A/N: Ok, this is pure fluff; a nice change from the angst I've been writing in other stories. I've got another chapter of one of my other WIPs to post; funny how I write more when I'm sleep deprived! More soon. F.

He stood under the hot shower, half asleep. He knew he should really go to bed and try and get some sleep; he still had to work tomorrow and that meant he'd only get about 4 hours sleep if he was lucky. But the water felt good, and he was almost too tired to move.

A noise jerked him out of his half-doze. He turned the water off, listening for the noise to repeat itself. Someone was knocking on his front door. Who would be visiting him at this time of night? He quickly dried off and grabbed his clothes, pulling his shirt on over his head as he walked down the hallway. The knocking started again, more insistent this time, so he called out

"I'm coming, I'm coming"

Unlocking the door, he swung it open and was surprised to see Abby on his doorstep

"Hey" she said nonchalantly, as it if was perfectly normal for her to turn up at his apartment at 3am

"Hey, Abs" he said confusedly, stepping back to let her inside, then locking the door behind her

"What are you doing here?" he asked, trying not to sound like he didn't want her there. In reply, she threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly. After a split second's hesitation, he hugged her back. He was starting to worry now; was something wrong?

"Is everything ok, Abs?"

She lifted her head and smiled at him

"Nothing's wrong, Tim. I just wanted to welcome you home" she told him

He couldn't help but grin at her for that. Trust Abby to turn up out of the blue just because he'd been out of town for a few days

"I thought you'd already done that" he said. "My desk" he explained

"You've already seen it? What were you doing in the squad room so late?"

"I left my keys in my desk"

"You didn't mind that I decorated it, did you?" she asked

"No, Abs" he hugged her again "And thank you for the cupcake"

"You're welcome, Tim"

Letting go of her reluctantly, he led the way into the kitchen

"I'm going to make some hot chocolate; want some?" he asked, reaching into the cabinet for mugs

"Sure"

He turned on the stove, putting milk onto heat while he found the cocoa and marshmallows in the pantry cupboard, using the time to try and figure out why she'd come over rather than waiting to see him at work the next day. A few minutes later, the hot chocolate was ready. He took their mugs over to the table, setting one down in front of Abby.

"Thanks"

"So why are you really here?" he asked. Fatigue was making him blunt

"I just wanted to see you" she told him, reaching out and taking his free hand where it rested on the table "I missed you"

"I missed you too, Abs" he smiled at her, feeling a warmth inside that had nothing to do with the hot chocolate.

He told her about OSP, describing their gadgetry with enthusiasm, knowing that she was the only one in the team that would share it. It was one of the things he loved about her. Finally He yawned, trying to hide it. She saw it however, rising from the table and tugging him to his feet.

"You need sleep, Tim" she said "Come on, I'll tuck you in"

He let her guide him down the hallway to his bedroom, gratefully crawling into the bed. She pulled the comforter up over his shoulders, then sat down on the bed beside him.

"Night Abby" he yawned again

"Night, Tim" she said softly. Then

"You're not thinking about transferring, are you?" she asked. He could hear the worry in her voice. That explained it, why she'd come over tonight. He wanted to reassure her that as much as he coveted the technology that the OSP had, it didn't have one tenth the attraction that the MCRT had for him- because it didn't have her. He wished they had the same technology, sure, but he wished he could work on it with her. He knew she'd appreciate it as much as he did. But sleep was overtaking him, making it hard to frame the words. He settled on the simple

"Never gonna leave you, Abs" he told her as he faded off to sleep