Since we've never really met Luka in the series, I'm kinda going off on a limb here with his dialogue and characterization, but hopefully it seems plausible. This is the last chapter of this two-shot, and I hope you like it!
Enjoy!
Abby broke down in tears and Luka took her in his arms, holding her tightly. "Abby, I honestly don't give a damn what these stupid tests say. You are my big sister, and nothing can change that."
His statement only made Abby cry harder but she managed to sob out, "I-I guess I knew that, b-but I just w-wanted to hear it f-from you,"
Luka gently stroked her hair and said, "I love you, Abby, and you are a Sciuto, you were raised one, no matter if you are by blood or not. Blood is thicker than water, but love is thicker than blood. We are family. Not even a DNA test can change that."
Abby drew back and gripped his hands, saying, "Thank you, Luka. I love you too."
"Did you really think I was going to let you off the hook as my sister so easily?" He teased, wiping her tears away. "You spent the better part of our childhood denying I was your brother, calling me some sort of alien. After all that I am not letting you do it again. You're stuck with me, Abby, stuck like glue."
"Sounds good to me," Abby chuckled, and then she sighed.
"What?"
"I'm pretty sure everyone back at NCIS no doubt hates me by now,"
"Why is that?" Luka asked as he pulled two bottles of Caf-Pow! out of his fridge.
"Because I resigned from NCIS before I flew down here. I already have the application filled out to become a forensic scientist in the New Orleans Crime Lab." Abby said, taking the bottle with a nod of thanks.
"You did what?!" Luka all but yelped, and Abby nodded, cracking the caffeinated drink open.
"I can't handle it with Gibbs anymore, Luka, and after I found everything out I didn't know where else to go so I went to his house and ended up falling asleep in his arms, and no not the way you think, nothing actually happened. The next morning he starts acting like nothing ever happened, like he never said what he said to me, and I pretty much told him off and then left. I can't work with him, Luka, I just can't. I love him so much it hurts, and I almost think I hate him just as much as that for what he said to me."
The sun is breaking in your eyes
To start a new day
This broken heart can still survive
With a touch of your grace
Shadows fade into the light
I am by your side
Where love will find you
Luka sighed as he sipped his red drink and replied, "I don't blame you, Abby, but did you even say goodbye to anyone?"
"No one. I was such a wreck after I left Gibbs' house this morning that I just booked a flight down here, handed my resignation to Vance and left some notes for Tony, Ziva, McGee, Ducky and Palmer. I had to get out of there before any of them came in and convinced me to stay." Abby said sadly, and Luke shook his head.
"That sucks, Abby. I can't think of any other way to put it."
They stood there in a comfortable silence for a long moment and then a knock came at the door. Luka looked confused as he went to answer it, and then he opened the door, seeing a group of people standing outside of his apartment.
"Tony!" Abby said in surprise, and he walked straight over to her, getting in her face and saying,
"Don't you ever do that again, all right? Resign and leave, I mean, I'll get to the 'nothing but a note' bit in a minute,"
"I'm sorry, Tony, but I just can't do it anymore," Abby admitted as Ziva, McGee, Ducky and Palmer walked in.
"Director Vance told me to tell you, Abby, that your resignation will not be accepted for 48 hours, and even then he'll be putting you down for the copious amounts of vacation time you have. He said, and I quote 'Abby is an invaluable asset and I won't lose her just because Agent Gibbs pulled some stupid move'." Ziva said, going up to the forensic scientist and hugging her. "Don't leave, Abby, we can deal with Gibbs together, but please, don't leave."
"How did you guys know it has anything to do with Gibbs?" Abby asked in confusion, and they all rolled their eyes.
"It was obvious, Abby. You two were dating, and then he said something stupid and you two broke up. Now both of you are miserable and hurting." Ducky said gently, walking over to Abby and taking her hand, squeezing.
"So what are you…" She trailed off and her eyes went wide. "Don't tell me you brought him with you."
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me
All that I was meant to be?
What if our love
Never went away?
What if it's lost behind
Words we could never find?
Baby before it's too late
What about now?
"No, I simply gave him a plane ticket with the understanding that it would be stopping in Tennessee for a four hour layover." Ducky said with a smile, and Abby started laughing.
"And that understanding would be shared with Gibbs, right?"
"….maybe not." Ducky said with a chuckle and Abby grinned.
"That's awesome, Duck-Man,"
"So we have got all day to convince you to come back to NCIS," Palmer concluded, and Luka grinned.
"Good thing because I've got some studying to do. All of you, out!" He fake-commanded, and Abby kissed his cheek before taking Tony's arm and they all walked out, not really planning to do anything but walk around and maybe catch a movie or something.
Now that you're here
Now that we've come this far
Just hold on
There is nothing to fear
For I am right beside you
For all my life
I am yours
It wasn't until that night that Gibbs' plane finally touched down in New Orleans. He was seething about the ticket; he would definitely be speaking to Ducky about that layover in Tennessee that he failed to mention. Then engine trouble brought the plane down in Alabama and eventually Gibbs made it to Louisiana.
He rented a car and tore down the road, headed straight for Abby's brother's apartment building. It began to pour just as he pulled into the parking lot and he hurried up to the second floor. He knocked on the door and Luka opened the door. "Agent Gibbs…" Luke started to say and Gibbs begged,
"I know I don't deserve to know but please, tell me where she is."
