Here's chapter 21! I think there will be about four left after this. Because there was so much detail with the case, the actual wedding will start the next chapter. This is already an extra long chapter! Please read AND review! Reviews help me write better. Thanks! Enjoy this part of the story!

When everyone had gathered in Tony's office, Tony turned to Gibbs and said,

"Gibbs, there's more about this case I haven't told you. I didn't want to risk alerting Jesse or having someone at the other party alert Abby.

"Out with it, Tony.", Gibbs said. Tony ignored the fact that Gibbs had just talked to him, the Director like that, and simply answered him,

"Well, Gibbs, the escaped convict is Michael Mawer."

" Please tell me you're kidding, Tony!", said McGee.

"I wish I was.", Tony said with a sigh.

"Wait. Who IS this Michael Mawer?", asked Reeves as he,Bishop and Torres and Kasie looked at him curiously.

"He's a stalker that Abby had twelve years ago.", Palmer replied

"Yes. As I recall, he was quite persistant.", Ducky added.

"Ya think he's after Abs,DiNozzo?"

"I am thinking that he probably has the sick Idea that she's just been pining away for him all these years and Yes, I think he'll try and find her."

"And we don't know how much he knows about her life now.", McGee added

"He's armed from what I hear. He already killed two guards during the escape. They should be in autopsy within the hour.", Tony responded.

"Should we be worried about Abby and Jesse?", asked Torres.

"Deffinately, if there's even a chance that he can figure out where she is and that she's getting married to someone else."

"I'll get a protection detail on Abby and Jesse.", Torres said.

"I'm glad they decided to take the babies back to my place instead of theirs. Mawer doesn't know I've moved and he never knew where Tony lived before." , said McGee.

"Someones gotta tell Abby. I mean she's gonna wonder why she's suddenly got a protection detail on her.", Kasie said.

"McGee, You and I'll tell her and Jesse together later. I'll come with you when you head home.", Gibbs ordered. McGee just nodded. Abby always felt safer with Gibbs around. As soon as Tony dismissed the team, Bishop immediately headed to her computer to get out a BOLO. McGee found a picture from when they arrested him before.

"Let's hope he hasn't changed his appearence too much.",He said as he sent the photo to Bishops computer.

"Let's hope we find him before he finds us! Remember, the guy knows how to make himself a gate pass.", Gibbs said. The team worked hard all night. Ducky and Palmer did the autopsies and then sent the evidence up to Kasie. Kasie ran prints and they did prove to belong to Mawer. The picture that came up still looked about the same as twelve years ago, according to Gibbs and McGee, But it could just be that it hadn't been updated in several years because he'd been locked up all that time. Gibbs headed back to the Squad room and said,

"Torres, Call the prison and see if they can fax us an updated photo. We need to know what we're looking for." Torres did as ordered and within a half hour they had a brand new photo. Luckily, although Mawer had aged, he didn't look that much different from twelve years ago.

"Boss, I got a hit on the bolo we sent out. Mawer stopped in a gas station about an hour ago. He's headed this direction.", Bishop said.

"McGee, You and I better get over to your place. And Torres? How's that protection detail coming?"

"I've got one for the house and one for NMRI. Plus, Reeves and I are gonna stake out Abby's place since she hasn't officially moved out yet. Figure that Mawer might go there looking for her. Then we can grab him and haul him in."

"Not a bad Idea,Torres. Keep me posted."

"Will do, Boss. Come on Clay."

"Right behind you, Nick!", Reeves said with a roll of his eyes. Gibbs and McGee grabbed their things and headed back to McGee's.

When They got there, Abby said,

"The twins are both asleep. Delilah just texted and she's on her way home."

"Thanks, Abby. You're the best. You too, Jesse. I hope they weren't any problem.

"Nah. No problem at all. They were really good.",Jesse assured him.

"Gibbs! What are you doing here?", Abby asked, suddenly noticing him behind McGee.

