Timestamp Ficlet: Four Emails Gibbs Never Sent (And One He Did)
For nakeisha, who asked for Christmas night following my story Four Emails Gibbs Still Hasn't Read (And One He Has). Thanks to toomuchfandom for beta-reading.
TITLE: Four Emails Gibbs Never Sent (And One He Did)
AUTHOR: lonelywalker
FANDOM: NCIS
RATING: PG-13
Four Emails Gibbs Never Sent (And One He Did)
1.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Duck,
I
[deleted]
2.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Dear Dr. Mallard,
Thank you very much for your invitation to dinner last night. It was an excellent meal, and it is always nice to see your mother. Please pass on my tha
[deleted]
3.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: testing
Ducky, Abby is having some kind of email problem. She asked me to send you this to check if the system is working ok. Hell if I know what’s going on. You know me and computers.
Haha.
Oh, hell, Duck, I don’t know what to
[deleted]
4.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Hi Duck,
How are you doing? Thanks for the meal. It was really great and I’m always happy to see your mother. She certainly always seems happy to see me.
Look, about… about what happened. I’m not sure that we should
I mean it was… But
[deleted]
5.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Hey Duck,
Just wanted to say thanks for a wonderful night. And sorry for running out on you like that this morning. I had a lot on my mind, and… There are some things I just can’t put in an email.
My place, tonight?
J.
To: Gibbs, L.J.
From: Mallard, D.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Dear Jethro,
I’m quite relieved to hear from you. I have a few Christmas presents of the liquid variety that have yet to be opened, and your home would be an excellent rendezvous.
And, yes, indeed, there is much that - despite the miracles of modern technology - cannot be said unless it is in person. I look forward to this evening.
All my love,
Ducky
TITLE: Four Emails Gibbs Never Sent (And One He Did)
AUTHOR: lonelywalker
FANDOM: NCIS
RATING: PG-13
Four Emails Gibbs Never Sent (And One He Did)
1.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Duck,
I
[deleted]
2.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Dear Dr. Mallard,
Thank you very much for your invitation to dinner last night. It was an excellent meal, and it is always nice to see your mother. Please pass on my tha
[deleted]
3.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: testing
Ducky, Abby is having some kind of email problem. She asked me to send you this to check if the system is working ok. Hell if I know what’s going on. You know me and computers.
Haha.
Oh, hell, Duck, I don’t know what to
[deleted]
4.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Hi Duck,
How are you doing? Thanks for the meal. It was really great and I’m always happy to see your mother. She certainly always seems happy to see me.
Look, about… about what happened. I’m not sure that we should
I mean it was… But
[deleted]
5.
To: Mallard, D.
From: Gibbs, L.J.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Hey Duck,
Just wanted to say thanks for a wonderful night. And sorry for running out on you like that this morning. I had a lot on my mind, and… There are some things I just can’t put in an email.
My place, tonight?
J.
To: Gibbs, L.J.
From: Mallard, D.
Subject: re: Christmas Dinner
Dear Jethro,
I’m quite relieved to hear from you. I have a few Christmas presents of the liquid variety that have yet to be opened, and your home would be an excellent rendezvous.
And, yes, indeed, there is much that - despite the miracles of modern technology - cannot be said unless it is in person. I look forward to this evening.
All my love,
Ducky