Gosh! I can't believe I had all of you waiting this long! D: I really do apologize! Life has just been crazy, and messed up. I've finally been able to take a few days and work on this chapter. I would have had it uploaded yesterday, but I wanted to add in a little more (which I didn't -_-). But it's here! And I'm working on that Life Continues right after this, and then hopefully New Agent as well! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, and enjoy this next chapter. :)
Chapter 3
(McGee and Abby)
Monday morning, McGee and Abby arrive to the NCIS headquarters together, and head for Autopsy. They step out of the elevator and McGee looks over to Abby. "Are you sure you can enter?"
Abby hesitates. "No." She shakes her head.
"Abby, you don't have to if you don't want to. "McGee says grabbing her shoulder.
Abby takes a deep breath. "I want to." They walk in as Ducky slides a slab into the freezer. "Abigail, what brings you down here? Matter of fact, what brings you in here?"
"Where's Palmer?" Abby asks.
"He is running late." Palmer says walking in. "Sorry Dr. Mallard."
"It is quite alright. I haven't gotten started anyways." Ducky turns to the couple. "Marine found dead with a gun in his hand, but he did not have any gun wound, or fight marks."
McGee and Abby nod their heads.
"Anyways," Ducky continues. "What brings the two of you here?"
"Yeah?" Palmer asks walking by the trio. "Abby, you haven't come down here in ages. Not that you are getting old, you don't look or act old, but it's just-"
"Jimmy." Ducky cuts him off.
"Sorry."
"Well," McGee wraps his arm around Abby's waist. "Abby and I have been dating for six months."
"And we are moving in together to a new apartment." Abby smiles.
Palmer sighs and digs out his wallet, and digs out a $20 bill. Abby and McGee share a confused look.
"When we went out the other night," Ducky starts. "I watched the two of you, and bet Mr. Palmer that you two were together. He did not believe it, and said that it was how the two of you always act."
Palmer hands Ducky the $20. "I just, didn't believe it." He chuckled. "I'm happy for the two of you though." He said with a smile. "But I am right about Tony and Ziva! I know they will not be together. They are too stubborn to admit they may have feelings for each other. Plus, I think Tony is scared of Ziva, a lot."
Tony walks into autopsy, and Ducky hides the $20. "What chya hiding there Duck?" Tony asks as he enters, chewing a piece of gum.
"Nothing, Tony." Ducky answers.
"Oh come on Ducky, I know you're hiding something." Tony puts out his and. Ducky sighs, and pulls out the $20 bill from his pocket and puts it into Tony's hand. "Oh and what is this?" Tony holds it up against the light to examine. "$20!" He gives it back to Ducky. "Who'd it come from and why?"
Ducky looks over to McGee and Abby who where shakings their heads no.
"Spill the beans Duck."
"I-I…I gave it him." Palmer says and covers his mouth with his hands.
"Jimmy?" Tony turns to Palmer.
"And why would you give Ducky money? Especially $20?"
"W-w-well you see." Palmer stuttered. "When we a, went out for drinks th-the night, I had a, paid for Dr. Mallards food. He had only enough money for the a, d-drinks."
Both McGee and Abby sigh in relief. "Huh." Tony says. "I see." Tony turns over to Abby and McGee. "Gibbs would like for the two of you to be at your work stations. Especially you McGee." Tony leaves.
"How does Gibbs know where we're at?" McGee asks.
"He's Gibbs. He knows everything." Abby chuckles. "Let's go."
As they are leaving, Ducky stops them. "Wait!" They both turn around to Ducky's attention. "When are you going to tell Tony and Ziva? What about Gibbs?"
"I'm sure Gibbs already knows." McGee shrugs.
"And I was thinking of inviting Tony and Ziva over for dinner within the next two nights." Abby adds. "Buuuut." She turns over to McGee. "How are we going to give them our address?"
"Our" Palmer asks.
"Ugh." Abby grunts. "Jimmy, we're living together. That's what our apartment means." Abby looks back at McGee. "We need to get going before Gibbs gets mad."
"If he isn't." McGee says, and they leave.
(Tony and Ziva)
"Something's up." Tony walks over to Ziva. "Palmer gave Ducky $20."
"What does that have to do with anything?" Ziva asks.
"He gave me a story, but it didn't seem likely." Tony sits upon Ziva's desk. "He said that he had bought Ducky's food when we went out the other night." Ziva gives Tony a confused look. "Zi, Ducky didn't order any food! And if he did, it wouldn't have cost $20! Not unless Ducky ordered quite a few numbers of appetizers. But still, I know Ducky didn't order any food. He sat next to me, I would have known."
"Well maybe they went somewhere for dinner afterwards." Ziva suggested.
"I highly doubt that."
"Doubt what Tony?" McGee asks walking into the bullpen.
"What?" Tony turns around and Ziva gets up and leaves. "Oh, the fact that the $20 Palmer gave to Ducky was for food." McGee's face starts to give a red color. "Oh McGee." Tony walks to McGee. "You know what it's for." He starts circling McGee. "Look at you, eyes got bigger, face got redder." Tony gives and evil chuckle. "I'm on to you?"
"Why me?" McGee asks.
"Well, you and the autopsy gremlin. Anthony DiNozzo Jr. will find out." Tony sits at his desk.
McGee watches Tony walk back to his desk, and waits for Tony to sit. "Oh yea." McGee says jogging to his desk. He grabs a post-it note and writes on it. "I'm having Abby over for dinner tonight, and would like for you to come." He hands Tony the post-it note. "Here."
"I already have your address." Tony takes the post-it note.
"Look again." McGee says walking back to his desk.
"This is just down the road from here. You live like 10 miles West from here."
"Not anymore." McGee smiles. "Just moved in this weekend."
"Why didn't I get notified about this?"
"Get notified about what?" Gibbs walks in with Ziva behind.
"Uh, McGee-" Tony starts.
"Don't need to hear it. Grab your gear." Gibbs interrupts.
Tony and Ziva take off to the elevator first. As McGee leaves his desk, Gibbs stops him. "McGee." Gibbs pauses. "You better treat her well. Otherwise you will, be sorry." McGee has a frightened look upon his face. Gibbs smiles and pats McGee on the cheek.
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