I know the order's a bit 'hinky' (Abby's words) at mo... but from now on I'll try to make it a little easier to follow ;) Hopefully you enjoy this chapter. It took me several late nights to complete it!
"I should have been with her."
McGee dropped the cloth he had found hidden behind a dumpster into a plastic bag before looking up at Tony, who was fingering the bag containing Bishop's knife. "You couldn't have known this was going to happen."
"I know Tim. But still! These guys are good. Too good. She didn't even have a chance to use her knife!"
Gibbs' hand connected with the back of his head. "McGee's right. Now get back to work."
"Sorry boss."
"Never say you're sorry. It's a-"
"Sign of weakness. Yes boss," he said quickly, but lacking his usual enthusiasm.
Silence. Then, "We'll get her back, DiNozzo."
"Thanks boss," Tony said with a small smile.
A few minutes later, they heard someone arguing with the police officer stationed at the entrance to the alley.
"Miss... this is a crime scene. I'm afraid I cannot let you pass."
"I know! But I knew the victim! Oooh. Victim. That doesn't sound right. Bishop's not a victim!"
Gibbs began walking towards the voices.
"I'm sorry Miss but you'll need to go to NCIS headquarters to-"
"But I am NCIS! I know I don't look like an Agent... but I am! Well... I'm their forensic scientist anyway."
"I'll need to see some ID."
"Um... well... I actually left it in my lab. But I-"
Gibbs rounded the corner to see the police officer standing in front of Abby with his arms folded over his chest.
"Then I'm sorry, but I can't allow you to-"
"Gibbs Gibbs Gibbs!" Abby pushed past the man and ran over to him. "Is she okay? What happened? Leon told me that Bishop had been kidnapped! Is it true?"
"Abby! Calm down! We're going to find her... I promise." He turned to the officer. "It's okay. She's with us."
"Is she going to be okay, Gibbs?" Abby asked quietly as she followed him back to the others.
"She can take care of herself, and we're going to get her back. But we won't be able to without your help." He took the bag containing the cloth off McGee and placed it in her hands.
She stared at it for a while, but after a moment straightened herself up and looked him in the eye. "In less than an hour, I will be able to tell you exactly what chemical was used, who used it, who it was used on, and even the exact amount of time this cloth has been sitting here."
Gibbs smiled and gave her a kiss on her forehead. "That's my girl."
Okay so I know this was a very short chapter, but I'm moving onto the next one which will hopefully be a bit longer :)