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CHAPTER 10

Ducky exits the room Gibbs is in and sees Abby coming down the hallway towards him.

"So Ducky, how is he? I know you can tell how he is better than these doctors."

"He's grouchy and stubborn." Ducky replies.

"So he's being Gibbs? That's good." Abby looks relieved.

"I just heard that Caitlin has woken up. I'm on my way go look in on her now."

"Tell her that we're having a girl's night as soon as she gets outta here."

"I will." Ducky says as he walks away.

Abby gently pushes the door open and creeps around the door. Gibbs is sitting up in bed with his arms crossed. He glares at the direction of the doorway, but softens his look and smiles when he sees that Abby is the one entering the room. "Abs..."

Abby perches on the bed. "Jethro, don't you ever scare me like that again."

Gibbs sighs, "Abby, its part of the job. I'm going to get shot at."

"I know, but next time, try not to leave me hanging like that. I didn't know if you were alive or dead. That being said, there better not be a next time." Abby says as she pokes Gibbs.

"Hey!" Gibbs grabs her hand. "I promise I'll try to not leave you hanging next time." Abby hugs him. "It's not like I tried to get shot." Abby looks up and gives him a sharp look with a smirk.

Ducky walks into Kate's room and clears his throat. Tony and Kate break apart quickly and Kate blushes furiously.

"Well, I see you are feeling better Caitlin." Ducky says with a wide smile. Kate manages to turn even redder.

"Please don't tell Gibbs about this Ducky. He'll kill us." Kate pleads.

"Oh, you have no worries about me telling Gibbs, it's not my place. However,it is Gibbs we're talking about. He will find out."

"Yeah, and then he'll kill us." Tony says.

"Better to tell him yourselves than to let him find out you've been hiding something from him." Ducky advises them.

They nod while Kate thinks about how to break this to Gibbs and Tony thinks aboutthe many waysGibbs could kill him.

"I'll be on my way now that I've seen you'll be fine. Oh, and Abigail mentioned that she wishes to have a 'girl's night' with you when you're discharged from the hospital." Ducky starts walking away, but stops before the door and turns. "And about time you two." He leaves the room with a chuckle while Kate and Tony look at each other in bewilderment.

Later in the day, Abby leaves the hospital with McGee and Michelle. Ducky left earlier to check on his mother, so he wasn't able to drive her home. Everyone agreed that Abby should sleep in a bed, not the chair in Gibbs' room, no matter how much she wanted to stay there. Tony refuses to leave Kate that night, so he ends up sleeping in a chair.