L'amore vale sempre la pena 3/??
L’amore vale sempre la pena
Author: Sinopa Ariyana
Rating: NC-17/FRAO
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Warnings: Slash, Romance, Angst, OOC-ness, AU/AT, Smut, MinorCharDeath, Spoileriness, Language
Summary: Tony saves Kelly; years later he meets her dad and falls in love with him.
Chapter Three
Back at Gibbs Abby was trying to keep Kelly too busy to notice the time passing and worry about Tony and Gibbs. She didn’t want Kelly to notice it had been several hours since Gibbs had left to track Tony down and bring him back. She was sure that if Kelly did notice it that she’d begin wondering what had happened to them. Abby still wasn’t too sure herself what had happened but she planned to get the full story out of the two men as soon as she could. Thankfully Abby was the only one to hear Gibbs pull into the drive. Getting up she told Kelly to keep coloring and that she’d be right back. She was just going to run out to her car for something quick. As she stepped outside she noticed that Gibbs had managed to bring Tony back. Walking over to Tony she punched him in his arm and told him that he is an idiot for running off and leaving Kelly like he did. Tony’s only response was to mumble something that Abby couldn’t quite make out.
Abby, Tony and Gibbs walked into the house carrying the bags from the truck, sitting them down in the entrance hall. While Abby and Gibbs stepped into the living room Tony just hung back, not sure what he should do now or why he’d let Gibbs drag him here. Kelly looked up when she heard footsteps coming into the room. Smiling Abby told her she’d see her later. She turned to Gibbs and told him he would explain to her later before walking out and as she passed Tony she punched him is his arm again.
“Daddy! You’re back! Did you find Papà?” Kelly asked.
Gibbs smiled and picked Kelly up before walking back into the entrance hall and saying “As a Matter of fact…I did.”
Tony just stood there waiting as Gibbs walked over to him with Kelly. Putting her back down he watched as she raised her arms for Tony to pick her up. He bends down and picks her up into his arms hugging her close and whispering in her ear.
“Mi dispiace piccina. Mi dispiace. Papà was being an idiota but your Daddy found me and set me straight again.”
“Papà?”
“Yes piccina?”
“Papà where am I going to live now that Daddy’s here?” Kelly asked. Before Tony could formulate a reply Gibbs stepped in.
“You and your Papà are staying here.” Gibbs stated while looking directly into Tony’s eyes.
“Yay!!!! That means I can have both of you here and I don’t have to go back and forth like Sally has to, right?” Kelly exclaims before looking to her daddy for the answer.
“Yes that’s what it means sweetheart.” Gibbs tells her smiling at her enthusiasm and joy.
They eat dinner and Tony and Gibbs put Kelly to bed together before going downstairs to talk.
Walking down the stairs Tony goes to sit on the couch while Gibbs goes into the kitchen and grabs two beers.
“Are you sure Gibbs? I mean Kelly has you now so she really doesn’t need me. I shouldn’t have let you bring me back here Gibbs. I should have just kept on driving. I mean Kelly has you why would she want me around now anyway?” Tony says.
“I’m not good enough for her. I was okay while you were in the wind and now that you’re here she won’t want me around…Nobody does after awhile…” he goes on getting even more self-deprecating as he goes on.
“Shut Up Tony and quit being a dense idiot” Gibbs says after delivering a soft headslap to the back of Tony’s head to stop his self-deprecating spiel.
Tony looks at Gibbs and shuts up so Gibbs can talk.
“Tony. You didn’t see Kelly’s expression when she realized you weren’t here. She ran upstairs calling for you. She didn’t stop calling for you. She was upset and kept repeating the same things over and over again. She kept asking me why you had left and I couldn’t give her an answer.” Gibbs began, taking a swig from his beer as he paused for a moment.
“Kelly has already lost one parent she doesn’t need to lose another one, no matter what the circumstances.” He says pulling Tony to him for a brief kiss.
“I’m not going to let you walk out of her life Tony. I’m not letting you walk out of mine either. We will raise Kelly… Together.” Kissing tony lightly he leans back and pulls the younger man back to lean against him. Tony’s back leaning against his chest and his arms wrapped around Tony’s waist.
“Tony I love you but you can be so frustrating some days. You have been raising Kelly for a long time and yet you were just going to walk out on her. You of all people should know the kind of trauma that can cause.” Gibbs said quietly.
“Yeah I do know, Gibbs. I really am an idiot. I swore to myself when I gained custody of Kelly that I wouldn’t ever be like my own father. I would never be so cavalier with Kelly as he was with me. I would be there for her whenever she needed me and then I did this. Damnit! You didn’t need to come after me Gibbs and yet you did. Why? I mean I’m glad you did now but, you didn’t have to.”
“Tony, I want you in Kelly’s life just as much as she does. I want you in both of our lives. I wasn’t going to let the opportunity to have you in my life slip by me. Even if the circumstances aren’t the best.” He said.
“Tony. How did Kelly survive? Why wasn’t it in the investigation?”
“Huh? It should have been. Like I said earlier I was one of the first detectives on the scene. I was the one that pulled Shannon’s body out. I also reamed the EMS that didn’t do a proper job of checking for a pulse when I realized Kelly was alive. The case went cold on our end and then was shipped off to NCIS when an anonymous tip led us to find that Shannon and Kelly were listed as dependents of a Marine.” Tony said.
“So why didn’t Mike Franks tell me Kelly was alive? He told me both Shannon and Kelly had been killed.” Gibbs questioned.
“I looked into the case briefly. Someone somewhere didn’t do their jobs properly. Most likely it was my old captain. He always was a lazy ass, I just never realized he was that fucking lazy. Both the official report from Philly and the NCIS list Kelly as being deceased. Though why the investigating agent didn’t dig into will remain a mystery for now.”
