A/N: I own no one, no copywrite infringement intended, this is for entertainment purposes only, and I am making no money from this. This is my first semi-songfic, so don't be a hater. Also, please comment and review :D Thank you much!
~BraveSherlock

Chapter One: An Old Flame Remembered

"Dr. Hampton, you have a visitor," Myalynn Korrey, Jordan Hampton's assistant said as she knocked on the door of the morgue in the basement of Bethesda Naval Hospital.

"Tell whoever it is that I am busy," Jordan groaned.

"He says it is an old friend, emphasis on the old."

"Fine. Send him in."

Jordan heard footsteps behind her and turned around to attempt to convince the visitor that she was busy. She stopped when she saw who it was.

"Dr. Hampton," Dr. Donald Mallard, the chief medical examiner at NCIS said, smiling as he walked in.

"Donn- Dr. Mallard," Jordan responded, barely stopping herself from calling him Donny, the name she had started affectionately calling him when she was taking care of him after an incident at a crime scene. Everyone at NCIS called him Ducky though.

"I'm sorry I didn't call in advance, I was in the area and decided to stop by."

"What a surprise. Good to see you!"

"Good to see you too my dear."

"What made you want to stop by and see me after this long of a period?"

"Failed relationships. Relationships that made me realize I should have held onto you longer. I just- well, we're both so busy that I haven't really been able to find a good time to stop by."

"Donny, you know you could have called me and I could have made time to see you."

"In all honesty, I just found your number today when I was cleaning my desk drawers. I haven't meant to be ignoring you, it's just – I'm old, and I have been asking myself what a beautiful, young, intelligent woman like yourself would want with a man as old as I am."

"You know that age is just a number don't you? I am still living alone, and I would really enjoy the company. I am usually home from work around 2200 hours, so anytime after that and anytime before 0900. That's not the only reason you came is it?" Jordan asked, noticing the older doctor's uneasy expression.

"Well, no," Ducky responded, looking at the floor.

"What's up?"

"NCIS has just closed a very large case, and there was a banquet tonight. Gibbs is going with a woman named Natasha Keller, Anthony is going with Ziva, Abby is going with Timothy, and the Director is bringing his two children."

"And…"

"I was wondering if you would like to attend the banquet with me."

"Donny, of course I would," Jordan said smiling.

Ducky suddenly looked up, seeming surprised that she had accepted his invitation.

"Really?"

"Of course! Anything to get out of this deadbeat place, no pun intended."

"Wonderful! Shall I pick you up around 1900 hours?"

Jordan looked at her clock, which read 1800 hours.

"Sure. I just need to run home, shower and change."

"Do you think you have enough time for that?"

"Yeah. I take short showers. If you want, and you are ready to go to the banquet right now, you can follow me home and wait for me. I just started drinking Earl Grey tea, so I have a lot of that if you want some."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course. I walked here, so I can give you directions, if it's alright if I get a ride with you."

"Yes, of course, of course. I would enjoy the company."

"Great. Give me one moment to put these bodies away so we can go."

Jordan pushed the bodies back into the freezer and locked the door.

"Are you ready my dear?"

"Ready whenever you are."

"Wonderful, wonderful."