Feb 12
"However good your life is it will be better if you smile and say 'thank you' more often." - Vernon Coleman.
Abby Scuito loved presents.
Regular Caf-Pows made her day, along with visits from el jefe. To her, they were enough to keep her smiling.
That, and the new man in her life. Icarus.
He seemed to have the personality Abby would expect Bert to have if he were a living, breathing animal. He'd taken on the role of her protector. Not wanting to leave her side, he'd slept beside her coffin for the past four nights.
Today, she'd decided to bring him into work. A maternal 'meet and greet'... Abby smiled. She liked the sound of that.
Tony and Ziva had been down earlier, although Tony kept a safe distance which his partner found highly entertaining. McGee had seen enough of Icarus in the last few days considering the plan to introduce Jethro to Icarus had gone extremely well.
Although Abby didn't expect to see Jenny, the one person she wanted to thank yet again had yet to make an appearance. Gibbs would be arriving soon, she knew it...
Ruffling Icarus behind his ears, she smiled. He really was gorgeous.
The elevator dinged, announcing Gibbs' awaited arrival. The dog barked in a way that could only be described as friendly – he recognised the man.
"Icarus." He greeted the dog, kneeling down on his hunches to stroke him. "How you doing, boy?"
"I'm doing very well thank you, Dad..." Abby's voice was deep and gruff as she replied. "I love my new home."
Gibbs stood up, smiling. "Good." He kissed her cheek, a Caf-Pow materialising from nowhere.
"Thank you." She beamed, pulling him into a hug. "For everything."
"You're very welcome." He kissed her again, chuckling softly as he turned to leave. "Look after her Icarus."
"Yes sir." Abby's reply made him laugh harder as he left the two of them alone.
