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donutsweeper ([personal profile] donutsweeper) wrote2008-07-12 12:23 am
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The Fine Art of Appeasement

Title: The Fine Art of Appeasement
Pairing/Warning/Rating: NCIS fandom, no pairings, rated G
Word Count: 200
Summary:  Gibbs knows better than to face Abby empty handed.
Author's Note:  Written for [livejournal.com profile] mad_jaks's prompt for my recent writing meme.
Author's Note#2: Now with a remix! Negotiating Results by [livejournal.com profile] nouveau_monday .

Gibbs mentally slapped himself when he realized he’d paused in the doorway to Abby’s lab in an attempt to delay having to face her.  He was a marine, damn it.  Nothing scared him, nothing.  Not terrorists.  Not budget meetings.  Not explosions.  Nothing.  But failing to follow through on a promise to bring Abby a caf-pow?  He swallowed heavily.  That was something else entirely.

“Got those results for me yet?”

“Gibbs!”  She spun around, the smile on her face falling when she saw his empty hands.  She valiantly, yet unsuccessfully, attempted to hide her resulting disappointment.  “No, my babies haven’t spoken to me yet.”

“Call me when you get a match.”  He turned to walk away.  “Oh, and Abs?”  He forced himself to turn and look her straight in the eye.  “The caf-pow machine was broken.  They said it’d be up within the hour.  I’ll pick you up one when I go out for more coffee.”

He could see her perk up at his explanation.  “Thanks, Bossman.”

“Got you something to tide you over though.”  He reached into his pocket, pulled out a Green & Black’s chocolate bar and tossed it to her.

“Dark Chocolate Espresso? You do love me!  Thanks, Gibbs!”

[identity profile] itsarift-thing.livejournal.com 2008-07-12 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
No not Abby a murderer, just her pointing out that she knows *how*

Was it really this prompt?
I don't think so - I think it was probably much more pornographic and did not involve Abby in any way.

You may live to regret reminding me.

Although I am in full porn mode myself so I'm not sure I could *read* any on top of what I am writing right now...

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-07-12 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I tend to regret reminding people of things... Ah- her pointing out she knows how. I can see that

[identity profile] itsarift-thing.livejournal.com 2008-07-12 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
It would need a list - a tabulated list...

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-07-12 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
and some exacting formulas...

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-07-12 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
and probably far too many caf-pows than should be humanly possible