I Never Told

Chapter 7

Abby's(POV):

He's alive, of that I am sure, but why is he hiding from me? In the end, I decided to call the one other person who could never tell me no- besides McGee, because Tony has him under surveillance- Fornell. Oh, I need to learn to laugh like a villain, that would be perfect. Smiling, I noticed I was acting more like myself. 

"Fornell." He answered gruffly.

"Hey, it's Abby." 

"Abby." he brightened considerably "What can I do for you?" 

I grabbed my lab remote."I need an investigator." I let that sink in. 

"Why?"

 I pressed the button that locked and soundproofed my lab. "I will tell you, but first I need to know you can be trusted."

"Why wouldn't you trust me?" 

Because you could be working with Gibbs. "Need to know." 

He sighed. "Okay...." 

"Great. Find out the name of the man who hit me and....Gibbs in the accident." 

"Why?"

"Do you want to be trusted?" 

He paused. "Seriously though, why?"

 I clicked the button again. "Call me when you've found something," I smiled. "And keep this to yourself." 

He sighed and I hung up.

Fornell's(POV):

When she hung up, I felt the guilt smacking into me. I walked into the living room. "You just had to leave her a sign didn't you?" 

My guest sat up."Didn't want her to give up all hope." He ran his hand through his bright silver hair.

"Well you cheered her up so much that she's looking into your accident." 

He looked at me defeated.

"You love that girl, Jethro, probably more than even you know. Go to her, show her you're alive. She'll keep your secret, she'll probably die before she exposes you." I said as I tried to talk some sense into him.

"That's exactly what I'm afraid of." He exclaimed. "If she dies, I die!"

"Exactly, and did you ever stop to think she feels the same way? Keep in mind, to her, you just died. I'm just saying.... watch out Gibbs."

 He looked at me, sighed then punched my wall. "I'll be back later." He glared at me before practically running out the door.