So I finally had time to write another chapter! As promised, I haven't abandoned it!!

Please forgive me mistakes because english isn't my native language.


Gibbs just had finished his talk with director Vance and stepped out of the MTAC when he heard a voice shouting form downstairs and he recognised it immediately, it was his fiancé.

"You did this on purpose!! You just called him so that he wouldn't get married. What do you want? Do you love him? If I were you, I wouldn't believe that Gibbs could fall in love with such a bitch, like you!" Hollis was shouting

"I don't need to do anything. He'll always be there for me! Are you that unsure of your love to him that you now have to insult me? Does it really make you feel better? And in regard to the feelings for my silver-haired-fox that's none of your business."

"So you really did this on purpose, faking something tragic happened to you just to get his attention? Did your parents tell you not to interrupt others, when they're doing something important?" Hollis was now very furious

Gibbs saw Abby and Ducky disappear into the elevator. He was furious with Hollis. How could she accuse Abby of inventing the death of her parents?? He really didn't know if he could control his temper. Running down the steps quickly, he stopped in front of Hollis, he wanted to punch her sooo much, but he'd never beat a woman.

"Hollis! How can you say such things to Abby? Inventing the death of her parents! How sick is your mind? Would you do such a thing to keep a guy? I really can imagine it now! I can't say how glad I am that we didn't get married yesterday." Gibbs was speaking with a very calm voice, his eyes were hard as steel, but he tried not to show his inner turmoil

"See! That's exactly what this little bitch wanted. Probably she is incapable of having a steady relationship, so she wanted the others to be also unhappy. That's why she called you! You were so stupid to tell her about the marriage; it was only for her advantage!" Hollis never saw Tony's fist coming and she stumbled backwards because of the punch and tripped over Ziva's bag, her head colliding hard with the floor, and it knocked her out.

"Sorry ...boss...but I couldn't...I didn't want her to say more bad things about Abby!!" DiNozzo was stuttering.

"Never apologise DiNozzo...!" Gibbs said with a smirk and it came close to a praise. But before Tony realised it Gibbs was already half way down to Abby's lab.

Downstairs in autopsy Ducky was trying to calm down the sobbing bundle. Abby's mascara was now distributed all over Ducky's shirt, but he didn't mind. He helped her over to one of the autopsy tables to sit her down and started to prepare a cup of tea.

"Ducky...how...how could she even think I'd invent stuff like this...like the death of my parents?" and she started to sob again

"My dear. I think she was just really humiliated and she didn't think things over, but rather started to act all emotionally....Although, I wouldn't call it a way to excuse the things she'd said."

Meanwhile Ducky and Abby were talking down in autopsy Gibbs entered Abby's deserted lab. He had been so much in his thoughts that he didn't recognise that she hadn't even been inside her lab. There was no music turned on, her babies were still sleeping too. He then remembered that she went into the elevator with Ducky, so he hurried down to autopsy.

Ducky had poured them both a cup of tea; hopefully it would help to calm Abby a bit down. She has had a lot of emotional stress just in one day. But Ducky wanted to know one thing, it was a delicate question, but he really wanted to know the answer, so he darted to ask it:

"Abigail, my dear, could I ask you one thing? And I really want your honest answer."

"Of course Ducky! And I've never lied to you, perhaps avoided and answer, but at least never lied to you. So please go ahead!"

"Well I was wondering if perhaps Mann could have been right with one thing she said."

"Which?" Abby asked, hoping it wasn't the question about her and Gibbs relation

"Are you in love with Jethro?" Ducky was looking at her, she lowered her head and bit her lip and she just nodded her head.

"Since when?" Ducky wanted to know

"Day one." Abby told him

"And you never said a word?" Ducky was more than stunned

"No! How could I? We're friends Duck, he sees nothing more than that in us! I'm too young for him in his eyes and look at me! Would you think he'd wanted to have a girlfriend like me? Dressed like that? He wants some women like Jenny and Hollis who are always dressed beautifully and elegant! I've never had a chance and I'll never have one." Abby was starting to cry again, she was so unhappy, about everything; her whole life seemed like a disaster. Ducky was hugging her again, drawing circles on her back to console her.

"Abigail, I think, you're judging Jethrow in a wrong way, I mean, he is hard to read and to predict, but I'd never believe he wouldn't choose you because of this points you mentioned. This reminds me of a gentleman I meant back in England.... "

Gibbs stood outside autopsy, when the elevator doors had opened he had heard Ducky ask her the one important question he never dared to ask her, although they were really close, perhaps because they were that close. And he couldn't believe his ears; she really loved him since the first day, but she didn't expect him to return this feeling or worse, she didn't think he could fall for the type of woman she was. If he'd known that from the beginning, he'd probably saved 3 marriages. His head was spinning. What should he do now? Go in and admit his feelings for her too? But what would be with Hollis? Or should he use it to his advantage and tell her later? She knew she had him as a normal friend and that he'd help her through everything that was coming in the next days...

Upstairs Hollis Mann was coming back again. She was groaning and had a severe headache. The three agents weren't paying any attention to her. She slowly got up and walked to the ladies room. Inside she examined her blue eye and was trying to form a plan to get back at Abby for ruining her life.


Please review! Hope it was worth the wait! What do you think will happen next?