Aug 3
Success and good fortune mean so much more when shared with friends.
Abby bounced up and down as she waited for the elevator to reach its destination. It was taking too long! Perhaps it had broken down and she was going to be trapped in here forever…
The doors opened with a reassuring ping and she bounced into the squad room. Where they here? They could be on a case in the field! She hadn't thought of that.
But they were sitting at their desks, just as she had hoped. She raced over to them and dropped the box she had been carrying on Gibbs' desk. "Presents!" she called.
El jefe gave her a look to ask her what she was doing, while Tony, Ziva and McGee darted towards her.
"Presents?" Gibbs asked.
"You didn't hear, boss?" Tony was naturally the one who spoke before she could.
"I won some money on the Lotto," she told him, not letting DiNozzo steal her glory. "And I think it would be selfish to spend it all on myself so I've bought everyone a little present."
Gibbs' eyes twinkled and she grinned back. "So, my silver-haired fox. For you I have…"
She rummaged around in the box, wondering where it had got to.
"A new cell phone! I've programmed in all our numbers and put some photos on there and I'm going to show you how to use it properly –"
"Which one's mine, Abs?" Tony demanded.
She elbowed him as Ziva delivered the requisite headslap. "Wait your turn, DiNozzo," she ordered.
Gibbs smiled at her. "Thanks."