“Not for long” Gibbs growled.
“Mike Franks was the investigating officer and I plan to have a few words with him very soon.” He told Tony.
“I want to help as well.” Tony said before continuing “So now what Gibbs? I mean now that we know why you never came for Kelly? I mean…” Tony trailed off as he was silenced by Gibbs lips covering his.
Breaking apart for air Gibbs replies.
“I want you Tony. You raised Kelly for seven years and never complained yet. I want you to remain a part of her life. She’s as much your daughter as she is mine. I’m pretty sure Shannon would agree with me on this. Hell Tony, I’ve wanted you since that day we met in Baltimore. Hired you for Rule number 5 remember. Don’t waste Good. And you are good at what you do. When you told me you were a single father I knew I’ done the right thing by offering you a job. You were resilient enough to raise a child by yourself. Over the past few years though I began to realize that what I was feeling wasn’t simple lust, though I tried to ignore it. I haven’t felt this strongly for someone since Shannon. I thought you were straight and had a biological daughter. So I contented myself with at least being around you at work.” Here he paused to take a swig of his beer before continuing.
“Hell If I’d known that there was even a small inkling of a chance I’d have ravished you long before this.” He looked into Tony’s eyes as he said this.
Kelly being his daughter might have been realized sooner but he didn’t care. Either way he would have hopefully not only had Kelly back in his life, but Tony in his life as well.
“Gibbs…I…Yeah I’ve wanted you too; for a long time. Your my boss though, so I knew it couldn’t really go anywhere other than simply watching from afar and fantasies. That and I thought you were straight, considering you’ve been divorced three times.” He chuckled lightly at the slight glare he received at the mention of his ex-wives.
“Where do we go from here though Gibbs? I mean I suck at anything long-term. I always manage to screw up somehow.”
“And I’ve been divorced three times Tony. I’m a possessive and jealous bastard. I also don’t say shit I don’t mean and I meant it when I said I loved you and that I want to be with you. I want a relationship with you.” Gibbs said taking another pull from the now half empty beer bottle.
“Not gonna lie and say it’ll be easy DiNozzo. Were both stubborn and we’ve got a lot of things that we need to work through, but we will do it. Not just for Kelly but for us as well. We do have one less hurdle since Kelly is essentially ours anyway.” He says.
“Yeah. Kelly will be ecstatic when she finds out that were together.”
“Why is that?” Gibbs asked. The only response was a slight flush of Tony’s ears and a mumbled response.
“I didn’t understand you Tony.”
“She already knows I like you. Well she didn’t know you were her Daddy but she knows I like my Boss, which would be you. She overheard part of a conversation with one of my frat brothers. She was asleep. It’s why I called Vinnie in the first place. I knew that if she knew I was calling Vinnie I’d only get to talk to him for about 5 minutes before she demanded the phone. She’s already bossy like you boss.” Tony smiled at Gibbs while he just raised an eyebrow at Tony.
“Vinnie knows I’m more bent then straight. I’ve always been able to talk to him about anything. I also called him after Kelly was asleep because I know how his mind works. He can get pretty graphic when he knows there are no little ears around to hear. I told him about how frustrating you can be. I asked why it was that you can piss me off and make me hotter than hell at the same time. He just laughed at that. Then I told him that you tend to ride my ass harder than anyone else on the team and it sure wasn’t the way I wanted you to. He decided now was the perfect time to let his skewed sense of humor go. He made a remark about getting ridden hard at the work place being kinky. I just told him to shut up.” Here Tony paused to take a long pull from his beer.
“I told him I was falling hard and fast and had no idea on what to do because you were straight and my boss. Kelly made an appearance then and heard me say I liked you. She asked me why I didn’t just ask you out.” Tony chuckled a little.
“Boy was that a question out of left field though I should have expected it. I damn near jumped outta my skin though when she said it. I told Vinnie I’d call him back and hung up before asking her what she was doing awake. She was thirsty. She then proceeded to tell me that I should ask you out and that If I didn’t then she would do it for me! Cheeky brat. Though now that I look back I always just called you Boss, even when I was off the clock. If I had said your name she’d have pointed it out before now then proceeded to tell me that I was silly for not noticing it.” Here he paused and Gibbs said.
“Yeah she always was very smart and inquisitive even as a baby. It seems that at least hasn’t changed.” He said a little wistfully.
“Yeah. I tried to explain to her why I couldn’t ask my boss out. She told me it was a stupid reason and that the rules about not dating people you work with was stupid too. She also said that I wouldn’t know if you like boys too unless I asked and that rules are meant to be broken and they are more like guidelines anyway plus I’d said you were grumpy so maybe having a family would make you less grumpy. She then turned around and went back to bed. I never should have let her watch Pirates of the Caribbean with me.” Tony grumbled before it turned into a snicker.
“I just realized that Kelly’s school is going to be confused as all hell when they find out. I already have you down as the first emergency contact for Kelly and now I’ll have to go in and change it to second primary contact. They are probably going to wonder why you weren’t listed as that in the first place.”
Ya Think?” Gibbs said.
“Yeah, considering her name IS Kelly Gibbs-DiNozzo. That’s going to be an interesting conversation trying to explain the circumstances. They are probably going to end up more confused than anything.”
“Ya think DiNo- Tony?”
Reclining back against the couch just relaxing and basking in being near each other. A thought strikes Tony.
“Mmmm… Boss?”
“Tony, you can call me Jethro when we’re home you know.”
“Okay Bo…Jethro” Tony said slight flush to his cheeks.
