Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS
A/N: Thanks for the reviews and support so far, I'm sorry this took so long, I was kinda busy and didn't really have time to think of anything to come next. Special thanks to Katie and Katelynn for a quick brainstorming session the other night…. Read. Enjoy. Reviews welcome!! : )
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Gibbs pulled into the driveway about an hour later, one hand on the wheel. Abby was sitting in his passenger seat; she was clutching the free hand, as Kalila slept peacefully in her car seat behind them. Gibbs couldn't help it but glance into the rearview mirror every five minutes all the way home, to make sure she was all right.
Gibbs parked the car, pulled the key out of the ignition, and turned to look at his Abbs. Predictably, Abby was already facing him. She smiled as their eyes met. They said nothing as their lips caught each others. Gibbs pulled away, leaving the kiss as a quick peck on the lips, but Abby wasn't about to let her hero get away that quickly.
She leaned in and before Gibbs had even remotely returned to his upright position, her lips had found his. This kiss was deep and powerful, yet with a large amount of self control, Gibbs managed to pull, oh so reluctantly, away.
"Abbs," He said in a low whisper, "We can finish this inside, we should really get Kalila inside to bed."
Gibbs got out of the car, and he carried a sleeping Kalila, with Abby closely following him, to her bedroom. As they entered, Abby pulled down Kalila's covers to Gibbs could set her down; Abby quickly tucked her in and left, dragging Gibbs by the hand, turning the lights off as she went.
Later that night Abby and Gibbs slept peacefully, his arms wrapped tightly around her, her head resting on his chest. Then they both woke up with a start as Kalila's screaming and sobbing reached their ears. They both ran down the hall and burst into Kalila's room. Gibbs flicked on the lights as Abby swooped down on the crying child. Gibbs sat on the edge of the bed, as Abby cuddled a very distressed Kalila. She calmed down rather quickly.
"You, ok?" asked Abby relaxing her hug slightly so Kalila could look at them.
"Bad Dream," said Kalila simply, and Gibbs gave her a reassuring smile as Abby released her fully.
"You want a glass of water?" Gibbs asked, she nodded, and he disappeared out the door.
"What happened?" Abby asked.
"Mommy kept calling me and I couldn't find her, I looked everywhere, and I couldn't find her," said Kalila, "Then I was out on the street, and that guy Gibbs and Uncle Tony pointed their guns at earlier, well, he took me. Then you and Gibbs couldn't find me."
Abby barely let her finish before she took her in her arms again.
"Me and Gibbs will always find you, Kalila, no matter what," said Abby as Gibbs returned with the glass of water.
He handed it to Abby, who helped her with the "big girl" cup. Gibbs then excused himself from Kalila's room. It was zero three hundred, according to his kitchen clock, no way he'd be able to get back to sleep. He decided to go work on the boat for a while. At around zero five hundred, he climbed the two sets of stairs separating him from his girls. He reached his and Abby's bedroom, and opened the door cautiously. Kalila had taken his spot in bed next to Abbs. He gently woke Abby up.
"Time to get up for work," He told her and gave her a quick kiss.
Two hours later Gibbs arrived in the squad room with Abby and Kalila with him. He was already on his fifth cup of coffee for the morning. Kalila clutched her stuffed animal with one hand and Gibbs's non-coffee hand with the other.
"Hey, Kalila," said McGee with a smile.
"Where's Uncle Tony?" Kalila asked, ignoring McGee and looking up to Gibbs and Abby.
"Probably late as usual," said Gibbs kneeling down to be eye level with her, as Jen came down the stairs, "I'll tell him to go down and see you once he gets here, go with Auntie Abby to the lab, ok?"
"Ok," said Kalila and she gave Gibbs a hug and let Abby bring her onto the elevator.
"Tony's car broke down, he'll be here in a few minutes," said Jen as Ziva and McGee got settled to watch the show, "Why's Kalila here?"
"Well," said Gibbs, "We buried her mother yesterday, and her dad almost shot her Auntie Abby last night, and this morning she had a nightmare, would you send your kid to daycare the day after that?"
"No."
"Didn't think so," said Gibbs and he turned his back on her, and sat down at his desk as Tony walked in, and Jen exited the room.
"Kalila's down in the lab, she wants to see you," said Gibbs as Tony sat down.
"I'll go see her in a little bit," said Tony, and he immediately felt Gibbs's eyes bore into him, and stood, "I'll go see her now."