Jessica stood looking at him. She couldnt believe that he had come all this way just to see her, after what had happened and after what was said.
Gibbs pursed his lips together and studied her for a moment. He could see she was surprised and in all honesty he couldn't blame her. Perhaps she found it hard to comprehend that he had flown all this way just to see her.
She looked down and away. What should she say. He had told her why he had come there, but she still couldnt comprehend it. Did she actually mean something to him?
"Its getting late..." she said, still looking away from him.
"You're telling me."
Jessica smiled slightly as she looked around her apartment, before looking back into his eyes. What should she do now?
"What now"? she asked quietly.
Gibbs raised an eyebrow.
She looked down and moved away from him.
Great, put my foot in it again he thought.
Jessica sat down on the couch, thinking. What was she supposed to do now? Go back to America with him? She didnt even know what to do at that moment.
Gibbs walked over to her but didn't want to sit down as he was soaking.
She looked up at him, biting her lip.
"What's going on in that head of yours?"
She looked down again.
"I... I dont know..."
"What do you mean you don't know?"
Shaking her head slightly, Jessica sighed.
"I dont know what im supposed to do now".
"Speaking would be good".
"About what... Jethro... I dont know whats going to happen now..."
Gibbs frowned slightly.
"What should I do now"? she asked, standing up and looking into his eyes.
"What should we do now"?
"Whatever you want."
She breathed in slightly, looking into his eyes.
"Why did you come here..."? she asked. "I know you said because of me... but why"?
"I need a reason?"
Looking down, she sighed then walked away from him.
"Will you stop that!"
"Stop what"?! she replied turning around to face him.
"Walking away is what."
She stared into his eyes, tears beginning to form in hers.
"If you wont tell me..." she shook her head again before walking away and into the kitchen.
"There..."
She leant against the surface, the tears running freely down her cheeks. Why wont he just tell me? she thought.
"What is it you want me to say?" Gibbs asked following her into the kitchen and leaning against the doorframe.
She looked up slightly, still facing away from him.
"Something... why wont you tell me the reason you came here"?
"I'd say that the fact I am here says more than enough."
She looked down again. She wanted to hear him say it.
"What am I supposed to do now"?
"What do you mean?"
"What do I... " she laughed slightly
"What am I supposed to do now Jethro? Do I stay here? Go back to America... my head is spinning I dont know what to do..."
"That should be your decision."
She turned and looked at him, leaning against the surface.
"What would you want me to do"? she asked quietly.
"What I want doesn't come into this."
She moved towards him slightly.
"It does... I dont want to do someth... I dont want to make a choice and go back if it would be against what you wanted".
Gibbs looked down at her as she slowly approached him.
"As I said...it doesn't matter what I want."
She stood a few inches away from him, gazing up into his eyes, trying to make sense of what she wanted to do.
He gave a soft smile.
Jessica smiled, placing her hand on his cheek.
"I came here for you."
She smiled even more, closing her eyes briefly.
"I don't know why...well I guess I do..."
She opened her eyes again, looking into his as she moved her hand across his cheek softly.
Gibbs looked down at her for a moment and considered what to say next.
Jessica smiled softly, wanting to know what he would say next.
"I know I can be a bastard..."
She laughed slightly.
"And...well I guess I really don't have nothing to follow up on that."
She smiled at him, gazing into his eyes. Then, she leaned forward and kissed him softly on the cheek.
Gibbs was a little disappointed.
Seeing the look in his eyes, she kissed him again, this time on the lips before stepping back slightly.
Quickly, Gibbs reached out for her and pulled her to him to kiss her.
Jessica closed her eyes and placed her hands on his neck, returning the kiss.
After a time, he pulled away and looked down into her eyes.
She looked up into his eyes, wondering what he was going to do now.
"I'd better let you get some sleep."
She leaned forward again and kissed him once more.
Gibbs wasn't complaining.
After a minute she pulled back and looked up at him, smiling broadly.
"Did you have a hotel booked"? she asked quietly.
"No."
Jessica smiled.
"Good" she replied before walking past him and back towards her bedroom.
"Good? How the hell is that good?"
She looked back out from the bedroom.
"You really cant guess"? she asked, before disappearing again.
"No".
She removed her robe before climbing into the bed.
"Are you really that out of practice with women Jethro"? she called out to him.
Gibbs frowned slightly, perhaps he was?
Jessica sighed before getting out of bed and walking to the kitchen, standing in the doorframe and looked at him, her nightgown clinging to her.
"You are terrible Jethro" she joked, smiling at him.
"You really have no idea what I really meant... do you"?
Gibbs turned around and caught sight of her.
"Do you get it yet"? she asked.
"I think...I may have an idea."
