Taking Care of Jethro
A McAbby story with a little Tiva as well. Gibbs and Ducky and one special guest star.
My first Fan Fiction. Setting May 2008, I own nothing of the carters or the show, just for fun.
"Hey Abby" McGee
"Hey Timmy" Abby
"Hey you get those samples analyzed for Boss yet?" McGee
"Yup, why'd he send you?" Abby
"Don't know he said to come see if you were done yet?" McGee
Abby looked confused, Gibbs always comes down to see her when he wants the results why did he send Tim? Oh well she though she likes seeing Tim. Tim walks over to the computer station and logs on sending the boss the info on the samples from Abby computer. Abby working on some samples over by her microscope. It was Monday at the office and it was a fun weekend for Abby, she and Tim took Jethro to a new dog park and had lunch in the park, she loved hanging out with them. Tim was busy working on the case a Marine General had been found dead, this time hidden under a computer floor out in Seattle and boss was frustrated at the lack of info he was getting from the field team in Seattle. Boss kept saying he was just going to go there himself and get the info he needed. McGee knew it would be him this Time Tony got to go to Iraq after all.
Gibbs walks into Abby's lab carrying a pack of papers and slaps them down in front of McGee startling him. He passes the Caf-Pow to Abby, she smiles and thanks him.
"McGee, ever been to Seattle?" Jethro ask
"Uh yaw boss why" McGee
"Cause your going with me grab your ready bag and lets go I don't have time to let those people play with my case like this" Gibbs
"Oh Boss what about Jethro I have to arrange some one to watch him" McGee
"Ab's can watch him, right Abs's" Gibbs says as he slaps McGee on the back of the head with the papers. And starts to walks toward the door.
"You good with that Abby" McGee says, he starts to log off the computer
"Of cores, I'll take him to that dog park again, I think he likes it there don't you"
"Ah Ya" McGee stutters. Gibbs was still in the Lab and it always made him awkward the boss knowing they spend so much time together outside of the office. And since he had gotten Jethro Abby had spend almost every Sunday with him and Jethro. He liked it though and it made him smile to think of their time together and Abby and Jethro, she loved that Dog and she was so beautiful with him he had a photo of the two of them on his desktop wrestling in the grass together.
"McGee, you coming or shall I just take Tony" Gibbs
"I'll be right there Boss" McGee snapped out of his trance of Abby and Jethro
"Abs's, I'll call you tonight when I get settled ok, take him out soon as you get home ok?" McGee
"Yes, Timmy of coarse I think I can handle Jethro with out you for a few days" She skips across the lab and hugs him from behind, as he hits log off on the computer. He turns and faces her to hug her back and she whispers in his ear, can he sleep in the bed with me?, ya he sleeps with me as well Abs" She hugs him tighter and Gibbs rolls his eyes and is getting impatient with McGee. Abby sences it and says "Well you'd better get going Timmy, Be safe and talk to you tonight" She brings his head down to her level and kisses him quickly on the cheek.
"Alright, enough grad ass you two lets go McGee" McGee, blushes and he turns toward Gibbs, Abby smacks him on his ass as he walked away. He almost turned around to say hey what was that for but he was to embarrass to do so, and Gibbs didn't look like he had time to waste. Abby hadn't done that in years not since they were together. He couldn't think about that now he had to keep his mind with Gibbs Abby could wait, heck he always has.
CH2
Abby fumbles though her keys and finds McGee apartment key she had had one for years now and always had it with her. She could here Jethro on the other side of the door, she opened it and walked in Tim place was comfy for her and she always liked hanging out here, he had cool video games and she always felt at home. She dropped her bag by the door and shut the door behind her and greeted Jethro, he was happy to see her and desperately need to go for a walk she could tell. She had left the office at 5:30 early for her but knew she needed to get home to Jethro, she had swung by her place to grad a few things and had made it to Tim's by 6:30 and Jethro had been dancing for an hour now she could tell. She grabed his leash and headed out the front door, he seldom pulled but he did this time, guess he had to really go. They made it out the front door of the building and across the street to the park and he quickly relieved himself. Abby loved walking Jethro, Tim always let her hold the leash when they walked him on Sunday together. It had become routine. Abby would show up at 9 and they would grab a coffee and walk Jethro though the Park. Tim would have packed a picnic lunch the night before and they'd spend the whole day in the park together. Abby walked Jethro down to the small pond and sat down at the park bench. Jethro looked up at her almost to ask where Tim was. She smiled down at Jethro she loved having a dog she wished she had been able to keep him herself, but heck it was fun hanging out with Tim. She looked at Jethro who was still looking at her with a puzzled look. She smiled she hadn't told him where Tim had gone or that she'd be caring for him for a bit till Tim got back. She leaned down and told Jethro that Daddy had to go to Seattle for a bit with Gibbs and she was going to stay with him till he got back. Jethro seamed to like the idea he lifted his paw and placed it on her lap. She smiled… It was starting to get later and she was hungry, plus Tim would be calling soon.
