p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"A/n: here's a mention of a homosexual relationship in this version, it is strictly more of a friendship that includes physical touch but one that does not include sexual touch. Its finding comfort in someone during a really bad time in your life. And relying on that person as someone you know who has your back through it class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"I originally had a authors note here that was a bit more harsh, but its been two years since then, and I've had time to grow and reflect. Do I think i handled the situation well? Not at all. But please see this from my point of view, I work so hard on my stories, and to receive so much backlash on one small detail, it hurt a lot. I just came out of a toxic relationship and was in a very bad place for a very long time. I struggled a lot for a long class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"I would like to apologize for my behavior then. I was much younger than I am now, and much less aware of how to deal with my emotions and reactions. I have an explosive personality, I'm working on being a better person, and not as bitter (and I can say that I'm much less bitter as a person now then I was at the time).span class="Apple-converted-space" /spanI've found how to come to terms with things, and move forward and through class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS LA or NCIS/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty sat at the bedside of her LAPD liaison for quite awhile. It took him about a day and a half to wake up. He requested that no one be allowed in his room to visit- only Nell, Eric and Hetty. Nell expressed how sorry the others felt and how they wanted to make it up to him. But deep down, Deeks knew that nothing they would say or do could make up for it. They didn't see him as an equal, and left him on the line. He had to get himself out of danger and to safety on his own./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"He'd expect the disrespect from LAPD, they weren't good to him anyway, and he always had his own back. But for a federal Agency to show so much disrespect and attitude to a fellow law enforcement officer, was beyond messed up. Sure he didn't have Agent training, but he was just as good as them. Kensi was a good sniper, and OK at undercover work, but thats all she had for herself other than being able to fight. Sam was good at being brute force, hand to hand combat, undercover work, and shooting, as well as speaking a few languages. Callen was good at all of this, and spoke 4 languages- English, Russian, Serbian, and Portuguese./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Desks however had something they didn't, he never had backup. He learned how to speak Spanish, German, Russian (which was completely a secret), Portuguese and English, and some ASL ( or American Sign Language)./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"He was released from the hospital a day later, where he went straight to LAPD and resigned. He then put in a letter to Hetty, and went through his stuff. Soon it was all sorted, some of it in storage, and the rest in a bag. From there he called Tony and said he was interested in a job. By that evening, Deeks was on a plane and on his way to Washington. Nell and Eric knew his plans, and kept what they could from the team. Nell was going to move into Deek's apartment for the time being, as he wanted to keep it and didn't want it to be empty while he was gone. Nell's lease was up anyways so she and Deeks worked out an agreement./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty received the paperwork and sighed. She had just lost a man she didn't want to lose. Sending for Nell, she had the young woman clear Deek's desk once the team was gone that evening. She then poured some bourbon in a glass and swirled it gently, times were hard, and she lost one of her best assists to another division. She then put in a request for another agent, it was temporary, she wanted her man back and she'd let him come back on his own time./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Deeks temporarily stayed with Tony until he figured things out. Deeks went through training, led by Tony and several other people from NCIS. By the end of his training, he was put on another team, but it was in the same building as Tony, in the desks next to him. The two never had to go far to talk./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"6 months in to his new life in DC, he was sent to LA on a case. He did everything he could to skate around having to see his old team. He met with Nell and Eric after hours to get information, and to use resources, after all Callen's team wasn't the only team there. He closed his case in a few days, and was allowed an extra day there. He spent the time surfing and going to see all his old friends. A few hours were spent helping in the food shelter and among children. Someone pulled a few strings and got him on the flight to DC through the air force./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"He landed in DC in the early hours of the morning. Instead of going back to Tony's he headed straight to work. Trading his flannel and jeans for the suit in his desk, he changed in the bathroom before sitting down to work. Most agents left cold cases to get colder, but he liked working those cases. Between his team and Him, they managed to close 20 cases since he'd been there- far more than they had been solving without him./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Tony and Deeks also bonded on a whole new level. It started with Deeks on the couch, something he was fine with as this wasn't going to be permeant. Their relationship changed along the way. Somehow, they fell along the lines of more than friends. They understood each other on levels most couldn't. If you asked Tony, the only guy he was attracted to was Deeks. Something about the blonde and his surfer like persona was intriguing. In DC, it was apparent the surfer was a bit different from the rest of the political city, but in a way he fit. His team members had his back in and out of the field, and DiNozzo had his back too. Between the two of them on the weekends, they solved a few cold cases over some baseball games, beer and Pizza. Deeks and Tony shared a bed, they had been together for three months before it got even remotely sexual./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"When it marked a full year of Deeks in DC, Tony and him celebrated. They went up to New York for a few days where they saw a broadway show. Deeks was having the time of his life. Never had he been so happy before. By the end of their trip, the two came back engaged. While they worked underneath the military, the 'don't ask, don't tell' had been repealed, but the two men kept their relationship on the DL, not making it a big deal at work but to their friends, they were all excited. Abby was excited and wanted to plan the wedding. Much to her dismay, they wanted it very small./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"In all, the people at the wedding totaled no more than 15 people. Those people being, Abby, Mcgee (they'd resolved things), Director Vance, Ducky, Jimmy, Eleanor, Gibbs, Hetty, Anthony Senior (who wasn't the most supportive but got over it), Eric, Nell, Director Granger, Nate, and two of Deek's friends- his childhood friend and his friend on the force. It was intimate, but it was perfect. They married on a Friday night, and had dinner at a local restaurant for a reception. Hetty comes and goes as she pleases, so no one really asked where she was. Nate hadn't been in the office for awhile so no one was able to question him. Nell and Eric claimed to be going to a technology conference. Luckily the LA office hadn't caught any cases those few days the team was scattered around./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"A year into their marriage, things were great. Deeks was making a name for himself in DC, he worked hard and was ultimately asked to go undercover a lot, and ended up specializing in Undercover work- he was called one of the best. He was good at blending in, or standing out. Between him and his husband, they closed even more cases. Hetty saw how good her former Liaison was doing and wanted him back, but she knew there was no way she could get him back without taking both agents./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"However, into the second year, things got bumpy. Deeks spent more and more time on missions and less and less time home. He also began to change, when he was home, he wanted to sleep, and was a bit moodier, but still trying to be himself. Some cases were harder than others and brought out his different demons. One thing he always struggled with was eating. Growing up, he didn't have much food. Going undercover, sometimes food was hard to come by. Overtime, Tony noticed that his husband was getting thinner, but it wasn't due to exercise or eating healthy. After hard cases, it seemed that Deeks would stop eating, and would take a few weeks to get back to normal. There'd be times where he was a normal size, and then others where the man was too thin for his own good. His suits would hang off him like they were two sizes too big. Abby would notice, but she wouldn't say anything. Instead she would bring him cookies, and other special treats. Tony