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Here we go, chapter number two, rating T

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Some hours later she woke up, to find herself alone in Gibbs' bed.

With growing fears of losing him she climbed out of his bed, pulled one of his shirts on and went downstairs looking for him.

She found him in his living room. He was standing there in his boxers, his back to the door and a glass of Jack Daniels in his hand.

"Are you regretting this already?"

He jumped.

"Abby!"

With a smile she realized she had startled him.

"I've learned from the best."

Both were smiling.

"So, no regrets?"

"Hell no."

He left the glass on a table near him and crossed the room to pull her into a loving embrace. With a smirk on his face he added:

"I'm just wondering why we waited so long."

She leant her head against his shoulder.

"Then tell me, why on earth are you down here, instead of lying next to a bare naked woman in your bed?"

"Well, you fell asleep, and believe me, it isn't that good making love to a woman who is fast asleep," he answered, grinning, not wanting to tell her the real reason: of how scared he was himself, about losing Gloria, losing Abby by something stupid he might do, or by someone he pissed off in the past.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, her tears came back.

"This is all my fault," she gasped out between sobs.

He held her tight.

"I promised her I would be on time, but my car is broken again and I missed the bus and you guys were somewhere in the field," she sobbed. "May be I could have stopped it."

With his hands on her shoulders he pushed her a little away, just enough to look her in the eyes.

"Or, you could be in hospital too."

He lifted her up and carried her shaking body back to the bedroom, where he laid her down on the bed, joining her and holding her close.

The ringing of his cell startled them both. He grabbed it without moving anything but his hand and arm, not wanting to lose the contact to her body.

"Gibbs."

He listened for a while without responding.

The only thing Abby could make out was Tony's voice.

"When?" Again he listened. "No, she is fine." --- "Because I know, I'm there in twenty minutes."

He switched the phone off and placed it back on the nightstand.

"We've got to go, Abs."

She just looked into his eyes and he couldn't help but bend down to kiss her tears away.

"Everything is going to be fine."

She sighed.

"I hope you're right."

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On the tick 20 minutes later Gibbs left the elevator on the squad room level, followed by Abby.

The rest of the team was already busy working.

"What do we have?"

Tony looked up from his computer. He was glad to see Abby following his boss, glad that the call he received from the naval hospital was wrong.

"We have two threats, one against Abby and one against you boss, apparently from the same person."

While listening to his senior field agent, he led his girl to his chair letting her sit down.

"Suspicions from who?"

"We're still trying to figure out who could hold grudges against the two of you."

Gibbs stared at Tony.

Ziva answered for him.

"Nothing, so far."

"Okay McGee, call Ducky, tell him to meet us at the hospital."

"Yes boss."

He turned and looked at Abby. He held out a hand and pulled her on her feet.

"Let's go, Abs."

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