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Recap:
"Really McDawn? We couldn't have a later one?" Tony asked, annoyed.
McGee shook his head. "Nope. Unless you want to risk getting stuck at an airport again." Tony groaned.
"So we will wake up early." Abby said solemnly.
"Very. Early." Ziva groaned. "I usually get up early, but that is extreme.
The only person excited was Kelly. "I wanna go on the plane now!" Everybody laughed. They finished eating and went to bed early to get ready to go home.
Ziva and Gibbs woke up first around 4:30. Since their flight was at 8, they wanted to get to the airport around 6:30. This left them two hours to pack up and get out the door. The two showered and then Gibbs called Ziva. He knew she would be up by then. They both met up in the hallway and went to a convenience store to get something for everyone to eat. They picked up drinks and muffins for everyone and made their way back. By the time Ziva opened her door to the room Tony was already up and showered.
"Good morning." Tony said groggily as Ziva handed him a coffee and a muffin.
She chuckled. "Morning drowsy-head."
"Sleepy-head." He corrected her. They both ate quickly and went to pack up their suitcases.
Gibbs knocked on Abby and McGee's door. In a few moments it flew open and a perky Abby greeted him.
"Hi Gibbs! "
He handed her coffee and a muffin and she frowned.
"No Caf-Pow here Abby. I looked, believe me." She smiled and kissed his cheek.
"Thanks Gibbs. McGee's in the shower. I'll give him this when he gets out." Gibbs nodded and left, and then he opened his own door. Shannon was in the shower, but Kelly was still sleeping, wrapped up in the blankets in the middle of her parents' bed. He chuckled and moved to sit down and wake her up.
"Kelly" he said, stroking her hair. "We have to get ready to go now. It's time to wake up."
Her eyes shot open and she smiled, stifling a yawn. "Morning. Can we go now?"
He chuckled. "Soon. First you have to get dressed and eat, and then we have to pack up your stuff." She nodded and dragged herself out of bed, walking over to her suitcase. At that moment Shannon came back into the room.
"Morning." She smiled at Kelly and Gibbs.
"Good morning." Gibbs smiled back. Kelly grabbed some clothes and ran behind her mother into the bathroom, shutting the door. When she left Gibbs walked up to Shannon and kissed her softly on the lips.
"Gosh how I've missed you." She smiled as Gibbs led her to the couch and sat down, pulling her next to him.
"If you don't want to talk about this now, I understand. I know you told McGee you didn't need a doctor, but…"
She looked up at him, and for the first time since she came back Gibbs could see a hint of pain in her eyes. "You're right. I don't want to talk about it."
He stroked her hair softly. "Alright. Just know that I'm here when you want to." She nodded her head slowly and got up to pack. A few moments later Kelly opened the door and ran into the room wearing a pink dress.
"Can I go see Aunt Abby?" She asked.
"Yeah baby. Just across the hall."
She nodded her head and left the room, knocking on the door. Abby opened it and grinned at her.
"Hi Kelly! Good morning!" Kelly smiled and gave Abby a huge hug, unintentionally giving Abby a taste of her own medicine.
"What's up?" She asked.
"Nothing. I want to go on the airplane now!"
McGee came out of the bathroom then and laughed. "I know you do Kelly."
Kelly went to give McGee another one of her hugs.
"McGee!" Abby yelled. He turned around.
"What Abs?"
She looked at the time. "We have to leave! It's almost 6:30 already!"
He broke away from Kelly and nodded. "Kelly, can you go tell Ziva and then your Dad that I'm going to go get the cars ready? We have to leave now." She nodded and ran out of the room, knocking on Ziva and Tony's door. He opened it with a smile on his face.
"Hey!"
"We have to go now!" She told him. He chuckled. "I know. We're ready here. Let's go home."
She smiled and at that moment Ziva snuck under Tony's arm and made her way into the hallway just as Gibbs and Shannon opened their door with their suitcases in their hands.
"Ready?" Kelly exclaimed to everybody's amusement.
"Yes." Shannon smiled at her as they all made their way to their cars to go home.
They got to the airport only 20 minutes later than expected, which wasn't bad for a party of 7. They had a block of 3 seats and a block of 4 seats, which worked out perfectly for them. Kelly took the window seat, next to Shannon with Gibbs on the aisle seat. A few aisles down in the next row were Tony, Ziva, Abby, and McGee at the end. The flight was pretty quiet once Kelly got over the excitement of being in an airplane. They talked and joked for most of the flight, and they landed back 4 hours later – in their own time zone, it was 3 in the afternoon on Saturday. When they landed and met up in the airport after retrieving their luggage they parted ways. Since they drove to the airport in two cars, McGee, Abby, Tony and Ziva took Tony's car and Gibbs, Shannon, and Kelly took the other.
