Later that night, Gibbs is out in front of the camper putting out the oil lanterns. "I wish we could have had one more night together." Gibbs frowns in disappointment. "I better go see if Jenny got the twins off to sleep." Gibbs smoothly says and goes inside the camper. "Jen!" He calls out. When Jenny doesn't answer, Gibbs goes to the back of the camper and finds Jenny sleeping in bed with Jacqueline and Mike, sleeping on top of her chest. "I guess I can't compete with the kids." Gibbs laughs.
The next afternoon Gibbs and Mike are at the Cantina downing some beers at the bar. "You two looked like you were floating on air." Franks smiles.
"It ended way too soon for me." Gibbs grumbles.
"Leyla could of handled the twins for another night."
"I know, but mom got antsy and wanted her babies."
"Well starting next Monday she'll back at work, I can see her point."
"I don't want to think about next Monday, I'm taking each hour as it comes."
"Two years ago seems like a lifetime ago." Franks fondly recalls.
"You enjoyed seeing Jenny plastered on Margarita's." Gibbs laughs.
"That and seeing her naked on my back deck." Franks drools.
"And I noticed she didn't even flinch when you saw her naked, now if that were DiNozzo."
"That's the difference between a dirty old man and a juvenile delinquent."
"DiNozzo's matured somewhat since he became Team Leader."
"I couldn't tell, and I noticed Madame Director had him in the dark during the op with Colonel Merton Bell."
"Because DiNozzo has a habit of calling me up when he's in a bind on an investigation and he would have given Madame Director away."
"It was nice seeing the Colonel again." Franks smiles.
"Yeah it was a surprise to see her."
"Still can't believe you shacked up with that dame." Franks snickers.
"It was a piece of ass, we had a few things in common, and as long as Holli didn't talk about having a future, things went smoothly between us, things went sour when she wanted more from me that I couldn't give her."
"And you were in love with another woman on top of it."
"Things worked out in the end boss, Holli moved to Hawaii, found a guy that appreciates her for what she is and she has the perfect assignment as a NCIS Agent."
"I could have enjoyed having a gig in Hawaii." Franks grins.
"So could I, friend of mine that trained me during boot camp lives in Honolulu, he's on wife number two."
"Well you beat him out." Franks laughs.
"I'm on my fifth and final wife." Gibbs barks.
"Did you have a different point of view a few weeks ago when you were sleeping on the couch down in the garage?"
"No, I knew that things would have smoothed over, we love each other to much to let our egos get in the way of our marriage." "That's what kept us apart, the first time we were together, our egos."
"The two of ya are two of a kind; both are pig headed and stubborn." "Lord help your children."
"I know that's what Ducky keeps saying." Gibbs laughs.
"So what's on the agenda for the rest of the week?"
"Rest and relaxation."
"Any chance that I can get the four ya on my boat?"
"I'll ask Jenny when we get back, I don't see why not."
"Sounds like a plan for tomorrow, since Leyla has to head back to work."
"Fishing tomorrow, but for now a dart game rematch with you."
"I'm going to beat you this time around." Franks snarls.
"You keep saying that, just like you and my dad can never beat Jenny in poker."
"Damn female!" Franks grumbles and takes a swig from his bottle of Corona.
"A female, who keeps outsmarting you."
"Us, remember she outsmarted us on the Bell Op."
"Right!" Gibbs grumbles and then glances over towards the bartender. "Manuel, can I have another Corona and a shot of tequila?"
"Si, Senor Gibbs." Manuel nods.
"Getting drunk?" Franks shrugs.
"A little bit buzzed."
"No fun in that."
"I know, but it's the way things are once you become a dad Mike."
The next afternoon on Mike's boat, Jenny is napping on deck with the twins, while Gibbs and Mike are fishing. "Anyway that-"
"No!" Gibbs snarls, knowing full well where Mike is going. "Your eyes should be focused out on the ocean and not on my wife's chest."
"I'm not having much luck today."
"We did the other day."
"You actually got the Mrs. to fish." Franks says with surprise.
"Once the twins get old enough, we'll go on camping trips and part of the deal is you have to fish." "And Mrs. Gibbs will be fishing if she plans on eating."