was worried but didn't know how to have the conversation that they needed to have./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"It came in the morning, The news was devastating, and couldn't have came at a worse time. Just as Tony found out that his former partner Ziva had died and that he and her had a child, Marty received orders that he was needed in LA as Max Gentry, and literally had no choice to decline. Marty was understanding, he managed to delay his leaving long enough to be there when Tony first met Talia, his daughter. As he boarded his flight West, Deeks was worried about their future. They hadn't talked kids in awhile. Both men wanted a family but didn't think they were ready yet due to their intense work schedule. Deeks knew that their lives were forever changed, and he just hoped he had a husband to come home to./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Nearly three and a half weeks in LA, and Deeks already had enough. Max took a lot out of him, and made it hard to go back to being Marty, the transition back was hard. Thankfully Nell and Eric had been monitoring him, and keeping him safe. What Deeks didn't know was that Callen had overwatch. Hetty had given him the job and told him it was to be kept secret that Former Detective Deeks was involved./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"On the fourth week, things got a tad hairy, and Deeks got injured. He'd been stabbed, and it was definitely bleeding bad, he was in a rock and a hard place. If he called Hetty for help- he chanced being made, but as he got more light headed, and thought of his husband, he said screw it, and made the call./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty got him stitched up and mend quickly and without much attention. Callen had been the one to go and help him. Deeks was in and out of it, and remembered getting help, but not from who. It ended up being Hetty and Callen's call that he was pulled from the mission- they got everything needed and with approval, Max Gentry died that one night. Unfortunately, with Max's death brought a lot of paperwork to backstop it, and to make the necessary arrests, as well as go through debriefing. It took him an extra week to take care of things, and he had to go through a psych evaluation./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"He was diagnosed with PTSD, and put on leave. Hetty had called Vance and asked how Tony was doing. She found out that the other man had put in his final few weeks and was set to take an extended leave for a while, and most likely would retire./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"It was a very hard phone call to make, but Deeks had to do it./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Hey Tony." he said softly./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Hey Marty, how are you? When are you coming home?"/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I…its rough….things happened on the last mission…I was put on leave…Nate, he diagnosed me with PTSD and I'm supposed to go through therapy until they find that I'm fit for duty."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Oh my god, are you okay?"/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I'm okay, I was stabbed. I called Hetty for help and I got it, I don't remember much, but it was after that, that she and I decided it was time to kill that alias, and Max died. I wont ever have to use him again, and I'm glad. I want to come home, I want to see your little girl, be a family…but I cant. I need to know I'm okay, Max…He, Coming out of him, and returning to me is really hard. I want to come home and be Marty, I don't want Max anywhere near you or Talia."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""How long ago were you stabbed?"/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""About a week ago. I've been going through hours of evidence, debriefing and paperwork trying to make sure everything is set. With the stuff I got, we can put away a lot of bad guys, for a very long time."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I miss you a lot, but I understand why you cant come home yet. We'll be waiting here for you, with open arms and lots of kisses. And Marty, She's your daughter too…she's our daughter." Tony said softly./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"It took another two weeks, but Deeks managed to finish all of the paperwork. He'd been hiding from his old team, and using resources when they weren't around. Living with Nell was a good resource too. She helped him with the case, and a few cold cases too./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"When Callen showed up at the door, asking for Deeks, Nell panicked. Marty held his nerves together, and faced the other man./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""How are you? I tried to patch you up as best as I could until I could get you to help."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""So I wasn't imagining it, it was you."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""It was me." Callen replied./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I'm better. Its been about 3 weeks so the stitches are coming out soon, you did a pretty good job stopping the bleeding. It was really sore at first but its healing."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I want to apologize. I wasn't the team leader you needed when you were on the team, and I should have checked in with you more, and been better at not letting them treat you so badly. You were a valuable asset to our team, and losing you has been something Hetty has never let me forget. You brought a lot to the table, and once you were gone, it was obvious how much of an impact you made, and how much better you made us. I know we cannot change the past, but I would like for you and I to move forward past this. I understand if you cannot."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""G, I've worked with a lot of teams, but I learned a lot, and I met someone while being a Liaison. When I went to DC, I became an agent. But I miss LA, and I miss you guys at times. I think you and I can move forward. We're similar in some ways, as are me and my significant other are. I would like to have a friendship."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"By the time Deeks finally returned to DC- 9 weeks after he'd left, he was better. Therapy had helped him face the demons, but he still had to fight on. With a new determination, he had worked through his issues so that he could go home to his family./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty had taken use of having one of her favorite agents within arms reach, and used him for a few small jobs here and there while he was waiting to get the all clear to go home. Callen and Deeks had worked together for the few short ops, and the two had a better relationship. Sam and Kensi had no idea that they were the only ones in the office who didn't know Deeks had been around. Hetty was almost proud of how well she kept them all from crossing paths./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Getting off the plane in DC, Tony and Talia stood waiting for him. Deeks nearly cried at the sight of his husband, he missed him so much. Phone calls and Face time went far, but nothing was like holding the man he loved in his arms. The family got used to being a family, Talia warmed up to Deeks almost immediately, he was really good with kids. Tony was over the moon to see his daughter and his husband building a relationship./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"The family moved forward. Tony consulted for cases, but rarely went into the field anymore. Between taking care of Talia and his knee that was giving him more problems than before, he worked the desk. It was a change, but he was glad that he was no longer in immediate danger all the time./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Deeks kept his schedule and his full job. Tony was closer, and old enough to nearly qualify for retirement, or at least working part time. Deeks however, was not. Tony was nearing 43, where as Deeks was closer to 34. The two men didn't care about the slight age gap, it didn't change anything about how they felt about each other. Deeks however did ask to not receive as many undercover jobs, short ones were okay, but he didn't want anything longer than 4 weeks./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"When Talia turned 4 (she'd come to them just after her 2nd birthday), Tony realized that raising a baby in an apartment wasn't ideal. There was no yard for her to play, no school near by, and no other small children in the building. While Tony had ties to the East Coast, he saw how much Marty missed LA. The younger man missed his daily morning surf, his sunshine and beach. Tony knew they had a good thing going for them in DC- Marty was nearly trained enough to be given his own team, they had a support system here of friends and everything he knew was here, but California showed promise. The Sunshine State would be better to raise a child. DC was too political for a small child, and Tony didn't want to go back to Baltimore, LA seemed like a reasonable choice./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Tony had looked into schools and everything he wanted to know before he brought it up to Marty. It took a lot of talking and planning, but