FF: Cross Roads 13
Title: Cross Roads
Chapter: 13
Summary: Life is never easy and is forever tossing curve balls. Gibbs has been caught in the explosion, but what is happening with everyone else. This is a SlashMPreg story, nothing to graphic but rating may change as the story continues.
TV Show: NCIS
Characters: DiNozzo/Gibbs, Ducky, Ziva, McGee, Abby, Jen
Disclaimer: I don't own them, only wish that I did.
A/N: This is a work in progress, not sure how far it will go, but hopefully it's worth the ride!
Chapter Thirteen.
Gibbs sat in his car, watching Tony's apartment. He'd been back at NCIS for nearly a week now. Not that Tony knew this yet. He hadn't announced that he was back to stay. And it had been hard. Harder than he'd realized that it was going to be. To put it mildly, his team was PISSED at him. And he couldn't blame them. They had all done their best to show him that they were annoyed with him. That they'd been hurt and that they were going to protect Tony. No matter what.
His lips twitched in an almost smirk.
He was the first to admit that his leaving had been wrong. But he couldn't help but feel proud of them the way that they had all become closer. Stronger.
Which was what had led him to be sitting in a dark car on a dark street watching the lights in an apartment. He'd arrived just before Abby, he'd been trying to psyche himself up to go and talk to him. But when Abby had arrived he'd felt a flash of annoyance or maybe it was jealousy. There was no way that he could go and talk to Tony while she was there, while any of them were there really. He'd had a hard enough time getting to see Tony while he was in the hospital. If it hadn't been for Jen then he doubted that he would have even managed that. As it was he had spent each night while Tony slept sitting silently by his bed, gently holding his hand.
He'd watch as Abby had bounced into Tony's building with a bag of what he assumed was take out and knew that he was in for a long night. Hopefully though this time she wouldn't stay late. Every night since Tony had been released from the hospital Gibbs had sat here, watching and waiting. And every night Tony had had a visitor.
But tonight something was different. He watched as Ducky pulled up and rushed towards Tony's apartment with his medical bag in his hand.
He was torn. He wanted to follow Ducky in and find out what was going on. But he wasn't sure how welcome he'd be. He still felt the sting from his last confrontation between Ducky, Abby, Tony and himself. He was in no hurry to have a repeat run on that one. Better that he tackle each of them one at a time. He'd already made a start. Jenny was on his side and had proved very helpful and supportive. Ziva had agreed to help him as long as he didn't hurt Tony again. But the others had proved harder to crack.
He looked at his watch.
7.23pm
His body ached to go to Tony. To make sure that he was all right. But he knew that if he turned up now he'd probably get the door slammed in his face.
So he sat.
He saw Ducky coming back out again. He looked tired. But calm.
He looked at his watch again.
9.08pm
He wanted to go and speak to his old friend. See how he was. Ask him about Tony. But knew he'd get nothing. He was after all in Ducky's bad books, not a place that anyone wanted to be. So he settled back and waited.
Maybe he could go up and see how Tony was after Abby left.
But the lights in Tony's apartment went out.
And Abby hadn't left.
Gibbs started to feel jealous.
Tony was his. He should be the one to stay with him, not Abby.
But still he didn't leave his car.
He settled back into his seat and waited.
Maybe she would leave soon.
Maybe she wasn't going to stay the night.
Maybe he should never have run to Mexico.
Chapter: 13
Summary: Life is never easy and is forever tossing curve balls. Gibbs has been caught in the explosion, but what is happening with everyone else. This is a SlashMPreg story, nothing to graphic but rating may change as the story continues.
TV Show: NCIS
Characters: DiNozzo/Gibbs, Ducky, Ziva, McGee, Abby, Jen
Disclaimer: I don't own them, only wish that I did.
A/N: This is a work in progress, not sure how far it will go, but hopefully it's worth the ride!
Chapter Thirteen.
Gibbs sat in his car, watching Tony's apartment. He'd been back at NCIS for nearly a week now. Not that Tony knew this yet. He hadn't announced that he was back to stay. And it had been hard. Harder than he'd realized that it was going to be. To put it mildly, his team was PISSED at him. And he couldn't blame them. They had all done their best to show him that they were annoyed with him. That they'd been hurt and that they were going to protect Tony. No matter what.
His lips twitched in an almost smirk.
He was the first to admit that his leaving had been wrong. But he couldn't help but feel proud of them the way that they had all become closer. Stronger.
Which was what had led him to be sitting in a dark car on a dark street watching the lights in an apartment. He'd arrived just before Abby, he'd been trying to psyche himself up to go and talk to him. But when Abby had arrived he'd felt a flash of annoyance or maybe it was jealousy. There was no way that he could go and talk to Tony while she was there, while any of them were there really. He'd had a hard enough time getting to see Tony while he was in the hospital. If it hadn't been for Jen then he doubted that he would have even managed that. As it was he had spent each night while Tony slept sitting silently by his bed, gently holding his hand.
He'd watch as Abby had bounced into Tony's building with a bag of what he assumed was take out and knew that he was in for a long night. Hopefully though this time she wouldn't stay late. Every night since Tony had been released from the hospital Gibbs had sat here, watching and waiting. And every night Tony had had a visitor.
But tonight something was different. He watched as Ducky pulled up and rushed towards Tony's apartment with his medical bag in his hand.
He was torn. He wanted to follow Ducky in and find out what was going on. But he wasn't sure how welcome he'd be. He still felt the sting from his last confrontation between Ducky, Abby, Tony and himself. He was in no hurry to have a repeat run on that one. Better that he tackle each of them one at a time. He'd already made a start. Jenny was on his side and had proved very helpful and supportive. Ziva had agreed to help him as long as he didn't hurt Tony again. But the others had proved harder to crack.
He looked at his watch.
7.23pm
His body ached to go to Tony. To make sure that he was all right. But he knew that if he turned up now he'd probably get the door slammed in his face.
So he sat.
He saw Ducky coming back out again. He looked tired. But calm.
He looked at his watch again.
9.08pm
He wanted to go and speak to his old friend. See how he was. Ask him about Tony. But knew he'd get nothing. He was after all in Ducky's bad books, not a place that anyone wanted to be. So he settled back and waited.
Maybe he could go up and see how Tony was after Abby left.
But the lights in Tony's apartment went out.
And Abby hadn't left.
Gibbs started to feel jealous.
Tony was his. He should be the one to stay with him, not Abby.
But still he didn't leave his car.
He settled back into his seat and waited.
Maybe she would leave soon.
Maybe she wasn't going to stay the night.
Maybe he should never have run to Mexico.