Dangerous Measures

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Also a huge thankyou to Kate for her ongoing support and fantastic work!


Tony followed Kate onto the elevator and waited until they were between floors to push the emergency stop.

"Okay, you can stop doing the whole Gibbs act now, he's back," Kate told him

Tony briefly smiled, "I am…I just needed to talk to you privately, and I know you wouldn't have liked it if I turned up at your house,"

"Okay, shoot," Kate told him

"Kate, I need to tell you something. I don't know how you'll react, but I have to tell you, otherwise I'll go insane," Tony said

"Tony, you're scaring me," Kate said with a grin, "You're making me think that you spent time thinking, using something between your ears,"

Tony narrowed his eyes at Kate, then hit the emergency button again, "Forget it,"

"Wait, Tony," Kate shut the elevator down again, "Sorry, that was low. I didn't mean it. What's with you lately? In the restaurant, we were playing and you looked really hurt after I made some comment. You know I'm only joking and don't actually mean what I say, don't you? I love our bantering"

"Yeah, but is that all it is?" Tony asked

"What do you mean?" Kate asked

Tony took a deep breath, "Kate, I, I think I like you,"

Kate's heart skipped a beat, "I like you too, Tony,"

"No, I mean, I really like you. Like, as in, I want to break rule 12," Tony explained

Kate smiled, "Yeah, I know, that's what I meant, Tony,"

Tony grinned, and leant forward, taking Kate's face in his hands, moving forward slowly and kissed her.


Gibbs threw the sander at the wall, frustrated that he couldn't work on his boat because of his shoulder. Growling, he poured more bourbon into his cup and sat down on the floor, drinking from the cup. After refilling the cup again, he looked around the basement and wondered what he would really have lost. He would've missed his boat, and his bourbon, that was for sure, but what else? Sighing deeply, he closed his eyes.

"Nothing," he muttered

"What's nothing?" he heard somebody ask

Opening his eyes, he saw Abby at the bottom of his stairs. Frowning, he looked at the bottle of alcohol and wondered how much he'd had not to notice Abby walk down the stairs.

"Gibbs?" Abby asked, kneeling in front of him

Gibbs turned back to Abby and smiled, realizing that he'd miss seeing Abby everyday. But how could he lose something he never had?

"Abs. Now's not a good time," Gibbs responded

"Sure it is. I was worried about you," Abby told him, stroking his hair

"Yeah, but I'm not gonna be good company," Gibbs protested

"Better than no company at all," Abby told him

"But, McGee…" Gibbs asked

"We've moved on," Abby said, "It's for the better,"

Gibbs frowned and had to look away, "How? How can leaving somebody you love make everything…?"

"I wasn't in love with him," Abby declared, "I was in love with somebody else, have been since I met him,"

"He's a lucky man," Gibbs replied, his voice cracking

Abby smiled, "But he's absolutely clueless, so I had to come down to his basement and tell him,"

Gibbs raised his eyebrows, "Me? What? Are you insane? You could have anybody you want. I'm just a stupid old ex-marine, hard-set in his ways, thrice divorced…"

"Gibbs I know you, I know you're no good at relationships, but I know this will work," Abby interrupted him, "You're exactly what I want,"

"Abs, I…" Gibbs tried to think about what he wanted to say, "I love you,"

Abby smiled, "I love you too, boss-man,"

Gibbs gave her a small kiss before embracing her in a big hug.

"Are you okay?" Abby asked

Gibbs huffed into her shoulder, "I will be, I just need time to get my head around things,"

Abby pulled out of the embrace, "Do you want me to leave because…"

"No!" Gibbs exclaimed, "I don't want to be alone"

"You're never going to be alone again, Gibbs," Abby whispered, kissing him softly.


Finished... I hope you liked it and enjoyed the ride as much as I did!

Thankyou all for your reviews, you have been great!