Spoiler: Twilight (author's note only)

Here is the next chapter. I know that you have been waiting and I am truly sorry. Today was my last day of school for three months so maybe it will give me more time to work on my stories.

I am silently waiting for Tuesday to roll around. The Season Finale. I am so gonna cry. I was watching previews and they say that someone is out to kill Gibbs. He then resigns from NCIS. How can DPB do this to us? I hope they don't kill Gibbs. If they do then I think that Tony will become the new boss. How freaking crazy would that be? Although I am excited about the Season Finale, I am also dreading it because it means we are losing one of our beloved agents. Tears... lots and lots of them. I am going to go cry silently after I finish this chapter.

By the way, sorry it is so short.

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Gibbs stared at his team, each one wearing their own expression. A look of forlornment had washed over Abby's face while Tony seemed to be confused, almost as if he didn't have the slightest idea of what was going on around him. As Gibbs slowly glanced over at Kate, he could still see the rage that flashed through her eyes. He made a mental note never to piss her off when it came to Abby. If he did, she would probably castrate him.

Tony walked towards Abby and placed a hand on her shoulder. "How are you holding up Abbs?" he asked, unable to bear the silence any longer. She just nodded her head as sadness swept over her and a single tear trickled down her cheek.

All was silent for a little while longer until Gibbs decided that it was time everyone know the truth. "Tony, go tell McGee to release Lieutenant Valcone from interrogation, send him down to Abby's lab. Then gather Ducky and Jimmy; have them meet us there too. I believe it is time that we all knew the truth," Gibbs sighed, eyeing Abby.

Abby's eyes darted worriedly to Kate, but she got no repsonse. She wanted Kate to help her out her, she needed Kate to help her out. The color drained from Abby's face as she realized that she would have to tell them. She didn't want to... she needed to. Upset and hurt, she began to walk towards the elevator, almost in a daze.Why won't you help me Kate?

Kate's heart sank as she saw tears glittering in the eyes of her best friend. She felt a pain in her chest as she ran after Abby. Kate grabbed her shoulder and spun her around. "Abbs," she whispered, gazing into her eyes. She wiped a tear off of Abby's cheek and wrapped her arms around her. "I am so sorry."

By the time everyone had made their way down to the lab, Abby and Kate had already made themselves comfortable. Abby sat solemnly in her rolling chair while Kate had positioned herself on a stool, glancing nervously at Abby every few minutes. Somewhere deep inside, she knew that Abby had done something wrong. She didn't want to believe it, but she could tell, by looking into the face of her closest friend, that it was true. My God Abby, what have you done?

The rest of them entered the lab together. Gibbs leading the pack as usual. Ducky and Jimmy were pretty much clueless to the events of the day so Gibbs and Tony had filled them in during their ride on the elevator. Ducky of course had been far from speechless, always willing to insert his thoughts, but there was something about his rambling this time that almost made him seem silent.

"Hello Abigail my dear. Would you like to fill us in?" Ducky asked walking over to Abby and grabbing her hands.

"Would I like to... no. Do I need to... yes," Abby replied. Gibbs was glad to see that she was at least going to let them know what was going on. He really didn't want to force it out of her.

"How did they come here to arrest you when they had no proof Abbs?" McGee asked.

"I can answer that," Kate said, speaking on Abby's behalf. She wanted to make this as easy on her best friend as possible. "Fornell said that he had probable cause. Technically, he couldn't have arrested her, but he could've taken this case under his jurisdiction. Fortunately, you came along Gibbs and whether he wants to believe it or not, he is intimidated by you. Overall, he was just being the regular ass that he always is. He is investigating this case as well and he could show up anytime with a court order for us to let this case go. We can't let him do that. Knowing Fornell, he will do anything he can just to get anyone from NCIS behind bars."

"Which is why you need to lay low Kate," Tony said. "You punching one of his agents and then kicking them in the groin is definitely not a way to stay on the right side of the bars."

"For once, Tony is right. Leave the fighting to me," Gibbs told her.

"You know, it wasn't supposed to be like this." Abby finally spoke up. "I loved Nick so much that I wasn't willing to give him, at least not yet. I did the one thing that I never ever wanted to do."

"What is that Abbs?" Kate questioned, placing her hand on the shoulder of her friend.

"I became the other woman."