A/N: Hi guys. Here is the last part of my story. Perhaps I'm going to write a sequele, if you want. So, now on with the big wedding.

Part 31

The day of the wedding was a warm and sunny Saturday. Abby was really glad about that fact, since the wedding was going to take place outsides. Still both couples had no idea what their friend had planned.

Both brides were at Abby's place where they got ready for the ceremony. Ducky was taking care of getting the guys ready. Abby couldn't worry about everything. And since Ducky was the best man of Gibbs it was only fair for him to share his part at the preparations.

The wedding was scheduled for 2 p.m., but Abby, Ducky, Kate and Gibbs, Tony and Max were busy since the early morning hours. Kate and Max put on the dresses Abby had designed just for them. After that Abby took care of the hair and the make-up. Finished with that, Abby got herself ready.

To the surprise of Kate and Max Abby didn't wear a black dress. Her dress was dark blue and fitted her perfect.

"No black today?" Kate asked.

"Today is no day to wear black. It's a wedding and no funeral. But I can change if you insist on a black dress." Abby smiled. Finally the nervousness was fading away. Most of the preparations were finished and nearly nothing could go wrong now.

"No, that's perfectly fine with me. You know, Gibbs was kind of afraid, that the whole wedding was going to be dark."

"Well, you will be surprised so I hope at least. You are ready, girls?"

"As ready you can be. Oh my god, I'm nervous." Max said.

"Me too." Kate and Abby agreed.

The three women got outside where a white limousine was waiting for them. They got in and the driver started the engine.

at the same time at Ducky's place

"Jethro, calm down. That's nothing new to you, is it?" Ducky asked his very nervous friend.

"You are right, Duck but still I'm a nervous wreck. I have done all of this three times but I never felt like this. I hope I do the right thing."

"You are getting cold feet, Boss?" Tony asked.

"No! I love Kate and the baby. Perhaps that's the reason why I'm this nervous. I know for the first time in my life that I do the right thing. What about you, Tony? Any second thoughts?"

"Never. Finally I can marry Max. I dreamed about this day for the last two years. Max is all I ever wished for. Just like your Kate."

"You have totally changed, Tony. Ducky, do you know something more about the ceremony? Did Abby tell you anything?" Gibbs asked.

"My dear friend, you know Abigail. If she isn't going to give you any details, she isn't going to give you any details. All I know is that a car will get us in about five minutes. I hope you are finished, guys. Have everything? Do you have your wedding bands?"

Both Gibbs and Tony checked their pockets and nodded. Just in this moment the door bell rung. It was the driver of a black limousine. The car would take them to the place the wedding should take place.

The white limo had reached its destination. Kate and Max still didn't know where they were, since the car had tinted windows.

"Here we are but you have to wait a few more minutes. Gerry, the driver won't let you out off the car until I'm back. I have just to make sure that everything is like planned." Abby said and got off the car.

Outside she went to the place where all the guests were already waiting. Abby was really glad that they have found the spot. Abby turned around to take a look. Everything was like she had imagined.

Then the black limo came into her view. She went over to the car to greet the husbands-to-be.

"Hi guys, everything okay?" she asked when she opened to door to let the men out of the car.

"Ask again when everything is over, Abs." Gibbs growled.

"Oh I see, Boss-Man is not in a good mood. Gibbs that's your wedding. You are supposed to be happy."

"He is happy, just nervous that something will go wrong." Tony explained.

"Gibbs, nothing will go wrong. Remember, I planned the whole thing and with all the things that happened in the last few weeks, it can't be any worse."

"Okay, you are right. Nothing will go wrong. Where are Kate and Max?" Gibbs asked worried.

"Hey, calm down. Do you see the white limo? They are in there and waiting to come out. Ready for the wedding, guys?" Abby asked and took the guys to their places. Then she got back to the girls. Ducky and Gil Grissom where following her, since those both men would give the girls away.

"Max, Kate you can come out now." Abby said and opened the door of the car.

First of all Kate and Max took in their surroundings since they had no idea where they were. So both of them slowly turned around and at least Kate recognized the place. All she saw was green grass, the Reflecting Pool, the Tidal Basin, the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial. Everywhere she looked she saw white-pink colored cherry blossoms. Kate was sure about the place. It was somewhere between the Reflecting Pool and the Tidal Basin.

"Abby, it's beautiful here. That was a great idea." Kate said.

"Thanks, Kate. I'm glad you like it. Ready to go to your guys, because if we don't hurry Gibbs is going to get a heart attack."

"Oh, is it that bad?" Kate asked.

"Yes my dear Caitlin. He is really nervous but only because he knew that it's finally the last wedding ceremony he has to take part in." Ducky said.

"Okay, then let's get the party started." Max said and took Ducky's arm.

Kate took the arm of Gil Grissom, her old friend from her College days in Las Vegas.

"Have I told you, that you are a very beautiful bride, Katie-Bug?" Gil asked.

"Thanks Gil. That's all Abby's doing. She made the both dresses and she did our hair and make-up. I really don't know what I had done without her? I'm not sure if my wedding would have take place like this." Kate said while walking up to the men. In the background the wedding march was playing.

