Hi, well a bit of a crossover chapter with AbbyfromNCIS, but for those who don't know her...well I don't think it will interfere too much...enjoy...
Disclaimer as Norm..
SPEED TALKING AND PEACE MAKING
They both walked in the following morning to a rather startled looking Heidi.
"Morning Heidi, are you..ok?"
Gillian was watching her face. "Well yes Dr. Foster, thank you. There was a visitor showed up you this morning…I thought it best to have her wait in your office instead of reception because of…..well I just did. Loker is in there with her….her name is Abby and she says she's with NCIS, but err..well she did have id"
Cal immediately started towards Fosters office, his curiosity had been well and truly caught by Heidi's reaction to Reynolds secret weapon friend. Gillian had to almost skip to catch him up.
As they entered the room both occupants stood up from their positions on the couch.
Loker had one of the biggest grins on his face that both Gill or Cal had ever seen – then there was – Abby!
Black hair separated into two high ponytails (very schoolgirl) pale skin on which at least one large, detailed tattoo could be seen, a slim, long neck was decorated with a black leather, silver studded dog collar.
A simple black t shirt was brought to life with a scull and crossbones emblazoned on the front. This was tucked into a short – very short – plaid kilt, fishnets followed the rest of her legs down to the platformed, multi buckled 'biker' style boots that made her at least 5 inches taller than she was.
Her wrists and fingers were adorned with the same leather studded bands and gothic style silver jewellery.
The black lipstick finished of the vision.
"Oh..Hi..Dr. Foster, Dr. Lightman, this is …Abbey – she is the lady that has been helping you, , over the computer waves, up till now. Now, ..well here she is…in person" Loker finished off the introductions.
"It is sooo cool to finally meet you Dr. Foster..Gillian, can I call you Gillian? or Gill,? or Gilly?... cuz I really don't like using last names, well, except for Gibbs of course but that's just cos its Gibbs, and well you just have to call Gibbs… Gibbs, except for sometimes, when I think he's upset or something, and then I call him Jethro, but that's..well rare, and if he's in a bad mood, well it's sir, but then when I call him sir he tells me not to, so I just call him Gibbs…. So – is it ok then? To call you Gillian I mean?"
Gill stepped forward and gripped the hand that had been held out.
"Gill…Gill will be just fine Abby, and it's really nice to meet you too. This is my business partner Dr… Well Cal, and he, well all of us are extremely grateful for all the help you have given us so far, and that you are still prepared to help us out some more"
Abby turned to Cal with out stretched hand. Cal's hand stayed stuffed in his trouser pockets as he raised an eyebrow at her.
"Does it take a lot of practice to do that? or is it just…a knack?"
At her confused expression he finally took her hand and used it to pull her closer to him.
"Talk like that – without stopping to breathe"
Her confusion turned into a huge grin,
"Oh that, well Gibbs always needs everything like yesterday and when I have so much information that I normally have to give him, even though he doesn't really understand it all, but you have to learn to speak really fast so that you can get everything out before he leaves – and he does that soooo quietly so you don't even know he's gone sometimes, I mean I can still be talking and I turn round, and he's just like..gone"
"And this ..Gibbs..he would be the boss that you don't want finding out about all of this..your help with our case? Where does he think you are now?"
"Well I told him that the nuns bowling team that I belong to had taken up a challenge from another nuns bowling team outta state, and so of course I had to go with them, because I'm like their best player – not that I'm a nun or anything because I'm not, but they are allowed to have one sorta, 'non nun' player, and, well, that's me, so I had to have a few days off"
Gill had had to turn her face away by now to hide the growing smile and concealed laughter, Loker was still standing there with that grin.
"Right – well…I'm sure you will want to be getting on, are you going to work in here with Gill?"
"Well, no actually, if it's ok with you both, Eli and I had been talking over some plans while we were waiting, and I just think he is soooo cool, so – I..We'd like to work together for a while and see what we can come up with"
"Loker – please show Abby to the lab and provide her with whatever she needs"
"Sure boss, Ab's this way"
Waiting a few moments to make sure they were out of earshot Cal looked at Gill with amazement on his face.
"Torres is gonna LOVE her"
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"How on earth did you get to know her?" Cal was still highly interested in this character Abby and her involvement with Reynolds.
"FBI had to share a case once with NCIS, I got on well with the whole team, they are a really 'tight' team yer know, all a bit strange in their own way, but damn good. I was a bit taken back when they first took me to meet their forensic scientist, but once you get past the look, and the speed speaking – the girl is a genius – she's helped me out a couple of times when my own guys have hit a brick wall on a case, she always finds something that they missed"
The door flew open and a highly frustrated Torres came hurtling in.
"How long do I have to put up with that…that…weirdo, that's taken up camp in the lab? She is driving me crazy"
"She's also very talented and is risking her job to help us Torres – maybe we can find you some outside work to do on the case, perhaps you could ring that nice Armani suit man and arrange a second date…."
"That is so not funny Lightman"
"Neither is your attitude Torres! Since when do you come storming into my office screaming at me about who you do and do not want to work with…"
"Well you have taken over my office with boxes and files and tapes…"
"YOUR office – excuse me – your office – don't forget who pays for this whole bloody floor and that includes every nook and cranny on it…"
"What the hell is going on in here"
Gills raised tone stopped them both in their tracks. "I can hear you two squabbling like children in my office – with the door shut! – Ria collect whatever you need from the lab and take it into my office to work. I shall be sharing with Dr. Lightman until we can work out something more suitable"
With a defiant glare at Lightman Ria left.
"Ben, why were you just sitting there letting them scream? Honestly! Go and speak to Abby in the lab please, she's asking for some sort of drink that neither Eli or I know anything about"
Knowing better than to argue at this point, Ben slunk out of the way.
"So..Am I gonna get told off now s well? Sent to my library maybe"
"Shut up you idiot, mind you I might just have to demand a kiss for my efforts at peacemaking"
Cal was only to happy to oblige, and oblige, and oblige……
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"So you see, Eli, once you bypass the fake trail, and then get into the main route here – you see it – and then you just have to get past their firewall and rigged defences…"
Loker was too fascinated by how fast her fingers were moving over the keyboard, how she quite often poked the tip of her tongue out through the black painted lips on the few occasions that she stopped talking, and on wondering just how far down that tattoo on her neck went to be really listening to her ongoing dialogue.
"Then once you have disabled the inner protection alarms…it goes a long way down Eli, and there are more- lots lots more..on other parts of my body- now, do want to see what I have just found here?"
"Wow…errr yeah sure I do…err how many others exactly? Is there any chance I might get to see some, or all of them – some time?"
"If you are a good boy and concentrate on the screen, and then tell me how good I am at uncovering the goods….then …maybe"
"Ooo k, so what have you got there"
"The goods Eli, didn't you listen to anything I've said…I have found the goods…The proof…The direct and undeniable money chain that links Radar directly to the "New Hope" partners…and ties in with payments to a judge and at least three police officers, so far"
"Shit! Really? It's all there – you're sure Abby?"
"Never, ever doubt me Eli – not if you want to get to know more of my tattoos"
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