Chapter 17 - Gibbs

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I gave Abby one of my USMC sweatshirts to put on. Once she did I made breakfast. After we ate she sat on the couch silently. I give her a worried look but she doesn't respond. "Abby...?" She just looks at me. "Are you okay?" She nods. She looked tired. I sit down next to her and hold her hand. "Want to talk about anything?" She nods at me again. "I don't understand, what I did wrong... Mikel... a-and..." I hold her as she breaks out into tears. "Shh... Mikel was crazy and obsessive, you did nothing wrong." She choked out in a sob. "Then w-why do I feel so t-terrible...?" I kiss her head. "Because you are blaming yourself. You haven't done anything." She curled against me closing her eyes only letting soft whimpers escape.

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