A/N: Okay, so I got exactly seven reviews, so here you go. I hope you like it, it's my longest chapter yet, and one of my favorites. If you like either Jibbs or Tiva pairing hopefully you like it just as much if not more. Please R&R. Enjoy.
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They had just arrived at Williamsburg Plantation, the location that their suspect was supposed to be staying at.
The team had done a thorough background check on the suspect and what they found disturbed them slightly, but the information was not enough to convict her of anything.
This is the reason why Tony, Ziva, Gibbs, and the Director were currently on an undercover assignment. To observe the suspect and see if they can find any evidence that can pin her to countless murders.
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"Director Shepard, Gibbs." SecNav greeted when the two entered MTAC.
"Secretary, you wanted to see me right away." Jenny said, curious as to what was so important. At this SecNav seemed to grow just a tad bit glummer, which in turn caused her stomach to churn slightly.
"Yes, have you heard of Myra Witling?" he asked and upon the blank looks he got he continued.
"Her husband, Darian Witling, Father-in-law, Chester Witling, and mother-in-law, Heide Witling, were found dead three years ago. Both her father-in-law and husband are in the NAVY, so I am coming to you Director Shepard, to finally close this case…"He paused.
"What else?" Gibbs asked knowing there was more.
"First, let me explain a bit about what we know. Someone is going around kidnapping happily married wives along with their mother-in-laws. After he, or she, has tortured them until their body physically could take no more, the victim's lives were ended.
"The Father-in-law and husband were in the NAVY, and so far, the six other victims, not including Chester, Darian, and Heide, we have looked into, have had exceptionally good relationships with each other, and her husband.
"We believe that whoever is committing these crimes believe because they had a terrible marriage and relationship with their mother and father-in-law, no one should be allowed to be in a happy relationship in any of the categories, but particularly the wife to mother-in-law relationship…"
"How does Myra Witling tie into this?"
"We know that Darian Witling beat Myra frequently, and her mother-in-law, Heide, sat there and watched it happen, encouraging her son's actions. Chester, often made remarks on how she deserved worse and if his son didn't do it, he would enjoy doing it himself, but he stated it was the husbands business to control the wife, so his son got the pleasure of doing it rather than him.
"Myra is on the top of our suspect list and I need you to find proof to convict her. We have not had a single trace of evidence from any of the victims, otherwise I would not have come to you for this, but we need it."
"How do you plan for us to go about doing this?" Jenny asked, dreading the answer.
"I need you two, as well as Agent DiNozzo and Officer David to go on an undercover assignment in Virginia. I know that Officer David and Agent DiNozzo, as well as the two of you, have gone undercover playing the loving couple, well that is just what I need you to do now.
"Agent DiNozzo and Officer David will play the happily married couple. While the two of you, will play the loving, very much in love in-laws." SecNav finished, watching the director's face blanch white, and Agent Gibbs' face seem to grow harder, but yet there seemed to be something else in his face, but what it was, he could not decipher.
"When will we leave?" Jenny asked, her voice sounding much calmer than she was feeling at the moment. An undercover assignment? With Gibbs as her husband, and they were a loving couple, which only meant they had to demonstrate that love, which only led to…oh godshe thought. She also had the little voice shouting in her head "Your getting married, wont this feel dirty?!" it was taunting, but there was nothing she would be able to do, SecNav was her boss, and she knew that she could not refuse something that has already cost nine peoples lives, it needed to be stopped.
"Tomorrow morning, you will be checking into Williamsburg Plantation, in Williamsburg Virginia by 1400 hours. I will let you go so you can go inform Agent DiNozzo and Officer David as well as get ready for the trip tomorrow. Be ready to leave by 1100 hours, it's a two in a half hour trip. Good luck and check in when you can." SecNav said before the transmission was cut. Leaving Gibbs and Jenny in the dark empty MTAC, thinking about what they had just been told.
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"Are you two ready?" Jenny asked Tony and Ziva in her director voice, before they got out to go in to the building to register. From the moment they walk out of the car they are in their characters. The loving spouses and family they are portraying and she wanted to make sure everyone was ready. Truth was she didn't think she was ready, but she knew she had to be ready and didn't want her agents, Gibbs especially, to see her appearing weak.
