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Here is the promised second chapter, I don't know if and/or when I'm able to post tomorrow, I try'll, I promise

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The reunion ^^

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27

This was odd; she had locked the door when she went to the navy yard four hours ago.

She opened the front door and found herself opposite Tobias. She looked at him.

Mike Franks appeared at the kitchen door.

The less surprised she was to see Tobi; the more surprised she was to see Mike.

Instead of saying something the tears ran down her cheeks again.

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Bad news

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She went from one to the other hugging her friends.

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Very bad news

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Her legs gave in the moment she let go of Mike, who caught her and stopped her from falling to the ground.

He carried her to the sofa, while Tobias poured her a generous drink.

"Drink this!" Fornell outstretched his arm towards Abby.

She shook her head.

"It'll help." Mike said.

"No, I can't I've to avoid caffeine and alcohol for a while."

It took the men a while till the meaning sank in.

"OH" they finally said in unison.

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"He didn't tell me." Mike sounded hurt and Abby smiled sadly.

"I found out at the beginning of this whole mess, I wanted to tell him when the case was closed" she sighed "but he knew, I saw it in his eyes, and maybe he even knew it before I did. Thank god he knows."

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Tobias and Mike shared a glance while Abby continued with her rambling, completely unaware that someone descended down the stairs.

"Abs" She stopped immediately.

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The two men next to the sofa couldn't even react. She was on her feet in a split second and had rounded the sofa without saying anything.

The tears which had subsided came back with full force.

She flung herself into the open arms of the man standing at the threshold of the door.

The force of her hug let him stumble backwards to the wall were both slid down to the ground.

Gibbs gritted his teeth to hold back a groan of pain when her body came in contact with certain areas of his body.

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While Mike and Tobias shared a smile, Abby cried all the worries away, before she punched his shoulder softly.

"Why didn't you call?" She asked between sobs.

"I couldn't" Jethro answered while stroking her back.

"There are enough comfortable places to sit in the living room." Mike said while he pulled Abby to her feet.

Tobias held out his hand toward Gibbs. He glared at him but took it nonetheless which didn't go unnoticed by Abs.

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Back on his feet he smiled softly, when Abby was immediately back in his arms.

"I need to go to the navy yard."

"Now?" She looked at him with the same 'are you nuts expression' his friends had presented him with.

"Yeah," his hand moved over her back "I've an arrest to make."

Abby looked at him closely without moving out of his embrace.

He looked tired. He was thinner. And definitely not ok since he let Tobias help him up.

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"After Ducky checked you over."

"Before."

"After."

Tobias patted his shoulder. "Do her that favour; she has been through enough the last couple of weeks."

"Right." Jethro said defeated after seeing the looks on the three faces in front of him.

"I drive, you two get to the back seat."

Abby nodded the tears still evident but a small smile visible was equally visible on her face.

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No one said a word till everybody was seated in the car.

"Why were you at home?"

Abby locked her eyes with Gibbs'.

"Ducky's orders, I'm not allowed to stay longer than three hours at the navy yard. I had a small, meaningless outburst two days ago in which ongoing I punched Tony, broke down in the middle of the office and let somehow slip that we are going to be parents."

He had placed his hand on her rounded belly as soon as they had been in the car.

While Tobias started the engine, Gibbs' hand started to stroke over Abby's belly.

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They stayed quiet for a little.

Eventually Abby spoke up again.

A simple question and yet difficult for Abby to ask.

"How?"

His hand moved away from her belly, starting to stroke over her back while he held her closely pressed to his body.

"Later, Abs."

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Jethro's eyes wandered from the windshield to the rear-view mirror were he caught Tobias glancing at the couple at the backseat.

Abby didn't say anything else, she knew he would tell her, it was just a question of how much later.

Her arm and hand moved to find a more comfortable place.

Jethro tensed briefly, though not once eased the grip around the woman he came back for. Her hand wandered further to his side, his sore and hurting side.

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Even though the tension was gone in an instant Abby had noticed it and let her hand immediately drop to the hem of his shirt.

"Abs, no!" His hand moved to hers and stopped her.

She just glared at him.

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Reluctantly he let go of her hand and let her pull the fabric up a few inches.

As soon as she saw the bruises she gasped and looked up into his eyes.

Without moving her eyes away from his she fumbled for her cell.

He was about to protest but her glare shut him up.

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While Mike and Tobias watched the scene from the front row, first by turning his head last by watching it through the mirror.

Mike spoke up.

"Probie you shouldn't let your team see who the boss in your relationship is."

Tobi laughed, Abby cracked a smile while calling Ducky's number and Jethro just glared at his old friend with a shut up expression, though he had to admit he would do almost everything what Abby wanted him to do.

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Ducky answered his cell after the second ringing.

"Yes my dear?"

"Are you still at the navy yard?"

"Yes."

"Great stay there, please."

When Ducky spoke up again his voice was full of concern.

"Are you ok my dear?"

Abby smiled and her eyes sparkled with happiness, though a hint of worry was still evident.

"I'm better than I was the last few weeks."

Gibbs smiled softly and caressed her not-cell-phone-covered cheek.

"Ducky you might want to make sure the three musketeers stay as well they have an arrest to execute."

Before he could say something else Abby had finished the call by closing the phone.

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