The Pain We Suffer
A/N I don't own Criminal Minds. I want to apologizes to you all for the lateness of this chapter. I made it a little longer then it normally is and I hope you all like it. Please rview once you have read it. Thank and again I'm sorry. Thanks to you all who have been reading and reviewing every chapter.
Chapter 13
"Hey Duck, what's up? Got the results?" Gibbs asks, nervous as ever. But trying to play it off as cool.
Ducky steps in. "How's Abby doing?" Ducky sets his papers and briefcase on a chair close by the front door.
"Well, she's sweat through the outfit she had on. And the sheets on the bed. I put her in my bed. I was just about to go change the sheets in her bed. Tell me what's going on Ducky. I need to know." Gibbs wasn't smiling.
Ducky took a deep cleansing breath and says, "Well, Jethro. She has a few things going on. First off, she has morning sickness. That would be why she's vomiting. She also took Carbatrol and I believe is having a medication reaction. That would be why she's running a fever. And if you look at her discharge papers, I'm willing to bet anything it says that she has a concussion. Also a contributing factor in the loss of consciousness and helping the morning sickness along too. All we can do now is give her some cold ginger ale and some saltine crackers. The medication should be working it's way out of her system. Plus, I'm going to give her this unharmful shot. It won't hurt the baby. And we just need to keep an eye on her. So take me to her. I'll give her the shot and then we can talk about what's going on with you and our sweet Abigail." Ducky follows Gibbs up the stairs.
Once upstairs, they hear Abby saying something.
"No, don't do it! Why are you doing this? GIBSS!" Gibbs and Ducky rush into the room. They both look down at the sweat drenched Abby, tossing.
"ABBY! WAKE UP!" Gibbs says forcefully. Abby sits straight up and looks right at them.
"What's happening?" Abby looked kind of like she's on drugs. They had never seen poor Abby so out of it.
"My dear Abigail, you're running a fever. You're not yourself. I have to give you a shot. Can you hold still for me?" Ducky asks her as if she were a child.
"NO!! It'll hurt the baby!" Abby's eyes shoot open and wide with caution.
"No, Abby. Our baby will be fine. This shot will help you get better faster. Now let me hold your arm and let Ducky give you the shot." Gibbs says in his nicest Gibbs voice. He pushes away some of her hair out of her eyes and off her cheek.
"Gibbs, where am I? Why does it smell like you?" Abby asks, confused.
Ducky explains the problem. "It's the concussion talking Jethro." Gibbs holds Abby's arm out and Ducky cleans her arm, then stabs her with the needle.
"OUCH! Gibbs, you and Ducky hurt me!" Abby says, hurt by what she sees as betrayal.
"Abby, no one hurt you here. You are in my house. In my room. Ducky gave you a shot to make you feel better faster. Now why don't you lay back and go to sleep." Gibbs says, hoping that Abby didn't says anything she shouldn't in front of Ducky. Although they knew they could trust Ducky with a secret. But it's one Abby should make with a clear head.
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Tony heads to his car to head over to Gibbs house to check on his boss and dear friend. As he approaches his car, he notices the scratches on the sides first.
"NO! No, no, no!" Tony checks to see if anything else is wrong. That's when he notices his tires. His mouth hangs open with shock. Who would do this to his baby? She never did anything to anyone. Tony pulls his cell phone out and calls for a CSI team. Something's telling him that this isn't just a coincidence.
Tony's taking pictures with his cell phone while waiting for the team to arrive. As the team got off the elevator, Ziva was with them.
Ziva heads directly to Tony, "Hey, what's going on? What happened?" Ziva stares at his unreadable face.
"I came to get into my car to head over to Gibbs to check on him and Abs. But when I got here, this is what I found. Something's telling me this isn't random. Will you stay here while I step aside and call Gibbs? You know, make sure they are safe."
"Sure. Tell them I said hi and I'll be stopping by soon to see them." Ziva says, patting Tony on the arm. Then turns her attention over to the team going to work on Tony's car. Tony goes over to a corner away from the working team. He hit's the speed dial number for Gibbs' house phone. He hears it ring twice. Then a voice that sounded so familiar.
