Chapter 3.

Warning Signs.

"It's not your fault Abs. I know how stubborn DiNozzo can be. Please tell me you didn't leave him alone last night." Abbey smiled & cocked an eye brow. "Kept him up all night watching his favourite movies & eating ice cream. Actually I'm surprised the phone woke him up at all this morning. We both drank that much vodka last night. I'm surprised he can even move. This has pretty much eradicated my hang over Gibbs." She added holding up her Caf-Pow. Gibbs smiled. In the ten years he had known Abbey he had never seen her drunk. Oddly enough he had never seen her when she wasn't on a caffeine high either. He walked over to Abbey & put an arm around her. "I'm not mad at you Abs. So you don't have to worry that I'm gunna start hitting you like I hit DiNozzo." Abbey smiled & hugged him.

"I really tried to stop him Gibbs; I tried for like twenty minutes. But you know what Tony's like when he gets an idea in his head. Promise I'll do better to keep him home next time Bossman."

As they got into the sedan, McGee remembered that Tony's place was still being cleaned up. This meant that they would have to go to his apartment. The only other time that Tony had ever been to McGee's apartment was on a case when McGee had been relatively new to the team. They had been called in on a saturday & Cate & Tony had come to pick him up. They had pretty much gone through most of his stuff. Tony making fun of him as usual & Cate trying not to humour him, trying not to insult McGee. He regretted having to take Tony to his apartment but since Abbey would kill him if he used the key that he still had to her place, he knew he had no other choice. Then Tony spoke interrupting McGee's thoughts.
"We'll have to go over to Abbey's to get my stuff McGee. So we may as well stay there. Abbey won't mind." McGee listened but kept his eyes on the road.

"Probie! Are you listening to me? You're going in the wrong direction." McGee jumped as Tony yelled. "Tony, I don't want to risk annoying Abbey by breaking into her place. I know she'll be pissed. And as she loves to remind me she is one of the few people in the world that could kill me & leave no forensic evidence. I'm not willing to try & push it. We've only just got back together after the last time I annoyed her accidentally." Tony laughed & held up a key which he had subtly taken off McGee's key ring while they were in the elevator.

"Who said anything about breaking in McGee?" McGee groaned "Tony please I don't want to do this I know Abbey won't take it well." But he could tell it was useless. When Tony got an idea there was no stopping him. He sighed & pulled the car over, checked behind that it was safe & did a u-turn.
"Why didn't you just do a Gibbs & swing the car around?" McGee had had enough he pulled the car off the road sharply & yanked on the parking brake.

"If you don't like my driving Tony, then you can get out & walk. And just for the record I'm sick of you calling me probie, mcgeek & anymore of the names you have. For once I have had enough of your college pranks. Regardless of what you think you aren't funny & all you really are is offensive & rude!! So if you don't like the fact that I drive slowly to be safe & by the way I'm not Gibbs so it makes sense that I don't drive like him, then you can just get out of the car & find your own way either back to headquarters or to Abbey's. I'm through with putting up with your bullshit!" Tony stared. For the first time since they met, McGee had finally stood up for himself.

"Way to go McGee. Nice to see you giving as good as you get! And for the record I'm kinda glad you don't drive like Gibbs. It's bad enough that Ziva drives like him. Look I know I give you crap but its character building. Your little outburst just then proved it." He stated as McGee looked at him in disbelief.
"Call it what you want Tony, as long as its stops I don't care. Now let's get going shall we?" He smiled evilly as he floored it enjoying the look of pure fear on Tony's face.

As they screeched to a stop outside Abbey's place, Tony slowly opened his eyes.

"Are we here? Why did you have to do that, McGee? I just finished telling you that I was glad you didn't drive like Gibbs, & you go & floor it all the way here." McGee grinned

"Now you know how Cate & I feel everytime you pull one of your pranks on us. Don't like anymore than we do, do you Tony?" Tony rolled his eyes & headed for the front door. He produced the key that he had stashed in his pocket when McGee had his meltdown & put it in the keyhole. He unlocked the door & walked in. The phone in his pocket rang just as he stepped over the threshold.
"DiNozzo."

"Where's McGee?" Gibbs' voice asked impatiently.

"I did a Hannibal Lector on him, Boss. Ate his Liver with beans & a nice cianti." He made the sucking sound just as McGee walked in.

"DiNozzo! Put McGee on. NOW!" Tony pulled the phone away from his ear & handed it to McGee.

"Boss wants to talk to you." McGee took the phone & headed back outside.

"Boss?" he asked tentatively.

"Make sure to keep an eye on Tony. Don't let him out of your sight. My gut tells me he's up to something. He never gives in as quickly as he did before you left. Where are you now? Your apartment?" McGee grimaced knowing that Abbey was probably standing in the room.

"Ah, no boss. Tony found the key that Abbey gave me to her place & insisted since his stuff was already here that we should come here. I know you're there Abs, I tried to convince him that we shouldn't but he wouldn't listen. I didn't even realize he'd taken the keys off my key ring." He held the phone away from his ear anticipating Abbey to yell at him but she laughed.
"It's okay McGee I'm not mad. I expected Tony would go to my place & I told him you had a key." McGee groaned.

"Abbey you could have let me know!" he heard her laugh again as Gibbs took back the phone.
"Just so you know, my gut's telling me Tony will probably try to find out who killed his girlfriend & go after the bastard. Don't let him because he's bound to do something stupid." McGee heard a thunk coming from inside the house & he groaned again.

