A/N: Oh Christmas Eve, oh Christmas Eve. He he he, I realize that it is not an odd day but it's Christmas Eve, and I love you all. Anyone watch the Mentalist? I still have not calmed down after those awesome promo pics for 'Green Light'! EEEEEEKKKK!

You were in college working part time waiting tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of fallin'
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts

"Hi" Abby said to the young man that had just entered "Agent McGee, right?"

"Yeah. Um hi. You're Abigail Sciuto"

Abby mock curtsied "That's me. I'm Abby"

"I read one of your paper on … oh I can't remember. Anyway, hi"

"Tell me. How do I handle DiNozzo?" McGee asked. He was sort of desperate, Tony had been teasing him relentlessly, from the moment they met.

Abby patted his arm sympathetically "He's been giving you a hard time, hey?"

"Do you even need to ask?"

"Ah, I suppose not, give it time and he'll grow grow like you. Of course, he will not stop teasing you but at least he'll like you"

"Oh great. Wait, how long do you think I'll be around for?" he asked worriedly.

"Don't know" she shrugged her shoulders "But I'd certainly like to see you again, Agent McGee" she turned to walk away but kept her her head facing him.

"It's Tim" he called after her "Er … Tim McGee"

She nodded her head "Tim"

I say "Can you believe it?"
As we're lying on the couch
The moment I can see it.
Yes, yes, I can see it now.

They were in McGee's apartment, on the couch to be precise, McGee's head in her lap, with her stroking his short brown hair, twisting and unravelling her fingers into it.

"Abbs" he muttered "I'm tired"

"Yeah Timmy" she said back "And?"

He turned his head to look at her "I can't sleep with you pulling my hair"

"Maybe" she said bending down towards him "I don't want you to go to sleep" then she kissed him softly on the lips.

"Abby!" he whined.

"Timmy!" she mimicked "You should have gotten more sleep last night"

"Well courtesy of you, there was not much sleeping going on"

You put your arm around me for the first time.
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter.
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.

You saw me start to believe for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.

McGee's arm snaked around her waist, he pulled her closer to him.

"You realize we are sort of breaking Gibbs' rules, right?" Abby laughed at him, but not pulling away, in fact leaning in.

"I know"

"You've turned me into a rebel, Tim"

McGee looked over at her "Isn't one of is rules: It's better to seek forgiveness, than ask permission"

"Rule 18"

And I remember that fight
Two-thirty AM
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street
Braced myself for the "Goodbye."
'Cause that's all I've ever known
Then you took me by surprise
You said, "I'll never leave you alone"

Abby was getting really stressed. Work was getting on top of her and she began to feel like she could not cope with it all. It felt like she was failing everyone, her personal life was also getting affected by it. McGee could see that things were wrong with Abby, so he tried to talk to her about it.

"Abby?" he said

"Tim"

"What's the matter?"

She opened her mouth to speak, but he cut her off.

"Don't try and lie to me, Abby"

"Nothing's wrong McGee"

"Abby I said don't lie to me"

"Argh!" she cried "Nothing is wrong! I'm fine"

McGee stepped towards her "No, Abby you are obviously not okay"

She mirrored his action, taking a step backwards, away from him "I. Am. Fine!"

"No. Abbs, please talk to me, baby"

"I …" she faltered "I …" then suddenly she was gone. No longer in front of him but halfway out the door. Tears falling rapidly down her face.

"Abby!"

Abby was walking down the street, her arms folded in front of her, her eyes weeping steadily.

McGee was running down the street behind her, catching up with her "Abby!" he called again.

Abby kept walking and steeled herself for the blow yet to come.

"Abby, please, Abby"

Abby stopped walking suddenly "Just go" she said "McGee, just go"

"No Abby. I'll never leave you"

You said, "I remember how we felt sitting by the water.
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time.
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter.
She is the best thing that's ever been mine."

McGee turned to her "Abby"

She looked at him with her green eyes "Tim -my" she separated the syllables.

"I love you"

A wave of fear washed over Abby, but she covered it and squashed it down, so that is was too small to matter, one day it would come back and end them. Today was not that day "I love you too"

Hold on, make it last
Hold on, never turn back