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"What?" Gibbs asked impatiently, answering his cell phone.

"Gibbs, I think there is something that you may want to see. Abby may want to see it too."

"Alright Kate. Be up in a few minutes," he replied, closing his phone. "Kate said she has something important to show us."

"Us? Since when am I so involved in upstairs things?"

"Do you really want me to answer that?" Gibbs asked, sounding sympathetic.

Abby thought for a minute. "No, I think I already know the answer." She began to walk slowly out of her lab, towards the elevator.

Kate paced back and forth in front of her desk. Why did Nick have Abby's new number? Had Abby lied? Had she spoken to him recently?

"Kate, will you please sit down. You are making me very nervous and uncomfortable," Tony sighed.

"I can't. I have to figure this out. Why did he have her number?"

"Walking back and forth like a prisoner in a cell isn't going to help you solve this. Besides, Abby probably has some sort of explanation."

"What if she doesn't?"

"Kate," Tony said as he got up out of his chair. He sounded concerned. Placing a hand on her shoulder he said," Sit down and rest."

"Why do you care so much?" she snapped.

"Because... you look like hell," Tony laughed.

"DiNozzo!" Kate yelled and smacked him on the back of the head.

"Oww, Kate. Remember what I told you before?"

"What was that Tony?" Kate smirked, her face just inches from his.

"You're not Gibbs. Do that again and you will be wearing that tuna salad. Or was it chicken?"

"In case you haven't noticed, I'm not eating anything."

"Oh but you will. You have to eat sometime Kate. When you are least expecting it, I will just dump a whole plate of food on your lap."

"You are so pathetic Tony," Kate said, returning to her desk behind Tony. Tony winced as he was smacked in the back of the head...AGAIN.

"Alright Kate! I warned you," Tony yelled, turning around. He was ready to... "Hi boss!" Tony said cheerfully. At least as cheerful as you could get when you were so afraid you could wet your pants.

"Are you going to make me where my tuna salad too DiNozzo? Or was it chicken?" Gibbs asked, giving Tony an icy glare.

"Of course not... boss," Tony added quickly.

Abby stood behind Gibbs, hoping to hide the sadness that twinkled in her eyes. Every so often, she still had times when she thought about Nick and she wanted to break down and cry. Now was one of those times. "Kate, you said you had news," Gibbs said.

"Yeah. Umm... Abbs, you know how we found that napkin with the telephone number on it?" Kate queried. This is so hard. It links Abby to the suspect... more than she already was. Kate peered around Gibbs, to see Abby nodding her head. "Well, the number...it was your new cell phone number."

It was as if the world was spinning. Abby felt light headed and weak in the knees. They will find out now. They will find out what I have done. Abby stood still, as the room began to spin faster and faster until it finally stopped. Everything froze. Kate, Gibbs and Tony stared at her, wondering. Abby wondered too. She wondered how she was going to make it through this. Then, between all the confusion and wondering, Abby fell... collapsing on the floor. Inside her head thoughts raced aroung, trying to find a place to hide. No one could see the fear in her eyes... because they were closed, but she was scared and afraid.