Thanks for all your reviews sorry it's been a while I'm still a little stuck on where I'm going with this.

Chapter 11

Previously:

All of a sudden as if slow motion a bullet rang out, Jenny watched in horror as Gibbs hit the floor, just as she was about to shoot back, she felt pain before falling into darkness herself.

Now:

Gibbs opened his eyes and all his senses came rushing back to him. He could smell the iron of blood, and then the shooting pain in his shoulder told him he must be bleeding. He moved his head slowly looking to his shoulder and he was correct there was blood pouring onto the concrete below him coming from his shoulder.

He then noticed a redhead lying on the ground not too far from him. It was Jenny, he heard footsteps get louder as they approached, but instead of heading towards him the man in the mask who had been the shooter was at Jenny's side leaning over her. "Ooo pretty" the masked man said lifting his gun to Jenny's head and running it down the side of her face.

Gibbs glared daggers into the man's head, if he even put a finger on her he was even more a dead man walking than he was now. "Leave her alone" he said after a moment as he got up to his feet fighting the pain of his shoulder.

"What did you say old man" the masked man asked turning and pointing his gun at Gibbs who was already holding his gun at the young man, daring him with his eyes to pull the trigger first.

The masked man dropped his gun and tried to make a run for it. Gibbs took off after the man and even with his shot shoulder he still managed to tackle the man to the floor, he had the marine training the attacker obviously hadn't. "You just shot at two federal agents, try and explain that in court" Gibbs said putting the man's hand together and holding them remembering he didn't have his cuffs.

Once he had dragged the man back the few feet back to the entrance of the shop where Jenny still lie unconscious, an elderly man came out of the back of the shop "I've called for the police and an ambulance they should be here soon" he said, his voice shaky as he was still in shock.

Gibbs just sent a nod to the older man before looking to the man whose hands he was holding together "You have any duct tape?"

Minutes and half a roll of duct tape later the man's hands were bound and he was shoved into the back of the police car.

Meanwhile Jenny was lifted onto a gurney and alongside Gibbs put in a van and taken to Bethesda hospital to assess the damage done.

They soon arrived at the hospital, Jenny was rushed one way Gibbs was escorted another. He sat on the edge of a bed as a doctor checked his wound, "Luckily it's a through and through, so you won't need surgery" the man said with a smile "You should take it easy for the next few days and take pain meds if you need them, I'll get a nurse to come and bandage you up" he said before leaving Gibbs alone. His first thoughts were, if Jenny was ok, then his second thought was what would happen to Ari and Ziva while she had to stay in recovery?

"Ok Mr Gibbs let's get you bandaged" the nurse said coming over with the equipment she would need.

Couple of pain induced groans later Gibbs put his blood stained shirt back on before hopping off of the bed and heading to the nurses' station to see what he could find out about his partner.

"Can I help you?" a doctor asked looking up from the computer screen as the silver haired man approached.

"Yeah I was wondering if you could tell me the condition of a redhead woman who came in with gunshot wound not fifteen minutes ago" he asked with a blank expression not giving away how he really felt.

"Are you her family?" the woman asked sceptically looking at him up and down.

"Yeah I'm her ugh husband" he said knowing lying was the only way he would be able to know if she was ok.

"Ok, just give me a moment, what's her name?" the woman asked as she typed away at her computer.

"Jennifer Shepard" he said tapping his foot impatiently, his gut churned with worry. "She's in surgery at the moment Mr Shepard, you can take a seat over there and I'll get her doctor to talk to you when she's out" she said pointing to the uncomfortable looking plastic chairs.

"Gibbs" he said with a grunt.

"Excuse me" the woman asked looking to Gibbs again.

"She's never changed her last name, so I'm Gibbs she is Shepard" he said before walking over to where she had told him to. He then brought out his phone and called Ducky to tell him the news.

"Mallard" he answered.

"Hey Duck" Gibbs said running a hand down his face before sitting in an uncomfortable silence.

"Jethro I know I normally dominate the convocation but as you called me…" he began before getting cut off by Gibbs.

"Jenny and I were shot, Jen's in surgery I don't know how bad it is" he said hoping the children couldn't hear.

"How did it happen I thought you were taking her to the French restaurant" the old man said very confused.

"We were in are way when a masked man was attempting to rob a shop , he had a gun, shot me first then Jenny, then I got him before he could do any more damage" he explained.

"How badly are you hurt?"

"Through and through in the shoulder, how are the kids?" he asked thinking of the three oblivious children.

"They are sitting in the lounge watching finding Nemo but I skipped the part with the mother dyeing I didn't think it would be appropriate" he said.

"Can you stay the night, Abs can have her room, um there is a spare mattress, pillows and blankets in the spare room, somehow get it into Abby's room and turn it into a sleep over kind of thing, don't tell them what's happened I'll call as soon as I hear anything.

"Ok, She'll be fine Jethro" Ducky reassured his friend knowing he was very attached to the redhead and showed he obviously had deep feelings for her, he wasn't sure Gibbs even knew that yet.

"I hope so Duck" Gibbs said putting the phone down and feeling like this was all his fault.

TBC…

Sorry it's short but I thought it was a good place to end it. Any suggestions welcome, please review.