"Ah I think he's trying to leave now boss. I'll go around the side of the house & try to intercept him." Gibbs chuckled.

"Use force if you have to McGee." He laughed as he hung up the phone. McGee drew his gun before he realized what he was doing. Just as he got to the side gate, Tony opened it & started to come through. "Relax, McGee it's just me. Put that thing away before you hurt someone." He added as he noticed McGee's gun in his hand. McGee noticed it too & stared with horror. He quickly placed it back in its holster & grabbed Tony's arm.

"We're going back inside & we're staying there until Gibbs says otherwise. Don't try to argue Tony because I'm not in the mood for it." Tony laughed & allowed McGee to lead him back inside. When they walked into the lounge room he flopped down onto the couch & reached for the DVDs he & Abbey had rented & watched the night before.
"Wanna watch a movie McGee? To pass the time? I mean knowing Gibbs he probably won't call for a while. Could get boring if we just sit here." McGee rolled his eyes & nodded. Tony picked up the movies & started looking through them.
"This one looks good. Remember I told you about it after the boss & Abbey proved I wasn't a murderer." He held up the DVD for McGee to see. The title read Cool Hand Luke.

"What we got here is a failure to communicate." McGee said, mimicking Tony as he recalled the quote Tony had given him when they left the prison. Tony smiled as he inserted the disc into Abbey's DVD player.

A couple of hours later, they both awoke to the front door slamming shut. Tony jumped up to see McGee holstering his weapon & Abbey, Cate, Ziva, Ducky & Gibbs walking into the room with him.
"Getting a little trigger happy aren't we McGee? Lucky you're not the type to shoot first." Everyone laughed as McGee threw a cushion at Tony who caught it & threw it back. McGee wasn't so quick & it caught him in the side of the head. He picked it up & threw it at Tony again who had moved in front of Cate. Tony ducked & McGee groaned as the cushion hit Cate in the face. She picked it up & threw it at McGee who had started to back away & had moved in front of Ziva. He ducked & Ziva caught the cushion before it could hit her. She threw it towards Abbey but forgot that Gibbs was in front of her. Tony, McGee, Cate & Abbey all tried not to laugh as Gibbs caught the cushion & threw it back onto the couch. Abbey walked into the kitchen & brought out some glasses, a bottle of Jack & a half empty bottle of Russian vodka. Tony groaned as she placed them on the coffee table.

"Please, Abs. No more alcohol not after last night." She laughed & poured herself a glass. Tony sighed & copied her, knowing that by the end of the night he was once again going to have a major headache. Secretly he was glad that they were all there to keep him company. He looked over at Gibbs & smiled. Abbey was trying to mess up his hair & getting frustrated when he tried to stop her. McGee & Ziva were playing some kind of game with vodka shots & Cate & Ducky were deep in conversation. Tony stood up & walked towards the window. Abbey followed him.

"I won't tell anyone if you don't Tony." She said quietly. He smiled appreciatively & nodded. She passed him another drink & he grimaced. She laughed & headed back over to the others.

Two months later………

Abbey groaned as she heard her alarm go off. She hadn't got much sleep the night before & didn't really feel like get up. As she sat up she felt a little strange. It was the same feeling she got after a night out clubbing only she hadn't been out the night before. She slowly climbed out of her coffin & headed for the bathroom. She barely made it to the toilet when she was violently sick into it. She cleaned her mouth with toilet paper & flushed the contents of the bowl. As she brushed her teeth, she wondered what she could have eaten to make her sick like that.

After she had allowed herself to wake up, she headed for the kitchen & grabbed a can of cola from the fridge. She opened the can & took a long sip. But for some reason the taste made her run back to the bathroom & vomit again. She flushed the contents & headed towards the front door. It was going to be a long day…

Later that morning & four trips to the bathroom later, Abbey was forced to admit the one reason for feeling weird that she had been avoiding. S he was pregnant. Just to be sure she had picked up a pregnancy test when she'd slipped out on the pretence of getting her morning Caf-Pow. As she headed for the bathroom to make sure, her mind raced with possibilities. If she was pregnant, who was the father & if she wasn't then why was she feeling unwell? She sighed as she entered the ladies room. Why did this have to happen now?

"Dammit. I can't deal with this now! Why the hell did it have to happen now?????" Abbey screamed as she walked back into her lab.

"Can't deal with what, Abigail?" She stopped short as she noticed the whole team including Ducky was waiting in her lab. Ducky & Gibbs were looking at her with puzzled expressions. Gibbs was surprised to see that Abbey suddenly looked very secretive.

"Uh… nothing what is everyone gathered in here for? You know I don't like it when you all know something I don't. What's the 411??" Tony, Cate & Ducky smiled, McGee rolled his head, Gibbs raised an eye brow but Ziva was puzzled.

"411, Abs?" grinned Gibbs. She frowned at him.

"Why are you in here Gibbs??"

"Aren't we allowed to visit you Abs?" smiled Tony. Abbey screwed up her eyes & stared at him.

"You usually only come down during a case or when one of the team has been hurt. And since everyone except Jimmy is here………ohhh Jimmy hasn't been hurt has he?

Sorry this chapter has taken a while. Hope you enjoy. Stay tuned to find out whether Jimmy is ok, who got Abbey pregnant & what she's going to do about it.