"Abby you need to sit down. And Jesse, you too. Gibbs and I have something to tell you.", McGee answered for his boss.

"Is this about your bad guy?", Abby asked, shakily. Gibbs just nodded, and Jesse led his fiance to the couch and sat down with her before saying,

"What's going on." Gibbs looked at the couple and began,

"Torres called and got a protection detail stationed at your house and NMRI. And Abby, he and Reeves are staking out your place tonight, just in case."

"Wh-why, Gibbs? Who is it?" McGee answered this time.

"Abby, It's Mawer.", he said gently. Abby's eyes widened and she couldn't speak.

"Angel? Are you ok?" When Abby didn't respond Jesse turned to Gibbs and McGee.

"Who is Mawer?" McGee sighed.

Twelve years ago, Abby had an ex-boyfriend who went crazy and started stalking her. It was pretty bad."

"He even made himself a gate pass and got into the NAVY Yard. And he found her at McGee's.",Gibbs added.

"It was my old place.", McGee quickly assured him when he saw his friend's eyes widen in fear for his fiance, "I moved into this place after Tony moved to Paris."

"You guys caught Michael! He was in prison. How'd he even get out after twelve years?!", Abby demanded, finally finding her voice.

"He shot two guards when they were taking him to the head. Ducky and Palmer just finished working on them. Kasie is working on the evidence." Abby just shook her head and leaned against her fiance.

"You Ok,Abs?" asked Gibbs, kneeling in front of her. Abby slowly looked up at him.

"No, I'm not ok! How can this happen, Gibbs? Why NOW? Right before my wedding?!" Gibbs stood up and pulled Abby up and into a hug. As he gently rubbed her back, he said softly,

"I wish I knew, Abs. But I promise you. You have Jesse and me and the entire team. We'll keep you safe. The team and I will get this guy, and we'll make sure he NEVER hurts you again." Abby pulled away and gave Gibbs a tentative look.

" You really Promise?", she asked Shakily. Gibbs nodded and McGee said,

"Your wedding won't be ruined by this creep, Abby. We won't let him ruin your big day." Before Abby could respond, Delilah entered. Seeing everyone there, she asked,

"Uh, What'd I miss?" McGee quickly filled her in, and his wife promised to help anyway she could. Jesse decided he'd better get Abby home and Gibbs said he'd follow them and make sure they protection detail was there.

"If not. You two are staying with me tonight. I'm not taking any chances. The protection detail had arrived and were posted across the street. Abby and Jesse told Gibbs goodby and headed into the house. After a few days. Mawer still hadn't been caught. The stakeout gave them nothing but the landlady had promised to call if she saw someone matching Mawer's description. The team was getting discouraged and Abby was living in constant fear. Jesse was pretty scared himself. What if Mawer came after her and he was somewhere else? The Tuesday before the wedding, The team recieved a call from Abby's landlady who said that Michael Mawer had come to see Abby. When he found out she was no longer living there, he went ballistic and threatened her to tell him where Abby had gone. She of course didn't but neighbors heard the commotion and came out into the hall, effectively scaring the man off. The landlady was afraid he'd come to NCIS next. Wednesday, a man from the motel Mawer had apparently been staying at, called because he'd recognized the picture from the BOLO, He told the team which room and Bishop and Torres went to check it out. What they found there horrified them.

"Bish,look!", Torres said. Bishop rushed over to him and looked at what he had. He had several pictures of Abby in his hands.

"I just pulled these off the bathroom mirror!"

"I found his laptop. We got to get it in to Kasie and McGee so they can hack it! I'll bet there are more pictures on that!" Torres used gloves and picked up Mawer's toothbrush to pull DNA from. Kasie had said she needed it, though they didn't know two then headed right back to headquarters and told Gibbs what they'd found.

"Ok. Get it down to Kasie and McGee, you go help her."

"On it Boss.", McGee said. Bishop handed him the laptop and he headed down with it. It took a couple of hours but they finally got in.

"Oh. My. Gosh!", said Bishop.