the couple decided that heading West would be good for them. So with the help of their friends in DC, they packed up everything they wanted to keep and went West. Nell had found herself a place to go while the couple lived in Marty's old apartment until they found a home. Deeks pulled everything he once put in storage out, and got rid of some stuff, and kept important things. It'd been stored for 4, nearly 5 years. Hetty Knew Deeks was on his way by the time Vance had processed his paperwork./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty had sent Deeks a list of homes to check out. It didn't take long, the second home on the list was the one they wanted. It was a two story home, with a three car garage and big yard. There were four bedrooms, and a large kitchen. Hetty had everything drawn up for them and all they had to do was sign. One room was decorated for Talia, it was princess themed, one was an office that had two desks- one for Marty and one for Deeks, snother room was a guest room and the last room was their room./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Once the house was settled, Deeks received his job information from Hetty. He was given his own team that would be ran out of a different office than the main one. It was a bit smaller but had all the same was a Nell and Eric equivalent. Their names were Victoria Fuentes, but everyone called her Vic, or Vicky, and the other was a guy named Tyler Sloane. The two of them were clever and could give Eric and Nell a run for their money./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Deek's team was made up of 3 other agents. Prior to getting the position, Deeks had gotten the titled, 'Senior Filed Agent, His team was two guys and one girl. Michael Perry, Ian Wilder, and Kennedy Rhodes. Their team was good. Michael was a good sniper, Ian was good with languages and people, Kennedy was good with technology and fixing things. Callen helped Deeks with setting up his team and picking agents. Hetty of course had given Deeks the best of the best choices./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"The team was soon one of the best, the cases that Callen's team didn't receive, went straight to Deeks. The two men were competitive at being the best team, closing the most cases, and keeping people safe. It wasn't until the two teams needed to work together that Marty got nervous and didn't want to. Callen made it clear to Deeks that he wouldn't allow anything to happen to him, and he wouldn't stand for his team being disrespectful./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Walking into OSP with his team behind him, Marty was nervous but appeared calm on the surface. He greeted Nell and Eric, introduced them to his team. He then joined Callen in Hetty's office. Callen was dismissed and sent off to debrief his team of the changes before meeting with the other team. Callen addressed Sam, Kensi and their third agent, Vinny Olson./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""We are going to be working with the other OSP team that is ran out of our second office. Its newer, but is very successful. Between their team and ours, we have a very high case closure rate. Their leader was one of the best in DC but moved out west to raise his daughter. I've worked with him on past cases and have gone on missions with him, I trust him, I do not want any rivalry, or rudeness to him or his team. They all have worked very hard to get to where they are, and have roadblocks set in their way. They are led by a Mr. Martin D. Dinozzo. I will not tolerate any disrespect or insubordination. Any one who does so will be written up, benched and facing Hetty and Director Vance."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Kensi was about to say, "you make him sound like a VIP." when Deeks walked in with his team behind him. Her jaw dropped. He was this Martin D. Dinozzo./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Hello, I am Martin D. Dinozzo. Most people still call me Deeks because my Husband is the original Dinozzo from DC. Call me Deeks or Marty." He said with a smile. In a sense, he was loving this. Callen knew the well kept secret, but now he was finally playing his hand, showing his set of cards and by gosh, it was proving to be more fun than he thought. Kensi's jaw was practically on the floor, and Sam was unreadable./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Nor allowing them time to talk, Callen redirected the awkwardness to the case and debriefed what was going to go on. By the end of it, they were all headed to ops before going to the range to get gear./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Vinny and Deeks hit it off pretty well, the younger man was a lot like Eric, but more into heavy rock music. Callen joked at told Deeks, "Don't go stealing my team members. You got some that I wanted, So let me have this one." Deeks rolled his eyes, "I'll let you keep him, he's cool after all, a lot like how you described him. He reminds me of Abby, damn I need to call her soon."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Soon the two teams got information, geared up and sent into the field. Sam was with Ian, Vinny was with Michael, and Kennedy was with Kensi. Deeks and Callen went together and were at the front lines. Eric, Nell, Victoria and Tyler ran ops and had everything set up. Together they were searching through security cameras, social media profiles and anything that could help with the case. It didn't take long for them to find what they were looking for and send agents to the scene./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"They were looking for a kid named Anthony Garza. The kid supposedly knew something important. Apparently he did know something important, so when Sam and Ian found him, he was three days old and smelling awful. He was riddled with bullet holes, and his apartment was ransacked./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Victoria and Tyler found a way into Anthony's online persona and searched for anything that could explain who killed him. They then sent Kensi and Kennedy to interview the girlfriend, Melanie. Dom Melanie, they found out that Anthony had been on the dark web selling drugs. Whoever he pissed off was now gone, not to be traced or ever found./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Callen and Deeks managed to find Anthony's brother, which opened up what gangs were behind this. It wasn't good, it would soon be an all out war between gangs. Deeks reached out to his contacts and found out that there were multiple gangs involved. Some were allied and some were not, meaning it was bigger than they thought. Deeks sighed, in a case like this, Max Gentry would be a good asset to find information. Calling Hetty, he told her that Max needed to be revived. Deeks knew how dangerous the situation was, that's why he refused to let anyone else go under with him. His agents were good, but they weren't ready to go under with people like this, they were at the start of their careers and he did not want them getting hurt or killed in the line of duty while under his command./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty provided the clothes and space so that Deeks could become Max. When Max died several years ago, he never expected to need him. It scared him how fast things came back to him. He practiced talking, walking, standing and how he carried himself. By the time he left the office, He wasn't recognizable as Deeks anymore./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Callen ran overwatch, as did Ops. Max got restituted in LA life, before heading to the center where everything was. People where wary, they had heard he died. The story that he went with was that he had been stabbed, so he spread rumors that he died, and went east. New York was fun for a long while, but he moved on to Miami where he spent some time in the sun before heading to several states on his way to California. Finding out what he needed, he came out of the op feeling a lot of emotions. Pushing those aside, they used what he discovered to stop the gang war. There was over 100 arrests from multiple gangs, and balance was restored to the streets of LA again, which meant the case was now closed./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Sam had seen Deeks as a leader and at first he thought that the man would be incompetent, but Deeks proved him wrong. Deeks had proved that he was a good agent, a good man, and a great leader. The safety of his team members was always his priority, and no one went alone or loan wolf on a mission. The team fit like a family, they knew each other's strengths and weaknesses, and knew how to adjust and adapt to everything that came their way. Seeing Deeks there was a huge shock, especially to find out that the man was married- that to former SFA Anthony Dinozzo no less, and they had a kid was astounding to the man. Time had truly changed things. For Sam, his wife had been killed, his son's school had been under attack at one point in San Francisco, and now he was a single father with two kids./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Kensi was shocked too. Deeks had always seemed like the joker, the non serious type, the follower not the leader, had his own team. Kensi wouldn't lie, she had dreamt of getting her own team for awhile. To see her former partner have what she wanted was a bit anger