Everything's Ducky

An Navy NCIS story

(All characters belong to the king of action dramas, Donald Bellesario
and are only being borrowed for a little while. I promise to put them
back safe and sound!) Ok-thanks to popular request (ok-a few outright demands!) the adventures of Abby and Ducky continue. Thanks to MB for her encouragement-here goes!

Chapter 2

Laughing until her sides hurt, Abby raced out of the elevator hand in hand with Ducky, then waited as he sent the lift down to pick up Gibbs.

"That was priceless, I wish I'd seen his face, Ducky!" she gasped, trying to catch her breath. The good doctor grinned and shook his head. "Jethro will deliver payback, you can be sure of that, yet somehow, I think he already knows how I feel."

The laughter died out of Abby's eyes, replaced by the joy of what his words said; "how I feel."

"Ducky, how do you feel?" she asked, afraid he might think twice, or let go of her hand, or..

Bringing his free hand to her face, he gently touched her cheek, then leaned toward her and kissed her passionately.

Once before Abby had compared a good kiss to the explosion of a firework or a really good metal song.

This was nothing like that; this was beyond anything, music, words, the works!

Suddenly they both realized where they were, a secured, camera ridden parking structure. Letting go of her only to cup her arm with his hand, Ducky walked Abby to her car. As she got in, he held the door, then made sure she was buckled in before he closed it. A warm feeling stretched to her toes; he had always reminded her to button her coat or chided her for drinking so much caffeine. She'd never take his watching over her for granted again.

"Good night Abby, sweet dreams." Abby grinned at his choice of words. "Ducky, you'll never know how sweet they'll be. I was afraid I'd lost the chance to tell you what you do to me when I saw that look on your face last night."

"My dear, what you saw was my accepting what I thought was going to happen. I should never underestimate what fate can do." he smiled.

"Well Ducky, here's what I can do." Abby reached for him thru her open window and kissed him, opening her mouth to his and breathing in his minty taste. Savoring his kiss, she opened her eyes, and saw a look of happiness on his face.

"Abby, I'll walk away now, if I don't I shan't be responsible for myself. I'll see you tomorrow." he said quietly, a glint in his eyes.

"I'll be here." she replied, for no reason suddenly shy. "Good night."

As she backed up then waited to see him get into his sports car, she wondered, what was going to happen?

And, oh my God, what about Rule 12?

TBC?