"Abby really is in Danger! So is Jesse!", Kasie said, anxiously.

"I gotta go tell Gibbs.", McGee said. What they'd found were digital pictures of Abby and Jesse together. Apparently Mawer had been following her since he arrived in were no pictures of her from the hospital but there were alot of her and Jesse at home and eating out. They couldn't figure out why he hadn't followed them to work. To be on the safe, it was decided that Gibbs would go get Abby and Jesse from their house before they had to be at work and take them to his place. Luckily Abby was supposed to take the week off starting Friday. She could try and see if she could work from Gibbs' the next day. Jesse could still go to work but he'd have to take a new route. Gibbs got to Abby's and Jesse's the next day and explained what they'd have to do. Abby was pretty shaken up, but she agreed that this was the best plan. She'd been safe from Mawer at Gibbs' house the last time. She trusted Gibbs and the team to keep her safe this time as well. In order to be sure he wouldn't follow them, Gibbs went to his place by way of NCIS. That way Mawer might get the idea that Abby hadn't changed jobs and NMRI was just borrowing her. When they were sure they weren't being followed, Gibbs headed to his house and got the couple settled before heading to work. While they were sitting on Gibbs' couch, Abby turned to Jesse and said,

"He's after you,too. Because of me. I'm sorry you had to be brought into my mess." Jesse looked his girl in the eye and said softly,

"Hey! This is NOT your fault. Do you here me?! Michael Mawer is a sick creep that just won't take no for an answer. They'll get him. We'll be fine! I love you, and nothing will ever change that!" Abby got tears in her eyes as she signed to her fiance,

"I love you,too." ,before throwing her arms around him and kissing him passionately. Jesse then called a cab, and headed to work. He didn't want to leave Abby alone but Gibbs had sent Reeves and Bishop over to keep her company and they were just arriving as his cab pulled up. He knew she'd be safe with them, and that made him feel better about heading to work. Abby got to work on her laptop with reports she needed to fill out, while Reeves and Bishop continued working on the case.

Back at headquarters, Mawer looked at his fake Guard uniform and his gate pass and said,

"Soon Abby. Soon we'll be together. I'm gonna get you back if it's the last thing I do!

In the lab, Kasie was going over the pictures one more time. she was even looking at blood patterns again because some of the blood found on the guards wasn't from either of the guards. She tested it and found out that it was O possitive and also that the DNA matched the DNA from the toothbrush. Sure they KNEW Michael was the bad guy, but now they could proove it and get him locked up permenantly with strict supervision. As she was filing the report, she heard a noise and looked up.

"May I help you?" she asked Nervously.

"Hey!", said the person, "You're not Abby! Where is my sweet dark Angel?

"I-I don't know what you're talking about. There's no one named Abby here. You shouldn't be down here.", Kasie said. she recognized this person even though he was dressed differently. The face was the same as in the picture. This was Michael Mawer. Before Kasie could get near the red button, she was shoved against the computer desk roughly and Mawer said,

"I want Abby! What did you do with her?! She's mine!"

"I said there is no one named Abby here! Now let go of me!", Kasie shreiked. Mawer suddenly pulled out a knife and pushed the forensics specialist to the floor.

"TELL ME WHERE YOU HAVE HER, OR YOU DIE!" At that moment Tony ran in. He'd been on his way down to talk to Kasie about the case when he heard the screams. When he saw what was going on he ran over and yelled,

"Let her go,Mawer!"

"No! She has her! She has my sweet Abby. I need to find my dark Angel. Tony Yanked the man of Kasie and held him, saying

"Mawer! Abby isn't yours. She left you along time ago. She's moved on. Kasie doesn't know where she is. She's the one who took Abby's place. Abby left. She's getting married." Mawer pulled forward and Yanked around nicking Tony with the let out a breath and hissed in pain as he kicked Mawer in the hand and made him drop the knif. Mawer ran at him and tried to strangle him.

