Chapter 5

It was getting late in the day when Abby next saw Gibbs. He stormed in to her lab "What was that all about?"

"I don't know what your talking about" she as innocently as she could
"don't you?"
"nope" she said staring at him.
"Ok Abbs have it your way." He said before he stormed out again

Abby slumped in her chair her plan really wasn't working, in fact it was save to say it had failed. Perhaps being subtle wasn't the way to go, if she wanted to talk to Gibbs about last night then she would have to be blunt.

When Gibbs arrived at his desk his other agents could see the mood he was in and left him alone. That was good he needed time to think. That wasn't entirely true he knew what he wanted and he knew what he wanted to do, he just wasn't used to having a plan fail.

Gibbs was still at his desk when Abby went home. Abby said her usual cheerful goodbyes to all her friends but almost ignored Gibbs. Soon after that his other agents left, he stayed for another couple of hours before he to headed home.

Gibbs was a little surprised to see Abbys car still in the parking lot. He went into full protective mode; why was her car here? Were was Abby? Had something happened? He slowly made his way to her car and breathed a sign of relieve when he saw Abby still in her car.

He knocked on the window. "Abby?"
She rolled her window down to talk to him better "Gibbs"
"What you still doing here?"
"Car wont start"
"And you didn't think to come and get me?"
"I don't think you'd want to see me"
"What ever gave you that idea?" then he remembered there heated conversation earlier "I will always be here for you Abby"
Abby smiled a small smile "can I have a lift home, please?"
"Always Abbs"

She got out the car, grabbed her bag and locked the car.

"The question is Abbs, whose home do you want to go to?"
She looked at him a little puzzled.
"Last night you seemed to be confused about were you live"
"Please don't remind me about last night, I still don't remember it all"

Gibbs opened the passenger door for her and whispered "you didn't do or say anything to embarrass yourself Abbs" he leaned in to kiss her cheek, and this time she didn't turn away.

Gibbs took Abby to her apartment to grab an over night bag before taking her back to his house. After all if he was talking her to work the following morning it made more sense for her to stay over.

Gibbs had been planning on having steak that night for tea, he wasn't expecting company. He put them on his fire and suggested that Abby have a bath to relax and he promised her that they would talk over dinner. Talk about there argument earlier, talk about what Abby had said last night and talk about were they were going from here.

Abby had just got in the bath when she heard the door open, when she heard DiNozzos voice she froze. What was he doing there? No need to panic though he didnt know she was there and if he found here she could come up with some exquse. After all it wasn't a secret that she had stayed at Gibbs before.

Gibbs was a little shocked to see DiNozzo but he hid it well. It was clear that he needed to talk, he's even bought beer. Gibbs took a steak of the grill and shared it with Tony.

They talked, not like a boss and his subordinate but like friends. Gibbs really was proud of Tony he was a good agent but most of all he was a good man.

"Sometimes it better to keep what you know to yourself" Tony said.
They clink bottles "Amen to that" Gibbs said staring of into the distance.

Gibbs understood why Tonys father had done what he had done. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is not to tell the people you care about the truth. That was too late for him now. His secret was going to be discovered tonight by the one person he should have told a long time ago, his secret was Abby