A/N: Sorry- I should've posted sooner. I meant to last night, but Abby was over. So I didn't. And this is a short chapter, so I'll probably post either tomorrow night or on Tuesday... Thanks for the reviews!
Gibbs got off the elevator hesitantly. He knew he was about to be grilled by Kate and he was completely unprepared. He walked cautiously to his desk, trying to draw as little unwanted attention to himself as possible. Kate and Tony were both sitting casually at their desks. Kate was absorbed in some magazine, and Tony was concentrating on the computer screen- no doubt playing another of his computer games.
"That was fast," remarked Kate as he sat down. She closed her magazine and surveyed him. Gibbs saw that she had not been reading a magazine that meddled in the lives of celebrities. Instead, she was reading Mystery Scene; he wasn't sure that that was much better.
He avoided her gaze and didn't answer. "Take this to Abby," he told her, holding up the evidence bag.
"You didn't go did you?" asked Kate, knowing all too well that he hadn't. She sighed; he had probably never had any intentions of going to see Abby.
"I was going to, and I thought about it but I-" he protested.
"Gibbs! She's falling to pieces; just go and talk to her," Kate reprimanded him forcefully.
"Another redhead?" asked Tony with a self assured smile. "Or not...." He added quickly, catching and, for once, understanding the looks Kate and Gibbs threw his way. They ignored him and resumed their conversation.
Gibbs had forgotten that Tony was there. He didn't want him to figure out who Kate was telling him to go and see. He didn't want to consider how many problems that would cause. That was the last thing he needed; Tony knowing he kissed Abby and Abby knowing that Tony knew.
"Just take this to Abby, okay?" Gibbs suggested. His tone told her to drop it, at least in front of Tony. He tossed her the bag.
She caught it deftly and sighed. "Well, this is going to help..." she informed them sarcastically.
"Go!"
She turned and left quickly, not wanting to face the infamous wrath of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
Tony watched her go and smiled. Then he turned thoughtfully to Gibbs. "You know boss, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you had a thing for her..." he mused.
"For who? Kate?" he wondered distractedly.
"No, Abby!" he replied with another of his self assured smiles.
"I've always liked her," he said with a nonchalant shrug.
"Gibbs, you've never just liked anyone. You're one just one of those people who either hates someone, loves someone or just doesn't give a damn. There is no middle ground," Tony paused a moment. "Hey boss, what about me?"
"What about you DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked with a smile.
"How do you feel about me?" he wanted to know.
"Some things, like this, are better left unsaid," he answered as he turned back to his computer.
Tony sat there for a moment feeling extremely confused. "So does that mean that you hate me or that you just don't give a damn?" he tried again.
"Just drop it DiNozzo..." Gibbs warned him.