"She went to the graveyard down the street, to visit our parents' graves." Luka said quietly, and shut the door. Gibbs could see the graveyard from where he stood so he just took off jogging instead of bothering to take his rental car.
Abby was standing in front of a double headstone as Gibbs ran towards her. "Abby!" He yelled, and she turned around, startled. She recognized Gibbs and gratefully fell into his arms when he reached for her. He dipped his head and kissed her fiercely, startling her even more.
"Gibbs…" She said quietly, breaking the kiss.
"I'm sorry, Abby, I am so sorry. I was a jerk, an idiot, a pompous ass, all of the above and more. I had been brooding that night, Abbs, and I wondered why you, a beautiful and vibrant young woman was dating an old Marine like me, and I-"
Abby cut him off, saying exasperatedly, "That was what you were trying to say that night? For God's sake, Gibbs, if I wanted someone different, I would be with someone different. I actually was brooding too, though, and I was trying to figure out what it was you saw in me,"
"I see the only girl in the entire world that can make me smile the way you do. I see the girl that I love." Gibbs said gently, keeping his arms wrapped around her.
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me
All that I was meant to be?
What if our love
Never went away?
What if it's lost behind
Words we could never find?
She smiled and said in a quiet voice, "I guess we both second-guessed ourselves. I loved you, Gibbs, and I wanted you. I still love you, and I still want you."
Gibbs was quiet for a long moment and then gently wiped the rain off of Abby's face. "I'm so sorry, Abby,"
"Why do you keep apologizing? You never apologize, Gibbs, to anyone,"
"You're the only exception, Abbs," Gibbs said in a whisper, and Abby smiled. "I love you too," He added, and she stretched up to kiss him.
"Promise me you'll stop second-guessing yourself," Abby begged, and Gibbs nodded, gently touching the tip of her nose and saying,
"Promise me you'll do the same," He countered, and she nodded, sealing the deal with a kiss. They ended up linking hands as they walked back to Luka's apartment.
"I'm not going home without you, Abbs," Gibbs informed her at the door, pressing his forehead against hers. She grinned and said,
"Don't worry, Gibbs, I'll make sure Vance knows he can take me off of vacation time," He furrowed his brows in confusion and she laughed. "Did you really think he filed my resignation letter? According to Ziva he was withholding it for 48 hours,"
"Ziva?" Gibbs was absolutely confused now.
"Ducky gave you a ticket with that layover on purpose to give Tony, Ziva, Ducky, Palmer and McGee time to get here before you. I've been hanging with them all day and they already had me convince to come back to NCIS. I knew you were coming, but I didn't expect you until later." Abby explained, and Gibbs sighed, shaking his head.
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me
All that I was meant to be?
What if our love
Never went away?
What if it's lost behind
Words we could never find?
Baby before it's too late
Baby before it's too late
A few days later, Abby had shown Gibbs all around her hometown, and then they boarded a plane back to Washington DC. Tony, Ziva, McGee, Ducky and Palmer had left the day they had come, because NCIS couldn't be without all of them for longer than a day or so.
Gibbs kept his hand linked with Abby's as she slept on the plane, and he watched her sleep for a few moments before falling asleep himself. It scared him to think how close he had come to losing Abby, and he swore he wouldn't let that happen ever again.
After the plane had landed, Abby insisted on going to NCIS first to tell Vance she'd report to work bright and early the next morning. When they stepped into the elevator, Abby wrapped her arms around Gibbs and kissed him. "I love you," He murmured, and she smiled brightly at him.
"Love you too,"
As the doors opened, Abby made to draw her hand out of Gibbs', knowing that he didn't like PDA in the office. Instead he tightened his grip and walked out, not letting go of Abby's hand. Tony, Ziva and McGee stood up when they walked in and Tony called,
"Hey Abbs,"
"Hey Tony," She called back with a beaming smile on her face. Gibbs went upstairs to Vance's office with her and didn't bother knocking.
"She's not resigning," Gibbs told Vance flat out, and Vance looked at their joined hands and smiled.
"I figured as much. Well, would you like to continue with your vacation days, Miss Sciuto, or would you rather come back to work tomorrow?"
"Oh no, Director, I'll be back to work tomorrow," She assured him, and Vance nodded before pulling her resignation letter out and tossing it in the fireplace.
"I do have one request," He said, facing the couple.
"Which is?" Gibbs asked, and Vance requested,
"Don't make me tell you two to get a room,"
"Yes sir!" Abby said with a mischievous grin, pulling Gibbs out of Vance's office. "He never said anything about when he's not around," She said slyly, wrapping her arms around his waist as they stepped into the elevator that would take them back downstairs.
"You are going to be the death of me," He groaned as she kissed his chest.
"Maybe. But at least we'll both die happy," She said with a grin before kissing him.
Baby before it's too late
What about now?
The end! Thank you so much for reading this two-shot, and I hope you liked it! Yes, I most definitely ship Gibbs/Abby romantically, I think they're so cute together, and I loved how he protected her in the season finale, I'm writing a story about that called 'Better Than I Know Myself'. Shameless plug, I know haha. Thanks again for reading!