The Thing About Assuming...
by Belladonna
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Summary: Daniel meets an old lover, now Special Agent Tony DiNozzo of NCIS in Washington. Will their reunion make or break their friendships with the men that they love
Daniel grumbled, pulling his tie down so he didn't feel like he was choking, "This day was very unproductive Jack."
Both Jack and Paul shared a look, then laughed. "This is the Pentagon, Daniel. If you had a missile that was designed to be unproductive then it woulda hit the bullseye." Jack said with another laugh, adjusting his sunglasses for the glare. He was trying to ignore the humidity that was close to melting him into a puddle, and the sight of Daniel's ass.
A tenor voice called out in delighted surprise, "Danny?!"
Daniel spun around and his face lit up, "Tony!" He sprinted to the other man and they engulfed each other in enthusiastic hugs, talking a mile a minute. "What are you doing here?" Tony demanded, blue gray ees checking out his old friend, and lover. His arms reluctantly released the other man and he stepped back, watching as Daniel looked him over approvingly. Tony had blue jeans, a crisp white dress shirt and a dark blue blazer that made his blue gray eyes stand out in his handsome face.
Daniel's blue eyes sparkled, "I was at the Pentagon. Budget meetings." He made a face and Tony laughed, "Poor baby. I remember how you hated those."
"Nothing's changed." Daniel said cheerfully.
"So DiNozzo, gonna introduce us?" Gibbs voice drawled and Tony threw a grin over his shoulder, "Sure boss."
He pulled Daniel over, "Dr. Daniel Jackson, this is my boss Special Agent Gibbs, and my friend," (he threw a grin at Gibbs at this dig), "Special Agent Caitlin Todd. Guys, this is my former room mate from Chicago."
Daniel smiled and shook hands, "Nice to meet you." He looked admiringly at the handsome silver haired man and the pretty brunette beside him before he glanced at his old friend, "Special agent? So what do you do now Tony?" he asked curiously.
"NCIS." Tony said with a mischievous grin.
"Listen to me 'Tonio," Daniel laughed, using the old nickname he'd had for his friend, "I speak 24 languages more or less, but not that! English please?"
"Naval Criminal Investigative Service." Gibbs replied, his eyes never leaving the man, except to check out the Air Force Officers behind him.
"Yo Danny?" Jack asked, feeling absurdly jealous at how close Daniel was standing next to the good looking kid.
Daniel turned and beckoned them forward, "Tony, this is my boss and best friend Colonel Jack O'Neill, and our Pentagon Liaison, yes you're my friend too Paul," He teased, "Major Paul Davis."
There was more handshaking and Tony admired both men subtly, raising an approving eyebrow towards Daniel who grinned smugly back. "Nice to meet you. How long are you going to be here and can we get together tonight?" Tony demanded.
"Absolutely." Daniel turned to Jack, "You'll have to wallow in the luxury of our hotel by yourself Jack. I'll see you tonight, 'kay?"
"In the morning." Tony said quickly, and shrugged a 'what?' to Daniel's quick look of surprise.
"Tony, don't you have a date with whatever her name was?" Caitlin asked.
Tony shrugged, his eyes smiling at Daniel, "She'll keep."
"Oh 'Tonio, always a girl on the string." He teased.
Tony turned to Gibbs, "Boss, do I really need to be here for the meeting? Can't I get the Cliff Notes version from Cait on Monday?"
Gibbs eyes his young partner uneasily. There was something more here, something that made him feel antsy, almost jealous? Surely not. "Sure DiNozzo. We'll see you Monday." He ignored Agent Todd's look of surprise.
There was a mutual air of disbelief from both groups as the two men headed off, shoulders brushing as they talked with each other.
"Well Major, we've been abandoned." Jack quipped and Paul chuckled, "Yes Sir." Gibbs inclined his head politely, "Sirs." "Special Agent Gibbs." Paul nodded back and the two groups separated and headed on their way. As Gibbs and Caitlin headed on she laughed, "Boy, they seemed really close, didn't they?" He slanted a look at her, "Very."