"Gibbs!" Gibbs sounded so agitated.
"Boss, how's things on your end?" Tony tries to ease his way into the news he has.
"Abby just gave me a scare." Before Gibbs could continue, Tony interrupts.
"What? Did he take her or hurt her?" Tony asks in a panic.
"No, Tony. She's sick. What are you talking about? Did this bastard make contact?" Gibbs awareness is heightened.
"Well, I'm calling to see how things are going right now. See if things are going ok. My car was keyed and all four tires slashed. So I was thinking that this is related to Abby's kidnapper. Something's just telling me this is connected. I was worried that he might be coming after her. So just be on guard a little more. And tell Abby that Ziva said hi and will be stopping by soon to see you both." Tony didn't want to scare or freak out Gibbs if it wasn't as bad as he thought.
"Tony, get over here! You need to see this!" Ziva yells to Tony. Gibbs could hear Ziva in the back ground.
"You keep me posted on what happens. I want to know what's going on. I will be on guard. Make sure Ziva calls before stopping by. Same goes with you and or McGee. I don't want to hurt anyone of you by accident. Now, go see what's up and I need to tend to Abby." Gibbs hangs up. Tony closes his cell phone and heads back to his damaged car and the team working the scene.
"What do you have?" Tony looks at Ziva, waiting for an answer.
Ziva looks a little uncomfortable, "Tony, did you even open the door to your car?"
"No, why?" Tony looks confused.
"They found this note inside." Ziva hands the note to Tony. Tony read-
Agent DiNozzo,
You stuck your nose in where it didn't belong. You better watch your back. You might get a worse fate then you lab tech. She made it home, you will not be as lucky. Watch your back. Your team needs to watch their backs too. I may take one before you. Agent Gibbs will be sorry that he was even born. All he needs to do is ask you lab tech. She knows more then she thinks. And more then she's telling everyone. Ask her.
Your Punisher.
"Wow, I need to get this to Gibbs. Can you make a photo copy? I need to get this to him fast. Abby's sick, so his defenses are down." Tony's worried about both Gibbs and Abby. Why didn't Abby tell them what is bastard had said why she was in his custody? Abby's hiding something and he needs to find out what it was.
"Give me five minutes and then we can stroll." Ziva says, getting her words messed up yet again.
"You mean roll. Not stroll." Tony says, correcting her without even really paying attention to what was going on around him.
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Abby sleeps with no movement. Gibbs left the door open, while Ducky and he went to Abby's room to change the sheets. Gibbs carried a notebook that Ducky had never seen before.
"So, what's going on? And why do you have that notebook? Please Jethro, tell me what is going on with our dear Abigail and you." Ducky pleaded, which was not something Ducky normally did.
"Help me make the bed and I'll tell you what's going on. Ducky, what I'm about to tell you, you need to keep between you and I. No one else. Got it? I can trust you, right?" Gibbs asks, looking across the bed as they striped the bed of the sheets and began to make it with clean, dry sheets.
"Oh Jethro, you have my word. Is it that bad?" Ducky begins to worry.
Spreading the sheets across the bed so Ducky could get his side taken care of. "Well, it began when Abby was taken. She told me things about what happened that she didn't tell anyone else. She really didn't tell me everything until she was in the hospital after the bomb the other day. She told me that this guy raped her. She's pregnant with his child. She didn't want to tell anyone until we had caught him, but with this set back in her health, I decided that I needed to say that it was mine. I love her and she is so worried about being a bad mother. So I thought I would help her. And this," Gibbs holds the notebook up, "is Abby's journal. I have been reading it without her knowing. I just wanted to get an idea what she was going through. But I got more then I bargained for. She cares for me too. But it sounds like she doesn't have much confidence in me to be able to protect her. And she seems to think that she has to protect me. She knows more then she's telling. I tried to get her to tell me, but she didn't. I thought he only raped her once, but it was more then once. Ducky, she must be going through so much. Her poor minds is just reeling and she doesn't think she can trust me enough to tell me these things." Gibbs says, almost yelling.
