Chapter 39
(**Flashback**)
'I think Kate likes Tony' He whispered.
„OMG!" Abby screamed in shock.
„Shhh!" McGee covered her mouth.
"Mphmp…" Abby mumbled and removed McGee's hand afterwards.
"Be quiet!" McGee hissed.
"Sorry. But, I always thought there will be something between them!" Abby's eyes sparkled.
"Why?" McGee asked.
"Duh, they're working together for two years; there were always some sort of tension between them, if you know what I mean…" Abby winked.
"Yeah, I know" McGee nodded.
"How did you figure out that she likes him?" Abby jumped around.
"Well, she was like, really worried about him when he was sick, and when the bomb exploded, she was the first one to call him, and today, when we were doing a prank on Tony, she was acting, but I think she meant it all" McGee said without inhaling or exhaling.
"Wow, what prank?" Abby asked.
"Well, I tried to convince Tony she would like him. So, I needed her to say everything nice about him" McGee explained.
"OH MY GOD! TONY'S BACK!" Abby cried and ran to the elevator.
"Wait, Abby?" McGee exclaimed.
At the NCIS bullpen…
"Abby ran out of the elevator and headed to Tony's desk.
"TONY, YOU'RE BACK!" Abby yelled and jumped on him.
"Yeah, I am! WHOA" Tony said before Abby jumped on him and hugged him so tight he couldn't breathe.
"I missed you so much!" Abby exclaimed.
"Okay… I need… air" Tony barely said.
"Oh, sorry. McGee said the same" Abby got back to her feet.
"Wow, Tony, what happened?" Kate walked in.
"Kate!" Abby yelled and hugged her too.
"Abs! What's up with the hugging?" Kate asked.
"I missed you both!" Abby squealed.
"Abby, I was here all the time" Kate said.
"I know, but, I still missed you!" Abby yelled.
"Okay…" Kate said and turned around. Before she could make another move, Abby grabbed her arm.
"Abby, wha-" Kate said, but Abby dragged her to a janitor's closet.
"Abby, what was that all about?" Kate yelled.
"Shh! How could you break up with Dwayne and not tell me that?" Abby whispered.
"What? I didn't break up with him, we're still together!" Kate exclaimed.
"Then, how could you like Tony?" Abby tilted her head.
"Abby, did Dinozzo make you do this?" Kate sighed angrily.
"No, no. I just thought you liked him. A little" Abby said.
"Why?" Kate asked.
"Well, you were worrying about him the most!" Abby whined.
"So?" Kate tried to hide.
"So! You know!" Abby hissed.
"Okay, in the latest time, honestly… I'm really confused, Abs" Kate sighed and finally confessed.
"Why?" Abby asked.
"When he had plague, I stayed all night with him. I don't know why. And it freaked me out. Kate Todd liking him? Yuck!" Kate said.
"Well, there are two options; Break up with Dwayne and marry Tony… or shut your mouth and forget the whole thing" Abby smiled.
"Thanks a lot, Abs" Kate sarcastically replied and sighed. They both stepped out of the closet.
"Well, look who's out of the closet" Tony said evilly grinning at Kate.
"Dinozzo, you'll soon regret you were born" Kate hissed.
"Meow!" Tony sarcastically said. Kate just rolled her eyes.
"Where's Gibbs?" Kate asked.
"Right here" Gibbs' voice was heard from the elevator that opened.
"What have we got?" Kate asked.
"Well, nothing, really. The terrorist is moving fast" Gibbs sighed.
"Damn" Kate muttered.
"But he seems to always come back to Chicago" Gibbs added.
"Really?"Tony said.
"Yeah. Turn on the plasma, Kate" Gibbs ordered.
"Okay" Kate said and turned on the TV. A big map showed up.
"I'm going to the lab to try to track him down" Abby exclaimed before elevator doors closed.
"Be careful, Abby, last time, he knew we were watching him" Gibbs shouted.
"How do you know that?" Tony asked.
"Well, maybe because he set up a bomb to blow up the whole NCIS team!" Gibbs snapped.
"Oh" Tony said.
"So, he's basically moving in the lower part of the North America" Gibbs said.
"Yeah" Kate nodded.
"But his main station is in Chicago" Gibbs added.
"Why?" Tony asked.
"Well, maybe he lives there" Kate suggested and slightly shrugged.
"No. He's a terrorist, Kate. He's not thinking that way. Maybe it's a power-up station" Gibbs waved his head off.
"Yeah, maybe that's it" Kate agreed.
"Hey, boss, there's a video call waiting for you" Tony said suddenly pointing to a part of the screen where was a 'Video call' sign popping up.
"I can see that, Dinozzo. Hit it, Kate" Gibbs retorted.
"Got it" Kate said back and pushed a small button on the remote. Abby's lab appeared on the screen, with Abby standing in the middle of it, of course.
"Hey, Abby!" Kate waved.
"Hey Kate! Hey Tony! Gibbs" Abby greeted them all.
"Wow you're fast" Kate chuckled.
"I know, right?" Abby smiled.
"What you got, Abs?" Tony asked.
"Well, I tried to track our terrorist down" Abby said.
"Did you find him?" Gibbs asked.
"Yeah, he's in Chicago again" Abby replied.
"I also did everything I could to protect y IP address, and computer access" Abby added.
"Good work, Abs" Gibbs said.
"Wait, am I getting my Caf-Pow?" Abby whined. Gibbs just smiled, and Abby's face disappeared from the screen.
"Okay, you two, back to work. I'm going to get myself some coffee" Gibbs said and took his coat.
"Later, boss" Tony replied. Gibbs already left.
"I'm going to the bathroom for a minute, and you Dinozzo better get some sleep" Kate said and turned around.
"Don't worry too much about me, Katie" He winked to her. She glared at him and added:
"Don't flatter yourself, Dinozzo" Kate walked out, leaving him alone. Completely.
Sorry for the lame ending. It'll be really spicy in next chapters. ;) Read on. REVIEW!