She smiled.
"Good...".Then she turned around and walked back to the bedroom.
Gibbs swallowed quickly and followed her into the bedroom.
She was led in bed.
"You could always go to a hotel if you didnt want to stay here".
"I...don't like intruding."
She pouted slightly, looking around.
"If you dont wish to stay..."
"No..."
Jessica smiled at him, sitting up in the bed slightly.
"Jethro... This isnt all about what I want. If we are going to be together you need to learn to express your own emotions and tell me what you want... I want this to work" she told him, looking into his eyes.
Gibbs had been used to being a bastard for so long that he was unsure about showing his feelings.
"Jethro... please"
"What?"
She sighed, looking down slightly.
"If you dont know..." she said quietly. How were they going to work if he wouldnt talk to her?
Gibbs found a chair and pulled it up.
"So your just going to sit there all night"? she asked, looking into his eyes.
"No..." Gibbs lowered his gaze for a moment.
"I'm...it's complicated."
She sighed.
"Jethro... if this is going to work you need to be able to talk to me".
"It's not just you."
She moved to the side of the bed and sat opposite him.
"Jethro..." she said, placing her hand on his knee.
Gibbs looked up to her for a moment then lowered his gaze once more.
"I'm not exactly good with this kind of thing."
"well, everyone has to start somehow... and I can help. But you need to talk to me".
"Me and relationships..."
She placed her hand on his cheek, tilting his face up to look at her.
"Jethro... im not that good at relationships either. But we can make this work..."
"I've had four marriages..."
"I know... but that doesnt mean that we will fail. Jethro... every relationship is different".
"It was bad enough having one attack me with a baseball bat but you...you could shoot me..."
"I would never shoot you".
Gibbs looked to her.
"I would never purposely hurt you".
"I'm just saying."
"I know..." she replied quietly, before leaning forward and kissing him gently.
Gibbs accepted it for a moment.
Jessica pulled away, looking down.
"You okay?"
She nodded. "Yeah..." she replied, looking back up at him
"Im alright... you"?
"Wet."
"Well, if you are going to stay here tonight you can use some of my towels... theres some in the bathroom".
"Thanks."
She smiled.
"Anytime Jethro".
Gibbs gave her a smile then got up to use the bathroom. Once there, he decided to take a nice hot shower.
Jessica led back on the bed, on top of the quilt, for a minute, looking up at the ceiling, smiling. She wanted to stay awake and wait for him, but her eyes felt heavy and she drifted asleep.
Quickly he washed him and rinsed, it felt extremely good to be warm and clean again. Especially after the flight,
Jessica led on the bed, sound asleep.
Gibbs dried off, wrapped the towel around his waist and walked back into the bedroom. He saw her sound asleep and gave a small smile.
She shifted slightly in her sleep as he walked in.
He walked over to her, threw the covers over her so that she wouldn't catch a chill.
She moaned softly, placing her hand on his.
Gibbs carefully slid his hand from underneath and took a step back.
"Dont go..." she said quietly, her eyes still closed.
Gibbs stopped still.
Her eyes slowly opened and she smiled at him.
"I thought you were asleep."
She yawned and rubbed her eyes slightly.
"I guess I was... where you going"? she asked, barely able to keep her eyes open.
"I was gonna go..." he pointed to the living area.
She smiled.
"You dont have to..."
"I know..."
"Please..."
Gibbs looked down to his towel then up to her.
She sighed.
"Its alright" she said quietly before turning over.
"It's not that."
She stayed facing away from him.
Gibbs sat down next to her.
"It doesnt matter... if it makes you uncomfortable..." she said, her eyes closing.
"Wearing only this..." he said gesturing to the towel.
"Makes me uncomfortable."
"I would offer you something to wear but I dont think it would fit".
Gibbs gave a chuckle.
Jessica smiled, barely staying awake.
Gibbs reached out a hand for her shoulder.
She shivered when she felt his hand on her shoulder and turned slightly to look at him, her eyes only open slightly.
He leaned in and placed a kiss on her forehead.
She smiled, placing her hand on his cheek.
"Its up to you..." she said quietly, her eyes closing.
"Can you handle me being in your bed naked?"
She smiled.
"Im a grown woman Jethro..."
"That I know."
Jessica smiled again.
"As I said, its up to you".
Gibbs whipped off the towel and got in next to her.
She moved in next him, snuggling up as she rested her head on his chest.
Gibbs wrapped an arm around her and closed his eyes briefly.
Jessica breathed out slightly as she began to fall asleep.
Gibbs opened his eyes again and glanced down at her, listening to the calming sound of the rain outside the window. He had to agree that he preferred to listen to it than actually be out in it.
