Gibbs

Twisting the knob of the front door Callen felt a pull at his hand that was being held by his girlfriend Nell Jones. Callen turned his head and looked at her.
'Shouldn't we knock first?' questioned Nell.

'Nah' Came Callen's reply. 'Doors always unlocked. It's a Marine thing' he concluded as he turned his attention back to the door, opening it.

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NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs was in his basement when he heard footsteps upstairs. He wasn't that concerned, his team had been dealing with a tough case so he was expecting one of them to appear tonight.
Knowing that the footsteps would lead to the basement he continued to work on his boat.

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Walking into the house, Nell, using her spare hand as the other was still holding Callen's hand pushed the front door closed and they walked into the lounge room where they found a lamp on. It was quiet.
'I don't think anyone's home'

Callen turned and looked at his girlfriend for the second time that night and this time he smirked at her as he lead Nell through to the kitchen and a set of stairs.
'Oh. He's home' was Callen's only reply. 'Jethro' Callen called making his way down the basement stairs with Nell behind him.

At hearing the greeting, Gibbs looked up toward the basement stairs to see the man he considered a son descend them.
Throwing down the sandpaper that he held in his hands he walked over to the bottom landing of the stairs as Callen stepped off the stairs onto the basement floor and the two men hugged, slapping each other on the back.

'How are you Jethro?'

'Good. What brings you to DC? Case? Gibbs inquired.

'No exactly' Callen answered as he looked over his shoulder to Nell who was staring at the shell of the boat. At feeling her hand being tugged Nell looked away from the boat and to Callen and walked towards him. 'Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, I'd like you to meet Nell Jones'

Gibbs looked past Callen to the young woman. He was a bit shocked. Callen had never introduced a woman to him before. He watched as the young woman relaxed.

At hearing the words 'Special Agent' Nell relaxed. She didn't have to lie. Didn't have to have a cover story. Didn't have to be Nell Jones television station employee.
'Special Agent Gibbs' Nell greeted.

'It's Gibbs. Good to meet you Nell'

'So' began Callen. 'This the same boat you were workin' on in '99'

Gibbs chuckled 'No. no' he answered with a shake of his head. 'I burnt her. I plan on sailin' this one'

'How will you get it out of the basement?' Nell asked.

'Now, that's a secret' Gibbs replied with a smirk.

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'Uh. Can I use your bathroom?' asked Nell a few moments later after the introductions had been made.

'Upstairs. First door on your left' answered Gibbs.

Callen watched as Nell walked up the stairs.

'You got it bad' Gibbs observed.

'Oh you have no idea' Callen murmured.

'So I'm assuming she knows what you do'

'Oh yeah. She's our analyst'

'Didn't I teach you anything thing? Gibbs asked with a slap to Callen's head. Rule 12?!'

Callen flinched at the slap 'Hey. She was a red head when we first meant' he answered with a cocky grin.

Re appearing in the basement Callen handed Nell a mason jar of amber liquid which she accepted with a smile of thanks and drank it. But began coughing as she swallowed,as it burned her throat, not used to the liquid.
Gibbs let out a small chuckle as he drank his own bourbon and Callen eyes widened at the sound of his girlfriend.

'You OK?' he asked concerned as he patted her back.

'Yep' Nell answered with a splutter.

Callen phone rang and he took it out of his back pocket, checking the ID before answering and sighed 'I have to take this' he said as he hit the green accept button 'Sam' he began with a sigh walking up the basement stairs.

As he disappeared into the house Nell turned her attention back to the older man and found him staring at her.

'The idea is to drink it nice a slow' Gibbs commented as he lifted his mason jar to his lips, taking a sup of the amber liquid.

Nell nodded, accepting the advice 'So how long have you known G?' she inquired.

'We worked together in Bosnia in '98. That's the first time I meant him. Just before on the stairs when Callen introduced us, you relaxed'

'I'm just so used to having to have an alias, you know. So when he said you were a Special Agent...'

'You could just be yourself' concluded Gibbs.

'Yeah' agreed Nell.

'How are you finding Special Projects'

'Love it. I'm learning so much'

'How long have you been seeing Callen'

'Almost a year' Nell answered slowly and honestly.

'How's it been?' inquired Gibbs.

Nell huffed. 'It's been OK. Don't get me wrong, I'm in love with him Gibbs. But it's tough. We broke up for awhile because he's in love with me and didn't want to hurt me. I'm there for him, he knows that'

'Nell, I've known Callen a long time. And he has never introduced me to anyone he has ever dated. I know he doesn't know a lot about his past, he's still trying to figure it out'

'He's told me some stuff. And I'm there if he ever needs to talk about it'

'Then he must trust you, I'm sure you know that Callen doesn't trust easily'

'Yeah' replied Nell.

Before she could say anything else, Callen reappeared.

'We don't have to go back do we?' questioned Nell as he walked down the stairs.

'No. We have the whole weekend. Sam was just updating me on the case' Callen answered as he wrapped an arm around her waist as he handed her a bottle of water with the other hand. 'Because you can't handle the hard stuff' he answered with a smirk as Nell shook her head at his comment as she accepted the bottle.

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Walking out to the hire car with Callen and Nell on Sunday afternoon, Gibbs watched as Callen took Nell's overnight bag and made his way to the boot of the car to put the bags in.

'It was nice to meet you Nell. I hope this isn't the last time I see you'

'It was nice to meet you to Gibbs. It was great to hear stories about a young and inexperienced G. Callen' Nell replied with a smile as Gibbs enveloped her into a hug.

'If ever you need to talk, I'm just a phone call away'

'I know' replied Nell as she released herself from the hug.

'Ready to go?' inquired Callen making his way back to the front of the car.

'Yep' answered Nell as she made her way to the passenger seat.

Callen shook Gibbs had and Gibbs enveloped him into a hug. 'Don't hurt her G' Gibbs warned.

'I already have Jethro' Callen began as he untangled himself from the hug 'And I never want to again. Hearing her cry and seeing the that heartbroken look in her eye, it killed me. I love her Jethro' Callen admitted.

At hearing the car horn, both men turned towards the rental car Nell was sitting in. 'Sorry' she called 'Eric just texted, he wants us to pick up some new video game' she explained as she looked down at her phone as she felt in vibrate in her hand '...And Deeks wants up to pick up some type of candy you can only get here in DC. Apparently Kensi is in one of her moods'

Callen sighed 'See ya Gibbs' he said making his way to the car.

'Don't leave it so long between visits next time' Gibbs replied.

Standing at the car door Callen gave a mock salute to the older man before getting in the car.

'Thank you' Nell said softly as Callen drove down Gibbs' street

'For what?' questioned Callen as he cast a glance over at Nell.

'Introducing me to your family; to Gibbs. He cares a lot about you G'