As his lips pressed gently to hers, She could feel her knee finally give away, but his arm came around her and pulled her close. She wrapped her arms tightly around him as the kiss grew stronger. After a while they pulled back to catch their breath, Gibbs looked at her swollen lips and closed eyes before leaning forward to whisper in her ear. "Love you too, Abbs" Abby couldn't control her tears any longer and could feel the tears well in her eyes before they cascaded down her cheeks. She shuddered as he held her tighter, as she cried.
Eventually she pulled back to look at him, He gave her a small smile before gently kissing her lips. She wrapped her arms around him, laid her head on his shoulder and sighed before speaking, "How long- How long until you have to go back?" she whispered against his neck. "One week." she nodded She would enjoy what time she had with him but she couldn't go home yet, not until she fulfilled her promise. She knew he understood that. She just hoped he would wait for her.
6 days Later,
Abby looked down at the man sleeping pressed tightly against her stomach, and ran her hands through his hair. In a short eight hours he was flying back home without her, they had talked and decided she needed another six months to get the charity completely up and running before she could leave for any extended amount of time, and even then she would work from Gibbs home, but she would not be returning to NCIS. The loss of Clay destroyed her love for that Job, Thankfully he had understood her reasoning and had agreed.
She carefully lifted his head, and slid out of the bed, she grabbed her robe and wrapped it around her self before walking onto her balcony. She didn't want to tell him goodbye again, but knew this was the best thing for her, but why did it have to hurt so much. She turned as she heard him grunt and smiled at his arm searching the bed for her before grasping her pillow and pulling it to his chest. Her smiled faded as her eyes landed on his plane ticket, tears filled her eyes as she turned back to the city below her. She let her tears fall as she realized it was almost over, when she went to bed tomorrow she would be alone. Her hands gripped the handrail as her emotions threatened to overwhelm her, she fought the sob that felt as though it was choking her.
Suddenly his arms wrapped around her middle as the sob ripped its self from her throat, She turned in his arms and she sobbed. His head came to rest on top of hers has his own tears threaten to fall, "I don't want to say Goodbye again!" she cried into his chest. He placed a kiss on her head "Then don't, You'll be home before ya know it." she nodded against his chest as she focused on the feel of his hand running up and down her back. After she had calmed he gently pulled her towards the bed, she waited until he got comfortable before laying next to him.
He pulled her against his chest and kissed her gently before pulling the blankets up and over them both as the wind from the open balcony doors soothed them as they laid awake talking about all the things they hadn't had time for this week, He told her about Shannon and Kelly, He told her about how his mother and Father had met, He told her things She had never dared ask about. She shared stories of her childhood, She told him why she wears her hair in pigtails, She told him the reason behind the cross tattoo and the Spider web on her neck. They talked until the sun came up sharing stories, while laughing at some and crying together at some. Abby knew he was going back home soon but it wouldn't be long before she was back where she belonged, in his arms.
Four Months later.
Gibbs smiled at the DVD in his hand, Abby had told him she recorded a new song for him. He quickly set up his laptop on the kitchen table and carefully loaded the disk, His heart pounded as he pressed play.
Abby sat on her balcony with her guitar, "Hi Jethro, I wrote this the night after you flew home, It took me awhile to gather the courage to sing it out loud but since we are just a couple months from me being there with you, I figured it's time! I Love you and I'll see you soon!
Here we go!
I close my eyes and I smile
Knowing that everything is alright
To the core
So close that door
Is this happening?
My breath is on your hair
I'm unaware
That you opened the blinds and let the city in
God, you held my hand
And we stand
Just taking in everything.
And I knew it from the start
So my arms are open wide
Your head is on my stomach
And we're trying so hard not to fall asleep
Here we are
On this 18th floor balcony.
We're both flying away.
So we talked about mom's and dad's
About family pasts
Just getting to know where we came from
Our hearts were on display
For all to see
I can't believe this is happening to me
And I raised my hand as if to show you that I was yours
That I was so yours for the taking
I'm so yours for the taking
That's when I felt the wind pick up
I grabbed the rail while choking up
These words to say and then you kissed me...
I knew it from the start
So my arms are open wide
Your head is on my stomach
And we're trying so hard not to fall asleep
Here we are
On this 18th floor balcony...
We're both flying away.
And I'll try to sleep
To keep you in my dreams
'til I can bring you home with me
I'll try to sleep
And when I do I'll keep you in my... dreams
I knew it from the start
So my arms are open wide
Your head is on my stomach
And we're trying so hard not to fall asleep
So here we are
On this 18th floor balcony, yeah
I knew it from the start
My arms are open wide
Your head is on my stomach
No, we're not going to sleep
Here we are
On this 18th floor balcony... we're both..
Flying away
She places the guitar to the side before blowing a kiss to the camera.
Gibbs let a tear fall as he blew a kiss back to her, he played it two more times before standing to refill his coffee cup, but stopped in his tracks before turning to look towards his living room. His heart nearly stopped, Abby stood in the hallway, barefoot (to quiet her steps) and crying. "Abbs?" She nodded before launching her self at him, the force caused him to stumble as the coffee cup fell from his hand in favor of wrapping both hands around her. "I? What? Abbs!?" she giggled at his fumbled words, "I couldn't wait anymore! I had to come home!" Gibbs held her tighter as his heart finally felt whole, "Home" he whispered before lifting her chin and kissing her.
The End
List of Songs in order
All by: Blue October
Everlasting Friend
Drilled A Wire Through My Cheek
Bleed Out
Angels In Everything
Not Broken Anymore
Quiet Mind
Hate Me
My Never
Calling You
18th Floor Balcony