Here it is the next chapter, introducing the new forensic scientist. This is my own character just so you know. Hope you like it.
Jenny was hesitant to introduce the team to the new forensic scientist. She felt as though it would be turning the knife with which they had all been stabbed, a brutal and painful gesture. One she unfortunately had to make. The familiar clicking sound of her stilettos accompanied the graceful woman as she went down the stairs. What remained of Gibbs's team was unusually quiet and withdrawn. McGee stared blankly into space, presumably music sounded from his in-ear head phones, but the outside world he was silent, unmoving, marble statue. Agent DiNozzo had his head on his desk, sleeping, thinking, crying? Had he even gone home in the last 3 days? Finally her eyes drifted to Jethro. He stared intently at some kind of report, his much despised reading glasses perched on his nose. So different from the man who had come into her office needing reassurance and wordless guidance.
"You just gonna stand there Jen?" Gibbs said in that unnerving way of his with out looking up. The rest of the team glanced up. Jenny cleared her throat.
"The new forensic scientist is here, if you like I can introduce you to her now but if you'd like to wait, I'll uh, I'll understand." Her voice was strong but gentle. Taking a deep breath Tony responded.
"No I think, I think I'd like to meet her." He quietly stood.
Better now then later
Pausing his ipod McGee also stood. He did not speak; he just waited to be lead down the lab.
"Jethro?" She inquired.
"Uh yeah, I'm coming." His voice was bland and emotionless, carefully he put away his papers and came to stand next to Jenny. She led them to the elevator where they waited in uncomfortable silence until the doors finally opened to the hallways leading to Abby's lab.
It's not Abby's lab anymore though. McGee wallowed, as he had been doing consistently for the past few days. He'd thought it might get better, the sadness, but it hadn't, not yet at least. A short woman stood with her back to the agents. Long brown hair waved down her back.
"Sarah, I'd like you to meet Agents Gibbs, DiNozzo and McGee." Jenny said to the woman's back, she turned to face them. She was painfully plain, brown hair brown eyes, really nothing interesting on her face. Smiling lightly she walked over to shake their hands.
"I'm very sorry for your loss." She looked directly into Tony's eyes as she spoke.
"Thank you." His voice cracking slightly.
"I'll leave you to get acquainted then." Jenny said, desperate to escape the awkward situation. Swiftly she exited the lab.
"I just want you to know," the young scientist began, "that I'll do anything I can to help you find the person who killed your agent and forensic scientist. Gibbs grunted acknowledging her and pointed to the pile of evidence untouched on the table.
"I'll get right on it."
She's confident now but after a week with Gibbs she'll be wondering why she ever took this job.
But Tony didn't really want her to leave. He didn't want to loose another person, and she seemed so nice, just nice, she didn't deserve the height of Gibbs's bastardly ways. Gibbs stalked out of the room but before he to left Tony murmured softly to Sarah.
"Thank you." She nodded knowingly. Pain surged through the young mans chest as he walked out of the lab.
So this is what a broken heart feels like.
So what did we think?
More on Sarah next chap.