The best and worst of times

by Theresa471

This is the very last episode for Jacqueline Sloane heading to Afghanistan with Special Agent Gibbs to rescue a number of children and women kidnapped by the rebels. It's a very sad occasion for the NCIS agents mainly Gibbs and the Marines with Colonel Stan Burley in charge.

36. Chapter 36

The best and the worst of times

Chapter 36

"So tell me what else is going on with you, Special Agent Gibbs?" she had to ask with a question that he always hates to answer.

"Nothing much other than Loreile and I will be getting married and with the plans in the works. Otherwise, I need to come here in order to get back to work at NCIS and the team."

"I can understand Gibbs. So talk to me and I will see what we can do with getting you back to the job," she exclaimed.

"What I am worried about is the fact that after what happened in California that the local CARTEL will be coming after me again. And I know that Loreile knows this is afraid to say anything to me about it. She had been mostly staying quiet about it."

"You do know that your finance can take care of herself for the most part?" she crossed her legs once again in the chair that was a part of her.

"Yes, I know, and why I love the woman a great deal doc?"

"I realize that now Gibbs. However in order for you to be happy for the rest of your life. You're going to have to communicate with her all of the time in order to have your marriage stay healthy. I know this wasn't the fact with all of your other marriages."

"Very true. But with Loreile it's so different with her. She really does keep me on my toes. However, when I am away from her, I feel alone and lost at times while I am out in the field.

"That's a dangerous situation with you when you're around criminals for when they can get the upper hand on you in the field and it's not a good thing to be having Loreile on your mind?" she said with a tone that Gibbs didn't like at all.

"I know Doc. But it can't be helped since I am so wrapped up with the woman unlike all of the others except for Shannon and Major Ellen Wallace." he cried out with the names.

"Major Ellen Wallace died during 9/11 after being murdered. But why to bring up her name when you two had broken up two months prior?" she commented with the shift of her legs.

"I really don't know. Maybe for the fact that I loved her a great deal and I just couldn't push it forward knowing that I would get hurt further." Gibbs needed to say on the subject.

"At least her father General Wallace probably finally understood your reasons and that his daughter is finally been laid to rest?" she commented with writing a quote on a note.

"Very true Doc. Now I need to live again with my life and my family. Even though it's not been easy in doing so with my past history.