Chapter 49
McGee awoke slowly, stretched and stepped into the bathroom to begin his morning routine. He could hear Abby in the other room on the phone, and smiled. Once the essentials were taken care of, he decided to surprise her. He tiptoed around the corner and was about to surprise her, when he got a shock of his own.
"Are you serious? A fifth marriage for the bossman? Abby queried in a soft voice, clearly amused. She twirled around in delight, and then froze when she saw McGee. "Gotta go," she said as she hung up. "Umm… How long have you been standing there?" she asked.
"Long enough," he admitted. "Gibbs is getting married?"
"Tim," Abby began in a warning tone, "you can't tell anyone about this. No one."
"Uh.. okay," Tim answered.
"I'm serious," Abby continued. "Cross your heart and hope to die."
"I'm not gonna…" he began.
"Cross it!" Abby commanded. Tim rolled his eyes as he made a criss-cross over his heart.
"Cross my heart, Abby, I won't say a word," he promised with a sigh. "So, what are you doing today?"
"I'm going to church, McGee," she answered simply. "What about you?"
"I'm supposed to meet Tony, Noah and Ziva," he said. "Remember, everyone was invited," he explained.
"Oh, yeah, the golf thing. I don't do the outdoors, Tim," Abby reminded him.
"I know," he said as he kissed her good morning.
"Noah, thank you for driving," Tony said, tossing Ziva a glance in the back seat. "There are some places where I don't think letting her lead is a good idea."
Ziva gave Tony a dirty look. "That's not what you said last night," she teased.
Noah's hands clenched the steering wheel. He knew exactly what she was doing, but it didn't help. "Ziva, we all know you and Tony had sex last night, can you not rub it in my face?" he asked, getting right to the point. Tony grimaced, and turned his head away to look out the passenger window.
"So, is Maggie joining us?" McGee asked, trying to change the subject.
"No," Noah answered. "She's with Jeff this weekend. Of course," he added.
"Did you hear from Gibbs?" Noah asked Tony.
"Actually, I didn't," Tony admitted.
"I don't think he'd be interested," Tim chuckled, and then suddenly looked very guilty.
"Why not, Tim?" Ziva asked, leaning closer toward him in the back seat.
"What do you know, Probie?" Tony asked.
"Uh…er… um… nothing, really," Tim stammered. "I just meant that he probably didn't want to spend his weekend with the same people he sees all week."
"This outing was originally his idea, Probie," Tony pressed. "Now, spill it."
"I can't… I don't…"
"McGee!" Tony, Ziva and Noah all shouted at the same time.
"Okay, okay…" he surrendered. "Gibbs is getting married again," he said. "And Abby's gonna kill me," he added under his breath.
"What?!" Tony said. "Oh no, no, no… Who?"
"I honestly don't know," McGee said.
"Well, we have to put a stop to this," Tony said. "Diamond, let's go to Gibbs' place."
Noah cocked an eyebrow as he wheeled around to go back the way they came. "I'm a little curious myself," he admitted.
"I can't wait to wake up beside you every morning," Gibbs said as leaned over to kiss Maggie awake. She responded to him automatically, moving to allow him better access to her mouth. She whimpered. He chuckled. "Again?" he asked. "I don't know if I'll survive another marriage," he joked.
"You better," she threatened teasingly, as she slid out of the bed and rushed to the bathroom. He chuckled.
"I'll make coffee," he said.
"I'll grab a shower and be right out," she called out.
Jethro Gibbs walked into the kitchen and put on a pot of coffee. He got the mugs out of the cabinet, just as he heard Maggie shut the shower off. He was just preparing to pour the coffee, when he heard someone at the door.
"Can I help you, DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked, jerking the door open. Ziva was momentarily taken aback. It was strange to see her boss shirtless, barefoot and wearing only a pair of unfastened jeans. Her mouth went dry and she took a moment to catch her breath. Wow. She knew her boss was attractive, but she hadn't realized exactly to what extent. Noah smacked her on the back of the head, Gibbs style, and gave her a smirk. She grinned.
"Hey, boss," Tony responded, as he pushed past him and into the house. The others followed suit.
"What's going on, Tony?" Gibbs asked in frustration.
"Nothing, boss, we thought you wanted to golf with us today," Tony explained. "Mmmm… coffee," he sniffed the air. "May I?" he asked.
"I have company, Tony," he replied, taking the mug back out of Tony's hand.
"I knew it," Tony said as he made his way toward the master bedroom.
"DiNozzo!" Gibbs shouted.
Listening to her fiancé try to juggle Tony and the rest of the team, Maggie quickly towel-dried her hair, and pulled on underwear and a robe. She chuckled as she decided to go ahead and put Tony out of his misery. She walked down the hall past a speechless Tony and into the kitchen. The entire team sat slack jawed as she walked into Gibbs' embrace. He pulled her to him and kissed her deeply. Gibbs almost forgot his entire team was watching, until he heard Maggie chuckle in the back of her throat. He pulled away with a sideways smile on his face.
"Hey everybody," Maggie said with a smile. "Meet Jeff."
Noah shook his head. "I can't believe I didn't know," he said.
"So, you're getting married?" McGee asked. Maggie held up the ring. Ziva instantly grabbed her hand.
"I know diamonds," she said, "and that is gorgeous. Congratulations," she added with a smile.
"Thank you, Ziva," Maggie said with a grin.
"Tony, now that you've satisfied your curiosity, could you leave so I can get on with Sunday?" Gibbs asked.
"Sure boss," he said with a grin as they filed back out. Mission accomplished.
They were closing in on the eleventh hole, when their camaraderie was interrupted by the ringing of Noah's phone.
"On my way," he said. Noah tossed his keys to Ziva, "I gotta run," he said. "You can either take the car home with you, or you can take it to my house and one of the girls could give you a ride home."
Tony raised his hand, "I could take it to your house and let one of the girls take me home." Noah and Ziva both gave him dirty looks. "Just kidding," he muttered, almost jokingly.
Noah rushed off the course, calling for a car.
"I wonder what that's about," Ziva said curiously.
"I didn't think you cared," McGee commented.
"I don't," she lied.
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