“Jethro?”
“Hmm?”
How are we going to explain this to HR?”
“Tell em the truth…or at least a partial truth. I made you move in here to make it easier on Kelly. The director will need to know the whole story but HR don’t.”
“What about the Team? Abby? Ducky? What will we tell them?" Tony asked.
“We’ll tell them when we’re damn good and ready to. If they find out before then so be it. Not gonna hide just because some people are idiots”
“Uhhmm…Jethro?”
“Hmm”
“What was Shannon’s mother’s name?”
“Joann why?”
“Huh. Why didn’t she tell you Kelly was alive?”
“What do you mean why didn’t she tell me? She didn’t know either. Plus we never saw eye to eye. She was pissed that I took Shannon and Kelly away from being near her.”
Tony’s eyes widen a bit.
“Jethro the damn woman tried to gain parental custody of Kelly!!” he exclaimed.
“What?!” Gibbs growled.
“Ssshhh, keep your voice down. Don’t want to wake Kelly up. Yes she tried to get parental custody of Kelly shortly before I transferred from Philly to Peoria. Damn abusive bitch that she is. Went to jail because of what she did to Kelly. It’s why I have Parental Custody instead of Full guardianship. She didn’t think I had a chance in Hell of beating her and so didn’t read the fine print. Because she went for Parental Custody and lost it was awarded to me instead which is why Kelly isn’t in the system as an adoptee or foster child. The system in Philly is fucked up beyond belief. I wanted to keep Kelly from getting lost in that system. I have the paperwork at home...” Gibbs glaring caused him to pause and then backtrack.
“I mean the apartment. I’ll show it to you later.” Tony smiles at Gibbs who pulls him into a kiss.
“I’ll call Tom tomorrow. We’re off rotation until Monday but I have a feeling it’s going to take longer to get you completely settled in.” Gibbs said before pulling Tony into another more heated Kiss.
“We should stop…” he mumbled before capturing Tony’s lips in another kiss.
Breaking apart for air Tony replied “Mmmhmmm…we should…” before pulling Gibbs into another heated Kiss.
Pulling away with a groan he says “I don’t want to rush this. At least not anymore than we have already”
“Yeah….” Tony says with a sigh as he turns back to relax with his back against Gibbs chest.
“We should probably head to bed. We have a long weekend ahead of us.” Gibbs says as he looks at his watch noticing how very late it is.
“Yeah…” Tony says reluctantly moving away from the former Marine so he can get up. Tony stayed seated thinking he’d be taking the couch tonight.
“DiNozzo! What the hell are you doing still sitting there?” Gibbs calls impatiently.
“Uhmmm…thought you didn’t want to rush things?”
“I’m not going to. Bed Tony... Now.” Seeing the leer on Tony’s face he cuts him off before he can make a remark about his word choice. “To sleep DiNozzo, nothing more. Not yet at least.” He smirked at Tony who whined in the back of his throat about him being unfair teasing him like that.
Following Gibbs up the stairs and into the master bedroom Tony and Gibbs got ready for bed before crawling in bed and falling asleep.
~*~ Next Morning ~*~
Tony sighed as he woke up. He felt warm and comfortable, but his bladder was demanding he move now. Slowly opening his eyes he smiled as he realized that Gibbs was awake and running his hands through Tony’s hair.
“Feels Nice” Tony mumbled sleepily while Gibbs just gave a slight laugh.
“C’mon Tony. We’ve got a busy day ahead of us and I’m sure Kelly will probably be up soon anyway.” Gibbs said.
Once their morning routines were complete they headed downstairs where Gibbs proceeded to start the coffee machine and Tony began pulling things out for breakfast.
“Jethro we really need to go grocery shopping. Your fridge is almost as bare as my Aunt’s used to be.”
Gibbs just nodded his head in assent making a mental note to stop off and pick up some things. They both heard the shuffle of little feet as Kelly came into the Kitchen yawning.
“Morning Papà. Morning Daddy.” Kelly mumbled as she sat down at the table. After breakfast was done Tony and Gibbs went their separate ways. Gibbs to call Director Morrow and Tony to help Kelly pick out her clothes so she could get dressed and he could call Dominic and Brian and ask them to help with the heavier furniture.
Once Kelly was ready they climbed into Gibbs truck and headed to Tony’s apartment.
“Jethro, I called some friends of mine to help us load the heavier stuff. They’re going to bring a truck to haul it to your place in. That way we don’t have to spend all weekend moving and we can relax.” Tony said receiving a nod from Gibbs.
Tony smiled as they pulled into the parking lot for his building and he saw that somehow Dom and Brian had managed to beat them here. Then again Dom had a reputation as a racer so Tony wasn’t too surprised.
When Kelly saw who was waiting outside the building she squealed and ran to the two men.
“Zio ‘Nic, Zio BriBri!!!!”” Kelly screamed before giggling madly as she was swept up in one of the other men’s arms and tossed in the air before being caught.
“Guess What? Guess What? Guess What? We found my Daddy and me and Papà are gonna go live with him!!” she said bouncing up and down on her heels exuberantly.
Tony whom had his hand on Gibbs’ arm, smiled as Kelly began to talk a mile a minute. Exuberantly telling them about school and what had happened and how she’d had to go to work with her Papà and that she finally met Zia Abby and had a blast.
Smiling Tony walked over to the men and pulled the shorter man into a one armed hug asking him how he’d been. He then turned to the taller man and did the same with him. Turning to Gibbs he introduced the men.
“Jethro I want you to meet a couple of my frat brothers. This is Dominic” he said pointing at the taller of the two men, “and this is Brian.” He finished as he waved his hand towards Brian.
