NCIS:

TIMOTHY MCGEE, IF I HAVE TO TELL YOU AGAIN...

DISCLAIMER:

NCIS and characters do not belong to me.

SUMMARY:

McGee keeps stealing glances across the lab at Abby and doesn't think she knows. Abby feels McGee glancing over at her and yells at him.

CHAPTER 3: AFTER THE END OF ANOTHER DAY...

ABBY'S LAB...

"B-boss," Tim asked.

"I need to talk to you two." Gibbs said.

"What about," Abby asked, trying and failing to sound like her usual chipper self.

"When I walked in on the two of you yesterday..." Gibbs began. "Boss..." Tim began, but one look and Tim fell silent. "I know I walked in on you two kissing yesterday and I never want to see that here at NCIS again, understand?" Gibbs asked.

"What about rule 12?" Tim asked. "Do you understand?" Gibbs repeated. "Yes." Abby and Tim said as they looked at him confused.

"Good." Gibbs said and started to leave.

"What about rule 12?" Tim asked again.

"I think you're a little past breaking that rule, right?" Gibbs asked and disappeared, before either, Abby or Tim could say anything.

"I'm going to kill him." Tim mumbled.

"Who," Abby asked.

"DiNozzo," Tim said and started for the door.

"Wait!" Abby said grabbing his arm.

"What?" He asked, looking back into her face.

"You can't kill, Tony. We're at work. Why don't you stay down here with me to cool off for a while?" Abby asked.

"I've got reports to finish upstairs." Tim told her. "All right, just don't kill, Tony!" Abby called as she heard him get on the elevator.

"Oh dear, is something wrong, Abigail?" Ducky asked walking into Abby's lab.

"No, everything is great. What do you need?" Abby asked.

"I was wondering if I might trouble you to find out what this is for me," Ducky asked.

"Sure." Abby replied and took what he handed to her.

"Thank you, my dear." Ducky said as her turned and walked out of Abby's lab.

On the way out Ducky paused for a moment, as though he wanted to say something; and then just continued out of Abby's lab.

Abby wondered why Ducky he had stopped in the doorway. Then with a shrug, Abby turned up her music once more and started to work on the sample Ducky had brought her.

THE BULLPEN...

"McGee, now," Gibbs yelled and headed for the elevator, a few minutes after McGee had returned from Abby's lab.

"McTr..." Tony began, but Gibbs smacked him in the back of the head as he headed for the elevator.

"Sorry, boss. Getting back to work," Tony said, but once McGee and Gibbs were in the elevator...

Tony walked over to Ziva's desk and looked down at her, until she looked up.

"What?" She asked.

"I saw you head downstairs at lunch. Did you go see, Abby?" Tony asked.

"Yes, I did." Ziva told him.

"And..." Tony said waiting for more.

"And what, Tony, I'm trying to get this paperwork done and you should be doing the same thing." Ziva said as she looked back down at her paperwork. "What did you talk about?" Tony asked.

"That is between Abby and me," Ziva told him.

"Come on, Zee-Vah." Tony said drawing out her name.

"I'm not going to tell you." Ziva said.

"Then I'll just have to ask, McGoo." Tony said with a sigh and headed back to his desk.

THE ELEVATOR...

Gibbs stepped into the elevator and McGee followed, once inside. Gibbs pushed a button and then stopped the elevator.

"I meant what I said when I said I don't walk in on the two of you kissing here at..." Gibbs began.

"I know, boss..." McGee began.

"I'm not finished; if you hurt Abby you will have to deal with me, Ziva and Tony. Do you understand?" Gibbs asked.

"Yes, boss. Does that mean you're giving me and Abby permission to break rule 12?" McGee asked.

"What does it sound like to you, McGee?" Gibbs asked.

Gibbs flipped the switch and the elevator doors opened.

For a moment McGee just stood there in shock, and then headed back to his desk.

BACK IN THE BULLPEN...

"Hey, McGoo..." Tony began.

"Back to work, DiNozzo," Gibbs said sitting down.

Tony looked over at McGee and noticed he looked a little happier.

"Now," Barked Gibbs and with one look at Gibbs, Tony leaned over his paperwork.

The rest of the day was slow, just as it had been the day before. They had finished the case and now worked on paperwork.

The day seemed to drag by and then one by one they left.

McGee was just unlocking the door to his car when...

"Timmy?" Said a voice from behind him and Tim spun around to see Abby.

"Abby?" Tim asked.

"Ziva, told me as we walked out of the building that Gibbs pulled you into the elevator..." Abby began.

"Yeah, he just reminded me not to kiss you here at NCIS again. Then he told me not to hurt you." Tim told her and she looked into his eyes. "We're not in trouble. Gibbs, gave you permission to break rule 12?" Abby asked.

"Sounds like it. Is there something else?" Tim asked and she looked away.

"I-I..." Abby began.

"What's wrong, Abs?" Tim asked in concern, as he grabbed her chin and made her look at him.

"I just don't want to go home alone tonight. Because last night I had an amazing night, it's the best I've slept in a long time. The last time I slept that good is the last time we were together." Abby told him and he just looked at her. "Ab..." Tim began.

"Nev...Forget, I said anything." Abby said and had just gotten to her car fumbling with her keys to unlock the door. "Then don't." He said from behind her and this time it was her turn to spin around.

"What?" Abby asked. "Then come over to my apartment tonight." Tim told her and she smiled looking like her normal self. "Thanks, Timmy. I just have to go home and get a couple things." Abby said and gave him a quick kiss.

"Remember what I said!" Gibbs said heading to his own car, making them jump.

Gibbs got in his car and drove off. Tim headed home and Abby head