Thanks all for your reviews, hope you like this next chapter, I'm skipping about a month into their marriage.

Chapter 21

Gibbs woke one morning months later to find himself alone in bed, he rolled over and looked at Jenny's pillow confused. He then slipped out of bed and into the bathroom, only to find no sign of her wife.

It was only when the smell of coffee reached his nostrils did he realise she was up already, downstairs.

Just as Jenny had suspected, the minute the coffee was ready, Gibbs padded down the stairs and followed the heavenly sent to the kitchen, where she stood leaning against the counter ready to hand him a fresh mug of coffee.

"Thanks" Gibbs mumbled giving her a lazy kiss on the cheek as he took the coffee from her. Jenny eyed her husband for a moment, his sleep pants rested low on his waist, he wore his old marine corp t-shirt that clung loosely to his chest, his hair was sticking up from where he had laid on it and his blue eyes drooping with the lack of sleep he'd had.

"What time did you get home last night?" Jenny asked, she only remembered him crawling into bed sometime before sun rise and snuggling into his warm body.

"I dunno" Gibbs shrugged his shoulders and shook his head, he'd stayed late trying to find a lead to who had the missing six year old girl.

Jenny knew that this was going to be affecting her husband badly but she was going to try and make it better and comfort him anyway she could. "Still no leads?" Jenny asked with a heavy sigh, she hated seeing him like this, she hated seeing the man she loved so upset and of course he wouldn't talk about anything.

"No" Gibbs grumbled shaking his head "What are you doing awake early?" he asked knowing how much his wife loved her sleep, he had many times had to face her wrath because he had woken her up.

"Couldn't sleep" Jenny sighed tacking a sip of her drink "Plus I have a million and one cases to sign off on and loads of meetings to get too" she sighed "Something I haven't missed" Jenny gave Gibbs I week smile "I should get to work soon" she looked over to the clock at the time and found that it had just passed half past six. "I'll be in my office if you need me" she assured him before pulling him in for a kiss.

"Love you" she mumbled against his lips when they pulled apart.

"Love you too" Gibbs gave her a weak smile, the case was taking its toll on him but he didn't want to show her that it was, he didn't want to hurt her.

Hours later Gibbs walked into the bullpen with a fresh cup of coffee in his hand, ready to get down to business to find the little girl "Any leads?" Gibbs asked his team, they all scrambled information to show him.

"I found that a friend of the fathers, was injured while on duty, only to come home to find his daughter had passed away in a car accident and then soon divorced his wife and according to the girl's mother he spends a lot of time with the girl" Ziva explained.

"You got an address?" Gibbs asked.

"Yes" Ziva nodded, "I will take Tony with me?" she suggested as the Italian got out from behind his desk.

Gibbs nodded before going to sit behind his desk and closed his eyes for a moment, why did this case have to call so close to home for him.

Moments later the sound of the elevator arriving into the bullpen made Gibbs looked up, anger began to build within him "Get lost Tobias?" Gibbs growled at him.

"No" Fornell smiled at Gibbs as he and his minions walked into the MRCT area "I'm here to collect all you've got on the case"

"This is my case" Gibbs stood up, planting his hands firmly on the table.

"According to my director, yours turned it over" Fornell smiled at him, knowing that Jenny had probably gone behind his back.

"McGee Don't you give them anything" Gibbs growled as he walked out of the bullpen and towards the stairs leading to the MTAC and Jenny's office.

Jenny sat madly typing back an email to Sec-Nav when her office door flew open, her hand went straight to her heart to stop the fast thumping that had occurred when he'd scared the hell out of her. "Is there something I can do for you Special Agent Gibbs" Jenny asked as she stood up and pulled her glasses off of her face and put them down on her desk.

"You can't do this Jen" Gibbs shook his head at her.

"Do what?" jenny asked, here eyebrows knitting together in confusion, she really didn't need this today.

"Give my case to the FBI, it's not happening" Gibbs almost yelled at her as he began to pace back and forth in front of her desk.

"Jethro I had no choice" Jenny sighed "the FBI director called me and told me he wanted the case…." She began but was cut off by her husband.

"I don't care if the damn president called you and wanted the case, they can't have it it's mine" He was now leaning with his palms flat on her desk, his eyes looking deep into hers.

"Jethro the little girl isn't a marine; it's not in our jurisdiction" Jenny sighed.

"Her parents are Marines Jen" he replied "They don't know the case like I do" he added.

"That's the point" Jenny sighed "This isn't good for you, reliving everything, I don't like seeing you like this"

That got Gibbs "You don't get to do this" He explained

"No right" Jenny yelled at him, hurt that he could think let alone say such a thing "I'm your wife" she reminded him "I love you, I care about you" she pointed a finger at him.

Gibbs then realised he had dough himself a very big hole "It's still my case" he growled at her before walking out slamming the door behind him.

Jenny sighed as she slipped back down in her chair and ran a tired hand down her face, she couldn't believe they'd just had their first big fight.

Hours later the little girl had been found and was returned to her parents. In the end Gibbs and Fornell had decided to work together. As for Jenny and Gibbs, they hadn't spoken for the rest of the day although it had been sitting at the back of Gibbs mind throughout the rest of the day.

Before Gibbs left he wanted to say good night to Abby like he always had, he was surprised when he walked into her lab, he found his team crowded around a computer screen.

"Who should we do next?" Abby asked the group of friends.

"You and McGee?" Tony wiggled his eyebrows at the Goth.

"We already did that Tony" Ziva hit him in the chest.

"I know, just it was one ugly baby" he laughed at the Goth and Probie; Abby punched him in the arm in response.

"Ooh I know who to do" Abby squealed with delight before typing away madly at the computer.

"Not, Jenny and Gibbs, they'll kill you if they find out" McGee shook his head.

They all then moved to the side giving Gibbs the perfect view of the computer screen, it was a baby generator program, similar to one they had found years ago, when Jenny had first been director.

He watched the screen in front of him as the baby picture changed into a cute little girl with bright blue eyes and red hair sprouting from her head, the pictures either side were of Jenny and Gibbs. It was a very cute baby, it made his heart pang, he still wanted the future with Jenny, he loved her to bits he just hopped he hadn't ruined it.

Silently he slipped out to the elevator, when the door's closed he slapped himself on the back of the head.

Half an hour later after finding Jenny had gone home Gibbs walked through the front door, he took of his jacket on a hanger next to Jenny's coat.

Gibbs then followed the light into the lounge where he found Jenny curled up in his red hoodie and jogging bottoms reading a book.

"Jen" he spoke making her put the book down and look at him "I'm Sorry" he continued.

"Your apologising" Jenny almost smiled at him, he never apologised so it must have meant he really meant it. "Are you feeling ok, your breaking one of your rules?" she teased raising an eyebrow.

"The rules have never applied to us Jen" he smiled at her, "I shouldn't have said what I did, I'm just not that used to having someone to look out for me, to love me like you do" he explained.

Jenny nodded "You find the girl?" she asked.

"Yeah" Gibbs gave her a small smile watching as she yawned "Lets go to bed" he suggested.

Jenny nodded as she got up from the sofa and grabbed his hand entwining their fingers, they never really could stay mad at each other long.

TBC…

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