A book's closed.

Author: AbbyGibbs

Disclaimers: Well, I do not own them and that is pretty unfair – they again belong to DPB! Why does he always have to own the best shows and the best characters? Could someone explain that to me? His characters are always suffering too much. So I have decided to borrow them for a little while, the length of a story, but I promise to give them back though I really wish I could keep them for myself.

Classification: Romance, hurt/comfort.

Pairing: Gibbs/Abby

Rating: T (+13) Might change into M (+18) not sure, where this will go.

Spoilers: none

Summary: Will Gibbs understand for who the pendant is, on his own?

Author's note: This story is a follow up/sequel to One Christmas wish so I suggest you guys read that one first. At the beginning there was no plan for this follow up to be created, I just wanted it to a one shot nothing more, but while I was writing this, well the ideas kept running in my head... there was only option: keep writing.

So here, I am then with A Book's closed, I hope you'll enjoy it.

This is another story dedicated to my friend Laci, because she's the best.

As always thank you, to my readers who keep following me, Thank you so much.

Thanks to Mark Harmon, Pauley Perrette, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Sean Murray, David McCallum and all the other for giving life to the wonderful characters of NCIS.

Feedbacks: well, I'd love them, of course – who wouldn't? But please, only if you respect my work because it takes a lot of time and energy to get a story together. I love writing; I wouldn't allow anyone to discourage me from doing so, never. I don't have any problems at all with readers who choose not to go for this, but I decidedly do with those who write disrespectful mails just because they didn't get the ending they would have wanted. If you want to tell me what I might have done better within the story I made up, you're always very welcome to let me know. But if your only concern is to rant about it, then please, do it in private, okay? Thank you.

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ONE

Christmas... is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart. Freya Stark.

It had all been real, he had hugged his daughter and wife, and his Christmas wish had come true. Fresh tears burned his eyes at the realization.

The slight knock on his car window made him jump a little. Gibbs hastily dried his eyes with the sleeve of his costume vest. He turned his head to look who had made jump and smiled when he saw the very familiar face smiling at him.

"You okay, Gibbs?" was the question, he heard.

"Yes, I'm fine; I just called Jackson to wish him Merry Christmas."

She smiled at him "We were waiting for you in EMTAC to watch It'sa wonderful Life the best Christmas movie of all times according to Tony. And I have to say, he's right about it, but don't tell him, I just said that, okay."

"I know, I'm sorry, it's just…" he trailed off.

"… You felt like you needed to come here." She finished his sentence for him, she noticed that his eyes rims where colored red. Had Gibbs been crying?

Gibbs nodded "Come sit in the car with me, you must be freezing and it seems like it's going to start snowing again." He told her softly.

She walked as rapidly as her shoes allowed her to, around his car. A few moments later, and she was sitting in the passenger seat. When she'd closed the door, she looked at him. Something was different about him she realized. Gibbs now looked peaceful.

"I promise, I won't tell DiNozzo." He smiled at her.

Abby didn't comment on it, she just looked at him, without saying a word something that he found odd, it was so unlike her not to say something when they were together in his car.

"What is it Abbs?"

"Nothing." She said.

"Then why are you looking at me like that?"

"You look as if you finally are in peace with yourself." Abby told him.

Of all the women he had been with, except for Shannon, Abigail Sciuto, seemed to be the only one able to read in him, Gibbs realized suddenly.

"What are you doing here?" He asked her curious.

Abby looked down at her lap, fidgeting with her fingers lightly. "Same thing you were about to do. I'm here to wish Shannon and Kelly a Merry Christmas." Abby murmured.

He looked at her a little stunned; Gibbs always thought he knew everything about his team well apparently some of them still had secrets for him.

"When did you start to come and visit them?" He asked her softly touched by her revelation.

"Since I know where they're resting. I didn't snoop around or anything, Gibbs, I promise. I just asked Ducky if he knew the place and he told me that is all. Don't be mad at me or the duck man."

At her words, his fingers curled around the pendant he was still holding. He shifted in his seat to face her and reach out to caress her cheek with the tip of his fingers.

"I'm not mad at any of you, Abbs, on the contrary, I'm grateful."

"I'm sorry I didn't say anything or asked you the permission, but..."

Gibbs silenced Abby by placing his index finger on her lips, "didn't you just hear what I said?" He told her softly.

Abby looked at him then and realized he wasn't angry at her or anything. "I just wanted to keep them company to let them know they're not forgotten."

"Thank you," were his words right before he leaned in to kiss her cheek.

All Abby could do was beam. The man sitting next to him was angry at her at all and he even thank her for what she did. "You're so welcome."

"Spend the night at my place?" He asked her suddenly, unexpectedly.

Surprised by his question, Abby searched his eyes, it wasn't the first time he had asked her to spend the night at his house, but she felt that this time it was different. She had a feeling their something hidden behind his invitation, but that she would discover the reason of his behavior soon.

"Okay." She smiled at him.

"My place it is then," Gibbs said.

"Wait." She said, reaching out for his hand when he was about to turn the key in the engine.

He looked at her for a moment, he pulled out the key and stepped out of his car, then he closed his car door then he went over to open the door for Abby, he reached for his hand and helped her out. After he made sure the car was locked, took her hand in his, and they entered the cemetery together. When they arrived at the graves, Abby crouched down and brushed the engraved letters with the tips of her fingers. "I'm not alone today, girls." She told them softly. Gibbs crouched down next to her, and brushed in fingertips on the letter of his daughter's name.

"If she allows me to, she'll never come and visit you alone again," he said, then looked at his favorite forensic scientist.

Abby's eyes watered as the meaning of his words started to sink in.

"I won't ever come and visit you alone." Abby said in a broken voice.

"I think, I know who the pendant is for, Kelly," He said when he looked up at the sky, and smiled,

Gibbs looked at the star shining in the sky for a moment, but nothing happened, it was only when he was about to focus his attention back on the woman standing next to him that he saw one star shining more brightly, it's then that he knew he had understood Kelly and Shannon's message.

Abby looked at him questioningly, but he didn't say a word, Gibbs just smiled at her.

"Okay."

"I love you both," he whispered, when he stood up.

"So do I," she said when she brushed her fingers one last time against the letters.

Abby looked up at Gibbs then, he reached out to her, and she took his hand and he helped her stand up. When she stood, her eyes locked with his for a long moment before her arms snaked around his waist. He didn't say anything he just held her against him.

"Merry Christmas" They said together watching the graves.

TBC...

No panicking here okay, I'm working still working on this, but I just decided to spit it out in chapters rather than in one piece, there will about two or three more chapters no more.