Chapter 5
Gibbs entered the office and noticed the empty desks of Kate and DiNozzo. Frowning, he went down the hall and almost ran into the still shocked pair. "DiNozzo, did you finish checking on the whereabouts of our lead suspect?" Gibbs growled. "Because if you didn't, you're going to be wearing that cup of sludge instead of drinking it."
"Uh, just waiting on a couple of call backs, boss, I'll finish following up right now." Tony gulped, ignoring the smirk on Kate's face.
"Good, just what I want to hear. Kate, did I happen to say something funny just now?" he turned to her just a fraction of a second after the expression left her face.
"No, Gibbs, just paying attention." she replied calmly. Staring at him, she irrationally wondered what it would be like to kiss Gibbs, then nearly fainted when she realized the same look was in his eyes. Forcing her eyes down onto an imaginary piece of lint, she felt her face grow warm, then risking a glance up, saw a knowing smile on her superior's face.
"Good." Kate wasn't entirely sure actually heard the word or imagined it, because Gibbs turned on his heel and went down the hall toward the break room.
Toward Abby, and Ducky, and the two of them on the sofa..........
She winced, God help them both when the irresistible force met the immovable rules master.
So to speak.
As Gibbs approached the lounge, he could hear Abby and Duck's voices, and instantly tensed, this was not the confrontation he wanted to have this morning,
But this was his job, so taking a deep breath, he turned the corner.
And found his old friend brewing a cup of tea, while Abby loaded more ice into her Big Drink.
"Good morning, Jethro, care for something other than that liquid nitro you fuel up with every morning?" Ducky looked up at him, an unmistakable twinkle in his eyes.
"No thanks, Duck, morning, Abby, you went through your morning fill-up already?" Gibbs's nose caught the unmistakable smell of damp hair, then saw her stained lab coat.
"Uh, yeah, Gibbs, I had a little mishap, but thanks for sending Tony down with it, really was a wake-up call." she answered, snapping the lid on her drink.
"Don't mention it, Abs. By the way, if McGee gets out of line again, he'll be wearing more then a wake-up call." her boss added. Grabbing his mug off the counter, he exited the room leaving behind two very surprised people.
"Ducky, how does he do that?" Abby gazed at the doctor, who shook his head, bemused.
"With Jethro, one never knows. Yet....." Ducky glanced at her, then smiled.
"I think we should take ourselves down to the lab, after all, what the eye doesn't see,"
"The heart can't know." Abby finished, then held out her hand.
TBC?
Gibbs entered the office and noticed the empty desks of Kate and DiNozzo. Frowning, he went down the hall and almost ran into the still shocked pair. "DiNozzo, did you finish checking on the whereabouts of our lead suspect?" Gibbs growled. "Because if you didn't, you're going to be wearing that cup of sludge instead of drinking it."
"Uh, just waiting on a couple of call backs, boss, I'll finish following up right now." Tony gulped, ignoring the smirk on Kate's face.
"Good, just what I want to hear. Kate, did I happen to say something funny just now?" he turned to her just a fraction of a second after the expression left her face.
"No, Gibbs, just paying attention." she replied calmly. Staring at him, she irrationally wondered what it would be like to kiss Gibbs, then nearly fainted when she realized the same look was in his eyes. Forcing her eyes down onto an imaginary piece of lint, she felt her face grow warm, then risking a glance up, saw a knowing smile on her superior's face.
"Good." Kate wasn't entirely sure actually heard the word or imagined it, because Gibbs turned on his heel and went down the hall toward the break room.
Toward Abby, and Ducky, and the two of them on the sofa..........
She winced, God help them both when the irresistible force met the immovable rules master.
So to speak.
As Gibbs approached the lounge, he could hear Abby and Duck's voices, and instantly tensed, this was not the confrontation he wanted to have this morning,
But this was his job, so taking a deep breath, he turned the corner.
And found his old friend brewing a cup of tea, while Abby loaded more ice into her Big Drink.
"Good morning, Jethro, care for something other than that liquid nitro you fuel up with every morning?" Ducky looked up at him, an unmistakable twinkle in his eyes.
"No thanks, Duck, morning, Abby, you went through your morning fill-up already?" Gibbs's nose caught the unmistakable smell of damp hair, then saw her stained lab coat.
"Uh, yeah, Gibbs, I had a little mishap, but thanks for sending Tony down with it, really was a wake-up call." she answered, snapping the lid on her drink.
"Don't mention it, Abs. By the way, if McGee gets out of line again, he'll be wearing more then a wake-up call." her boss added. Grabbing his mug off the counter, he exited the room leaving behind two very surprised people.
"Ducky, how does he do that?" Abby gazed at the doctor, who shook his head, bemused.
"With Jethro, one never knows. Yet....." Ducky glanced at her, then smiled.
"I think we should take ourselves down to the lab, after all, what the eye doesn't see,"
"The heart can't know." Abby finished, then held out her hand.
TBC?
