Gibbs carried Tony from the foyer all the way upstairs, like he'd done last night, both men grinning widely as their lips touched in light caresses "How long do you think a few days are?" Tony asked between kisses, his fingers ceaselessly moving through Gibbs' short grey hairs on the sides of his head.

Gibbs shrugged after setting Tony down on the edge of the bed "Not sure. Don't really care right now." Gibbs said gruffly as he grabbed the ends of his shirt, pulling it over his head and tossing it aside.

Tony bit back his bottom lip as he reached a shaky hand out towards Gibbs' stomach, setting his entire hand against the flat, muscular surface and smiling slightly – sure he'd seen Gibbs without a shirt on, even touched the older man's stomach numerous times, but somehow, this entire experience was completely different. Tony slowly moved his fingers up Gibbs' body, his index finger grazing over the dusky peak of Gibbs' nipple, watching as the skin puckered underneath his touch and hardened.

Gibbs shuddered slightly from Tony's touch, feeling as though electricity was coursing through his entire body and exploding with a brightness that he'd really only ever felt once before in his life – it was a pivotal moment, and Gibbs knew this, having been in the 'courting' phase with Tony for three months was truly going to pay off. Gibbs slowly slid his fingers up Tony's arm and then down to the hem of Tony's shirt, slowly pulling it up and over the younger man's head "You'll tell me if it hurts?" Gibbs questioned, looking directly into Tony's eyes, which were blown, a barely noticeable sliver of green reflecting back at him, and if he could look into a mirror, he knew he'd see the same thing in his own eyes.

Tony nodded as he slowly stood up, setting both of his hands onto Gibbs' shoulders "I promise." Tony whispered as he leaned in, kissing Gibbs with every bit of passion and love he'd ever felt for the man out from his lips and tongue, onto Gibbs' lips and tongue. Gibbs grunted appreciatively as he moved his own hands to the waistband of Tony's shorts – one thing he was thankful for, with the injury, was that Tony not only went commando, but preferred wearing basketball shorts over his normal skin-tight jeans.

Gibbs let Tony's shorts fall to the floor, even though they did get stuck on the brace for a few seconds, but together they managed to untangle the article, and now Tony stood stark naked in front of Gibbs, his erection jutting out proudly from the tangle of thick brown hairs. Gibbs smirked as he wrapped his hand around the shaft of Tony's cock, slowly stroking the length and watching as Tony's head tipped back, mouth parting just slightly and letting out a pleased sigh.

With Gibbs' hand on his cock, Tony felt like nothing could be more blissful than this, until Gibbs latched onto Tony's nipple and started sucking slowly. Tony's knees both shook slightly and he had to grab Gibbs' shoulders a bit tighter to keep from falling over "Might… be better… if we laid down…" Tony whispered brokenly through low mewling moans.

Gibbs nodded as he hoisted Tony up onto the bed, carefully as ever while lying him down. Gibbs shed his jeans and kicked them backwards and Tony's eyes widened at not only the older man's stunningly large erection, but the fact that Gibbs was commando and had been since they left the house earlier that morning "Wow…" Tony whispered, gulping slightly as Gibbs laid down beside him. Tony wrapped shaky fingers around Gibbs' cock, his eyes never leaving Gibbs' face, watching as Gibbs bit back his bottom lip and – what sounded like – moaned deeply in his throat, which was the sexiest sound that Tony thought he'd ever heard.

Tony tentatively stroked Gibbs' length, which with the experience he did have, he thought he shouldn't have been so nervous, but the fact that he was about to have sex with a man that he'd loved for more than ten years, and was in a committed relationship with for three months, definitely set everything in his body into overdrive as the two men laid side-by-side and stroked one another until precum was constantly oozing out from their swollen cock heads.

Gibbs nestled his head in the juncture of Tony's shoulder and neck, sucking and nibbling at the pliable flesh beneath his lips, smirking as Tony began to restlessly squirm against the mattress and roll onto his back "Oh god!" Tony gasped, his back arching off the mattress slightly as he wrapped his fingers around Gibbs' wrist that was still stroking his cock "Gonna… come too soon… If you keep that… up…" Tony managed to get out through panted breathes.