~~~
In Tony's car Daniel reached for his hand, linking their fingers, "So, still single?" Tony squeezed, "Found the right guy, 'cept he's straight, so yeah."
"Mm, know what you mean, know what you mean." Daniel said, his mind going to Jack in that incredible uniform, with the hat, and shades, and everything. "So, the hot Colonel or the luscious Major?" Tony asked with a knowing glance. "The hot Colonel." Daniel sighed.
The two men were silent for a moment, "When did you move to D.C.?" Daniel asked.
"Well, actually Arlington, but it a couple of years ago. Gibbs recruited me from Homicide."
"I never thought that you'd leave Chicago."
"Danny, you know I couldn't leave." Tony protested, and Daniel did know. He'd left on a dig for a year and Tony had stayed to take care of his father, also a former cop, who'd been dying of cancer.
"When did he die?"
"Almost a year after you left. I stayed with the department, eventually made detective and was assigned to homicide. Made a name for myself." Tony shrugged.
"I'm so glad to see you." Daniel said softly, "You look even better than when we were in Chicago." Tony gave Daniel a lustful look, "Oh, you look great too. I can hardly find out how much. How long can you stay?" "2 days, today, Sunday, then I have a Monday morning meeting and I fly back to Colorado Springs." "Cool."
~~~
Daniel followed Tony into his apartment, and looked around with a grin, "Nice, top of the line stereo, t.v. and comfortable couch, but nothing on the walls. You never change Tony." He teased.
"Yeah, well at least it doesn't look like an anthropologist's and librarian's yard sale in here!" Tony shot back with a smile, then put his arms around Daniel and brought him close for a kiss. It was familiar, started out gentle as they relearned each other's taste, but then it got hard, passionate and wet. Tony pulled back, panting, and "Oh god, Daniel It's been forever, I want you so bad."
Daniel smiled and began to strip, "Take me 'Tonio, I am so yours." Suit coats were quickly pushed off shoulders, shirts untucked and unbuttoned, rough male hands running greedily over bare skin eliciting delighted moans and gasps. "God Daniel, you've really put on some muscle. You're so fucking gorgeous." Tony moaned, dipping his head to lick one of Daniel's nipples, then moving onto the well-defined pec.
Daniel's head fell back, eyes closed as Tony's tongue, and teeth explored his chest. "God, I love it when you bite me." He grunted at another nip, and grabbed Tony's hand, rubbing it against his hard as iron dick, "Can we take this someplace horizontal? I'm about to explode."
In the bedroom they stripped and lay on the bed, Tony arching into Daniel's' hands as his balls and shaft were caressed. Suddenly Daniel stopped and Tony's eyes opened, "What?" Daniel was digging through the bedside drawer, "I want you to fuck me. It's been forever." His voice was muffled and then he sat back up, the lube in his hand, "Ha, found it!" Tony's breath caught, the waning sunlight streaming in the window highlighted Daniel's hair, and the incredible muscles he now had. He looked like those statues of Greek gods he's seen at the library. Breathtakingly beautiful. "Get on your hands and knees Danny, I'm going to ride you." He said huskily and watched as Daniel's eyes darkened with lust.
Daniel moved to his hands and knees, his body quivering in anticipation. The feel of Tony leaning across his back, cock pressed against his bottom as he kissed down his spine made him shudder with delight, "I missed this, oh I missed this." He moaned, then he groaned as he felt the other man spread his ass cheeks and run his tongue down the crack, over his sensitive anus before coming back to concentrate on it. "Oh god, I'd forgotten how good you were at that." He gasped, thrusting back onto Tony's probing tongue. "'Tonio!" he gasped and Tony pulled reluctantly back, "I love doing that. Um, we're both clean right?" he asked belatedly. Looking over his shoulder Daniel said softly, "You know me Tony. I've always been careful, but I'm also tested often and I haven't had anyone in forever."
