"Agent Timothy Mcgee's letter of resignation." Vance replied obviously ready for an immediate answer.

"WHAT?" Gibbs roared picking up the paper in disbelief.

"What can you two tell me about this?" Gibbs was nearly screaming at his two agents.

"Well…" Ziva started

"You see… Uh… Well… Take it away Ziv…" Tony continued.

"But it's totally your fault!" Ziva replied "Actually…"

"Don't you take this as an opportunity to get me in trouble!" Tony cried staring at Ziva.

"No, I think I will… Tony, he broke Abby and Mcgee up." Ziva said simply.

"… They were dating again?" Gibbs asked confused.

"No, before I was here, when they broke up… It was Tony, not them." Ziva said giving Tony a devilish grin.

Gibbs turned to face Tony, then turned again to face Ziva. "What?" Gibbs asked apparently confused.

" Well… Tony sent an email to Abby and, an email to Mcgee, making it appear that they were from the other, and it broke them up." Ziva said sure that would get the message across.

"What have you done DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked quietly as he slapped the piece of paper onto the table and left.

"Where do you think he's going?" Tony asked Ziva as they quietly exited the directors office.

"Probably the lab, to see Abby." Ziva replied as if it were obvious.

"Right…" Tony grimaced.

"Abs?" Gibbs called into the silent lab, well almost silent. If you listened closely enough you could hear faint crying from the ballistics lab. Gibbs made his way back and rapped on the doorframe attracting Abby's attention.

"What!" Abby screamed.

Gibbs took a moment before responding, Abby looked very, well un-Abby. Mascara was running down her cheeks following the continuous trail of tears. Her hair was down and tangled, and she had removed her lipstick. Gibbs sat down and pulled Abby into his lap before he started to talk.

"Abs, what's wrong?"

"What'd you mean 'what's wrong'? I'm never speaking to Tony again!" Abby choked through her sobs.

"Now Abs, you don't really mean that…" Gibbs started.

"I DO! HE, HE… GIBBS HE CAN'T JUST DO THAT TO ME AND EXPECT TO GET OFF CLEAN!... Can he?" Abby's green eyes were looking at Gibbs wide with expectation.

"I don't know Abs, can he?"

"Gibbs! You're supposed to tell me that! Not make me think about it!" Abby cried.

"Abby there are two things I need to tell you, then you can go for today." Gibbs said suddenly changing the subject. "First, Tony would never do anything to hurt you. He loves you like a sister."

"But!" Abby interrupted but stopped when she saw Gibbs's serious face.

"Second, Mcgee resigned." Gibbs stated quickly and he loosened his arms around Abby in preparation for her reaction.

"WHAT?" Abby screamed jumping up. "I have to go…" Abby said not really explaining herself as she ran out of the lab.

Abby made her way to the parking garage somehow without anyone seeing her, but unfortunately she ran into Ducky as she was climbing into her car.

"Dear Abigail, what ever is the matter?" Ducky questioned in a way only he can.

"Not now." Abby responded harshly as she closed the door. Ducky not being one to get deep into these types of things, just walked off as if the incident had never happened.

Thirty minutes later Abby was pulling up to Mcgee's apartment building. She parked the car and ran up to Mcgee's apartment. Apartment number three. "Wow…" Abby said under her breath noting that the door to the apartment hadn't changed one bit, she wondered if the inside was still the same. She was about to knock but immediately regretted coming, she almost turned around, but a click from the door stopped her. The door swung open to reveal Mcgee in jeans and white MIT t-shirt carrying a duffel bag.

"Abby!" He exclaimed immediately flustered. "Uh…What are you doing here?"

Abby couldn't reply her body was immediately racked with sobs.

"Abs, don't cry… please..." Mcgee was wondering if it would be awkward to hug her now. After about twenty seconds of just standing there in the hallway with Abby crying he led her into his apartment. He put down the duffel bag as he closed the door. When Abby just seemed to stand in the entryway, still sobbing he led her to his couch.

He sat down and pulled her onto his lap. "Shhh… Abs it's okay…" he comforted.

"No Timmy… it's not…" Abby choked through her sobs. He pulled her closer and ran his hands through her tangled black hair. "You can't leave Timmy… you just can't…" Abby tried to reason.

"Abby I have to. I can't be around Tony anymore not after that. You're much more forgiving than I am…" Mcgee explained.

Abby sat up. "If you leave him you leave me." She stated simply. Mcgee had realized this too late.

"I know Abs… I realized that after I resigned. Then I knew I couldn't face you guys again, having to explain myself, and why I acted without thinking…" he trailed off. "Abby, I couldn't face you again." He said changing his mind immediately. "Not after everything that happened. Years, Years! Wasted! I thought you didn't love me, how could I have been so stupid?"

"Oh Tim…" Abby moaned. "I felt the same way…" she was interrupted by her phone ringing on the couch, it had fallen out of her pocket. Mcgee read the caller ID 'Ryan Jenkins'.

