Geez, I've gone a while without updating, shame on me. But have no fear! I will be updating today and tomorrow if everything works out the way I want it to (which with my luck, may not happen. Fail.).
Also, I'm in the process of rewriting chapter five to include Abby's reaction. Well, that and I thought the ending was really kind of dorky. What do you expect? I'm a dorky person.
Disclaimer: I don't NCIS obviously.
It was around three in the morning when the team finally finished the case, and everyone was exhausted. After a caffeine overload from the Caf-Pow! Emma had crashed on the futon in Abby's lab a while ago.
"Hey Abs, where's Emma?" Tim asked, walking into the lab. Abby quickly shushed him and pointed to the futon. Emma was curled up on her side hugging Bert the hippo. Tim grinned as Abby snapped some pictures.
"I gave her some Caf-Pow! And I guess she just couldn't handle the caffeine because she just kind of gave out." Abby whispered to Tim.
"That's fine. She's probably really tired; we didn't go to bed until around one." Tim whispered back before nudging Emma, who groaned before rolling over. "Ems, it's time to go."
"Leave me here. It's a building full of agents, I'll be safe." Emma muttered. Tim chuckled.
"Sorry Emma, I can't do that. C'mon, you can sleep in car." Tim offered.
"Car isn't comfy." Emma complained.
"It's not that bad. Let's go, Ems." Emma groaned and held her arms out, much to Tim's confusion.
"Carry me. I'm not going if I actually have to get up." Emma explained, still half-asleep. Tim smirked and picked up his daughter.
"Sorry Timmy, I didn't realize she would crash." Abby told him.
"It's fine, Abby." Tim replied, giving Abby a kiss on the cheek. "Would you like to walk out with us?"
"I'd love to." Abby smiled.
"Great. Just let me run back up to my desk because I've seem to have forgotten my keys." Tim noted.
/NCIS/
As they approached Tim's desk, Tony noticed McGee carrying Emma.
"And I thought teenagers stayed up all night." Tony laughed.
"I gave her Caf-Pow!" Abby informed him. Just then Ziva and Gibbs noticed Emma in Tim's arms.
"It looks like she is sleeping like a stone." Ziva observed.
"Rock, Ziva. It's 'sleeping like a rock'" Tony corrected, which earned him a Gibbs slap.
"Are you guys leaving too?" Abby wondered.
"Yeah, I'm dead on my feet." Tony replied.
"Goodie! We can all walk out together." Abby grinned.
/NCIS/
Once on the elevator, Emma began to stir.
"I hate glue." Emma muttered, half-awake. The team exchanged some looks.
"Go back to sleep Emma." Tim whispered.
"I liked hanging out with Abby today." Emma told him, much to the delight of Abby.
"Maybe you can hang out with her some other time, just rest for now." Tim responded.
"When are you two going to date?" Emma asked, still in la-la land. Tim and Abby both blushed, and Gibbs started chuckling.
"Em, I'm never giving you Caf-Pow! again." Tim mumbled.
"And why don't Tony and Ziva get together?" Emma added. This time Tony and Ziva blushed.
"I worry about you…" Tim muttered. Thankfully, the elevator had reached their stop. They all awkwardly stepped out of the elevator.
/NCIS/
After Tim had gotten ready for bed and checked on Emma, he heard a knock on the door. Looking through the peephole, he saw that it was Abby standing at the door.
"Abby, what are you doing here?" Tim wondered, yanking the door open.
"I was thinking about what Emma said, and I realized that maybe she's right. Maybe we should date again." Abby explained, not meeting eye contact. Tim grinned before kissing her.
"I agree" Tim whispered in her ear.
/NCIS/
Emma walked out of her dad's bedroom to grab a water bottle for her morning run when she spotted her dad and Abby laying on the couch asleep, cuddled together. She grinned broadly before taking her phone out and snapping a few pictures.