Jan 28
A loyal and true friend is a precious, priceless gift.
"No."
"Come on, Abby. Please?" Tony pleaded.
"No."
"I'll give you a Caf-Pow."
"No."
"I'll let you win the next pool."
"No."
"I'll give you a hundred bucks."
"No."
"I'll make Bert a girlfriend."
"You know how to make farting hippos?"
"Erm…"
"No."
Tony hopped up and down on the spot in frustration. "I'll buy you the new Lordi CD."
"Already got it. And no."
"I'll get you tickets to see Suicide Commando."
"No."
"Front row?"
"No."
"I'll buy you a candy bar every day for a year."
"No."
"I'll take you out to dinner. Anywhere, your choice."
"No."
"Even the Ritz Carlton?"
"No."
"I'll beg the Director to get you some new equipment."
"No."
"Please, Abby! I'll do anything!"
"For the last time, no! Now leave me alone; I need to fix my mass-spec again."
"I'll fix your mass-spec."
"Do you even know how it works? Do you know what it does? Can you fix it?"
"Err, no to all of those, but I can get you someone who does."
"No. I can do it myself. Elevator's that way."
Tony scowled and walked out. Abby snatched up her phone and dialed a familiar number.
"Ziva, it's me. I promise I didn't tell Tony about the new guy you're dating… I think he's a bit annoyed…"