"Jethro, calm down. She probably didn't say anything about any of this because she's still trying to deal with it herself. She doesn't need to worry about you and how you're feeling. She'll tell you when she feels she can. Don't pressure her Jethro. Just be there without any questions. It will all come out when it's supposed to. It's very noble of you to claim this child as yours. Are you sure you are doing this for Abigail, or are you doing this for you?" Ducky asks, with a great understanding. He's so wise beyond his years.
"I'm doing this for Abby. She's so afraid of being a bad mother. I don't want her to think that she has to do this alone. Why would you think I was doing this for me Duck?" Gibbs is a little upset that Ducky would say something like that.
"Jethro, we all know that you felt cheated out of your life with Shannon and Kelly. They were taken from you in a brutal way. Just maybe you are looking at Abby and this child as a second chance to get it right. I'm not trying to upset you, but you need to stop and think about this. Don't jump into this feet first. You need to make sure you are really doing this for Abby. Don't just look at it as an instant family. She needs more then you trying to play house. This is Abby, Jethro. Goth, Caf-Pow drinking, clubber that is now going to be an unexpected mother. Make sure you do the right thing and I'll stand right next to you both with my full support behind you." Ducky says, finishing his side of the bed.
Gibbs finishes his side of the bed and sits down and take a deep breath. "Thanks Ducky. I need to go somewhere. Could you stay with Abby for a little while?"
"Sure. I brought my paper work to do at home. I can do that here." Ducky smiles.
"Thanks. Keep every door and window locked. Tony and Ziva will be calling soon. I'll sent the alarm. Call me on the cell if you need me. I'll be back as soon as I can. Don't tell Abby I told you anything. We'll talk about this when I get back." Gibbs heads for the stairs. Ducky follows to get this paper work.
"We'll be fine Jethro. You do what you need to do." Ducky pats Gibbs on the back. Gibbs had a nagging feeling like something was going to happen.
"Maybe I should stay. I don't think…" Gibbs' cut off by a smiling Ducky.
"Jethro, we'll be fine. Don't worry. She's sleeping. And will be for a while. Go do whatever you need to and take your time." Ducky grabs his paper work and briefcase.
"Ok, thanks again Duck." Gibbs leaves, making sure the alarm's reset. And heads to his destination. As Gibbs pulls out of the driveway, the house phone rings.
Ducky answers, "Gibbs residence."
"Ducky, where's Gibbs?" Tony asks, in a panic.
"He went out. He just left. What can I do to you?" Ducky asks.
"Ducky, this guy that took Abby is after all of us. We need to not do anything to get us in a position that could put us in harms way. We need to get all together an figure out who Gibbs pissed off. This guy wants to hurt each and everyone of us. He might be watching Gibbs' house. You and Abby might not be safe alone." Tony doesn't know what else to do. He's a little mad that Gibbs left when he had called an told him before that this wasn't right.
"Tony, calm down. Call Gibbs on his cell phone. Tell him your concerns and see if what he wants to come home. He does have analarm system. So I'm not concerned too much." Ducky was on his way to the kitchen when he heard a noise outside the kitchen door. "Tony, maybe you and Ziva should drop by right now. I don't have a firearm and I think we might have an unexpected visitor. Abby's upstairs out like a light. The systems on, but I'd feel better if you were here. I think you have gotten me a little jumpy." Ducky says, setting things down on the table. Then he hears a big bang against the garage. Then a rock comes flying through the living room window. The alarm goes blaring and Ducky rushes upstairs to Abby and locks himself and Abby into Gibbs' bedroom. He looks for something to use for self-defense.
"Ducky, what's going on?" Tony yells into the phone.
"Someone through something in a window! The alarm's going off! But I got to Abby and locked us in the room! Hurry and get you ass over here! I don't have anything to use to protect us!" Ducky still looks for something to use.
"Ducky, we are on our way! Hang on! Ziva's calling Gibbs as we speak. Stay there. Don't panic." Tony says, even though he was panicking himself.
"Just hurry!!" Ducky yells and hangs up.
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