Title: A Santa Mess

Author: Psycho Maddy

For: Pandora of Ithilien

Rating: K+

Meet me in the lab

That was all the text said. Tony stood up, shaking his head as he thought of Abby's antics. He grabbed a stray folder, just to look busy and avoid an unavoidable headslap from Gibbs if he caught him. His phone vibrated again and sure enough it was Abby again.

It's an emergency!

Every year was the same, something always happened and there was always an emergency of some sort. Christmas was a nice holiday but it did funny things to Abby.

In the peace and quiet of her empty office, Jenny stared at the black box that was pleading for attention. She'd been very incisive, or so she'd thought, about this whole gift exchange thing. She didn't care about such things, but it seemed like Santa had other plans. She'd have a little talk with Santa later. She hated when he got stubborn. But after this morning's disappointment maybe he thought she needed something to cheer her up.

Jenny cast the package another furtive glance, her curiosity finally getting impossible to bear. She reprimanded herself for trying to guess what was in there but it was inevitable. She wrapped her hands around it and prepared herself for the big surprise.

Gibbs drank his coffee and enjoyed the moment of quietude. Christmas changed people, that was a fact. Some became way too nice, others were the definition of rudeness. He'd spent the last few days doing some last minute Christmas shopping. And he wasn't the only one, not at all. It was a nightmare. Wrapping presents was fun at this point, because there was nothing worse than the shopping itself. The malls were impossibly packed, there were people everywhere and they were anything but nice. Wasn't the holiday season supposed to be about Peace and Love and etc? Well, last-minute shopping was very much like going to the zoo, only the animals were free and doing things like pushing you around and trying to get to stuff before you.

At least it was over now and he'd got everything he needed.

Tony found a wide-eyed Abby squeezing Bert as if her life depended on it. The hippo could only fart endlessly while Tony tried to imagine what the crisis was about. She just looked at him and pointed to an open box forgotten among her babies.

"What's going on?" Tony asked.

Abby pointed at the box again and glared at him. If he didn't know better, and if it was anyone but Abby, he'd think there was a spider or a cockroach involved. But it just wasn't Abby's style. Cautiously, he got closer and peered inside the box, taking a step back when he saw its contents. He looked at Abby with wide eyes.

"What's that?"

Abby gave him one of the most painful headslaps of his life.

"What does it look like, genius?" she glared at him.

He winced, "Bad news"

Abby punched him in the arm and Tony realized it was better to stay quiet.

"Is it yours?" he asked in disbelief.

"NO!"

Tony stared at Abby, not knowing what to say. Well, if it wasn't hers...

"Is it yours?" she asked out of the blue.

He stared at her, wondering how it could hurt more than the punch. Of course it wasn't his!

"Why would it be mine?" he argued "It could be McGee's!"

Abby only glared at him "It's definitely not mine and I'm positive I have not knocked someone up" she said, pacing up and down with Bert in her arms.

She stopped and glared at him, much like Gibbs would "Have you?"

Tony swallowed hard "I hope not" he mumbled.

His mouth was suddenly very dry but he told himself that there was no reason to worry. A pregnancy test…what a sick joke.

"Santa must've mixed the presents" he said.

Jenny met Gibbs at the door as he walked into her office.

"Busy?" he asked.

She shook her head and just smiled when he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her against him. She closed her eyes and leaned against him, relishing the sense of comfort that came from being this close together. Jenny felt him kissing her hair and then his hand brushed against the small of her back, causing her to blink her eyes open and stare at him. Gibbs kissed her cheek and then they were moving.

Jenny smiled at him lazily, one of her hands curling around his neck as their bodies moved together to a slow rhythm, chests and noses touching.

"Feel like dancing?" Jenny asked in a whisper.

Gibbs smirked and grabbed her hand, entwining their fingers. Their feet moved without hurry, without music. She buried her face in the crook of his neck, inhaling deeply, and held onto him. His arm tightened around her and Jenny let out a heavy sigh.

Gibbs pulled back slightly, enough to be able to look at her, and Jenny looked up at him. He sent her a questioning look and she just rolled her eyes. He smirked and shook his head, already feeling her arms slide up his chest and wrap around his neck. He wrapped his around her waist in return, pulling her closer until her feet barely touched the floor.

"You know what I really want for Christmas?" Jenny asked as she traced the contours of his face.

Gibbs shook his head in response.

She paused to look into his eyes and leaned in, bumping her nose against his.

"I want a kiss and a hug" she murmured against his lips, her voice small in the empty room.

He held her tight, closing his eyes, thinking about what was going on, and felt arms tighten around him just as much.

"I thought you'd like your present" he whispered.

"About that…I got a female version of Bert" Jenny announced.

Gibbs pulled back, his forehead creasing as he realized what that meant "Really?"

Jenny nodded "I take it Santa got distracted?" she smirked.

Gibbs almost groaned as he thought of Abby's reactions and the consequences. But he looked at Jenny and smiled.

"It was positive" he said.

Jenny looked at him in confusion "But you said…"

"You're pregnant, Jen" Gibbs said, bringing her face closer and kissing her softly.

Jenny grinned "Really?"

Gibbs nodded "I know Santa"

She kissed him again, and again, stopping only when she remembered something.

"Santa, you mixed the presents. You're a very naughty boy" she laughed "Abby must be going crazy by now".