IT'S NOT ME: Sequel Of Undercover Slibbs

Chapter 10

AT HOSPITAL IN GIBBS ROOM

Gibbs was sitting very quietly in his room. He was thinking about McGee and Bishop. He noticed the guilt on Bishop's face when he told the team about what happened. And McGee was also avoiding him since the team interrogated him. He decides to talk with them about what is wrong with them. He has an idea about Bishop's guilt, but he doesn't know what is bothering McGee.

"Hey! How are you feeling, Gibbs? What's going on?" Sloane noticed that Gibbs was awake and he was looking tensed.

"What's in your mind, Gibbs? You look so tense." She sits down on the chair right next to his bed.

"Is McGee still here?" Gibbs asked her, he ignored her questions.

"Yeah, but..." before she could complete her sentence he interrupts.

"Please tell him that I want to talk with him." He requested.

"But what's the matter, Gibbs?" Sloane tried to ask again.

"NOW, Jack! Call him." Gibbs replied in a firm voice. His blood pressure was spiking...

"Woah... Gibbs! Okay, okay calm down, just calm down. I'm calling him, okay." Sloane called McGee. She was worried about his health. The way he asked makes him more worried.

After few minutes McGee came. He knows something was wrong because Sloane sounded worried on the call. He brings coffee for Gibbs. Well, he knows Gibbs had, had his coffee already. But he believes in a backup.

"Hey, Boss. You wanted to see me. Here's your coffee." McGee said nervously.

"Trying to bribe me, McGee?" Gibbs said and accept that cup of coffee.

"What! Why... I mean why would I try to bribe you, Boss?" McGee replied.

"You tell me," Gibbs said

"Hey, Jack. Can you please give us a minute? I want to talk with McGee in private." Gibbs said in his soft voice.

"Sure... why not." Sloane started walking toward the door but she stops when she came face to face with McGee. She put her hand on his shoulder.

"Don't take it personally if he says something to you, okay. I will be outside don't worry." Sloane whispered and give him a nod then she left.

"Sit down," Gibbs said

"What do you want to talk about, Boss?" McGee asked as he takes a seat.

"Why you are avoiding me?" McGee looked at him in surprise.

"Don't you think I didn't notice that, McGee! You have been avoiding talking with me since the interrogation. You left the room after getting your answers. Why?"

"I am not avoiding you, Boss. I... I am...
Because I am feeling embarrassed how do I face you! Okay..." McGee answers with frustration. He stood up and walk toward the window.

"EMBARRASSED!"

"Yeah, EMBARRASSED." He turned around and sits down on the chair. His face was red because he was trying to hold his tears back.

"WHY?" Gibbs asked him. It was like rapid fire. Gibbs was asking so quickly and McGee was answering them quickly.

"BECAUSE I HAD A CHANCE TO SAVE YOU FROM THAT WAREHOUSE. BUT I CHOSE TO GO AFTER HENRY, INSTEAD OF SAVING YOU.

I ABANDONED YOU, GIBBS. I LEFT YOU BEHIND. I LEFT YOU ON YOUR OWN. I WAS SCARED AND CONFUSED. AND I WENT AFTER THAT BASTARD. I SHOULD HAVE TO SAVE YOU, IF I HAD DONE THIS, IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT ALL.