"Excellent." Tony slicked up his fingers and slid two into the loosened hole, making Daniel buck and cry out. He stretched the muscle, letting his fingers glide over the hot slickness before finding the hard gland that made Daniel cry out again. "Please, please, please!"
With trembling hands he smoothed the lube over his own erection and moved closer, pushing gently into the hot tightness that beckoned him. "Danny." He whispered, Daniel was so tight. Suddenly the muscles relaxed and he slid in, balls touching ass and causing both men to moan, "Shit. God, Tony, I want this so bad. Fuck me." And he emphasized this with a shove back that made Tony's eyes roll back in this head, "Ohmigod, stop it!" and he slapped Daniel's ass cheek hard "Then move DiNozzo!" Daniel laughed wildly.
Revenge was sweet, Tony pulled gently back, then thrust in mightily, making Daniel howl into the mattress. They heaved and bucked, no tenderness in the act, all fire and need. Tony grunted as he thrust, angling to rub against Daniel's prostate and made Daniel gasp, "I'm there!" and he arched his neck, his cock shooting creamy come all over the bed. It was like a whirlwind and Tony was caught up in it, pulsing deeply inside of the other man until his vision blurred, and he collapsed onto Daniel's back.
Daniel was breathing heavily, relishing the weight on his back, relishing the ache of his ass. "Wow." Tony grunted and placed an openmouthed kiss at Daniel's sweaty nape, "Oh yeah." He slowly pulled out, followed by a gush of warm semen, then lay on his side, pulling Daniel down with him into the sticky semen scented sheets. "Gonna need to do laundry." He yawned before cuddling closer. Daniel smiled as he moved back, wrapping his hands over Tony's forearms, "Shh, sleepy."
Daniel woke abruptly, cursing his job that had given him that Pavlovian response, and was instantly confused as to his location. Then he felt warm hands, male hands and legs tangled with his and he smiled. "You awake?" he whispered.
"Um, yeah, sort of." Tony replied with a yawn. He nuzzled Daniel's neck, pressing a warm kiss there, then thrust his hips just in case Daniel couldn't figure out that he had another hard on.
With a laugh Daniel turned over and grasped Tony's wide-awake cock, "Well some parts of you are more awake than others." He teased.
"As it has been since the beginning of history." Tony grunted, thrusting into his friend's hand.
"Oooh 'Tonio, that sounded positively erudite."
"Shut up Danny, ooh, there. Do that again." And he arched, his come pearling over Daniel's fingers as he jerked through his orgasm. "Missed you." He moaned as Daniel pulled him into his arms, rubbing his own cock between them until he cried out softly, cock pulsing as he came all over their abdomen.
As they cuddled quietly Tony looked at his friend, "It's late now, you hungry?" Daniel's stomach growled and both men laughed, "Ok, I guess that's an answer."
"Yeah, I haven't eaten since the cafeteria, the expensive cafeteria, at the Pentagon." Daniel complained. "Let me take care of you." Tony leaned forward to kiss Daniel before rolling out of bed to feed them.
~~~
The next evening saw them at an exclusive, discrete gay club on the outskirts of Arlington. Tony's hair was spiked and he was wearing tight black slacks and a gray silk shirt as they walked inside. Daniel was behind him, admiring his ass.
"Tony!" The bartender said cheerfully, immediately going to a bottle of whiskey and began to pour.
"Hey Bill, this is Danny. Danny, this is Bill. He's a former cop himself." The two men shook hands, the big man admiring him obviously, "Damn Tony, you have great taste. So Daniel, are you a cop?"
"Um no. Archeologist."
"Even better. What'll ya drink hotstuff?" Bill asked, flirting shamelessly.
Daniel shook his head in amusement, "JD on the rocks please."
"You got it."
Tony watched indulgently as most of the men, and a lot of the women blatantly admired Daniel. He could understand why, the man was in skin tight blue jeans, a cornflower blue silk shirt and contacts that opened up his gorgeous blue eyes.
The men grabbed a table and began to talk quietly, about life and the lack of a lovelife. They both discovered that they were civilian's working for the military, and that they were in love with unattainable men. "How long are you gonna wait for him Danny?" Tony inquired.