“Guys this is Gibbs, Yes, that Gibbs Brian.” Tony said when the shorter of the two shot Tony a look.
Gibbs gave a slight nod to the two men, a tight look in his eyes. The taller of the men, Dominic, had an arm slung around Tony’s shoulders in a too friendly gesture.
“Jake is gonna drop the truck off in an hour and take the Subaru back to the shop” Gibbs heard Brian say as they all walked up to Tony’s apartment.
Unlocking his apartment door Tony let the other three men and Kelly in before following behind. They began packing Kelly’s room first. Tony grabbed the totes that he always used when moving. He kept them stacked in the back of his closet just in case. Walking back down the hall to Kelly’s room he sat the totes on the floor before taking the remaining ones and placing them in various rooms.
Most people wouldn’t think he was very organized but he was. Purple totes for Kelly’s room and her belongings, Blue for his bedroom and belongings, Gray for DVD’s, Green for the Kitchen, clear for the living room, black for the bathroom, and yellow for the miscellaneous items such as knick knacks, photo albums, framed pictures, and the various other things that had no real set area. The various holiday decorations where in totes that had very identifiable themes.
Moving into the living room Tony began to pack up his DVD’s and other various equipment; into the totes. Gibbs was helping Kelly with her room and Dom and Brian were in the Kitchen packing up. Smiling when he heard the knock at the door he yelled out to the person on the other side.
“Come on in Jake! The door’s open!” and laughed at the pole-axed expression on the other man’s face. He just laughed harder when he heard the mumbled “how does he always know when it’s me…” as he walked past him and into the Kitchen where Dom and Brian were.
Several hours later most of the apartment had been packed up. The whole time Gibbs had been in a foul mood. Kelly didn’t notice but Tony sure as hell had. He had also noticed that whenever Gibbs caught him talking with Dominic or Brian his mood seemed to become insufferable. He’d made sure they didn’t pack the coffeemaker up until the last possible second knowing that Gibbs was a bastard with coffee but without it he was even worse so he’d made sure to keep a fresh supply of coffee in the pot for Gibbs. Finally he got sick of the older man’s attitude and while Dom, Brian and Kelly were out of the apartment he pulled Gibbs into the bathroom with him.
“What the Hell is your problem Gibbs?!?”
“…..”
“Every damn time I talk to Dom and Brian you get all fucking growly. What the hell?”
Gibbs just kept silent while Tony glowered at him.
“You…You’re Jealous!!!! Aren’t you?” Tony crowed
“I’m not jealous DiNozzo.” Gibbs all but growled at him.
“You are! Gibbs they’re friends from college! That’s all.” Tony said.
Gibbs raised an eyebrow at Tony before saying “They sure don’t act like they are just your friends…especially the taller one.” Gibbs grumbled.
“Dominic? What are you…oh, that…” Tony paused a chuckle escaping him before he continued “Jethro, Dom is already in a committed relationship, with Brian.” Tony shook his head letting that sink into Gibbs mind.
Gibbs just growled at Tony before pinning him against the door.
“And you couldn’t have told me this BEFORE we got here?” he growled into Tony’s ear before nipping it lightly.
Tony gave a soft gasp and said breathily “Jethro…Don’t…don’t start something we can’t finish.”
Gasping in pleasure Tony whimpered as Gibbs moved one of his hands, which had been wrapped around Tony’s waist, around to cup Tony’s awakening cock through his jeans. Groaning Tony grabbed Gibbs head and pulled him into a deep kiss. Breaking apart and gasping slightly Tony groaned again.
“Fuck…Gibbs…Damn it” he growled as they heard footsteps and then Kelly’s voice call out wondering where they were. Pushing Gibbs away he groaned and said, “Fuck if I’d have known getting you jealous would get this kind of reaction I’d have made you jealous a long time ago” before he straightened his clothes out the best he could and slipped out of the bathroom and back to Kelly’s room where she was laughing at Brian.
When Gibbs joined them a moment later he shot Tony a heated look that had him shivering slightly in anticipation. As the day wore on and they got Gibbs’ truck, Tony’s car, and the large moving truck that Dominic owned loaded up with everything Kelly and Tony owned Tony sighed. Now to go…home…and unload it all. Thankfully him and Gibbs had taken some time to figure out what would stay and what would go into storage to be taken care of later while Dom and Brian had gone to get lunch for them all. He hadn’t realized the amount of stuff that he seemed to have accumulated since he began working at NCIS.
Thankfully it didn’t take as long to unload everything as it had to pack and load it. They could unpack everything and put it where it went tomorrow. Kelly was already asleep on the couch so Tony picked her up and carried her to her bedroom laying her down and brushing her bangs from her forehead before placing a light kiss there whispering Goodnight into her ear and heading for bed with a tired Gibbs following shortly afterwards.
TBC…
AN: Translations first.
Mi dispiace piccina ~ I’m sorry little one.
Piccina is sort of like Tony’s nickname for Kelly.
Oh and...as to the comment about Philly's Children and Youth being "fucked up" It is. The system is in need of some seriously stricter rules and regs there. The reason I Know? Semi-personal experience with family that lived there. Being born and raised in Pennsylvania does have its upsides :D Though I am going to try and steer clear of actuallly mentioning Stillwater other than in passing...that is a subject I could rant about forever...creative liscnensing at it's best(or worst I haven't decided yet) But on Another note
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! (to those that celebrate it...) I could make a bad joke...but I'll refrain from unleashing my crude, Pervy, and sometimes stupid (but definitely skewed) sense of humor on ya'll(another bad habit...you all just looks fucking wierd...Blame my sister...As I am on the phone with her as I post...Posting now :D
Chapter Four>
Author: Sinopa Ariyana
Rating: NC-17/FRAO
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Warnings: Slash, Romance, Angst, OOC-ness, AU/AT, Smut, MinorCharDeath, Spoileriness, Language
Summary: Tony saves Kelly; years later he meets her dad and falls in love with him.
