Author's note: This brief fragment was originally part of an AU story in which Tony is not a member of NCIS; since I probably will never finish that story, I have attached the fragment to this collection, where it can as easily be read as taking place when Tony first joins.
..."It's like, whenever you're talking about him, he knows," said Abby. "Whenever you want to tell him something, he knows. Whenever you're even thinking about him, he..."
"Let me guess," said Tony. "He knows?"
"Exactly!" said Abby. "It's the freakiest thing! It's like he's one of those Hindu mystics who have realized their oneness with the universe and transcended all material limitations. So he knows what I'm thinking because he's me, and he's thinking it. About him. Which is me. So when I think about him, he's thinking about me." She reflected for a moment. "That's kind of sweet, actually."...