inducing. She thought she would hold more value, as she had been an agent longer but Deeks apparently impressed a lot of people in DC and got whatever he wanted, included a team in California- which just so happened to be close to their office. Deeks as a leader was weird. While the man had the natural warm and humor filled persona, as a leader, he was strong, caring but also adaptable. The longer she saw her former partner in action, she realized the more he deserved the job. He was good with his team, and built them up, making them better agents. As a whole, the team seemed to be very, very good at what they do./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"When Deeks went home to Tony and Talia, he was exhausted. Max always left him emotional and tired. Tony knew to let his husband have some space while coming out of Max, and knew Marty would be fine once he got through his demons. Marty went for a run, took a shower and then watched his husband and child play, and knew everything would be okay. Joining them on the floor, he sat and played with them. At bed time, he and Tony put Talia to bed before they retired to their room. Marty lay in the bed, he'd put on his sleep pants when he got out of the shower earlier, and watched Tony move around the room. The other man had gone into the bathroom but left the door open as he brushed his teeth and washed his face. He then turned off the bathroom light and closed the door before heading to their closet where he grabbed his pajamas and changed. Once he was done, he moved to the bed where Marty lay on top of the covers. Getting in, Tony poked Marty's side until he too got under the covers./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Together they laid there and talked about everything that had happened./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""It was hard at first, seeing my old team. But walking in there, knowing I had a higher rank then them- knowing I had an amazing team that had my back, I was confident. Going in as max was hard, but I did it to protect the others. I hated every moment of it, but I knew it had to be done. When we closed that case, I was glad. We could go back to our office and carry on."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Did they say anything to you?" Tony asked./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I made sure that they were always partnered with one of mine, or one of their's but not me. Having Callen as an Ally is good. Back then, I never thought he and I could have a good relationship like this, but Hetty has showed him that apparently I am a very good asset to the team, and even if i'm not her main team, I'm one of her best teams."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""When I met you, you were the odd man out, the one who they picked on, the one who was going around with a GSW sewn up in your bathroom yourself. Even if you were off your game due to that wound, you were still a good cop. I know how hard it is jumping ship. I loved Baltimore PD until I didn't. When I became an agent, I learned a lot, I became a better investigator. I met a lot of people, people who are no longer with us now. Kate and I got on like cats and dogs for the longest time, but we always had each other's backs. When she…when she died, it was hard to see anyone else fill her seat. Ziva was one of a kind. She was smart, and a brilliant marksmen and fighter. But she and I again didn't see eye to eye. It took time, but she and I became good friends, and she was the mother of Talia. Mcgee is a good man even if he is really nerdy and moody. Gibbs, it took a lot for me to come back around. When I did though, and we mended our relationship, he was like the father I never had. Anthony Sr. has always been problematic and looking out for himself, Gibbs tried to do me right, and give me that figure I needed. What I'm trying to say here is that all these people that I know and love, I would have never met if I hadn't gone down the paths I did./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Had you not become an agent, I would have never met you. Had you not become a cop, you would never have been a liaison. We would have never met. Had you not gotten shot, you would not have taken my offer for MCRT. You are one of the best agents I know. You deserve to have your own team. You do so much more for them. You've become family with them, we've become a family./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Thank you for being the best husband, for being the best father to Talia, for loving me and taking me as I am. I love you Marty, I do. I know coming home from Max is hard, we all have that one alias that is rough. While I know I can never change that, I can be here for you when you come home, and remind you how much I love you, and how much you mean to me."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""You're such an emotional sap. I love you Tony." Deeks smiled at the end of Tony's speech. Rolling over closer, Deeks kissed him gently before getting comfy./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""You know you love it." Tony teased./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Yes I do." Deeks smiled at him. Together they fell asleep, ready for the next day, whatever it brought./span/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"A/N: That was over 5,580 words! I wanted this to go from where the previous point in time through the years. If I remember right, and did the math right, there is a 7ish year time difference from the start of this story to the end. I didn't want to cover every single moment, but enough to where the story flowed. The end is a bit sappy because it is well the end, and I wanted to show Tony in the relationship and how he progressed through the years, especially in his relationship with class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"And before anyone tries to say it, this is a bit OOC for some people, then again it is slightly AU. While both Tony and Deeks are portrayed as Ladies's men, I believe that when you meet someone and its right, then its right. Tony and Deeks are similar characters in a sense, they both are reference making, movie watching romantic guys. So to me, I think they had potential to grow together. They are mirrors of each other. Both men suffered painful childhoods and dark pasts that included torture and shitty moments with their teammates. Personally, I think when you find someone you can rely on, you give them everything you have, whether it is a best friend or a class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"The Deeks in this story is based upon a lot of things from myself. I modeled his issues after my own. His eating disorder that's mentioned (not in detail) , is my own. His depression, is my class="Apple-converted-space" /spanHis desire to be loved and valued, is my own. The attitude his teammates treated him with, were once how my friends treated me. In the previous chapter, where he's debating what he wants to do, that is me deciding whether or not to give up everything I know and move away. I moved away from the people who hurt and abused me, and found people who built me up in better ways, and taught me how to be myself. I think that Deeks finds that in Tony, He finds someone who can understand, and together they fight their way through the pain and aches that they class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"I moved forward and on with my life, just as Deeks has in this story. When I first wrote this, I was in so much turmoil, that I saw no real way out of any of it. But I found myself later on, and I made it class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"And I can say, two years after writing this, leaving the town I lived in was the best thing I ever did for myself./span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"Sometimes you have to give all of yourself, your whole heart to someone when you love them. Sometimes they break your heart, and sometimes they give you back that love times a thousand. I think that in this particular version, Deeks got the love he needed from Tony. Tony knew all of the pains he had, because his own were class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"I decided to give Tony/Deeks Thalia, even though the whole plot with that in the series sucked. CBS did a lot of things I think sucked, I've honestly stopped watching at this point, after Tony left, I gave up. I'd like to think that this story falls in line with his leaving on the show for when he leaves for LA with class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"This is Version 1, meaning that if there is a demand, I will make a Version Two, which will again start with the end of Chapter 1, and will be different. I'm thinking about making 3 or four total versions so that there is 5 chapters total./span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"Till next time!