Chapter 10

The next morning Jenny woke to the feeling of being warm and comfortable, she snuggled further into the warm body beside her, breathing in the comforting scent of sawdust, coffee and bourbon.

She was so glad she was so back being back in Gibbs' arms, after getting the papers from Ed, telling her that he was going to fight her for custody of the children, she felt like she needed someone but Gibbs hadn't been there but he was there for her now and had promised her that he would be there no matter what for her and the kids.

"Morning" she looked up from where she was resting her head on Gibbs' chest to find Gibbs was already awake, his blue eyes dull with tiredness.

"Morning" she said with a smile before pressing a kiss to his bare chest, "I need to get home" she said trying to move out of the bed, out of Gibbs' arms but he stopped her, pulling her over to him.

"Can't you stay a little longer?" he asked her pressing a kiss to her bare shoulder and then moved to her neck.

"Abby and Tony will wonder where I am" Jenny explained as she closed her eyes for a moment because of the feeling she was experiencing by his attention to her neck.

"Just for coffee" Gibbs tried to persuade her some more as he pressed a kiss to her cheek and then her lips.

"Okay fine" Jenny said her laughter being muffled by Gibbs' lips on hers once again, she really had missed him, being with someone who cared about her, who cared about her kids, who she cared about.

The redhead pushed Gibbs away from her and successfully slipped out of bed, "Hey where are you going?" Gibbs asked her, looking at her with his blue eyes making her knees feel a little weak but she decided not to show him how he affected her.

"Getting coffee" She told him as she slipped on his t-shirt from last night and then headed for the door of the bedroom and then walked out.

Gibbs smiled before laying back in his bed, folding his arms behind his head, he couldn't help the guilty feeling in his gut because he hadn't been there for her when she'd needed him, how he'd avoided and ignored her at any chance he'd got.

He liked Jenny a lot, maybe he was falling in love with her but he wasn't sure he could really admit that to himself let alone her yet. He definitely felt more for her than he had for hi past wives, he didn't find himself comparing what he and Jenny had to what Shannon and he had had.

The smell of freshly brewed coffee wafted from the kitchen, up the stairs and into the bedroom, Gibbs slipped out of his bed and slipped on everything from the day before apart from the t-shirt of course because Jenny was still wearing it.

Downstairs Jenny had just poured two mugs off coffee when Gibbs entered the kitchen, loving how naturally Jenny fitted in in his home, how she seemed so at home in his house, thinking how he would like her to be here more often.

"Hey" Jenny told him as she whipped her head around, two mugs of coffee in her hand "Here, not sugar or cream how you like" she said as he took the cup from her hand and then watched as he took a sip. "Good?" she asked him.

Gibbs nodded "Yeah, you're pretty good at coffee" he told her with a smile.

Jenny shrugged her shoulders then looked at the clock hanging on the wall "I really need to get going" she sighed, not wanting to leave Gibbs anytime soon, only having just come back into Gibbs' arms.

"I'll go with you" he suggested, wanting to see Abby and Tony plus not wanting for Jenny to go.

"I think Abby and Tony would love it" she said to him with a big smile before kissing him and he kissed her back.

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An hour and a shared shower later Jenny and Gibbs arrived at the apartment she shared with Cynthia "I'm home" Jenny yelled as she walked into the living area.

"Mummy" Abby yelled as she ran out of the bedroom and straight into her mother's legs, "Gibbs" she yelled again upon seeing him.

"Hey Abs" He greeted her as he lifted her up sending her pigtails flying "How are you?" he asked the six year old.

"I lost a tooth" she said showing him the gap were a tooth had been the last time he'd seen her.

"Wow" he said with a chuckle "Did the tooth fairy come and visit you?" he asked her.

"Uh huh" Abby nodded "I got a dollar" she told him excitedly holding up a finger at him to show how many dollars she got.

"You're rich" Gibbs told her, bouncing her up "Pizza's on you then" he joked as he put her back down the floor, his back aching with the weight of the little girl.

"Gibbs" Tony smiled at the older man when he walked out of the kitchen.

"Hey Tony" the older man smiled at him.

"So you arrested anyone lately?" the little boy asked loving that his mum's boyfriend was a police man, making Gibbs laugh.

Meanwhile Jenny stood with Cynthia in the kitchen area "So everything is good with lover boy?" Cynthia asked her friend.

Jenny laughed before hitting her friend lightly "Everything is fine with Jethro" she continued "It was just a little misunderstanding" she explained.

"Good" Cynthia smiled as they watched Gibbs with Abby and Tony. "He's good with kids" she said nudging the redhead lightly.

Jenny nodded "He is" she said with a smile, a man like Leroy Jethro Gibbs was hard to find, Jenny pushed off of the kitchen side and began to make her way to the three people she cared about most in the world when there came a knock at the door.

"I'll get it" she yelled before bypassing Tony, Abby who were filling Gibbs in with all that he had missed even the episodes of magnum PI they had watched when he'd been away.

She reached the door and opened it, surprised to find a familiar, tall, dark haired, blue eyed man standing in the hallway "Ed what are you doing here?"

TBC…..

How will Ed and Gibbs react to finally meeting each other?