Gibbs sat on his couch, cradling a glass of bourbon and staring into
space. He'd thought over Abby's words, telling him to bite the bullet
and tell Tony. She was right, it would come out eventually, and it
would be better for him if he broke the news to Tony instead of him
finding out somehow else.
The drug bust in the car dealership had gone well, and the guy who
was running it all eventually confessed to the murder of their
marine.
Gibbs sighed and took a sip of his bourbon, wondering if Ducky had
figured out what was going on yet…
"Boss, do you actually have anything edible in this fridge? I mean,
I'm guessing this…whatever it is, died and came back as something
else," Tony commented from the kitchen, holding up something that
looked vaguely like the curry he'd cooked two weeks ago.
"Or are you just growing a colony of mould in here?" Tony asked,
going back to looking through the fridge, "I mean, I could kind of
see you as a scientist…" Tony frowned and looked at Gibbs, "Actually,
I take that back, you wouldn't have the patience,"
"Tony," Gibbs responded, getting up from the couch, "Let's just go
out for dinner, ok? My shout,"
Tony stood up straight and narrowed his eyes at Gibbs, "What's the
catch?"
"None," Gibbs smiled
"Cool," Tony replied with a big grin, "I'll just get changed,"
Gibbs watched Tony walk to the guest room, wondering if he was taking
advantage of Tony, "Tony, wait,"
Gibbs frowned as he realised he'd just spoken and silently groaned to
himself.
"Ah hah, I knew there was a catch," Tony said, walking back to
Gibbs, "So, what is it?"
"Tony, I have to tell you something," Gibbs sighed and faced the
inevitable, "And we both know how bad I am with words, so I'll just
say this straight up,"
Tony frowned, "What is it, boss? You're starting to scare me,"
"Tony, I love you," Gibbs said after a while, then widened his eyes
in surprise with what he said, thinking Oh shit, where did that come
from? That's not what I meant to say
Tony raised his eyebrows, his mouth agape
"Ah, that's not what I meant to say," Gibbs quickly said, with a
nervous laugh and running his hand through his hair, "What I meant to
say was…"
"Hang on, you love me?" Tony asked, his voice beginning to work again
Gibbs sighed, "Ah, could we come back to that point in a sec? I've
kinda got something more pressing to say," Gibbs paused and collected
his thoughts, "Okay, now you know your stalker?"
Tony nodded and Gibbs continued
"I'm him, well I'm not your stalker, I never stalked you. I'm the
internet guy, I'm Jarhead. I was gonna tell you who I was, but I
started digging a hole for myself and didn't know how to get out. And
I liked our friendship, it was great, we were friends. And then I
slipped up and said your name, and couldn't explain how I knew,"
Gibbs said quickly, looking into Tony's eyes, then away again,
"And I know I shoulda just come clean right then, but I didn't and I
screwed up. Then you thought I was stalking you, but I wasn't,
because I already knew that you were you. So I had to cover my
tracks, but I didn't know how and … I really screwed up," Gibbs
finished his rambling
Tony's frown deepened as Gibbs finished his confession, asking
quietly in a skeptical voice, "You're Jarhead?"
Gibbs nodded, "Yeah, and you're ToyBoy,"
Tony opened his mouth to say something, then frowned and thought
better of it. Nodding to himself, Tony turned around, "I need some
time to think,"
"Okay," Gibbs said quietly, as he watch Tony disappear into the guest
room
Sighing quietly to himself, Gibbs wished that things had gone better.
Not that he had expected them to. No, he hadn't expected Tony to
laugh at him then run into his wide open arms and kiss him deeply,
then lead him to the master bedroom where… No, he hadn't expected
that.
Gibbs returned to the couch and sat down again, putting his face in
his hands. He didn't really know what to expect when he told Tony the
truth, he hadn't really thought it over much. But that certainly
wasn't what he'd expected.
Scrubbing his hands over his face, Gibbs looked up and glared at his
wall, wishing he'd had some forewarning.
A noise in the next room alerted him that Tony was coming out of the
guest room. Gibbs stood up and looked to see Tony walking down the
hallway with his gear.
"Where are you going?" Gibbs asked, hating the worried and slightly
jealous tone in his voice
"Abby said I could stay at her place if you became to difficult to
stay with," Tony replied, without stopping
Gibbs sighed, then picked up his keys and made his way to the door
"Where are you going?" Tony asked from behind him, sounding slightly
angry
"You left your car at the office," Gibbs stated in response
"I called a cab," Tony told him, pushing past him, "Should be here
soon,"
"Tony – " Gibbs said
"No, Gibbs. I'm going, and I don't need a lift. I'll see you at the
office tomorrow…maybe," Tony interrupted
"What do you mean `maybe'?" Gibbs growled, pushing the door back
closed as Tony opened it
"Exactly that Gibbs. I don't know if I'll be at the office tomorrow,"
Tony replied, looking up at Gibbs defiantly
"Hang on, no, you are not quitting!" Gibbs told him
"That's my prerogative. If I want to leave, then that is up to me!"
Tony responded, pulling the door open again and shoving past Gibbs
"Not if I have anything to do with it," Gibbs growled, following Tony
out the door
Tony sighed with relief when he saw his cab waiting for him and made
his way to it, "Gibbs, I don't need your permission to leave, I'll
take my resignation straight to the director,"
"Like hell you will!" Gibbs told him, grabbing Tony's upper arm
"Let go of me," Tony turned around to face Gibbs, "Now! Gibbs,"
Gibbs reluctantly released his hold and watched as Tony threw his
stuff in the cab and climbed in. The younger man didn't look back as
the cab took him away from Gibbs and his house.
Author's Chapter Notes:
Gibbs bites the bullet
Chapter End Notes:
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Here's my next installment, hope you like it! Please send me
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Not sure how I want Tony to respond, don't know if I wanted him to
know all along, or to be really angry with Gibbs or what..so any
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