NCIS ~ I Will Love You Thru Everything

chap 40

They both entered at the same time, guns drawn. "McGee?" Gibbs whispered thru the comm. earpiece. "Clear!" Mcgee shouted. They moved from room to room. Finally, they both stood at the bottom of the staircase. Gibbs led, Mcgee followed. As soon as Gibbs swung around the corner, shots rang out. Gibbs gasped and fell to the floor with a thud. Mcgee moved towards him instinctively, covering him. He kept his gun aimed towards the room where the shots had come from.

Mcgee lifted Gibb's head. He couldn't see where the bullet had hit!

"Lay still, boss. I've sent for paramedics." he soothed. Gibbs kept struggling to get up, but Mcgee held him still. "Tim!" Gibb's voice choked out. "We both have vests on, remember?!? I'm fine" Mcgee was flustered. "Oh..right." Gibbs looked at him. "You forgot to wear yours, didn't you, Mcgee?" he looked pissed.

Mcgee looked towards the room. "Boss, Abby needs me to do this. This ends here." He got up quickly, leaving a struggling to get up Gibbs behind him in the hall.

Mcgee kept his gun ready and got closer and closer to the room. All of a sudden, a lone figure jumped out, gun pointed.

BANG!!! Shots rang out and Gibbs desperately tried to see what was happening. The wind was still knocked out of him, and even though he was wearing a vest, he still might have broken a rib, it felt like.

BANG!! Two more rounds were fired. Footsteps came slowly to Gibbs.

Mcgee stood above him, his face pale. "It's over, boss. I got him." he reached out a hand and hauled Gibbs off his back.

Together they examined the room. From the photographs and files, it appeared the men had been trying to get Abby to complete an experiment started by someone that had been killed.

"Rodeo.." Gibbs murmured. He slowly closed the file, feeling sick. The pictures inside were of human beings being experimented on. He tossed the file to the floor.

Mcgee stood by the doorway. When he noticed Gibbs looking at him questioningly as to why he wasn't entering the room, Mcgee explained, "I don't need to..see those pictures. Abby deserves respect and me seeing them would be wrong."

Gibbs understood. "How did you know it was the last of the men? That he was who we've been looking for?" he wondered.

Mcgee's eyes narrowed. "I asked him a few things before I shot him."

There was silence in the room for a few seconds, because they both knew that interrogating before killing was against the law.

"Inform the director that this man died in the gun fight," Gibbs ordered. He knew that McGee had done this for Abby, so she could sleep peacefully finally.

He was proud of him. Mcgee was a fine agent.

Gibbs slapped his back. "Let's get out of here and let CSU examine everything. Go home," he ordered. "I'll...tell Abby to meet you there," he decided. Mcgee looked astonished. "What?!" he exclaimed.

Gibbs grinned. "Ahh to hell with it, Mcgee. Tell her already," he laughed, then walked out the door, leaving Mcgee to stand with his mouth wide open.

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(9:00 p.m later that night)

Tony and Ziva drove over to Mcgee's house. Gibbs had called to tell them what happened, and said Mcgee might want some company, but then he might not. Gibbs had said "it just depends," and didn't answer when Tony had asked what it depended on.

Ziva held Tony's hand while he drove, and they both hummed along to the radio. After awhile, Tony stopped humming and just listened to Ziva. She had a great voice.

They pulled up in front of Mcgee's apartment. "Oh," said Ziva in surprise. "Abby is here. I wonder if Mcgee needed some cheering up." Tony smirked. "Or maybe there is a little something going on here that Gibbs doesn't know about," he joked.

Ziva lightly punched him. "hey!" Tony complained. "Oh, stop. I did not even hit you that hard." she said playfully. Tony rubbed his arm, pretending to be hurt. "Well maybe if you kiss me, I'll feel better.." he whispered.

It was dark out, but they had parked under a street light, so Tony could sort of see Ziva as she leaned in. Their lips met, and Ziva fumbled to undo her seat belt. "I'm still not feeling better yet," Tony murmured. Ziva smiled as she kissed him again. Her fingers wrapped around his hair, pulling him closer to her. A few minutes later, Ziva couldn't remember how she ended up on Tony's lap on the other side of the car, but she liked being there. Tony's arms held her closely, his fingers playing with her long hair. His kisses moved up and down her neck, teasing her. Ziva giggled quietly. After many minutes, they finally came to a stop. Ziva glanced at the dashboard clock, which read 9:45 p.m. "Tony! We told Mcgee we would be there at 9 o clock! Hurry!" she said. Tony playfully caught her wrists. "We are here," he said jokingly. Ziva gave him a stern look, pretending to be upset. "Well, Miss David, you're the one keeping me from getting up," he reminded her, as she was still sitting on his lap. "And by the way, the stern librarian look is very sexy on you," he finished. He was delighted when Ziva blushed.

She had forgotten she was on his lap. As she climbed out the driver side door, Tony continued to hold her hand so she wouldn't fall. As they made their way up the walk, Tony noticed the blinds were drawn. "That's odd," he commented. When they finally reached the door, Tony raised his fist to knock, but Ziva caught it. "Shh!" she hissed. Tony looked at her oddly. She smiled sneakily. "We have to listen thru the door first," she explained. They both had the feeling that Mcgee and Abby weren't exactly playing board games.

Ziva put her head against the door and listened. After a few seconds, she motioned for Tony to do the same. tony listened and smiled slowly. He could hear the unmistakeable sound of Abby's soft laugh, and then the sound of kissing. Ziva's eyes were wide with astonishment. "I can't believe they actually got together!" she whispered happily. She put her ear back to the door. Then she could hear Mcgee softly speaking, then more kissing. There was a crash as something must've fallen to the floor, then all of a sudden Mcgee and Abby were making out like nobody's business. This lasted for awhile!

Needless to say, Tony and Ziva decided not to knock on the door.

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