Paris always was where they were best
In this Jenny didn't die after Judgement day, instead she survived. But something just isn't the same any more.
Disclamer: I don't own N.C.I.S.
It had been six weeks since the event at the diner, and Jenny had been back at work for the last three. The work load had been about average, and Jenny had had numerous calls with Sec-Nav (as per usual), befor she'd loved her job, didn't mind the hours at all, but she was always ready for home at the end of the day. Yet recently, her heart wasn't in it. She still loved her job, but there was something about being there in D.C. that sent a shiver down her spine. There was so much of her past there, yes good memories but also terrible ones, ones she didn't want to be reminded of on a daily basis.
Today it was all about to change though. She'd arranged for team Gibbs, Abby and Ducky to come to her office. As they walked through the door Gibbs said; "This better be good Jen, these three are meant to be doing paperwork."
"Good Jethro? For me yes, for you lot, probably not." She sighed and sat down at her desk. "The rest of you are probably wondering the same thing, its been six weeks since what happened, happened at the diner, and I have really valued your compassion, Tony, Ziva, Tim, I appreciate the extra work you've put in, Abby, thank-you so much for all your support, Ducky thanks for listening to all my rambles, and Jethro, thank-you for all the coffees." All in the room chuckled at the last part, and then Ducky spoke up.
"Jennifer if you don't mind my saying so, that sounded rather like a goodbye speech."
"That Ducky would be because it was a goodbye speech. I have been given the option to continue being director, yet be based in Paris, and they are not functioning as well as D.C. is. I have accepted and today is my last day in D.C. I fly out tonight. Before you start crying Abs, it is not like you will never see me again; I will be on many calls, involved in all your cases and most likely have to come back at some point. As for your boss, Leon Vance will fill that position." For the next few hours goodbyes where said, and tears fell. Then when the time came to go, Jenny turned to the one person she had shared the most with, the one who knew her the best, and taught her all she knew, she turned to Leroy Jethro Gibbs, "Would you mind walking me to my car Jethro?"
"Cause not Jen." He said taking the box she had in her arms. The walk down to the parking lot was silent, neither quite knew what to say, they had left each other so many times in the past, Paris, Mexico, yet this one was different, this one had been planned unlike the others. Once the box was in the car, they looked into one another's eyes. "Why Jen, I mean really?"
"Honestly, nearly dying in that diner, I suppose it put thing into perspective for me, I mean I have live in D.C. all my life, never even moved house. I have no social life aside from work, and, I dunno, I suppose I just want to try and leave all the bad memories behind, it sounds stupid. But it feels right going, and you can't tell me no. You left for Mexico, I'm leaving for Paris."
"I'm not gonna tell you no Jen, it's not my place."
"Good bye Jethro." She said kissing him gently on the cheek. He smiled at her.
"Goodbye Jen." With the hardest goodbye said she got into the car and left, she lent her head against the window as the bright lights of D.C. reflected on the window, she relived the happiest times she'd had in D.C. : her first day as a probie
"Special agent Gibbs the newest member of your team, Jennifer Shepard. I want you to look after her, she had great potential." Said Marrow.
"Will do sir." Replied Gibbs.
"Right Jenny, I've got to go and speak with Sec-Nav, I'll leave you in the safe hands of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs." As he exited the room, Gibbs turned to her.
"I won't be treating you soft because you're a woman you know that. Oh and no funny business,ok?"
"No funny business?"
"Rule #12, never date a co-worker."
Becoming director:
"Hello Jethro"
"Jen?"
When she'd found the teenage bombers mother after Jethro had been locked in a room with him:
They both looked at the young boy as he was reunited with his mother, Gibbs was surprised to see her alive.
"It's good to see I can still surprise you Jethro."
"Yeh, yeh you can."
They all flashed before her eyes, and many, many more, all the happy times they had spent together undercover: going up the Eiffel tower, walking by the saine, and laughing in the rain. She remembered them all like yesterday, she would miss him, all of them, but it was time to start again, a new life.
I apologise for any wrong timings/ dates or any wrong quotes, it was done from memory. Please let me know what you think, review please.