NCIS – Feeling Whole

Leroy Jethro Gibbs stood in his basement looking at the boat he had been building and likening it to the relationship that he had been building with Jen, neither of them ever going to be completed. With a picture of her still in his mind he heard a noise coming from above him and, ever cautious, he drew his SIG and took cover. He disengaged the safety catch as the door to his basement opened but quickly lowered his weapon as a very familiar person stepped forward.

One hour later

NCIS Director Jennifer Shepard sat looking blankly at her switched off computer, her heart crumbling into thousands of pieces. She could not believe the love of her life was leaving NCIS, abandoning her. She had even been to his house, missing a meeting with the President in the process for which she would have hell to pay, to try to convince him to stay.

Flashback

"Jethro" said the person, sadness edging into her voice as her red hair glowed in the light form the doorway behind her.

"Jen, what are you doing here, I thought you had a meeting with the President." Gibbs replied. At this Jenny nodded causing Gibbs to gasp and Jenny to reply

"But what is more important, meeting the President for lunch or convincing you to stay, you being the man that I need..." At this Gibbs did a double take, wondering if Jenny still loved him. His thought were dismissed however when she quickly added "…to help me run NCIS" whilst silently cursing herself for revealing to him that she still loved him.

"I'm sorry Jen. After what happened with that ship I just can't work for NCIS any more." As he said this he enfolded her in his arms, breathing in her scent, not quite believing that it was the last time he would smell her. She felt safe in his arms but still not whole, she wanted so much more from him. She felt his fingers lifting her chin, his ice blue eyes looking straight into her green ones and she dreaded what would come next.

"Bye Jen" he whispered and kissed her lightly on each cheek, she considered grabbing him and kissing him passionately on the lips but the moment was lost as a noise came from upstairs. Jen escaped Gibbs' arms and fled his basement, running past FBI agent Tobias Fornell who could swear he heard a sob.