This is set after 'bloodbath'. Tony seemed waaaay angry when he was confronting Abby with all the information that she had neglected to tell them, and then for the rest of the episode whenever she was around he was remarkably stoic. So I started to think that he was giving her the cold shoulder because she refused to ask them for help, and that's when this happened…enjoy!
P.S. this really isn't meant as a shippery thing. I honestly haven't decided what NCIS ship I want to sponser yet...
Pinky Swear
By angellwings
DiNozzo sighed in annoyance as Abby stood in front of his desk. She just kept staring at him, and pacing.
"What do you want, Sciuto?"
"Want? What I want is for things to go back to normal and for you to come annoy me with your movie reference and equipment touching, but that's not happening. And hasn't happened since that whole incident outside of the courthouse," She said frantically.
"Of course it hasn't," Tony told her.
"Why not? I can't take it," Abby sighed.
"I'm mad at you, Abs. That's why," He told her sternly.
"Why? What did I do?"
"You lied to me," Tony said as he wadded up his cheeseburger wrapper and launched it toward McGee's trash can.
"So, I lied to everybody else too, and they've gotten over it," She pleaded. "And besides I didn't technically lie-"
"You withheld information, Abby. You're not allowed to withhold information from me," Tony said with a glare as he stood from his desk, grabbed his backpack, and headed toward the elevator. Abby immediately followed him into the elevator.
"Tony, I'm sorry. It wasn't like I-"
The doors closed and Tony immediately turned to face her, "Like you thought about what could happen? Like you realized how much we would all hate ourselves if something happened to you that we could prevent? Do you know what Gibbs found in that creeper's van, Abs? Do you?"
"it's not exactly like I thought he was dangerous-"
"You thought he was dangerous enough to get a restraining order. That's something you tell me, Abby. Even if you don't tell Gibbs…you tell me. I'm the one that found that note, and I'm also the one that found your phone records…and the website. If your lab hadn't been attacked who knows what could have happened to you? After everything we went through with Kate there is no way that any of us could have taken-"
Abby promptly interrupted his lecture with a hug. Tony tensed and didn't respond. He'd been pissed at her for days and he was just now getting up the nerve to express it.
"I'm sorry, Tony. It won't happen again, I promise."
He closed his eyes and relaxed his posture in resignation. He brought his arms up around the forensic scientist for a brief hug. "We're a family, Abs. How would you have felt if I had refused to let you help me out with that whole Chipper frame up situation?"
"I would have attacked you with my taser…had it been in my possession at the time," Abby told him apologetically. "I promise the next time I have a stalker the first thing I'm going to do is tell you and Gibbs."
"The next time?" He asked.
She shrugged, "You can't expect a body like mine to go stalker-less for too long, Tony."
Despite his anger and hurt feelings he let out a small laugh, "Right, what was I thinking?"
"I really am sorry, Tony. I should have told you," Abby said seriously.
"Don't let it happen again. Next time you're in trouble…tell me," He demanded. "Promise?"
She nodded, "Promise…should we pinky swear?"
DiNozzo grinned at her, "Pinky swear? Are we eight year olds?"
"C'mon, you know you want to," She said persuasively.
He sighed and smirked at her, "Fine, but if you tell anyone about this. I'll chop you up and run through your mass spectrometer, got it?"
She smiled and held her pinky out toward him. He reached out and looped his pinky around her own and shook it.
"Got it," She said happily.