L'amore è Sempre di valore Esso

Author: Sinopa Ariyana

Beta: None.

Rating: NC-17

Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo

Warnings: Slash, Romance, Angst, OOC-ness, Smut, AT/AU, Language, Spoileriness,

Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS

AN: I know, I know. It's been FOREVER since I updated this. I'm really, really sorry about that. RL Hit, the muses took a running leap into the abyss again and a bunch of other things happened all at once. Ugh. My muses just seem to HATE me. I really need someone to help me keep the muses around and to keep me moving and motivated. Hopefully I can give a good chapter for ya'll.

Chapter Sixteen

Things had been going really well for the MCRT lately. Not too many hard cases, Kate continuing to recover fully and Gibbs and Tony's relationship having become even more successful. Something was bound to happen at some point. Wanda had moved in with Jenny and Jenny had been pretty lenient until she got it in her head that there needed to be some changes to NCIS. She forced a lab assistant on Abby who hated it and made her dress like normal people which Abby also hated. Unfortunately Jenny didn't do her homework and Chip was a bad guy and attempted to frame Tony for Murder. It hadn't worked for several reasons, one he had a solid alibi, two they were able to figure things out before Tony was even arrested though it had still resulted in Chip ending up tied up with duct tape by Abby in her lab and Jenny completely embarrassed and shame-faced. Jenny had learned her lesson and decided not to hire another lab assistant thankfully.

Things continued to improve and then stayed steady until a very fateful case that would send all kinds of things careening into orbit and call into question so much and cause a lot of angst and heartbreak. On occasion Jenny still tried to get Tony to do the secret op but not as constantly as she had before Wanda had shown up.

Everything had been going fine until that damn explosion. Seeing the flames and hearing the loud boom had caused Tony's heart to stop before adrenalin kicked in and had him running onto the ship to make sure Gibbs hadn't been caught up in the explosion. He had. He'd wanted to ride with Gibbs to the hospital but McGee and Ziva had been the ones to tell him to go get Kelly first then go to Bethesda. So that's just what he did.

"Toretto." Dom answered the phone.

"Dom…Gibbs…Gibbs was in an explosion. I'm on my way to get Kelly. I don't want her to see her dad like this but I can't hide this from her. I don't want to be alone either. Can…Can you guys follow me to Bethesda?" Tony queried, tears in his eyes and voice.

"Yeah, of course. How bout we just meet you at Bethesda?"

"Ok." Tony said before hanging up and heading towards Bethesda.

Once there Tony greeted Dom and Brian before pulling Kelly into a tight hug.

"Papà? What's wrong? Where's Daddy?" Kelly asked causing Tony to hug her a little tighter.

"He's been hurt real bad piccina. We're gonna see him soon ok?"

"Ok Papà." Kelly sniffed.

"Special Agent Tony DiNozzo. I'm here to see Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs; he was just brought in by ambulance." Tony said to the woman behind the desk at the nurses' station.

The woman looked at him and gave him and his badge a scrutinizing look before pointing him to the entrance. She'd already been bitched out by one person and her job threatened she didn't want to be threatened again.

When Tony and Kelly showed up Abby and Jenny were already there. He wasn't happy that Jenny was there but he understood to a point. She still cared for Jethro just not the same way that Tony did. He knew it would be a long few days. Gibbs was hooked up to all kinds of machines and had a tube down his throat. The attending came out and asked if Gibbs had been a marine.

"Yes. Panama and Desert Storm." Tony answered before Jenny could.

"I thought I recognized him. I treated him before for similar issues. No-one expected him to make it before but he did." He told them.

"Yeah, he's a fighter. Ain't that right Kelly?" Tony queried of their daughter.

"Yep. Daddy's a fighter. He'll wake up. I just hope it's not as long as Zia Kate's was." She said nodding.

"And who are you to Agent Gibbs?" the doctor questioned.

"Special Agent Tony DiNozzo and this is Kelly Gibbs-DiNozzo. Kelly is Jethro's daughter biologically and mine by adoption through an odd series of Unfortunate events." Tony told the man who nodded and said that they could stay even past visiting hours. Tony thanked the man before taking Kelly in and sitting down at Gibbs' bedside, Kelly on his lap despite the fact she was 9 almost 10 years old. Now all they had to do was wait.

Thankfully they wouldn't have to wait too long. Gibbs woke up gasping for air and fighting with the tube down his throat. Tony immediately yelled for assistance. Once they had managed to remove the tube from Gibbs' throat and get him calmed down the doctors and nurses left.

"Gibbs?" Tony queried softly, Kelly next to him.

"Daddy? You ok?" Kelly asked after Tony didn't get a response.

"Yeah…I'm ok…Kelly" Gibbs said a small smile on his face before a frown crossed it.

"What year is it?"

Tony's face paled before he responded "2005."

"Oh. That explains things…" Gibbs trailed off as things began crossing his mind. Memories of him and Kelly laughing and having fun. Of him kissing the man next to Kelly. Of making love to this man. No not just any man, Tony. Gibbs' lover and Kelly's Papà.

"Tony. C'mere." Gibbs said, motioning the younger Italian over before pulling him into a deep kiss. "Sorry for scaring you. Things are a bit scrambled but I'll be ok." Gibbs told him once they broke the kiss.

Tony smiled in relief. He'd been worried Gibbs wouldn't remember them. Not just Kelly and Tony but what Gibbs and Tony were to each other. Tony was glad he remembered at least that much. Unfortunately he also had to ask Gibbs what he could remember of the explosion, which as it turned out wasn't much. It wouldn't be until later that Gibbs would remember just in time for him to get out of the hospital AMA and have everything he'd ever believed in screwed up. They had killed innocents. His own damn government. That pissed him off in a major way. He felt he couldn't trust his own government right now plus his brain was still completely scrambled and so he had given the reigns to Tony to take over the team. Despite that Tony had told his team and the director he was taking his accumulated vacation days for a good long vacation but had first made sure to find places for his team members until he came back and took the reins until Gibbs was ready to come back to work. Gibbs' memory was improving but there were still large gaps that shouldn't be there. One of the things he did remember was that he had a bone to pick with one Mike Franks, who had been called in once Gibbs' memory loss had been discovered. So Tony, Kelly and Gibbs all headed off to Mexico to visit Mike Franks and possibly hide his body, depending on what he had to say for himself.

TBC…

AN2: I know I know, really really short. I;m so sorry about that. I haven't forgotten about this or any of my fics. I've been trying to entice my muses back but they're having too much fun cavorting with two hot men in a '67 Chevy Impala named Baby and with the BAU. Plus the plunnies keep nipping my ankles begging me to delve into the supernatural ;) with them. So I had to do this with one muse whose attention span is really realy short and kept drifting. But things are finally beginning to move along. I know someone asked why my writing styles had changed and mention it was a bit disconcerting. That is in part due to the fact that I already had a certain amount of this fic already outlined in detail but afterwards the outline kinda tapered off. I just can't find a good place to end this fic. I want to cover at least up to the 9th Season Opener before ending it but I'm not sure I'll do so hotly. Another reason is because I'm growing as an Author and my writing styles are changing constantly. I've been trying to find one that suits me and fits and flows easily for me. It's not easy. Hopefully the next update doesn't take as long to come out. I want to finish at least ONE of my fics before releasing another one but I'm not so sure that'll work. Damned Plunnies. Anyways R&R. ConCrit is always welcome but any and all flamers will be shipped off to Crowley or shoved in the cage with Uncle Luci HAHAHAHAHA!

Sinopa Ariianna