/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"PS. He's not going to have any other male significant others in any of the other versions, I only wanted it for this one because how he and Tony mirror each other pretty class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"-Both have not so great relationships with their dads/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"I originally had a authors note here that was a bit more harsh, but its been two years since then, and I've had time to grow and reflect. Do I think i handled the situation well? Not at all. But please see this from my point of view, I work so hard on my stories, and to receive so much backlash on one small detail, it hurt a lot. I just came out of a toxic relationship and was in a very bad place for a very long time. I struggled a lot for a long class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"I would like to apologize for my behavior then. I was much younger than I am now, and much less aware of how to deal with my emotions and reactions. I have an explosive personality, I'm working on being a better person, and not as bitter (and I can say that I'm much less bitter as a person now then I was at the time).span class="Apple-converted-space" /spanI've found how to come to terms with things, and move forward and through class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS LA or NCIS/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Version One/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty sat at the bedside of her LAPD liaison for quite awhile. It took him about a day and a half to wake up. He requested that no one be allowed in his room to visit- only Nell, Eric and Hetty. Nell expressed how sorry the others felt and how they wanted to make it up to him. But deep down, Deeks knew that nothing they would say or do could make up for it. They didn't see him as an equal, and left him on the line. He had to get himself out of danger and to safety on his own./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"He'd expect the disrespect from LAPD, they weren't good to him anyway, and he always had his own back. But for a federal Agency to show so much disrespect and attitude to a fellow law enforcement officer, was beyond messed up. Sure he didn't have Agent training, but he was just as good as them. Kensi was a good sniper, and OK at undercover work, but thats all she had for herself other than being able to fight. Sam was good at being brute force, hand to hand combat, undercover work, and shooting, as well as speaking a few languages. Callen was good at all of this, and spoke 4 languages- English, Russian, Serbian, and Portuguese./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Desks however had something they didn't, he never had backup. He learned how to speak Spanish, German, Russian (which was completely a secret), Portuguese and English, and some ASL ( or American Sign Language)./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"He was released from the hospital a day later, where he went straight to LAPD and resigned. He then put in a letter to Hetty, and went through his stuff. Soon it was all sorted, some of it in storage, and the rest in a bag. From there he called Tony and said he was interested in a job. By that evening, Deeks was on a plane and on his way to Washington. Nell and Eric knew his plans, and kept what they could from the team. Nell was going to move into Deek's apartment for the time being, as he wanted to keep it and didn't want it to be empty while he was gone. Nell's lease was up anyways so she and Deeks worked out an agreement./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty received the paperwork and sighed. She had just lost a man she didn't want to lose. Sending for Nell, she had the young woman clear Deek's desk once the team was gone that evening. She then poured some bourbon in a glass and swirled it gently, times were hard, and she lost one of her best assists to another division. She then put in a request for another agent, it was temporary, she wanted her man back and she'd let him come back on his own time./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Deeks temporarily stayed with Tony until he figured things out. Deeks went through training, led by Tony and several other people from NCIS. By the end of his training, he was put on another team, but it was in the same building as Tony, in the desks next to him. The two never had to go far to talk./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"6 months in to his new life in DC, he was sent to LA on a case. He did everything he could to skate around having to see his old team. He met with Nell and Eric after hours to get information, and to use resources, after all Callen's team wasn't the only team there. He closed his case in a few days, and was allowed an extra day there. He spent the time surfing and going to see all his old friends. A few hours were spent helping in the food shelter and among children. Someone pulled a few strings and got him on the flight to DC through the air force./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"He landed in DC in the early hours of the morning. Instead of going back to Tony's he headed straight to work. Trading his flannel and jeans for the suit in his desk, he changed in the bathroom before sitting down to work. Most agents left cold cases to get colder, but he liked working those cases. Between his team and Him, they managed to close 20 cases since he'd been there- far more than they had been solving without him./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Tony and Deeks also bonded on a whole new level. It started with Deeks on the couch, something he was fine with as this wasn't going to be permeant. Their relationship changed along the way. Somehow, they fell along the lines of more than friends. They understood each other on levels most couldn't. If you asked Tony, the only guy he was attracted to was Deeks. Something about the blonde and his surfer like persona was intriguing. In DC, it was apparent the surfer was a bit different from the rest of the political city, but in a way he fit. His team members had his back in and out of the field, and DiNozzo had his back too. Between the two of them on the weekends, they solved a few cold cases over some baseball games, beer and Pizza. Deeks and Tony shared a bed, they had been together for three months before it got even remotely sexual./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"When it marked a full year of Deeks in DC, Tony and him celebrated. They went up to New York for a few days where they saw a broadway show. Deeks was having the time of his life. Never had he been so happy before. By the end of their trip, the two came back engaged. While they worked underneath the military, the 'don't ask, don't tell' had been repealed, but the two men kept their relationship on the DL, not making it a big deal at work but to their friends, they were all excited. Abby was excited and wanted to plan the wedding. Much to her dismay, they wanted it very small./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"In all, the people at the wedding totaled no more than 15 people. Those people being, Abby, Mcgee (they'd resolved things), Director Vance, Ducky, Jimmy, Eleanor, Gibbs, Hetty, Anthony Senior (who wasn't the most supportive but got over it), Eric, Nell, Director Granger, Nate, and two of Deek's friends- his childhood friend and his friend on the force. It was intimate, but it was perfect. They married on a Friday night, and had dinner at a local restaurant for a reception. Hetty comes and goes as she pleases, so no one really asked where she was. Nate hadn't been in the office for awhile so no one was able to question him. Nell and Eric claimed to be going to a technology conference. Luckily the LA office hadn't caught any cases those few days the team was scattered around./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"A year into their marriage, things were great. Deeks was making a name for himself in DC, he worked hard and was ultimately asked to go undercover a lot, and ended up specializing in Undercover work- he was called one of the best. He was good at blending in, or standing out. Between him and his husband, they closed even more cases. Hetty saw how good her former Liaison was doing and wanted him back, but she knew there was no way she could get him back without taking both agents./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"However, into the second year, things got bumpy. Deeks spent more and more time on missions and less and less time home. He also began to change, when he was home, he wanted to sleep, and was a bit moodier, but still trying to be himself. Some cases were harder than others and brought out his different demons. One thing he always struggled with was eating. Growing up, he didn't have much food. Going undercover, sometimes food was hard to come by. Overtime, Tony noticed that his husband was getting thinner, but it wasn't due to exercise or eating healthy. After hard cases, it seemed that Deeks would stop eating, and would take a few weeks to get back to normal. There'd be times where he was a normal size, and then others where the man was too thin for his own good. His suits would hang off him like they were two sizes too big. Abby would notice, but she wouldn't say anything. Instead she would bring him cookies, and other special treats. Tony was worried but didn't know how to have the conversation that they needed to have./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"It came in the morning, The news was devastating, and couldn't have came at a worse time. Just as Tony found out that his former partner Ziva had died and that he and her had a child, Marty received orders that he was needed in LA as Max Gentry, and literally had no choice to decline. Marty was understanding, he managed to delay his leaving long