"Gibbs!"
"I'm sorry, Abby, but rules are rules. After Ari, nobody's taking any chances, and nobody's going home alone tonight. Ziva is protecting you."
Abby made a disgusted face. "Does it have to be her?"
GIbbs sighed. He'd known the antagonism between those two would become an issue at some point. "You'd rather have McGee?"
Hands behind her back, Abby looked hopeful as she scuffed her boot on the floor. "Rather have you."
He had to fight a completely inappropriate surge of... something...before shaking his head. "Not going to happen. I'll send DiNozzo with you, McGee with Ducky, and Ziva with Palmer. Does that meet with your approval, Abs?"
Abby shrugged and smiled for a moment. "Tony's cool." After a bit of consideration, she frowned. "What about you?"
"What about me?"
She rolled her eyes. "Who're you going with? Anyone watching your six?"
Gibbs turned to the lab door. "You really think I need a protection detail?"