Gibbs chuckled as he released his hold on Tony's cock and slowly kissed his way up Tony's jaw until their lips were touching "What if I wanted you to come?" Gibbs asked huskily as he nipped and sucked at Tony's lips, moving his fingers teasingly across the underside of Tony's cock until the younger man was squirming and whimpering ceaselessly.

Tony practically cried when Gibbs' fingers stopped moving, "Fuck! I really should have known you'd be a tease in the bedroom." Tony said, gasping for breath as he looked up at Gibbs through half-lidded and hazy eyes, his entire body felt like it were on fire and he could definitely feel every muscle humming and trembling with sheer desire.

Gibbs grinned as he turned over in the bed, opening the nightstand drawer and withdrawing a bottle of lubrication and a packet of condoms, he then turned back to Tony "I don't plan to tease you much longer." Gibbs said as he set both of his acquired objects down between him and Tony, then leaned over the younger man, practically inhaling the younger man's nipple between his teeth, sucking and nipping on it until he had Tony whimpering and begging in a slur of Italian and English, both of which were incomprehensible words.

Gibbs grabbed the condoms and thrusted them into Tony's hand, continuing to tease Tony's nipple. Tony fumbled with the foil packet for a few seconds, finally managing to rip the packet open and pull out the slick condom and with shaky but experienced fingers, managed to roll the condom onto Gibbs' cock. Tony then grabbed ahold of the lube, nudging Gibbs' off his nipple and smirking as he spread his uninjured leg outward "I want you. Now." Tony said in what could only be described as both seductive and demanding.

Gibbs took ahold of the lubricant and applied a generous amount onto his fingers, then with practiced ease, he hovered over Tony, capturing the younger man's lips in a soul-searing kiss as he pressed the tip of his finger at Tony's entrance. Tony gasped into the kiss, thankful for the distraction as Gibbs began sliding skilled fingers into his body. It didn't take long for Tony to relax and open up completely to Gibbs, if Tony's constant moans were any indication. Gibbs grinned as he took ahold of the lube once more, and with one hand still preoccupied with fingering Tony, he managed to open the lube and spread a healthy amount of the lubrication onto his rigid cock.

Next thing Tony knew, Gibbs was positioned between his thighs and pushing the head of his swollen cock into Tony's entrance. Tony gasped and aimlessly grappled at Gibbs' arms and the sheets that were bunched around him, looking for any sort of purchase as Gibbs slowly inched his cock in past the head "You okay?" Gibbs asked in concern, looking at the contorted expression on Tony's face, he couldn't quite tell if it were pain from their connection, Tony's knee or a combination of both.

Tony nodded, opening his eyes slowly and looking up at Gibbs, reaching up with his hand and gently caressing Gibbs' cheek "Perfect… Just been a while." Tony said as he brought Gibbs' face down to his, pressing their lips together and kissing Gibbs sensually, moaning as he felt Gibbs' cock sink deeper into his slowly stretching channel, gasping as Gibbs' girth stretched him open even further.

Gibbs smiled, nodding slightly as he laid his forehead against Tony's shoulder "Good… Tell me when you're ready." Gibbs whispered, kissing across Tony's collar bone slowly, then up the center of his throat until Tony and Gibbs' lips were pressed together once again, kissing Tony slowly and lovingly.

Tony sighed contentedly, nuzzling his nose against the side of Gibbs' nose "I'm ready… Just be gentle." Tony whispered as he wrapped his good leg around the small of Gibbs' back, moaning out as Gibbs' cock sunk further into him.

Gibbs lifted his head up, pressing his palms into the mattress just above Tony's shoulders "Love you, Tony." Gibbs whispered as he started up a slow and steady pace, thrusting inch-by-inch into Tony and reveling in the small moans that seemed to fill his ears up, it was almost like a melody to Gibbs, listening to the younger man moaning as he thrusted.

Tony finally found that small bit of purchase with his fingers wrapped tightly around the bottom of the headboard, he also found that words seemed to completely elude him right now, all he managed to get out were satisfied moans and whimpers as Gibbs drove relentlessly, but still slowly and lovingly, into his body. Tony could feel every nerve-ending in his body humming with the pure intensity of pleasure and the love that Gibbs was giving him. He'd always imagined that Gibbs would be an attentive lover, and even if words failed him, Gibbs seemed to know exactly what Tony needed and gave it to him without a second thought.