enough to be there when Tony first met Talia, his daughter. As he boarded his flight West, Deeks was worried about their future. They hadn't talked kids in awhile. Both men wanted a family but didn't think they were ready yet due to their intense work schedule. Deeks knew that their lives were forever changed, and he just hoped he had a husband to come home to./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"…./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Nearly three and a half weeks in LA, and Deeks already had enough. Max took a lot out of him, and made it hard to go back to being Marty, the transition back was hard. Thankfully Nell and Eric had been monitoring him, and keeping him safe. What Deeks didn't know was that Callen had overwatch. Hetty had given him the job and told him it was to be kept secret that Former Detective Deeks was involved./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"On the fourth week, things got a tad hairy, and Deeks got injured. He'd been stabbed, and it was definitely bleeding bad, he was in a rock and a hard place. If he called Hetty for help- he chanced being made, but as he got more light headed, and thought of his husband, he said screw it, and made the call./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty got him stitched up and mend quickly and without much attention. Callen had been the one to go and help him. Deeks was in and out of it, and remembered getting help, but not from who. It ended up being Hetty and Callen's call that he was pulled from the mission- they got everything needed and with approval, Max Gentry died that one night. Unfortunately, with Max's death brought a lot of paperwork to backstop it, and to make the necessary arrests, as well as go through debriefing. It took him an extra week to take care of things, and he had to go through a psych evaluation./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"He was diagnosed with PTSD, and put on leave. Hetty had called Vance and asked how Tony was doing. She found out that the other man had put in his final few weeks and was set to take an extended leave for a while, and most likely would retire./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"It was a very hard phone call to make, but Deeks had to do it./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Hey Tony." he said softly./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Hey Marty, how are you? When are you coming home?"/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I…its rough….things happened on the last mission…I was put on leave…Nate, he diagnosed me with PTSD and I'm supposed to go through therapy until they find that I'm fit for duty."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Oh my god, are you okay?"/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I'm okay, I was stabbed. I called Hetty for help and I got it, I don't remember much, but it was after that, that she and I decided it was time to kill that alias, and Max died. I wont ever have to use him again, and I'm glad. I want to come home, I want to see your little girl, be a family…but I cant. I need to know I'm okay, Max…He, Coming out of him, and returning to me is really hard. I want to come home and be Marty, I don't want Max anywhere near you or Talia."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""How long ago were you stabbed?"/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""About a week ago. I've been going through hours of evidence, debriefing and paperwork trying to make sure everything is set. With the stuff I got, we can put away a lot of bad guys, for a very long time."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I miss you a lot, but I understand why you cant come home yet. We'll be waiting here for you, with open arms and lots of kisses. And Marty, She's your daughter too…she's our daughter." Tony said softly./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"It took another two weeks, but Deeks managed to finish all of the paperwork. He'd been hiding from his old team, and using resources when they weren't around. Living with Nell was a good resource too. She helped him with the case, and a few cold cases too./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"When Callen showed up at the door, asking for Deeks, Nell panicked. Marty held his nerves together, and faced the other man./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""How are you? I tried to patch you up as best as I could until I could get you to help."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""So I wasn't imagining it, it was you."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""It was me." Callen replied./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I'm better. Its been about 3 weeks so the stitches are coming out soon, you did a pretty good job stopping the bleeding. It was really sore at first but its healing."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I want to apologize. I wasn't the team leader you needed when you were on the team, and I should have checked in with you more, and been better at not letting them treat you so badly. You were a valuable asset to our team, and losing you has been something Hetty has never let me forget. You brought a lot to the table, and once you were gone, it was obvious how much of an impact you made, and how much better you made us. I know we cannot change the past, but I would like for you and I to move forward past this. I understand if you cannot."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""G, I've worked with a lot of teams, but I learned a lot, and I met someone while being a Liaison. When I went to DC, I became an agent. But I miss LA, and I miss you guys at times. I think you and I can move forward. We're similar in some ways, as are me and my significant other are. I would like to have a friendship."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"By the time Deeks finally returned to DC- 9 weeks after he'd left, he was better. Therapy had helped him face the demons, but he still had to fight on. With a new determination, he had worked through his issues so that he could go home to his family./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty had taken use of having one of her favorite agents within arms reach, and used him for a few small jobs here and there while he was waiting to get the all clear to go home. Callen and Deeks had worked together for the few short ops, and the two had a better relationship. Sam and Kensi had no idea that they were the only ones in the office who didn't know Deeks had been around. Hetty was almost proud of how well she kept them all from crossing paths./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Getting off the plane in DC, Tony and Talia stood waiting for him. Deeks nearly cried at the sight of his husband, he missed him so much. Phone calls and Face time went far, but nothing was like holding the man he loved in his arms. The family got used to being a family, Talia warmed up to Deeks almost immediately, he was really good with kids. Tony was over the moon to see his daughter and his husband building a relationship./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"The family moved forward. Tony consulted for cases, but rarely went into the field anymore. Between taking care of Talia and his knee that was giving him more problems than before, he worked the desk. It was a change, but he was glad that he was no longer in immediate danger all the time./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Deeks kept his schedule and his full job. Tony was closer, and old enough to nearly qualify for retirement, or at least working part time. Deeks however, was not. Tony was nearing 43, where as Deeks was closer to 34. The two men didn't care about the slight age gap, it didn't change anything about how they felt about each other. Deeks however did ask to not receive as many undercover jobs, short ones were okay, but he didn't want anything longer than 4 weeks./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"When Talia turned 4 (she'd come to them just after her 2nd birthday), Tony realized that raising a baby in an apartment wasn't ideal. There was no yard for her to play, no school near by, and no other small children in the building. While Tony had ties to the East Coast, he saw how much Marty missed LA. The younger man missed his daily morning surf, his sunshine and beach. Tony knew they had a good thing going for them in DC- Marty was nearly trained enough to be given his own team, they had a support system here of friends and everything he knew was here, but California showed promise. The Sunshine State would be better to raise a child. DC was too political for a small child, and Tony didn't want to go back to Baltimore, LA seemed like a reasonable choice./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Tony had looked into schools and everything he wanted to know before he brought it up to Marty. It took a lot of talking and planning, but the couple decided that heading West would be good for them. So with the help of their friends in DC, they packed up everything they wanted to keep and went West. Nell had found herself a place to go while the couple lived in Marty's old apartment until they found a home. Deeks pulled everything he once put in storage out, and got rid of some stuff, and kept important things. It'd been stored for 4, nearly 5 years. Hetty