Disclaimer: I just invited them over for a little fun... not mine

Thanks to ncislove for taking the time to beta.

Thanks for the reviews^^

I am really sorry to torture Gibbs like that, but come on would it be the same drama if the 'mexican drug dude' tickled him with a feather... don't think so ... but maybe i should write a story in which Abby tortures him with a feather ^^ I'll think about that 'hihi'

R&R! Enjoy!

Again we jump a bit in the timeframe...

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22

The past weeks couldn't have been worse.

No video, no photo, no call. Though on the other hand there wasn't a dead body that matched Gibbs description either and after going over the evidence again and again she found in three cases a fibre.

Not much she had found out, maybe one day that could help them nail the bastard.

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Tobias couldn't help; his contacts in Mexico hadn't heard anything about Gibbs or about an American held there, at all.

Abs couldn't get a hold of Mike either.

The last two weeks he hadn't returned a call, hopefully because he was looking for him.

With Jack on the other hand she talked almost on a daily basis.

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While Abby started to show the first small visible signs of her pregnancy she tried to hide them with Jethro's or her own sweaters.

Ducky might had some suspicions about a pregnancy; she sometimes caught him eyeballing her with his knowing eyes. Maybe she should talk to him.

Abs knew she should see a doctor but she didn't want to do that without Gibbs and Ducky would certainly made her go, so maybe she shouldn't talk to Ducky.

With a sigh she grabbed the phone receiver and tried Mike again, before the first ring became audible she lowered the receiver back to the device.

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She needed some fresh air and she should call Jack again, calling him in the building was a no-go anyway. Someone could overhear the conversation and since they would also talk about the baby she wouldn't take the risk that someone would find out that way.

After getting rid of her lab coat she grabbed her cell put it in a pocket of her pants and made her way to the elevator.

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Ducky came to a halt in front of Tony's desk.

The ME just came back from a crime scene of another team.

"Any news?" A question that had been asked every day since the last video was send to the office. The answer was the same always.

Tony shook his head.

"Nothing."

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Tim and Ziva moved closer to Tony's desk too.

No one really wanted to speak out loud what all thought that moment.

"Maybe we should think about the possibility that we won't see him again." Tony said.

The three shook their head.

"He is Gibbs; he has survived far worse situations." Ducky said.

"I'm certain we would know if he wouldn't come back to us alive."

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Unaware that Abby had stepped out of the rear elevator they continued with their on-going conversation.

"All I'm saying is that if he is still alive he probably is in Mexico, somewhere."

He paused "we haven't heard anything and perhaps we never will."

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"Don't you dare giving up on him."

She yelled, while storming towards the office section.

"He would never give up on any of you."

Abby hadn't been supposed to witness the conversation.

Startled by the loud outbreak from their precious lab-bat, Ducky and the three musketeers turned.

"Calm down Abs, no one said anyone would give up" Tony took a deep breath "all we said is we haven't heard anything in over eight weeks." After a short pause he continued. "We're not closer in finding Gibbs or closing this case."

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Tony rounded his desk and crossed the distance stopping in front of Abs.

He placed his hands on her shoulder.

"Abs" he said as calm as he could "we have to except the possibility that Gibbs could be dead."

Tony didn't see it coming until it was too late.

Abby's fist met his face so hard that he stumbled backwards. His eyes grew wide with shock while his hand moved to his chin.

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TBC...

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the hormones ^^

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what do you think?