Daniel shrugged, "It's not that I'm waiting for him, it's that I can't live without him." His blue eyes were troubled, "I don't want to lose him, so I can't tell him. Meanwhile, Rosy and her five sisters keep me occupied."
Tony threw his head back and laughed, "Oh god, the first time I heard that was from Gibbs! Apparently it's something that Marine's say too."
"What about Gibbs?" Daniel asked curiously.
"Hmm, Gibbs. Hot, Ex-Marine, 3 ex-wives and a penchant for red-heads apparently."
Daniel pretended to consider his hair, "Well, red-highlights wouldn't be so bad." He teased, snickering when his friend cuffed his head lightly.
"It's not only that, he has this big thing about dating co-workers. I think he'd be in Cait's bed if he hadn't made it his public policy." Tony shrugged, "Like you said, being around him is the best I've got and I'm grateful." His eyes went soft, "I occasionally find someone, but I make damn sure it's someone I can trust." He took Daniel's hand, twining their fingers briefly.
They'd danced once or twice and were working on their drinks when Tony stiffened, "Oh my god, that son of a bitch!" he exclaimed bitterly.
Daniel turned in his seat to see Tony's boss walking towards the bar. He twisted back and took Tony's hand to keep him seated, "Wait, let's just see what's up first."
"Hey Bill." Gibbs greeted the bartender by name, taking his drink over to a table that was partially hidden from the men.
"No! No way!" Tony hissed in shock.
Daniel turned back around with a wicked grin, "Let me check this out Tony. You go to the bathroom so he doesn't see you." Tony shook his head, recognizing the gleam in Daniel's eyes, "Uh uh, I want to watch."
"Pervert." Daniel said mildly, slowly standing and slamming his drink. He attracted a lot of attention as he sauntered lazily over to stand behind Gibbs, bending over (provoking a lot of sighs for the tight ass,) "Well, well. If it isn't Tony's boss." He crooned into the older man's ear.
Gibbs froze, his drink halfway to his mouth as the very gorgeous friend of his co-worker dropped into the chair across from him. "Hello Dr. Jackson."
"Call me Daniel." Daniel reached over and dipped his finger into Gibb's drink and sucked it, making a sexy humming sound, "Mm, excellent scotch."
Tony watched in admiration, 'Daniel was a god.' A man leaned over towards Tony, "Your date is smokin'." "Yeah." Tony agreed with affection.
"My name is Jethro." Gibbs said, watching the man closely.
An arched eyebrow, "So Jethro, what are you doing here?" he waved a lazy hand indicating the bar.
"Getting a drink." He held up his glass of scotch with a crooked smile.
"Oh yeah, me too." Daniel said with an exasperated eyeroll.
Gibbs shrugged, flirting lightly, "Good music?"
Daniel gazed at the man before nodding at Tony. Tony walked over and bent down, giving Daniel a hot kiss with lots of tongue action in front of his surprised boss.
'Of course Tony would be here with his friend.' Gibbs winced, watching the two men, all of his blood slamming south so quickly at the hot kiss that he got lightheaded. Then the realization hit him, 'Tony's gay?!'
"Hiya Boss." Tony stepped back as Daniel stood, slipping an arm around his waist.
"DiNozzo." Gibbs replied quietly, watching the long look, then another kiss between the younger men.
"Tony, I need to get back and get some sleep." Daniel protested lightly, his eyes going to the Gibbs, interested to see the sheen of sweat on the man's upper lip, and the dilated eyes.
Tony nuzzled his neck, "You can sleep on the plane Danny." He said huskily. He pulled back and gave Gibbs a half assed salute, "See ya Monday Boss." And the two men left, leaving a surprised and aroused man sitting alone with his scotch.
Tony collapsed outside in the cool night air, "Oh god, he's gay Daniel!" his eyes were shining.
"He didn't know what to do with himself when you walked up 'Tonio. He was hot and bothered." Daniel grabbed his friend for another kiss, "Want you."
