Fading Memories
Chapter 15th
Memories Gone by...
Kelly was so nervous with herself. While her husband James came over to her in their bedroom of their suite. She had wanted to make sure that she was dressed proper for the visit.
"Hey! What are you worried about Kelly?" James said standing in front of her sitting on the edge of the queen size bed.
"I really don't know James. I do know that my father is going to be able to understand after all this time. We had no other choice with mommy having made the decision. But now that we are going to be okay?" she quipped with her words as James gave her a kiss on her cheek while getting himself ready as well.
Meanwhile Shannon and Alex next store were getting ready to knock on their connecting door before heading for the Bethesda, hospital. Shannon had a feeling it was going to be an extremely interesting experience.
Alex came out of the bathroom finishing up with the essentials needed to be done with finding his wife thinking...
"What's wrong Shannon? We talked about this for the past few weeks with you to meet up with your first husband. Even though you know about his past history with the ladies?" he commented with lifting up her head with a quick peck to her brow.
"Yeah, I know Alex. I just have these feelings inside me that have been brought up to the surface. I know that they will be going away once we head back to California?" she cried out with her emotions over taking her.
Loreile had woke up after a short nap. She needed to get herself ready after looking like a real mess with her hair needed to placed into a bun. She really needed to do something about it with a haircut. Since it's been such a long time...
Dressing in the bathroom with zipping up her black dress down to the knees with her sandals. Though the dress hiding the pregnancy somewhat at five months. Placing on light blue eyeshadow and a darker shade of red to bring color to her face. She was now ready with grabbing her purse with the key locking the quarters to head down to her husband's room.
Walking down...She had been thinking about that woman she found inside the elevator yesterday. When she had reached her husband's room. She had found four visitors inside as she walked in wondering who they were.
Gibbs was thrilled to see his wife telling her to sit down with a big surprise. When she saw the very same woman standing over her husband's bed. Now she was really curious to who she is really as with the others.
"Loreile I know this is going to be the biggest surprise? I was as well when this woman walked in." Gibbs said.
"So who is she Jethro?" she commented with the woman turning to face Loreile.
"Loreile, I am Kelly Gibbs Hawkins." she said to have Loreile totally surprised. "This is Colonel James Hawkins my husband of the Witness protection Program for the past ten years."
"I am Shannon Gibbs Anderson. My husband is Alex a contractor for the Navy. We live and work in California." Shannon needed to say...
"But how was this even possible everyone?" she asked the most importance of the question.
Gibbs took over afterwards with explaining everything to his wife Loreile. "At that time with Shannon was going to be a witness against the Pedro Hernandez Cartel. She had gotten wind that the Cartel was going to be going after her and Kelly. This is when she contacted the Witness Protection Program and they were able to do the exchange with doubles before the crash happened with NIS agent Curt Mitchell."
"Where have the both of you had been hiding all of these years?" Loriele said...
"At first for the first 20 years we stayed in Calbre, Italy a compound with a number of others like ourselves. Afterwards the last 14 years we were given new names and lives for where I met James as with my mother with Alex. However I had told my mother a few weeks back after finding out that you were still an agent for NCIS. I wanted to make contact with my father before going back to Orlando, Florida. I was able to watch your operation last night in the gallery with the doctors working with that laser on you and Loreile with you seeing me in the elevator."
"Wow!" Loreile commented..."It's all I can say that's for sure."
"And since I am getting out of the hospital the day after tomorrow. I was thinking of all of us getting together for dinner and all of you have to leave. Promise me, Shannon and Kelly to stay in contact with me for whenever possible?" he asked as he was begging.
"I would love that daddy having dinner. We will call you to set up the time and where to meet?" Kelly needed to say...
"Great!" Gibbs responded with Loreile watching his daughter's face with pride.
Loreile and Gibbs watch them leave his room still shocked with the news. Kelly turned to wave to her father before exiting with heading back to the hotel to rest for now...
"Truly amazing on how well the both of them are doing Jethro?" Loreile commented...
"I know and it was hard to see Shannon on how much she had changed over the years. She is a year younger than me." Gibbs had to say since he was married to his soulmate. But now he had found another as with Loreile.
"Tell me Jethro why do you think while your brain was injured to be making up those memories to become true after all with Kelly and Shannon to be alive?" Loreile responded with the question.
"I have no idea Loreile. I just hope to god that it stays that way for a long time to come?" Gibbs was talking from his heart. Though he knows that Shannon is happy now with another man that she loves a great deal.