"Yes Director, are you and Gibbs?" Jenny could swear she heard a slight hint of amusement in Ziva's voice, but there was mainly seriousness so she let it go, knowing she would ask her about it later.
Jenny looked over at Gibbs and saw he was glaring at Ziva and she had to fight the smile that threatened to appear.
"Alexandra and I are ready Levana. Now I suggest you and Larry get your acts together and get into character. This woman, if she is responsible has killed nine people already so quit fooling around. Get your bags we have to check in." Gibbs scolded wanting so badly to head slap the both of them, but knowing they could already be being watched.
"Sorry boss…I mean Charles…I mean father, sorry dad." Ziva and Tony stumbled over their words until finally coming to one where their boss didn't look like he was going to head slap them.
The two of them made an attempt to open their doors when Gibbs once again stopped them.
"Oh Charles, Levana, remember you two love each other very much, so act like it!" Gibbs said as he got out of the car and walked around to Jenny's side of the car.
Tony and Ziva were shocked still at how much Gibbs changed, he was being a gentlemen.
Ziva looked at Jenny's face as Gibbs walked around to her door and saw her trying to compose herself. It looked as if she were trying to fight something, she didn't look out of character, but Ziva knew her very well, almost as well as Gibbs, in some ways more so. She watched as nervousness, sadness, and happiness crossed her face before she put on a face of that of a lover would when her spouse greats her.
Ziva was so caught up in watching Jenny's reactions that she didn't notice Tony get out of the car and open up her door, mimicking Gibbs. She almost wasn't able to keep the blush that threatened to arise off her face, almost.
The two women took there partners hand and got out of the car. Ziva and Tony went straight to the trunk of the car to get the bags, but when Jenny tried to go Gibbs pulled her back to him and looked into her eyes.
Jenny was pulled back into Gibbs' embrace and forced to look into his eyes. She knew he picked up on the fact that something was wrong with her, he always could tell, she thought to herself.
"You okay Jen?" He whispered quietly. Jenny knew what he was asking, about the incident in the office, about how she was acting a moment ago, everything that has happened within the past few days.
"I'm fine. It's just been a while." She slightly evaded the question. She hoped he would take it as it's been a while since she was out in the field and leave it at that. The truth though was it was a while since they had acted as husband and wife, a while since they had to, or chose to, publicly display affection. She knew her eye didn't twitch because she told the truth; it all depended however on what his next question would be.
Gibbs knew it was something more, but he knew it wasn't the place to ask right now, not when Tony and Ziva were so close, he knew Jenny would never admit vulnerability in front of them, hell she wouldn't admit it in front him, but he believed he had a better chance alone then with company. Plus he knew their suspect could be watching.
He was slightly nervous, and he could see she was too, with what should happen. They both knew that after an embrace such as they were in they couldn't just turn and walk out of it. There had to be some type of display.
He looked into her eyes, asking permission and leaned into kiss her check. He missed Jenny's eyes close, but allowed his lips to linger for a few moments, letting the feeling of her warm skin touch his lips again.
The feeling of his lips on her check caused her to close her eyes briefly. Memories of a lifetime ago were threatening to break through her barriers, but she was able to stop them when she heard a door shut. The door shutting also allowed her to be able to open her eyes, and allow Gibbs to pull back.
They turned toward the noise and found it was Tony shutting his door after having to go back and get his wallet.
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Tony and Ziva had watched the whole encounter and were shocked. Gibbs and Jenny played the perfect happy couple, if only they could see how much the other loved them they wouldn't have to pretend. When Tony realized that the check in deadline was almost there he knew he had to interrupt. He looked at Ziva and saw a look of…longing perhaps on her face. He didn't know why it was, but he knew he had to get everyone's attention.
He didn't want to get killed so he thought of disturbing the by going into the car for his wallet and shutting the door a little harder than necessary, but it did the trick.
Gibbs and Jenny turned, Gibbs hand rested on Jenny's lower back.
