Two

Jenny sat at the dining room table at Gibbs' house and looked at the large amounts of paper spread out in front of her. She and Gibbs had spent the last three hours going over their options and had finally decided on how they would work the most basic things involving Kelly, they had agreed that Gibbs' house was too small for the three of them especially with the members of his team coming and going and that Jenny's house just wasn't suited to having a kid, even an older one living in it.

"So we had a talk with Kelly today," D'Arcy, who Gibbs had let in a moment earlier, began. "She was shocked, to say the least, that you were interested in taking her, she's open to the idea but she's very hesitant to leave her two foster siblings, they've been together for the last two years and she's become very attached to them."

"How old are they?" Jenny asked.

"The oldest, Jacob is ten and the youngest Ava is only six months old, they've both had a difficult time of it even in their short lives and Kelly doesn't want to leave them to face the system alone." D'Arcy replied, "if I'm being honest I've looked at Jake's file, and before he ended up in the home he's in with Kelly he was a problem child, he bounced around a lot but he's been a completely different kid since he met Kelly."

"What if we were to foster them as well?" Jenny asked when she saw Gibbs' face fall just a bit at the idea that he may not get his daughter back.

"That's a lot of responsibility, especially for two people with high stress jobs and no family to help them out." D'Arcy replied.

"We have family." Gibbs stated, "may not be a normal family, but we have family."

"That would help your case if this is something you're interested in doing, but you really should think this over, talk about it, it's a big decision."

Jenny looked over at Gibbs and gave him just the smallest of nods, if this was what he wanted then she would do it without hesitation, he raised an eyebrow at her as if to say are you sure? She nodded again, it may have been years since they had worked closely together but they were still capable of unspoken communication.

"We'll do it." Gibbs stated firmly.

"Do you have any sort of plan figured out?" D'Arcy asked.

"We talked about it and decided that we want to look into moving, Jethro's house definitely isn't big enough for five people and my house isn't very kid friendly." Jenny started, "as far as work, I'll work four days at the Navy Yard and the rest from home, unless I have an important meeting, any time I have to leave the country Jethro will take time off of work to stay home with the kids."

"DiNozzo's proven he can run the team by himself if the need arises and I've got enough vacation time saved up that I can take whatever time I need too." Gibbs added.

"And what about your financial situation, kids aren't cheap especially if you're planning on moving." D'Arcy pointed out.

"We decided to sell my house which will give us more than enough to buy a new house, we both make good money and neither of us has spent much in the last ten years, my father left a sizeable amount when he died as well." Jenny informed her.

"Like Jen said, haven't spent much since Shan died it's been sitting collecting interest, money's not an issue." Gibbs added.

"Alright, now what about school for the kids? And daycare for Ava?"

"NCIS has a daycare for agents with kids, security is good and only the best workers are hired, as for school we'll make sure that they'll be able to go where they want to if at all possible." Jenny replied.

"Kelly has agreed to arrange a meeting for sometime this week, since it is only the very beginning of the school year we'd like to transfer custody as soon as possible so that in the event they have to change schools they won't be too far behind." D'Arcy explained.

"How soon can we do it?" Gibbs asked.

"Since you're moving a judge probably won't agree to transfer custody until you have found a place, so the sooner you can do that the better, I'm going to say that it'll take about a month before you can take them home." D'Arcy estimated, "that is if you can find a house."

"We'll find something." Gibbs assured her confidently, he would move mountains to get his daughter back and if his biggest obstacle was finding a house then he would solve that problem as quickly as possible.

"Do you have anyone who could write you recommendation letters?" D'Arcy asked, "it would really help your case if the judge could see that you have a support system in place."

"We'll find a few people." Jenny assured her, "is there anything else we can do?"

"Right now you're doing everything you can, I know both of you fairly well professionally and I can honestly say that if you stick to the plan you've outlined you shouldn't have a problem finding a judge willing to grant you custody. Special Agent Gibbs since you're already a foster parent that won't be an issue but Director you will need to take a few classes."

"What kind of classes?" Jenny asked, not unwilling to do it.

"They basically just outline the do's and don't's of parenting and how to handle the system and such." D'Arcy explained, "they're not difficult."

"I'll do whatever I need to." Jenny replied firmly.

"I'm glad to hear that." D'Arcy responded with a grin, "now since it is getting late I'll let you both return to your evening and I'll be in touch tomorrow."

Jenny remained seated at the table while Gibbs showed D'Arcy out and took a moment to let her brain catch up with the events of the day, it seemed like every single aspect of her life was changing within a matter of seconds. None of these changes were particularly unwelcome, they were just another twist in the ride her life had become but she still needed a moment to process and she was unsure and slightly worried about how Gibbs was dealing with everything.

"You sure you wanna do this?" A gruff voice asked from behind her.

Jenny turned around and looked at the silver haired man leaning against the dining room entrance, his steely blue eyes piercing her bright green ones.

"Are you sure?" She turned his question back on him softly.

"Still think it's a dream." He admitted quietly, "you didn't answer my question."

"I'm sure." She replied.

Gibbs nodded and sat down across from her at the table, he sifted through the paper in front of him, more to keep his hands busy than to read anything.

"When are you going to tell your team?" Jenny asked a few minutes later, breaking the comfortable silence.

"Thought we'd tell them tomorrow, probably need their help." He replied with a shrug.

"Do you want me there?" Jenny asked, since Gibbs had left on his mini retirement she had become closer to his team but sometimes she still felt like an outsider looking in on a close knit family.

"You're a pretty important part of the plan, probably wouldn't hurt." He replied with a small smirk.

Jenny nodded before looking across the table to study Gibbs' face, as usual he had a firmly placed mask over his emotions. The sniper in him allowed him to hide any emotion he didn't want others to see, it was something she had loved about him on the job but when it came to their personal relationship it was one of the things that had ultimately driven them apart.

"Are you okay, Jethro?" She asked quietly.

"Not sure." He answered honestly, "I'm gonna go work on my boat." He informed her before standing up, "thank you Jenny," he added, pausing in the doorway to the kitchen before disappearing down the stairs.

Jenny watched him leave before letting her head fall back and closing her eyes for a moment, he masked it well but she could still hear the confusion and anguish in his voice that was always present when he talked or thought about his daughter.

Gibbs stood in his basement and stared at the boat in front of him, it was quickly taking shape, he had thrown himself into his work when he had returned from Mexico, trying to forget about his wife and daughter. Now it would be impossible. His most desired wish was being granted and his daughter was being given back to him and he was terrified that he would wake up and it would all have been a dream or a very sick joke. The man who feared nothing was terrified, terrified that she would be taken away again or that looking at her would remind him too much of Shannon, the first woman he had fallen in love with. He wanted his daughter back so badly but he was unsure how he would be able to handle it and how would the family he had pieced together fit in? Would they accept her? Would they support Gibbs and ultimately Jenny in what they were trying to do? He knew Tony and Jenny still had their issues after the La Grenouille debacle, he still had issues with it but he hoped that they could put it to the side at least enough so that they could take care of the kids together.

He sighed and picked up his sander, hoping to take some of his anxiety and frustration out on his boat, if nothing else it would get him one step closer to finishing the damn thing.

Well guys, second chapter done, please remember I own nothing it all belongs to DPB! I really love to hear from you guys and reviews are always appreciated!

~Katie