The Part where Tony Gets Hurt

:::The Next Day:::

"Honest Ducky, they fell out of bed."

"I never would have guessed that Caitlyn would go for our Jethro. But that is funny. What do you have planned my dear?" He asks as my image flickers across the plasma in autopsy.

"Nothing, Kate's already in enough trouble. Gibbs came off the elevator just as she finished telling me. I told him that I was going to get him a bed rail for Christmas."

"Abigail, you are too much some days. I should get back to our poor fellow over here."

"Sure Duck." I flick the monitor off

"Hey Abby!"

"Tony, whatcha got?"

"Nothin' I just wanted to see if you wanted to ride along to get Kate and then stop by Gibbs' to get the boss man's cell phone."

"No, but do me a favor?"

"Sure, what do ya need?"

"Well," I pull up my notepad on my computer and type it out; we never know when Gibbs will show up. When I'm done I state, "And it's a surprise you can't tell him or Kate so you have to do it first."

"Why not Kate?"

"Cause she'll think its mean and tell Gibbs."

"OK, here are my spare keys. Their right in the living room; if you can't figure out how they go, the directions are on the kitchen table. Oh, and only take 2 of them. Slip the keys under the door when you're done."

A half an hour later my phone rings.

"Yeah…did you," I pause Gibbs is standing over my shoulder, "get Kate? Gibbs is wondering where you are. Ok well I'll tell--"

"DiNozzo why are you not here?...Fine, get her and get your ass back." He slams the phone down. "Next time he gets a time limit."

"How can I help you today, Gibbs?"

"Duck said he send you some rock or something for the body."

"Yup, I'm testing it now should be done with in the hour."

"Call me."

"Always."

As I step off the elevator Tony nods to me. Yay! This going to be great.

"Kate you need me to stop by your place and walk Toni?" I ask.

"No, but thanks for asking. Toni is visiting Grandma until I'm out of this damn cast." She all but shouts the end of her sentence.

Tony is at his desk snickering behind his computer. I think he figured out where the other 2 bed rails were going.

"Abs, why don't you take Kate home."

No, no. no, that's going to ruin everything. I was going to take Toni out and then install them. Now I'm going to have to get gloves and do it, 'cause Tony is going to blame me and I'll deny it. Tony will want to finger print 'cause that's the only way to find out who did it.

"Gibbs, no," Yay Kate, "I've only been here ½ a day. It's bad enough that I can't do field work till I get my walking cast."

"Fine, you get another hour then Tony takes you." Yay Gibbs.

"Have a good night everyone." I rush out because I live 20 minutes from work and 15 minutes from Kate so I have a very small window to compete this.

Tony unlocks my door for me and help me inside.

"Do you need anything before I go?" Tony should be this sweet all the time.

"No I think I'm good. I'm just going to order out for dinner so. Thanks for your help today, I really appreciate it."

"No problem Kate. I'll see you tomorrow. Oh, hey, do you need me to pick you up tomorrow?"

"No, I'll take a cab in I want to finish all the stuff that Gibbs didn't let me."

"Ok, bye."

"Bye." Thank you, time to take pain killers. I hobble towards my bedroom. What the hell is that?

"OMG! ABBY! I can't believe she actually went out and got bed rails." I say out loud.

When I finally make it to my bed instead of reaching for my pain killers I reach for the phone.

"Gibbs."

"Hey it's me."

"Hey me, how you doing?"

"I'm ok, but I had a present when I got home."

"What kind of present?"

"The kind that prevent repeat performances of Saturday night."