The Fine Art of Appeasement

[donutsweeper]

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 mad_jaks's prompt for my recent writing meme.
Author's Note#2: Now with a remix! Negotiating Results by 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!”

Comments

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*hides* uh-oh

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Moohahaha.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

sure, laugh now... but just you wait... Some day when you're trapped, unable to go out for food or coffee I will strike back!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

You're slightly evil, but, then, I think we all knew that already.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Maybe... just maybe...

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I feel this particular smiley is only appropriate here:

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I think that pretty much describes us both perfectly

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Pretty much.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

as does this icon....

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

That, too.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

life is more fun if you embrace your evil nature

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

It really is. Also, I feel we've had this discussion before.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

well, yes... true. What's your point?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

No point. I totally wish lived closer so we could start up our own evil coffee club. Imagine the looks you'd get hanging out in Starbucks.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I think we're scare a bunch of people *rubs hands together in glee*

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

It would be so much fun!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

world domination, one coffee shop at a time

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Moohahaha!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

or should that be donut shop?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I think we'd have to alternate, actually.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I could handle a stop or two at both! (coffee, then donuts, then more coffee...)

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Terrorize the masses while eating donuts AND drinking coffee? I could definitely handle that.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

it would be the cornucopia of true happiness!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

The mental image here, by the way, is fantastic. Kickin' back with coffee in one hand, a donut in the other, and people all around you backing away slowly.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oooh, I like the way you think! Look out world!