July 4th 2012
1100 Hours
Gibbs and Jenny wander around Edgartown taking in some of the stores. Gibbs spotting a barber on the corner. "Hey I could have gone there to get my hair cut."
"Yeah to get your Moe Howard hairstyle that I detest."
"What's that suppose to mean?" Gibbs growls.
"You made fun of my pixie cut that I wore for nearly two years, so I'm making fun of the hairstyle you had from time Leon took over as Director until the other day." "You looked like a smacked ass Jethro."
"That hurts!" Gibbs groans and makes a face.
"Well it hurt my feelings when I heard you making comments about my shorthair behind my back."
"It looked like shit Jen."
"I could say the same thing about your Moe Howard look." "Don't get the long hair on top and especially with your all silver to white hair."
"Well my girlfriends at the time didn't complain about it."
"I heard about M. Allison Hart." Jenny laughs.
"It was a young piece of ass that amused me for a month or so, she's about six months younger than DiNozzo."
"Tony must have loved that, you going out with a woman the same age as him." Jenny snickers.
"I didn't think he ever realized it." Gibbs laughs.
Jenny takes in the 4th of July banners and US flags that line up and down Main Street. "I was told that the parade starts at five."
"Barbecue starts at the church between four and eight."
"We'll take in about an hour or so of the parade and then head on over to the church." Jenny softly answers.
"While I was getting my haircut the other day, Maurice my hairstylist told me about a bar that the both of us should enjoy."
"What is it?" Jenny shrugs.
"Sharky's Cantina, home of Edgartown's famous margarita's and Mexican food."
"Friday night!"
"Sounds like a plan since I have a night of romance lined up for us back at the cottage on Saturday night."
"The view this morning out on the back deck this morning took my breath away." Jenny smiles.
"You took my breath away this morning in bed."
"Jethro!" Jenny laughs and shakes her head.
"Jenny I'm being serious for a change."
"Me sweaty on top of you was breath taking?"
"That and the sun mixing with your green eyes as you fell apart on top of me." Gibbs smiles.
"We both fell apart at the same time." Jenny softly reminds him and leans up and passionately kisses him on the mouth.
Main Street
1730 Hours
The annual Edgartown Independence Day Parade is slowly making its way down Main Street. Gibbs and Jenny stand alongside the curb waving an American flag. "I was in Paris this time last year." Jenny recalls.
"I was out on 'The Shepard' out in the harbor across from Nationals Park."
"Alone!"
"Vance gave some of the agents off for the day to give us a mental health break from the 'Port to Port, Serial Killer' investigation." "I kicked back later that night and watched the fireworks go off over at the Mall." "Little did I know in a few weeks I would be losing Mike forever?" Gibbs swallows.
"He went out as an agent Jethro, his way."
"I know, but it still hurts and I miss him."
"Other than the phone call when I told him about your condition in the hospital after the explosion and the time he paid a visit in the Squad Room to help out with the investigation you were working on." "I really didn't get to know Mike until-"
"Los Angeles!" Gibbs finishes.
"You had an old man and a woman who was battling the side effects of thallium poisoning, we were both equals." Jenny smiles.
"And the two of you got to know one another." Gibbs smiles.
"The teacher got to know his Probie's protégé."
"And the both of you taught each other a thing or two." Gibbs smoothly answers.
"Yes we did." Jenny laughs.
"In the end Mike did like you Jenny, didn't respect you as a Director, but loved working side by side with you as an agent." "He said to me you were one helluva an agent."
"He said that." Jenny says with surprise.
"Yes he did."
A bunch of children peddle past Gibbs and Jenny on antique peddle cars. "How cute?" Jenny says in awe.
"I got to get one for Amira."
"When we head to the church for the barbecue maybe somebody can tell us where to get one."
An hour and a half later, Gibbs and Jenny are sitting at a table eating barbecue chicken, corn on the cob, potato and macaroni salad. "I see you consumed your Deviled Eggs real fast." Jenny says in between bites of her barbecue chicken.