Ziva looked at him, but he noticed she wouldn't look him in the eyes. He thought he might have done something wrong, but he would ask her about it once they were in their hotel room.
"Sorry mom, dad, Levana. I thought you might want to know that the check in deadline is almost here."
At this Gibbs held up his watch and he and Jenny looked at it and back up.
Wow, there so in sink with each other. How do they not realize their made for each other! Tony thought, but pushed that line of thought from him head as he went back to grab his and Ziva's bag. He was able to carry both of there's in one hand leaving the other free.
Gibbs did the same, while Jenny and Ziva stood watching them, enjoying getting waited on.
Gibbs shut the trunk and came back up next to Jenny and placed his had once again on her lower back. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Tony grab Ziva's hand. He smiled thinking they would be perfect for each other, if only they would get their heads on straight and realize what the other felt. I guess the saying 'Blinded by love' is true. How corny! Gibbs thought to himself. He would never voice his thoughts however due to the fact that it would break his own rule if Tony and Ziva got together.
"Charles, perhaps we should get going." Jenny asked as she turned into Gibbs embrace and placed her hand on his shoulder.
He looked down at her and towards the other two and nodded. They walked into the entrance and found there was no line for the check in.
Gibbs and Jenny went up while Ziva and Tony waited. They looked at each other as lovers would, and Tony wound up pulling Ziva in closer and draping his arm over her shoulders. He was pleased with himself when he felt her arms wrap around his torso, but then remembered they were playing husband and wife, and that was to be expected.
Knock it off DiNozzo! She is just doing her job, stop getting so excited! He scolded himself and went back to gazing at her head.
Ziva was having a hard time controlling herself when Tony had her hand, but when he pulled her closer and put his arm over her shoulder she couldn't help but wrap her arms around him. She had wanted to do this for so long and now she had the excuse. Of course she knew he was only acting like this because of the job, but she was going to try to enjoy his contact as much as possible. She missed him to much lately to deny the contact.
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"Hello. Here to sign in?" the lady behind the desk asked looking at Jenny and Gibbs.
"Yup." Gibbs answered looking to Jenny and back to the women.
"Names?" she asked.
"It's under Charles Johnson. There should be two rooms." Gibbs informed. He was pleased with the undercover name he was given. He knew Jenny always liked the name Alexandra and he thought if she had to have another names besides Jennifer, then Alexandra was ass close as you could get. She looked a lot like an Alexandra, and, he thought happily to himself, he was going to get to call her Alex, or even, if he was willing to risk it, Alexa, but he thought she might kill him if he tried, but he knew he would some time, perhaps sooner than later he thought humorously to himself.
"Ah, Charles, Alexandra, Larry, and Levana Johnson?" she asked looking at her computer.
"That's us." Jenny said with a genuine smile on her face. Not only did she love her name, but she likes the name Charles too. She thought it fit him, he can be a gentleman when he wants, but he chooses whether he will or not. It also was hilarious to her that Tony's name was Larry, not only was it funny, but it was one of the three stooges, it was perfect for him. Levana, well, it was a nice name, and in a way suited Ziva nicely. It sounded like a name where the person could be a perfect angel, but could turn into a real…ah she didn't know what word to use, but she thought it suited Ziva nicely.
"Okay, then. I see you requested two rooms, each one with a queen bed. Is this correct?" she asked double checking because there was a problem early with the booking chart.
"Yes, that's right." Gibbs said, wanting nothing more then to go to his room.
"Okay, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, you have rooms 175A and 177A. Here's your keys, I hope you like the rooms. If there's anything you need feel free to call the front desk and someone will answer. Have a nice day." The women said giving the keys to Gibbs.
"Ah, if you don't mind my asking, why are we in separate building Units when they were booked at the same time?" Jenny asked slightly worried that they were not going to be in the same building. She knew that each unit had only two spots per registry, but there were only two, so she didn't understand why they were going to be separated.
"Ma'am the only rooms we have that have queen beds are the A rooms, the B rooms, above the A, has a twin." The women replied somewhat nervous that the women would try to change rooms, and when she found out that there were not any completely available units for the week, she would leave.
