You would think 'No off the job' would be an easy enough rule to follow. But no. Not for a certain special agent in charge. But then again, Jenny hadn't exactly enforced the rule. In fact she was almost encouraging it. It was no wonder that it had happened.

He had knocked on her door one evening. As usual Naomi answered the door,

"Good evening Mr Gibbs, here to see Miss Shepherd I assume?"

"You assume correctly Naomi." He walked past her, "Has she been eating? I'm worried about her."

"She ate at breakfast, and she is about to eat now, can I interest you in anything to eat? I've made enough Carbonara for 2."

"Yes, I think I will take you up on that offer its been a while since we ate together."

He walked into the study where he found her asleep on the desk chair. She looked so peaceful, so like the Jen he loved, that he couldn't resist the temptation.

He kissed her softly on the lips. She stirred.

"Mmm." Then she opened her eyes, and leapt away from him, "Jethro! What are you doing?"

"Waking you up, telling you how I feel, having dinner with you."

"What do you mean 'how you feel'?"

"I'm in love with you Jen, have been for years."

"You're in love with me?" She gasped, "Jethro, I love you too. But I can't be with you, it would be a political disaster. The press would have a field day with it."

"No one needs to know, not even the team. Not until you are ready." He kissed her again.

"I'll give it a try. No promises it will last though."

"Okay, I appreciate that, now lets get dinner, Naomi made carbonara for us."

She stood up and he laced their fingers together, a gesture of promise, of hope, of the future that lay ahead of them. Hand in hand they walked into the dining room, neither minding if Naomi saw, she was going to find out sooner or later anyway.

Then Jenny's phone rang, she checked the caller ID.

"Hey Abby, what can I do for you?"

The woman on the end of the line was hysterical, "Director, have you seen Gibbs? I need his advice."

"Yeah Abby, he's here. Do you want to come over?"

"I'll be there in 10 Director, thank you!" The line went dead.

They decided to put dinner on hold and wait for Abby, soon there was knock at the door. Naomi answered it and led her into the lounge where Jenny and Jethro were sat, just a little too close together. Their hands were between them, fingertips touching.

"OH MY GOD! ARE YOU TWO? HOW DID I NOT KNOW? I HAVE TO TELL ZIVA! AND TONY! AND DUCKY AND JIMMY AND TIMMY AND...AND...AND EVERYONE!"

"You'll do no such thing Abby, it's a secret. A secret that if it gets out before we're ready to tell could cost us our jobs."

"Now, what did you need me for Abby?"

"Can I break rule 12?"

"Who with?"

"Timmy,"

Jenny interrupted, "Abby, you have been with him since I became Director at least. Why come to Gibbs now?"

"Because everyone is going to find out soon. Very soon." She addressed them both, "Mom, Dad," She said jokingly but then became serious, "I'm pregnant. Get ready to be Grandparents."

"Really? Oh my god! Congratulations Abby!" Jenny engulfed the younger woman in a tight hug, quite unlike her.

Gibbs sat there in a stunned silence, "How long?" He asked finally,

"On and off since he joined the team,"

"He gonna hurt you Abby? Does he know about the baby yet?"

"Yes and no. He'll break up with me when he finds out and I'm living with him so I'll have nowhere to go." She was sobbing now. Gibbs opened his arms out to her and she walked into the warm embrace as Jenny spoke up.

"Abby, if any of that happens, he'll find himself in cyber crimes and you'll find yourself living here. Now, no matter what, you have your family, your parents even."

"Really? Thank you.." She paused for a second, "Mom."

"You're welcome, now why don't you go home and tell him about the baby and text me whatever happens."

"Okay and if he breaks up with me I'll come here with a case."

She hugged her 'parents' again before waving to Naomi and leaving.