Tony: Missed you too Abs.
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"You think we'll ever see her again?" Abby was holding Bert close with one arm and clinging to Tony with the other.
He leaned back against her file cabinets. The two of them had comfortably placed themselves on the floor behind her desk as if they were hiding from something or someone.
"You might…but me? I doubt it."
"She's not gonna hate you forever Tony…"
"Right…just until I die. Which isn't forever, but you know…it's something."
Abby quickly placed Bert in Tony's lab. "Here…you look like you need him more than me."
"Thanks," he smiled slowly. "But I got all I need right here."
"Aw Tony…that's so sweet." She snuggled in close and let her head rest on his shoulder. "Don't worry…we'll be okay. If we made it after Kate…we can make it through this…"
Tony's mind took him back. "You ever wonder what it would be like if Kate hadn't...left."
Abby sniffled a bit. "Sometimes. You?"
"Lately? All the time."
"Ziva didn't take her place Tony…and no one will ever take Ziva's place…"
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
"No reason to guess…some things are just irreplaceable you know?"
Tony rested his head on hers. "Yeah…I know."