They all stared at each other fear in their eyes as the story fell in place. Tony went to speak but for once he had nothing to say. Kate's eyes watered and McGee stopped whatever it was he was doing. Ziva's face hardened.
"She could be talking about someone else" Tony said attempting to put a new look on things.
But they all knew.
Finally McGee got a hit on her location.
"Mercy Hospital Boss" he said.
Gibbs rubbed his hand on his forehead and then dropped it on the desk.
"McGee i want information on the other victims. Kate, Ziva I want you to go to the crime scene. Get any information you can."
Both women nodded and grabbed their items to leave.
"DiNozzo ask Cynthia for the director's plans last night." he said.
Tony nodded. "Can she know?"
"Only if necessary. When you're done tell Ducky, tell Abby. No one else knows are we clear?"
Tony nodded and left.
Jenny Shepard stared ahead at the nurse. She looked nice for a casual day. The nurse's hair curly, wrapping around her neck in a thick braid that curled to one side of her head. Her hair was a blondish yellow sort of color. Her eyes were hazel. She was writing something down on a sheet of paper. The silence was becoming more awkward than it was expected to be.
"So?" Jenny asked at last. the nurse sighed.
"I told you ma'am this isn't a pregnancy test. It will be a few hours" she said still looking down.
At the times like this Jenny wished she had her weapon.
"Can I go home?" she asked.
The nurse shook her head.
"We need you here in case we need more tests done"
"I have a phone"
"Nice to hear."
Jenny rolled her eyes and rolled her feet over the side of the bed. She stood up and tried to walk away. The nurse grabbed her arm.
"Ma'am you have to-"
"Stop calling me ma'am and stop telling me what I have to do. If I want to go home you can not stop me."
Another male doctor came in and saw the struggle between the nurse and the patient. Jenny hit him in the abdomen. The nurse finally got a good grip of her arms and held them up above her head. Just as she did so the doctor pushed her down onto the hospital bed. A flashback of the rape popped into her mind. It was so... real. She could not move her hands, she was in pain. In about an instant she was crying as Jethro came into the room ready to fight.
He grabbed the doctor off her and nearly hit him, but the man put both of his hands up.
The nurse then let go of Jenny's hands, but obviously it was too late. Her mind as somewhere else.
Not knowing what to do he tried to comfort her with words rather than with touch. He whispered short verses to her about how she was safe, at the hospital. He brought up peaceful, but not sexual moments in Paris. He was careful of what he said because at anything she could crack.
At last her breathing slowed to a normal pace.
She opened her eyes.
Seeing the doctor and the nurse with their hands in the air, she was left to assume what had happened.
"Special agent Gibbs" she began.
The doctor and nurse quickly left the room frowning.
Gibbs noticed she was using her director tone of voice. There had always been to sides of Jen. One was more open-hearted and light. The other was hard as a rock hard and independent. In director mode she would always win, even when she was wrong. So when he heard his name "Special agent Gibbs" he knew she wasn't going to be open to him.
"Cut the crap Jen" he said. Part of him right now, was angry. He did not attempt to hide it.
"This isn't crap Agent Gibbs, this is my job and my life" she snapped. "I want to go to work or go home. I hate hospitals"
"Yeah Jen I know, so do I" he said calmly hoping he could shift her mood.
"When can I leave?"
"Depends on the time the tests take"
"D*** what's taking so long?"she asked even though she was pretty sure he had no idea.
"Well geez Jen it's not a-"he started
"Pregnancy test yeah I got it." she said cutting him off. She'd heard that statement before.
She froze and both hands went to her stomach. "God Jethro what if I'm pregnant?" she mumbled hardly loud enough for him to hear.
He could answer a lot of things, or say something back to any statement, but for once Leroy Jethro Gibbs was speechless.
A/N: I have gotten some amazing reviews, a few rough ones that will help me better my writing. You guys are really the coolest! This chapter is based on Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger". Review, if you'd like and have a WONDERFUL HOLIDAY! 143!
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