"Gibbs! Look at his eyes. Does he look like a killer?"
Gibbs shook his head. A thought struck him like a bolt of lightning and he realized how he could make her see.
"Abbs."
"What?" She barked, pouting. "No killer could have such sweet, beautiful eyes!" Gibbs hesitated for a moment. He was about to shock her, sting her.
"Kate said that about Ari," he whispered. He turned and left, catching only a glimpse of Abby's stunned expression. For a moment it was all she could do to stare straight ahead, her mouth agape. Trembling, she sank into her chair.
