Unearthed Secrets
AN: Thankyou all for your reviews! I'm glad you like it
Also a humangous thankyou to Kate for all her help and great work!
Abby slurped her caf-Pow! Her cheeks hollowing as she tried to get the last of it.
"Abs, would you quit it?" McGee asked, typing furiously at the computer
"I could've sworn there was more in here" Abby commented, frowning at McGee, "Did you drink my caf-Pow?"
"Yes, you told me I could" McGee replied
Abby sat back on her chair, "Oh, ok"
"Damn" McGee said quietly
"What?" Abby asked, looking closely at the monitor
"I died. The aliens killed me" McGee replied
"Timothy" Abby said, putting her hands on his shoulders, "You need a life"
"I like my life as it is, thank you very much" McGee replied
Abby sat back on her chair, "Stop playing games, McGee. You're making the tests go slower"
"They run on two different systems, Abby. The game has as much effect on making the tests go slower as Gibbs shouting at it" McGee replied
"Hey, Abs, whatcha got for us?" Tony asked as he walked into the lab
Tony stopped moving, looking around the lab curiously, "Abs, what happened to the music?" he asked as he noticed soft classical music playing
"It suited my mood more" Abby told him
"Didn't know you had classical music, Abby" Kate said as she walked in
"I don't, it's Ducky's." Abby replied
"That figures" Tony commented
Abby smiled, "The tests aren't done yet, shouldn't be too much longer, I put in an urgent request."
"Does that make it go quicker?" Kate asked
"Sometimes" Abby said
Tony walked into the room further and distributed the coffees and the caf-Pow!.
"I love you, Tony" Abby said as she gratefully took the caf-Pow!
"Ah, Tony, you must've ordered too many coffees" McGee told him
Tony looked at the tray and agreed, "She didn't take my order, so she must've assumed it was for everybody"
"I'll take Gibbs'" McGee said, taking the extra cup off the tray as the computer began beeping
"Ah hah, we have results" Abby said as she swung her chair back to the computer. She briefly read the screen and turned back to everybody with a wide grin, "The hand wasn't Jake's"
"How do you know?" Kate asked
"I ran the search" Abby replied, slurping her caf-Pow!
"No, I mean, what were you comparing the blood to?" Kate rephrased
"Jake's blood. When he was four or five, he scraped his knee whilst he was here, so we ran his blood through the system" Abby replied
"Jake's been here?" Tony asked
"Yeah. He used to come here all the time. Gibbs brought him into work with him almost everyday until about the time Jake started school" Abby explained, "He would have continued to bring him, but we had a really nasty case and Gibbs got scared and all protective towards Jake. And to top it off, the director thought that Jake might start interfering with his work. Gibbs almost quit. He occasionally still sneaks Jake in here now, in fact, you've probably seen him"
"Really?" Kate asked, skeptically
"Yeah. Sometimes his babysitter can't work or something, so Gibbs brings him here. He used to go into the day care centre, but now he's too old for it. So, if we don't have anything revolting lying around, he visits me or Ducky." Abby replied
"I think I can say with utmost confidence, I've never seen him" McGee told her
"Yeah, well he hangs out in the office when you guys come through. Usually because he has homework, so he finds a quiet place" Abby replied
Tony frowned, "Gibbs said he hardly ever spends time with him"
Abby scoffed, "He would. Gibbs is a great dad; he spends as much time as he can with Jake, sometimes more. Ever wonder where he goes for no apparent reason? I mean, the man doesn't drink that much coffee. Sometimes Gibbs just feels that he hasn't done a good enough job, but he certainly gets points for trying"
Gibbs opened his eyes and tried to focus through his blurred vision. Putting his head back on the pillow, he blinked a few times. The clean smell of the room he was in told him he was in hospital. After his vision cleared, he looked around the room and tried to remember how he'd ended up in here. Then, it all came back with a rush.
"Jake!" he shouted, sitting upright in the bed as he remembered the 'gift' his father had sent him.
Looking around the room quickly, assessing it for danger, he sat on the side of the bed, trying to ignore the frantic beeping from one of the machines. Pulling out the IV from his arm, he blinked furiously to keep the tears at bay that threatened to fall. He pulled the rest of the wires off of his chest and looked around for his clothes. He heard footsteps approaching the room and tried to locate a good hiding spot. Taking a deep breath, he pushed up from the bed and hid behind the door.
"Mr. Gibbs," a nurse said as she entered the room, she frowned, looking around the room, "Oh dear" she said to herself
Gibbs inched back into the corner as she turned towards the wall. Silently swearing as she looked behind the door.
"Ah, there you are" the nurse said to him, smiling
Gibbs gave her a small smile, then wiped the expression off his face, "I need to find my son, he's in danger"
The nurse's smile vanished, "Yes, I was told about your son's condition. But you've just had a heart attack…"
"I'm aware of what happened," Gibbs snapped, "Where are my clothes?"
"Near the nurse's station. Mr. Gibbs, you need to go back to bed, you need to allow your body time to heal" the nurse told him
"I'm fine" Gibbs told her, "Can you get my clothes?"
"You won't be needing them until you've been discharged" the nurse told him, "The doctors probably won't discharge you for a few days yet"
"Well, I'm not waiting for the doctors" Gibbs replied
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gibbs, but if you don't get back to bed, I'm going to have to use force…" the nurse said
Gibbs briefly closed his eyes, "Ok"
The nurse smiled as Gibbs got out of the corner, "Good"
He slowly made his way to the bed and laid down, watching the nurse as she began hooking him up to the monitors again. Once she was done, the nurse made a few notes on her clipboard before giving him another smile, "You're doing really well. Your condition has improved a lot since you were admitted"
"Yeah" Gibbs murmured, looking out the window.
He heard the nurse do a few other things before walking out of the room. A few minutes passed before Gibbs looked back at the door, listening intently for any signs that she might be coming back. When he decided it was safe, he swung his legs over the side of the bed and unhooked himself from the equipment once again. Edging towards the door, he looked down the corridor and noted how far away the nurses' station was. He silently swore as he realised it was too far away. Biting the inside of his lip, he noticed a door marked 'Supply Room. Staff Only'. Grinning, he scanned the corridor again before leaving his room.
That's it for chapter 21!...Hope you liked it! PLEASE review! Tell me what you think