I'm re-reading the story, well, just because I can. This far in I'm struck yet again by how richly you paint the universe in your stories. I feel that I know these people so much more because you've given them life beyond the screen. What I enjoy about this chapter is not just the well-written case/ambush action but because it so clearly tells the story of Tony's new life. I can clearly see from this, and the previous chapter when we learned he got the job, the interactions between he & his new co-workers; how healing his time with Joe & Levon has been. I like seeing how they all work, and play. Tony's musings about their after-hours camaraderie strikes so true--I can count on hand the number of times we have seen the NCIS team members interact outside of a case. It's kind of sad. Good thing there's fic like yours to fix it all. :-)

YAY! Update. And somehow I missed one so I got to read two at once! Double yay! I can't help but think that Abby is still in for a rude awakening. And I love how Tony is fitting in with his new family! He has so much more and I think once he gets over his regrets he'll find himself way happier. He has family and friends and a social life and people he can trust backing him up. Gads. I know the confrontation is coming soon and I can't wait till Gibbs tries to do something to Tony and Levon will set him straight. That's gonna be so damn cool! Great update!