"Abs you better get that…" Mcgee said handing her the phone, that was still vibrating in his hands. Abby shivered as her skin touched his as she took the phone from his hand.

"Hello?" Abby sniffed.

" Abigail, where are you? We had a lunch date twenty minutes ago." She heard the voice of her current boyfriend fill her ears.

"Oh Ryan, I'm so sorry, today has been crazy at work." She apologized. Tim gave her a funny look, and she gave him her look that said 'well it's the truth isn't it?'. "I'm sorry, I completely forgot."

"That's okay, I guess." He replied sounding heartbroken.

Abby who's extremely compassionate was almost brought to tears by the hurt in his voice. "Listen, why don't you come over for breakfast tomorrow? I'll make chocolate chip pancakes." Abby said with a smile.

"That sounds great. See you then." *Beep*

Mcgee was immediately filled with a wave of emotions. Hadn't Abby just confirmed she loved him? Or was it just him loving her? If Abby loved him, why would she make a date with someone else? His thoughts were interrupted as Abby leaned back into his chest. He smiled feeling her heartbeat against his skin, it was a feeling he'd missed for years now, and he wasn't going to let Ryan ruin it.

"Tim…" Abby started, but trailed off before saying anything.

"Yes Abs?" he questioned interested in what she was going to say.

"I love you. Not like a friend, I love you love you." Abby said quietly her bright green eyes peering into his. Tears reached his eyes as he opened his mouth to reply.

"I love you too Abs." he replied quietly before squeezing her. "More than you can imagine."

It was four hours later when Abby and Mcgee woke up after drifting off to sleep. They awoke to the high pitched ringing of Mcgee's cell. "Mcgee…" he said groggily into the phone.

"Mcgee! Is Abby with you?" He heard the voice of Tony on the other end and he almost hung up.

"Maybe, what's it to you?" He replied harshly.

"Well considering the fact I'm about to get fired for loosing her, a lot!" he replied.

"Why didn't you just call her?" Mcgee asked confused.

"I tried, her phone's off." Tony replied. "Now is she with you?" Mcgee glanced at the coffee table to see a dark phone and he couldn't help but grin when he saw the dark screen, of her turned off phone.

"Yeah Tony, chill, she's fine. Tell Gibbs not to worry, I have to go." He said simply and he hung up.

"Abs? Why'd you turn your phone off?" Tim questioned interested.

A still half asleep Abby replied. "I dunno… Why?"

"Well you almost gave Gibbs a heart attack, he couldn't find you." He replied with a smile.

"Oh crap!" She cried reaching for her phone.

"Chill Abs, I told Tony to tell him you're fine."

"It doesn't matter he'll never believe Tony, or you for that matter he'll have to hear it from me…" She stopped talking as someone picked up on the other side of the phone call.

"Calm down Gibbs, I'm fine… Yeah… I'm at Tim's… Yes, I promise… I'm going home right now… yes… okay… but… fine…goodnight oh great one." She hung up. "I have to go home, and take tomorrow off…apparently. The going home thing I get, I mean it's getting late…"

"I'll take you." Tim replied immediately.

"Well thank you. I might just take you up on that offer." Abby smiled as she got up. "Okay, come on Tim." She said yawning.

"Maybe I should drive." He said with a smirk noting how tired Abby appeared. Abby silently agreed with another yawn.

Mcgee easily made the drive from his apartment to Abby's even though he hadn't done it for a long time. It was still familiar. Once they arrived at Abby's apartment he glanced over to see her sleeping peacefully. He climbed out of the car and went around to the side to wake her up, but couldn't find it in his heart to wake her, so instead he carried her up to her apartment pausing only momentarily at the door. He reached up to the top of the door frame where Abby had always kept a key for him, it was still there. He smiled as he unlocked the door, and placed the key back. After gently placing Abby on her bed he went to the living room and fell asleep on the couch exhausted from the long day.

Abby woke up the next morning to her alarm clock… "Ugh…" She groaned as she rolled out of bed. She groggily made her way into the shower and finally fifteen minutes later was wide awake and thinking. Hmmm… When did I get home last night? Oh right Tim brought me… I wish I could go to work today…And OH RYAN'S COMING. Crap, crap, crap… Abby made her way to the kitchen and started up her griddle.

She had just finished mixing the pancake mix when there was a knock on the door. She placed the bowl gently on the counter and raced to the door. She swung the door open.

"Hi Ryan!" Abby cried giving him a peck on the cheek.

Ryan seemed very distracted "Abby?" He asked curiously.

"Yeah…?" She asked back, just as confused.

Ryan lifted a finger to point to her couch. "Who the heck is that?"

Author's Note: Mwa ha ha… Yeah I'm enjoying Cliffhangers, they make it easier to write the next chapter. Well review!