Title: And then there were...
by PEJA
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Ducky/Gibbs/
Rating:
Summary: Ducky invites Gibbs to an outing
Disclaimer: Not mine

And then there were
by PEJA

Ducky's phone call had been short and to the point. No hi how are you? No are you busy this evening? No pleasentries at all. Simply a time and a place. And the phone went dead.

Gibbs' reaction was just as straightforward. He shut down the computer, locked down the files he needed and grabbed up his Starbuck's without a word to Todd or Mcgee, leaving both of them with curiousity peaked. 

Moving like a man on a mission, Gibbs took the time for a quick stop at his house for a shower and change of clothes. He arrived at the apointed place on the appointed dot and ran trembling fingers, the only outward sign of his rampant excitement, through his greying hair.

"A friend of mine told me there was an acquistion beig offered here tonight." Ducky's tone was pure causual, but the fact that it seemed disembodied until Gibbs realized Ducky had slipped up behind him soundless as a cat was unnerving in his current mood.

He clutched at the car door, reluctant to move. 

"Close the door, pet."

And he did, then turned to face the older man, casting his eyes down.

Ducky's soft chuckle burned through Gibbs, electifying him to the other man's nearness.  

"You want something, pet?"

Gibbs nodded, sneaking a peek at the other man. "Please."

"You put me in mind of another young man I had chance to speak with this afternoon," Ducky said even as he slipped a soft leather collar around Gibbs' neck and a kiss whispered between them. "It seems," Ducky turned and strolled toward the club with Gibbs following at his heel. "This young man is in love with someone he works with. Someone he doesn't believe would be interested in him."

Gibbs listened carefully, stifling the fears running throgh him at Ducky's words. Wondering if the proverbial shoe was going to be dropped on his head and he was about to be replaced by a younger and prettier man.

"Nothing to say, pet?" Ducky asked softly, without giving Gibbs so much as a glance.

A small frown of confusion crimped Gibbs' brow. "No, sir." 

Ducky did cast an appraising glance at Gibbs then.