Hello all! Did ya miss me? Is anyone else totally stoked for the new season?

On a sadder note... if you could pray for a boy at my school I would thoroughly appreciate it!

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Abby had finished helping her second favorite team. Pacchi was a wonderful guy and his team had good people, but nothing came before Gibbs and Co. Abby was then puttering lazily around her lab when McGee came into the lab. "Hey McGee. What are you doing in? There's no case for you guys today," Abby said confused by his appearance.

"I came by the see you actually," he confessed, "take you to lunch or something. I heard you were here from Gibbs," he added quickly at her confused look.

"Oh. Well, I'd love to go to lunch with you Tim," she replied and gave him a smile.

"Great! I'm buying," he told her as he returned the smile. Abby suddenly remembered what Ziva had told her about Tim.

"Actually Tim, I can pay for myself. Wouldn't want to trouble you," she told him hoping he would leave it.

"Well," he looked around a little embarrassed on what he was about to say. But he had to say it. "I was actually going to ask you out on a date." He looked at her sheepishly.

"I know," she told him as she stared at her feet.

"But?" he offered. He knew something was up and if he was about to get rejected he might as well get it over with.

"I can't Tim, and I know this is going to sound completely tacky, but it's not you... it's me. That is the complete truth... I wouldn't lie to you Tim," Abby said to him still looking at her feet. Tim nodded.

"So, who- who is it?" he choked out.

"Trust me Tim, you would not feel threatened by them... well intimidated probably..." Abby rambled.

"Abs," he said as he put his hand on her shoulder, "you don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but at least tell me if he treats you right. I still care about you Abby," he told her seriously.

"Well, we're not exactly together yet. Before you say anything, yes, it's a mutual attraction. It's just... complicated, Tim,"

"I'm listening," he coaxed.

"She would never forgive me," Abby whispered. McGee was stunned for a moment. Abby was a lesbian? It's no wonder things hadn't worked out.

"Abby, why did we date if I'm not your type?" he asked gently. Abby smirked.

"She asked me the same question. The truth... I was scared," she confessed to him.

"Of what? You're Abby Sciuto! You're the greatest forensic scientist and best friend to everyone. What could you possibly be afraid of?" he asked, trying to be encouraging.

"The world," Abby eked out. McGee took her into his strong arms. It didn't matter if she didn't love him the way he did her... he would still protect her.

Gibbs stood in his basement... working on his boat again. He heard a pair of high heels on his stairs. "What's on your mind Jen?" Gibbs asked without looking up. Jenny wasn't all that surprised.

"I'm just here to find out the condition of our Agent David," she told him.

"You can call them all by their first names Jen. Besides, she's fine... just dehydration," he told her.

"What about you Jethro? You seem distracted," she said.

"Just thinking Jen,"

"About?"

"The team," he confessed, "they've been out of sorts since I had Abby and Ziva... bond."

"So that's what was going on when I visited you," Jen smirked. Same old Jethro, trying to solve everything himself.

"Yeah. There had been tension in the team. I had to do something, so I sent Ziva down to the lab to work out the problem. It's seems to be worse now," Gibbs said with genuine worry in his voice.

"Don't worry Jethro," Jenny said as she slipped her hand around his waist and leaned onto his shoulder, "I bet this will sort itself out." Gibbs hoped she was right. But, he didn't mind having her here beside him at the moment.

"Bourbon?" he offered.

"Sure, but I'll go get a mug," she said as he was about to empty out a jar of nails. She returned with a mug and he poured her some bourbon. He then poured himself a mug. They drank in silence for a few minutes. "I better get going," Jenny said glancing at her watch,

"I've got a conference with Paula tomorrow."

"Bye Jen," Gibbs said as he walked her to the door and sent her on her way. He watched her pull away and disappear around the corner before shutting the door and returning to his boat. At least he tried the return to his boat, but he could seem the concentrate on even that. He finally gave up and got himself for bed. Laying alone in the dark he thought about his team and how he planned to get things back to normal.

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