When everyone was back to NCIS, Gibbs barked his orders at his team. He pulled Maebh away to the elevator when the team got busy.
"Are you okay?" Gibbs asked her.
"I'm trying to be." she replied, trying to keep her voice from cracking.
"Maebh, I'm not going to let him hurt you."
"I won't let him hurt me Gibbs."
"Yet you're still afraid?"
"I just want it to be over. I have enough going on without him being here."
"Like what?"
"Existing."
There was silence between them for a while.
"I want to have been there for you." Gibbs finally told her.
"I wish things worked out that way too."
"At least you had your grandfather, though."
"I would've rather been homeless."
"Why?"
"I hated it. I didn't remember anything, I was happy with my foster family. I had McGee as my best friend. If I had stayed there long enough, this would have happened sooner."
"How much Shakespeare have you read?"
"Just stuff for school. What's that got to do with anything?"
"Just hold on a second. Have you read Much Ado About Nothing?"
"Yeah."
"Claudio and Hero are at their wedding right?"
"And Claudio accuses Hero of cheating on him, but she was really framed."
"Her cousin, Beatrice, wishes she was a man so she could get revenge for Hero. She knows wishing won't do anything, but the man that Beatrice loves helps them out."
"Yeah. What's that got to do with this?"
"Wishing hasn't really worked, but you have me now. I'll make sure this bastard gets what's coming to him."
This makes Maebh break down in tears. This is the first time she's felt truly loved since she left her foster family and McGee for Mexico. Gibbs and Maebh hug each other. For the first time in a long time for both of them, things feel okay.