NCIS Short Stories

I Can't Remember (Part 3)

                 

---------DiNozzo's POV---------

Abby is clinging to my arm.

"Abby," I say, "You're hurting my arm."

"Sorry," she says. She lets go.

Gibbs looks dead. Part of his face is bandaged, from the fragment I presume, and he has a canola in his nose. Abby is holding her breath.

"It's ok Abs," I say to her.

"Permission to hug?"

"When do you have to ask?" She buries her head in my suit. I wrap my arm around her and put my hand on her head. I can just hear her whispering something.

"He's not dead. He isn't dead. He is not dead."

"No, Abby, he isn't," I reassure her. She lifts her head off of my suit and looks at Gibbs. She takes a breath. Ducky is on one side of the bed and I walk Abby over to the other.

"Hey Gibbs," she says to him. He is asleep the doctor says, not in a coma, just asleep.

When he doesn't say anything, she sighs.

"Hey...Abs..." he says just audibly.

One of the brightest smiles I've ever seen Abby give, "You good Gibbsy?"

"Don't call me 'Gibbsy' Abby," he says and smiles at her. I can see him flinch, "What happened?"

Ducky walks out of the room to inform the doctor Gibbs is awake.

"You were in a fight," I say, "Jacob Ryland. You remember him, boss?" he shakes his head. The doctor walks in with Ducky.

"Agent Gibbs," she says, "How are you feeling?"

"Like crap," he says back.

"I am going to have to ask you a few questions. Is that ok?"

"Why would it not be," Gibbs replies.

"Alright," Dr. Patel starts, "Your name is Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Correct?" Gibbs nods. "You work for NCIS." He nods again. "What are the names of your co-workers?"

Gibbs starts, "Tony DiNozzo, Timothy McGee, Ziva David-"

I interrupt him, "Ziva?"

"Yea, DiNozzo," he says with no hesitation.

"Boss," I start but am interrupted by Abby.

"Who is the current Director?"

"Jenny Shepard."

Abby shakes her head, "The year?"

"2008." Abby sits stunned for a moment.

"No," Abby stands, "No! Not again!"

"Abby what's wrong," Gibbs says, trying to calm her down. He is confused by her outburst.

"This isn't happening again! You can't forget this time!"

"Abby clam down," I yell as I wrap my arms around her.

She buries her head in my arms, "Not again..."

Gibbs looks at me, "What year is it DiNozzo?"

"2016." He stares at me in shock.

---------Third Person POV---------

Gibbs was shocked that the year was 2016, when he had just talked to Jenny the day before.

"What do you mean it's 2016? It's May 2008," Gibbs says.