So, I couldn't help myself. I promised I wouldn't write a new story until my others were finished but then I saw the picture of McGeexDelilahxAbby in that cafe and this story just kind of popped out. I'm writing it as everyone is back to NCIS and Ziva hasn't made her choice to leave yet. This story switches from McGee and Abby points. It is starting out with Abby.
Abby had watched it happen all summer. Watched her best friend fall for this insanely smart and beautiful women. After a few times of merely seeing the two of them together she caught herself not really smiling but faking it then she noticed this large knot that would form in her stomach and wouldn't go away for hours. The first time she noticed these signs though, she wasn't even with them. She had called her dear friend after working a particular rough case and was going to ask if he could meet up with her for a drink. Things seemed to be going fine until she heard his girlfriend in the background calling him, telling him to come to bed. She brushed it off like it was nothing and told him they could get drinks another night. After that phone call though she noticed this ache in her chest and knew it could only be one thing.
She had to admit she had been avoiding her best friend, she wouldn't admit it out loud but just the idea of seeing the two of them together started to make the knot come back. She was going to have to get over that soon though, this was going to be the first time all summer that Gibbs, Tony, Ziva and McGee would all be back working cases at NCIS. Abby was going to have to face the music and just be there for McGee. Be happy for him. She blew her chance long ago and many more times since then. Delilah was perfect for McGee and Abby had to learn to understand that.
Things went okay for the first few weeks. It was mostly Gibbs or Tony who brought down information to her and the only time she really needed to talk with McGee was when they needed to work on something techy together. She would keep the conversations short and on the track of work, that seemed to be the best plan for her.
He didn't realize anything was different about his best friend. He didn't get to see her as much as he used to but now he was in a relationship, a serious one, he didn't really go out and see people like he did before. Occasionally, Tony would have him over for a beer just so he could have some man-to-man time but that would really be it. Even that stopped because they were once again working together at NCIS; everything seemed to be back to normal. That was until the day Abby had run into him and his girlfriend at the cafe.
He didn't even see her come in, he must have been placing Delilah's and his orders at the time but when he sat back down there she was. She had that look on her face. He learned nearly all of Abby's looks in the past ten years and this was the one she wore when she had something hard to say.
"I just want to say that I am really happy for the both of you. It is about time Timmy found himself a great girl and Delilah, I am really happy he found you. You guys are great together." Abby said all the while fiddling with the handle of her purse.
"Thank you, Abby. How nice of you!" Delilah beamed up at her.
"See you at work." Abby said and promptly walked out of the café.
McGee normally would have thought about it more, a lot more but then his order number was called and the topic was soon forgot.
Normally, doing something like that, Abby would have planned out to a tee in her head, even rehearsed it to Bert before saying it out loud to them. She turned around though and saw them, smiling, happy as they could be and knew she couldn't just walk by. He might have seen her and then later questioned why she didn't say hello. She wouldn't be able to tell him she regretted letting all the years pass them by, regretted not holding onto him in the first place. She couldn't say she had this hole in her chest that she guessed was about the size of a golf ball; it couldn't be filled by another person, or alcohol, the more she though about that hole it was more of a Timmy sized hole and it was clear only he could fill it. But, how on earth was she suppose to tell him all that? Forcing herself to just say she was happy seemed like the better plan.
Like I said, just an idea rolling around in my head of what could happen since they are saying some "triangle" is going to be happening. I'd love to hear what you guys think!