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A/N: I know it is not my usual time to post a chapter, but 'better late than never' ^^

Yeah I know it is a very short chapter, sorry for that, but maybe I'll post two tomorrow. I'll think about it!

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11

Gibbs sat on the chair staring out of the window above his head.

It was the third night in this 'comfortable' room.

He glanced to the grocery supply in the corner next to the door.

'Charles' and his underling had brought him 12 water bottles and two bags of different durable food like crackers, some apples and beef jerky.

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His host had told him that they would be back before Saturday for a new video session.

With a suppressed sigh he got to his feet and walked to the 'bed'.

His leg was better, but it still hurt like hell to put pressure on it.

He lowered himself to the mattress.

Resting finally on his back he again gazed upwards through the window while his thoughts were wandering back to Abby.

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Gibbs pulled the photo out of his pocket and stared on the smiling face.

His Abby and his unborn child.

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Life sucks.

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He hoped his friends were looking after her. Making sure she would eat and sleep.

Suddenly a thought came to his mind.

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Why didn't I ask her to marry me? – Because you were scared.

Would she say yes? Considering the track record, maybe.

Would it be a good idea?

With Abby yes! That is the first thing I'll do when I'm out of this mess.

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He knew had a not-so-good track record when it came to marriages.

But to his defence, he had always looked for a copy of his late wife.

Not before he finally worked through their deaths he could open himself up.

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Eventually he had noticed that he had fallen for Abby a while ago without even acknowledging it.

He had known that he loved her, but after his return from Mexico he had realised he was in love with her.

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Gibbs knew for quite some time that Abby was in love with him, she fell for him a long time ago.

He never knew what she saw in him that made her love him so unconditional; he had never thanked her for that not verbalized anyway.

She had never made a secret of the fact that she loved him, at least not in front of him. Though she never had acted on her feelings either. She never made demands, never wanted to change him, always supported him and showed he was loved.

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The moment they had seen each other again he had seen in her eyes that the love was still there.

That had been enough, he had wasted enough time.

As soon as the team had been close to have worked things out, he had talked with Abby.

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It had been a long talk. They had sat on his couch; Abby had made herself comfortable against his body, something he knew she needed. Body contact was life essence and it helped her to work through things faster.

In the end their talk had ended in their first night together, almost two years ago.

He just hoped the moment with his love in her lab wasn't the last one.

With an image of Abby on his mind and the picture in his hand he drifted into a light sleep.

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TBC...

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