Abscond - Five Prompts Version

Gibbs hated shopping for gifts. They generally weren’t worth the money spent unless you knew the person really well. He much preferred handmade gifts, but this year Gibbs hadn’t had time to make very many.

Partially because he couldn’t figure out what to get for his significant other, one Anthony DiNozzo Jr. While technically still together, the relationship between them was quite strained and Gibbs hadn’t the slightest clue what to get Tony or make Tony. He’d been trying to figure out a gift idea for the last 6 months to no avail.

Finally, Gibbs gave up and asked Tony what he wanted. Tony’s reply, shocked him.

“You ask me what I want this year and I try to make this kind and clear. I just want a chance that maybe we’ll find better days.” Tony sang softly and reverently.

Gibbs stared at Tony with a touch of confusion still.

“Cause I don’t need boxes wrapped in strings or designer love or any other empty things. I just want a chance that maybe we’ll find better days.” Tony continued. The lyrics weren’t an exact match to the Goo Goo Dolls song, but as Tony suspected Gibbs wouldn’t recognize the song anyway, he doubted it would matter.

“I can talk Vance into letting us have Christmas off. Come to the cabin with me?” Gibbs blurted, hoping that he was reading Tony right and that what Tony wanted more than presents was simply to have Gibbs abscond with him, preferably to somewhere that they could spend time alone together.

Gibbs hoped time together at his cabin during winter, which would give them plenty of excuses to curl up under blankets together, would allow them to start healing the many wounds they’d caused each other this year. More than anything, he wanted to be with Tony, forever, if possible.

Tony nodded, pleased that Gibbs had understood at least a little bit of what he was going for. They made plans to meet at the cabin in two weeks. They would then spend another two weeks completely alone in a cabin in the middle of nowhere where they could focus on rekindling their relationship.

The first time Gibbs had suggested the cabin, Tony had been aghast at how far from everything it was, but now Tony appreciated it. He appreciated the chance to get away from everyone and everything, even the most well meaning of friends, and just spend some time alone with Gibbs. This year had been full of bumps and a few almost catastrophic tumbles over the edge, but they’d made it.

Now, they needed to take the time to appreciate what each other brought to the table and build their relationship to even stronger levels than it had been before. If that involved copious amounts of sex under 3 blankets in a freezing cold cabin in the middle of winter, well you wouldn’t hear either of them complaining. That was for sure.