Jessica lay down next to him, sleeping soundly.
He closed his eyes once more.
Several hours later, Jessica slowly opened her eyes, letting out a long deep breath as she yawned.
Gibbs was still sound asleep.
She sat up, looking down at him, holding the quilt around her.
He shifted slightly mumbled then calmed down once more.
Jessica smiled slightly before slowly and quietly climbing out of the bed, wrapping her robe around her and walking out of the room.
Slowly, Gibbs rolled over onto his side and reached out across the other side of the bed.
Jessica walked into the kitchen and took some juice out of the fridge.
Gibbs felt something was wrong and opened one eye immediately followed by the other. Jessica was missing, he sat up and realised she was just in the kitchen. He lay back down.
She poured herself some juice before sitting down on the couch.
His phone started chirping from inside his jacket, cursing Gibbs got up and reached out for it. 2000 odd miles from home and someone was calling him at this hour.
She heard his phone ring and looked towards the bedroom.
Gibbs pulled it out and answered it.
"Gibbs." He listened in for a few moments as the voice on the end of the line asked him if he would accept an international call. He accepted and was greeted by Tony's voice asking him where he was.
Jessica leant back and looked around.
"Yeah...yes..." Gibbs was in the middle of saying.
"No I won't be. DiNozzo it's...5am for crying out loud." He paused.
"Well of course it's late there I am in another country."
Jessica glanced at the bedroom door again, hearing Tony's name mentioned.
"Yes...I don't know when I'll be back." He paused once more.
"Yes I am using my vacation time so I'm in no hurry."
She looked around before returning the glass to the kitchen, then entering the bathroom.
"Okay," Gibbs said.
"Goodbye Tony."
Jessica locked the door and looked into the mirror that hung over the sink.
Gibbs finally sat back down and covered himself with the covers once more.
She washed herself slowly before returning to the bedroom, looking at him as she stood in the doorway.
"Morning."
She smiled at him.
"Morning" she replied quietly.
"Sleep well?"
"Not really... less than two hours isnt really well" she joked.
"Try adding jet lag on top of that?"
She sat down on the end of the bed.
"Thats your fault... id only just got to sleep when you woke me".
"I'll keep that in mind for the next time I'm stuck in a foreign place...in the middle of the night...in the pouring rain."
Jessica laughed.
Gibbs sat up.
She watched him.
"Thanks," he muttered.
Standing up, Jessica shrugged.
"Dont know what you mean" she replied, an innocent look on her face.
"I'll bet ya don't."
She walked over to her side of the bed.
"So... when are you returning to America"?
"I don't know yet."
She nodded, her face tilted downwards slightly as she sat down.
"Depends..."
She looked up.
"On what"?
"You gonna come back with me?"
Jessica swallowed slightly.
"I dont know if I can..." she started.
"Why?"
"I dont know if my bosses will let me go".
There was that, he thought.
She looked down and away from him again.
Gibbs also looked away for a moment.
Jessica looked downwards. What were they to do now? she thought.
Gibbs glanced to his watch once more.
Breathing in deeply, she stood up, moving to her chest of drawers and opened it.
Swinging his legs around, Gibbs placed his feet on the floor and stood up.
Jessica pulled out some clothes and began to get dressed, silently.
Gibbs glanced back to her then proceeded to get dressed.
Staying quiet, once dressed, Jessica walked out of the room.
This had gone downhill fast, he mused as he buttoned up his shirt.
Jessica sighed as she stood still. She wanted to be with Gibbs, and felt that he wanted to be with her. But she couldnt see how it was going to be able to work. Would her bosses let her leave?
Once he was dressed, Gibbs strolled out into the living area.
She looked over her shoulder at him, smiling slightly.
"You okay?"
Nodding slightly, she looked away once more
"No you're not."
"I'll be fine..."
Gibbs walked over to her and sat down.
Jessica sat down beside him, looking to the floor.
"So?"
"I want us to work... I do, its just..."
"Distance."
She nodded in reply.
"I dont know if my bosses would let me go..."
"That's understandable."
Jessica looked into his eyes.
Gibbs gave her a small smile.
She smiled back.
"I want this to work..."
"Me too."
Her smile grew.
"We just have to work out how..."
"Yeah."
She sighed as her phone rang.
Gibbs sat back.
She stood up and walked to it.
"Hello?... yes... right away? "she looked at Gibbs "... cant it wait?... its urgent... alright..." she placed the phone down.
"Something wrong?"
She stayed looking at the phone, shaking slightly.
"Jessica?"
"..."
"Jessica?" he repeated.
"They want me at Hq right away. Im... Im..." she couldnt bring herself to say it.
"Well?"
"Im being transferred..."