"Okay, well is there by any chance…" Jenny started, but Gibbs interrupted.
"Thank you." Gibbs said then looked straight at Jenny wanting to see the clear reaction of his next words. "Their only going to be in the unit next to us, we can go visit them when ever we want, Okay Alexa?" That shut Jenny right up and it took everything she had to not glare at him. Truth be told though, she actually liked that he'd already come up with a nick name for her.
"Okay, let's go to our rooms." She said and the four of them walked to the map and realized the units they were to be staying at were at the very first drive to the left after they entered the plantation.
"Well, maybe next time we should see where we're staying before we unload the trunk." Tony said, and this caused Ziva and Jenny to let out a smile laugh and Gibbs to smile.
"Next time then." Ziva said before taking Tony's hand and walking out to the car to load the bags back in the trunk.
Gibbs placed his arm around Jenny's lower back so his hand rested just above her hip and started to walk out of the building. He was very pleased with him self when he felt her arm do the same as his. Even if she was going to be getting married in a month or so, he could enjoy the time he had with her until then. UNDERCOVER_ASSIGNMENT UNDERCOVER_ASSIGNMENT
He was very pleased when he heard that he and Jenny were going undercover as the father and mother, getting to touch her again, feel her contact, even kiss her, but that was also the reason he was so nervous. Yes, Leroy Jethro Gibbs was nervous, but he would never admit that, mainly because admitting that would admit that he still had feelings for her. That would only make everything awkward and uncomfortable. UNDERCOVER_ASSIGNMENT UNDERCOVER_ASSIGNMENT
"Hey Charlie…?" Jenny asked and immediately Gibbs regretted calling her Alexa, of course that wasn't going to stop him from continuing to call her it.
"Yes Alexa?" He was a bit shocked when He felt her stiffen slightly then relax more than she had been before.
"I was just wondering…ah never mind." Jenny cursed her reactions when he called her that again. She thought she'd hate it, but coming from him, it sounded sweet, like he still cared enough about her to come up with little pet names that only he would be allowed to call her.
"Wondering what?" Gibbs pushed.
"Well, I was wondering if we could go to Water Country USA tomorrow. I love water parks and it's supposed to be hot out tomorrow, so I thought it'd be perfect. I know you're not a big fan, but can we?" She asked and Gibbs laughed a bit.
"Sure, let's just tell our lovely children the news." Gibbs laughed and Jenny stiffened again for a brief moment. At the feel of her stiffen he got a bit worried, that was twice in the span I a few minutes.
"Hey, you okay?" He asked.
Jenny looked up and smiled. "Sure, just weird thinking of them like that." Jenny half admitted. Sure it was true that it felt weird thinking of them like that, but when he said 'our lovely children' her mind went straight to the child that was taken from her, their child.
Gibbs knew there was something, but didn't push, he'd ask her once they go to their hotel room where they could talk more in private.
"Yup, it is. Come on, let's get to our room. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to get into bed..." He stopped short when he saw her blush and Ziva and Tony turn and look at him. "I meant…" He tried to fix.
"I know exactly what you meant." Jenny said glaring at the two grinning 'children' and leaned a bit closer to Gibbs. "I can't wait to get into bed with you." Jenny said in a seductive voice loud enough so people passing that may have heard what Gibbs said would hear what she said.
Tony and Ziva openly gawked at their bosses. So that's how Jenny and Gibbs would be as a couple. Not caring who heard what they wanted…Kinky.
"Yes, well lets wait until we get to the rooms shall we mom and dad?!" Tony pushed a bit.
That got twin glares from both Jenny and Gibbs.
"You got a double glare from mom and dad my little hairy butt." Ziva laughed.
"Yeeeaaa that seems to happen a lot doesn't it sweet cheeks?" Tony said while turning around to put the last bag he had in the trunk.
"Your mother and I were just discussing what we were going to do tomorrow. How would you like to go to Water Country USA?" Gibbs asked holding himself from head slapping the two by unloading his and Jenny's bags into the trunk.