Gibbs grunted as he pressed his forehead against Tony's shoulder, low and deep moans rumbling in his chest, wrapping one arm underneath Tony's uninjured leg and pulling it up over his shoulder, completely changing the angle of his thrusts which caused Tony to nearly scream out when the head of Gibbs' cock started pressing into his prostate with each thrust "Oh god… oh fuck! Fuck, fuck!" Tony cried out, his fingers turning a sickly white color from the grip he had on the headboard, his entire body arching and tossing back towards Gibbs' cock to gain more of that lovely feeling that was exploding inside of him from all angles now.

Gibbs smirked as he lifted his head, capturing Tony's mouth and all the curses that came out of it, and with the changed angle he also managed to go deeper and faster without putting much strain on himself or Tony's other knee. Tony had moved his fingers from the headboard to Gibbs' back, and he could feel the perfectly rounded tips of Tony's fingernails digging and scratching down his back, which only added fuel to the fire – he loved the miniscule pain that Tony's fingernails delivered.

Tony felt tears welling up in his eyes, and it wasn't even from the slight pain coming from his knee, it was from the intensity of love he felt in this very moment as Gibbs clung to him, their bodies covered in sweat and sliding easily against one another. "Gonna… Oh god! I'm gonna come…" Tony cried, his entire body trembling as he arched upward against Gibbs' stomach as he felt a familiar heat pool in the center of his stomach, then a few seconds later, with Gibbs' hand wrapped around his cock and stroking in time with his thrusts, Tony screamed out in pure ecstasy as his cock exploded between the two men's sweat-slicked bodies.

Gibbs moaned deeply as he pushed his entire length into Tony's body, his own cock exploding from the immense pressure that was wrapped around his cock from Tony's tightened muscles "Fuckkk" Gibbs breathed out lowly, pressing his forehead against Tony's shoulder as his entire body shuddered from the sheer power of his ejaculation. Tony wrapped his arms around Gibbs' shoulders, holding on for dear life as both men breathed against one another, their bodies shaking and trembling.

Tony laid against Gibbs' chest the next morning, gently stroking the older man's stomach up and down, waiting for the older man to finally wake up – they'd both fallen asleep almost immediately after cleaning themselves up, and had slept through the night until 0500 the next morning, where Tony had woken up before Gibbs, wide eyed and ready to do just about anything, even with the lack of mobility his knee gave him. "Stop." Gibbs mumbled tiredly, lazily swatting Tony's hand away from his stomach.

"But you're still sleeping… and its 0503… And… Ya'know… Daylight's a'wastin here!" Tony said excitedly, glancing over at the window which was still dark, since the sun had barely started rising yet.

Gibbs cracked an eye open and looked towards the window "Sun isn't up yet… Neither am I." Gibbs grumbled as he turned over onto his stomach, pulling the pillow down over his head and falling back to sleep quickly, or at least Tony thought that's what it looked like to him, he had no idea how Gibbs could lay as still as he did, and still look like he was sleeping.

Tony sighed as he rolled away from Gibbs and collapsed onto his own side of the bed, huffing out a breath of air "Fine… That's just fine – I'll get up, make us some breakfast, and maybe do a little light cleaning…" Tony rambled on aimlessly as he rolled himself to the edge of the bed, but before he could get up, a strong hand wrapped around his wrist.

"You won't be doing either of those things… How do you expect to do any cooking or cleaning when you can hardly stand on your legs as it is?" Gibbs asked, sounding like he'd been awake for hours, rather than just a few minutes.

Tony shook his arm free of Gibbs' grasp and proceeded to get up "I suppose I will find a way… Just because I've got lack-a-leg right now, doesn't mean I can't do stuff for myself!" Tony said irritably as he used his crutch to bring his shorts up to him, then slowly slid them up one leg then the other, all without falling flat on his face "See look! I even dressed myself." Tony said triumphantly.

Gibbs lifted his pillow up from his head and sighed "You put your shorts on backwards." Gibbs pointed out, glancing up at the back of Tony's head and smirking slightly when he heard the younger man growl in frustration.

Tony took a deep breath, shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly "So what? I'm setting a new fashion trend. Instead of wearing my clothes around my ankles, I'll wear them backwards!" Tony declared as he situated his crutches underneath his arms and headed towards the door at a slow pace, he hadn't felt the burning sensation until just a few seconds ago, and although it was a pleasant burn, it definitely did nothing in aiding him to move any faster than a snail.

