their way back to each other."
Ziva heard another pause, but assumed Kasie was going to continue instead there was silence. She was just about to speak when Kasie started talking again.
"We have to know how the story continues. It's been like a long cliff hanger."
"Fine, it has been a few days."
"A few days!" Again the voices rang up in unison.
"I am done." With that Ziva ended the call. Dropping the phone on the table she ran her hands through her hair. Then she looked over at Tali who was grinning at her, that DiNozzo grin.
"Tibbs." Tali laughed. "Wow I didn't realize that dad and Gibbs had made it so big at NCIS that they received an amalgamation name." Tali raised an eyebrow. "Were people writing fanfiction about them? Calling them their OTP, writing all kinds of angst and fluff."
"What?" Ziva's brow furrowed.
"Fanfiction, you know what that is right?" Tali seemed annoyed.
"Yes, you've shown me all the Harry Potter fanfiction."
"OTP is one true pairing, angst is kind of self explanatory, and fluff is just no plot cute and romantic."
"I do not think anyone was writing fanfiction about your father and Gibbs."
"Did Kasie squee over all the information?" Seeing that her mom again looked clueless, Tali shook her head.
"You obviously spend too much time reading fanfiction."
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Head back against the wall, eyes closed, body covered in a fine sheen of sweat, one hand clutching at the side of Gibbs body, the other clinging to the edge of the dresser, Tony had lost all concept of time and the world around him. There was nothing but him and Gibbs. They had already made love twice in bed and now he was sitting on the dresser, his legs wrapped around Gibbs hips as Gibbs took him.
Gibbs had one arm wrapped around Tony's waist, the other was jacking Tony off. His lips were pressed to Tony's ear saying everything Tony wanted to hear. The mix of loving words and dirty desires was quickly pushing Tony to the edge.
"Jethro please, more," Tony begged breathlessly. He wanted more of all of it…Gibbs body, Gibbs mind, and Gibbs words, everything that was Gibbs. He couldn't get enough, would never get enough. He wrapped his legs tighter around Gibbs, his heels digging into Gibbs' back as Gibbs growled into his ear.
"Mine." Gibbs slammed into Tony and stilled as he stroked Tony's cock hard and fast. "Always and forever."
"Always…and forever." Tony managed to huff out the words as he felt the tingling at the base of his spine start to spread through his entire body. He came screaming out Gibbs name only to have the man start taking him again. His entire body trembled as his mind tried to process the conflicting sensations coursing through him. Then Tony was slammed hard against the wall as Gibbs head went up and he screamed as he came.
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"We should stay at my apartment." Ziva was putting dishes away as she spoke to Tali. "Since we know everything is fine."
"Yeah, I guess." Tali half mumbled as she grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge.
Ziva looked over at her daughter as Tali leaned against the kitchen island. "Are you still concerned about your father?"
Tali shook her head.
"Then what is it?" Ziva leaned back against the counter across from her daughter.
"You'd really be okay if dad wanted us to move to Alaska?" Tali stared at her mom.
"You are still concerned about a situation that may not-"
"Right, thinking." Tali shrugged her shoulders. "I always thought you'd start dating before dad."
"And why is that?"
"Dad never dated before, so," Tali paused. "I thought it was just because he was focused on me…maybe his underlying feelings for Gibbs is why."
"I believe it was probably a combination of both." Ziva sighed. "Why are you thinking about this?"
"It's kind of a strange situation." Tali paused looking at her mom. "Dad is in love with Gibbs, who loves you like a daughter. Has to be hard for Gibbs, whose side do you take?"
Ziva's brow furrowed. "Gibbs does not take sides."
Tali rolled her eyes. "Everybody takes sides eventually."
Cocking her head, Ziva stared at her daughter.
"So who wins? The man you're in love with or the woman you see as a daughter?"
"The person that is right."
Tali's eyebrow went up. "Love wins is a saying people use because it's usually true."
Ziva pushed herself off the counter and moved towards her daughter. "You know that Gibbs never took sides when it came to me and your father. Even though he was in love with your dad."
Tali nodded slightly, her gaze faltering as she glanced at the floor for a moment.
"You are worried about me?" It suddenly hit Ziva. The whole conversation was about Tali worrying about her. The questions about moving to Alaska, Ziva dating first, and Gibbs taking sides. When her daughter looked up at her she had the answer. Ziva shook her head and kissed her daughter on the forehead. Drawing back she smiled at her daughter.
"Don't say it." Tali rolled her eyes. "I know I shouldn't worry, but sometimes I do, about you and dad."
"Both of us only want what is best for you."
"Yeah, but you two haven't had the greatest relationship lately."
"I know but we are w-"
"You're working on it, I know." Tali sighed.
Ziva leaned back against the counter next to her daughter. "Relationships change, situations change, it is part of life."
"I know that too." Tali leaned over against her mother. "I just want everyone to be happy."
Wrapping her arm around her daughter, Ziva hugged her. "We will be." She kissed the top of Tali's head. "And thank you for worrying."
Tali looked up at her mom. "You're surprised I was worried about you?"
"A little." Ziva smiled. "We had our own relationship problems when I came back."
"I always loved you."
"I know, but it is nice to hear."
