So here is the beginning of Verity's latest one shot series. It kind of a follow up to Seven Deadly Sins, well only in the sense that I have had this idea since then.

Enjoy...The Virtues

Charity

In Christian theology charity, or love (agapē), means an unlimited loving-kindness toward others.

The evil bastard stared at her from across the room, his beady eyes boring into her soul. She stared back, her mind formulating plan after plan to get out of this situation, most of them involved the one person she didn't want to ask for help.

Speak of the devil, his hand appeared in her field of vision, and she looked down at him from the chair she was standing on.

"I don't need your help thank you." She snapped and crossed her arms in front of her.

"Dammit it Jenny, would you just let me help you? I happen to know that you have been standing on your chair for the past 15 minutes...Cynthia isn't so loyal sometimes." He took a step back and grinned. If she wasn't balanced precariously on her swivel chair she would have slapped him. She took a deep breath and blew it out hard.

"Fine…but if you tell anyone about this…" She left the threat hanging in the air and his placed his hands under her arms and lifted her to the ground. He held her slightly too close as she slid down his body and scowled when she failed to miss the way it effected him.

"So where is the bastard?" He asked. She pointed to the floor under her desk and took a step back. He stifled a laugh. "It's tiny." He said, picking up the small spider that had taken refuge in her office. She shuddered at the thought of it and wrinkled her nose.

"It may be tiny, but it's gross, its legs…urgh." She shuddered again and stepped away from Gibbs as he advanced on her with the spider cupped in his hands.

"Jethro…it's not funny…please put it outside." Gibbs glanced at her, confusion etched on his face.

"Put it outside? I would have thought you would have wanted me to kill it." He grinned, knowing she wouldn't dare come within 2 feet of him whilst he held the spider, let alone hit him.

"There is no sense in killing it, I may hate the spindly little bastards but I can't kill them…take that look off your face Jethro." She scowled.

"What look?" He asked, his hands still cupped around the arachnid that was desperately trying make a break for freedom and crawl between his fingers.

"That look you get when you are plotting something…if you bring that thing anywhere near me, I swear to God Jethro, you will be sorry." She made a break for the door. He deposited the spider on her window sill and firmly shut the window. She heaved a sigh of relief and came back into the office, sitting down at her desk and putting her glasses back on. She sensed him hovering behind her and she swung her chair around. He leant down, putting his hands on the arms on her chair and leaning towards her.

"You know what I don't get?" He asked, his face just that little bit too close. She swallowed.

"What?" She managed to ask.

"How you can stay cool when you get held at gun point by some crazy drug dealer who wants his head brother back, but you can't deal with a spider the size of a pin head." He grinned and placed a quick kiss to her mouth.

"Maybe I don't deal so you can feel needed." She suggested, grinning against his lips. He shook his head.

"Nope…not buying it, cos you know very well I would help you even if you didn't want me to, its part of my charm." He kissed her again.

"Thank you for your help Jethro…you're my hero." She feigned adoration. He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Anytime Jen, anytime."

I don't know if Jenny hated spiders, but I do!

V!

xox