Chapter Three
Back at Gibbs Abby was trying to keep Kelly too busy to notice the time passing and worry about Tony and Gibbs. She didn’t want Kelly to notice it had been several hours since Gibbs had left to track Tony down and bring him back. She was sure that if Kelly did notice it that she’d begin wondering what had happened to them. Abby still wasn’t too sure herself what had happened but she planned to get the full story out of the two men as soon as she could. Thankfully Abby was the only one to hear Gibbs pull into the drive. Getting up she told Kelly to keep coloring and that she’d be right back. She was just going to run out to her car for something quick. As she stepped outside she noticed that Gibbs had managed to bring Tony back. Walking over to Tony she punched him in his arm and told him that he is an idiot for running off and leaving Kelly like he did. Tony’s only response was to mumble something that Abby couldn’t quite make out.
Abby, Tony and Gibbs walked into the house carrying the bags from the truck, sitting them down in the entrance hall. While Abby and Gibbs stepped into the living room Tony just hung back, not sure what he should do now or why he’d let Gibbs drag him here. Kelly looked up when she heard footsteps coming into the room. Smiling Abby told her she’d see her later. She turned to Gibbs and told him he would explain to her later before walking out and as she passed Tony she punched him is his arm again.
“Daddy! You’re back! Did you find Papà?” Kelly asked.
Gibbs smiled and picked Kelly up before walking back into the entrance hall and saying “As a Matter of fact…I did.”
Tony just stood there waiting as Gibbs walked over to him with Kelly. Putting her back down he watched as she raised her arms for Tony to pick her up. He bends down and picks her up into his arms hugging her close and whispering in her ear.
“Mi dispiace piccina. Mi dispiace. Papà was being an idiota but your Daddy found me and set me straight again.”
“Papà?”
“Yes piccina?”
“Papà where am I going to live now that Daddy’s here?” Kelly asked. Before Tony could formulate a reply Gibbs stepped in.
“You and your Papà are staying here.” Gibbs stated while looking directly into Tony’s eyes.
“Yay!!!! That means I can have both of you here and I don’t have to go back and forth like Sally has to, right?” Kelly exclaims before looking to her daddy for the answer.
“Yes that’s what it means sweetheart.” Gibbs tells her smiling at her enthusiasm and joy.
They eat dinner and Tony and Gibbs put Kelly to bed together before going downstairs to talk.
Walking down the stairs Tony goes to sit on the couch while Gibbs goes into the kitchen and grabs two beers.
“Are you sure Gibbs? I mean Kelly has you now so she really doesn’t need me. I shouldn’t have let you bring me back here Gibbs. I should have just kept on driving. I mean Kelly has you why would she want me around now anyway?” Tony says.
“I’m not good enough for her. I was okay while you were in the wind and now that you’re here she won’t want me around…Nobody does after awhile…” he goes on getting even more self-deprecating as he goes on.
“Shut Up Tony and quit being a dense idiot” Gibbs says after delivering a soft headslap to the back of Tony’s head to stop his self-deprecating spiel.
Tony looks at Gibbs and shuts up so Gibbs can talk.
“Tony. You didn’t see Kelly’s expression when she realized you weren’t here. She ran upstairs calling for you. She didn’t stop calling for you. She was upset and kept repeating the same things over and over again. She kept asking me why you had left and I couldn’t give her an answer.” Gibbs began, taking a swig from his beer as he paused for a moment.
“Kelly has already lost one parent she doesn’t need to lose another one, no matter what the circumstances.” He says pulling Tony to him for a brief kiss.
“I’m not going to let you walk out of her life Tony. I’m not letting you walk out of mine either. We will raise Kelly… Together.” Kissing tony lightly he leans back and pulls the younger man back to lean against him. Tony’s back leaning against his chest and his arms wrapped around Tony’s waist.
“Tony I love you but you can be so frustrating some days. You have been raising Kelly for a long time and yet you were just going to walk out on her. You of all people should know the kind of trauma that can cause.” Gibbs said quietly.
“Yeah I do know, Gibbs. I really am an idiot. I swore to myself when I gained custody of Kelly that I wouldn’t ever be like my own father. I would never be so cavalier with Kelly as he was with me. I would be there for her whenever she needed me and then I did this. Damnit! You didn’t need to come after me Gibbs and yet you did. Why? I mean I’m glad you did now but, you didn’t have to.”
“Tony, I want you in Kelly’s life just as much as she does. I want you in both of our lives. I wasn’t going to let the opportunity to have you in my life slip by me. Even if the circumstances aren’t the best.” He said.
“Tony. How did Kelly survive? Why wasn’t it in the investigation?”
“Huh? It should have been. Like I said earlier I was one of the first detectives on the scene. I was the one that pulled Shannon’s body out. I also reamed the EMS that didn’t do a proper job of checking for a pulse when I realized Kelly was alive. The case went cold on our end and then was shipped off to NCIS when an anonymous tip led us to find that Shannon and Kelly were listed as dependents of a Marine.” Tony said.
“So why didn’t Mike Franks tell me Kelly was alive? He told me both Shannon and Kelly had been killed.” Gibbs questioned.
“I looked into the case briefly. Someone somewhere didn’t do their jobs properly. Most likely it was my old captain. He always was a lazy ass, I just never realized he was that fucking lazy. Both the official report from Philly and the NCIS list Kelly as being deceased. Though why the investigating agent didn’t dig into will remain a mystery for now.”
