"Truth or truth Abby?"
"I pick dare."
"That's not an option. You pick truth."
"You can't pick for me! That's against the rules!"
"The only rules I go by are Gibbs' rules."
"But that is one of Gibbs' rules!"
"You being allowed to pick dare when I say truth or truth is one of Gibbs' rules? Since when Abby?"
Kate gave her friend a sarcastic look.
"Since now. You want to ring him and ask him?"
"I am not going to ring my boss at 11pm to ask him a question like that."
"Then I guess you'll have to take my word for it."
Kate glared at Abby.
"Why can't you just pick truth for once?"
"Why can't you just pick dare for once?"
"I'll make you a deal then. I'll pick dare if you pick truth. Just this one round."
She could see her friend thinking the option over, tossing up the pros and cons. After a few moments, she seemed to come to a conclusion.
"You've got yourself a deal agent Todd. Ask away."
This was it. The one chance Kate had for uncovering something eligible for blackmail. And Kate took her time thinking of a question. She didn't want to raise her suspicion too much, but figured that was going to be unavoidable.
"C'mon Kate I haven't got all night!"
"OK, OK… What's the most embarrassing thing McGee's ever told you?"
"I can't tell you that. It's secret. Why would you want to know something like that anyway?"
"You tell me all your own secrets whenever you're ready, Tony basically advertises his personal life, and yet I don't know much about our probie. I know he confides in you, so spill it."
"Kate he'll kill me! I can't. Ask me something else."
"Sorry Abbs, no can do."
"If he ever finds out I told you, I'll, I'll…Tell Tony you've got a crush on him." Abby's eyes sparkled.
"What! That is completely unreasonable! I do not have a crush on DiNozzo!"
"Well I guess McGee better not ever find out I told you anything about him then. Because, well I mean, the rumour I could circulate wouldn't be too unbelievable," she said, winking and grinning.
Kate was fuming now.
"Abby Sciuto, you are a cruel woman."
"Thank you. So McGee… he um…" Abby tried not to laugh at the thought of what she was about to say. "He… he has althaiophobia."
"He has a fear of…marshmallows!"
"Yes!" Abby said before bursting out laughing. Kate did the same.
"How does someone develop a fear of marshmallows?" she asked when she finally caught her breath.
"Well he never got around to telling me that part. Poor Timmy…" Abby sighed and stared at the wall.
Kate fully composed herself and turned serious.
"You know he's head over heels for you too Abby."
Her friend smiled sadly.
"I don't think so," she whispered. A brief moment of silence followed before Abby turned to Kate with a devilish grin.
"Dare time Kate!"
OK a bit silly I know… plz review and I'll update aasap!