Abby finished off her fourth Caf Pow of the day and suddenly felt the maddening need to urinate. Hopping a little 'pee-pee dance', she peeked into her office at the still-sleeping agent, before scurrying out of the lab toward the bathroom.
It was maybe five minutes later that she returned, bumping into Gibbs as he made his way out of the lab. "Oh! Sorry, Gibbs!" she apologized as they separated, his hands on her arms to stop her from falling over. "I wasn't expecting you."
"Came down to check on Tony," he replied. "Thought I told you to call me when he got up."
"I will!" she exclaimed. "He hasn't so much as rolled over though since you left."
"He's not in your office, Abs," he said as he narrowed his eyes at her.
Her eyes slowly widened and she pressed past him to hurry toward her office and see for herself. "Gibbs, he was here five minutes ago!" she said as she spun around to face him. "Where is he?"
But Gibbs had already pulled out his cell and dialed Tony's number.
A moment later, they heard a ringing coming from Abby's office. She turned and entered the room to follow the sound, crouched down, and found the phone in the blanket on the futon. She held it up for Gibbs to see through the glass.
Gibbs pulled his own phone away from his ear and ended the call without looking away from Abby...
Tbc...