A Day or so Earlier
A/N I got this chapter finished far quicker than the last one!! It's set a day or so earlier than the last chapter as the title might suggest… so shall we go?
Abby's apartment was silent. That was pretty normal for a Sunday afternoon. Today, a friend had called and Abby had taken her hearse and driven to meet them, leaving her apartment empty.
The silence was broken by the noise of the phone ringing
"Ring, ring. Ring, ring. Click"
"You've reached the answer phone of Abby Scuito." Abby's voice echoed through the apartment "I guess I'm not in at the moment… either that or I'm busy. So you can either call me at work or, erm, leave me a message"
"Beep"
"Abby it's me. In a way it's easier that you're out because I need you to do me a favour." The voice paused and a shuffling noise could be heard in the background, "I'm sorry Abby. But I have to do this. Me and Tony, we're over. He… well he doesn't love me and I know it's probably all my fault, what with the whole paranoia thing and thinking he was seeing you. But I still love him Abby and I can't come into work every day and listen to his exploits about what he did with who. It might seem irrational I just can't Abby. It would be like slowly drowning. I hope you can understand this, well you're going to have to, because I'm not telling anyone else."
The voice stumbled slightly as it continued, "I'm leaving Abby, today. As soon as I hang up this phone in fact. I haven't told Gibbs I'm going. I don't want to face his interrogation techniques and I don't want Tony to get bollocked by Gibbs for breaking the rules. But I need you to do something for me."
There was a long pause as the voice decided what to say next "I'll let you know where I am when I get there. You can tell Ziva if you want but please don't tell Gibbs or Tony. I need a fresh start, Abs, A second chance. And I can't get that here."
"You're like a sister to me Abby. And I hate doing this to you."
The voice stopped again
"Tell him I love him."
"Click"
Abby didn't return until two hours after McGee hung up the phone. She had rung him desperately. But there was no answer.
McGee had gone.