Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! Here's the update. All this really should've been in Chapter 1, since I hate short chapters myself so I hope it didn't bother anyone else, but this is how it worked out. Please let me know what you think. -KM-
It felt oddly surreal, standing here on his balcony, sipping coffee, her sitting here in her bathrobe. It was like some kind of farce of what ought to be a pleasant, intimate moment. He sat down next to her. "Abbs, all I remember is being at that hotel bar somewhere over there-" he waved his hand in the direction of the city center "and then waking up here next to you." He took a breath "And I have absolutely no idea what happened in between other than the terrible feeling that I somehow took advantage-"
He was cut off by Abby's laughter. "Not possible, Gibbs." He looked up in shock. She continued. "First off, even while drugged, people don't go that far against their nature. You would never, ever take advantage of me. If you think I don't know that your first instinct is always to protect me, you're more of an idiot than I thought."
He ran a hand through his hair, not quite sure how to take that. "Thanks. I think."
She took a breath and continued. "And second, I've kinda been wondering if I was the one to take advantage of you."
He shook his head, almost as amused by that idea as Abby had been. "Not possible, Abbs." Abby simply looked at him, waiting for him to continue. "Taking advantage means something you wouldn't want. You're a beautiful, intelligent woman, Abby. If you ever approached me like that...well..."
Abby paused as she absorbed that. "I always assumed you thought of me as a daughter."
He shrugged. "Didn't want to make you uncomfortable. Seemed better to let you think so."
She paused, and he could almost see the wheels shift in her head. "Oh my God, Gibbs! The bar! We were drugged!"
He thought about that for a moment. "Why?"
"We'll figure out why later! We're running out of time to find out what! I need to get to the crime lab! I have a friend who can run the test!" She dashed back into the hotel room and gathered her clothes, and he watched and wondered how her skirt had ended up on the lamp, chuckling to himself. Whatever had happened, his memory was apparently missing out on a damn good night.
Abby ducked into the bathroom and changed, and emerged dressed a few moments later, a stunned look on her face. "Gibbs?"
"Yes, Abbs?"
"Um...why am I wearing a wedding ring?"
He looked at her hand, and then glanced at his own. Oh shit.
Well, that's chapter 3. Chapter 4 will be up later this week. How will Gibbs respond to Abby's revelation? What will Abby do? I'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas!