Title: You Make Me Feel Too Much
Spoilers: Season Ten through Hit and Run
Disclaimer: Don't own this. If I did, I would be with Gibbs in the basement...
Abby sighed. It had been one of those days. Actually, no, it really hadn't. "One of those days" consisted of spilling Caf-Pow, the Mass-Spec being on the fritz, or a broken buckle on her boot. This wasn't one of those days. This day was much worse.
She had hurt her best friend in the entire world. The hurt she had seen on Gibbs' face when she yelled at him and snapped at him for being perfect. Sure, she had apologized, and he had kissed her cheek as was the norm for them, but he had left after that. He didn't say, but she still had the sinking feeling that he had still been hurt.
It wasn't just the case. Abby reflected. If she really thought about it, she was mad at him and had been for a while. Abby just didn't recognize it until now. For over ten years, they had been close. Friends. Best friends. And lately she felt like she was his best friends, but he wasn't hers. She cared about him so much more than he cared about her. She couldn't handle this anymore. It was too hard. The stress of the last six months had manifested itself yesterday when she blew up at Gibbs. Sure, the case brought back the heartbreaking memory of Ricki and her grandfather, but it went deeper.
Abby picked up Bert and exited the lab. Tomorrow was Saturday and, unlike normal, she had no intent on working over the weekend. As she started her hot rod, the rain that had been threatening to fall all day started to pour. Perfect. It matches my mood. Abby thought sourly. She drove home slowly, tears trickling down her face again.
She flicked on the light in her apartment, eyes falling on the coffin. Maybe this is the problem." She threw it a dirty look and dumped Bert on the couch. Maybe this is why he doesn't care. I'm too strange...
The tears were falling freely now. She was thinking of all the reasons he would never...be her best friend...no, not even that.
Love her. He would never love her.
She picked up her phone and dialed his number, consequences be damned.
TBC...