NCIS: Tony/Maddie Doing His Duty (1929)
Title: Doing His Duty (1929)
Fandom: NCIS
Series: The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer
Characters/Pairing: Tony DiNozzo/Maddie Tyler, Jethro Gibbs, and Abby Sciuto
Prompts:For 12_stories Miscellaneous B Table #10 Duty
Word Count: 631
Rating: K+
Summary: Sighing, Maddie checked the caller ID log, mildly relieved when she saw that the call came from the front door call box.
Author's Notes: The third part of The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer series. This is Maddie’s POV during Tony’s assignment to the USS Reagan.
The dingy that was the Tony/Maddie ship has actually grown. Pretty soon we might get our own fishing trawler!
“Don’t hang up, don’t hang up,” was the mantra that Maddie kept repeating as she fought with her smart key in the apartment lock. She could hear the phone ringing inside and figured that since it was a few minutes passed six o’clock Tony calling to check on how her first day of work had gone. She didn’t want to miss the call, but of course the stupid smart key’s chip wouldn’t line up with the lock. “Damn it,” she swiftly kicked the door and the key dropped into place and let the door open. Racing to the kitchen counter, Maddie grabbed the cordless and pressed the call button only to be greeted by the dial tone. Sighing, Maddie checked the caller ID log, mildly relieved when she saw that the call came from the front door call box. At least whoever called would probably call back in a moment.
To confirm her theory, the phone rang just a few seconds later and Maddie slapped the speaker button on the base, “Hello?”
“Hey, Maddie,” Abby’s voice filled the room. “Can I come up?”
“Sure. I’m going to get changed, so I’ll leave the door open,” Maddie pushed nine on her phone, which disconnected the call and buzzed open the lobby door.
Making her way into the bedroom, Maddie toed off her sneakers and pulled off her t-shirt. The sound of the apartment door opening and closing made Maddie pause in pulling on her comfortable sweats, “That you, Abs?”
“Yeah,” Abby’s voice was tight as she called through the apartment. “Gibbs is with me, so make sure you’re decent when you come out.”
A chill ran down Maddie’s spine. All day she knew something was wrong, but she put it down to first day nerves at the new job. Now she knew better. Emerging from the bedroom all it took was one look at Abby’s tear stained face and Gibb’s tight expression to confirm it. She knew that it would be Gibbs’s duty to inform her of Tony’s dea… She grabbed the door jam, “Is he dead?”
Abby was across the room like a shot, “No… no… we don’t know for sure, but no. I’d know. Gibbs’d know. And you’d certainly know. He’ll be okay, I’m sure of it.”
As Abby wrapped her in a bone crushing hug, Maddie stood on tiptoes to look at Gibbs over Abby’s shoulder, “What happened?”
Gibbs moved to were the women were standing and gently pulled them apart before leading them to the couch. Sitting on the coffee table, looking at Maddie, Gibbs slowly began to recount the information they knew so far, “There has been some type of explosion on the Reagan. At this point it is unknown what caused the explosion and where exactly it came from.”
“Tony,” Maddie asked as she reached for Abby’s hand.
“Hasn’t been found, yet,” Gibbs explained placing a hand on her shoulder. “They’re working as fast as they can to find him, Maddie. I promise you.”
Maddie just nodded, tears clinging to her lashes.
“Mads, I’ll stay with you until we hear something, okay,” Abby brushed back Maddie’s hair slightly.
“No. I’d like to go to the Navy Yard, please.”
“Maddie, I don’t think…”
She interrupted Gibbs, “No, I am going to the Navy Yard. They’ll probably medivac Tony to Japan or Hawaii, since they were in the Pacific. When they find him, I’ll need to be able to get there quickly. It will be better if I’m there already. I’m going to pack a bag.”
Gibbs and Abby watched as Maddie stood and moved back into the bedroom.
“Will she be okay,” Abby asked quietly, a tear rolling down her cheek.