"That would be lovely dad." Ziva said smiling, she sure did love water parks and slides, but wave pools just made it. She could spend all day in the wave pool; hopefully someone would go with her though, since she knew Gibbs wouldn't allow her to wonder off alone.
"Okay then that's the plan, now let's get to our rooms already." Gibbs said as he shut the trunk and walked to Jenny's door to let her in. Before she could get in however he did a spur of the moment thing. When she was between the car and the car door he lightly grabbed her head and kissed her. He couldn't believe how good it felt to kiss her again. Sure he kissed her when she woke up in the hospital, but it was different. She didn't respond as she did now. It was like they were back in Paris for a moment, but he felt her start to pull away.
'Damn it Jennifer! Remember where you are! Stop it…NOW! You're engaged for Christ's sake! HELLO?!!!' She scolded herself, finally once she remembered her fiancée she was able to start to pull away. She was relieved and sad at the same time when she felt him pull away.
'What the hell were you thinking?! In front of ziva and Tony?! Pull yourself together! She's not yours anymore. She's engaged to someone, and it's NOT you!' Gibbs yelled to himself.
He let her get into the car and took note that she looked a little dazes as she sat down, she didn't even try to buckle her seat. After he shut the door he walked around to his side and got in, only then did he see that Ziva and Tony were already in the car, and they were…grinning at him, no it was full fledge smiling. What the hell? He thought as he started the car and drove off to where their unit was.
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As soon as Gibbs opened the car door for Jenny, Tony did the same for Ziva, but unlike Jenny and Gibbs they got in to the car and watched their boss's actions.
They could not believe what they saw, sure they were all undercover, but they were kissing, not just kissing though, they seemed lost in themselves.
"This is going perfect Ziva!" Tony said excitedly and looked over at Ziva when no response came. What he was met with was her, starring straight at him with a look of wanting, for lack of a better word.
"Ziva?" Tony asked and she seemed to break for her trance.
"It's Levana, Larry." She said and smiled, perhaps, since Gibbs thought it was necessary to show some sort of public display of affection they should too.
Tony watched as Ziva smiled and grew wary. It was the same smile she used the last time they were sent undercover.
She saw remembrance cross his face so she started to lean in towards him. He of course responded by doing the same. Before they knew it their lips had made contact.
Ziva though, not wanting to be caught, even though her and Tony were supposed to be playing the wife and husband. She pulled away and couldn't help but smile from the look on his face.
"What Larry? We are married, and we do love each other right?" Ziva said while sitting back and buckling. She had just noticed that Jenny had gotten in the car.
"Of course sweet cheeks." Tony said as he to buckled hid seat belt.
Gibbs looked back at the two of them and they couldn't help but smile at him, he and Jenny had kissed and to them it looked a lot more then just an undercover kiss.
They watched him turn around and start driving.
"Okay, Levana, Larry there's your unit and here's your key. Do NOT lose them." Gibbs said as he and Jenny started towards their unit.
"Yes father." Ziva said and went to give Jenny a huge. "Are you going to be alright?" She whispered and felt Jenny nod. Next was a bit awkward, but she hugged Gibbs. She was surprised at how loving his embrace was it was definitely not what she was expecting.
Tony came up and awkwardly hugged Jenny and stood in front of Gibbs. Gibbs surprised everybody by pulling Tony into a huge, of course as soon as Tony was enveloped he heard Gibbs talking. "You better not hurt her DiNozzo. I swear if you do, you won't be able to see straight ever again by the force of the head slap I'll give you." Gibbs threatened and he felt Jenny's hand shake a bit in his.
He looked up and saw her trying to hold back her laughter. He didn't think she would have heard him, but apparently when she told him she had impeccable hearing she wasn't lying.
"Got it Larry?!" Gibbs asked as Tony walked back to Ziva and stole a page out of his book by placing his hand on her lower back.
"Got it dad, see you tomorrow morning." Tony said frightened by Gibbs bluntness.
"Goodnight mom and dad." Ziva said as they unlocked the first door to let them into the building.
"Night Larry, Levana, see you in the morning." Jenny said as they too unlocked their doors.
