On Monday morning, after a two hour talk with Vance, Tim came out of Vance's office. They shook hands and Tim began to walk down the stairs.

"What do you think that's about?" Tony asked Ziva curiously.

"I do not know, but I am guessing we will soon," Ziva replied, both of them watching as Tim walked down the stairs, a few pieces of paper in his hand.

Gibbs, who was at his desk, was also watching, but he was doing it far less obviously.

Tim walked into the bullpen and went straight to Gibbs' desk, handing him the papers.

Gibbs read over them as Tony and Ziva stared, waiting to know what the heck was going on.

After a couple of minutes, Gibbs looked up at Tim, "You're transferring to another team?" He asked calmly, needing Tim to confirm it.

"Yes."

Both Tony and Ziva's eyes widened.

Tony shot up out of his chair and walked over to Tim, "You can't do that, McGoo!" He exclaimed.

"All the information is in the papers," Tim continued, trying to ignore Tony, "I was going to resign, but Vance talked me out of it."

Gibbs nodded and stood up, "Good. You're a great agent, McGee. NCIS needs you."

"Our team needs you!" Tony added.

Ziva stood up and walked over to Tony. She touched his arm, "Why don't we go get coffee, Tony?"

"No! I want to know why Tim's going to another team!"

Tim took a deep breath and turned to Tony, "Because I can't be on this team anymore, Tony! I just can't, okay?"

"Did Vance make make you do this cause of Gibbs dating your mom?" Tony asked, seemingly forgetting that Gibbs was right there.

"Tony, let's go," Ziva warned.

"No, he didn't," Tim answered, "He doesn't even know about that. I told him it was personal reasons and he didn't make me explain any further."

"But, McGee, we're a team! You can't just leave that behind!"

Ziva started pulling Tony away, "Tony. Coffee. Now."

Tony reluctantly went with Ziva, leaving Tim and Gibbs by themselves.

Once Tony and Ziva were in the elevator, Gibbs looked right at Tim, "Are you sure this is what you want to do?"

Tim nodded, "Yes, I'm sure," He replied, lying. He loved the team he was on… but he couldn't let Gibbs be his boss, not when he didn't feel like he could fully trust him anymore. "I'm going to be on Sever's team, one floor down."

"Sever's a good guy," Gibbs said, "And a good leader."

"That's what Vance said."

Gibbs nodded once, "You'll be missed here, Tim." He meant that, one hundred percent. Tim was a great agent, and Gibbs never regretted letting him join the team when he was just a young kid.

"Yeah," Tim replied, not in the mood for hearing anything sentimental, "Uh, Vance gave me the day off. Said I could come back later and get all of the stuff out of my desk and move it… so, I'm gonna go for now."

"Okay. Anything we can do to help?"

Tim shook his head, "No. You've done enough," He replied… It came out harsher than he even meant it too. Tim turned to leave, then, once he reached Ziva's desk, he looked back at Gibbs, "By the way, how's my mom doing?"

"She's sad, McGee. She wants to talk to you. We both do."

Tim nodded, "Yeah, we'll have to set that up sometime," He said sarcastically… That came out exactly how he meant it too.

Without another word, Tim left.

Gibbs sat back down in his seat and rubbed his forehead, then looked over at Tim's desk. He never really paid attention to anything there before, but now that it was going to be his last day seeing it, he seemed to notice everything… and he realized just how much he was going to miss it.

"Why did you pull me out of there, Ziva?" Tony asked angrily as they walked to the coffee stand. He had been too angry to speak up until that point.

"Because, Tony, you were speaking irrationally. You are upset and you were going to say something stupid."

"You don't know what I was going to say."

"I know that you were talking about Gibbs like he was not even in the room. Whether you agree with his decision or not, he is still your boss."

"This isn't about whether or not I agree with him. It's about Tim leaving our team. Aren't you upset about it?"

"Of course I am. Tim is like a brother to me. I love and care about him very much. But, it is not like he is leaving NCIS. We will still see him."

"But he won't be on our team, Ziva! He's gonna be replaced by some other nerd! I don't want to have to get used to another nerd. I'm barely used to McGee!"

Ziva sighed. She hadn't thought about the fact that someone new would be coming in, "Things will be very different," She said sadly, "But change comes with the job… We must find a way to get used to the change."

"Yeah… tell that to Abby."

"He what!" Abby yelled loudly, her eyes wide.

