50 Sentences Expanded
25. Shadow – Abby was the only one brave enough to tell him: he was a shell of who he once had been.
The changes had been subtle. So subtle that no one had seemed to notice. No one except Abby.
Tony was different. He didn't play pranks anymore, or lie in wait by the elevator to scare someone. He didn't visit Abby's lab unless he had to for a case. He came in early and stayed later than anyone else. Even Gibbs. And that was when Abby had become suspicious.
She watched him. With McGee's help she installed a spy cam in the bullpen so that she could watch Tony throughout the day. And she also had McGee keep tabs on Tony's behavior.
Naturally, she then had to tell McGee what she was doing and why. And then it was a quick hop, skip, and a jump to Ziva and Palmer finding out. Ducky, for whatever reason, already knew.
The only one who seemed to be oblivious was Gibbs. And Abby had to wonder if he was the reason for the change in their very special agent.
It went on this way for four months. In the last week of the third month, Gibbs had found Abby's spy cam, and so for the rest of the time, she had to rely on the eyes of Ziva and McGee alone.
Tony continued on as usual. Well, the new usual, not the old Tony usual.
By month five, Abby had had enough. No one seemed to have the balls to confront Tony correctly. No one. Not his supposed friends, his coworkers, his boss. So she took matters in hand.
Abby was the only one brave enough to tell him: he was a shell of who he once had been.
He had looked at her as if seeing her for the first time. But Abby knew that talking to Tony wouldn't be enough to get rid of the funk hanging around Tony. So she went to what she was pretty sure was the source.
She went to Gibbs.
He had started a new boat, which Abby discovered in its early stages when she came down his basement stairs. He didn't say anything to her, just offered her a makeshift tumbler full of bourbon.
And Abby ripped into him. She doesn't like to look back on it now, mostly because she is slightly embarrassed of some of the things she said to him. But they needed to be said.
The only thing that she liked to remember was Tony's face the following Monday morning. And the soft smile upon it.
A/N: I know this isn't the next part of "Fool". Don't hurt me! It will be up soon. It needs some editing and adjusting.
So until then, here is another sentences expanded. This one was requested by SLE 74. SO I hope you like it.
I don't plan on adding to this, or even telling you why Tony was upset, or what Gibbs says to him. I will leave that up to your imagination. Also because I feel like I do a lot of stories where Gibbs and Tony fight or break up and then get back together. So I just made this a little drabble from Abby's perspective.
Fool part 3 soon! And if any reader has a request for a sentence they would like to see expanded, then let me know! I'll get to work.
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