GIVE ME A SIGN
Title: Give me a sign
Author: Gosgirl
Rating: K
Pairing: Abby/Gibbs
Category: Romance
Disclaimer: No copyright infringement is intended. NCIS and its characters are the property of DPB and CBS. If I had a silver-haired, blue-eyed Marine to play with, do you think I'd have time for writing?
Summary: What Abby and Gibbs are waiting for... Written for the Gibbs/Abby Shipper Forum Hiatus Creative Drive for the prompt 'Sign'.
If only he would give me a sign...
Just a small one.
Something to give me hope.
To cling onto so that I know the desperate longing wasn't in vain.
I've waited years for him now and I'm starting to lose hope.
Seeing a procession of women, mostly redheads, come and go.
None of them last.
He always claims it's because he's a bastard, but I wonder if it's something more.
He's been the one permanent presence in my life for years.
The best thing in my life.
A wonderful man who's never given up on me.
He makes me feel safe and cared for.
Sticking by me, no matter what.
Are the intense looks from those cobalt blue eyes, heart stopping grins and gentle cheek kisses a sign?
When he wraps me in a warm full body hug, is that an opening I should take?
Signing My girl against my cheek, does he really mean it?
How would he react if I was the one to make a move?
Would I ruin our friendship forever?
A mistake I'd regret for the rest of my life?
I'd take the risk... for he's worth it.
... if only he'd give me a sign.
If only she would give me a sign...
A hint.
An inkling that she's interested in me as more than a friend.
A suggestion that her teasing with me means more than her usual flirting with everyone else.
Perhaps I've held her at arm's length for too long now?
I've watched a succession of boyfriends come and go.
None of them last.
She always says it's because she doesn't want anything long term and she's too fussy, but is there more to it than that?
The one constant in my life for years, she stands by me without asking anything in return.
An incredible woman who's never given up on me.
She makes me feel alive.
The most wonderful thing in my life.
Are the seductive glances from those emerald eyes, dazzling smiles and suggestive banter a sign?
When she hugs me, burying her face in my neck as if she doesn't want to let go, is that an opportunity?
Signing I love you, does she really mean it?
How would she react if I made a move?
Would it ruin everything we have between us?
For if I get it wrong, I can never go back and fix it.
I'd willingly risk it... for she's worth it.
... if only she'd give me a sign.