A/N: Yay! Shout out time!

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"What's up Jen?"

"Just called to check up on you. How's Mexico?"

"It's great Jen. I think this it's what I needed."

She smiled sadly, running a soft hand over Jacob's head. "I'm glad Jethro."

"Was there somethin' else you wanted to tell me Jen?"

She took a deep breath, "Um…"

"Jen?" he prodded.

"No. No, you're just missed…is all," she said, biting her lip, sending a silent prayer of thanks that he could not see her, or her eye, "Tony's doing great though."

"I knew he would Jen."

"Yea. So what've you been up to…in Mexico?"

"Workin' on Mike's roof, and the rest of his house," he said with a laugh.

"You always were good with your hands."

"You'd know Jen," he said, and she could hear the smile in his voice.

"Jethro!" she scolded him playfully.

"At least I remembered Jen."

Her grin dropped in an instant, as she remembered his days in the hospital, only weeks before. Her voice dropped as she spoke, "Yea you did Jethro. Thank God you did." It was quiet on the line before she spoke again. "Good bye Jethro." She said, those words holding much more for her than a temporary farewell.

"Bye Jen," he said, realizing just how heavy her words weighed.

She tossed her phone back on the table, and slid under the covers with a sigh. Two hours later, she was woken by a shrill cry. She rolled over to look at the clock, 0000. She rolled out of bed, and picked up a red faced Leilah. "Okay, come on baby," she murmured, lifting Jacob, who was starting to wail as well. "You woke your brother up too. That's not nice." She bounced the twins gently on either shoulder, singing "Hush Little Baby" to them. The minutes turned into hours, and soon one hour turned into three. "Come on babies, please let mommy sleep," she whispered. Finally, two hours later, they cried themselves to sleep, and Jenny finally collapsed into bed, exhausted.

She was yanked out of her sleep by the shrill ringing of her cell phone, and she gasped, shooting up in bed. Jacob started to whine, and Jenny whispered, pleading with her son, a frown on her face, "Jacob please don't cry." He stopped and scrunched his nose, yawning, before going back to sleep. She sighed in relief before running a hand through her hair, "Hello?" she whispered.

Ducky's voice drifted through the phone. "Jenny dear, I was just calling to check on you."

"Why so early Ducky?"

"Early? Why dear, it's already noon."

"What!" she asked, disbelieving, and turned to look at the clock. Sure enough, it read 1200. "I'm sorry Ducky, Leilah and Jacob had me up for five hours straight, until five this morning.

"Oh dear, I hope they don't have colic."

"What's that?"

"In short, it's when the baby cries more than three hours at a time, more than three times a week. One child with colic is hard enough. Two is going to be awful. Jennifer you really are going to need some help."

"I'll be fine Ducky. Thank you for checking on me."

"Yes. Good-bye dear."

"Good-bye Ducky," she said, hanging up the phone. She sent a quick glance at Leilah and Jacob before getting out of bed. She grabbed the monitors off the table, and headed downstairs. She found Noemi in the kitchen, making what smelled like beef stew. "It smells good in here," she commented.

Noemi jumped, startled. "Oh you scared me Senora," she breathed, holding a hand to her chest.

"I'm sorry Noemi. What are you making?"

"Senora. You are supposed to be in bed."

"I know Noemi," she said with a smile, "I'm fine though. It really doesn't hurt."

Noemi eyed her boss warily before answering her earlier question. "I am making stew Senora. It will keep you healthy and good for los ninos as well. Plenty of vegetables."

"It smells wonderful," Jenny commented, looking into the simmering pot.

"Thank you Senora. I hope it tastes good as well."

"I'm sure it will Noemi. With you it always does." The younger woman blushed at the compliment, and smiled at her boss before turning back to her cooking.

Jenny smiled and grabbed the jug of apple juice out of the fridge, pouring herself a glass. Abby had decided to stock her fridge with healthy foods, and toss out anything that wasn't. Jenny had been dreading her new diet, but Noemi seemed to know how to make it bearable. Although, as she remembered her conversation with Gibbs last night, she really wanted a stiff drink. She looked into her glass and tried her best to imagine that the golden liquid was a good glass of bourbon.

She crawled into bed again, ten minutes later, feeling as though she had just run a marathon. She was exhausted and her body ached. Just as she closed her eyes, Leilah started wailing, and she got up with a weary sigh. She tried to get her out of the room before she woke Jacob again, but it was of no use. Soon, Jacob started to wail along with his sister. Twenty minutes into her bounce and rock routine Jenny got an idea. She laid both babies on the bed temporarily, and set off rummaging through her purse. She soon found what she was searching for, and yanked the earphones out of it. She set her iPod in the speaker docket, and scrolled through the songs. As soon as she found the song she was looking for, she selected it and scooped Leilah and Jacob up off the bed. Seconds later, the sound of Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together' filled the room. Not long after, the twins started to relax, and their cries quieted. Jenny smiled, thinking to herself that she would have to set up a playlist for them. She could do this.

A/N: So I hope you liked it. Review please! And expect more Jibbs interactions in the next chapter :D