"He had himself transferred to a new team," Ziva replied, repeating what Tony had just said.

"No. No, no, no, no, no!" Abby began to pace, "How could he do that? He can't do that! Why would he do that?"

Tony got in front of her and took a hold of her shoulders, stopping the pacing, "He told Vance it was for personal reasons, but," Tony put his hands back down, "We all know the real reason."

"Because of Gibbs and Suzi?" Abby asked, but it was more of a statement.

"Yeah."

"But why would he leave the team? Gibbs is still a great bossman!"

"But McGee feels like Gibbs has betrayed him," Ziva explained.

Abby sighed, "I don't like this."

"None of us do," Tony replied.

Abby put her hands on her hips. She seemed to be in deep thought for a moment. "I'm leaving," She said finally, then turned to get her stuff.

"What?" Ziva asked, confused, "Why?"

"Lunch break."

"It's ten o'clock, Abbs," Tony informed her.

"Well, then I'm taking an early lunch break. I wasn't doing anything here anyways… I'll be back in an hour." She left out of the lab, leaving Tony and Ziva to wonder what she was going to do.

Tim was at his apartment, just lying on his bed, when there was a knock at his door.

At first it was a normal knock, then, as each second passed, it became more and more urgent sounding. He got out of bed and made his way to the door.

He looked through the peephole, not really expecting anyone specific on the other side, so he was very surprised to see Abby.

He opened the door and, because she was knocking so fast, her fist continued the knocking motion a few more times once the door was open.

"Abby, why are you here?" Tim asked.

Abby pushed passed him and entered his apartment.

"Okay…" He said, closing the door behind her. When he turned around, she was standing just a few steps away, hands on her hips.

"Timothy McGee, what do you think you're doing?"

"At the moment?"

"You know what I mean, Tim! Why are you going to a different team?"

Tim sighed, "Abby, I really don't want to talk about it."

"I already know why," She said, ignoring him.

"Then why'd you ask?"

"Cause I want to hear it from you."

Tim rubbed his neck, "I can't work under Gibbs anymore. It doesn't feel right."

"So you just leave? That's your quick fix for everything?"

"Abbs, I didn't leave. I'm one floor down from where I was before. I'll still be seeing you all the time."

"But it won't be the same, and it won't change things between you, Gibbs, and your mom."

"Abby, I love you, and I understand that you're upset, but it's my decision."

Abby took a deep breath, holding back the tears that were threatening to fall, "I don't like change, Timmy."

"I know. No one likes change."

"You promise you'll still come to see me?"

"All the time."

"And you'll still come down and work in the lab sometimes?"

"Of course."

"And we'll still have lunch together on Thursday's, when you're not working on a case?"

Tim nodded, "Yes, Abby."

Abby bit the inside of her cheek, "Okay… I guess."

Tim smiled slightly, "Okay."

They were both silent for a moment, "Can I say one more thing?" Abby asked.

"Go ahead."

"You won't get mad?"

Tim didn't like where this was going, "No, I won't."

"Gibbs has seemed very… different, since he started seeing your mom… Even you agreed that he's been much happier. She seems to fill a place in his heart that no one has been able to fill in a long time… And Suzi, the time I spent with her when she first got here… she loves you very much. She had this look on her face every time you were mentioned. Every time I would tell her of another thing you had done, another code you cracked, or another bad guy you caught… she would get so happy... Gibbs made you part of the team when you barely had any training as an agent… You had never even been a full time field agent. You had no police background like Tony, and no Secret Service background like Kate, but he still wanted you on his team. He saw something in you, and he knew that he wanted you to sit across from him. Gibbs doesn't take to new people well, you know that… Especially new people who are very nervous and scared of everything… which you have to admit, you were. They both care about you, Tim. You're special to both of them, even if you never noticed it. Do you really think they would intentionally hurt you?"

Tim didn't know what to say… so he didn't say anything.

Abby waited a moment, then walked up to him and gave him a hug, which he returned with one arm.

"I gotta get back to work," She said, then pulled back from the hug, "Just think about what I said, okay?"

He nodded.

She walked to the door and opened it, "See you later, Timmy," She said, then she left.

I can't believe the finale is tonight! I have to record it because I have graduation rehearsals (darn them!) but I'm watching it the second I get home. I can't wait!

Let me know what you think of this chapter of Triangle. I hope you enjoyed it!