“Not for long” Gibbs growled.
“Mike Franks was the investigating officer and I plan to have a few words with him very soon.” He told Tony.
“I want to help as well.” Tony said before continuing “So now what Gibbs? I mean now that we know why you never came for Kelly? I mean…” Tony trailed off as he was silenced by Gibbs lips covering his.
Breaking apart for air Gibbs replies.
“I want you Tony. You raised Kelly for seven years and never complained yet. I want you to remain a part of her life. She’s as much your daughter as she is mine. I’m pretty sure Shannon would agree with me on this. Hell Tony, I’ve wanted you since that day we met in Baltimore. Hired you for Rule number 5 remember. Don’t waste Good. And you are good at what you do. When you told me you were a single father I knew I’ done the right thing by offering you a job. You were resilient enough to raise a child by yourself. Over the past few years though I began to realize that what I was feeling wasn’t simple lust, though I tried to ignore it. I haven’t felt this strongly for someone since Shannon. I thought you were straight and had a biological daughter. So I contented myself with at least being around you at work.” Here he paused to take a swig of his beer before continuing.
“Hell If I’d known that there was even a small inkling of a chance I’d have ravished you long before this.” He looked into Tony’s eyes as he said this.
Kelly being his daughter might have been realized sooner but he didn’t care. Either way he would have hopefully not only had Kelly back in his life, but Tony in his life as well.
“Gibbs…I…Yeah I’ve wanted you too; for a long time. Your my boss though, so I knew it couldn’t really go anywhere other than simply watching from afar and fantasies. That and I thought you were straight, considering you’ve been divorced three times.” He chuckled lightly at the slight glare he received at the mention of his ex-wives.
“Where do we go from here though Gibbs? I mean I suck at anything long-term. I always manage to screw up somehow.”
“And I’ve been divorced three times Tony. I’m a possessive and jealous bastard. I also don’t say shit I don’t mean and I meant it when I said I loved you and that I want to be with you. I want a relationship with you.” Gibbs said taking another pull from the now half empty beer bottle.
“Not gonna lie and say it’ll be easy DiNozzo. Were both stubborn and we’ve got a lot of things that we need to work through, but we will do it. Not just for Kelly but for us as well. We do have one less hurdle since Kelly is essentially ours anyway.” He says.
“Yeah. Kelly will be ecstatic when she finds out that were together.”
“Why is that?” Gibbs asked. The only response was a slight flush of Tony’s ears and a mumbled response.
“I didn’t understand you Tony.”
“She already knows I like you. Well she didn’t know you were her Daddy but she knows I like my Boss, which would be you. She overheard part of a conversation with one of my frat brothers. She was asleep. It’s why I called Vinnie in the first place. I knew that if she knew I was calling Vinnie I’d only get to talk to him for about 5 minutes before she demanded the phone. She’s already bossy like you boss.” Tony smiled at Gibbs while he just raised an eyebrow at Tony.
“Vinnie knows I’m more bent then straight. I’ve always been able to talk to him about anything. I also called him after Kelly was asleep because I know how his mind works. He can get pretty graphic when he knows there are no little ears around to hear. I told him about how frustrating you can be. I asked why it was that you can piss me off and make me hotter than hell at the same time. He just laughed at that. Then I told him that you tend to ride my ass harder than anyone else on the team and it sure wasn’t the way I wanted you to. He decided now was the perfect time to let his skewed sense of humor go. He made a remark about getting ridden hard at the work place being kinky. I just told him to shut up.” Here Tony paused to take a long pull from his beer.
“I told him I was falling hard and fast and had no idea on what to do because you were straight and my boss. Kelly made an appearance then and heard me say I liked you. She asked me why I didn’t just ask you out.” Tony chuckled a little.
“Boy was that a question out of left field though I should have expected it. I damn near jumped outta my skin though when she said it. I told Vinnie I’d call him back and hung up before asking her what she was doing awake. She was thirsty. She then proceeded to tell me that I should ask you out and that If I didn’t then she would do it for me! Cheeky brat. Though now that I look back I always just called you Boss, even when I was off the clock. If I had said your name she’d have pointed it out before now then proceeded to tell me that I was silly for not noticing it.” Here he paused and Gibbs said.
“Yeah she always was very smart and inquisitive even as a baby. It seems that at least hasn’t changed.” He said a little wistfully.
“Yeah. I tried to explain to her why I couldn’t ask my boss out. She told me it was a stupid reason and that the rules about not dating people you work with was stupid too. She also said that I wouldn’t know if you like boys too unless I asked and that rules are meant to be broken and they are more like guidelines anyway plus I’d said you were grumpy so maybe having a family would make you less grumpy. She then turned around and went back to bed. I never should have let her watch Pirates of the Caribbean with me.” Tony grumbled before it turned into a snicker.
“I just realized that Kelly’s school is going to be confused as all hell when they find out. I already have you down as the first emergency contact for Kelly and now I’ll have to go in and change it to second primary contact. They are probably going to wonder why you weren’t listed as that in the first place.”
Ya Think?” Gibbs said.
“Yeah, considering her name IS Kelly Gibbs-DiNozzo. That’s going to be an interesting conversation trying to explain the circumstances. They are probably going to end up more confused than anything.”
“Ya think DiNo- Tony?”
Reclining back against the couch just relaxing and basking in being near each other. A thought strikes Tony.
“Mmmm… Boss?”
“Tony, you can call me Jethro when we’re home you know.”
“Okay Bo…Jethro” Tony said slight flush to his cheeks.
“Jethro?”
