A Secret Admirer, Epilogue

Author's Note: After some consideration I decided to write an epilogue.

Disclaimer: I only own the plot.

One and a half years later.........

As I approached my lab I saw a weird green glow shining into the hallway. I wondered what it could be. I started to panic, thinking of a thousand different things it could be. Maybe one of my babies was on the fritz again. As I approached the doorway the glow got brighter. I had only left for a half hour, what could have gone wrong. Reaching the doorway, I peered in cautiously, I stopped short. Hundreds of glow sticks littered the floor, the evidence table and my computer station. I walked in, making sure not to step on any. On my computer station sat a Caf-Pow, a single red rose and a folded note card. I smiled. I picked up the card, Ducky's handwriting, turn around.

I chuckled, placed the card down and turned on my platform heel. There on one knee sat Tim. His bright smile taking on a slight green hue from the glow sticks. I smiled and said," Hi, Timmy. What are ya doing down there?" I reached back and grabbed my Caf-Pow. His eyes darted around the room for a minute before coming back and locking with mine. The smile dropped from his face and the most serious look replaced it. His clear green eyes looked intense. He took a deep breath and spoke,"Abby, this past year and a half have been the best of my life. You are everything I could ever want. I have been so happy." I cut him off, reaching out and ruffling his hair," Oh, Timmy. I'm happy too. Like really,really happy." His eyes lit up.

"Abby, please let me continue." I nodded my head. "I don't want to do anything to mess up what we have but I just feel like if I don't take this step I'll regret it. You told me I should always tell you what is on my mind, well here it goes," he took a deep breath," I can't imagine my life without you. I want us to be together forever. I want us to have kids and grow old together." He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled something out. Despite the climate control in my lab, goose bumps broke out all over my arms and the hairs on my neck stood on end. My heart started to beat faster." I know how you feel about commitment, but I just have to ask," his eyes grew more intense. He gulped and opened the small box," Abby Sciuto, will you marry me?" My mouth dropped open. In the dim light I saw the ring, it had a diamond in the center, surrounded my two rubies and two onyx stones. It was all set in white gold. I noticed his hand was shaking. I glanced back up into his eyes. Behind the determined expression in his eyes I watched as a hint of uncertainty crept into his eyes. His jaw tightened slightly with each second I remained silent. A million thoughts where running through my head. The fear of something happening to him on the job, us growing apart, become a dull married couple. But the one thing that I kept coming back to was simple, I couldn't imagine my life without him in it. It hurt to think about coming home at the end of the day and not having him right there. Before I could speak, he cast his eyes to the ground, closed the box and placed it back in his pocket. He rose up onto his feet. Finally he looked up but he didn't met my eyes, he looked over my right shoulder."It's okay. I understand, Just forget I said anything. I don't want anything to change."

He turned to leave, I reached out and stopped him by placing a hand on his shoulder."Stop, Tim." He glanced back at me over his shoulder. Pain evident in his eyes. I smiled slightly. I turned him around to face me again."Don't you even want to hear what I have to say?' A sad half smile creased his lips. He shrugged his shoulders,"Sure. Why not?" I smiled a little more. I reached up and cupped his cheek. "I was thinking's why I didn't respond immediately. And what my mind kept coming to was one simple fact..." he had his eyes cast to the floor. I reached out a finger and lifted his chin, causing him to met my gaze."The fact is that I can't imagine my life without you. I want to marry you." His eyes lit up. I smiled bigger,"So my answer is yes, Timothy McGee, I will marry you." He broke into a huge smile. "Oh, Abs. I love you so much. You have made me the happiest guy in the whole world." He wrapped his arms tightly around my hugging me, he lifted me off the floor and spun me around. My lab became a green blur. He stopped suddenly and pulled apart from me, "What?" I asked. He reached into his pocket, took the ring out of its box and slide it onto my left ring finger. I glanced down at it and it momentarily became blurry as I started to tear up. He smile and reached up and wiped the tear away from the corner of my eye. He leaned in and gently placed his lips on mine. I wrapped my arms around him. Lacing my fingers through his hair. I pulled his head closer,deepening the kiss. Soon my lungs where screaming for oxygen but I didn't want to break the kiss. Suddenly I heard clapping from the doorway. We broke apart slowly, both out of breath. Tim's hair messed up. There in the doorway stood Tony, Ziva, and Gibbs. All of them smiling. Meeting Gibbs' eyes he simply nodded his head slightly and smiled.