Tony's eyes darkened, "With pleasure Te amo."
~~~
Jack was busily packing up his things, wondering when the hell Daniel was planning on showing up. Paul was in the corner, sprawled in one of the wing chairs, his green eyes watching the Colonel's impatient movements with a smile. He opened his mouth and was about to say something when the door opened and Daniel whirled in with breathless apologies.
"Sorry! Sorry I'm late." He panted and began to strip his clothes quickly. Paul gripped the arms of his chair and choked when he saw Daniel's chest.
Jack looked up to check out what had alarmed Davis and he gasped and rushed over to Daniel, "What it the hell happened Daniel? Were you mugged?" there were small bruises all over Daniel's chest, including a couple on his neck.
"Huh, what?" Daniel asked in confusion, then looked down and snickered, "Oh, that. God Jack, for a man who was married you sure are naďve."
Stepping back in confusion, Jack asked, "What?"
"It's called rough sex Jack." Daniel said patiently. His skin tingled from Jack's penetrating stare but Daniel ignored it as he buttoned up his blue oxford shirt, then cursed his inattention and unbuttoned it to slide a t-shirt over his head.
Paul laughed in the building tension, "You look like you swallowed a trout Colonel." He exchanged a quick smile with Daniel who was finally finished with his shirt and had starting on his pants, dropping them to reveal the bitemark on his ass. "God Daniel, you must have had fun." Paul said wickedly, watching the traumatized Colonel as he absorbed what Daniel was doing in stunned silence.
"Seeing Tony again was great." Daniel confirmed, tucking his shirt into his pants and rapidly threading his belt through the loops.
"You're gay?" Jack squeaked.
"Bi, remember Shar'e?" Daniel replied, going to the mirror to check his hair.
Jack's legs no longer held him and he collapsed onto the side of the bed, "You never said."
"Don't ask, don't tell?" Daniel drawled.
Paul was watching their body language closely, the shock and jealousy on Colonel O'Neill's face and the love and bitterness in Daniel's eyes, and was enlightened. "Why Daniel, I thought you knew?" Paul began, ignoring his military colleague's frantic headshake, "Colonel O'Neill is bi too."
Daniel froze in his tracks and looked at his best friend, "You have got to be fucking kidding me!"
Now Jack popped to his feet, "Me! I thought you were straight! I didn't know, I've been living with this forever!"
The wording of this made Daniel pause, "This?" He inquired silkily.
Jack fumbled, "This." He waved a hand between them, "Wanting."
Paul stood, "And on that note Gentleman, we have a meeting to attend."
Daniel spun around to pin him with a glare, "Bastard."
"Oh yeah. Happy bastard too." He agreed and grabbed two bags, "Colonel?"
Jack's heart was in his eyes but he nodded mechanically, "Yeah."
"We're so not finished." Daniel snarled as he quickly tied his tie, "Wanting. Stupid son of a bitch." He grumbled and caught Jack's smile.
~~~
Tony sauntered in the brick building of the NCIS whistling tunelessly. He smiled at Cait as he fell into his chair and started his computer, "Hello Cait, how was your weekend?"
Caitlin Todd eyed her happy co-worked in askance, "It was good. The transcript for the incredibly boring meeting that you missed is on your desk."
"Thank you." Tony said cheerfully, perusing it quickly. His neck tilted as he tried to catch the light better and Cait saw the hickey on his neck. 'Ah, that was why he was in such a good mood.'
Tony was hyper aware of the elevator doors opening and his boss, with his usual large cup of coffee heading their way. He pretended not to notice, keeping his eyes on the report until Caitlin chirped, "Good morning Gibbs."
"Agent Todd." Gibbs said seriously, his eyes going over to her before settling on Tony.
Tony reluctantly lifted his eyes, "Hey Boss."
"DiNozzo." He tilted his head, "How did your reunion go with your friend?"
"Um, it was good." Tony replied cautiously.
