McGee was taken to hospital and his condition was pronounced as critical. Gibbs called Abby to tell her what happened.

"This is all my fault Gibbs," she sobbed down the phone, "If I'd have told you sooner you could have caught the guy who did this to Tim"

"Abs," he replied gently, "of course this isn't your fault, I'll come and pick you up and we can go to the hospital to see him ok?" She consented to this and then she hung up

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He saw Abby as soon as he got out of the lift, sitting at McGee's desk. She was so beautiful, even with a swollen eyes and a tear stained face.

"Abs" he said gently. She jumped and looked up at him.

"Tell me he's gonna be ok Gibbs," she sniffed, Instead of saying that he simply pulled her into his strong arms while she sobbed uncontrollably into his chest. He kissed her head. He loved her so much; she was so much more than a daughter to him. If only he could tell her.

After a while she lifted up her head and looked directly up into his piercing blue eyes. They stood there for five minutes just looking at each other.

She decided to break the silence.

"Gibbs" she said questioningly, "did u really mean what you said earlier"

"What do you mean abs"

"When you called me your Abs"

"Of course I did " he replied in barely more than a whisper. She was silent for a moment.

"we should get going," she told him, "I need to see McGee.

That was it he thought no conformation or rejection just indifference. This was so much worse than being let down, she just wasn't acknowledging him at all.

She could see she had hurt him. He had barely spoken a work to him for the whole journey to the hospital. She didn't know what to say to him. Of course she felt the same way about him, she just couldn't seem to find the right words

They walked to the sliding hospital doors in complete silence. As they walked through the doors the saw Ziva almost immediately.

"Tony's already up there," she told them, "I'll take you to him"

"How is he" Abby asked her

"They don't know yet," Ziva admitted, "the doctors with him now" and without another word she led them to room 233, where Tony was sitting next to a mass of bandages, which was just recognizable as McGee

"Oh my god" Abby breathed. Instinctively she moved closer to Gibbs for comfort, but he moved away. My god Abby thought, what have I made him think? I have to tell him now.

And there they stayed just staring at McGee. After 5 minutes of looking at her Ex-lover his weakened state, Abby walked over to McGee and took hold of his hand.

Nearly as soon as she had taken his hand into hers, Gibbs left the room, and Abby thought she knew why.

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