1: Lying
Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001 makes it a crime to: 1) knowingly and willfully; 2) make any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation; 3) in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the United States. Your lie does not even have to be made directly to an employee of the national government as long as it is "within the jurisdiction" of the ever expanding federal bureaucracy. Though the falsehood must be "material" this requirement is met if the statement has the "natural tendency to influence or is capable of influencing, the decision of the decisionmaking body to which it is addressed." United States v. Gaudin, 515 U.S. 506, 510 (1995). (from:
She sat back for a moment. Thinking about her work, her life and last but definitely not least, her love. How much everything had changed since she started to work at NCIS again. She had known she would see him again. Despite that, she decided to work here anyway. That was four years ago. So much had changed since then. While she adjusted to her new position as Director of NCIS she saw him again, and it seemed like it became more often with every passing week. He would come in to her office without knocking, complaining about something or just because she told him to come. Other times, he surprised her, by bringing dinner or getting her coffee. Those times they had dinner, it gave her a chance to be herself during her busy day. And she was grateful for that.
Along the way, something had changed between them. Their comfortable friendship, turned into a relationship once again. Looking back, she would never admit he was one of the reasons she started working at NCIS again in the first place. That was something she'd like to keep her little secret.
And maybe his too.
She smiled as she remembered the day when she told him that particular secret.
It had become some kind of tradition. After he'd solved a major case the two of the would go out for a drink. Somewhere on neutral territory, neither his or her house, just a bar somewhere in the city. A different one every single time.
Tonight they had found a small pub, it still surprised her there were places the two of them hadn't been before.
"Ducky should really visit this place."
She laughed, he took the words right out of her mouth. And that's exactly what she told him. Together they sat down at one of the small tables. She saw him look over his surroundings. After all those years, she had gotten used to his habits. Every new location, he had to make sure there was nothing dangerous around. Nothing that could hurt them.
They talk for a while. They were still trying to catch up on those years they spent apart. Six years was a very long time. And even tough they didn't remember all of it, they still had enough to discuss these nights. Tonight, it was her turn to talk, and his to listen. To listen and ask questions. That was the most difficult part of the night. She knew she couldn't lie to him, she didn't want to, but some things she preferred to keep quiet.
Tonight she talked about the several mission she'd been on the past years, the things she had to do. The people she met, became friends with. Lastly she started to talk about her return to NCIS, how Marrow called her himself, offering her the job. Her doubts about taking the job and finally her decision to return.
After she finished, there was only one question in his mind, one he hoped to know the answer to.
"What made you finally decide to return?"
She brought her hand to her necklace, playing with it. Avoiding the question, just a moment longer. She wasn't sure herself what the real reason of her return was. But she could see the smile that started to form on his face. She knew he knew that he was part of the reason she returned. But she wasn't going to tell him that.
Not yet.
She wasn't sure if she was ready for that.
Instead she babbled something about it being a great opportunity. Combining the two things she was good at, being an Agent and politics.
She fell silent for a moment, his eyes still on her face.
"And I thought I couldn't let a previous relationship stop my career. I don't know. It's such a long time ago."
Jenny turned her head away from him, suddenly very interested in the pictures that hung on the wall. He tilted his head a bit. Deciding to let the topic rest for a little while.
Later that night, they returned home again. His house this time. Both were slightly intoxicated, but they were still sober enough to know what they were doing. The alcohol had just loosened them up, placing them back in the same old comfortable position they had all those years ago. She watched him as he worked on his boat and swayed her glass of bourbon in front of her, lost in thoughts. Jethro noticed the look on her face, she was dreaming again. He put his tools down, and approached her from behind, slipping his arms around her waist. Then he nuzzled his head in her neck, placing feather light kisses underneath her ear and on her neck. The action surprised her and quickly pulled her back down on earth.
"You know I could arrest you for lying to a federal officer."
Of all the things he could have said, that certainly wasn't one of the things she expected him to say. There was a slight trace of sarcasm when she replied him.
"Really, and what lie did I tell?"
"About your return to NCIS, your eye was twitching again."
"No it didn't."
" Yes it did."
He whispered that last part in her ear and lightly sucked her earlobe, she let a small moan slip out. Damn him, he knew her body so well, everything he did, he just knew what buttons to push and what to expect in return.
"Why did you come back Jen?"
"I.. I.., I wanted the opportunity."
"Mhmm.. Sure." He drawled it out, then he let his fingers slip under the hem of her shirt. Tracing figures on her skin. She tried to resist him as long as she could, not willing to give up on her last secret just yet.
" I..I.. wanted.."
" I wanted you back."
" There's the right answer." He turned her around in his arms. His hands cupped her face, and pulled her face to him. He captured her lips in a small kiss. Short, but intense.
She smirked at him.
"You can't arrest me anyway, it's only illegal to lie when there's a case involved."
" I know."
One small detail, I have no real legal knowledge whatsoever. So if there is anything wrong about the legal things I wrote in here, just ignore them. Or point them out and tell me what is right ;)