Gibbs nodded before turning and heading to his own desk, Tony breathing a sigh of relief. The rest of the week passed slowly, filled with unbearable sexual tension. Tony would be working on something on his desk, and just know that Gibbs was watching. His blue gray eyes would search out the older agent, confirm his suspicions and then he'd sigh and go back to his work. And every night he'd do some self-satisfaction. Daniel encouraged him to make the first move, but he'd not been able to find the cojones to do it.
It was on Friday that the body of EM2 (SS) Justin Barkley was found in Norfolk.
The three of them climbed out of the car and Gibbs moved under the crime scene tape, "What do you have Ducky?" He asked the older man on his knees beside the body.
Dr. Mallard, coroner extraordinaire, a.k.a. 'Ducky' looked up with an impatient sigh, "25 year old Electrician's mate second class, Submarine service was found at 0600 by one of the dishwashers of this fine establishment." He pointed to the sign that was visible from the mouth of the alley. Gibbs looked at the name but nothing registered and he turned to Tony who'd just walked up. "DiNozzo...' he began but Tony held up his hand, "It's a gay bar Boss."
Gibbs looked up at the sign again, "Ah." He watched as Tony knelt beside Ducky, "What's the cause of death?"
"Well, it looks like blunt force trauma to the back of the skull, but I won't be able to determine that until I get him back to my lab."
The men looked over as Cait ducked under the crime scene tape with her notebook, "Gibbs, this is the sixth suspicious death here in the past 6 months." She gestured to a Norfolk cop, "Lt. Alvarez says they're pretty sure it's a pattern."
"Ya think? What was their first clue?" Tony said sarcastically.
"DiNozzo." Gibbs admonished quietly.
"Sorry Boss."
"Agent Todd, you and DiNozzo interview his buddies on the sub. See what you can dig up." He ordered, his piercing eyes sweeping the alley for more answers.
Caitlin kept throwing concerned glances at Tony as she drove. He was totally out of it, preoccupied.
"Tony?"
"Yeah?" He replied listlessly.
"You ok?"
He suddenly sighed and shifted, "Yeah, thanks for asking Cait." She raised an eyebrow, "Sure, no problem."
The interviews went off without a hitch, unfortunately neither Cait nor DiNozzo were any closer to what happened to Barkley. Back at NCIS Gibbs was pacing back and forth, occasionally eyeing the large computer display of data with a frown on his face. "Ok, January 15 shows Lyle Bergman dead from a blow to the head. February 14 was Don King, poor kid, age 21 dead from a blow to the head that severed his spinal cord. March 20th was Jon Fisher, age 27, blow to the head," He was about to continue when Tony stood, "Ok Boss, we get it. 6 gay men struck from behind, same m.o., same club. We have a fucking serial killer." He stalked around his desk and walked to the large expanse of glass to stare out, shoulders tight, stomach in knots.
"We should do an undercover op." Caitlin interjected into the silence, "It's only been six days between his last two victims. He's losing control."
Gibbs nodded thoughtfully, his eyes on the man at the window, "I agree. DiNozzo?"
Tony looked around, "Sounds good."
"You and I." Gibbs said.
"No!"
"DiNozzo, it makes sense." Gibbs was trying to be reasonable.
Tony raised a shaking hand, his face flushed, "No, just..no." and he rapidly walked to the elevator.
"Damn it! Cait, call Abby and see if she's found anything else." Gibbs ordered and he sprinted towards the stairs.
Tony scrambled out of the elevator and down the stairs walking quickly through the glass double doors outside. He headed for the artistically arranged grove of trees on the backside of the NCIS building, moving between two of the fuller evergreens before leaning back against the trunk of a large Bradford pear.
Gibbs sighed in relief as he caught a glimpse of Tony's dark hair as he disappeared into the copse of trees. He moved quietly among them only to stop and stare. Tony was leaning back against the white blossom laden tree, his head back, his hair sprinkled with white blossoms, his eyes closed as he stood in the sunlight. He looked so fucking beautiful that Gibbs could feel all of his precious control about to snap. He knew that dating a co-worker was a bad idea, but he wanted this man. Had wanted, desired, craved, loved? This man. "Tony."
