Five months after the death of his own father. Leroy Jethro Gibbs received the news that his former mother in law Joanne Fielding had died peacefully in her sleep. Unlike with Jack he didn't feel it was appropriate to take off more than half a day off for the funeral. He may have taken more time if Shannon and Kelly were still alive and needing his consult. The service was being held at four on Thursday afternoon. So he planned to take off around one and drive up to Lancaster, then grab dinner on the road before driving home in plenty of time to be back in the office Friday morning. The morning before the service Joanne's sister saying that she wanted Shannon's birth certificate as well as a few pictures of Shannon and Kelly for a collage she was making for the funeral. So late Wednesday night Gibbs was standing over his file cabinet searching for Shannon's birth certificate. After finding the document he placed it on his work bench. He was starting to close the cabinet when he remembered he hadn't through his files since he needed his own certificate for something with NCIS. He didn't grabbed Kelly's file and held it in his hands. He he thumbed through tearing up at the documents of Kelly's short life. He slammed it shut when he came across her death certificate. When he did something fell out on the floor. He knelt down to pick it up expecting it to be an old report care of some other school related document. Instead it was something he had long since forgotten about. It was a consent form to donate her organs.

FLASHBACK

Just like always Gibbs took advantage of his phone time to contact Shannon. For the past couple of months each time he called. He feared it would be the last time he spoke to his wife and little girl. Just like his last recent phone calls the agent guarding them answered and once he was sure it was safe he handed the phone off to Shannon.

"Hello Jethro?"

"Hi Shan."

"How are you doing?"

"Good I miss you guys."

"We miss you too, Kelly is counting the days til you get home."

"How are you otherwise."

"Kelly is good she is too young to fully understand what is happening. In a way it's a blessing. Me I am not so strong. I don't think we are going to be OK Jethro."

"Don't be silly of course you will."

"Thanks for the optimism but if we don't just know that you are loved."

"Please don't make me cry in front of my bunk mates."

"Oh Jethro I am sorry. Look just in case we don't get to talk again. There is something I really need to discuss with you."

"Go on"

"You remember how my license says that I am an organ donor?"

"Yeah so am I."

"Well I was watching the news the other day and they did this story on this little girl in Alexandria. Her mom died last year. Six months later she collapsed on the playground and was rushed to the hospital. She had a virus that destroyed her heart. If she doesn't get a transplant soon. She is going to die."

"That's tragic but what does it have to do with anything."

"At the end of the report they talked about how it is really hard to find organ donors for children because well parents don't like to think about it."

"What are you getting at?"

"Jethro if Kelly and I don't survive this I want to donate her organs."

"Are you sure? That is a major decision."

"Yes I am but because she is minor they need the consent of both parents. I sent you a form for you to sign."

"OK well I will sign it and send it right back."

"Great but if it gets back too late I am glad that you gave verbal consent."

"I love you guys and give Kelly a hug. My phone time is up."

Two weeks later less than twenty-four hours after Shannon received the form signed by Jethro. She and Kelly were killed. While Jethro still lay in the coma. The organs of his wife and daughter were donated to various people. Kelly's heart just happened to go to the little girl Shannon had heard about on the news. Little did Gibbs know that years later he would get to know the girl. He knew her for several years before who he found out who she was.

END FLASHBACK

A/N: I will reveal who the girl is and her connection to Gibbs and all of NCIS in the next chapter. Any guesses on who she is? I will post the second and final chapter either tonight or later in the week. Please review and thanks for reading.