Family always sticks together no matter what.(An NCIS Fanfiction.)

Chapter 4 Regret.

Chapter 4! :) If anyone has a chapter title idea for chapter 2 let me know! :)

Mcgee hadn't slept in over twenty-four hours. The team had been working nonstop since they first discovered Luca was in danger. They'd been following leads, but most of them led them to dead ends. Occasionally Tony, Ziva or Gibbs would come down with a lead, but so far none of them had been very helpful. Someone reported seeing Luca with an unknown male the night before at a local gas station. Mcgee had called asking for their security footage, but according to the manager they didn't have any cameras. He'd been trying to at least get some sense of who might want to go after Abby, but she hadn't been very helpful.

Abby was becoming more and more anxious by the hour. She was pacing now. Mcgee was finding it hard to concentrate. He turned around to face her. "Abby! Stop pacing, you're driving me crazy!" As soon as he shouted at her he wanted to take it back. He was being a bit hard on her. He knew she couldn't help it. He couldn't even imagine what she was going through. If it had been Sarah, he didn't know what he would have done.

"Abby, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to snap at you." He could see the hurt in her eyes. He immediately felt guilty.

Abby took his hands in hers. "I know you didn't mean it Tim. We're all tired and stressed. Everyone needs to let it out sometimes." She opened her mouth to continue speaking, but Mcgee interrupted her.

"It's still no excuse for my behavior." Mcgee countered. "I shouldn't have shouted, I'm sorry."

"It's okay Tim. I forgive you." She leaned down to kiss his cheek. Abby let go of his hands and stepped away.

The phone rang and Mcgee hurried to answer it. Abby couldn't hear the other side of the conversation, but she could tell it wasn't good news. Abby waited nervously for Mcgee to hang up.

"What is it? What's wrong? Is it Luca? Is he okay?" Abby blurted out question after question without pause. Mcgee gently put a hand on her shoulder.

"Abby slow down." He looked her in the eyes not wanting to share the news he had just received. He hesitated and Abby shook her head slowly.

"A body has just been found. It's not Luca." Abby's eyes widened and she sighed in relief. She waited for him to tell her who it was, but he wasn't saying anything.

"Who is it? Tell me Mcgee." His eyes were filled with sorrow. He wished he didn't have to tell her. He closed his eyes not wanting to see her expression.

"I'm so sorry Abby-" She cut him off, and said in a tiny voice, "Who Mcgee?" He took a shuddering breath.

"It's Kyle Davis." Abby swayed feeling dizzy. No, no, no, she thought. She'd barely had a chance to know him. "NOOO!" She wailed. Tears ran down her cheeks. Her entire body shook with sobs. She stumbled and nearly fell. Mcgee caught her. She struggled against him beating her hands against him.

"LET ME GO!I have to...I have to." She couldn't speak anymore. Suddenly all the fight she had left her body and she sagged heavily against him. He held her and laid his head gently on hers and let her cry. Mcgee could feel tears burning his own eyes. He rubbed her back in an effort to comfort her. He didn't know how much longer he could handle this before he broke down too. He didn't say anything. There was nothing he could say that would make this better.

Gibbs looked down at Kyle's body regretfully. "Sorry kid. Wish we could've gotten to know you more. I might have even let you help with the boat." Normally he would stay at the crime scene longer, but nothing about this case was normal. He knew Ducky and Palmer could handle this. He would get the bastard who did this, but right now he had to be there for his team because they were his family and family always sticks together, no matter what.