Tony dropped McGee and Abby off at McGee's and he and Ziva went back to Tony's house. They sat down on the couch and turned on the TV for a while before Ziva spoke up.
"Tony," She said, turning off the TV.
"Yeah?"
"Well…I know we just got back…but do you think Gibbs and McGee and everyone could help me move my stuff tomorrow? If we don't do it tomorrow we'll have to wait another week, and I-"
Tony smiled. "Zi I think that's a great idea. I'll call them and ask." She nodded as Tony got up to make the calls. As expected, Gibbs, McGee, Palmer and even Ducky said they would be glad to. Ducky and Palmer really wanted to see Shannon and Kelly too, so it was a win-win situation. They all agreed to meet at Ziva's apartment at 0900.
"All set." He smiled at her. They went back to watching a movie for a while before they decided to order pizza for dinner. They ate and watched another movie (big surprise there). When it was over Ziva turned to Tony and kissed him hard. She wrapped her arms around his neck and straddled his waist before he pulled away. "Ziva," he said, panting after their deep kiss.
"Why did you stop?" Ziva asked him, kissing his neck. He groaned and pulled her away from him.
"Let's wait until tomorrow. It'll be our first official night in our apartment, okay? I promise it'll be worth the wait." He smirked at her.
She groaned. "If you say so. But that does not mean we cannot make out like homey teenagers, right?" she grinned at him.
He laughed. "Horny, Ziva, and no, we can definitely do that." He grinned and roughly pulled her forward to kiss her again.
McGee pulled up in front of Abby's apartment. "We're here."
She smiled. "McGee? Want to come up and cook with me?"
"Cook?"
"Yeah. We need to eat something right?"
He smiled. "Yeah, I'd like that Abs." They went up to her apartment and relaxed. They cooked dinner together, and then they watched a movie until it got late. McGee got up to leave and Abby kissed him goodbye. Just as he was about to open her door to leave she stopped him.
"McGee." She said. They both stared at each other for a moment, and then they were all over each other. McGee backed Abby up against the door and kissed her passionately. She ran her hands in his hair and pulled him closer to her. When they finally broke away Abby took his hand and pulled McGee to her bedroom.
Kelly was excited when they pulled up to their house. Gibbs turned to Shannon and smiled. "Ready to go home?"
"Yes." She smiled and they all got out of the car, making their way up the front steps. Kelly ran inside and started exploring her house, as she didn't really remember it. Gibbs and Shannon just walked in together hand in hand.
"We're going to need to do some shopping. Kelly's outgrown her crib and I don't really have any food in the house."
Shannon pulled away and looked at him. "What have you been eating? You have been taking care of yourself right?" She scrutinized him.
He chuckled. "Yes, I've been eating sweetheart."
She smiled. "Good. Why don't you take Kelly food shopping while I go and order her a bed and pick up some more clothes."
"Sounds good." He smiled and called Kelly downstairs, and soon the three of them left. They all arrived back about two hours later and Shannon made dinner. They watched a movie for a while before they both put Kelly to sleep in the spare bedroom. The bed Shannon ordered would arrive in a few days. After they kissed her and said Goodnight they closed her door. Gibbs smiled softly and took his wife's hand, leading her to their bedroom.
"You know I haven't really slept up here since I thought I lost you."
"Really?"
He nodded. "Yeah. It felt empty without you."
She smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I'm here now."
Gibbs chuckled and leaned forward. "I know, I couldn't ask for anything else." He whispered in her ear.
She smiled and closed the gap between them, kissing him passionately. He cupped her face in his hands and licked her lips, asking for entrance. She complied and he slowly ravished her. He gently backed her up to the bed before Shannon stopped him. "Wait."
"What's wrong?"
She stroked his cheek with her hand. "I want to be with you, just…be gentle tonight."
He smiled softly. "Of course. Are you sure? We can wait if you want."
She shook her head. She felt a little nervous about having a man touch her again, but she missed her husband more. "I'm sure." She smiled and kissed him again, softly this time. He smiled into the kiss and gently laid his wife down on the bed, after all this time, finally having everything right with the world again.