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They were surprised how beautiful the rooms were. There was a lovely table in the middle of the kitchen, which was attached to the living room where there was a nice couch, two chairs, coffee table, and side table. The TV was huge, and Jenny was hoping she would be able to get Gibbs to sit and watch a movie with her tomorrow night when they got back from the water park. Jenny saw Gibbs walk through one of the two doors left unexplored so she walked into the other.
She found that it was the bathroom and was blown away at how nice it was. First it was huge. The toilet was separated by a door, there was a shower, it was only big enough for one, not that she was thinking about trying to get her and Gibbs in it…well it would be a lie to say it hadn't crossed her mind.
Especially when she laid eyes on the tub, more like a small Jacuzzi. It was definitely big enough for two people to fit comfortably. Okay, she knew she needed to stop herself before her thoughts took her away so she walked back out of the bathroom to get her pajamas.
"Jethro, I'm getting changed, you mind as well do the same." She half shouted.
After getting her bag she walked back into the bathroom and locked the door she came through and the one to her left, she wasn't positive, but she thought it led to the bedroom, since it was the only room left she hadn't seen.
She quickly got changed, brushed her teeth and hair, cleaned her face and grabbed her clothes before unlocking the doors.
She brought her favorite night gown. Purple silk with a cover over it. She didn't know why it was her favorite only that it became her favorite back in Paris. Of course the feeling for it increased again when Gibbs came to her house the night she became director and she was wearing it. It always seemed to lure Gibbs to her, okay that was taking it too far, but she felt closer to him when she wore it.
She walked across the bathroom and opened the door to the left and walked through. As soon as she was through the door she stopped dead at what she saw.
She tried to turn around quickly and exit, but he had already heard her.
"Jen." He said, that was it, she had just walked in on him changing and all he said was 'Jen'.
"Ahhh…I thought…well…I thought you were…not in here." She finished lamely blushing fuchsia.
Gibbs smiled at the answer and her reaction. "Ah, it's nothing you haven't seen before." He said as he finished dressing. He looked to her and saw that, if possible, she was blushing an even deeper red.
"Right…well the bathrooms free." She stated obviously. Before she could embarrass herself more she crawled into the bed and over to the left side and closed her eyes waiting for him to leave the room.
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She heard him come back into the room a moment later and shut her eyes again, even though she was facing the opposite direction of him.
All of a sudden she felt the pillows shift and one get pulled away. She couldn't help but try to figure out what was going on. She turned around and sat up leaning on her arm.
It was then that she saw him walking towards the door carrying a pillow.
"Jethro? What are you doing?" she asked and Gibbs turned around.
"What's it look like Jen, I wanted a pillow to sleep with." He replied like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Knock it off! It's a queen, there's plenty of room for both of us, we've slept on smaller." She didn't continue with the sentence but was sure he got the point.
"Yea and that was with different circumstances." Oh how he wanted to just shut up and crawl into bed with her, but he wanted to respect her space so he didn't.
"So?" She saw he was going to say something so she continued before he could. "Stop complaining and get into bed. If you have no problem with me seeing you changing, then you should have no problem sharing a bed. Now shut up and get into bed. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow." She finished with an excited note in her voice.
Gibbs was surprisingly happy with her demanding voice. Normally it annoyed him, but she was telling him to get into bed with her, he definitely wasn't going to argue with that anymore.
Jenny smiled when she felt the bed dip. Shockingly she still felt like he was there so, shocking both herself and Gibbs, she moved back until her back was pressed against his chest.
"Uh, Jen?" Gibbs asked, sure he liked the positioning, but she was engaged, it felt wrong somehow.
As soon as Jenny felt contact she sighed, but then realized what she'd done. She knew she couldn't pull away, especially when he questioned her actions. 'Think Jen!! You should NOT have done that, but now that you have think! How do you play it off like nothing?' she thought, and then it came to her.
"Sorry, I'm cold, feel my toes." She said and despite her telling herself not to she pressed her toes to his leg. She felt him twitch away from the coldness and couldn't help but laugh.
