As Tali, Jaxson, the quads, Kelly, Rhett, Sawyer and Zayn were flying back home the next day, things were in motion at NCIS when it came to the case. Jenny and Gibbs returned to the agency with the team. Upon seeing Jenny at NCIS, Vance wasn't sure what to think. At one point while she was in the squad room with the team just after Jack joined them, both Jenny and Jack noticed Vance watching at the railing that was on the catwalk by MTAC. Jenny recalled the countless times she stood where Vance was and on many of those occasions, Gibbs was at her side.
"I can sense his anxiousness down here." Jenny said to Jack.
Jenny knew right off the bat that Jack was profiling Vance.
"He thinks you're going to ask for the Director's office back."
"That's the last thing I would do. I am just here to get back to my roots."
"You were a damn good agent, Jen." Gibbs said as he came into the squad room.
Jenny couldn't help but roll her eyes as she flashed back to the last time Gibbs said that to her, just after Ari killed Kate. Now Jack attention had been switched to Gibbs and Jenny.
"Were?" Jenny questioned once again.
Jack started to smile as she got a first-hand experience of Gibbs and Jenny's banter.
"Your years as the Director put your agent side on the back burner especially when you went after The Frog."
"The Frog?" Jack questioned.
"Jethro, don't..."
"That's something that Jen will have to share with you, Jack; when she's ready to."
It was then that Gibbs noticed Vance watching them.
"He thinks Jenny is here to take her old job back, doesn't he?"
Jenny and Jack nodded yes as their response.
"I think you need to clarify things." Jack said.
"Yeah, I think I do too." Jenny said as she made her way up the stairs.
"You two are quite interesting together."
"Yeah." Gibbs said.
After that, Jack went back to her office as Gibbs went to see what Kasie had before he went to check in on Palmer. Bishop and Ziva went to track down a lead. When it was just Tony, McGee and Torres together in the squad room; Tony and McGee felt that it was time to have a chat with Torres.
"So, Nick; we need to talk..." Tony said.
"Okay...what about?"
"You and Ellie." McGee stated.
"What about me and Ellie?"
It was then that Tony and McGee came up besides Torres.
"How do I put this..." Tony said.
"Just say it, bro." Torres commented even though he knew full well where this was going.
"Don't break her heart, Nick. Ellie has been through a lot when it comes to her love life."
"That's the nice way of putting it. Let's just say that if you break her heart like Jake did, then you will have us to answer to besides Gibbs..." Tony said.
"And Ellie's brothers."
Once that was taken care of, the guys returned to working the case they had.