�Anyone want to get dinner?� Kate asked.
�I�m in,� Abby said without looking away from the computer screen she was staring at. She and McGee were battling it out on a video game of some kind and a moment later she raised her arms in victory and cheered for herself briefly. �And McGee�s buying,� she added, swivelling her chair around to face Kate who had a smirk on her face.
�What about you, Tony?� Kate asked, looking over at her partner.
�I�ve got plans,� Tony said, glancing at his watch for the fifth time in as many minutes.
Kate frowned. �Okay, what�s up with you today. You usually only count the seconds until you can leave when Gibbs is forcing paperwork on you.�
�Yeah,� Abby agreed. �You didn�t even notice me thrashing McGee.�
�Sorry, Abby. I�m just a little distracted,� Tony said. �I can�t be late tonight.�
�Whoever she is she�d better be damned special,� Abby said as she started turning machines off and tidying up around her lab.
Tony picked up his backpack from the chair he had plopped it down on when he and Kate made their way down to the lab to see Abby and McGee about an hour earlier. �She is,� he said before waving at the group and heading for the door.
There was little speculation on who Tony was so eager to see. With his laundry list of lovers it was easier to just smile and nod, roll your eyes at his comments, and let whatever he said go in one ear and out the other. The three remaining members of the team grabbed their things and got into Kate�s car, heading for a restaurant that they all agreed on while Tony sped toward Dulles airport.
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