AN: This season continues to intrigue me with such great episodes. I am very motivated by this weeks happenings and am even more excited about what next week will reveal. Hang on for the ride & enjoy!
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McGee (to Abby): You would never betray Gibbs…
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"Another traitor? Is there a special going on this month or something?" Abby started to pace back and forth at the suggestion and it wasn't long before Gibbs stopped her.
"Abs, listen, I need you on this. Are you up to it?"
She stood up tall. "Up to it? Up to it? Gibbs this is my country we're talking about here…well it's your country too, but the word my works better for this because you're asking me and not yourself." She took in a breath. "Focus sorry."
"No one and I repeat no one can know about this. Not even McGee."
She swallowed hard. "What bout Bert?"
Gibbs hid his smile. "No one Abs."
She nodded emphatically and threw up a salute. "No problem…I'll just…I'll uh…" She snapped her fingers. "I'll just lock the door. No one will suspect a thing."
"I don't have to tell you how important this is…"
She shook her head. "No sir, um Gibbs. I won't say a thing, not even if someone threatens my equipment or scratches all my CD's or takes the stuffing out of Bert…not that the last one wouldn't be really hard to watch, cuz it would, but I still wouldn't talk…"
Gibbs put a hand on her shoulder. "No one is gonna threaten anything Abs. Not if we do this right."
She took in a long deep breath. "Okay, lay it on me…"
He smirked a bit. "You sure?"
"I've never been so sure." She nodded. "Hey, you're not gonna write the instructions on a piece of paper…then have me swallow it or anything right?"
He shook his head. "No."
"Phew." She sighed in relief. "Cuz ink is really toxic and I know I said I'd do anything for my country, but I draw the line at poisoning myself…"
"Abs…" He quieted her. "We don't have a lot of time. Now, listen up…"