A/N: Hey! I know I was supposed to update this chapter yesterday, but my internet wasn't working then and I got super angry.
Thanks for all the reviews I got from the last chapter.
ENJOY!
Heather, Jade, Amelia, Lina and Ariele were all waiting patiently for Jenny and Jethro to come down. It's been almost half an hour and they were hungry. Very hungry.
The twins were playing the piano and guitar while singing, preparing for their auditions. The sisters, however, were talking about a different matter.
"What do you think they're doing up there?" asked Heather, looking at the stairs.
"You don't think they're…" Jade left the sentence hanging, wiggling her eyebrows.
"Not everything is about sex, Jade." Snapped Amelia. "Jenny looked very worried just now when she asked to talk to Gibbs."
"Why would she be worried?" said Jade stubbornly. "She can't possibly be worried in the middle of getting some."
Amelia sighed and turned to Heather.
"You talk to her."
But Jade was still convinced they were having sex.
"Who ever thought that Jenny would be the one to score a hunk like that?" Asked Jade, a hint of jealousy in her tone. "Did you see the way they kissed just now?"
"Kind of hard not to miss." Muttered Heather, while Amelia laughed at the two of them.
"You guys were going green."
"I wanted to puke," said Heather defensively.
"You were just jealous." Taunted Amelia. "Besides, it was just a little kiss!"
"Please! I haven't seen that much face eating since Silence of the Lambs!" said Heather, scrunching up her in disgust.
"Jenny is more than capable of winning handsome men, Jade. She's a beautiful woman." Said Amelia, rolling her eyes at Heather's expression. She turned to Jade and said sternly, "Don't you dare try and steal Gibbs away from Jenny. Jenny will never forgive you and neither will I."
Jade roll her eyes.
"They're never going to last, anyway."
The twins' heads snapped up. They abandoned their piano, guitar and song sheets, then came over to join the conversation.
"What do you mean?" asked Lina, as she and Ariele sat down at armchairs at separate ends of the couch.
"Well, Jenny has all these secrets that she doesn't share with anyone. I bet Gibbs is the type of man that wants everything laid bare in front of him." said Jade smartly.
"Obviously, you would lay everything bare in front of him, won't you?" retorted Amelia. She was getting very frustrated at Jade. "Besides, Jenny talked to me about that, and she said some he has some secrets of his own as well, and everything has been shared between them."
Before Jade could say anything, Jenny and Jethro appeared at the top of the stairs. And Jenny raised an eyebrow.
"Having a nice long chat about our relationship, are we?" said Jenny. She glared at everyone in the room. The twins flinched, but nobody else did. "We weren't having sex, Jade."
Jade blushed.
"Code Red." Said Jenny.
There was a collective gasp.
"Hold up," said Lina. "What's 'code red'?"
Everyone ignore her.
"Are you sure?" asked Heather fearfully.
"Positive." She said. She handed Amelia, who was closest to her, the three photos and the note. "These photos came in the mail today, along with the note. There are more, but I kept the rest in my room."
"What are you guys talking about?" asked Ariele. Everyone ignored her, too. She exchanged exasperated looks with Lina.
"What are we going to do?" asked Jade.
"We're going to lay low for a while. I will call some friends to help assist us in catching Katherine and her men." Said Jenny. "For now, we can't stay here. It's too dangerous. Katherine's men will be ordered to raid the house and have us followed."
She moved around as she spoke, closing the windows and locking them. The twins got up to help her.
"We will stay at NCIS-"
There was an immediate uproar.
"We will not!" said Heather angrily.
"Why can't we stay somewhere else?" protested Jade. "This is preposterous!"
"We don't even know what you guys are talking about-" started Lina and Ariele in unison, but they were interrupted by Amelia.
"You guys need to listen and KEEP QUIET!" she snapped. "There is a reason why mum and Aaron decided to choose Jenny to lead us, and not anyone else."
Jenny smiled appreciatively at Amelia and mouthed her thanks.
"We can't stay anywhere else, because we need to be in a place where there is twenty four hour protection, and NCIS provides that." She said. "As for the twins- I know you guys want to know what is going on now, but you guys just need to listen to instructions first. And now all of you need to pack all your stuff and go to NCIS. We need to move," she paused, and everyone stared at her. She glared back. "NOW."