“Hmm?”
How are we going to explain this to HR?”
“Tell em the truth…or at least a partial truth. I made you move in here to make it easier on Kelly. The director will need to know the whole story but HR don’t.”
“What about the Team? Abby? Ducky? What will we tell them?" Tony asked.
“We’ll tell them when we’re damn good and ready to. If they find out before then so be it. Not gonna hide just because some people are idiots”
“Uhhmm…Jethro?”
“Hmm”
“What was Shannon’s mother’s name?”
“Joann why?”
“Huh. Why didn’t she tell you Kelly was alive?”
“What do you mean why didn’t she tell me? She didn’t know either. Plus we never saw eye to eye. She was pissed that I took Shannon and Kelly away from being near her.”
Tony’s eyes widen a bit.
“Jethro the damn woman tried to gain parental custody of Kelly!!” he exclaimed.
“What?!” Gibbs growled.
“Ssshhh, keep your voice down. Don’t want to wake Kelly up. Yes she tried to get parental custody of Kelly shortly before I transferred from Philly to Peoria. Damn abusive bitch that she is. Went to jail because of what she did to Kelly. It’s why I have Parental Custody instead of Full guardianship. She didn’t think I had a chance in Hell of beating her and so didn’t read the fine print. Because she went for Parental Custody and lost it was awarded to me instead which is why Kelly isn’t in the system as an adoptee or foster child. The system in Philly is fucked up beyond belief. I wanted to keep Kelly from getting lost in that system. I have the paperwork at home...” Gibbs glaring caused him to pause and then backtrack.
“I mean the apartment. I’ll show it to you later.” Tony smiles at Gibbs who pulls him into a kiss.
“I’ll call Tom tomorrow. We’re off rotation until Monday but I have a feeling it’s going to take longer to get you completely settled in.” Gibbs said before pulling Tony into another more heated Kiss.
“We should stop…” he mumbled before capturing Tony’s lips in another kiss.
Breaking apart for air Tony replied “Mmmhmmm…we should…” before pulling Gibbs into another heated Kiss.
Pulling away with a groan he says “I don’t want to rush this. At least not anymore than we have already”
“Yeah….” Tony says with a sigh as he turns back to relax with his back against Gibbs chest.
“We should probably head to bed. We have a long weekend ahead of us.” Gibbs says as he looks at his watch noticing how very late it is.
“Yeah…” Tony says reluctantly moving away from the former Marine so he can get up. Tony stayed seated thinking he’d be taking the couch tonight.
“DiNozzo! What the hell are you doing still sitting there?” Gibbs calls impatiently.
“Uhmmm…thought you didn’t want to rush things?”
“I’m not going to. Bed Tony... Now.” Seeing the leer on Tony’s face he cuts him off before he can make a remark about his word choice. “To sleep DiNozzo, nothing more. Not yet at least.” He smirked at Tony who whined in the back of his throat about him being unfair teasing him like that.
Following Gibbs up the stairs and into the master bedroom Tony and Gibbs got ready for bed before crawling in bed and falling asleep.
~*~ Next Morning ~*~
Tony sighed as he woke up. He felt warm and comfortable, but his bladder was demanding he move now. Slowly opening his eyes he smiled as he realized that Gibbs was awake and running his hands through Tony’s hair.
“Feels Nice” Tony mumbled sleepily while Gibbs just gave a slight laugh.
“C’mon Tony. We’ve got a busy day ahead of us and I’m sure Kelly will probably be up soon anyway.” Gibbs said.
Once their morning routines were complete they headed downstairs where Gibbs proceeded to start the coffee machine and Tony began pulling things out for breakfast.
“Jethro we really need to go grocery shopping. Your fridge is almost as bare as my Aunt’s used to be.”
Gibbs just nodded his head in assent making a mental note to stop off and pick up some things. They both heard the shuffle of little feet as Kelly came into the Kitchen yawning.
“Morning Papà. Morning Daddy.” Kelly mumbled as she sat down at the table. After breakfast was done Tony and Gibbs went their separate ways. Gibbs to call Director Morrow and Tony to help Kelly pick out her clothes so she could get dressed and he could call Dominic and Brian and ask them to help with the heavier furniture.
Once Kelly was ready they climbed into Gibbs truck and headed to Tony’s apartment.
“Jethro, I called some friends of mine to help us load the heavier stuff. They’re going to bring a truck to haul it to your place in. That way we don’t have to spend all weekend moving and we can relax.” Tony said receiving a nod from Gibbs.
Tony smiled as they pulled into the parking lot for his building and he saw that somehow Dom and Brian had managed to beat them here. Then again Dom had a reputation as a racer so Tony wasn’t too surprised.
When Kelly saw who was waiting outside the building she squealed and ran to the two men.
“Zio ‘Nic, Zio BriBri!!!!”” Kelly screamed before giggling madly as she was swept up in one of the other men’s arms and tossed in the air before being caught.
“Guess What? Guess What? Guess What? We found my Daddy and me and Papà are gonna go live with him!!” she said bouncing up and down on her heels exuberantly.
Tony whom had his hand on Gibbs’ arm, smiled as Kelly began to talk a mile a minute. Exuberantly telling them about school and what had happened and how she’d had to go to work with her Papà and that she finally met Zia Abby and had a blast.
Smiling Tony walked over to the men and pulled the shorter man into a one armed hug asking him how he’d been. He then turned to the taller man and did the same with him. Turning to Gibbs he introduced the men.
“Jethro I want you to meet a couple of my frat brothers. This is Dominic” he said pointing at the taller of the two men, “and this is Brian.” He finished as he waved his hand towards Brian.