She got up and walked back to his apartment and hung up the leash and looked in the fridge, "hmmm what are we going to have for dinner Jethro" Abby asked like the dog knew. Abby saw Tim had some cold cuts left over from the picnic he made seamed he also had some pasta salad left. She made herself a sandwich and walked over to the computer and bumped the mouse to activate it, Timmy never turned his main computer off. The screen came up and there she was with Jethro in the park, She loved that photo Tim had took it the week before and she hadn't got a copy yet from him. She smiled and looked over to Jethro who was lying on the floor a few feet from her feet "look Jethro it's us" She looked around his desktop for a game to play and loaded one up. She sat there for a few hours till finally Tim called.
She jumped when the phone rang she had gotten lost in the game and didn't realize it was almost 10pm. "Hey Timmy" she answer the phone. "Hey Abby" He sounded tired. Sorry to call so late I just got to the room, Boss is sending you some stuff to run first thing in the am you should get it by 10" he says. " Ok Tim I'll keep my eye's open for it, and call you two as soon as I get the results" The line grew silent for a few seconds and she could hear Gibbs in the background talking about how big of pain it was working with the Seattle Marina. Tim came back on "sorry Abby, seams there's some big convection going on in Seattle and all the hotels where booked me and Gibbs have to share a room and He's a little stressed at the lack of hospitality the local Marines are giving us. So how's Jethro?" McGee "He's Good Tim we went for a walk to the pond I told him daddy was in Seattle and I would be taking care of him for a few days" Tim smiled he loved Abby calling him daddy, even if it was for a dog. "Did you eat yet Tim?" "Not yet me and Boss have Pizza being delivered soon" "So what you doing Abby? " Tim seamed to have relaxed a bit and she missed not talking to him today so she told him about making a sandwich and finding the photo on his desktop and reminded him she wanted a copy to put on her desktop also, and that she had been playing some game for the last 3 hours and forgot how late it was… McGee smiled he loved talking to Abby they could talk for hours it seamed about nothing and about everything. She was telling him about Ziva and that Tony and her had invited her to go see some movie tomorrow tonight and he could come as well if he was home by then. He said that would be fun Abby but I don't think I'll be home for a few days the way things are going. She sounded a little sad when he told her that. He promised that all four of them would go out soon as he got back though. She said ok and went back to telling him that Ducky had taught her some new tricks with fingernail scrapings and such, Tim interrupted and said "hey Abs I got to go the pizza is here and Gibbs giving me the wrap it up sign." "Ok Tim talk to you tomorrow." "Bye Abby" "Bye Timmy". She hung up the phone and walked into his bedroom. She'd stayed here many times but never with out Tim. She changed into a tank top and climbed into bed and Jethro jumped up and laid at the foot of the bed and she fell asleep.
McGee paid for the Pizza and sat it down on the Table. Gibbs opened the box and dove in he joined him they were starved. "So McGee, how's mom doing with Jethro with out you" McGee just smirked "Thanks Boss" "No Problem McGee", he said as he inhaled another slice. "So seriously how is Abby?" Good Tim said and precedes to tell Gibbs about Abby learning new stuff from Ducky. Gibbs Smiled he loved his team he was a hard ass but it was his job. McGee proceed to next tell him about the Movie date he'd be missing with Tony and Ziva. Gibbs eyebrow rose at that. "So Tim seams you 4 have forgotten rule number 12 lately" Gibbs says in a more seroirs tone. "Ah what Boss we just going to go see a movie together what's wrong with that?" Nothing McGee just seams you and Abby are spending more and more time together lately and just wanted you to know why I created rule 12." Gibbs says while takinga sip of water. McGee quickly says"Cause of the Director right" That seamed to both annoy and catch Gibbs off guard a little he knew the team suspected a history but didn't expect anyone to bring it up that bluntly and especially not McGee. "Ya McGee the director, hey I just don't want you to get hurt ok McGee just lets drop it for now." Gibbs says while he grabs another slice of Pizza his fourth now "Ya sorry boss didn't mean to bring up the past" McGee says and drinks the last of his glass of water, wishing maybe he hadn't been so blunt. "I wish it was only the past McGee, but the past is never the past when you leave things the way we did." Gibbs got up and walked to the bathroom. McGee wondered what the boss met but knew not to ask their talk had gone a direction it never had before, almost made him smile to think the boss might be looking at him as a sort of friend. He sat there awhile thinking about Abby again he had to get her out of his mind but couldn't. His new dog Jethro hadn't helped and now the boss was concerned. He walked over to the bed, thankfully they had two beds at least. He stripped down to his boxers and climbed into bed and just laid there thinking about what the boss had said and wondering what he meant by how he and the director had left things he knew there was energy between both of them it was more apparent from the director but he saw it from Gibbs as well. He and Abby were different he thought, they been there and gone back to friends and all seamed ok, except he'd never find someone if he kept comparing every girl to her. Lately he'd given up dating and stuck to just being single it was easier that way anyhow. He finally drifted off to sleep.