Knew Deeks was on his way by the time Vance had processed his paperwork./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty had sent Deeks a list of homes to check out. It didn't take long, the second home on the list was the one they wanted. It was a two story home, with a three car garage and big yard. There were four bedrooms, and a large kitchen. Hetty had everything drawn up for them and all they had to do was sign. One room was decorated for Talia, it was princess themed, one was an office that had two desks- one for Marty and one for Deeks, snother room was a guest room and the last room was their room./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Once the house was settled, Deeks received his job information from Hetty. He was given his own team that would be ran out of a different office than the main one. It was a bit smaller but had all the same was a Nell and Eric equivalent. Their names were Victoria Fuentes, but everyone called her Vic, or Vicky, and the other was a guy named Tyler Sloane. The two of them were clever and could give Eric and Nell a run for their money./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Deek's team was made up of 3 other agents. Prior to getting the position, Deeks had gotten the titled, 'Senior Filed Agent, His team was two guys and one girl. Michael Perry, Ian Wilder, and Kennedy Rhodes. Their team was good. Michael was a good sniper, Ian was good with languages and people, Kennedy was good with technology and fixing things. Callen helped Deeks with setting up his team and picking agents. Hetty of course had given Deeks the best of the best choices./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"The team was soon one of the best, the cases that Callen's team didn't receive, went straight to Deeks. The two men were competitive at being the best team, closing the most cases, and keeping people safe. It wasn't until the two teams needed to work together that Marty got nervous and didn't want to. Callen made it clear to Deeks that he wouldn't allow anything to happen to him, and he wouldn't stand for his team being disrespectful./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Walking into OSP with his team behind him, Marty was nervous but appeared calm on the surface. He greeted Nell and Eric, introduced them to his team. He then joined Callen in Hetty's office. Callen was dismissed and sent off to debrief his team of the changes before meeting with the other team. Callen addressed Sam, Kensi and their third agent, Vinny Olson./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""We are going to be working with the other OSP team that is ran out of our second office. Its newer, but is very successful. Between their team and ours, we have a very high case closure rate. Their leader was one of the best in DC but moved out west to raise his daughter. I've worked with him on past cases and have gone on missions with him, I trust him, I do not want any rivalry, or rudeness to him or his team. They all have worked very hard to get to where they are, and have roadblocks set in their way. They are led by a Mr. Martin D. Dinozzo. I will not tolerate any disrespect or insubordination. Any one who does so will be written up, benched and facing Hetty and Director Vance."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Kensi was about to say, "you make him sound like a VIP." when Deeks walked in with his team behind him. Her jaw dropped. He was this Martin D. Dinozzo./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Hello, I am Martin D. Dinozzo. Most people still call me Deeks because my Husband is the original Dinozzo from DC. Call me Deeks or Marty." He said with a smile. In a sense, he was loving this. Callen knew the well kept secret, but now he was finally playing his hand, showing his set of cards and by gosh, it was proving to be more fun than he thought. Kensi's jaw was practically on the floor, and Sam was unreadable./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Nor allowing them time to talk, Callen redirected the awkwardness to the case and debriefed what was going to go on. By the end of it, they were all headed to ops before going to the range to get gear./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Vinny and Deeks hit it off pretty well, the younger man was a lot like Eric, but more into heavy rock music. Callen joked at told Deeks, "Don't go stealing my team members. You got some that I wanted, So let me have this one." Deeks rolled his eyes, "I'll let you keep him, he's cool after all, a lot like how you described him. He reminds me of Abby, damn I need to call her soon."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Soon the two teams got information, geared up and sent into the field. Sam was with Ian, Vinny was with Michael, and Kennedy was with Kensi. Deeks and Callen went together and were at the front lines. Eric, Nell, Victoria and Tyler ran ops and had everything set up. Together they were searching through security cameras, social media profiles and anything that could help with the case. It didn't take long for them to find what they were looking for and send agents to the scene./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"They were looking for a kid named Anthony Garza. The kid supposedly knew something important. Apparently he did know something important, so when Sam and Ian found him, he was three days old and smelling awful. He was riddled with bullet holes, and his apartment was ransacked./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Victoria and Tyler found a way into Anthony's online persona and searched for anything that could explain who killed him. They then sent Kensi and Kennedy to interview the girlfriend, Melanie. Dom Melanie, they found out that Anthony had been on the dark web selling drugs. Whoever he pissed off was now gone, not to be traced or ever found./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Callen and Deeks managed to find Anthony's brother, which opened up what gangs were behind this. It wasn't good, it would soon be an all out war between gangs. Deeks reached out to his contacts and found out that there were multiple gangs involved. Some were allied and some were not, meaning it was bigger than they thought. Deeks sighed, in a case like this, Max Gentry would be a good asset to find information. Calling Hetty, he told her that Max needed to be revived. Deeks knew how dangerous the situation was, that's why he refused to let anyone else go under with him. His agents were good, but they weren't ready to go under with people like this, they were at the start of their careers and he did not want them getting hurt or killed in the line of duty while under his command./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Hetty provided the clothes and space so that Deeks could become Max. When Max died several years ago, he never expected to need him. It scared him how fast things came back to him. He practiced talking, walking, standing and how he carried himself. By the time he left the office, He wasn't recognizable as Deeks anymore./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Callen ran overwatch, as did Ops. Max got restituted in LA life, before heading to the center where everything was. People where wary, they had heard he died. The story that he went with was that he had been stabbed, so he spread rumors that he died, and went east. New York was fun for a long while, but he moved on to Miami where he spent some time in the sun before heading to several states on his way to California. Finding out what he needed, he came out of the op feeling a lot of emotions. Pushing those aside, they used what he discovered to stop the gang war. There was over 100 arrests from multiple gangs, and balance was restored to the streets of LA again, which meant the case was now closed./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Sam had seen Deeks as a leader and at first he thought that the man would be incompetent, but Deeks proved him wrong. Deeks had proved that he was a good agent, a good man, and a great leader. The safety of his team members was always his priority, and no one went alone or loan wolf on a mission. The team fit like a family, they knew each other's strengths and weaknesses, and knew how to adjust and adapt to everything that came their way. Seeing Deeks there was a huge shock, especially to find out that the man was married- that to former SFA Anthony Dinozzo no less, and they had a kid was astounding to the man. Time had truly changed things. For Sam, his wife had been killed, his son's school had been under attack at one point in San Francisco, and now he was a single father with two kids./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Kensi was shocked too. Deeks had always seemed like the joker, the non serious type, the follower not the leader, had his own team. Kensi wouldn't lie, she had dreamt of getting her own team for awhile. To see her former partner have what she wanted was a bit anger inducing. She thought she would hold more value, as she had been an agent longer but Deeks apparently impressed a lot of people in DC and got whatever he wanted, included a team in California- which just so happened to be close to their office. Deeks as a leader was weird. While the man had the natural warm and humor filled persona, as a leader, he was strong, caring but also adaptable. The longer she saw her former partner