Tony (to Lee): Home. Now. Get your things!

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Tony appeared at Abby's lab and seemed to startle her a bit. "Sorry Abby didn't mean to…"

"Scare me? Hah! Only the boss man is capable of that…what brings you down here?"

"Need a little cheering up."

"Aww," she threw her arms around him and smiled. "You want to play Dance, Dance Revolution or something?"

Tony managed a smile. "Nah."

"Are you sure? I made it to a new level the other night…that means new songs!!"

He shook his head slowly and pulled up a stool to sit down. "Nah, you always beat me anyways…"

"True." She placed hand on his arm. "What's up? This whole mess got you down?"

"Yeah, I was just thinking. You know, if maybe I was too harsh?"

Abby sighed. "I know what you mean. I was kinda hard on her too."

"I mean, she can't blame us…she broke the sacred oath of trust. It's not like she was being held for jay walking…or cheating at poker…"

She patted him playfully on the head. "Don't beat yourself up. She knew what she did and couldn't really expect any of us to trust her 100 percent…I'm sure even Gibbs gave her a glare or two along the way. In fact, I'm sure he gave her hundreds…"

"Then why do I feel so bad?"

Abby moved behind him and wrapped her arms across his chest. "Cuz you care Tony."

"Abby, I'm gonna ask you a question…and I want you be completely honest with me."

"Of course…"

"Am I becoming too much like the boss?"

She released one arm and forced his face to meet hers. "Because you were mean to Lee?"

"Well that…and I think I'm talking less. When I was with Lee before, I used one syllable words instead of an actual sentence. Then Vance said we both hung up on him in the same fashion… I'm worried."

She maneuvered herself back in front of him. "Tony, Gibbs is Gibbs, and you are you. Don't worry."

"I know but, I keep getting these overwhelming urges to get coffee…and the other day I passed by Sears and actually thought about going in…"

Abby stepped back. "You're right; maybe this is more serious than I thought."

Tony sighed obnoxiously. "What am I gonna do?"

"Relax, there's still one thing you can do that Gibbs cant."

He sat up straight. "What?"

"Play Dance, Dance Revolution…" She reached for his hand. "Now, come on…"