Thank you finlaure, for taking the time to beta!

You guys are amazing, the ideas you have...I just love them! Thank you all! I know I still haven't replied to all your reviews, I'm sorry about that. I will!

Enjoy the fluff, before we go back, or better, finally arrive at the suspense part of the story ;)


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Abby woke up feeling disoriented. The darkness around her was absolute. The unfamiliar sound of the radiator and the lack of road traffic sounds weren't helping her either. All she knew she wasn't at home. Abs felt the mattress shift and realized she wasn't alone.

Eventually her sense of smell and her memory set in. Sawdust.

Her ankle,

Gibbs

The fire

Gibbs

Her last memory was snuggling with him on his couch. A soft smile snug onto her features as the warm hand resting on her hip slid tenderly upwards underneath her short and came to rest on her bare stomach, pulling her closer to his chest. Automatically her hand came to rest on top of his, letting her fingertips trace each finger that rested against the skin.

Warm breath tickled her neck as his face came in contact with the skin there.

"Sleep Abs. It's still early." His voice was still heavy with sleep.

"Can't." She answered her voice was barely above a whisper.

"What's wrong?" His voice worried like it was often those few days.

"Nothing." Abs sighed and turned in his embrace. His hand automatically came to rest on the small of her back while Abs' hand wandered up his arm 'till her hand was resting against his cheek.

Now knowing where exactly her destination was she moved her body forward and pecked his lips, before she whispered against them.

"I need to use the bathroom, that's all."

She felt his lips turn into a grin before his arm eased the hold on her.

With the man at her side moving the mattress beneath her moved as well.

The agent rolled to his back and sat up. Abby did the same.

After another movement on his part, the room was bathed in a glaring light which caused Abby to close her eyes immediately.

"Gee Jethro; you could have warned me before you do that."

She said while still blinking against the brightness.

"Sorry."

Once her eyes had finally adjusted to the light she glanced at the naked bulb that illuminated the room, surprised that she had missed it the night before.

On the other hand she hadn't switched on the light on his nightstand, in fact he hadn't switched on the lamp but used the hall light to let it guide his way to the bed where he had lowered her to what had become her side of the bed in the course of 48 hours. When she woke up the next morning, her thoughts had kept her from noticing the naked bulb.

Focusing back on him Abby spoke up.

"You need a new side table lamp."

"Why it's still working?" He looked confused, though the twinkle in his eyes made him.

"Because you are torturing innocent overnight guest with that thing you call a lamp."

"You know, you are the first one that complained." He said teasingly.

"Funny"

Laughing she got to the side of the bed.

"Let me help you Abs."

She shook her head.

"You carried me enough the last days."

"What about your ankle?"

"The brace Ducky gave me seems to help, relax I'm not made of sugar."

"But as sweet."

Abby stared at him with a smile. "Aw Gibbs." Kissing his lip tenderly Abs added, "You spent way too much time with Tony lately."

"I agree." He said laughing as he watched her face for any sign of pain when she got up.

She visibly limped but otherwise seemed okay.

A few minutes later, Abs hoppled back to the bed, where Gibbs was leaning against the headboard, waiting for her.

Back under the cover she felt herself being turned around until her back was pointed towards him and pulled against his warm, strong chest after the light had been switched off again. Jethro's hand came to rest on her the same place it lingered before she had left the bed.

Spooned by Gibbs. A dreamy smile appeared on her face as a content sigh left her lips as she enjoyed the warmth his fingertips where creating by drawing pattern on her skin.

"Jethro?"

"Hmm?" She felt soft lips on her skin of her neck, causing Goosebumps to rise.

"What are we going to tell the others?"

Leave it to Abby to bring that topic up at four in the morning.

"Like I said Abs, I won't hide us."

Another kiss to her neck followed.

"That doesn't mean I will kiss you senseless at the navy yard, because that would lead to something that just doesn't seem appropriate to do in your lab, the elevator, the morgue or on my desk."

Abby giggled as Tony's sheepishly grinning face appeared in her mind.

"Imagine Tony's face."

Gibbs chuckled.

"I bet Ziva would work on without as much as a raised eyebrow."

"You might actually be right." Gibbs agreed.

"Timmy."

A long silence followed before Gibbs spoke up.

"You might want to talk with him before he finds out the hard way." Both knew he still had feelings for the Goth.

The woman in his arm sighed.

"Later, at work." Abby answered softly.

Jethro stopped caressing her stomach with his thumb

"What makes you think you'll go to work?"

Abs sighed. "I sure as hell won't stay alone in your house. "

Jethro decided to say nothing, letting his hand wander again.

"Um, Jethro?" Her voice was soft.

"Yes?" His voice just as soft, sounding completely innocent.

"What is your hand doing in my underwear?"

He didn't answer at first; instead he was nibbling at her neck.

"I'm claiming new territory, discover the hidden secrets."

The scientist laughed softly. "Okay marine, go ahead, discover."

With that his fingers moved further, till he felt her shutter caused by a suppressed moan.


No worries my dear friends, soon you'll find out about the uneasiness...

I've got to say one of you is on the right track, I'm not going to tell you who ;)