"WHERE IS SHE! TELL ME! WHERE'S ABBY. SHE CAN'T MARRY THAT OTHER GUY! WE'RE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER. I NEED TO KNOW! ANSWER ME!" Mawer said putting severe pressure on Tony's throat. Tony couldn't breath, much less, answer even if he'd chosen to, which he hadn't. Suddenly, a loud bang was heard and Mawer fell to the floor, dead.

"You're not gonna live long enough to hear that answer,Mawer.", Gibbs said to the body lying at his feet. Then he turned to Kasie and Tony.

"You two ok?" Tony nodded as he massaged his throat.

"I'll live. Great timing, Gibbs. How'd you know to come down here?"

"I didn't. I was just coming down to check on Kasie's progress." He and Tony walked over and helped Kasie up off of the floor. She was still shaking. Tony pulled her into a hug and said,

"It's over Kase. We're ok. And we got the guy. Just in time for Abby's rehearsal and dinner tomorrow." Kasie nodded as she slowly began to get her breathing back under control. The next evening, the rehearsal went very smoothly. Even the kids behaved. They seemed to know this was serious stuff and treated it as such. The rehearsal dinner was at a place called K's Tollhouse. They had researved a private room and were enjoying the food and each others company. Halfway through dinner Ducky got up and came over to Jesse and Abby, handing them an envelope. When they looked inside, Abby gasped.

"Ducky!"

"This is awesome! Thanks! You didn't have to.", Jesse added. Ducky waved him off.

"I don't need all that money Mother left. I'm old. I wanted you two to have a special honeymoon. You both deserve it. especially after These past several months. Abby smiled through happy tears and stood up to hug the man.

"Ah, Ducky! Thankyou SO much!" Ducky hugged the Goth and said,

"You are both quite welcome. I hope you will enjoy this trip imensely."

"Oh, we will!", said Abby. Jesse nodded in agreement and shook Ducky's hand. Abby showed the others what Ducky had given her and Jesse. They all had to smile when they saw that they were tickets to Transylvania and Hotel resevervations and even a little extra cash to spend there if they wished.

"So you are actually going to see Dracula's castle?", Luca asked is Awe."

"Yes! Isn't that the coolest thing ever?!", Abby replied.

"Only my sister would think that was romantic for a honeymoon!", Kyle said, chuckling. That earned him a glare from his sister.

"It IS romantic, You just have to look at it differently."

"Anywhere with my Goth Angel will be romantic.", Jesse said.

"Abby kissed him on the cheek and said,

"I love it when you call me that."

"Just don't start switching out the Goth for Dark." Tony quipped. Earning a smack on the back of the head from Ziva and a scowl from Abby.

"OW! What was THAT for?!",Tony whined.

"Don't ever use that word again, Anthony DiNozzo JR!", Abby answered for both herself and Ziva.

"Oh,man, you just got full named. I think I'd quit teasing little sis if I were you.", Torres joked. When things had settled down again, Ducky proposed a toast. After that several more people gave toasts. Soon it was time to get the little ones home to bed. Tomorrow was going to be a long day. Soon, only Gibbs was left with Abby and Jesse.

"I've got something for you guys, too. I want to give it to you tonight ,since things will be hectic tomorrow. Come with me out to my car." Abby and Jesse followed Gibbs and when they got to the car, They found something big in the back that was covered with a blanket. Gibbs pulled off the blanket and Abby and Jesse were rendered speachless. It was a coffee table. Gibbs had obviously made it himself. Abby didn't think she'd have any tears left but her eyes filled anyway as she ran her fingers over the beautifully finished wood.

"Gibbs, This, this is beautiful.", Abby said huskily.