"I haven't had them since Shannon died." Gibbs smiles.
"What did you and your family do for the 4th of July?"
"We would go camping and find where the local fireworks were going to be at."
"If we were in DC, we would do all of the major attractions." Jenny smiles.
"I did that when I was back in Stillwater, local parade just like this every year and then over at the park, they would hold the fireworks." "The last parade I went to in Stillwater was 1976."
"Bicentennial." Jenny nods.
"Maybe next year if I'm not working maybe we should head up to Stillwater."
"Sounds like a plan, and maybe you can take me to Knoebels."
"Deal!" Gibbs smiles.
Edgartown Harbor
2100 Hours
Gibbs and Jenny have found a place along the harbor to take in the fireworks, on cue at nine o'clock the fireworks begin with American theme music playing along in unison with the fireworks. "I can't wait for the fireworks back at the cottage in another hour." Gibbs inwardly smirks.
Jenny snuggles closer against her husband. "This is the best fireworks display I've ever seen." She says above a whisper.
"This is the best, second best fireworks display was on Independence Day in Philadelphia, back in 2000."
"Ah you went home to meet the parents." Jenny sweetly answers.
"Whose parents?"
"Ex-wife number three." Jenny sighs.
"I was working on a case at the time and yes, Stephanie was at home visiting her sister and parents."
"Was she with you?"
"Yes, I managed to steal a few hours with her, before I headed back to DC." "Fireworks are held at the Art Museum every 4th of July."
"I know parade, concert, and then the fireworks, been there done that with an ex-boyfriend." Jenny answers.
"So we both took our ex's there." Gibbs laughs.
"Apparently so, but this was in 1990."
"1990 was my last 4th of July with Shannon and Kelly." Gibbs swallows.
"1993 was my last 4th of July with my Dad in DC, 1994 I was at the Hamptons with one of my college friends; she had a bachelorette party at her parents' house."
"Wonder if DiNozzo was at the Hamptons at the time?"
"Who knows Tony would have been out of college by then, not sure if he was with the Baltimore PD or not." Jenny shrugs.
"Not sure when he distanced himself from his father." Gibbs answers.
"Senior is sure a character." Jenny laughs.
"That's for sure, but he did get into Doc's bed in LA." Gibbs chuckles.
"He only slept with her because Sam was one of your ex-girlfriends."
"I know!" Gibbs mischievously answers.
A few feet away from them is Raquel the bitchy blonde from the hotel spa. "Can't I get away from you two?" She huffs and stalks down the pier.
Gibbs glances and looks for her husband Bruce. "Hum I guess Bruce left the fake blonde on her own at the fireworks."
"No, I'm just trying to get my hearing back in my right ear from her screaming." Bruce grimaces from behind Gibbs.
"How do you put up with that?" Gibbs asks.
"Easy, I don't want to pay the bitch alimony; she'll take me to the cleaners."
"I had to pay for two ex-wives until recently, now I'm down to one."
"And you remarried, better have a prenuptial agreement in."
"We don't need a prenuptial Bruce; there will not be a divorce between Jenny and me." "We'll be together until we're old and gray." Gibbs smiles.
"Bruce!" Raquel screeches.
"Coming!" Bruce grumbles and walks away.
"He doesn't want to pay the alimony my ass; he's married to a mommy figure." Jenny laughs.
"Yeah some men like being bossed around." Gibbs chuckles.
"At least we're married to one another in an equal playing field."
"Neither one of us is the boss." Gibbs smirks.
"Off the job at least." Jenny wickedly answers.
"You had to bring your alter ego in." Gibbs sighs and sucks in his teeth.
"She's part of the package deal."
Gibbs and Jenny stand in silence for the next hour watching the fireworks go over the harbor, around midnight they return to their cottage and create a little bit of fireworks of their on top of the rooftop deck.
