Well, I'm back. Sorry for the looong absence, I blame it on writer's block. For now, enjoy a 20 second chapter
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"So I ran some tests on the particles found on Petty Officer John—"
"Jack."
"—Jack Peterson's lips, and… wait a minute. Was he your boyfriend?" Abby spun around in her swivel chair to face Anna. Anna nodded mutely. "Oh. Well you might want this." She handed Anna a large stuffed hippo."
"What…?"
"His name is Bert. Whenever someone gives me bad news, I squeeze him and it makes me feel better. Anyway, the particles contained a high concentration of arsenic." Gibbs stared at her.
"Arsenic? Like in rat poison?" Anna asked, digging her fingers into Bert's fur.
"Not just any rat poison," Abby corrected. "Chemically enhanced rat poison. Even the tiny particles on his lips were enough to kill a small child. He must've ingested a lot more. Our petty officer didn't die in a car crash, Gibbs. He was murdered."
Purrrrp!
Anna hugged Bert to her chest. She gripped him so tightly her knuckles turned white. Tony moved to put his arm around her shoulders, but she wasn't crying. Her eyes were slits, and there was hatred in them.
"Agent Gibbs?"
"What?"
"I'm sorry, but you're not getting rid of me anytime soon."
"And why is that?"
Anna lifted her chin and glared at Gibbs defiantly.
"'Cause I won't sleep until whoever did this fries."
