"Where's Gibbs?"
"Is that what you get for turning down the job offer?"
"No, for solving the case…he still loves me."
"Give it up, Tony."
"She will always be the favorite, Tony."
Later, Gibbs stepped out of the elevator to find Abby sitting in her lab, staring at the bouquet of flowers he had left for her.
"They're beautiful."
He almost couldn't stop the words "yes, you are" from coming out of his mouth; so he wisely chose to keep his mouth closed. He had woken up that morning feeling like shit for hurting Abby; something he swore never to do. So he had gone out in search of black roses and delivered them to her lab before she had gotten in. The card simply said "you are wanted--G".
Abby, meanwhile had woken up feeling like a jerk for yelling at her "family". She rarely lost her temper; and she certainly never had thought Gibbs could make her cry. After showering, she picked out an outfit she felt sexy yet confident in and drove to work; determined to make it a better day. Upon entering her lab, she immediately sensed someone else had been there before her. Glancing around, she noticed the bouquet on her desk. Her heart skipped a few beats as she picked up the card attached to the roses. Once again, she felt the desire to cry; only this time it was from happiness.
As soon as the case was wrapped up, Gibbs had headed down to see Abby. She was beaming; gone was the sorrowful girl from the night before- she had been replaced by 'his Abby'.
" Thank you. For the flowers, I'm so—"
"No apologizes, Abs. You never need to apologize. Besides, I was an ass."
"Never, Gibbs! Well, ok, not with me."
Gibbs stepped closer, intending on kissing her cheek as usual; however, Abby turned at the last second. This, of course, resulted in surprising them both as their lips met.
