Hi, everyone! Sorry this update took a while. Life's been a little nuts, and I've also returned to working on my House fic "Hold On.". Thank you all for your reviews! I read and appreciate every one of them. You make my day with your comments, and I promise the next update won't be so long in coming. -KM-

Chapter 4

Gibbs closed his eyes for a moment, wondering what they'd done. Pushing down the sinking feeling in his chest, he looked at Abby. "We'll figure it out later. Right now, we need to find out what happened, right? Should I go with you?"

Abby thought a moment. "Probably. Whatever happened, it happened to both of us, so we should both get checked."

Locking the door behind them, Gibbs and Abby headed down to catch a cab to the crime lab. Once they arrived, Abby spoke privately with her friend, and then called Gibbs into the office. "Gibbs, this is Christina Parker, the senior lab tech here."

Gibbs offered his hand, studying the tech as he greeted her. She was petite, but he got the sense she was not to be underestimated. "Ms. Parker."

"Abby's told me a little about what she thinks may have happened to you two last night. I'm going to do a blood test and see if I can isolate the drug. We're working on a clock, so let's get to it." She ducked out of the office and returned a moment later with a vacutainer kit.

Abby paled slightly. "Um, Gibbs…you first."

Gibbs offered Christina his arm and looked over at Abby. "Afraid of a little blood draw, Abbs?"

Abby shook her head. "No…I do fine with needles and looking at anyone else's blood. It's the sight of my own blood that squicks me out."

Christina finished with Gibbs efficiently, changed her gloves and moved over to Abby, checking her veins. Taking the hand attached to the arm Christina wasn't currently prepping, he reached out and tipped her chin towards him. "Then don't look."

"But Gibbs…I'm afraid I'll flinch or something when I don't know it's coming, and…"

"All done!" Christina chimed, taping gauze over the puncture.

Abby blinked. "Wow, you're good! I didn't even feel that!"

"I'm going to go run this. I think I may know what we're looking for, so if I'm right, it should be quick. Wait here." She bounded out of the office with the samples, leaving Abby and Gibbs behind.

Still hanging on to her hand, Gibbs asked softly, "Abbs, I probably should've asked you earlier, but…" he stumbled over his words. "Are you on anything? I'm pretty sure we didn't use any protection last night."

She shook her head. "No. Hormonal birth control gives me horrible headaches, and I haven't been able to wrap my mind around an IUD. I'll go pick up the morning-after pill later today." She paused. "Thank you for saying something. In all this fuss, that was the last thing I was thinking about."

He looked at her intently. "You know, if anything happens, I want to know about it. And I'll be there for you whatever you decide."

She nodded. "I know. I would never keep that from you."

He slipped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her to him, dropping a kiss on the top of her head. "Good."

Just then, Christina rushed back into the room. "I have your results! It's just what I thought! We've been getting a lot of these lately."

"Okay." Abby looked at her expectantly. "What is it?"

"Burundanga."

Gibbs blinked. "What the fuck is that?"