NCIS

Fleetwood Mac song: Chains

Chains:

Tony stood on the deck of his friend’s Appalachian cabin deep in the Ozarks.
Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise.

He remembers the pain he felt as he dived time and time again to save Gibbs from his stupidity this time. From Gibbs’ not telling anyone what was going on this time.
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies

He remembered getting both Gibbs and Maddie up on the dock and finding them dead, and no matter how much his own lungs hurt, doing CPR on both of them.
Having to actually be forced to choose between Maddie first of Gibbs.
And if, you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (never break the chain)

He remembered being surrounded by crews doing the work of getting the two in the ambulances, and Ducky not even paying any attention to him, but instead getting in with Gibbs.
And if you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (never break the chain)

The snide comments from Ziva and McGee that he was just standing there dripping on their crime scene, why didn’t he go do something worthwhile.
Listen to the wind blow, down comes the night
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies
Break the silence, damn the dark, damn the light

Jimmy, precious Jimmy, taking him to Brad who put him in ICU for his oncoming pneumonia from diving in the waters so deep. And getting phone calls and messages from Abby that he needed to get over himself, because he hadn’t even called to find out how Gibbs was? Didn’t he know the world didn’t revolve around him?
And if you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (never break the chain)

Brad getting him time off from work and stretching it a true sabbatical by calling in favors owed, with messages left from Gibbs that if he didn’t show up for work he could his job goodbye.
And if you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (never break the chain)

The hacking of his accounts to take everything left away from him for daring to go against everyone’s wishes.
And if you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (never break the chain)

Calling in an old favor to get his accounts cleared and his life in another name, off the web.
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)

He watched the sun rise and wondered if it was worth it.