Jenny was in a full-blown panic as she reached the security checkpoint at the Navy Yard. Something awful had happened to Jethro and she just knew it. Jenny slowed down as the MP's surrounded her car. She rolled down the window slowly. "Ms. Sheppard, Director Vance told us to expect you, go right through." One of the guards explained.

As she slowly rolled through the gate Jenny became even more frightened. They hadn't bothered to check her car, or her ID. If Vance were involved it had to be serious. Jenny parked her car and ran into the lobby of NCIS headquarters. Standing next to the security desk was Director Vance. He was holding a visitors pass in his hand.

"Jenny, put this on, you need to come with me." Vance said it seriously as Jenny snatched the pass from his hand and stared down the Director.

"Where is Gibbs?" Jenny asked as she headed towards the elevators.

"Let's get somewhere private, so I can explain everything. It's better if this is done in privacy." Director Vance replied as the pair entered the elevator. Before Jenny could hit the button Vance reached across her and hit the button for third floor. The Bullpen, Jenny thought to herself. Nothing good could come of this.

"Something from the past has caught up with NCIS. It's highly unorthodox, but we need you in MTAC." Vance explained.

"Is Jethro all right? Abby was frantic on the phone." Jenny said quietly. She wasn't happy with Vance's explanation, or lack thereof.

The elevator doors opened and Jenny rushed past Vance. She scanned the bullpen. There were agents everywhere busily working. She looked at the four desks she cared about the most, and they were all empty. "Where is the team?" Jenny said, aghast.

"Let's just get to MTAC." Vance said as he rested a hand on Jenny's shoulder. With a ferocity that surprised even Jenny she swiftly brought her arm around and removed Vance's hand from her shoulder. If they hadn't been before agents were staring now. It was quite the sight. Their old director, that they thought was dead, walking in with their new director.

In May the rumors had begun immediately. Everybody knew Jenny was back, and everybody knew she was seeing Jethro, everybody knew she was pregnant, but it was one thing to hear the rumors, and another situation entirely to actually see the subject of gossip right before their eyes. Jenny rushed past the empty desks of Jethro's team and headed up the blue carpeted stairs to MTAC.

Vance's heavy footsteps fell behind her on the stairs.

"For a pregnant lady you can really move." Vance said as he caught up with Jenny.

Jenny stopped just outside the door of MTAC.

"I'm assuming my retinal scan is no longer in the database?" She said dryly as she folded her arms over her belly.

Vance stepped past Jenny and put his eye up to the scanner. Moments later the door to MTAC opened, and Jenny practically ran in.

The large screen was completely blank. Wordlessly, Director Vance handed Jenny a headset. She put it on in record time.

"Get the feed." Vance directed the computer operator who was sitting at the control panel. Suddenly the screen flashed on. The feed was coming from Abby's lab. It was decorated with pink and blue streamers, and Jenny could see a pile of gifts by the mass spectrometer.

"Jenny....can you hear us?" Abby asked, waving her hands.

"Loud and clear, I can see you too!" Jenny exclaimed.

"Well what are you waiting for...get down here!" Abby said excitedly.

The screen went blank again and Jenny took her headset off and handed it to Director Vance.

"So, this was the emergency?" Jenny said as she looked at Vance.

"I guess so, the team knew you'd catch on to a traditional baby shower, so they begged me to have it here. We didn't mean to scare you, but they insisted it was the only way." Vance elaborated as they made their way out of MTAC.

"But, why me?" Jenny asked as they made their way down the stairs. "I disgraced this agency."

She added.

"No, you kept one of our best agents alive the only way you knew how." Vance corrected.

"Plus, you secured the Directorship for me in a tidy way." Vance added as they made their way past Jethro's desk and into the elevators. He was referring to the excellent recommendation Jenny had given SECNAV regarding Vance's leadership abilities. She had always liked Vance and was convinced he'd be an excellent NCIS Director.

"A baby shower is the least I could do for you." Vance added with a smile

As Jenny stepped into Abby's lab she was assaulted by pink and blue decorations everywhere. Her last sonogram had revealed that she was indeed expecting one boy and one girl. Jethro was thrilled and so was Jenny.

"So did we surprise you?" Abby asked as she stood in front of Jenny and jumped up and down.

"Yes, I'm shocked!" Jenny said honestly.

Jethro stood up and walked over to Jenny. With an intimacy that surprised everyone, Jenny grabbed Jethro and hugged him. "I'm so glad you're safe." She murmured.

"We didn't want to scare you, but we didn't know any other way." Gibbs added as he broke free of Jenny's embrace.

Jenny surveyed the room. The usual faces were there. Gibbs, Abby, Ducky, McGee, DiNozzo, Ziva, and a few extra people including Jimmy Palmer, Tobias Fornell and Cynthia, Jenny's former secretary.

"All of you are very lucky that I'm not suffering from the usual mood swings of pregnacy, or you'd all be getting an earful right now. That's a risky game to play...tricking a pregnant on the other hand I am thrilled that you all thought of me." Jenny said as she rubbed her belly.

"Take your coat off and stay awhile!" DiNozzo shouted.

Wordlessly Jethro helped Jenny out of her long trenchcoat and placed it in the office of Abby's lab. The shower was delightful. They played a few games, and Jenny spent most of the time seated in a desk chair opening presents. Everything came in pairs. Mostly it was clothing, toys, and blankets. Jenny and Gibbs had picked out the furniture and car seats already. She was just waiting for the interior designer to paint the nursery and move the furniture in, but that wouldn't be happening until early February. The babies were going to share a room in the beginning, and they would only be separated when they got older. The pre-natal class she and Gibbs attended every Saturday morning for the past six weeks had stressed that multiples should be kept together as long as possible, and Jenny liked the idea not only because it promoted emotional bonding, but it seemed convenient. Just as Jenny thought she was done opening gifts Abby handed her one more box. "This is from the entire team!" As she opened it, with Gibbs looking over her shoulder, Jenny could barely contain her laughter. There were two bibs. One blue, and one pink. Each bib was embroidered with the phrase "I don't take orders!"

Jethro howled with laughter, and as Jenny showed the bibs off the lab erupted in laughter also. "We figured it was the best way for the babies to be exactly like the both of you." Ziva said with a smile.

"Truer words were never spoken." Ducky added between giggles.

It took almost a half-hour to clean up Abby's lab. It took even longer for Jenny to say good-bye and thank everybody as DiNozzo and McGee re-packed the gifts and loaded up her car.

"I'll be home by seven." Jethro said as he walked Jenny to her car.

"Thank-you." Jenny said as she kisssed Jethro good-bye.

"You're welcome!" He yelled as he walked back into NCIS.

That night as she lay in bed trying to fall asleep Jenny was couting her blessings, thankful for great friends and the love of her life, Leroy Jethro Gibbs.