"Well, I wanted you two to have something you could use but would also mean something.", Gibbs said in his gruff soft voice. Abby threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly. Then she pulled back and whispered

"Love you,Gibbs. This means everything. Thankyou.", Gibbs pulled her back into a hug before pulling back again and kissing her on the was always a man of few actual words but he gave her the sign that let her know he loved her too. He helped the couple put the coffee table into Jesse's truck and then he headed towards home. Jesse and Abby went to Jesse's place to take the coffee table in. Then, since it was the night before the wedding, Jesse took Abby back to her place for the night. Abby wanted to sleep in her coffin one more time before handing it over to the church ladies for Bertha. It could happen anyday now and Abby had made a plan with Reeves for him to deliver it after she'd left on the honeymoon. She wanted it to be there just in case something happened while she was on the honeymoon. It hurt to think about that possibility but Abby knew the chance was there. She had a hard time falling asleep that night but finally, clutching Bert tightly, she drifted off.

The next evening, Abby was in a sunday school room with her bridesmaids, flower girls and ring girl. Abby was excited but also really nervous. The other women all noticed and Ziva said,

"Abby, You are marrying the perfect man for you. I know you love him, don't you?"

"Yes.", Abby replied.

"And he loves you with all his heart. I can see it."

"So can I. Sometimes it's almost sickening.", Carole said. This made Abby laugh a little.

Kasie added, "It's kinda gross watching how Abby's been acting, too. I've been staying at her place and she can't shut up about the guy!"

"Hey! I'm in love. Deal with it!", Abby said in mock annoyence, making everyone laugh.

"It's normal to be a little nervous on your wedding day. But as long as you know in your heart that Jesse's the one, you'll get over the jitters pretty quickly.", Breena noddded and said,

"She's right. You'll forget about the butterflies as soon as you see his face at the end of the aisle." Bishop walked over and placed the hat on Abby's head.

"Almost time now. Abby you ARE making the right choice. I know you two will be so happy together." Abby hugged Bishop and then her other friends one by one. The little girls ran over for a hug as well and little Timmy toddled over to his Auntie Abs as fast as his little legs would carry him. Abby hugged them all and then said,

"Thanks you guys." At that moment there was a knock on the door. Kasie went to answer it. It was Gibbs.

"Hey Boss. Come on in." Gibbs walked in feeling a little awkward but that changed as soon as the kids ran to hug him. Breena then grabbed Tori by the hand and said,

We should probably go out and find our places. We'll see you out there, Abby." Everyone left the room, leaving only Abby and Gibbs.

"Well, ya ready?" Abby took a deep breath and nodded.

"Yeah. I just still can't beleive I'm marrying Jesse. It's like a dream."

"But it's not, Abs. You're about to marry a great guy who loves you with everything in him." Abby smiled and said,

"I love him SO much, too." Gibbs looked Abby in the eye and after a pause said quietly,

"Proud of ya,Abs. I don't say that nearly enough. And not just because you do good work. I'm proud of you for just being you. I'm honored to be the one who gives you away. Didn't think I'd ever get the chance to give anyone away." Abby got somber as she realized what he was talking about. Or rather WHO he was talking about. Kelly. She gave Gibbs an extra long hug, and then pulled back and said,

"My dad never got the chance to give me away. I'm possitive he'd be glad to know that you are the one who's walking me down the aisle since he can't. Gibbs, I know you know how much you mean to me, but I want to say it anyway. I am grateful to have you in my life as a substitute dad. Every hug,every lesson you've taught me, everytime you've come to my rescue. Thankyou for all of it. Thankyou for everything." Gibbs felt so much love in his heart for his Abs at that moment that he couldn't speak. He'd never admit how emotional she'd made him. For now, he just pulled her in to the biggest hug he'd ever given her and held her until he felt more controlled. Then he pulled back and looked at her and simply said,

"Well, Jesse's waiting. Let's get you married." Abby chuckled as she wiped her eyes and then reached out and took Gibbs' arm. Together they walked out to the foyer to begin the ceremony.

Well, there you have it. The wedding itself and part of the reception will be in the next chapter. Another big moment will come after THAT in Wednesday's chapter! Remember, ALL reviews are MUCH appreciated! PLEASE don't forget! Catch ya later! Thanks for reading!