Girl Talk
“Hey, Abby.”
“Kate! You guys get the bad guy?”
“Of course.”
“So....what's up? Not that I don't appreciate the visit, but I'm still bummed about our missed spa weekend.”
“Me, too....”
“So? That can't be the only reason you wandered into my lab, this late on a Sunday night.”
“Why are you still here? I thought you were done processing the evidence?”
“I am! But I still have to write up a report about it, detail each step and the results of each test. Some days I do more paperwork than forensic analysis.”
“I hear you. I'm the same way with case reports. I swear, they take longer to write than some cases take to investigate.”
“What's up? You look troubled.”
“Have you noticed anything odd about Gibbs this last little while?”
“'Odd'? He's been a beast all weekend?!”
“Not just this weekend, Abby. But for the last couple of weeks, or so? Anything different about him?”
“Now that you mention it, he has been a bit more smiley.”
“Yes. Exactly. It's really creepy. Gibbs doesn't smile!”
“Sure he does. He smiles all the time.”
“To you, maybe. Not to us.”
“So what brought this on to make you want to gossip about Gibbs?”
“I took a short break earlier, and saw something when I was walking around outside.”
“What, Gibbs having an illicit rendezvous under the big oak?”
“...”
“No way!”
“Not 'illicit', exactly. But there was definitely a picnic feel about it.”
“Who with?”
“I don't know. Never seen her before, but she was definitely younger and definitely a red head.”
“Go, Gibbs!”
“Mmm, I don't think it was like that.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. I just got the feeling that it was more friendship and platonic than anything romantic.”
“How so?”
“The way he treated her – it was like he treats you. Affectionate and nice, but more.”
“More?”
“Let's just say that if Gibbs had a daughter or younger sister, I would assume it was her. It was just the way they talked and acted, like there was some bond between them that he doesn't share with anyone around here.”
“...”
“Abby? Are you okay?”
“No. I think I'm a little jealous. Make that 'a lot' jealous.”
“Should I leave?”
“No. No. I'm good.”
“Are you sure? You're face is all pinched up – and you've got your 'I can kill you and they'll never find the body' look.”
Deep breath. “Reeeellllaaaxxxx.....”
“Abby....?”
“Ok. I'm calm now.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. Now tell me all about this little she-girl who's trying to steal my Gibbs' affections.”
“Um...”
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