Hey Tony, could you get the door?" Gibbs called from outside as he
turned over the onions
"What did your last slave die of?" Tony called back as he finished
making the salad and went to get the door
Gibbs grinned to himself, but decided not to respond. Instead, he
leaned to see through the door and see who had rang the doorbell. He
watched as Tony walked down the hall to the door.
Gibbs cocked his head to the side and checked out Tony's ass, it was
one fine piece of art. Gibbs unconsciously licked his lips and
decided he was glad that he'd made Tony wear his baggier pair of
jeans; the tighter pair were only to be worn when they were alone.
Tony didn't agree with him, but had agreed to wear the baggier pair
today and they'd finish their `discussion' later.
Tony opened the door and was almost knocked over by Abby, who had
enveloped him in a huge bear hug. McGee must have told Abby earlier…
or Abby had just figured it out on her own â€" seeing that Tony was in
Gibbs's house and that they'd invited everybody around for dinner.
McGee was standing beside Abby, and looked a bit concerned for Tony's
welfare. But Abby eventually let Tony go and walked into the house.
McGee stood for a second, looking a bit awkward before going to give
Tony a handshake, which Tony took, before pulling him in for a brief
hug.
Grinning, Gibbs leaned back to the barbeque and put the onions in a
bowl and started putting the steaks on the grill. As Gibbs was
seasoning the steaks, he heard the doorbell sound again. This time
Ducky was at the door, holding a bottle of red wine and a six-pack of
beer.
"I wasn't sure which was more appropriate," Ducky told Tony, as Tony
showed him in
Gibbs smiled and turned back to the barbeque as he heard the screen
door open and someone come out to join him.
"Ooh, smells good!" he heard Abby exclaim
"Yeah, well that's because I cooked `em," Gibbs replied, turning
around to see Abby, who'd been peering over his shoulder. Gibbs
raised his eyebrow at her, forcing back a grin
"What?!" Abby asked, then put her hands on her hips and
complained, "Hey, you stare over my shoulder all the time, so why
can't I stare over your's? … Besides, it looks good,"
Gibbs grinned and turned back to the steaks, "So, how was work?"
"Ah, nothing interesting. I was building a pyramid when Tony came in
and …" Abby stopped talking abruptly, then around at Gibbs, "Why did
Tony come in late?! Kate and McGee were looking for him for, like,
forever, and then he just turned up. But he was gone most of this
morning!"
Gibbs thought of why Tony had been late into work this morning, of
how he'd looked this morning when they got out of bed, and when they
were in the kitchen… Gibbs cleared his throat and forced his mind
back to the present conversation. Noticing that he was turning pink,
Gibbs turned away from Abby and turned the steaks.
"Oh my god! You didn't!" Abby exclaimed, almost jumping up and down
on the spot, "I mean, I thought that was what this dinner was about,
how could it not be? You never invite us all over for dinner. And
especially if it hadn't gone to plan. So you and Tony â€" "
"Hey, Abs," Gibbs hissed, "I don't want the whole neighbourhood to
know, okay? Besides, I'm not sure if Duck knows yet,"
"Of course he knows," Abby said, matter-of-factly, "He knew before
you knew, the duck-man knows it all,"
"Yeah, but I don't know how he's gonna react," Gibbs replied,
focusing on the steaks so he didn't have to look at Abby
"What do you mean?" Abby asked
Gibbs sighed, "I don't know. I guess I thought that you wouldn't all
be so understanding and …happy about it, I thought at least somebody
was not gonna be okay with it,"
"And you thought that was Ducky, now that he's the only one you
haven't told yet," Abby deduced
"I guess," Gibbs responded, putting some sausages on the grill
"Gibbs, you have nothing to worry about. Like I said, he probably
already knows, and when have you ever known him to react badly to
anything?" Abby asked
"I can think of one instance off the top of my head," Gibbs replied
"Really?" Abby asked, shocked
"Yeah, it was before you joined NCIS. But that's not for me to
discuss, if Ducky wants you to know, he'll tell you," Gibbs replied
"He swore you to secrecy?" Abby asked
"No, but he didn't need to," Gibbs responded
"Oh, Gibbs that's not fair, you can't tell me something, but not tell
me all of it! Now I wanna know what it was!" Abby complained
"Abs," Gibbs said, turning to the young woman, "Can you go get me a
plate for the steaks?"
Abby growled at him, before turning away to do as he asked.
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Half an hour later, the team sat down to enjoy the meal. As everybody
found a seat and began eating, Tony nudged Gibbs, exchanging a look
with him. Gibbs sighed and stood up, motioning for Tony to stand next
to him.
"Okay, ah, before we start eating, we have an announcement to make,"
Gibbs announced, pausing for effect before continuing, "Tony and I
are seeing each other. And ah…yeah,"
The reaction from everybody at the table was as they'd expected,
seeing as everybody already knew, except for Ducky.
"A toast, to the new couple," Abby said, raising her glass
Everybody at the table raised their glasses and toasted Gibbs and
Tony, who sat down. As Gibbs sat down, he glanced at Ducky, who
hadn't moved since his announcement. Gibbs sighed and took a sip from
his glass before getting up and kneeling next to Ducky.
"Hey, Duck, can I have a word?" Gibbs asked quietly
Ducky nodded and followed him out of the room. Gibbs turned around
when they were out of hearing range of everybody else and put his
hands in his pockets, waiting for the inevitable. He didn't have to
wait long
"Jethro, is this wise?" Ducky asked
"What? Dating Tony?" Gibbs asked
"Yes, given your history with relationships," Ducky responded
"Just what do you have a problem with? Our being gay? Or the fact
that â€" " Gibbs asked, beginning to get worked up
Ducky frowned, "Jethro, you know how I feel about homosexuals,
especially given that my son was one of them,"
Gibbs sighed, "Yeah, well that's why I thought you'd disapprove,"
"I don't disapprove," Ducky said quickly, "I'm sorry if I led you to
believe I did. I believe a better word for it would be worried.
Worried that you may end up hurting Anthony, or Anthony you. And yes,
I will have a chat with young Anthony later,"
"Oh, right," Gibbs replied, "We've thought it over and we've talked a
bit about it, we need to have a serious talk about it, but we jumped
the gun because Kate and McGee found out this morning,"
"I see," Ducky responded
"But Duck, we've been beating around the bush for a good month or
so," Gibbs told him, "Besides, I thought you were trying to push me
and Tony together,"
Ducky took a deep breath, "I just want you to be careful, Jethro,
both of you,"
Gibbs gave a small smile and put his hand on Ducky's shoulder, "Hey,
we're not gonna end up like your son, besides, the circumstances are
different,"
"I just worry," Ducky explained, with a sigh
"I know," Gibbs replied, then gave Ducky's shoulder a squeeze, "Now,
cheer up and try to be happy. If your steak needs to be done a bit
longer, just give a yell,"
Ducky smiled, "Of course,"
"Great, and we can talk again later," Gibbs said, leading the older
man back to his seat
Author's Chapter Notes:
Dinner
Chapter End Notes:
Hey guys, just remembered i had this account. I finished this story on yahoo ages ago, but decided to post the rest of it here too.
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