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Chapter 4 : Home Time

Abby and Tim were waiting for Gibbs to come and pick them up from the hospital. Abby was pacing the room that she had been keeping company recently, clearly distressed about something.

"How are we going to tell him McGee," she said as she paced. "I mean this isn't something small it's a…" Abby was cut off by McGee's voice.

"I know, stop worrying it'll be fine, you can nothing wrong in Gibbs' eyes. If anything, I think he'll be happy for us, well about one of the things, not sure about the other one, you know how he is."

"Yeah, I know. Thank you Tim." Abby wrapped her arms around McGee, holding him close to her.

"You know," McGee said, wrapping his arms tight around Abby, "He'll be here soon."

"Who's 'he' McGee? The cat's father? I hope you not talking about me." A voice came from behind the couple.

"Uh sorry Boss," Tim mumbled letting go of Abby, but she was already leaving his side running towards Gibbs.

"Gibbs Gibbs Gibbs!" she shouted and she threw herself at the man she saw as a father, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Hey Abbs, feeling any better yet?" He asked returning the hug then letting go and leaning back trying to get a better look at her.

"Much, thanks Gibbs."

"Right you two ready to get going then?" Gibbs said, looking round for anything he may need to carry.

"Yeah, we don't really have anything, just us." McGee said, putting his hand on the small of Abby's back comfortingly.

"Right, well I hope you don't mind but we're heading straight to NCIS," Gibbs started to say when Abby interrupted.

"But what about our apartment? I mean I am sure we can salvage some things to pick up." Abby said, thinking that she needed some more clothes, the ones she was wearing wouldn't last much longer without it being considered a bit icky.

"I'm sorry Abby, everything was destroyed, whoever did this certainly did a good job about it." Gibbs said, touching Abby's arm lightly in a comforting gesture.

"Right, we've been here long enough, let's get moving." Gibbs said and the three of them exited the room and made their way out of the hospital and into Gibbs waiting car.

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"I think I've got it!" Tony cried out across the bullpen suddenly, his voice ringing through th silence.

"Really?" Ziva said, standing up quickly and hurrying round to stand behind Tony, leaning on his shoulder looking at his computer monitor.

"Yeah look, "Tony said pointing at the case file that was now up on his screen.

"You remember that case don't you, it was the one not long after Gibbs told us that he knew about our relationships and said that he was going to overlook rule 12 for us because we were good little children." Tony continued as Ziva read through the case file.

"Yeah I remember." She said, looking into his eyes, "I do believe you have found it my little furry bear."

"Why do you still have to use that name?" Tony groaned.

"Because I think it's quite cute and it suits you rather well." Ziva replied, putting his shoulder and leaving him behind his desk and returning to her own.

"Where are you going missy?" Tony asked, looking at his girlfriend curiously.

"Going to track this bastards movements since we put him in jail." Ziva began to type rapidly on her computer, her eyes never leaving the screen.

"Good probationary agent." Tony said, Ziva replied with by poking her tongue out her annoying boyfriend.

= O ~ * ~ O =

"So have you two decided where you are staying yet?" Gibbs asked as he drove the car, at a normal speed for once, back towards NCIS headquarters.

"Not really to honest Gibbs," Abby said, looking back at McGee, he had been forced to sit in the backseat while she sat shotgun next to Gibbs, all because she was a lady. Ah what a funny thought that was for Abby.

"Well you should find somewhere, you can't sleep in the lab all the time you know, you don't know how long it will take for you to find another place." Gibbs said, looking over at her.

They fell into an easy silence for a while, McGee and Abby looking out of the window as the world flew past them. Gibbs concentrating on the road ahead, well that's what they hoped anyway.

"Giiiibbs…" Abby began

"Yes Abby?" Gibbs said still looking at the road, knowing that "What are you going to ask me for this time?"

"How do you know I want anything?" Abby asked, a mocked expression of shock on her face.

"Because you always use that tone of voice with me when ever you want something." Gibbs replied, smiling slightly.

"Yes, because it always gets me what I want from you." Abby beamed back.

"Almost always," Gibbs corrected her.

"Yes, well, anyway," Abby said, "Gibbs, pretty pretty pretty please will you let McGee and I stay in your spare room?"

"Abby…" Gibbs began gently.

"Only until we find a place, it won't take long. We'll start looking right away, won't we McGee?" Abby interrupted before Gibbs had the chance to say no.

"Yeah, of course we…" McGee began but Abby interrupted him too.

"We would do our share of house work, I would even cook you dinner." Abby said, getting excited by the idea now.

Gibbs looked at his favourite member of his team, Abby let her face slip into a slight pout, putting on the best puppy dog eyes she could. Gibbs regarded her for as long as he dared, before looking back at the road ahead, contemplating. After a slight pause he replied.

"Oh, all right then, just no making a mess. Or destroying my boat this time okay?" He sighed in defeat.

"Thank you thank you thank you Gibbs!" Abby practically bounced in her seat. "I'll cook a special dinner in celebration!"

"Should I be worried?" Gibbs directed at McGee.

"Most defiantly!" McGee replied without hesitation.

"Hey, you said you liked my cooking!" Abby said, slightly upset by this comment.

"I do, you just like to experiment a bit though don't you Abby." McGee said, trying to save himself from the hole he was slowly digging.

"Yes, but that beef burger and vanilla ice cream worked out fine, so my experiments do wield good results."

"Beef burger and vanilla ice cream?" Gibbs asked, quirking and eye brow slightly at this odd combination of food.

"Oh it was great Gibbs, you should have been there, it tasted like…" she was about to begin the story when she interrupted by her McGee.

"Oh look, we're here."

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