14. Tell her she's your everything - only if you mean it.
Jenny was sitting in MTAC waiting for Jethro to show up. SecNav was coming on in five minutes to speak to them about the other night. She was shaking her foot rather rapidly. She then felt his presence. She turned around to see him standing there. He gave a small smile and sat down next to her.
"He should be on in a couple on minutes ma'am." One of the workers said. Jenny nodded.
"Clear the room please." She ordered. Everybody besides her and Jethro got up and left. The last one locked the doors behind him. Once they were gone Jethro took her hand to stop her from shaking her foot. She looked at him.
"Hey," he said softly. "Everything will be fine."
She nodded. She was going to respond when the screen clicked and SecNav and Morrow appeared on the screen. Morrow on the left and SecNav on the right.
"Good morning Director Shepard, Agent Gibbs." Morrow said. Jen and Jethro stood up and centered themselves in the room. Jethro nodded.
"Sir." He said politely.
"I believe we all know why we are here." SecNav said.
"Yes sir." Jenny said firmly.
"Because Director Morrow was the one who chose you to succeed him Director, I have asked him to be present in this meeting. Do you or Agent Gibbs object?" SecNav asked. Jenny shook her head. She turned to Jethro who did the same.
"Good. Now why don't we clear a couple things up and be on our way." Morrow said.
"Alright." Jenny said.
"Last night," SecNav started. "Agent Gibbs came to the ball as your escort and not protection am I right?"
"No sir." Jethro answered before Jenny could. Jenny looked at him.
"I'm sorry?" Morrow asked.
"I came as both sir."
SecNav nodded.
"Alright let's go to the beginning. How long have you two been having this affair?"
"I wouldn't call it an affair, sir." Jethro snapped.
"What would you call it then Agent Gibbs?" Morrow asked.
"A relationship." He stated. Jenny gave a small smile that didn't go unnoticed by Morrow and SecNav.
"Do you agree Director?" SecNav asked. Jenny took a deep breath.
"Yes sir."
"Now that we're all on the same page," SecNav continued. "Let's get back to my original question. How long have you been in a relationship?"
"A month." "11 years." Both Jenny and Jethro answered. Everybody looked at Jethro.
"We've always had a relationship, sir."
"So," Morrow said. "When I sent you and Director Shepard on the European OPS were you then in a physical relationship?"
Jenny looked at Jethro.
"Yes sir." Jethro answered.
"So you were having a "relationship" with your probationary agent?" Morrow asked.
"By then I was his partner sir." Jenny said with a hint of anger.
"However you were still below him. With all of Jethro's reports on you it makes me wonder if…" Morrow continued.
"If you are implying she slept with me to make her way to the top sir you can stop your sentence right there because it is not true." Jethro snapped.
"She left you for a team in Madrid Agent Gibbs. After she made it to your level she left you am I right?" SecNav asked. Jenny's face turned sad remembering the day she made that mistake.
"Sir…" Jethro began when Jenny cut him off.
"That was the biggest mistake I made sir. I chose the job over the man I love and it cost me nine years."
Jethro looked at her and smiled. She smiled back.
"And now long has it been going on since you have been director?" SecNav asked.
"A month." Jenny answered.
"So only after the diner shooting?" Morrow asked. Jenny nodded.
"I said the on the first day there would be no off the job."
"So what has changed?" SecNav asked.
"She means everything to me," Jethro answered simply. Jenny looked at him and smiled. "She always has and just because she is my boss now won't change that."
"Has anything become official or physical because if I were to allow this to happen I cannot have agents thinking he is sleeping with the boss to get his way." SecNav asked. Jenny frowned.
"With all due respect sir, you had a right to know about it back then when I was his probie, but now I do not think that part is any of your concern."
"And I would never do that to get my way for anything. I didn't do it with her and she wouldn't and hasn't done it to me the whole time she has been director." Jethro added. SecNav nodded.
"Very well," he answered. "Now if I were to allow this relationship, there will be none of it on NCIS grounds. One strike and you're out Shepard."
Jenny nodded.
"Yes sir."
"I'm off to a meeting." Morrow stated. They nodded and he clicked out.
"As am I and I do mean this, one strike." SecNav said.
"Yes sir." They both said.
SecNav clicked out and it was just the two of them. Jenny looked at Jethro.
"After all these years, you've always loved me?" she asked with tears in her eyes. He nodded.
"You're my everything Jen. I haven't felt this way about anybody since Shannon. I don't care what they threaten, nothing will change that."
Jenny smiled and leaned up to kiss him. He pulled her in close and things quickly heated up. They pulled apart after a minute for air.
"We already broke his rule." She whispered in his ear.
"What he doesn't know won't hurt us." He whispered back. She smiled and kissed him again.