Borrowed Time

[donutsweeper]

Title: Borrowed Time
Pairing/Rating/Warning: NCIS fandom,  rated PG
Word Count: 300
Beta: mad_jaks
Summary:  When Tony had the plague Gibbs ordered him to live. But, he never said for how long....
Author's Note: Written for the ncisdrabble100 challenge:  "Too Late," and my paliphrase 10 fandom challenge.  Thanks to mad_jaks for the title.

“When you had the plague I ordered you to live.”  Gibbs wrapped a hand tightly around the bed rail as he spoke.  “That’s all it took.  A slap on the head and an order and you were fine.  Well, maybe not fine, but on the road to recovery.” Eying DiNozzo over his ever present coffee cup, he paused to take a sip.  “Back then they said your chances were only fifteen percent, I ever tell you that?  Fifteen percent.  But you showed them.  You got yourself back to operational fitness in no time flat, faster than anyone expected.  Everyone except me that is; I never doubted you for a second.” 

He stood up, stiff after sitting for so long, and tossed his now empty cup in the trash can by the door.  “You gotta do it again, you hear me?  Show those doctors what you’re made of.  I need you out there with me, covering my six.”  He stuffed his hands in his pockets.  “Oh hell, DiNozzo, I might not ever have come right out and said it, but you know you’re the only one I trust to do that, right?  Honestly, you’re probably the best agent I’ve ever worked with. But if you tell anyone I said that, I’ll deny it.  It’d be bad for my image.  Second B for bastard and all that.”   

Gibbs paused, sighing at the lack of response.   With a light touch he reached over, smoothed out the blankets and brushed away an errant lock of hair that stuck out from under a bandage.   “I’ll be back in the morning.  I expect you to be awake and bothering the nurses by then.”   He walked out, halting in the doorway.  “That’s an order DiNozzo.  An order.  And don’t you stop following them now, don’t you dare.”

Comments

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

That's probably why they are my two favorite characters! Capable of incorrigible flirting but also a lot of emotional and physical pain

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

Mine too, your reasons are similar to mine.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

they are so multi-layered, it makes them so interesting! (And it doesn't hurt that they are both gorgeous!)

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

The last reason doesn't hurt at all.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*vbg* not in the least!

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

*Jawdrop* Umm Hi shirtless Barrowman.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

It's such a great picture I have it on two icons. :)

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

And what great icons they are.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

both are snaggable with credit. This one is by jades_shadow and the "Sex With You" one is by mad_jaks

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

I'll probaly snag them and use them later b/c I'm currently almost out of icon space.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

ooh, the issue of icon space. *grumbles* Always a problem, before upgrading I saved them on my computer and switched icons in and out randomly

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

Yeah I am already stock piling for exchanges.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

brilliant minds think alike!

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

Hey you know that makes you my pimp , right?

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

as long as I get paid in donuts that's perfectly fine with me

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

*Sprinkles generously with - er - Sprinkles* before sending

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Excellent. Absolutely excellent