in action, she realized the more he deserved the job. He was good with his team, and built them up, making them better agents. As a whole, the team seemed to be very, very good at what they do./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"When Deeks went home to Tony and Talia, he was exhausted. Max always left him emotional and tired. Tony knew to let his husband have some space while coming out of Max, and knew Marty would be fine once he got through his demons. Marty went for a run, took a shower and then watched his husband and child play, and knew everything would be okay. Joining them on the floor, he sat and played with them. At bed time, he and Tony put Talia to bed before they retired to their room. Marty lay in the bed, he'd put on his sleep pants when he got out of the shower earlier, and watched Tony move around the room. The other man had gone into the bathroom but left the door open as he brushed his teeth and washed his face. He then turned off the bathroom light and closed the door before heading to their closet where he grabbed his pajamas and changed. Once he was done, he moved to the bed where Marty lay on top of the covers. Getting in, Tony poked Marty's side until he too got under the covers./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Together they laid there and talked about everything that had happened./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""It was hard at first, seeing my old team. But walking in there, knowing I had a higher rank then them- knowing I had an amazing team that had my back, I was confident. Going in as max was hard, but I did it to protect the others. I hated every moment of it, but I knew it had to be done. When we closed that case, I was glad. We could go back to our office and carry on."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Did they say anything to you?" Tony asked./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""I made sure that they were always partnered with one of mine, or one of their's but not me. Having Callen as an Ally is good. Back then, I never thought he and I could have a good relationship like this, but Hetty has showed him that apparently I am a very good asset to the team, and even if i'm not her main team, I'm one of her best teams."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""When I met you, you were the odd man out, the one who they picked on, the one who was going around with a GSW sewn up in your bathroom yourself. Even if you were off your game due to that wound, you were still a good cop. I know how hard it is jumping ship. I loved Baltimore PD until I didn't. When I became an agent, I learned a lot, I became a better investigator. I met a lot of people, people who are no longer with us now. Kate and I got on like cats and dogs for the longest time, but we always had each other's backs. When she…when she died, it was hard to see anyone else fill her seat. Ziva was one of a kind. She was smart, and a brilliant marksmen and fighter. But she and I again didn't see eye to eye. It took time, but she and I became good friends, and she was the mother of Talia. Mcgee is a good man even if he is really nerdy and moody. Gibbs, it took a lot for me to come back around. When I did though, and we mended our relationship, he was like the father I never had. Anthony Sr. has always been problematic and looking out for himself, Gibbs tried to do me right, and give me that figure I needed. What I'm trying to say here is that all these people that I know and love, I would have never met if I hadn't gone down the paths I did./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Had you not become an agent, I would have never met you. Had you not become a cop, you would never have been a liaison. We would have never met. Had you not gotten shot, you would not have taken my offer for MCRT. You are one of the best agents I know. You deserve to have your own team. You do so much more for them. You've become family with them, we've become a family./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1"Thank you for being the best husband, for being the best father to Talia, for loving me and taking me as I am. I love you Marty, I do. I know coming home from Max is hard, we all have that one alias that is rough. While I know I can never change that, I can be here for you when you come home, and remind you how much I love you, and how much you mean to me."/span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""You're such an emotional sap. I love you Tony." Deeks smiled at the end of Tony's speech. Rolling over closer, Deeks kissed him gently before getting comfy./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""You know you love it." Tony teased./span/p
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p class="p1"span class="s1""Yes I do." Deeks smiled at him. Together they fell asleep, ready for the next day, whatever it brought./span/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"A/N: That was over 5,580 words! I wanted this to go from where the previous point in time through the years. If I remember right, and did the math right, there is a 7ish year time difference from the start of this story to the end. I didn't want to cover every single moment, but enough to where the story flowed. The end is a bit sappy because it is well the end, and I wanted to show Tony in the relationship and how he progressed through the years, especially in his relationship with class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"And before anyone tries to say it, this is a bit OOC for some people, then again it is slightly AU. While both Tony and Deeks are portrayed as Ladies's men, I believe that when you meet someone and its right, then its right. Tony and Deeks are similar characters in a sense, they both are reference making, movie watching romantic guys. So to me, I think they had potential to grow together. They are mirrors of each other. Both men suffered painful childhoods and dark pasts that included torture and shitty moments with their teammates. Personally, I think when you find someone you can rely on, you give them everything you have, whether it is a best friend or a class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"The Deeks in this story is based upon a lot of things from myself. I modeled his issues after my own. His eating disorder that's mentioned (not in detail) , is my own. His depression, is my class="Apple-converted-space" /spanHis desire to be loved and valued, is my own. The attitude his teammates treated him with, were once how my friends treated me. In the previous chapter, where he's debating what he wants to do, that is me deciding whether or not to give up everything I know and move away. I moved away from the people who hurt and abused me, and found people who built me up in better ways, and taught me how to be myself. I think that Deeks finds that in Tony, He finds someone who can understand, and together they fight their way through the pain and aches that they class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"I moved forward and on with my life, just as Deeks has in this story. When I first wrote this, I was in so much turmoil, that I saw no real way out of any of it. But I found myself later on, and I made it class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"And I can say, two years after writing this, leaving the town I lived in was the best thing I ever did for myself./span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"Sometimes you have to give all of yourself, your whole heart to someone when you love them. Sometimes they break your heart, and sometimes they give you back that love times a thousand. I think that in this particular version, Deeks got the love he needed from Tony. Tony knew all of the pains he had, because his own were class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"I decided to give Tony/Deeks Thalia, even though the whole plot with that in the series sucked. CBS did a lot of things I think sucked, I've honestly stopped watching at this point, after Tony left, I gave up. I'd like to think that this story falls in line with his leaving on the show for when he leaves for LA with class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"This is Version 1, meaning that if there is a demand, I will make a Version Two, which will again start with the end of Chapter 1, and will be different. I'm thinking about making 3 or four total versions so that there is 5 chapters total./span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"Till next time!/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"PS. He's not going to have any other male significant others in any of the other versions, I only wanted it for this one because how he and Tony mirror each other pretty class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/p
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p class="p1"strongspan class="s1"-Both have not so great relationships with their dads/span/strong/p
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li class="li1"strongspan class="s1"both are seen as ladies men, however the relationships never really last that class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/li
li class="li1"strongspan class="s1"and both of them have had bad experiences with teammates at some point or class="Apple-converted-space" /span/span/strong/li
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