Okay to clear this up, when i wrote this a good 4 months ago i had no internet i had just moved house and i was superbly bored so if you could R&R i would be so appreciative. And a special mention to my msn and ff buddy officer Emily lake aka kalyra anne.
She wanted him, she had to have him with her, and he was the one person that could make everything better. Whatever it was, he could make the pain go away and she needed that right now. She needed to feel his arms around her, his voice whispering to her that everything was going to be okay, that she was safe. It didn't matter that he was at his house no doubt in the basement working on his boat, she would settle just for hearing his reassuring voice. She picked up the phone that sat on her bedside table and dialled his number, one that she knew all too well.
"Gibbs" he answered the phone as it rang, he didn't even check the caller ID he had a feeling as to who it would be.
She didn't know what to do when he answered, what was she going to say, how was she going to say it. She considered hanging up but she knew all too well that he knew the number off by heart.
"Jen, I know you are there" he said slightly perplexed as to why she had called him and wasn't saying anything now.
"Umm, Jethro, hey..." she stammered as she tried to think of an excuse as to why she had phoned, she didn't want to seem weak and tell him that she needed the reassurance of his voice.
He could hear the uncertainty in her voice and decided that it would be better if he went to see her, truth be told he wanted to see her, he wanted to hold her tight and never let her go, but he was sure that she wouldn't let that happen.
"Jen, I will be there soon okay? And then we can talk about whatever it is that is on your mind" he said softly and he heard a small sigh of relief from her. He smiled as he hung up his phone and run his hand over his face. He grabbed his coat and keys and got into his car.
He arrived there in record timing having gone over the speed limit by several miles and having run a couple of red lights. He needed to know what was wrong, just why she had called him and the fact that she sounded so uncertain and even scared had him worried. He knew that her nightmares had been becoming more and more prevalent again; she had managed to overcome them mostly when they were in Paris, the same way that she had helped him to overcome his demons. He worried about her, he loved her and he knew that after the kidnapping her nightmares had been gradually increasing as had her drinking. He looked at the front glass windows as he pulled up in front of her house and saw the light that was on. He got out and walked across the road to her solid wood door and knocked.
Jennifer Shepard sat on the couch waiting for one Leroy Jethro Gibbs to arrive, she knew that he would come, no matter what happened he was always there for her, always supportive and helpful, even if sometimes he was slightly rude, arrogant and generally annoying, she loved him and she couldn't deny it. She heard the knock on her door and knew that it was him. She sighed as she got up and walked to the door opening it to reveal him smirking slightly, she smiled.
"Hey, umm... Thanks for coming over, come in" she said quietly gesturing for him to enter.
He looked at her, she looked terrible, she had bags under her eyes and she looked like she hadn't slept for ages. He wanted to reach out and grab her, hug her, tell her that everything was okay but he couldn't. She had made it clear on that first day that she was director that there would be no 'off the job'. They walked to the study and sat down each taking a glass of bourbon. He looked at her and she smiled nervously. She didn't know how to tell him why she had called him. The fact that she had woken up in a cold sweat re living the kidnapping.
"Jen, are you going to tell me just why you called me, or am I supposed to guess because by the looks of it you have some kind of internal conflict happening and I wanna be able to help you. Speak to me Jen, what is wrong?" he asked as he stared at her, her green eyes like a lake filled with emotions.
She looked at the ground before sighing and looking at him. "I had another nightmare, I re lived the kidnapping, and i woke up in a cold sweat and wished that you were here next to me. I wanted you to be there to tell me that everything was okay and that I was safe, but that won't ever happen and I guess the reason that I rang was just to hear your voice so that I had reassurance." She spoke slightly fast as she usually did when she was saying something that she didn't overly want someone else to hear.
"ya know Jen, I would have been there if you hadn't said no off the job. But I am here now and if you let me I will be here with you forever. I love you Jen I always have." He said as he brought her to his chest in a hug.
Jenny smiled, " I love you too Jethro" she whispered as his lips caught hers in a reassuring kiss.