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Abby: "Can I really do this?"

Gibbs: *off-screen* "Do what?"

Abby: "Oh, god... Ummm... I was maybe... you know, cause of the signals you've been giving me and everything... I thought we could go and get something to eat or something after work. If you want. Wow, I messed that up, huh? I'm not usually so awkward. I think it's the silver hair, it's always kinda made me-"

Gibbs: "Abby."

Abby: "Yeah?"

Gibbs: "Where do you wanna go?"

Abby: "Wow, I hadn't gotten that far yet. Do you think you could just walk out and then back in again, so I can start this over?"

Gibbs: "Relax, Abbs."

Abby: "We could just go to my place... No, wait. I kinda didn't get chance to do any housework for the past week... How about your place?"

Gibbs: "Termites again."

Abby: "Again?! Okay, you're just gonna have to give me a little time to clean up after work, and then come around to my apartment. Because after all this angsting over why you didn't want me, I'm really gonna need some reassurance tonight."

Abby: *blatantly checks Gibbs out*

Gibbs: "Reassurance, huh?"

Abby: *acting as if she totally wasn't just checking Gibbs out* Now let's get back to work, or we'll never get done in time."

McGee: *walks in*

Abby: "Hey, McGee... Did you crack the case, so I can go home early and clean my apartment?"

McGee: "Uhhh... no. Boss, things just got complicated. That plane was a decoy."

Gibbs: "Be right up."

Abby: "Just promise me you'll find the guy responsible for all this before tonight, okay?"

McGee: "I dunno... we don't have much to go on..."

Abby: "But-"

Gibbs: "I'll do everything I can, Abbs. Even if it means showing up at 4am, I'll be at your place tonight. Let's get going, McGee."

Abby: *watching Gibbs go* "How much sex can you have at 4am on a week-night? Well... a little is better than none, I guess."

END.