I Never Told

Chapter 10

The knock, that must be Ziva. Okay Abby, you can do this. I opened the door. Shit, Tony! "Hey Tony, why are you here?" I glanced over my shoulder to make sure Gibbs was hidden.

"MOVIE NIGHT!" Tony stepped around me.

"SHIT!" I chased after him "Uh Tony...."

He stopped and I smacked into his back, "Boss?" He stared.

"What is ....Gibbs?" Ziva walked in.

"Shit. Shit. Shit." I ran and closed the door, then went to stand by Gibbs. "Guys, I know you're mad, but hear me out." Tony looked at Ziva, who nodded, and together they stepped forward and....hugged him. Gibbs looked at me his eyes screaming ,'Help!'

"Guys?" I touched Tony's arm. He turned and picked me up and spun me in a circle.

"Abby. He's alive!" 

I blushed. "I know."

"Your hickey told me that someone was here." What? "And I thought it was some one night stand I could bully, but look." He pointed at Gibbs.

"Hickey?!" Gibbs gave me a 'busted' face then rubbed the back of his neck. When he finally looked at me he shrugged helplessly and I couldn't resist kissing his nose, which he paid back with one on the lips.

"So, that happened." Tony joked.

"Uh yeah." I glanced at Gibbs.

"How did you do it?" Ziva finally piped up.

"Well," He started. "Remember back in November?"

Gibb's(POV) Back in November:

"Not that I'd ever tell her." Dinozzo bragging again. "Gibbs." He pointed over his shoulder at me.

"Yeah." Tim said right as my hand collided with the back of Tony's head.

"Yes Boss." The two of them scampered to their seats. As I went to sit in my chair, the phone rang. "Body." Tony mumbled.

I answered and got the information, "Grab your gear." I nodded at them.

(20 Minutes Later)

I pulled up on the scene with a groan, it's a school. Cases with kids are always the hardest. "How many?" I asked as I turned to face the sheriff.

"20." He frowned. "All navy kids, all died right before lunch."

"How?"

"We can't say, no wounds. Might be poison."

"Well how'd they get it?"

(The Next Day)

"The counselor?" Tony asked incredulously.

"Gave the kids chocolate, tells them to wait till lunch, he'll have an alibi. Except kids never wait.

(NOW)

"Well, then I got a call a few weeks before the accident."

(A Few Weeks Before The Accident)

"Gibbs." I answered.

"Hello Agent Gibbs." 

I frowned. "Yes?"

"You don't know me, but I know you, and I'm here to help you."

"How?"

"Call 555-0193 and I will help you fake your death to save the life of the team member you love most."

"Why would I want or need to fake my death?"

"Because it's coming and there will be no mercy; mark my words, Agent Gibbs, you will call me."

(NOW):

"And I did, but I knew Abby. I didn't want her to lose hope, so I left her a sign and went to stay with Fornell."

"I knew it." Abby shouted proudly.

"Knew what, Abbs?" I stared down at her.

"That you were getting help from Fornell."

"Because you're too smart for your own good." I smiled at her.

"Boss, if you could stop flirting because it's bizarre like McGeek's new girlfriend."

"Ooo.... Tim has a new girlfriend? " Abby got excited.

"This girl, Katy, she's an author too." Ziva nodded.

"I have met her she seems nice."

"Wait," Abby exclaimed. "Is she about...." She held a hand at her eye level. "This tall with dark blonde hair and blue eyes?"

"Yeah, why?" Dinozzo leaned in for more gossip.

"I suggested that they try a date, I set them up." She grinned. I put my arm around her, and kissed her head. For now, we can rest.