A bittersweet smile cross the younger agent's face, "Give me what I want on a string Gibbs. Have you so close until I can't breath, until I can't help but hope. Then pull it all away when the case is over. Thanks, but no fucking thanks. Get someone else."
"Tony." Gibbs whispered. He moved closer, so close to what he wanted, so close that he could feel the heat radiating from Tony's body.
The ridiculously long lashes that framed the stormy blue eyes fluttered open and Anthony DiNozzo bared his soul. "I want you Jethro Gibbs. I want to suck you, fuck you, slide my cock inside of you, feel you inside of me and wake up beside you in the morning. I want it all."
Stepping closer, pinning Tony's body to the tree Gibbs cupped the other man's face and pulled him into a searing kiss. Tony's mouth opened and his tongue dueled with Gibbs, both trying to dominate the kiss but in the end surrendering to each other. Pulling back Gibbs looked into Tony's eyes, "God, I knew you'd be hot..." He whispered in shock. His cock was swelled so much that it ached where it rested against Tony's.
Tony chuckled quietly, "If you don't want me to jump you here, you'd better head back upstairs. I'll be there in a minute." He looked down to where his groin was resting, well, pushing against Gibbs, "Maybe two."
A final brush of their lips and Gibbs moved reluctantly back, breathing hard, "When this is over Tony." He promised. The men's eyes met and held, "You bet."
~~~
Daniel was curled up on his couch, his bare feet tucked underneath him as he sipped a glass of wine and read his latest Archeology in Review. A sharp rap at his door made him smile, "It's open Jack."
Jack walked in and closed the door, pointedly locking it, "You know, I coulda been some crazed maniac." He complained.
"You are." Daniel pointed out.
"Har de har har. Laugh it up Rock boy." And he went into Daniel's kitchen to grab a beer from the fridge.
Daniel watched with a smile as Jack shucked his jacket and draped it over a bar stool before he sank onto the couch beside him, "Sköll." He saluted and took a drink, his tan throat exposed to Daniel's greedy eyes. Jack's eyes slid to his and Daniel looked down, willing his cock to settle down.
"Danny, we need to talk."
"Ya think?" Daniel shot back.
"My line." Jack replied mildly. He watched as Daniel carefully placed a bookmark in the journal, placing it and his wine on the coffee table, then nipped Jack's beer of out his hand, eliciting a protest that was abruptly cut off by 180 pounds of strapping archeologist in his lap, trying to excavate his tonsils.
Daniel reluctantly pulled back so they could breathe and grinned as Jack gaped at him, "Holy shit Danny!"
"Slow on the uptake Jack."
A hand reached up and caressed Daniel's cheek, his dark brown eyes tender, "Catching a clue now Dannyboy."
Serious blue eyes, "I love you Jack."
"Same to you Space monkey."
~~~
Gibbs took Tony's hand and brought it to his lips, indulging his need to touch, "You sure that you're up for this?" he asked.
"This is the fourth night you've asked, what did I say the first time you asked, Boss?" Tony rolled his eyes, making Caitlin, who was running surveillance, laugh. She admired them, both dressed down, Gibbs in blue jeans and a tight red t-shirt, and an earring! While Tony was wearing tight leather pants and a tight black tank top, his dark hair attractively tousled.
"I'm just checking." Gibbs said with a pretend wounded look. The music went soft and he smiled, "Wanna dance?"
Tony smiled, "Ok." He stood and held out his hand, the older man readily taking it. As they moved closer together, Tony's hand's on Gibbs shoulders while Gibbs had his hands on Tony's hips, they both hoped that this would be the last night. The touching, the kissing and last but not least, the dancing was winding both men up so much that thy thought they'd spontaneously combust if they didn't make love soon.
It was near closing when Gibbs got up to leave. He gave Tony a gentle kiss, deepening it when Tony's mouth opened and he groaned. After a rough minute Gibbs pulled back and shook his head, "Bad."