"Does the terminology F-U mean anything to you Mr. Gibbs?" Jenny hisses over hearing her chauvinist husband.
"She told you." Franks cackles.
"For now!" Gibbs growls and glares over at the direction of Jenny.
That evening after cleaning and gutting the fish they caught; Gibbs and Mike decide to walk along the shoreline. "We haven't done this in a while." Gibbs smiles.
"We use to do this all the time during your first siesta."
"I know, I would talk about Shannon and Kelly, you would talk about the new waitress that got hired at the Cantina, so that you fix me up with her."
"I got tired of you moping over Jenny." "Thought that Desiree would get you to move on." Franks answers between puffs of his cigarette.
"Desiree wanted a gringo husband, pass." Gibbs groans.
"Don't they all." Franks laughs.
"Well this gringo didn't want a wife."
"If you wanted that you would have been living up north, the platonic marriage you were having in the office with Madame Director."
"Three years of sexual torture and it was torture Mike, short skirts, tight turtlenecks and low cut blouses to reveal enough of her cleavage." "The tease loved to show off her assets."
"Particularly on a man who once had access to them." Franks snickers.
"Access them and knew what to do with them." Gibbs smirks.
"She says the same thing about you." Franks winks.
"I know, I know." Gibbs laughs.
While Gibbs and Mike talk like adolescent teenagers while they walk along the beach, Leyla is back at the house making dinner in the kitchen, with Jenny setting the table. "I wonder what Mike and Jethro are talking about?" Leyla curiously asks with her eyes focused on them from the window.
"Typical little boy banter." Jenny laughs.
Leyla bursts out laughing. "I really enjoy listening to your one liners."
"Face it Mike is a character, the world would be a dull boring place without him." Jenny affectionately answers.
"So what are your plans for tomorrow?" Leyla curiously asks.
"Horseback riding along the beach with the twins and we'll have a picnic."
"And for Thursday and Friday?" Leyla smiles.
"We're playing it by ear Leyla."
"You mean living by the moment."
"With my work schedule and with the twins taking up most of our time, a getaway to Baja is a moment to and far between that Jethro and I can afford these days."
"Do you want another night for the two of you?"
"Hell no, I need my sleep." Jenny laughs.
"I better go let Mike and Jethro know that dinner is ready." Leyla nods and walks out of the kitchen.
Out on the beach the men continue to walk and talk. "So horseback riding is on the agenda tomorrow." Franks muses.
"We'll ride a few miles down the beach, I don't want to go too far, if it was just Jenny and I, I might have camped out overnight."
"You still can."
"Nah, Jenny wouldn't want to be far away from Jacqueline and Mike."
"I'm really enjoying your company down here Gunny." Franks smiles.
"I'm enjoying being down here, I would love to move down here, but Jenny wants to work for a few more years and wants the kids to go to school in the states."
"I don't blame her one bit; your kids should have the best."
"They'll be going to public school and a good one."
"One of the perks of living in Georgetown." Franks smoothly answers… Suddenly Gibbs and Mike hear a gunshot coming from the direction of Mike's house. "Dinner's ready!"
"Helluva a signal to alert us for dinner." Gibbs laughs.
"I'm to deaf to hear Leyla screaming my name out; she doesn't have a mouth unlike your wife." Franks snickers.
"Trust me she did enough screaming Saturday night." Gibbs smirks.
"You dirty dog." Franks cackles.
"Which I take great pride in." Gibbs mischievously answers.
After dinner, Gibbs and Mike are playing poker out on the back deck. Leyla and Amira return from the camper. "I wanna go horseback riding with Uncle Jethro and Aunt Jenny." Amira whines and stomps her feet.
"You have to go to school tomorrow, now off to bed." Leyla chastises her and pats Amira on the back of the butt. "So cranky!" Leyla grumbles.
Mike watches as Leyla and Amira go into the house. "I would have said yes." Franks chuckles.
"So would have I." Gibbs laughs.
"And Jenny would have been the bad cop."
"Mom's usually are."
"I'll need two cards."
While Gibbs and Mike are taking in some male bonding, Jenny is tucking in her sleeping twins. "Moment to moment." She softly says out loud.