Title: The party

Author: lindainsweden

Jethro Gibbs had a mission. He barged through the door to the office of his ex-lover, friend and boss, Jenny Shepard. She sat at her desk typing on her computer, ignoring Gibbs completely.

"Jen?" he inquired and finally she acknowledged him and, somewhat annoyed, gave him her full attention.

"Jethro. Anything I can do for you?"

'Oh yeah, plenty.'

Ignoring his naughty thoughts for a while he remembered his mission and held out his hand innocently. Jenny was puzzled at this strange behavior and lifted an eyebrow at him, trying to figure out what he wanted.

"Get your coat, we're leaving." Jen laughed out loud and stood up, only to decrease the distance between them. She took his hand and looked him deep in the ice blue eyes.

"Booked a hotel room, did you?" she asked, nearly making him lose his balance with the forward question. He grinned at her.

"I should have known that was far too easy."

"You know I've got work to do Jethro." He made his best sad puppy imitation, earning him a playful swat on the arm.

"What is the plan for tonight? Getting me drunk to make me relax more?"

He smiled at this, knowing he probably was nagging her a bit too much about her lack of sleep and hard work.

"Nah, that's too easy," he teased her, making Jenny give him her best glare. He raised his hands in surrender and sighed dramatically.

"Ok, we're going to a party. And not just any party, Abbys' party."

Seeing Jennys' lack of interest he hurriedly spoke up again.

"I thought you and I could start here with a little bourbon, to get in the mood."

"Oh, alright. I suppose I do need to get out of the office more." She poured them drinks and they sat down on the couch in comfortable silence. The more they drank though, the more they started talking about everything and nothing, the memory of Paris always a fresh reminder on their minds of what could have been.

"It's time to go Jen," Jethro said happily, for once glad to get out of work on a Friday night and this time with the promise of spending the entire evening with his beautiful director.

Abby somehow heard the doorbell ring despite the loud music in her apartment and she gladly opened it to greet more of her lovely friends. She was surprised to see Gibbs outside, but nor nearly as surprised as she was to see the director with him, his arm steadily around her shoulders while hers was around his waist.

"Gibbs! Director Shepard! I'm so glad you could make it. Please come inside, there are drinks for everyone in the kitchen." Jenny and Gibbs looked at each other before finally going into spare time mode one hundred percent.

"Abby, it's Jenny off work," Jenny told the young goth and she got a smile in return before Abby disappeared to take care of the other guests.

The night went on and both Jenny and Gibbs had a great time. Neither strayed too far from the other though and on several occasions people mistook them for a couple. Several drinks later they were in the living room, dancing to some black metal band, both feeling more than a little bit tipsy. Suddenly Jethro took a hold of Jennys' arm and led her into the peaceful bedroom where they could actually have a conversation. Jenny felt her head spinning, not quite sure that she would remember everything in the morning.

"Jen?" She looked at Gibbs and noticed a trace of some unknown emotion in his eyes.

"Yes?" The tension was suddenly palpable and Jenny felt her heart race as they held each others eyes.

"I'm sure we will regret this in the morning, but I can't help myself." Gibbs bent down and pressed his lips carefully to Jennys', giving her plenty of time to pull away.

She did.

Gibbs looked worried but saw no trace of hurt or regret in Jennys' eyes, just happiness and, was that love? He felt his heart swell with emotion as he recognized the look she gave him as one she gave him often enough while in Paris.

"I thought you would never take the initiative," Jenny whispered and fiercely pressed Gibbs against the wall, letting her mouth assault his most eager one. When the lack of oxygen became too much of an issue they pulled apart, both panting and out of breath.

"Maybe we should take this elsewhere?" Jenny asked and Gibbs nodded before calling a cab to go to his house. They said goodbye to Abby and left, trying not to seem to be in too much of a hurry.

When the front door to Gibbs' house closed it took less than two seconds before they were throwing themselves at each other like hungry werewolves. Somehow they made it upstairs before ending up in bed, making up for all those years between now and Paris.

Jenny woke up with the headache from hell the next morning. She groaned before she realized where she was. Gibbs had a protective arm around her and she couldn't help the feeling of complete safety that filled her, nor the love radiating from her entire body towards this wonderful man. Feeling suddenly embarrassed about the entire ordeal, and worried about what Gibbs might think, she left quietly, the only reminder of her being there the unmade bed next to the love of her life.

Gibbs woke up half an hour later, feeling like he had been trampled on by elephants. He remembered getting to the party with Jenny, but when did he leave? He noticed the other side of the bed was used and he could swear the pillow smelled of his boss' perfume. Ignoring his head he decided to get to work and clear his head a bit from the foggy evening of yesterday.

Late at night Gibbs noticed Jenny was leaving her office for MTAC and, seeing that his officers didn't handle their hangovers as well as he did, he let them leave with a promise to come back bright and early in the morning. As soon as the last person was out the door he hurried up the stairs to confront Jenny about last night. He entered and went to sit down next to her. As he searched her impassive face for some kind of reminder he suddenly had a flashback.

Jenny threw herself at him as soon as the door closed and he could do nothing but obey, his mind already reeling from the events of the night that led to this. He kissed her everywhere he could reach but soon decided her clothes had to come off for him to be able to touch her entire body. Expertly he undressed her while moving up the stair, one step at the time. When they reached the bedroom Jenny was completely naked, showing him each of her tantalizing curves, making his body crave for her touch. When he saw her walk into the bedroom and motion for him to follow his mind overloaded. Jenny undressed him painfully slow before leading him to the bed, where she made love to him like there was no tomorrow. Paris my ass, this was far hotter than that.

When Gibbs saw Jenny blush from his stare he realized that she remembered everything as well. He grinned like a Cheshire cat and couldn't help but let his hand land on her thigh, making her jump a little. She looked at him and her blush deepened instantly when she noticed the look he was giving her.

"It really was you last night. I thought I must be imagining things when I smelled your perfume on my pillow but could find no trace of you at all."

Jenny smiled at him and looked around, noticing that MTAC was empty and that everybody had retired for the evening.

"Do you regret it?" Jenny asked hesitantly, afraid that their fragile relationship was going to shatter because of their little rendezvous. Gibbs did the only thing to make her sure he felt the same way she did; he kissed her.

At first the kiss was sweet and loving but soon the need for more was quite urgent and they ended up in one of the chairs, Jenny sitting on Gibbs' naked lap, making love to him. Their clothes lay discarded on the floor but neither had a care in the world besides their imminent releases.

Giggling, they managed to somehow get dressed before leaving for the privacy of Jennys' home and the much needed sleep they both longed for.

Abby was shocked. She had just witnessed Director Shepard and Gibbs share a coffee cup; one that was located in the hands of the director at the moment. Tony entered her lab, slightly surprised to see everyone there already, looking like goldfish nonetheless.

"Hey boss! What did I miss?" he asked innocently, but was silenced by Abby who leaned into him and whispered in his ear while pointing at the couple in front of them.

"That coffee cup belongs to Gibbs." Tonys' eyes widened as he watched Jenny take a large gulp of the coffee before handing the cup back to Gibbs. Jenny smiled in Gibbs' direction and winked before she headed out of the lab and back to work.

Cynthia and Jenny walked into MTAC discussing what Jenny would need for her next conference when the assistant bent down to pick something up from the floor.

"Cynthia?" Jenny inquired, wondering what on earth the woman was doing. Cynthia looked up at the director, her face all red. In her hands she held Jennys' stockings from the previous night.

"I believe these are yours director."

Since that day, Jenny could never enter MTAC without blushing.