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They walked into the room again to find Jenny had fallen asleep from crying so much. Ducky was in the chair beside her, holding her hand and regaling one of his stories from the past. Gibbs cleared his throat and Ducky stopped and turned in his chair to the others.
"Everyone go to the hotel. Get some sleep and we will start everything tomorrow," Gibbs said to his team. Abby looked at him with a stern look.
"I don't need to sleep. I'm fine. You need to go get a decent night's sleep," Abby said. Gibbs shook his head with a smirk. "Don't shake your head at me. You and I both know that you probably haven't slept well for the past few days. You need to at least try," she tried again.
"Abs, I'm fine sleeping here. I promise. Now, go back to the hotel with the others and get some rest and we will see you tomorrow," Gibbs said to her with a hand on her shoulder. Abby finally caved and nodded. She wrapped Gibbs in a tight hug and went to Jenny's bedside and kissed the woman's forehead.
"We'll be back tomorrow, Jenny. Sleep good and try to remember," Abby said. Gibbs smiled as she said those words and he ushered them out the door. He turned back to face his love, worried that she may never remember the rekindled flame that was reignited hours before her surgery. He hoped that she would so that everything would, for once, fall into place as it should. He dropped into his chair and watched Jenny sleep, soon to fall asleep to the sound of her breathing and the beating on her heart monitor.
Jenny lay there asleep. She heard the woman, Abby, whisper for her to try to remember. She tried hard, but it was difficult. She did remember that she and Jethro had an assignment in Paris and that is where she left him. She'd heard that he had started a new team, but the rest was a blur. She hoped it would come back to her and, somehow, she knew that those people were going to help her every step. She knew that she could trust them. She turned and fell into a deeper slumber and dreamed.
The others had all taken one car back to the hotel. Tony was driving, Ducky took the passenger seat, and Abby was in the back between Ziva and McGee who each had a window seat. Abby leaned her head on McGee's shoulder. Thoughts kept running through her head as she worried that Gibbs may hurt himself while trying to stay with Jenny full-time. She knew he wasn't sleeping well and she knew that he wouldn't leave Jenny at any costs. She just hoped that Gibbs wouldn't push his limits too much and that he knew that they were there for him. She was very antsy about the whole situation.
"We're coming right back tomorrow Abs," McGee said softly. He knew she was worrying about Jenny and Gibbs. "Gibbs will be fine," he whispered. Abby sighed and nodded.
Tony looked into the rearview mirror. He saw Ziva looking out at the surroundings they passed by and he saw Abby leaning on McGee who was murmuring in her ear. He knew Abby was incredibly worried and that she would be worried until they were back with Jenny and Gibbs tomorrow. He looked to his passenger who, like Ziva, looked out the window.
"Ducky, do you think she will remember?" Tony asked. Ducky turned to Tony.
"I don't know Anthony. I do hope so. She wouldn't be the same person if she didn't. Maybe we can hope that a good night's rest will help her thought processes and will increase her brain activity in remembering her past," Ducky replied. Tony nodded. He looked back to the others again and then back to the road.
They pulled into the hotel parking lot a short time later. They all bid each other good night. Ducky went to his room that he intended to share with Gibbs, but that hadn't happened. Abby and Ziva went to their room and then Tony and McGee went to theirs. They all hoped that tomorrow would be a little easier on Jenny and on them. They all hoped that she would remember them and the events that had lead up to this night. They all hoped for the best.
Gibbs was sleeping soundly until whimpering and groaning woke him from his slumber. He saw Jenny writhing in her bed. He hoped it wasn't a nightmare. She took her hand in his and rubbed his thumb over her knuckles.
"Jen," he whispered, "it's okay. You're okay. Sleep now." As soon as he spoke she quit moving and settled into the bed again.
He leaned back into his chair and looked at his watch. It was 0200 in the morning. He looked at Jenny again.
"Jen, please remember everything. Please remember that I still love you. Remember that we still love each other," he murmured softly, almost a prayer. He settled in his chair and fell asleep knowing that they were going to have a busy day ahead of them.
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