Everyone scattered. Jenny sighed and turned to face Jethro.
"You have to come too, Jethro." He opened his mouth to protest. "I know you can protect yourself, but you saw how many photos Katherine has of us. She knows I'll stop at nothing to get you back if they take you."
Jethro nodded. He kissed her softly.
"You coming with me?" he asked. She smiled.
"Just wait a minute. I have to tell Noemi something." She said, walking to the kitchen.
She saw Noemi bustling around in the kitchen in her usual manner, humming to herself.
"Noemi?"
"Ah, senora. Lunch should be ready in five minutes-"
"Could you pack all the food and then get out of here the first chance you get?" she said hurriedly. "And don't come back until I tell you to." She had Noemi since she was a little girl and she didn't want to lose her just yet.
"Are you firing me, senora?" she joked. Jenny smiled, though Noemi noticed that it didn't quite reach her eyes. She became more serious.
Jenny knew that Noemi only called her by her name when she was very worried. She decided whether to tell her or not. If she did, Noemi was going to be worried and fill her voicemail with angry messages about learning how to pick up the phone when it rings. If she did tell her, Noemi would still be worried nonetheless, but she wouldn't try to find her and she would be safe and sound with her family.
Jenny was smart enough to know that setting an angry Latina on her tail was not a good idea. She started talking while helping Noemi to pack the food she had prepared.
"I have people trying to hunt me down. At any moment, they might come through the door and raid the house. They will kill everyone they encounter on the way. I don't want risk that. This house must be clear at all times."
Noemi bit her lip and nodded. Then, without warning, her arms reached out and wrapped around Jenny, like a mother wanting to protect her cub.
"Take care, Jenny." She said, after she finished packing. She gathered her things, waved at her and soon, she was out the door.
Jethro wrapped his arms around her from behind. She leaned back.
"Amelia's packing your stuff now." He said. "I told her to call me in case of an emergency and that we should all meet at 1400 sharp. You don't have an op to run today, right?"
Jenny shook her head.
"Good. You ready to go now?"
She nodded.
"You ever going to use words to answer me?"
Jenny glared at him. He smirked.
In the car, Jenny looked and the window. Jethro chanced a look at her ten minutes later and she still hadn't moved.
"Hey Jen?"
"Mmm?"
"Why are you so afraid that Jade would steal me away?"
Jenny turned a little paler and she pursed her lips.
"I love Jade… it's just that sometimes…. She doesn't hold the record for 'best sister ever'." Said Jenny slowly, considering her words carefully.
"What did she do?" he pushed, trying his luck. She turned paler than she did before.
"She gets jealous a lot. You saw her today. Heather's the only one who can control her now." She paused. "Amelia and Jade…. There's a reason they don't go together well. Amelia's first boyfriend was the football quarterback and the most handsome guy in school at the time. They dated for six months until she brought him home to meet all of us."
She bit her lip. The car stopped, and after they got out, she continued.
"It all went downhill from there. Amelia left them alone for a while. When she came back her boyfriend was making out with Jade." She shook her head. "The fight after that… it was horrible. Heather and I tried so hard to make them talk to each other. Took us three years to get that to happen. But, the worst part was that Jade didn't even seem to regret what she was did."
"Amelia…. She was ruined after that. Normally, Jade would be the one she went to, but since then… she came to me instead. Everyone came to me. I still remember how heartbroken she was… I still remember everything she ever said about that night. It was horrible. I never want to feel that way. Ever."
There was a long pause. Jenny glared at him as he threw everything in his closet into a duffel bag.
"This is normally where you tell me that you love me and that you would never cheat on me, Jethro." She said hotly.
He turned around slowly. He sighed and walked over to where she was sitting on the bed. She leaned her head on his shoulder and he kissed her hair softly as he wrapped his arms around her.
"I thought it was clear that I love you too much to hurt you in any way," he whispered.
"I just needed to hear you say it." She said.
He tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear. He kissed her there and felt her shiver.
"I love you. I'll never cheat on you."
She smiled.
Awwwwww! I'm getting Jibbs feels all over right now.
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-Nat
