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Tony: This could be a career ender.
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"You shouldn't have sweat it for a second Timmy…Gibbs would've never let them fire you."
McGee shrugged. "Abby, Gibbs can't do everything."
"Bite your tongue."
He smirked a bit. "I'm just saying, rules are rules…"
"Non sense…not to mention that Vance treats you like the crowned jewel….no way they would've let you go Tim."
"Even if I was a spy?"
Her mouth gaped. "Don't even say that…had enough of that talk already."
"Yeah…I just can't believe she'd put me through that just to see me again…I mean, she could've just asked."
"True…but not all women just take what they want."
"Like you?"
She smiled a bit and chose to ignore the comment. "So you gonna go out with her….outside of the polygraph room?"
"I can't decide…part of me is flattered that she'd go through that trouble…another part of me thinks it's kinda creepy…"
"Like sleeping in a coffin creepy?"
"No," he defended himself. "Like creepy stalkerish."
"Give her a chance McGee…maybe she just never learned the tricks of the trade…"
"So you're saying I should date her?"
"I'm saying it's worth a shot…what do you got to lose?"
"My job…"
"I told you, Gibbs would handle it…why isn't that enough for you?"
Tim watched her put her hands on her hips and conceded. "It is…you're right. I'll ask her out to dinner."
She relented and patted him playfully on the head. "That a boy Timmy…now go."
"Thanks Abby."
The two shared a quick smile before he turned to leave. An expression that strengthened their friendship more than words ever could.