I know that I haven't updated anything in forever but I kinda went on hiatus with the whole fact that I failed college... Story writing was the only subject that I passed and then there was the fact that I had a 'Hollis' interfere with my relationship which meant I kinda lacked that lovey feeling. . So anyways, I'm back and I am sorry the others are still on temporary hiatus and here we go for this one. Thanks to Kaylah for helping with some bits and pieces when I really thought I would never get it done at all. Enjoy!
Jenny Sheppard looked over at the man that was in her bed his face crumpled into the pillow. She sighed as she remembered the night before and where they were and better still, why they were there. She sat up in her bed and pulled her crimson hair up in a ponytail as she ran over the events of the night before.
Jenny looked at her phone for the time as she watched her two best friend's insight a drinking match with the guys that they knew. She had a feeling this would end badly for someone but wasn't sure who that would be. She leant against the wall as she watched the girls order more jugs from the bar and set them on the table. Abby's cheerful voice was heard the next moment.
"Okay, who wants to try and outdrink me and Ziva" she said and Jenny laughed a little as she watched the guys all put their hands up and move forward.
She looked over and saw Gibbs coming towards her; Jenny glared in his direction and walked to where the others were. She watched as Abby's eyes lit up and shook her head at the thought that she may be involved in something.
"We have a new contender boys, Jenny Shepard will compete with one of you lucky men one on one" she said her voice echoing throughout the pub.
Jenny backed away but froze as she heard a male voice comment.
"I will take her on, she can't be that hard to beat in a drinking contest" Gibbs said smugly as he walked to where they were standing.
Jenny glared and stood up at the bar as did Gibbs. Abby smiled at the two of them.
"Okay, shots or chugs?" she asked giving them a choice of what they wanted to do.
"Shots" they both said at the same time.
Abby nodded at the bar tender who lined the shots up across the bar for them.
"Won't Hollis be a little Jealous?" Jenny asked as they prepared to start the contest.
Gibbs looked at her "Jen, what? Why would Hollis be jealous? Oh wait, you saw her...?" he quietened at the end as Abby yelled for them to start the contest.
Jenny eyed the shot glasses and went for it, downing them continuously until they had to be restocked. The burn of the straight liquor sliding down her throat numbed the jealousy that she felt for the blonde that she blamed for breaking up her relationship. She grabbed another shot before downing it. She swallowed hard as she watched the man across from her down another also.
"Don't worry Jethro it will all be over soon. Just like everything between us." She said before downing her twelfth shot.
He looked at her in confusion before equalling her with the amount that she had drank.
Abby looked over at them and saw that Jenny was starting to come a little unhinged with the amount that she was drinking.
"Okay, we have a tie; I have to stop you two there before I end up in the E.R with one of you from a potentially bad dose of hard core spirits."
Jenny smiled at her friend before walking over to her. "I have to, um... go back to my place." She said with a slight slur of her words.
Abby nodded at her "okay, but Gibbs has to walk you home at least or well catch the cab with you, he is a lot soberer than you are." She said to her friend.
Jenny glared at her "I'm... fine... absolutely, fine" she said pausing somewhat between words so that she could form a sentence.
"yeah that's not convincing me Jenny, I think he needs to take you back to your place or his, I don't mind" she said winking.
Jenny glared at the other girl and what she had just insinuated. She started to walk off and stumbled when she felt a set of strong arms wrap around her waist and hold her up.
"I hear that I am to escort you home" he said nonchalantly as they walked towards the door with his arm around her.
"I'm fine" she said bitterly "Go back to Hollis, I'm sure she is missing you" she added glaring at him.
He shook his head and helped her out to the street before hailing a taxi and telling her address.
The cab driver pulled up and Gibbs paid him before he escorted Jenny out of the car and to her door.
"You have obviously been drinking more than usual." he stated as he observed her slight inability to put her key through the door lock.
It took her at least five tries before the key successfully slid into the lock, and she couldn't blame the lack of lighting as an excuse, because she'd left her porch light on.
