Abby laughed "You think McGee's hitting on you? What has he said?"
Tony flushed "Uh he asked me if I wanted any of his Pork Dumplings"
Abby burst out laughing again "Oh yeah he's hitting on you alright"
Tony frowned and considered this dangerous news while Abby grinned and danced around her lab. Until she saw his face.
"Hey Tony why so sad? This is Good news… this means he likes you… and you like him… and so two of my best friends can get together…. And oh can I watch?" Abby eyes danced in lustful delight as she contemplated her Timmy with her Tony….rrowwlll.
"Abby! No you cannot watch!" Tony was horrified "And you cannot watch because it's not going to happen. I mean McGee is a guy! I'm Anthony DiNozzo and I'm totally and utterly straight."
Abby stopped very still and turned and looked at Tony. "You do realize it was his name that you cried out while we were having sex Tony? Don't think I just forgot about it and don't think I'm someone that you can just brush this off with. You have feelings for him and I expected you two to have talked by now…..obviously you haven't?"
Tony stared at Abby and realized just how amazing she was. She wasn't freaking out, she hadn't yelled at him, she was just calmly making sure he couldn't avoid the issue. In the mix of his own screaming emotions at the time he had never considered how she might have felt about him crying out another's name.
Tony opened his mouth searching for something to say only to find himself swept up in a firm Abby hug. Extracting himself he shrugged and dropped all pretense.
"He asked me what was wrong, why I was acting all weird and we got into a sort of fight… I freaked, he pinned me up against the lockers …….I pushed him and took off. I spent the weekend trying to figure out what to say and I was going to talk to him as soon as …I got into work. That's when you came and told me off but he was already gone. Then when he got back I went over the night before work to … try and explain…. And we had a sort of fight…. He screamed at me and told me I was a selfish unthinking bastard… and kicked me out of his apartment. Then he got sick and asked me to take him home and I thought great we can finally talk…. But he was so out of it I don't think he even knew I was there…… So no we haven't talked. We haven't talked about IT since …….well you know we all slept together."
Abby looked thoughtful "Well you certainly seem to know how to push McGee's buttons. He pinned you to the lockers you say…"
"Abby!"
"Sorry… I just find the thought of him and you so HOT"
Tony rubbed his hands across his face "You are not helping here"
Abby sat down in a chair and swiveled in it back and forth thinking.
"Well I don't see what your problem is. You came down here and said you think he's coming onto you. So the next time he offers you his pork dumplings just say yes"
Abby clapped her hands together "Problem solved"
Tony just looked at her "No that is not problem solved Abby… I mean I'm not gay so accepting anything from McGee…. Who is a friend…… and who I work with…..everyday…. is really only going to make matters worse."
"Make matters worse when?" Abby frowned not really following Tony's logic
"Make matters worse … when this phase I'm in is one day suddenly over! I mean I was totally straight and I'm………. just having some temporary dramas but when that goes away I don't want to screw up one of the best friendships I've ever had by…. Sleeping with him… and it being McGee….. breaking his heart!"
Abby sucked in her breath and looked at Tony wide eyed as he finished nearly shouting in his desperation for her to understand.
"Ohhhhhh you've got it bad Tony. I understand now. You don't just like him… you like him, like him."
Tony just threw up his hands in desperation. "Arrgghhhh haven't you been listening to a word I have said?"
Abby quirked an eyebrow at him in reply "Hello? Haven't you heard a word you've said?"
Tony sighed and sank down onto the edge of the desk. "It's just a phase and I don't want to hurt him"
"And what if it isn't a phase Tony…. And you loose him anyway? I think you need to stop considering McGee exclusively as a man and consider him as a person. As a person he is sweet, gentle, intelligent, brave, considerate… he is also cute, funny, drives a Porsche, has put up with you for years and has sexy sheets on his bed. Trust me you could do far worse."
Tony didn't know what to say to that. It was one thing to confront McGee knowing that he would probably be shocked and say no and that maybe that would give him the impetus to snap out of this, whatever it was.
It was quite another to speak to McGee……. No Tim and know that the answer quite possibly would be yes. Tim wasn't a quick roll in the hay sort of guy, he also didn't make rash spur of the moment decisions. He would want to take things slow, talk it all out and build a relationship.
The R word made Tony break out in a sweat. He wasn't very good at them and contemplating it with a man seemed even worse. Tony sighed and wished not for the first time that a certain pouty mouthed probie would just get out of his head.
"Thanks Abb's. Thanks for listening" Tony turned to go
"Did I help?"
"I… I don't know. But thanks anyway."
"Anytime Tony" Abby smiled and wondered just how long it would be before her Timothy would make his way down to see her.
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(Thanks for reviewing... and please keep it up! Don't cha just love Abby sometimes? The boys keep dragging this story off in a different direction to where Im trying to take it. Having to much fun making eyes at each other I suppose? Precious)