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Author's note – hey! I'm back and so is the story!

Hope this is okay, thank you to all of you who made 'the commander's heart' such a massive success. I hope you have stayed with me and will through this and the final instalment. Here it is, and enjoy!

Three months had passed since Jenny had returned to the ship and the life she had always loved; and destinies peak had begun to feel like home once more. She'd stepped back into her old role, become the boss of the ship once again and got the respect she deserved. Officers had been promoted and demoted – yet just like last time no one fired. The ship had bowed down to the former Director; she'd risen to the challenge, with Wayne Hoffmann by her side.

Today they walked side by side down the twisting grey corridors which each held a million memories from what felt like a life time ago. She walked with a smile, yet a slight ache in her heart as she missed her family, her lover: those people she had not had to miss before. The people that last time she had not had awaiting her return. Now though, it all seemed so worth it, she would work her ass off, play not necessarily by the rules but get her job done and the ship transformed, then go home to his loving embrace and their warm smiles. As they turned the corner the job took over her thoughts once more – just for a while.

"Petty Officer Moore!" both she and Wayne bellowed, synchronised to the letter. He turned around slowly, not saluting.

"Yeah?" he questioned. He was a young boy who had climbed to Petty Officer thanks to the influence his father cast. His actions had been pushed aside until Jenny came back and enforced her 'no exceptions rule'. The whole ship had had what was not quite lecture bit more of a heads up on how whilst serving on this ship they were individuals and only got respect due to their rank, actions and behaviour – not their surname. It had worked with most people, yet as always there were those who thought themselves better than the rest. William Moore was one of them; his father had cast shadows over the ship for many years, meaning his son got away with anything. Jenny though, after spending three years up the hill with politicians all alike, had learnt how little influence they really had.

"When spoken to by a senior officer you WILL stand to attention!" shouted Captain Shepard. Wayne watched her, doing what she did best and let her deal with it. She'd always been the one who left no one unaccounted for yet would have a whole crew standing to attention at the click of her fingers. "Back straight and solute! When spoken to you will answer 'Yes Ma'am'. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes Ma'am." He responded saluting. The pair walked away, both smirking. It never did take much, the daddy's boys who'd never been spoken back to crumbled within a matter of minutes. Wayne just shook his head as they made their way to a teleconference with the SecNav.

"What?" she asked after a few minutes.

"I have no idea what you are on about." He answered in a joking tone. Even after all these years they'd fallen back into their old ways, joking, laughing and taking the mic. But it was what got them through the tours of duty, through the long nights, the missed birthdays and anniversaries.

"You've been shaking your head ever since we left him shaking in his boots." She replied with an amused tone in her voice.

"You never cease to amaze me Jennifer Shepard, you go from officer to commander, from agent to director to captain flawlessly. And even after over a decade you can still make people who in turn could end your career shake in their boots and solute you."

"His father isn't that powerful, and anyway I used to make people shake in their boots as Director."

-The Captains Heart-

He ran his hand roughly through his hair, sighing. It was getting to him now, knowing that she was all those miles away on some boat in the middle of the Ocean doing god only knew what. He thought he would manage, after all they'd barely been together two weeks when she left, but three months was a whole lot longer in reality than it seemed on paper. And there were still another few months to go. God she is gonna be the death of me! He thought as he stepped of the lift on his way to see Abby. They currently had no cases but he knew she got lonely, and as it looked as though no one else had many cases he figured she could use some company. On a selfish note he also needed to get his thoughts off of a certain red head; that he wouldn't be seeing for a few more months.

As he arrived in her lab he shouted her name over the load heavy music. She obviously didn't have much work to do as she was dancing around. He stepped forward and tapped her shoulder, electing a shriek of surprise from the raven haired girl. She quickly turned off her music and hugged Gibbs in her customary style. "Oh great one, to what do I owe this pleasure?" she asked in a mocking deep voice.

"Brought you a Caf-pow Abs ." he replied with a smile on his face.

"Oooh! YEY!" she replied taking it from him and taking a long slurp of the caffeinated drink. "You heard from Jenny?" she asked as she always did when she saw him.

"Nah, not since last week Abs. You?"

"Yeah! She e-mailed me this morning; well it was more likely in the middle of the night."

"What did she say Abs?"

"Read it for yourself my silver fox." As he did; he went over to the screen and read the black letters that Jenny had spent time writing.

Hi Abby,

I know this is late at night but it's the first chance I've had to sit down, and I'm nearly falling asleep as I write this now. Hope you are all ok, and as you so put I am 'making them squirm'. How are things with you all? Nothing so much new has evolved other than a few nicknames I would rather never hear again. Make sure Jethro head slaps Tony a few times, and yes, I will get them together when I return. Give Jethro my love Abs, and I will see you all in a few months.

Jenny x

He smiled at the message. Even though it was only an e-mail he could tell she had been tired when she wrote it – for starters he could actually understand it as there was a significant lack of long words. He smirked at her plotting; he guessed he really was getting the old Jenny Sheppard back!

His thought track was lost as the shrill of his phone rang. He was being summoned to the Directors office, and so were his team. This would be fun; after all he didn't exactly get on with Leon.

He left Abs with a smile on her face as she re-read the e-mail, and headed to get his team. They all followed in suit to the office. As they stood there Vance was chewing on a tooth pick that Ziva was currently thinking up the most painful way to kill him with.

"Ziva David, your liaison with NCIS has been terminated. Agent DiNozzo: you're becoming Agent Afloat, McGee: you're going to be in charge of Cyber Crimes, Gibbs-"he said passing the older man a handful of files. "Meet you new team."

-The Captain's Heart-

Jenny and Wayne sat down to see the SecNav come on screen. He looked tired and as though he was in the middle of something. "Sorry to keep you waiting, I have to sort out some things at NCIS."

"What things sir?" questioned Jenny, who was already stood up and concerned.

"Vance has discovered a mole. Yet instead of acting rationally he's decided to split up the MCRT so he can put his three suspects on that team."

"He's going to shoot NCIS in the head!"

"I know, but I can't do anything."

"I can, get me on a plane to DC and I'll deal with it sir. I may be with the Navy now but it doesn't mean I'm going to let him wreck that agency."

"It's already planned Jenny, my plane is on its way, you'll have a few hours in DC then you're back. I hope to god you can sort this out because I can't, not without solid evidence." Before he'd even finished she was out the door. IT looked like she would be returning home a little earlier than planned…

I know, not quite original but I have to put the scene in that is coming up in the next chapter.

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