Cosset

Tony’s always had a crush on Gibbs. His undercover skills allowed him to easily hide it from everyone, so no one realized that the reason he behaved so much like a loyal Saint Bernard had everything to do with his crush. Sure, Gibbs was also the first law enforcement officer that Tony had truly trusted to actually behave morally after his experience with Danny and that had a lot to do with it as well, but the truth was the crush made him a lot more loyal than that basic trust regardless of the fact that the trust is what allowed his crush to be born.

No one realized about his crush though and Tony wasn’t about to inform them. He loved the little trinkets that ended up on his desk as bribes to keep him from leaving. Vance’s secretary regularly made sure to drop something small on his desk every week. Fornell would often leave something whenever he visited to try and convince Tony away. The other NCIS team leads would occasionally leave snacks or other items on his desk as well.

Sometimes Tony felt cosseted with all the gifts and treats and other pamperings that the people in the know did to make sure Tony never felt the need to leave Gibbs team as he was the only one who managed to stabilize Gibbs team, so that Gibbs wasn’t enforced on everyone else. Most of the time though, Tony just enjoyed the perks of his job. He loved being himself.