Not many stories have Tony actually leave Gibbs for his actions. I loved the whole overall story and the beginning where Tony is pinned by the branch was unexpected as well. I love how you didn't spit out a case from the tv series and came up with your own. I also loved Tony's yearning for a loyal best friend dog, and finally getting it.

2ND full read.
Even better than I remember!

Great story! I love the friendship with Jimmy and wish the tv show explores this more.

Utterly brilliant thank you do much for not turning it into a gibbs/dinozzo story the ending was so much better

Awesome.

Great story! I'm so glad Tony left at the end.

I'm happy Tony just forgave everybody. Too much has happened for that. Thanks for writing

Good story but So disappointed Tony & Gibbs didn’t make it, think another couple chapters they could’ve built trust.

An excellent story! Great character development and your dialogue both inner and outer flowed smoothly. You sure painted Gibbs as a class-A bastard and the Terrible Trio were their own special kind of awful. I do like a large and in charge Jimmy. He was fantastic during the snowmobile scenes. Fuego was the kind of dog everyone wants to have. I see her as a Chow in my mind. They are a gorgeous, loyal breed of dog and she was certainly that.

Marcus sounds like the perfect man for Tony and I am so glad that he didn't end up with Gibbs. That would have completely negated Tony's pain and the difficult journey he had taken.

thank you for sharing your work.

The Cold should already be messing with tonys lungs from the plage so

Found this story recently and am enjoying it quite a bit.

FYI - Billy Wilder was the director of Some Like It Hot. Oscar Wilde (the writer) was born in 1854 and died in 1900.

Lovely story. I'm so glad that he didn't stay at NCIS. None of them deserved him, they all treated him abominably, particularly Gibbs. I'm glad that Tony finally found a good set of friends and someone who loves him and respects him.

I love ropa vieja, and I'm loving this story too.

Luv it

TY for a story where Tony sticks up for himself and sticks to his guns and doesn't forgive all the abuse. This is a lovely story.