A/N: This took a lot longer than it was supposed to, and I have no excuse. It was written and everything. I also have the next chapter... Which some of you should know a vague outcome of. I don't think that I told everyone what was going to happen. In any case, I'll definitely post that either tomorrow or Monday. I promise- no matter what, it will be here. And Abbs... ::grins:: See you Tuesday!

Gibbs drove slowly through the second neighborhood that they had decided to drive through. Ducky sat in the front passenger side and Abby was stretched out on his backseat. He looked in his rearview mirror and smiled. Her face was still pressed against the window of his car, her breath leaving a soft fog on the cool glass.

She pulled her face away and wiped the window with her sleeve. He bit his lip as he watched her press her face back to the glass.

"They're so… Bright and twinkly!" She sounded so happy- if a little sleepy. Gibbs was glad he had decided to take her and Ducky to look at Christmas lights. He hoped they could do this every year.

"Okay Abbs, that's the last of them… So, should we head back, or do you want me to find another place for us to look?"

Abby turned to look at him. He nearly laughed- her nose was turning pink from her pressing it against the cold window. "Can we do just one more? Please?" she begged.

He grinned as he pulled out of the neighborhood. "Sure we can Abbs- that was why I asked." He turned to Ducky. "You know of any more neighborhoods that are good about doing Christmas lights Duck?"

Ducky grinned. "I sure do… Go about a mile and a half up the road and turn left. A lot of JAGs live around there."

Abby grinned. "You mean like where Mac and Harm recently moved to?"

"You mean Commander Rabb and Colonel Mackenzie? Yes, I believe they did just but a house around here…"

"Commander Rabb? Didn't we investigate him once? I believe his brother had been sleeping with the vic and every one thought he killed her."

Abby raised her eyebrows. "Wow Gibbs- I'm impressed. That was almost three years ago…"

Gibbs gave her an insulted look. "What's your point?"

"Nothing… I just didn't expect you to remember."

"Uh-huh…"

She refused to let his sarcasm ruin her evening and looked back out the window, even though there was nothing to see.

"Well sor-ry Mr. Grumpy Gills…"

He looked at her in his mirror. "What did you just call me?"

She turned away from the window and back to him. "Mr. Grumpy Gills?"

He and Ducky exchanged looks. Yes, Abby was definitely weirder than usual when she had been drinking champagne. "Okay Abbs- I give up. Where did Mr. Grumpy Gills come from?"

Her jaw dropped. "Haven't you seen Finding Nemo?"

"No, I haven't… Why? Have you?"

"Of course I have! I can't believe you haven't seen it… well, you won't get it, but the crazy little blue fish named Dori called the funky, uptight clown fish Mr. Grumpy Gills… Which is funny, because his real name was Marlin. Of course, then she couldn't even remember who he was and-" She stopped suddenly. "You guys don't care, do you?"

"Of course we care my dear," replied Ducky.

At the same time Gibbs was saying, "Well, no, not exactly, but if you want to keep talking we don't care."

Abby giggled. "You're really weird Gibbs…"

"And that's coming from you?" he muttered, presumably so that she couldn't hear him.

"You know, if you want to say stuff about me, you're going to have to talk softer than that, because I can still hear you…"

"Sorry Abbs…"

"Well, see, I don't care, it's just that I can hear you." She shrugged. "I thought you might want your own little secret."

Gibbs wasn't quite sure how to handle this Abby. At work, he could easily take control of any situation by simply flirting with her- that tactic had yet to fail. But here- well, he didn't need any evidence, and Ducky was sitting right next to him. So Gibbs just drove along in silence.

There was silence in the backseat for quite awhile. "Abbs- you okay back there?" asked Gibbs as he pulled into the next neighborhood. There was no answer and he stopped the car. "Abbs- are you awake?"

Ducky sighed. "Jethro, she's sleeping. Let her be."

"Can we go home then?"

"No- let's just drive through this last neighborhood then we'll go back."

"Ducky, won't driving around only lull her into a deeper sleep?"

"Of course not. With any luck, she'll wake up before we get back…"

Gibbs sighed and continued to drive through the neighborhood, taking extra care not to bump the car around too much. He didn't want Abby to wake up, as he was never too thrilled when he woke up from a nap unless it was of his own accord.

But looking at Christmas lights soon got boring- it just wasn't the same without Abby's ongoing commentary.

"Okay Duck- I'm bored. Can we leave now?"

Ducky sighed. "Very well then… This is rather boring."

Gibbs drove back to Ducky's house gratefully. When the car stopped, Abby was still sleeping peacefully on the backseat. Ducky smiled at her peaceful form.

Gibbs got out and opened the door, intent on carrying her to Ducky's guest room.

"Jethro, what are you doing?" whispered Ducky as Gibbs reached in to lift her out.

"I'm taking her inside Duck."

"No, Jethro, you're not. You'll wake her up. Let her sleep."

"Well then what are we going to do?"

Ducky thought for a moment, then smiled. "Jethro, stay here and don't go anywhere."

Gibbs raised an eyebrow as Ducky went inside his house. "Where would I go anyways?"

He watched Abby through the window of his car ass she slept. She looked so peaceful, and he really didn't want to wake her up. Eventually though, she was going to have to wake up.

Ducky returned, carrying a large black duffel bag in one arm. Without an explanation, he opened the passenger door and tossed it onto the front seat. "Goodbye Jethro."

Gibbs frowned at him. "What are you doing Duck?"

"I'm sending Abby home with you. There's no point in waking her and-"

"Ducky, she was supposed to be spending her vacation with you. I can't just take her home with me; what will she think?"

"I will explain all of this to her later. I'm sure she'll understand; now go, before we wake her up."

Gibbs sighed. "I know what you're doing Ducky, and it's not going to work." He climbed into his car and drove off with Abby still in the backseat.