Authors note: So once again, all characters belong to Shane Brennan and not me. :( Thank you Lili for checking this stuff for me :)

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Lying

Abby and McGee had been up for two days straight, trying to break the encryption codes on the laptop of their latest murder victim, and they were getting nowhere. The codes were impossible and the firewalls wouldn't crack. Abby was running on about 4 CafPows' per hour, and McGee was running on… Well… He didn't know how he was still running.

Gibbs was running very short on patience. It was his twelfth time back down to the lab and every single time he returned to the bullpen with nothing more than he left with. It did not leave him in a very good mood.

"What do you got Abs?" He asked irritably.

"Gibbs!" Abby stood up from her slouched position quickly.

"Boss, we've almost got it. We need another half hour tops," McGee nodded at Gibbs.

"Maybe even less than that!" Abby added quickly when she saw the disapproving stare from the team leader.

"Make it happen," He replied before handing Abby another CafPow and McGee a coffee.

"Will do." McGee took a sip of the oh-so-welcome caffeine as Gibbs left the lab. "Are we close Abby?" He asked as soon as Gibbs was out of ear-shot.

"Timmy, do you even have to ask?" Abby looked at him incredulously. "We've barely got the beginnings of the codes."

"So we lied to him?"

"Not in so many words…"

"I'm blaming you."

"You said we almost had it!"

"You said we needed less than half an hour!"

"You started it!" Abby pouted.

"Split the blame?" McGee asked resignedly.

"Alright…"

"We're dead…" McGee banged his head on the keyboard.

A soft 'ding' made him stand up abruptly and stare at the screen. A little box with some green flashing words was telling him that they'd cracked the firewall.

"Abby…"

"Don't tell me you broke my baby McGee…" She replied, not facing him or the computers.

"No, we did it Abby! We breached the firewall!" McGee cried in elation.

Abby stared at the computer screen before whooping and hugging McGee in delight. "You're a genius McGee!"

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