I wasn't intending to upload tonight, i have been crazy busy and right now I'm trying to memorize a ten minute long speech. In french. But apparently this has made me eternally grateful to be allowed to write in English, and this chapter appeared from nowhere! :D

DISCLAIMER: not mine :(

Chapter 13

"Ahh, how I missed these stained orange walls…"

It was Tony's first day back at work after the accident, and in true Tony style he felt the need to announce his return in the only way that he knew how. Loudly. He had to let the office know what they were missing in his absence. Therefore, they would appreciate him even more when he returned. Or at least, that was the plan.

"Knock it off DiNozzo," Gibbs said walking past with his usual impeccable timing. Much to Tony's surprise, Gibbs didn't knock the back of his head, and Tony stood there glued to the spot in surprise for a moment.

"Don't think I won't, DiNozzo," Gibbs said in response to Tony's thought. Tony shook his head. Crazy psychic boss…

Tony settled himself down at his desk, surveying his kingdom to see if anything had been stolen. Finding nothing missing he turned to Kate, who was intensely reading a document in front of her on the glowing screen.

"So, Katie, what have I missed?"

"Let's see…" Kate said, turning from her computer monitor, "McGee finally asked Abby out. There is a new j-"

"Wait, what?!"

"What?" Kate said, confused.

"McAbby?"

"What is McAbby," Kate said, now even more baffled at her co-worker. His eyes had grown to massive proportions, and Kate wondered if it was actually possible for them to leave their sockets completely.

"McGee. Asked out Abby?"

"Well, he kind of shouted it at her, he was pretty scared. It was rather frightening…"

"You were there?"

"No. But Abby apparently couldn't wait to tell me all about it."

It was at that moment that the aforementioned Probie decided to grace them with his presence. Tony turned to the now nervous looking probie, the anger in his eyes making McGee almost take a step back. Almost.

It was apparent that Abby wasn't just good for McGee's dating life, but his general self confidence too. When Tony moved to invade McGee's space, instead of cowering away normal probie style, McGee stood nose to nose with Tony, not breaking the eye contact that Tony had initiated. Kate had never noticed how close in height the two of them actually were, but now McGee seemed to grow with the new founded confidence.

"You asked Abby out," Tony stated, his normally joking eyes filled with a edgy and serious dark look.

"I did," McGee said with equal intensity. Both of them were so lost in their staring match that they didn't notice Kate whip out her mobile phone to record the situation for later viewing with Abby herself. Abby would have killed her if she did not get photographic evidence of this face off.

They continued to stare at each other for a few moments, McGee refusing to break under Tony's scrutiny.

Finally Tony broke the silence.

"You have balls, McLoving."

"Yeah, Abby likes them," McGee shot back equally quickly. It was times like this that reminded Tony that McGee was indeed a writer, and his skill with words could disarm a man. It wasn't just due to the fact his book was based on them that the book did so well.

It was at this moment which Gibbs grew uncomfortable with the way that these men were talking about his daughter. It was his job to do the whole "you hurt Abby, I fry your eyeballs". And there was something uncomfortable about Tony and McGee discussing McGee's balls…

"Do we pay you to do nothing?" Gibbs said gruffly.

"Come on Gibbs, are you just going to let the kid get away with dating Abby!"

McGee raised one eyebrow at the use of the word kid, but otherwise said nothing.

"Oh, McGee knows where we stand," Gibbs said, and a look passed between the two of them. Tony thought that Gibbs hadn't said anything to McGee. But Tony wasn't at work last week…

One week ago.

McGee was just shutting down his computer for the night. He was looking forward to go back to his house, where Abby had promised a meal when she left earlier and a… surprised. With a huge grin plastered on his face, McGee slung his gear-bag across his shoulder and switched off his desk lamp, plunging the area into darkness, save the glowing lights of the city skyline from outside the huge glass windows. Had he known what was about to happen, he would not have left his desk.

He stood in front of the elevator waiting for the cool metal doors to slide open. But before they could, McGee felt a hand on the back of his blazer, and before he could shake it off he found himself being hauled around the corner out of sight and slammed against the wall.

In the dark half light, McGee's eyes began to adjust to the lack of light, just enough to make out the dark outline of his boss. Yet in identifying him, McGee did not know whether he felt less or more afraid. The cold dark look was yet to leave Gibbs' eyes, but McGee knew what was coming. He had been luck to go this long without having a talk from Gibbs. He was a man with a death sentence, knowing that he could not avoid this talk forever. Even though Abby loved him, this did nothing to stop Gibbs' desire to defenestrate him.

"Give me one good reason I should let you leave this building alive."

McGee's confidence may have grown over the years, but it was intelligence that made his continually afraid of Gibbs. If he no longer feared Gibbs, that would have been stupid. And McGee was not a stupid man.

"Why should you?" Tim said, but he already knew the answer.

"Abby."

All Gibbs word did was confirm what McGee already knew. He knew that Gibbs would be pissed off that he was dating his surrogate daughter, but McGee refused to not act on his feelings out of fear of his boss. He may be intelligent, but love made men do stupid things. Like cross Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

"Why did you not come to me first?" Gibbs whispered menacingly in his ear, pushing McGee up against the wall. McGee hoped that Gibbs couldn't feel the pounding of his heart in his chest.

"Would that have changed anything?" McGee asked, swallowing sharply. If he was going down, he was not going down without a fight. Especially if it was for his Abby.

Gibbs stood there in silence for a moment, and McGee didn't know whether the man was ready to let him go or kill him, his expression so unreadable. So McGee took a deep breath to try and convince him to at least accept him.

