A/N: Hello my darlings, short update this time!!! Enjoy!!!

Gibbs sat at a table at a local café near the NCIS building. It was ten past one, and he felt really really stupid. Not only was this not a date, Gibbs was pretty sure Abby had forgotten about him. Oh well, he wasn't going to sit her wallowing in self pity. Getting up, he sat still for a minute watching a rather strange sight whirling down the street.

"Shoot," Abby squealed. "Sorry … sorry! Get out of my way I'm late for my boss!"

She ran down the street in her clunky combat boots, knocking people over left right and centre, shooing off people yelling obscenities, and apologising at the top of her lungs.

"Gibbs," Abby gasped breathlessly. "I'm so so sorry!" she apologised.

"Its fine," Gibbs said, shocked at his placid tone.

"Shoot," Abby cursed. "Ten past one."

"No problem," Gibbs reassured her. She smiled gratefully at him and sat down quickly.

"Ah, sun," Abby sighed. She stretched out and let the sun warm her face.

"Aren't you afraid you'll tan?" Gibbs challenged.

"No," Abby said, acting dignified. She leant over the table so there faces were inches apart. "Rice paper make-up? Like SPF a billion!"

"Okay," Gibbs said.

They sat in silence for a few minutes and Gibbs wondered why she'd invited him there.

"I remember why I was late," Abby said. She held up a bandaged finger. "I hurt myself."

"How?"

"The thing … and McGee got in my way … and the noise, and its complicated." She finished agitatedly. "It stings."

Both remembering a time a long while back, Abby held out her hand as Gibbs asked, "Should I kiss it better?"

"Please."

Gibbs gently held her finger to his lips and kissed it, smiling as Abby grinned wickedly.

"Should we eat?" Abby asked a few minutes later. Gibbs was still holding her hand, smiling at her, and she felt all tingly inside.

"Lets get a sandwich and walk back to the building," Gibbs suggested.

They stood up, went inside, and came out holding a sandwich each. As they walked, Abby quietly held on to his hand, and as she reached for him it brought back long forgotten memories for Gibbs, memories he cherished.

As they stood in the elevator that was taking them down to her lab, Gibbs leant over and kissed her gently on the lips. "Feel better?" He asked, knowing what she'd say.

"Much," she told him. Bouncing out of the elevator she pulled Gibbs along with her. "This was fun," She observed.

Gibbs nodded.

Then Tony came barging in. "I knew it," he crowed. "I knew it, I knew it! She was always your favourite," he said, wagging a finger at Abby. "I didn't realise you had to be sleeping with Gibbs to be known as a good agent, otherwise I'd have given up years ago!" Tony threw his hands up in despair like an Italian mamma.

All three knew he was joking, but still, Gibbs walked over and out his face right in front of Tony's. "You go saying anything that's not true about me and Abby here, you'll never walk again. Clear?"

"Crystal, boss." Tony gulped.

He rushed out of the lab when Gibbs released him. Abby sat at her desk, swinging her feet. "It's kind of nice to have a knight in shining armour," She told Gibbs solemnly.

"Its kind of nice to be one," he replied teasingly.

Review please!!! Anyone know which episode the sore finger bit was from???? Prizes if you tell me!!! (The prize being another chapter.)