Present:

And now here in her lab in the evening of 12/ 25th she could be sure that her plan didn't work as planned.

Right before exchanging the gifts the "bat- phone" rang. A new case on Christmas; couldn't those wacko's enjoy the holidays as well.

With a sigh she got out of her high heels and started to deactivate her equipment barefoot. After all she hated those shoes.

"Heading home?"

She jumped and turned towards the door, to face a smiling Gibbs.

"Boss-man, you startled me, case closed."

He nodded.

Without another word he crossed the distance between them and handed her a small dark green box.

She couldn't help but smile, when she noticed that the box was closed with a silver metal chain around the box instead of normal strap.

The ends of the chain were closed with a small lock that looked like a skull.

She looked up and found his eyes observing her.

With a lopsided smile he lifted his hand, in which he held a small key.

"You might need this."

Her smile grew wider when she noticed that the key was in the form of a skull as well.

"Before I open this you have to open your present."

"So you got my name."

She smirked at him. "Well, I exchanged with Tony." She looked at him with her best innocent expression.

"I'll go and get your present, you stay here."

She handed him the present he had for her back and left him in the semi-dark of her lab.

Seconds later she came back out of her office with a large red box.

His eyes grew wide.

"Abby."

"Before you say something wait till you have opened it."

He nodded.

"Then let's exchange the gifts."

A minute later a speechless Abby stood in front of him.

In her hands she held a hand made, black, mini coffin, with a little skull on top of it.

She opened the lid and found a note in it.

I thought you might need a new place for your collars.

Gibbs

With tears in her eyes she looked up.

"You are so sweet." She placed the coffin on her workbench next to his still wrapped gift and moved closer to her friend.

"Thank you." Without a second thought she placed her lips for a short amount of time, softly upon his.

Not thinking twice he deepened the kiss and Abby was more than pleased to follow his lead.

Gibbs backed away a little.

"Merry Christmas, Abbs."

"Merry Christmas, Jethro."

He smiled even more when he heard her using his name.

Finally he bent down again to kiss her again.