(Windows – bonus for one-sided Eric/Abby) requested by pink_thunder17

Abby gazed longingly out the window at the swanky hotel NCIS had put her up at until she could be seen by a doctor. Only then, would they put her on a plane back to D.C. Although she couldn't see the water, NCIS would shell out for a nice hotel, but a water view was out of the question - Vance and his budget. She could hear the surf crashing against the beach that was just blocks from where she was staying and she wanted to go dip her toe in the cold Pacific, but she'd been given direct orders to stay in her room until she was told otherwise.

She was startled by the soft knock at the door, but figured it was either Hetty or Eric, maybe even Sam or Callen. She hoped it was the doctor. She needed to be back in D.C. in the safety of her lab, with her team, and her Gibbs. This was the last time she was headed anywhere for any other agency besides her own. And even then, she'd have one hand planted firmly in Gibbs.

Opening the door, she was shocked to see Gibbs leaning casually against the door frame.

"Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs!" She launched herself into his arms, and he stumbled backwards until his back hit the wall behind him.

"Miss me, Abbs?"

"I'm never going anywhere without you ever again!"

Gibbs chuckled. "I could live with that."

Abby pulled back, her smile slowly fading from her lips. "I'm sorry I almost died."

"Shhh, I don't want to hear it. Let's go inside. I need to check for myself that you're really okay."

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Eric watched as Abby and her Special Agent Gibbs stumbled backwards until they hit the wall. He didn't think anyone had ever looked so relieved to see him, as Abby looked when she saw Gibbs. On paper, he and Abby were perfect for each other – the both signed, they both loved computers, and they both preferred to steer clear of typical main-stream hangout spots. But when he watched the relief that flickered across Abby's face at the sight of Gibbs, he realized that she hadn't given him half of that when she first saw him after she had been saved.

If Abby's eyes were the windows to her soul, she'd had the curtains drawn the night she was out with him.