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Gibbs hadn't left the hospital all night. He sat by Abby's bed while she slept, occasionally comforting her when she seemed to be having nightmares. Gibbs had been too wired to sleep, drinking cup after cup of coffee. He couldn't stop thinking about what Tony had told him on the phone, what would he tell Abby?
It was now early morning and Gibbs was sitting outside the hospital room while the nurse examined Abby. Despite the fact that he didn't want Abby to have to go through this, he knew it was best. It had been hard for Gibbs to leave the room, Abby was begging for him to stay but the doctor had insisted that he leave, Gibbs had to promise Abby that he'd be waiting on the other side of the door and the second they were finished the nurse would get him. Gibbs was getting anxious, he hated waiting, and it felt like he'd been sitting there for hours. Gibbs head shot up as he heard the door open, the doctor walked out as Gibbs stood up.
"You go in now Mr Gibbs, Abby is quite upset" The doctor said quietly.
Gibbs nodded and headed towards the door, but the doctor stopped him
"She got quiet hysterical when started to examine her Mr Gibbs, I know we
have got the evidence and she's doesn't remember anything, but judging from
her reaction alone, I have no doubt she was raped Mr Gibbs"
Gibbs nodded; he had no words to respond with. The inside of his stomach
knotted as his worst fear was confirmed.
"She's going to need a lot of help Mr Gibbs, if she's going to get through
this" The doctor continued
"I understand" Gibbs chocked out. Gibbs headed towards the door; he didn't
know what he was going to say to Abby.
Poking his head through the door, he could see Abby, she was curled up in a
protective ball on the bed her head resting on her knees.
"Hey Abbs" Gibbs said quietly as he entered the room.
Abby looked up at Gibbs, tears pouring down her face
"Gibbs, when can I leave the hospital? I want to go home" She was sobbing
hard.
Gibbs walked over and put his arms around her pulling her in tights. He
gently stroked her head.
As they sat there in silence, Ziva came running through the door.
"Gibbs" She said breathlessly
Both Abby and Gibbs looked up at Ziva, startled to see her there, so early
in the morning
"Ziva, what's going on, and what happened to your arm?" Gibbs asked
Ziva looked down at her arms and back at Gibbs and Abby.
"My arm is fine Gibbs, Tony wanted me to come and tell you that him and
McGee have the guy from the bar and they're taking him to NCIS" Ziva
spoke quite fast trying to get all her words out in one sentence
Gibbs stood to leave but felt Abby tugging on his shirt.
"No Gibbs, please I don't want to be alone" Abby's eyes pleaded with Gibbs
to stay
"Abby I have to, I" Gibbs faltered in his speech he knew he shouldn't be
telling Abby that he wanted to beat the guy so badly he'd break a few bones
"Abby I have to go, you know I do" Gibbs said quietly
"Abby I will stay with you again" Ziva said trying to help Abby
Abby was persistent she shook her head in protest,
"No Gibbs, if you can't stay please let me go with you" Abby asked
Gibbs sighed, if Tony and McGee had the suspect then a few more minutes
getting Abby checked out of the hospital wouldn't do any harm
"Ok" Gibbs gave in
Abby was shocked and relived by his response
"Thank you Gibbs" Abby said quietly.
The truth was Abby didn't want to be left here without Gibbs. She felt
violated and lost, but Gibbs being around was helping to keep those feelings
subsided. If he left, she wasn¹t sure she could hold it together.
An hour later Gibbs, Abby and Ziva were heading toward NCIS. Gibbs was
careful not to drive to fast, the last thing he needed was to kill them all
in an accident. As they pulled up to NCIS Gibbs turned to Ziva and said
"Ziva, go home and look after your arm, come back tomorrow"
Ziva protested
"No Gibbs I'm fine, I want to help"
"Ziva, that's an order, go home, you've done enough for today" Gibbs replied
sternly
Ziva finally gave in and took of in the car they had just pulled up in.
