A Choice 10

Jenny was released from the hospital that afternoon, with instructions to take it easy and to find a PT in DC to handle the rehab she would need on her shoulder. Jen and Jethro spent the day relaxing by the pool at the hotel they were staying at for three days, before they would fly home. Jen lunged about in a chair, just enjoying the sunshine after the days she spent cooped up in the hospital. Jethro enjoyed watching Jen in her bathing suite, a white two piece that showed a lot of skin. He himself started swimming laps in the pool, enjoying the exercise as well as the coolness of the water on his skin.

They stayed at the pool until the sunset. Then they each dressed in casual summer clothes and walked along downtown, looking for a restaurant, holding hands. They found a quiet dinner and they ordered a burger with fries and a salad. When the food was delivered they both ate with gusto, starving. The food was very good and they tipped their waiter generously, though he did get a glare from Jethro for staring at Jen. They walked back to the hotel and went to their room. Jethro hopped in the shower and Jen pulled out her phone and called Cynthia.

"Cynthia, It's Jen." She told her assistant once she picked up her phone.

"Director, I heard that you were discharged from the hospital, I'm glad. Did you need anything?"

"Thank you Cynthia. I just wanted you to know before everyone else that I am stepping down as Director and taking the new MCR Team's lead agent spot we have created."

"Who would be Director then?"

"Leon Vance, will take over as Director and I wish him luck. I wanted to ask you to ask your realtor cousin if she could look out for some property for me. I'll email you the list as it stands tomorrow morning." She told her faithful assistant. She hoped Vance treated her right.

"I can certainly do that for you, Director. Are you looking for a new house?"

"As I am sure Jethro's team has told you: Jethro and I are in a relationship and we are in fact searching for a house together. Though I don't want you to tell the team yet. Think you can manage that for me?"

"Of Course Director, I'll have my cousin call you when you get back into DC." At that moment Jethro came back into the room.

"Thank you Cynthia. Could you please start grabbing some boxes and start packing up my office for me, but please be discreate?"

"Of course Director. I'll see you and Agent Gibbs when you both return to DC. I will miss working for you."

"Thank you Cynthia and I will miss having you work with me too." Jen hung up the phone and turned to watch Jethro finish changing into his sleep pants for the night. Jen walked into the bathroom to brush her teeth, having taken a shower shortly before she was discharged earlier. She came back into the room and removed the pair of shorts she had on as well as her top and bra. She slipped Jethro's shirt that he was wearing earlier over her head. She crawled into bed with him and snuggled into his side.

"We'll need to go and by some bandages to re-bandage me after my shower tomorrow." She told him as she traced circles on his bare chest with her injured arm, free of its sling for the night.

"You got it Jen. I am going to have Tony and the rest of the team start dropping boxes off at my house tomorrow so I can start packing." He told her running his hands up and down her back.

"Okay and I have Cynthia telling her cousin to start looking for houses, I'm emailing Cynthia the list we started so tomorrow we'll go over it more to find out if we want more."

"Okay, but in order to so those things we need sleep. Good night Jenny, I love you."

"Good night Jethro, I love you too."

They both drifted off to sleep, a dreamless sleep.

The next morning, Jethro woke up early. He slid silently out of the bed; wanting to let Jen sleep some more. He dressed silently and left the room. He drove to nearby Wal-Greens and purchased some bandages to wrap Jen's wounds and some sunscreen for the rest of the trip. He walked out and pulled out his cell phone. He dialed Dinozzo's desk.

"NCIS Special Agent Dinozzo's desk." Michelle Lee's voice came over the line.

"Agent Lee, where is Dinozzo?" Gibbs barked.

"Agent Gibbs. Tony is down in Abby's lab. As is the rest of the team and I think Ducky is too, sir."

"Tell him to call me when you see him, I have to get back to Jen." He hung up without waiting for a reply. He drove back to the hotel and entered the room just as Jen was walking up. She got out of bed and moved towards him stretching as she walked, his shirt riding up as she did so.

"Good Morning. Where did you vanish to this morning?" She asked him leaning up to press a kiss to his lips.

"I ran to buy some bandages for you shoulder and stomach. I also bought some sunscreen." He said wrapping his arms around her hips slowly to avoid hitting her wound. She rested her head on his chest, loving the feeling of his arms around her.

"You're so sweet." She mumbled into his chest, she felt his chuckle reverberate through her head. She smiled as she pulled away. Grabbing the wrist holding onto the bag he pulled him into the bathroom where she stripped off her clothes and the bandages on her front while Jethro also stripped out of his clothes and peeled the bandages off her back. She turned on the water and stepped under the spray, pulling Jethro in with her.

He shampooed her hair, so she didn't have to lift her bad arm and then massaged her scalp as he conditioned her hair. He grabbed one of the washcloths and paid special attention to the exit wounds on her back, the wounds were all closed and without stitches, but they looked red and angry as well as slightly puffy. Once he was done washing her wounds she took over and finished washing her body as he stepped under the spray and washed himself.

Once they were all finished they stood under the spray and kissed each other passionately, and Jethro moved her against the wall. Jenny left her bad arm on his lower half, resting on his butt and pulling him closer to her; while her good arm held his face to hers. Jethro's hands were against her lower back and one meandered up her back and tangled in her hair.

Once they both felt dizzy they broke for air, resting their foreheads together. Jethro reached behind him and turned off the now cold water while Jen reached her good arm out of the shower and grabbed a towel. She wrapped the towel around herself and stepped out of the shower and grabbed another towel for Jethro. He wrapped his towel around himself and walked into the other room to get dressed. Once he finished he returned to the bathroom and finds her pulling up her panties with one hand. He moves to help her with the other side, kissing the skin of her shoulder as he did so.

"You know, I thought that I would help you out of your clothes, not into them." He remarked making her laugh. She has him fasten her bra for her before she slips on pair of black yoga pants. Jethro grabs the bag off of the floor and reaches in for the box of gauze and medical tape and tapes up the exit wounds on Jenny's back then helps her with the shoulder entry wound and she does the stomach herself. She then pulls a simple green shirt over her head with Jethro's help getting her bum arm through the sleeve. She brushed her hair out but left it down to let the air dry her hair. She left her face alone, not putting any make-up on. She then slipped her feet into the flip-flops they bought once she was released from the hospital the previous day. Before they walked out the door she pulled her sling on and let him take her good hand, threading their fingers together.

A/N: so this story will only have about 15 or 16 chapters and I wanted to know as I post this chapter: Should I have Jibblets? Let me know what you guys think. I could really go both ways for this.