"Sorry." Tony said insincerely, a twinkle in his eyes.
"Sure you are, see you tomorrow?" he asked gruffly.
"You bet." And the older man collected his coat and left.
Tony finished his drink then picked up his own leather jacket and walked outside, turning towards the mouth of the alley and stopping, breathing the fresh ocean air deeply. It was a lovely night and Tony was tired. The case had gotten to him, the stress, the thing with Gibbs, the sexual frustration, all had contributed to his not sleeping well.
Cait was watching the surveillance when she thought she saw movement in the alley. "Gibbs?" "Yeah?"
"You in the alley?"
"Just heading in." Gibbs replied.
"There's someone behind Tony." She said urgently.
Tony was fumbling with his cell phone when he dropped it onto the blacktop, "Shit." He cursed and bent down to pick it up, a move that saved his life for at that moment a baseball bat whizzed over his head to connect with the bricks of the club. Tony dove forward and tackled the man by the legs, the man fighting desperately, using the bat and catching Tony on the side of the face, stunning him for a second.
When Gibbs got to the mouth of the alley he was frightened. Tony was lying still and the man was leaning over him with the bat, "Drop the bat and put your hands up!" he barked, his gun in his hands as the man slowly turned toward him. Tony groaned and opened his eyes, looking up and immediately rolled out of reach and staggered to his feet. Lt. Alvarez appeared beside Gibbs, his own gun drawn, "Norfolk Police, drop your weapon!" he shouted. The man snarled as he dropped the bat, "You faggots! You should all die. You're an abomination!"
"Ooh, big words Boss." Tony bit out, wiping the blood off of his cheek.
"Motherfucking faggot." The man spat and reached into his jacket.
"Keep your hands where we can see them!" Alvarez yelled but the man gave them a sly smile, "I'm just reaching for my cigarettes."
"Don't do it." Gibbs said quietly, all of his instincts screaming that it was a weapon. The man ignored them and began to pull something metallic out and Lt. Alvarez shot him, the gun dropping out of the man's hand as he fell to the ground. Another cop kicked the weapon away and dropped to check the fallen suspect, "Thready pulse sir."
Caitlin watched as Gibbs put up his gun, ignoring the commotion on the street and strode up to Tony, his finger lightly touching the bruised and bloody cheekbone, "Are you alright?" The hand moving to gently cup Tony's neck.
"I'm ok Boss." Tony said quietly, his own eyes acknowledging how close it had almost been. Gibbs closed his eyes and rested his forehead against Tony's for a moment, then stepped back, "Let's get out of here."
~~~
It took three days to finish the paperwork and close the case on EM2(SS) Justin Barkley. The case had made Caitlin aware of the bond between the two male agents and she privately wondered how far it went. She watched them closely but saw nothing out of line and let it alone.
Gibbs was in his basement, sanding his boat when he heard footsteps on the wooden stairs behind him. "Hey."
He turned and his face lit up with a smile, "Hey yourself." He took the sanding block over and set it down on the workbench, turned around and found his arms full of Tony, and his mouth equally occupied. The kiss started out harsh, possessive but quickly gentled into the slow slide of tongues. The kiss deepened, getting wetter until both men had to pull away to breath. Tony took advantage of the break to cruise his lips over the other man's jawline, then to his cheekbone before returning to capture his soon to be lover's lips again.
Gibbs' mouth had been busy but so had his hands. He'd unbuttoned Tony's shirt and was running his rough hands over the smooth muscles, gently teasing the nipples until Tony arched back and moaned.
"Let's take this upstairs to a bed, shall we?" Gibbs asked huskily.
Tony's eyes were dark with desire and he yanked Gibbs close by the front of his shirt, "I love you Jethro, and I want it all." He demanded quietly.
A shaking hand cupped the bruised side of Tony's face, "I'm going to make love to you DiNozzo, and drive you outta your mind."
"Good." Tony said the two men went upstairs, Gibbs shutting off the light and plunging the basement into darkness.
