Chapter 8– New Developments
"Come again?" McGee asked, finally speaking.
"All that I'm saying is that it's about time that something like this has happened. I can tell that you two have been feeling this way for quite some time now. The looks, the smiles. It's quite romantic if you ask me. Reminds me of the time when a next-door neighbor of my youth. Rebecca Thurgood, God rest her soul, was locked in her broom closet and I.."
"Duck, what do you mean 'looks and smiles'?" Gibbs asked, interrupting Ducky's latest story.
"It is really quite self-explanatory Jethro. The way you look at each other is practically straight out of a cliche romance novel. And you smile at each other in a way that looks like two hormone-controlled teenagers."
By this time, Kate's face had turned the shade of a strawberry ripe for the picking, and even Gibbs looked as if... what! is this possible! Gibbs blushing! This is unheard of! But, alas, it is the truth. Gibbs' face was indeed tinted red, and it wasn't from yelling at some dirt bag either.
"Hold on a minute," Tony said. "Am I missing something? I've never seen any of that. You must be way out of line here Ducky..."
"No, I can assure you that I am correct." Ducky said to Tony. Then turning to Jimmy he said, "Mr, Palmer will you please bring Abigail down here. We really must hear her side of the story."
"Yes Doctor,"Jimmy said with a grin, and then headed toward the elevator, realized that he definitely did not want to ride in that elevator, tripped on his own feet, miraculously somehow managed to stay on his feet, and was able to turn himself in the direction of the stairs. When he finally made It to the stairs, he got his bearings and took the stairs two at a time in his anticipation to see Abby.
"Okay," Tony said, making everyone's focus return to the previous events. "Am I totally missing something here? I mean, how could they be making googoo eyes at each other, and I didn't even notice it!"
"That's an easy one Tony," said McGee. "That's because you were, uh, you know..."
"No, we don't know so just spit it out Probie!"
"You didn't notice it because you were too busy making googoo eyes at Kate!" McGee yelled, the immediately regretted saying anything. 'Oh God Tony is going to make my life a living Hell!' McGee thought to himself in dismay.
And with that latest remark, jaws dropped for what seemed like the thousandth time in fifteen minutes.