Gibbs shook his head as he got up and found a pair of boxers, slipping them on and realizing they were a bit snug around the waist – realizing belatedly that they probably belonged to Tony, but had no idea how they ended up here, since he'd never seen Tony wearing a pair of boxers in the time that they'd been at his house "So… Let me make breakfast, and if you think something needs to be cleaned – I'll clean it…" Gibbs stated as he slipped past Tony, definitely weren't his boxers, they were far too silky feeling on his ass.

Tony grinned slightly as he watched Gibbs walking down the hall "You look good in my boxers by the way, perhaps a little tight around the cheeks, but they make your ass look fabulous!" Tony said in the gayest voice he could muster as he hobbled after Gibbs, still grinning ear-to-ear when he heard Gibbs growl and mumble something incoherent underneath his breath.

*!* One Year Later – Epilogue *!*

Tony and Gibbs grinned at each other as they rode the elevator up, they had just received the best news possible from Tony's latest Physical Therapist session – and yeah, they were still together, one year and three months almost to the day – and so far they'd managed to even keep their relationship between themselves and Vance. They never had lingering touches, or looks, and even though Tony had been consulting on cases, technically not under Gibbs' direct command, tony had a hard time breaking the habit of calling Gibbs 'boss' when they were at work, he still worked at his old desk and was still greatly apart of all the MCRT's work, never replacing Tony or his position, Tony still did what he had when he was the SFA for Gibbs.

"This is it…" Tony said as he held his hand outward to Gibbs – they had decided on the way from Bethesda that they would also be publically outing themselves, damned the consequences.

Gibbs nodded as he curled his fingers lightly around Tony's hand, "Yep, no turning back now." Gibbs said, winking as the steel doors slid open slowly, but before they stepped out, Gibbs pulled Tony back and mashed the 'shut doors' button until they closed again, and then hit the emergency button to stop anyone else from using the elevator "Before we go in there…" Gibbs said as he stepped up into Tony's personal space and took the younger man by the cheeks, leaning in and kissing him lovingly and deeply until both men were breathless.

Tony had to bite back the moan of disappointment when Gibbs pulled back and rested his forehead against Tony's cheek "Whatever happens, I love you Anthony, and what anybody says about us – Their opinion does not matter to me, because this ain't about them, this is about us." Gibbs said sincerely, but quietly, looking up into Tony's eyes to convey all the affection and truth behind his words.

Tony nodded as he rested his palm on Gibbs' cheek and brought the older man's lips closer to him against for a soft, but still none-to-loving kiss and smiled "I know. And I love you too, Jethro… Doesn't matter what they think about us, this is our life and we're living it… Quite happily, I might add." Tony said softly as he nuzzled his head against the side of Gibbs' head, "Now, can we go deliver the good news or what?" Tony asked excitedly, glancing towards the steel doors.

Gibbs nodded, reaching over to press the button that would restart the elevator, his face still inches from Tony's and his eyes never leaving Tony's eyes, "You excited about this?" Gibbs asked as he stepped off the elevator, cautiously watching Tony – despite that after four months, Tony was off the crutches and no longer needed the brace, he still felt uneasy at times.

Tony chuckled as he grabbed Gibbs' hand again and nodded his head "Stop worrying, I'm not going to fall." Tony assured him, and even though he did walk with a slight limp, there were no indications that nine months ago he'd had total knee replacement.

Instead of heading straight to the bullpen like they normally did every morning, only five minutes apart, they headed straight up to Vance's office, their steps coinciding with one another, as if they were moving as one person instead of two – their hands still linked together, and although they did get a view glances, yet again, nobody seemed willing to say anything – but Tony could tell that the second they entered the privacy of Vance's outer office, the bullpen was abuzz with speculation of 'Why are Gibbs and Tony holding hands' more than likely starting with Tim and Ziva.

After sitting, and waiting, for ten minutes, Tony and Gibbs walked into Vance's office both sporting triumphant grins on their faces "Seems like the two of you have good news?" Vance surmised, looking between the two men, and then their linked hands, smiling slightly at the open love that the two men were finally displaying after being together for so long.