"Jeeze Jen!"
"I told you I'm cold!" She defended; it was true she was cold.
"Okay, I believe you, just don't do that again!" He scolded and she laughed.
"Okay, night Jethro." Jenny said and sighed, she loved being able to say that and him actually be there.
"Night Jen." Gibbs said and smiled. He hesitantly placed his arm around her stomach. "It's just more comfortable, don't read into it okay." Gibbs said and could have sworn for the third time that night he felt her stiffen, except unlike the other times she didn't relax right away.
"Of course not, shit, I forgot to call Mark; I'll be back in a bit Gibbs." She felt him stiffen at the mention of Mark and knew what she did was mean, but so was what he did, at least to her it was. She crawled out of bed and went to the living room to inform her fiancée of the undercover mission.
She couldn't believe she had forgotten to let him know. He was going to be pissed.
She sat down on the corner of the couch and pressed speed dial three. After a few rings a very worried and upset Mark picked up the phone. "Hello? Jenny is that you? God I've worried sick about you. Where are you? Are you okay?..."
"Mark, shush. My boss sent me on an undercover assignment in Virginia; it will probably take a few days before I can come home. I was so caught up in the shock that I forgot to call you till now…"
"You're on an undercover mission? I thought you were the director…"
"I AM the director!" She started to increase in volume as his tone of voice was getting a blaming sarcastic tone to it.
"Then why the hell are you on an undercover assignment?! Couldn't you have ordered someone else to do it?!..."
"Hey! My boss told me to do it, I can't say no to him. You should very well know that…"
"Right I forgot, ever the loyal worker…"
"Yes, I am. I don't say no to my boss because he's my boss, what the hell do you expect me to do?!" She started to yell, but was managing to keep her voice down so the people above her wouldn't hear, though she remembered she never heard a sound from up there or saw a car parked so they probably were not there.
"Say no, or at least tell me! You just recovered you are not fit to be on an undercover assignment! Hell I don't even think you should be working at all right now…"
"Stop right there! I am in perfect shape to be at work and to be doing this! I already told you…"
"You need to learn to let other people do things! You can't do everything Jen..."
"NEVER call me that again!" She shouted, and then remembered Jethro was in the next room. 'Shit! There's no way he didn't hear that.'
"I told you already, no one calls me that! I also told you I am perfectly fine and can handle whatever the hell I want to. Now either shut the hell up and stop accusing me of things, or talk to me like an adult rather than a child!" She couldn't help it, her voice rose again at the end to be shouting.
"Damn it! Why the hell are you always so fucking stubborn!"
"Don't you DARE start that again!" She shouted.
"No Jenny, you are. You put your job before us! You get mad when I question you about something. You need to choose, your job or me. Until you've decided don't bother talking to me!" And with that he hung up.
Jenny sat there starring at her phone not believing what just happened.
"Jen? You okay? I heard you yelling and…" Gibbs started, but stopped when he saw her staring at her phone like she was in shock. He walked up to her and sat down next to her. He carefully placed an arm around her shoulder and brought her into his side. He was slightly disturbed when there was no resistance but didn't question it.
"Jenny?" he asked and she looked up at him.
"He gave me a choice." Was all she said and Gibbs wanted to hurt Mark for putting Jenny in this state.
"Come on Jen, Let's go to bed. Everything will be fine tomorrow. Remember, we're going to the water park, you'll get to see DiNozzo and I make fools of ourselves trying to sit in one of those tube things." Jenny laughed at the picture of Gibbs trying to sit in a tube, but it keeps sliding away from him.
"Now, that's what I like to see. Come on." He said and pulled her off the couch and into the bedroom to her side of the bed. She crawled in and curled up facing the wall. Gibbs followed suit, but he face the back of Jenny's head. He was trying to figure out what happened between her and Mark and what the choice was.
It was a few minutes later when he heard Jenny sniffle a bit, he knew she wasn't crying, not over a fight, but she was upset, that much he could tell.
"Hey, come here." He said and placed an arm around her and pulled her back into the position they were in before she left to call Mark and all of this started, only his other arm was underneath her so he was essentially holding her to him.
