Gibbs sighed as yet another day ended. It had been two days since he'd formed his plan, but the perfect opportunity to execute it hadn't presented itself yet. And he was starting to have second thoughts about his plan. All of a sudden it seemed like a bad idea and besides, he had no idea how Tony would respond
And another reason he was fearful of initiating his plan was that it seemed like Tony had finally found somebody. Not that he'd said anything, but he seemed happier and his eyes seemed to twinkle... that, and he hadn't been online since the other night, the night when his ‘old friend' had turned up. Gibbs wondered just how good a friend this old friend was...
Taking a sip of his bourbon, he logged online and saw that Tony was still offline, and that he had no new emails. Grumbling, he turned back to his boat and resumed work on it, thinking about whether he should forgot about his ‘perfect plan'.
The more time went on, the more he was reluctant to do it. But by the same token, the knowledge he'd gained the other night made him want to go ahead with it…
As he turned back to the workbench to fill up his cup, he noticed his computer flashing as Tony was online and had started a conversation with him. Gibbs grinned taking the computer to the couch and sitting down with it in his lap.
ToyBoy38: Hello
Jarhead426: Hey. Where have you been lately? Haven't seen you on here for ages
ToyBoy38: Lol, it's only been 2 days…We had a case and we were half-way across the country…
Gibbs narrowed his eyes at the screen. Liar. Why would he lie? It's not like he'd pass judgment on him if he had found somebody...at least not if he didn't have some invested interest in Tony being single... maybe he knew who he was and was trying to call his bluff...
Jarhead426: Really?
ToyBoy38: Yeah, my boss had us working pretty hard, hardly slept for the last few days
Oh I'm sure you haven't slept for the last few days, but I doubt it has anything to do with your boss working you too hard...Gibbs' thoughts went off on a tangent as he thought about all the ways he could make Tony work hard...Grinning to himself, he tried to decide what to respond, but Tony beat him to it
ToyBoy38: So what've u been up 2 recently?
Jarhead426: Not a lot, mostly just work
ToyBoy38: Sounds like fun…So wot exactly do u do?
Gibbs raised his eyebrow at the screen, wondering what he should say...he could hardly say he worked at NCIS, that'd be like just telling Tony, ‘by the way, you know how you've been bitching about your boss, and declared you're love for him...well guess what? Surprise!'. Yeah, no thanks, he thought to himself as he tried to come up with a way to avoid the question.
Jarhead426: This and that...Recently I've been training up some new people, they work really well together…one of them will be taking over from me in the next few years, gotta make sure he's ready
ToyBoy38: Ok...u didn't really answer my question, is it confidential or something?
Gibbs smirked as Tony provided a way out for him.
Jarhead426: Yeah
ToyBoy38: Fair enough. So, u thinking of retiring soon?
Jarhead426: Eventually, give it 5 more years or so...
ToyBoy38: Exactly how old r u?
Damn, backed myself into a corner again. Gibbs grumbled, rubbing his face, he had to watch what he was saying...
Jarhead426: How old do you want me to be?
ToyBoy38: That depends
Jarhead426: On what?
ToyBoy38: A lot of things...Really, how old r u?
Jarhead426: How old r u?
Gibbs grinned to himself, he liked playing games with people's minds.
ToyBoy38: 38
Jarhead426: Liar
ToyBoy38: Y?
Jarhead426: You took a while to respond, like you had to think about what answer to give, most people know their age straight off, without thinking, unless they've recently had a birthday, or don't want to tell somebody their real age
ToyBoy38: That's not necessarily true
Jarhead426: Fine
Gibbs watched the screen for a while, waiting for Tony to say something else. Eventually he responded
ToyBoy38: Ok, I'm 33
Jarhead426: I'm 45
ToyBoy38: Serious?
Jarhead426: Nope. 50
ToyBoy38: Damn. I thought you were like, late thirties or something...
Jarhead426: Sorry to disappoint you
ToyBoy38: I'm not disappointed. Hell, my boss is about your age, not sure exactly how old he is
Jarhead426: Yeah, but you don't like your boss
Gibbs waited for Tony to respond. Maybe he'd said the wrong thing? Well that was the impression he'd gotten anyway. Tony loved him; he just didn't like him…if that made sense
ToyBoy38: True, he's a bastard. But you're different, you're kinda nice
Jarhead426: You don't think you're boss can be nice?
ToyBoy38: I don't wanna talk about my boss
Jarhead426: Okay, but you brought him up
ToyBoy38: Yeah, well I don't wanna talk about him now.
Jarhead426: Okay
Frowning at Tony's seemingly sudden change of attitude, Gibbs waited for Tony to continue the discussion, thankfully he didn't have long to wait
ToyBoy38: I wanna talk about you
Jarhead426: What do you wanna know?
ToyBoy38: Well, wot do u like 2 do when ur not working?
Jarhead426: Um, sailing
Gibbs thought for a moment, deciding that he might figure out who he was really speaking to – if he already hadn't – if he didn't say anything else
Jarhead426: Reading, watching movies, that kind of thing
ToyBoy38: Cool. What kind of movies r u in2?
Jarhead426: Pretty much anything, haven't been to see a movie in quite a while though
ToyBoy38: Righto...U seen The Recruit?
Gibbs frowned as he tried to place the movie, wondering if Tony had ever mentioned it...
Jarhead426: Don't think so
ToyBoy38: Fight Club? Come on, everybody has 2 have seen that movie
Jarhead426: Yeah, I managed to see that one
ToyBoy38: Wot did u think of it?
Jarhead426: It was ok, the ending was good
ToyBoy38: Ur not much of a movie buff, r u?
Jarhead426: Not really. Manage to see a movie now and then, but most of the time I'm busy with work or other things
ToyBoy38: Yeah, righto
Jarhead426: How about yourself, what do like to do when you're not working?
ToyBoy38: Clubbing...
Gibbs waited for Tony to add more, intently watching the bottom of the window as it said that Tony was writing something. Gibbs grinned, figuring that Tony was starting to flirt with him online, and that he kind of liked it.
Suddenly, his computer told him that Tony had gone offline. Gibbs frowned, waiting impatiently for Tony to come back and wondering why he'd suddenly decided not to talk to him anymore.
After five minutes, Gibbs wondered if Tony would be coming back, or if he'd decided to call it a night, or maybe if his ‘old friend' had turned up again.
Gibbs groaned and took a sip of his bourbon. Closing his eyes, he wondered why he hadn't noticed that Tony had been in love with him before. It's not like the man had been overly subtle about it. But apparently too subtle for him to catch on.
Opening his eyes, Gibbs watched the clock on his computer slowly count the minutes. He heaved out a big sigh, wondering what he'd said to Tony to make him leave without so much as a goodbye. If it'd been anyone else, he could've reasoned that they'd been called into work or something similar…but he knew that wasn't the case
Gibbs looked at his watch, it was almost 1 o'clock, exactly 25 minutes since Tony had said something. Closing his eyes, he gave Tony another 5 minutes before shutting down his computer.
Grumbling, he poured himself another bourbon and prayed that they didn't get a case tomorrow, because if they did, he could not be held responsible for the bad mood he would be in...
Author's Chapter Notes:
Gibbs rethinks his plan
Chapter End Notes:
This is my first slash story. Not really sure where this fic is going at the moment, so i'm just running with it...hope it sounds half decent...
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Please give me feedback, i thrive on it