A/N: I decided to expand my six-word drabbles, so I will periodically be adding new chapters, each one based on one of the original drabbles.

Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS, any of it's characters, or anything associated with NCIS.


Years of snuck glances, he can't

get enough of her. She tells

him first, "I love you Tim."

The moment he met the quirky forensic scientist, he knew that he wanted her. Not just in a sexual way, he wanted to know her. He wanted to know every quirk, every detail, every secret.

At first he thought that he had no chance with her. He was afraid that she was actually in love with Gibbs. He sees now that he never had anything to worry about. She only ever had a school-girl crush on Gibbs, nothing serious.

He watched her from a distance, thinking that she would never give him a second thought. He was a lowly probie, why would she ever want him?

Even when Kate died, he couldn't stop thinking about Abby.

First it was just her body, calling to him. Her ass sticking out, practically in his face as she searched for the bullet that had almost killed him. It had started out as Kate as his superhero, but quickly turned to Abby, wearing a full dominatrix get up, pouting her lips at him. He lied to her, saying he was thinking about Kate, but how could he possibly think of Kate when Abby was right there, with him. Alive.

As years went on, he played along with her. He flirted, exchanged banter, but inside his feelings for her continued to grow. He loved her, he was sure of it, he was just afraid that she didn't feel the same.

Tim had always been there for her, to give her a hug or keep her going until she found what she was looking for. She grew to love him over the years, she never felt that it was the right time to tell him.

It was the day that Ziva was on the news, the explosion made Abby realize just how short life was. They sat in her lab, looking over evidence together, combing for something new, she decided then and there that it was time.

"Timmy?"

"Yeah Abs?"

"Can I tell you something?"

She had his full attention with those few words.

"Of course, what is it?"

"I love you Tim."

She smiled brightly at his stunned face and pulled him into one of her bone-crushing hugs. He finally realized what had happened and smiled right back at her.

"I love you too Abs, always have."