"Im fine you can leave whenever you want to" she said bitterly as she managed to finally unlock the door.
Before his thoughts even registered in his head, he grabbed onto her arm, his grip was firm. At least it effectively stopped her from moving.
"What are you doing to yourself, Jenny?" he asked quietly, his tone betraying his true emotions that he would not admit to anymore, especially her.
"It is not of your concern, Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Now you have escorted me home, you may leave." Her tone harsh, straight to the point, her pride, and ignorance and just plain old stubbornness had taken over.
"Nah uh, not going to happen, I'm not going til you are safe inside and I know you aint going to throw up"
"That's an order, get out now and leave me alone!" she said her voice threatening the emotion behind it visible.
"Jeeze, Jen, when did this happen, why are you shutting me out all of a sudden?" he said pissed off by this stage.
"Leave, now!" her head began to pound, she needed a shot of vodka to dull the pain.
"It's an order, don't make me tell you again" she said as his grip slackened on her arm slightly and she all but ran into the house.
He stopped the door as she was about to close it and grabbed her light frame once more just before she stumbled.
She shook out of his grip and ran to the study grabbing the bottle of vodka and downing a mouthful.
"Drinking our pain away are we now?" he asked accusingly.
Jenny flinched.
"God Jethro, why do you hate me so much just tell me"
"I don't hate you Jen, I could never hate you, I have loved you every day for the past 10 years." He said, emotion thickly lacing his voice.
"I want you to answer a serious question for me, Jethro." she said emotionlessly
"Anything, Jen." The fire and passion but most of all love, creepy into his voice; he was showing the side of him that no one usually saw.
A moment of brief silence passed, as her father always said, the calm of the storm.
"How the hell could you do this to me?" She screamed as she threw the closest object within her reach, the glass decanter of bourbon, and she aimed it for his head. It narrowly missed. "How could you play with my emotions like that? You heartless, egotistic bastard! All I ever tried to do was make you proud, make you happy and then you have the nerve to - "her voice cut out as she choked on a heart aching sob. "Let me fall in love with you." she finished
He kissed her suddenly their lips locking passionately.
"That is how, because you were you" he said gently against her lips.
She buried her face into his shoulder as she sobbed, her tears soaking his shirt sleeve.
"Hey, calm down" he soothed her gently.
"How could I have been so stupid?" she questioned herself.
"We all make mistakes, it's only natural" he said enveloping her in a hug.
"No. How could I have been so stupid! I should have known this was just an act to get me into bed." she said as she pushed herself away from him
"Jen, no, that's not what I wanted to do" he said pleadingly to her.
"Here you go again. Lies and more lies. Always be specific right?"
"Fuck it Jennifer Grace Fuck it, why cant you trust me for once in your life"
"Fuck it Jennifer Grace Shepard. Just fuck it, why can't you trust me for once in your life"
"Oh yeah? Well, we aren't together anymore, she's with what's his face that you dated, Todd is it?"
"Well isn't that just dandy" she said bitterly.
"Your just dandy" he said before he could stop himself.
"Go hunt for some action elsewhere, you aint getting it here" she retorted.
"Oh so the tiger wants to play hard to get?" he asked sarcastically.
"Jethro – "she started but was cut short as nausea washed over causing her to feel dizzy and she fell to the ground.
Gibbs picked her up and shook his head as he carried her to her bedroom and put her on the bed.
"You okay?" he asked her as he let go of her.
"Fine, now go" she said annoyed.
"Jen, we will talk about this in the morning" he said trying to reason with her.
"You won't be here in the morning" she answered half yawning, the impact lost through the somewhat adorable act.
"I will be here" he said half smirking.
"Fine, fuck it, I'm going to bed" she said turning and glaring at him before lying down on the bed, a headache starting in on her.
Gibbs smiled and stripping off his shirt and getting into bed next to her.
Okay and there will be another chapter once I get all my assignments done eventually. Reviews are loved they kinda make me believe that I can get there with it all and most of all ENJOY! (^.^)