"Thank you Jethro." She said and he felt her roll into him. She placed her head on his shoulder and her hand next to her head.
"No problem Jen. Go to sleep." He soothed and a few minutes later he heard her breathing even out and knew she was asleep.
"I love you Jenny." He said and kissed the top of her head before he to fell asleep.
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"Oh come on Ziva!" Tony complained.
"What? The couch is plenty comfortable." She said as she threw his pillow to him.
"Zeevaah!" He said as he picked up his pillow.
"Toooneeey!" She responded.
"Come on. We've shared a bed before."
"Yes, but I don't want to now. Now go on. The couch is waiting." She said as she made a 'shoe shoe' gesture with her hand.
"Then you sleep on the couch. I'm sleeping on the bed, with or without you." He said as he crawled into the bed.
"You sure you want to risk it my little hairy butt?" Ziva threatened and Tony felt cold metal glide across his hand. He quickly jumped out of the bed and glared at her.
"Ziva let me in this bed right now!"
"Why should I?" She teased as she sprawled across the whole bed. "I like my space."
"Pleaseeeeeee? I'll make it worth your while." He offered and she looked straight at him.
"I do not want to sleep with you Tony." She straight up lied. His face was priceless.
"I didn't…Ziva…you know what I meant. Come on, I hate sleeping on the couch. You know if you don't let me in the bed I'll stand here all night and bug you." He said with a smile on his face.
"Shit! I did not think about that…Fine, get in, but shut up. And keep to your side!" she said moving over to take the right side of the bed, it just happened to be the one that he was going for, and considering it was dark neither one could see so they wound up colliding with the other.
"Tony!"
"Ziva!"
"What?!" They both shouted.
"I thought you were on the left side." Tony said not wanting her to change her mind and not allow him in the bed after all.
"Yes, well I was, but now I'm not so off you go, other side."
"I think you've been spending too much time with Abby." He said and he felt her turn around and face him.
"Why do you say that Tony?"
"You're getting demanding."
"Watch yourself."
"Ahhh that sounded just like Jenny." He said and she laughed.
"And like Jenny I make good on my threats. Now go to bed. I have to get up early and call Abby." She said and turned back around.
"Why?" he asked curiously.
"Because, she's watching Ara." She stated simply. Right, he forgot Ziva had a daughter. He was just about to ask her about her when he heard Jenny, at least he thought it was Jenny shout something.
"Did you…"
"Yea, she's probably on the phone with Mark. I think she forgot to tell him about the mission. He tends to be a bit controlling. He is definitely not right for her." Ziva said informing Tony about the much talked about Mark.
"Wow, there's a suicide mission, trying to control Jenny. Just look at what she does to the boss when he tries. Definitely don't ever want to go down that road…Hey, why's she still with him if he's like that?" He asked thinking she might know something since she was after all her best friend.
"Well, I am not positive, but I think she thinks Gibbs doesn't return her feelings so she's settling, plus something else, and before you ask what that is, don't. You do and you're out of here and on the couch." She threatened.
"Fine, sheese. Hopefully the bossman fixes everything, and…ohhh, maybe he'll even be nice." Tony said happily.
"It's Jenny, in distress, of course he'll be nice, he can't help it when something's wrong with her. It flicks me off they can't see the other's feelings. There so obvious." Ziva revealed.
"First, its ticks me off, second I guess the saying 'blinded by love' is true, how ever corny that may be."
"I suppose. Anyways. I want to sleep so go to bed, now, not more talking." Ziva ordered.
"Yes ma'am…"
"Tony…"
"Shutting up. Night."
"Good night Tony." Ziva said and a few minutes later she was drifting to sleep.
Tony heard her breathing even out and knew she was asleep. "Love you Ziva." He said before he too drifted off to oblivion.
A/N: Well what do you think? Both guys admitted how they felt, yet neither woman was awake to hear it. Leave a review at what you want to happen in the next chapter, or what you think about it so far. I once again promise I won't update until I get at least SEVEN reviews. Thanks again and I hope you like the next chapter^.^