Tony nodded enthusiastically, swinging his backpack off his shoulder and procuring a sealed envelope "From my physical therapist, signed by the physician as well." Tony stated proudly as he handed the envelope to Vance, and then looked at Gibbs with a wide grin. Tony felt so giddy and light right now he thought he'd float away if it weren't for his hand being anchored inside of Gibbs' hand, the only thing keeping him from flying around with utter joy.

As Vance read through the doctor's note, Tony and Gibbs continued glancing between each other and Vance, waiting for the man to finish reading the note. Gibbs could feel the sweat building up in Tony's palm, and even the slight tremor of the younger man's fingers, even he was feeling slightly nervous and it wasn't even his future on the line here.

There had been a lot of changes over the past year, one of the bigger ones though was that Tony had taken Vance up on his 'offer' of going back to school to further his education, and was only a few months away from graduating with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. Tony and Gibbs had also moved in together, this was one of their immediate decisions, after finding that sleeping apart was no longer an option, Tony found he slept more comfortably and safely when with Gibbs, and for Gibbs, it was just that added comfort that Tony was there and safe, plus waking up to a groggy, hair-tussled Tony was always a pleasant way to start the morning.

Of course, they had their moments of despair and had several fights when things didn't go the way they had expected. Mostly it had been Gibbs who would forget to do something, and Tony who would get upset and their arguments would ensue, but the bright side of fighting was the extremely erotic sexual make-up that happened afterwards. With Gibbs' help, Tony had overcome his apprehensions of his being gay and now fully embraced his sexuality, Tony had even told his friends – Ducky, Jimmy, Abby, Ziva and Tim – that he was gay, and they had accepted this about him without question, well… They had questions, but still they accepted the biggest change in Tony since, ever.

The other positive was that Tony had gone through rigorous months of psychotherapy, and was now nightmare free, and had been for a little over three months – Tony couldn't have been more thrilled when he was able to sleep without the shadows or screams taunting him awake, except when his therapist told him that he no longer needed the sessions, that was probably more thrilling than not having the nightmares – he hated talking about his feelings and that, but was greatly impressed that the therapist focused on the one reason that Tony was there, and not his childhood or his past experiences as a law enforcement officer.

Vance finally looked up from the doctor's note, a satisfied grin on his face "Congratulations, Agent DiNozzo. It will surely be a great pleasure to have you back out in the field." Vance said as he set the note down and pulled out his drawer, withdrawing a gun, badge and credentials, setting them on the desk "These, belong to you." Vance said, pushing the three items in Tony's direction.

Tony eagerly collected his stuff, clipping his badge and gun to his belt and stuffing his credentials into his inside jacket pocket "Now I feel complete again. Will I still be on Gibbs' team or am I to expect a transfer?" Tony asked as he looked directly at Vance.

"You'll still be with Gibbs' team, I cannot consciously break up the best team in all of NCIS, however… There will be a new team member on your team, at least for a few months, while I find a better placement for him…" Vance said, handing Gibbs a personnel file, "Don't run him off, Gibbs, he is a good veteran agent, just couldn't stay at his posting any longer…" Vance added as he stood up and grabbed his cellphone off the desk "Now, I have to go meet with SecNav and inform him of this good news." Vance said as he headed towards the door, stopping short with Gibbs at the frame "You and I also have to discuss that assignment later." Vance said quietly, hoping that Tony wouldn't hear anything.

Unfortunately Tony did hear, and once Vance had disappeared, Tony turned to Gibbs with a raised eyebrow "What assignment?" Tony asked, crossing his arms over his chest as he and Gibbs stood on the catwalk above the bullpen.

Gibbs shook his head "It's not important, not right now… Nothing is set in stone yet." Gibbs said distractedly as he read through the personnel file "Huh… Seems that Callen is joining us. Says here he's leaving the LA office for personal reasons…" Gibbs mused as he walked down the stairs back to the bullpen, leaving Tony to stare at him with a gaping mouth and a lot more questions than answers at this point, but Tony would leave it for now – knowing he could corner Gibbs at the house later on.

Tony, having let the conversation of this mysterious assignment go, came down into the bullpen, "So, you and Gibbs?" Ziva asked as soon as Tony appeared between the partitions.

Tony nodded as he walked over to his desk, depositing his gun and badge in the top drawer, hoping the conversation would shift from his and Gibbs' relationship to the fact that he now had weapon and badge again "You've got your stuff back?" Tim asked, and Tony grinned, ever thankful that his probie had come in for the rescue.