Inside a tent Gibbs and Tony were looking at their brides. Kate wore a white dress with red flowers sewed on it from the bottom of the dress up her waist. Max on the contrary wore a deep red dress with black embroidery on it. Both dresses reached down to the ground. It fitted both women perfect.

Abby was able to get a small orchestra to play some live music. Both family members were in front of the tent, which was decorated with different kinds of roses and cherry blossoms. There were flowers everywhere. The priest was already waiting there with Gibbs and Tony.

The girls went up there and were finally there where they belonged; right next to their grooms. All what was missing now were the best man and the bridesmaid. But they were already coming into the tent. Gibbs took Ducky, Kate took Abby, Tony took his old friend Bling and Max took her best friend OC.

The ceremony itself was like every other wedding. After both couples said YES, the whole party was going to the reception. Abby had rented a room at a local hotel, where they would spend the rest of the day.

"Abby that was wonderful. I really have to thank you." Max said. Both newlyweds and the rest of the NCIS-team were standing together.

"I'm really glad you liked it." Abby answered.

"Oh yeah, I never thought you were going to make the wedding like it was. You know it was kind of light for you. Where was all the dark stuff?" Gibbs asked.

"My dear friend, I think we always underestimated our dear Abigail." Ducky said.

"Ducky, you know that I hate this name. And how could I make a dark wedding for my most favorite people?"

"Abs, how can we thank you?" Tony asked.

"No thanks needed. I loved planning it. And I was already planning the wedding for Jethro and Kate. So one more didn't matter much."

"Did you call Gibbs just Jethro? Abby, you never call him Jethro." Tony said.

"Well, I don't feel like calling him Dad, you know?" Abby said smiling.

"Okay, you had planned his wedding, but that doesn't make him your father, right?"

"That not, but sleeping with my mother. Would you like to explain this, please." Abby said to Gibbs.

"Abby is really my daughter! I just learnt about it last night. Her mother, Jennifer came to see me yesterday. She told me about our daughter, who is nobody else than Abby. I never knew that I had a child. And Abby didn't know that I'm her father. She and her mother were never this close since Jen used to work overseas."

"That's unbelievable, Abby is your daughter and neither of you knew about it." Tony said.

"That was the same I thought yesterday. I was never close to my mom. Actually I grow up with my grandma. My mother only visited us a few times. I did miss her, of course but I did have my Granny. She was a really sweet person. She passed away when I finished school. Since then I'm on my own. When I started working with NCIS I found myself a family again. I really love you guys like family. That was the moment when I decided that I didn't need my mother any longer. Not that she was there for me often. But I finally had a real caring family. I knew that I could always trust you. And now, when I don't need her any longer she just comes back into my life. I was kind of shocked to see her at Gibbs house yesterday. I didn't even know that my mother was back in the States." Abby explained.

"That's some news the night before your wedding. We all can really be happy that there was a wedding to take place in the first place. How many women would have broken up with some news like that?", Max asked.

"I'm sure there would be some women but not me. Jethro has a child, why should I cancel my wedding because of that?", Kate said.

With the ceremony over all the guest enjoyed the party. All of them were really having fun. Soon there were forming small groups. New friends were made and everyone was enjoying the party. Abby was together with Greg, McGee was together with Asha. And even Warrick was having a good time with Original Cindy.

"Looks like everybody is happy." Kate said to Gibbs, Tony and Max who were all standing together, watching their friends. It was nearly midnight and the newlyweds were about to go home to have a party of their own when a firework started. Everybody looked up at the sky and enjoyed it.

"Abby, that was a great idea.", Kate said when the firework was over.

"Sorry, but I had nothing to do with it in the first place. But I did take this day with propose. I really hoped that the firework would take place tonight. That's a part of the Cherry Blossom Festival. I thought it would be a good idea."

"Yes Abby it was." They all said in union.

Close to one in the morning the party was breaking open. The new found couples and the family members were going back to their hotel. Only Tony, Max, Kate, Gibbs and Abby were left.

"Abby thanks again for everything. I never thought that a wedding could be fun like this. I can tell that everybody had really enjoyed today. But I think it's now time for us to leave for our honeymoon." Gibbs said.

"Oh, I really can understand. You don't know what else can happen, with your bad luck. You never told me where are you going." Abby asked facing both couples.

"Don't look at me, Abs. I don't have an idea where your father is taking me." Kate said, being curious herself.

"And I'm not going to tell you. You will see when we get there, honey." Gibbs said, kissing Kate on the nose.

"And you two?" Abby asked Tony and Max.

"At first we are going to spend a few days with our friends from Seattle. And then I'm going to take Max to a small family property." Tony grinned not telling more.

"I don't think you are going to tell me more than Gibbs did, are you?"

"Nope, Abs. But you love me that way."

"Watch it DiNozzo. You are married now and that is my daughter you are flirting with." Kate said grinning.

"Sorry Mrs. Gibbs. I think I will still need some time to get used to that fact. Abby is Gibbs daughter."

"Enough with that. Even you won't tell me where you are going I still hope I get a card from each of you and I will see the pictures you take. And now out of here."

So, how did you like it? Do you want another story? But it could need some time, since I'm currently writing on three other NCIS stories. Tell me, what you think.