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It had been a week. A very long week during which, Gibbs had acted like nothing was wrong when he was at the office. But when he was alone, in his basement working on that goddamn boat, he was extremely unfocused, which had led to a number of cuts and minor injuries from his tools.

Why was he so upset? That was the question he asked himself every minute, every day. He knew the answer though, he just couldn't accept it. He didn't want to admit the fact that he actually had romantic feelings for her, the woman who was his boss as much as his former lover, the woman who had dumped him six years ago. He had gotten over her eventually, and when she'd become Director he learned to be her friend as well as her employee. But he guessed there had been some other feelings for her hiding inside of him all along. They had all come out when she told him she had promised herself to someone else.

He took a sip from his glass of Bourbon. He remembered when he had taught her to drink it, she hadn't liked it at first, but he had been persuasive, and she had eventually embraced the taste.

There was just one thing, she was getting married. Those words stung in his heart. They hurt him, they haunted him. Why? He finally allowed himself to admit it; he was in love with her. He wondered why he had been so afraid to admit it, now when he had, it just felt so right, him and her, together, just like old times. But she was getting married…and not to him. He didn't know who she was marrying, and he didn't really want to know, all he wanted was her. He longed to touch her again, to enjoy the sensation of her lips against his own, to hold her close…

That's when he decided what he would do, he made a vow, promising himself to do anything in his power to get her back, if she just thought back and remembered the time they had spent together, in Paris, maybe the feelings would come back to her, just like they had come back to him. He felt sleep take over his mind, drown his thoughts in the poison of dreams.

Next morning, Gibbs bought coffee before he got in to work. Two cups, one for himself and one for Jen.

He walked to NCIS, waited for the elevator and thought about how the hell he was going to do this, how he would win her back. He was pulled from his thoughts when a man he didn't know walked up to him; apparently he was waiting for the elevator too. He had a sign on his chest saying 'visitor'.

The doors opened and the men stepped in, Gibbs pressed a button, but the other man looked a little lost, he probably didn't know where he was going. He smiled nervously.

"It's actually the first time I'm here. Can you tell me where the Director's office is?" the man asked, Gibbs didn't answer right away, he leaned past the man and pressed another button.

"You're going off on this floor" he said

"Thanks, my fiancée forgot her glasses at home" the man explained, though Gibbs wasn't really that interested in the man's life, he only had one question for him.

"What does the Director have to do with your fiancée forgetting her glasses?" just as he asked that, it hit him, hard. Damn, he was trapped in an elevator with the man he probably hated the most right now.

"Well" the man made a small laugh, though Gibbs didn't find this to be any funny at all, his expression was cold.

"Director Shepard is in fact my fiancée"

"She told me she was getting married" Gibbs said coolly, he couldn't understand why he was still talking to this dirtbag.

"She did? Do you know her well?" the doors opened on the floor where Gibbs was supposed to get off, but he didn't notice, he was too busy being frustrated at this man, Jen's fiancé.

"Yeah, I do. We've been friends for a long time" he succeeded well in keeping to anger that was rising inside of him from his voice.

"Oh, really? I'm Rick by the way" Rick said and held out his hand, but quickly withdrew it when he realized both Gibbs hands were full. "Sorry, didn't see you were carrying two cups of coffee"

This man was seriously trying Gibbs nerves. He looked up just as the doors opened, and got slightly surprised to see Jen standing there.

"Hello Jethro, I was just looking for you…" she started, and then her eyes found Rick "Honey, what are you doing here?" she asked, but she couldn't keep the smile from her lips, Gibbs wanted to throw up when he saw that, and heard the tone in her voice as she spoke to him.

"You forgot your glasses" Rick said and handed the red glasses to her.

"Thank you, I have been looking all over my office for them!" she looked relived. "Shouldn't you be at work?" she asked as the two men stepped out from the elevator. Rick checked his watch.

"Probably, but I thought I'd give you your glasses first"

Jen suddenly turned her attention to Gibbs "Rick, this is special agent Gibbs" she introduced, and Rick nodded.

"Oh so this is the famous Gibbs? Yeah, Jenny has spoke often of you"

"She has?" Gibbs questioned, no one answered though. He handed Jen one of the coffees.

"I got this for you"

Jen looked happily surprised and accepted it. "Thanks Jethro, how sweet of you"

Gibbs couldn't help but notice Rick looking slightly disturbed by this, especially because of the lovely smile Jen gave Gibbs. He was obviously the jealous type. 'Good for me' Gibbs thought and smiled back at Jen.

Rick gave Jen a quick kiss, said good bye, and walked back towards the elevator. Gibbs had looked away at the kiss, it annoyed him beyond belief. Jen took her eyes off Rick and turned to him instead. She had always been able to read him easily, but right now she wished she couldn't. What she saw in his eyes was hurt that he hadn't quite succeeded in hiding, and a hint of anger.

"Jethro are you ok?" she asked worriedly.

"Yeah, I'm fine. You wanted to talk to me?" he quickly changed the subject. He figured that he would not just start to throw up all sorts of love confessions, he would take this slow, baby steps. He knew that if he told her he loved her and how much she meant to him, she wouldn't trust him to be alone with her, and that was something he needed to be in order to make her feel too.

Jen gave him a suspicious glare, but then decided her mind was only messing with her, Gibbs couldn't possibly be jealous of her marrying Rick, they were friends. And so would they stay, in her opinion.

Ok, so what exactly is Gibbs up to here? Well, you'll just have to wait until I update, which I promise will be soon!! I always appreciate reviews, thanks!!!!!