“Guys this is Gibbs, Yes, that Gibbs Brian.” Tony said when the shorter of the two shot Tony a look.
Gibbs gave a slight nod to the two men, a tight look in his eyes. The taller of the men, Dominic, had an arm slung around Tony’s shoulders in a too friendly gesture.
“Jake is gonna drop the truck off in an hour and take the Subaru back to the shop” Gibbs heard Brian say as they all walked up to Tony’s apartment.
Unlocking his apartment door Tony let the other three men and Kelly in before following behind. They began packing Kelly’s room first. Tony grabbed the totes that he always used when moving. He kept them stacked in the back of his closet just in case. Walking back down the hall to Kelly’s room he sat the totes on the floor before taking the remaining ones and placing them in various rooms.
Most people wouldn’t think he was very organized but he was. Purple totes for Kelly’s room and her belongings, Blue for his bedroom and belongings, Gray for DVD’s, Green for the Kitchen, clear for the living room, black for the bathroom, and yellow for the miscellaneous items such as knick knacks, photo albums, framed pictures, and the various other things that had no real set area. The various holiday decorations where in totes that had very identifiable themes.
Moving into the living room Tony began to pack up his DVD’s and other various equipment; into the totes. Gibbs was helping Kelly with her room and Dom and Brian were in the Kitchen packing up. Smiling when he heard the knock at the door he yelled out to the person on the other side.
“Come on in Jake! The door’s open!” and laughed at the pole-axed expression on the other man’s face. He just laughed harder when he heard the mumbled “how does he always know when it’s me…” as he walked past him and into the Kitchen where Dom and Brian were.
Several hours later most of the apartment had been packed up. The whole time Gibbs had been in a foul mood. Kelly didn’t notice but Tony sure as hell had. He had also noticed that whenever Gibbs caught him talking with Dominic or Brian his mood seemed to become insufferable. He’d made sure they didn’t pack the coffeemaker up until the last possible second knowing that Gibbs was a bastard with coffee but without it he was even worse so he’d made sure to keep a fresh supply of coffee in the pot for Gibbs. Finally he got sick of the older man’s attitude and while Dom, Brian and Kelly were out of the apartment he pulled Gibbs into the bathroom with him.
“What the Hell is your problem Gibbs?!?”
“…..”
“Every damn time I talk to Dom and Brian you get all fucking growly. What the hell?”
Gibbs just kept silent while Tony glowered at him.
“You…You’re Jealous!!!! Aren’t you?” Tony crowed
“I’m not jealous DiNozzo.” Gibbs all but growled at him.
“You are! Gibbs they’re friends from college! That’s all.” Tony said.
Gibbs raised an eyebrow at Tony before saying “They sure don’t act like they are just your friends…especially the taller one.” Gibbs grumbled.
“Dominic? What are you…oh, that…” Tony paused a chuckle escaping him before he continued “Jethro, Dom is already in a committed relationship, with Brian.” Tony shook his head letting that sink into Gibbs mind.
Gibbs just growled at Tony before pinning him against the door.
“And you couldn’t have told me this BEFORE we got here?” he growled into Tony’s ear before nipping it lightly.
Tony gave a soft gasp and said breathily “Jethro…Don’t…don’t start something we can’t finish.”
Gasping in pleasure Tony whimpered as Gibbs moved one of his hands, which had been wrapped around Tony’s waist, around to cup Tony’s awakening cock through his jeans. Groaning Tony grabbed Gibbs head and pulled him into a deep kiss. Breaking apart and gasping slightly Tony groaned again.
“Fuck…Gibbs…Damn it” he growled as they heard footsteps and then Kelly’s voice call out wondering where they were. Pushing Gibbs away he groaned and said, “Fuck if I’d have known getting you jealous would get this kind of reaction I’d have made you jealous a long time ago” before he straightened his clothes out the best he could and slipped out of the bathroom and back to Kelly’s room where she was laughing at Brian.
When Gibbs joined them a moment later he shot Tony a heated look that had him shivering slightly in anticipation. As the day wore on and they got Gibbs’ truck, Tony’s car, and the large moving truck that Dominic owned loaded up with everything Kelly and Tony owned Tony sighed. Now to go…home…and unload it all. Thankfully him and Gibbs had taken some time to figure out what would stay and what would go into storage to be taken care of later while Dom and Brian had gone to get lunch for them all. He hadn’t realized the amount of stuff that he seemed to have accumulated since he began working at NCIS.
Thankfully it didn’t take as long to unload everything as it had to pack and load it. They could unpack everything and put it where it went tomorrow. Kelly was already asleep on the couch so Tony picked her up and carried her to her bedroom laying her down and brushing her bangs from her forehead before placing a light kiss there whispering Goodnight into her ear and heading for bed with a tired Gibbs following shortly afterwards.
TBC…
AN: Translations first.
Mi dispiace piccina ~ I’m sorry little one.
Piccina is sort of like Tony’s nickname for Kelly.
Oh and...as to the comment about Philly's Children and Youth being "fucked up" It is. The system is in need of some seriously stricter rules and regs there. The reason I Know? Semi-personal experience with family that lived there. Being born and raised in Pennsylvania does have its upsides :D Though I am going to try and steer clear of actuallly mentioning Stillwater other than in passing...that is a subject I could rant about forever...creative liscnensing at it's best(or worst I haven't decided yet) But on Another note
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! (to those that celebrate it...) I could make a bad joke...but I'll refrain from unleashing my crude, Pervy, and sometimes stupid (but definitely skewed) sense of humor on ya'll(another bad habit...you all just looks fucking wierd...Blame my sister...As I am on the phone with her as I post...Posting now :D
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