"I would not hurt her. You should see the kind of guys she normally dates, those jerks," for this McGee gained a small smirk from Gibbs, but he kept going, "I'm not like that. I am exactly who she needs, I have exactly what she need, and she loves me. And believe it or not, the feeling is mutual."

Gibbs said nothing for a moment, and McGee seriously thought that Gibbs was going to kill him. But a split second later McGee found he was no longer pressed against the wall, and Gibbs was a step away from him.

"You hurt her…" he left the threat hanging, but McGee nodded in acceptance anyway. He knew wouldn't have expected any less from Gibbs. But he was glad to be alive for the best part of it…

oooOOOooo

The news of Tony's return died down, and the team settled back into the routine of filling in files and checking e-mails. Suddenly Tony's phone chirped into life and Tony flicked it open before the noise continued.

Done anything stupid yet? ;) xx

Of course it would be Ziva checking up on him. But no-one else but her could do so while sounding nonchalant, caring and sexy at the same time. In a text. But what could he say, he was dating a talented woman.

Just chased an armed robber three blocks, before tackling him into a ditch, where we wrestled before I reigned victorious. You? Xx

Her reply was almost instantaneous.

Liar. Xx

She really was a crazy ninja chick… Tony thought to himself.

Fine. Paperwork. You? Xx

Group rehearsal for competition on Saturday… I am shattered xx

You want to grab lunch before your next class? Xx

How about 1? Xx

Tony looked at his clock. 11 am. A whole two hours until he will see her again?! That was like a lifetime. Especially whilst filing expense reports.

His phone buzzed again.

I will make it worth the wait… xx

Tony grinned at his phone.

Sold. Xx

"So, I heard you went all Tarzan on Tony when he got back this morning?" Abby said between sips of Caf-Pow. News apparently travels fast on a boring day at NCIS.

"You heard?"

"And saw. Kate filmed all of it for me," Abby replied, putting her drink down on the bench in the middle of her lab, and moving to stand right in front of McGee, who stood leaning casually against her computer work station with his arms and ankles casually crossed.

"Yes, and…" McGee said with a teasing nonchalance.

"Well, Timothy…" Abby said, leaning closer so she could whisper into his ear, "It was really hot."

Years ago McGee would have blushed under the desire that Abby had in her voice. But now, he responded differently.

"You find it hot when I get all territorial for you?" McGee murmured, and he could have sworn Abby shuddered in response to his words.

"I love it when you get all macho on me…" Abby admitted, nuzzling her neck into the hollow of his neck. It was moments like these that filled him with pride. Apparently Abby was good for his ego too. He decided that in return she deserved a reward.

Leaning down, he pulled her lips against his, using his larger hands to steer her body to exactly where he wanted it. When he was satisfied, he moved his hands up to her neck, concentrating on loving her with his mouth. He pushed his mouth forcefully against hers, taking her and claiming her. Abby would never have guessed it, but McGee was very skilled with his mouth, and had her heart pounding from a kiss alone. When his hands began to wonder from her neck, she felt lit alight with fire and passion.

They broke away for a moment, and Abby looked up at him with dark green eyes.

"Just to let you know… that was really hot," she said completely dead-pan, and McGee grinned in response. Even when they got all passionate and loving, they never fully left just being themselves. And McGee didn't want it any other way. He loved Abby for who she was, not for who he could turn her into if he wanted.

"So… let me see this video that's got you all hot?"

Abby turned to the workstation, and McGee followed her so his body aligned with her back. With a huge Abby style grin on her face, Abby started the clip.

"Wow, you really know how to treat a woman…"

Ziva and Tony were perched on a park bench in the middle of the city, in one of those places where you could tell some official people had decided that in their city they needed to put a little bit of greenery just so that people didn't complain about the lack of parks and green spaces. So there they were, sitting with burgers from a small food stand and drinks and chips to match.

"Trust me, you will thank me later," Tony replied.

Tony watched Ziva wrinkle her nose slightly whilst unwrapping her burger. But he understood her initial hesitation. When he had first seen the seedy bashed up burger truck he had been undercover as the kind of person who lived off that kind of burger. But after trying those burgers, there was no going back. Those burgers were the best. But he understood Ziva's apprehension. She did not like when men looked at her like that, and the man from the truck made no attempt to hide his blatant once over he gave her.

Ziva took a breath, as if she was preparing for a race rather than a meal, and took a bite out of her burger. She chewed slowly and her eyes lit up in surprise.

"Good?" Tony asked, and all Ziva did nod and take another bite out of the burger before swallowing what she already had in her mouth. It was a good thing that Tony didn't love her on class alone…

Having said that, he was glad that she liked it. He didn't take most girls to this kind of place, mostly because he knew that they would not appreciate anything less than a posh restaurant. But Ziva was open and willing to try new things. Plus, she ate well. Rather than eat like a rabbit on a diet.

"So, what's new at the office?" Ziva said once she had swallowed her mouthful of burger.

"McGee asked Abby out, and now their kind of an item…" Tony said with his mouth full. Nice.

"You sound pissed?" Ziva picked up perceptively.

"Well yeah, he didn't tell me!" Tony said. After the initial shock the first thing that Tony had felt was betrayed. He and the probie were like thing one and thing two. They were each other's wingmen. But McGee had left Tony out of this valuable piece of information.

"Well you didn't tell him when we got together…"

"I didn't tell him because it was none of his business!"
Ziva gave him a pointed look, and Tony finally understood.

Oh.

"If he needs you, he'll call. But just let him be," Ziva said, stealing a chip from his pile, hers being already diminished to nothing.

Tony narrowed his eyes at her.

"So anyway, what was that you were saying about making this worth the wait?" Tony asked. Ziva's eyes danced playfully, and she put her burger aside, before finding someone else to devour…

did you people like the McAbby? i think they're so cute together! :)