Gibbs opened his arms and allowed Abby to snuggle into his chest, “Only if he is.”
Fandom: NCIS
Series: The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer
Characters/Pairing: Tony DiNozzo/Maddie Tyler, Jethro Gibbs, and Abby Sciuto
Prompts:For 12_stories Miscellaneous B Table #10 Duty
Word Count: 631
Rating: K+
Summary: Sighing, Maddie checked the caller ID log, mildly relieved when she saw that the call came from the front door call box.
Author's Notes: The third part of The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer series. This is Maddie’s POV during Tony’s assignment to the USS Reagan.
The dingy that was the Tony/Maddie ship has actually grown. Pretty soon we might get our own fishing trawler!
“Don’t hang up, don’t hang up,” was the mantra that Maddie kept repeating as she fought with her smart key in the apartment lock. She could hear the phone ringing inside and figured that since it was a few minutes passed six o’clock Tony calling to check on how her first day of work had gone. She didn’t want to miss the call, but of course the stupid smart key’s chip wouldn’t line up with the lock. “Damn it,” she swiftly kicked the door and the key dropped into place and let the door open. Racing to the kitchen counter, Maddie grabbed the cordless and pressed the call button only to be greeted by the dial tone. Sighing, Maddie checked the caller ID log, mildly relieved when she saw that the call came from the front door call box. At least whoever called would probably call back in a moment.
To confirm her theory, the phone rang just a few seconds later and Maddie slapped the speaker button on the base, “Hello?”
“Hey, Maddie,” Abby’s voice filled the room. “Can I come up?”
“Sure. I’m going to get changed, so I’ll leave the door open,” Maddie pushed nine on her phone, which disconnected the call and buzzed open the lobby door.
Making her way into the bedroom, Maddie toed off her sneakers and pulled off her t-shirt. The sound of the apartment door opening and closing made Maddie pause in pulling on her comfortable sweats, “That you, Abs?”
“Yeah,” Abby’s voice was tight as she called through the apartment. “Gibbs is with me, so make sure you’re decent when you come out.”
A chill ran down Maddie’s spine. All day she knew something was wrong, but she put it down to first day nerves at the new job. Now she knew better. Emerging from the bedroom all it took was one look at Abby’s tear stained face and Gibb’s tight expression to confirm it. She knew that it would be Gibbs’s duty to inform her of Tony’s dea… She grabbed the door jam, “Is he dead?”
Abby was across the room like a shot, “No… no… we don’t know for sure, but no. I’d know. Gibbs’d know. And you’d certainly know. He’ll be okay, I’m sure of it.”
As Abby wrapped her in a bone crushing hug, Maddie stood on tiptoes to look at Gibbs over Abby’s shoulder, “What happened?”
Gibbs moved to were the women were standing and gently pulled them apart before leading them to the couch. Sitting on the coffee table, looking at Maddie, Gibbs slowly began to recount the information they knew so far, “There has been some type of explosion on the Reagan. At this point it is unknown what caused the explosion and where exactly it came from.”
“Tony,” Maddie asked as she reached for Abby’s hand.
“Hasn’t been found, yet,” Gibbs explained placing a hand on her shoulder. “They’re working as fast as they can to find him, Maddie. I promise you.”
Maddie just nodded, tears clinging to her lashes.
“Mads, I’ll stay with you until we hear something, okay,” Abby brushed back Maddie’s hair slightly.
“No. I’d like to go to the Navy Yard, please.”
“Maddie, I don’t think…”
She interrupted Gibbs, “No, I am going to the Navy Yard. They’ll probably medivac Tony to Japan or Hawaii, since they were in the Pacific. When they find him, I’ll need to be able to get there quickly. It will be better if I’m there already. I’m going to pack a bag.”
Gibbs and Abby watched as Maddie stood and moved back into the bedroom.
“Will she be okay,” Abby asked quietly, a tear rolling down her cheek.
Gibbs opened his arms and allowed Abby to snuggle into his chest, “Only if he is.”