"Sure did! I'll be back out into the field with you guys on the next call, and every call that follows!" Tony said proudly, shooting a winning smile to Ziva, Tim and even Gibbs who still had his nose buried in the personnel file, but was definitely sporting a small smile.

Tim and Ziva both grumbled playfully, but then came over to Tony and offered their congratulations with a hug – and in Tim's case, a handshake – "That is so great Tony, it has been rather… quiet… without your running comments in the field." Ziva said with a cheery grin on her face.

"Commentary, Ziva." Tony corrected out of habit, then nodded "It is great though, because now I can actually feel like I'm contributing something more than just being a fly on the wall and listening into you guys working cases around me." Tony said in a more sedated tone, glancing around the bullpen briefly.

"You always contributed Tony. Never been one to just sit there quietly and listen. How many cases did you solve from just sitting behind your desk and listening to these two discuss the case?" Gibbs asked from across the room, finally having set down the personnel file and looking between his three agents.

Tony shrugged noncommittally "I don't know, probably five… Maybe? I don't keep count of how many 'The partner did it' cases that I correctly predicted." Tony said as he leaned back in his chair and sighed contentedly.

Tony should have known that his return to active field-duty wouldn't have lasted long though, because now Ziva and Tim were looking between Tony and Gibbs "Okay… Get it out of your system, ask your questions." Tony said abruptly, sitting up at his desk again and linking his hands together at his stomach.

Ziva and Tim exchanged a quick look between one another "How long have you two been dating? Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Ziva launched first, almost sounding like Abby would when finding out something really exciting – The fact that they hadn't told anyone, including Abby, was going to be a tough pill to swallow, but Tony also knew that Abby knowing how he felt about Gibbs, would quickly put the pieces together and wouldn't be nearly as hurt, not like how Ziva looked hurt, or even Tim for that matter. Ducky would just take their new relationship in stride, congratulate them and run off at the mouth about the olden days of Scotland or a friend who'd been in a similar situation, and Jimmy, well, Jimmy would probably just blush and stammer like he always did whenever Gibbs was in the vicinity, or they even mentioned Gibbs' name.

"We've been dating for close to a year and three months… And we didn't want to tell anyone, except this morning… When we found out that I would be able to return to full-duty, we thought everyone should know what we meant to one another – not that it would change the facts of our relationship in the field, we'll still protect you guys." Tony said with a grin, looking between Ziva and Tim.

Ziva rolled her eyes, Tim shook his head "We have no doubts that you guys would change how we work outside of the office. It's just a bit of a surprise, really – I mean, we're happy for you, of course… but, we're like family… We thought that you would have told us sooner." Tim said quietly, and Tony sighed because Tim really did sound more hurt than even his facial expressions let on, which actually made Tony proud that McGee was no longer wearing his heart on his sleeve.

Tony stood up and set a hand on each of his colleagues' shoulders "I, and Gibbs, both apologize for not having told you sooner – We should have, you're right… But, we just wanted to have the relationship to ourselves… It took a lot for us to admit how we felt, and we're still ironing out a lot of the intricate little details of who we are as a couple. We are, however, glad that you both know now, and we don't have to hide who we are." Tony said in a rather professional manner, squeezing the two's shoulders as he sat back down and turned to his computer "Now, get back to work – We do still have an active murder investigation opened, and those suspects won't find themselves." Tony said as he began tapping away mindlessly at his keyboard, pulling up whatever information he could on the case.

Gibbs shook his head slightly, thinking that perhaps he needed to discuss with Vance about Tony's position as an SFA – He knew that Tony was more than ready to become more than just a senior field agent, but also knew that Tony would never take a position outside of his team, there had to be a workaround to getting what both him and Tony wanted, especially with their relationship becoming a publically known thing in the office, things would start turning sour, and Gibbs hated confrontation, well… He hated confrontation that could be avoided with a few T's and I's crossed and dotted properly, so he mentally added that to his to-do list, along with the conversation of the assignment, which, now with Tony back in the field again, he thought he would be able to take on, because now he could have Tony with him during the mission and not have to trust someone else with watching his six – That was the only reason he'd been holding out on accepting, he wanted… no, needed Tony there, because he didn't trust anyone else when it came down to life or death situations like that.