Snippets and Snapshots

by Chirugal

A series of unrelated Gibbs/Abby shorts. Snippets and snapshots of a relationship so deep and complex that it often defies description. Fluff, angst, friendship, UST - you'll find them all here.

4. Sugar Lips

Title: Sugar Lips
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: None
Summary: Gibbs questions Abby's concept of the word 'pleasure'.

Author's Note: Snippet written for the Drabble Game thread on the new Gabby forum, with the prompt 'lick', which was given to me by ReplicantAngel. And for those who want to join us, the forum is at http (://) gabbyfans (dot) freeforums (dot) org. :)

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Abby has a pile of cold case reports in front of her, and a lollipop stuck in her mouth, when Gibbs returns home from the Navy Yard. She's curled up on his couch - their couch, he reminds himself, still unused to their new living arrangement - and he sits beside her, tugging the pages out of her grasp. "Take a break. This is supposed to be your day off."

Abby surrenders her reading material without a fight, smiling up at him. "It's not work, it's pleasure reading. Some of this stuff is totally fascinating."

"You and I have very different interpretations of the word 'pleasure', Abbs."

Instantly, mischief shines in her eyes, and she gives her lollipop a casual lick, flicking her tongue against it slightly. "I don't know about that, Agent Gibbs..."

He takes the candy from her grasp, reaching out blindly to drop it into her empty coffee cup with one hand while he kisses her languidly. For the next hour, she sets about convincing him otherwise.

END.