Why Do You Care?

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You had finally agreed to go out on a date with DiNozzo. Why? You didn't exactly know why. It was mainly for the free food. Sure Tony was cute but he wasn't exactly your type. Tony had driven you both to a restaurant after work. Sure the night was nice, not great but nice. However you now stood with the fact of how you were getting home. You didn't really want Tony to know where you lived, not yet anyways. You made up some lie about having a girlfriend coming to pick you up so he would leave. He believed you and left you there on the edge of the street alone. After a quick glance to your left, showing a group of sketchy men slowly walking towards you, you decide it's safer to just call Gibbs then walk all the way home. 

You hurriedly call Gibbs, quickly walking down the street away from the group of people. Gibbs was there in less than 7 minutes. Guess being a special agent gives you some kind of free pass with speeding. 
"Need a lift?" You hear him call out the window of his car as you walk down the sidewalk.
"Please" You reply, stopping to open the passenger door and getting in. You felt so much safer. 
"Why are you out on the street at this time?" Gibbs asks, clearly curious. 
"I had a date" You answer, what else would you call it?
"And he just left you there on the sidewalk to find your own way home?" Gibbs asks surprised. He also had a sliver of anger in his voice. 
"I- well-" You go to say, about to explain how this really was your fault not Tony's.
"What is his name" Gibbs cuts you off.
"What?" You reply. Why did he want to know?
"I said, what is his name" He asks again, there was definitely anger in his voice.
"I- that has nothing to do with you" You reply shocked. What was this mans problem?
"I need to know what kind of idiot leaves a women on the side of the road, alone late at night" He really was mad now, why was he getting so agitated over a date?
"Well I guess Tony is kind of an idiot" You say softly, Gibbs heard you. 
"I- I'm sorry, you don't mean Tony as in DiNozzo do you?" Words can't even describe him right now. "Because last time I checked I had a VERY important rule about dating co-workers. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN" 
"I- ok now that you say it, it sounds ridiculous" You go shy, Gibbs doesn't need to know this. Rule 12 was the most ridiculous rule in the book. Well, maybe not the most but it was definitely up there. 

The drive was silent the whole way back to Gibbs's house. Why were you going back to Gibbs's instead of your own, what a great question, you didn't know why. 
"This isn't my house" You answer flatly. 
"Well I know that" Gibbs responds, getting out of the car. 
"Why am I here!" You yell from the car door as Gibbs unlocks the house.
"Just get inside" He yells back. God he makes life so much harder than it needs to be.

His house was warm, so much warmer than originally expected. You yawn, the long week of work finally catching up to you. 
"You can take the spare room just down the hall" Gibbs says, pointing in that direction.
"Thanks Gibbs" You say.
"Jethro" He cuts in. "To colleagues I'm Gibbs, to friends I'm Jethro" 
"Alright then, thanks Jethro" You say sweetly. 
"Before you go- I just have one question" He asks, something was bothering him.
"Yes Jethro?" You say. 
"What do you see in DiNozzo?" You stop. What did you see in DiNozzo? 
"I don't see why your so bothered by the fact that I went on a date with Tony. Sure rule 12 and whatever but come on, it's not like anyone actually follows that rule anyways"
Forget I asked, just go to bed. I'll see you in the morning" He gives you a quick nod, standing up. 
"No tell me. Why does it bother you so much that I went on a date with Tony?" You step in front of him, blocking his way. He takes a deep breath, clearly preparing himself for whatever he was going to say. 
"Because it's not fair" He answers simply.
"What? Not fair? What do you even mean?" You question. He was making no sense right now. 
"It's not fair that he gets the chance to be with you and I don't" Woah- you were not expecting that. "Because it wasn't me who got to take you out tonight. And because if it were up to me, I'd already have fired him for being reckless with something so precious" Your hands find their way to his face, cupping his cheeks. You look up into his eyes, oh his beautiful eyes. The pain in his eyes were clear. He really was jealous. 
"I'll ask you again. Why does it bother you so much" You were trying to hard not to just fall into his arms forever. 
"Because I love you... and love screams vulnerability" He was finally speaking from his heart. This is side of Jethro that no one got to see. The loving and caring side. You can't take it anymore, you lean into him, pushing yourself up to kiss his lips softly. It takes him a moment to register your movements, but quickly kissing you back, all his anger and worry leaving him. 

You pull back from his lips momentarily. "What about rule 12" You say softly. 
"It's not like anyone actually follows that rule anyways" He repeats what you had said earlier.
"That's true" You reply, leaning up to his lips again. " Bedroom" You ask softly.
"This way" Jethro replies, swiftly picking you up as you wrap your arms around his neck and your legs around his waist as he walks towards his bedroom.

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Woah I never write like this 😅 Must be the alcohol talking. Sorry if you don't like this story 🥲 I'm running out of ideas now lol 🫡 

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