Authors note
Trigger Warnings to Self Harm, Kidnapping
Mentions of self-harm in this chapter, the story is what happened to me, but it wasn't my parents who said that it was my supposed best friend and a teacher, when I pulled a cut open at school
Thanks To Bee-327 and Ds2010 for all the reviews
Laura
Only Jenny, Jethro, Tom Leah and Naomi recognised the voice, Jenny and Jethro stood up and turned around; Jethro was holding her hand in support,
Jenny shook her head and said "no",
The voice said "yes",
Jenny said "no you're dead",
The voice said "It was faked I'm sorry Jenny bear I did that to protect you",
Jenny said "from what you taking that bribe or La Grenouille because he still came after me",
The voice replied, "I didn't take the bribe but he threatened you if I didn't take it, so I faked my death so he would leave you alone".
Jenny was angry now and shouted "well he didn't leave me alone less than six months after he came to the house, and we got into a fight" she then pulled up her sleeve and pointed to the longest scar on that wrist and said "this scar is from him, so don't tell me you did it to protect me" ,
Everyone else had seen her other scars and gasped, which caused a few tears that Jenny was trying to keep at bay to fall, this was her closely guarded secret that only, her father, Jethro and Naomi knew about. Jethro squeezed her hand to show her support.
The voice said "Jenny bear I'm sorry",
she shouted "for what Jasper, almost ruining my marriage and family because of you, when you "died" it was ruled suicide, I didn't believe it, how stupid was I, two years later I went into the reserves with the navy and trained and joined NCIS, and made a five-point plan so I could get into a place where I could look into your death to get you justice, I got married, while we were in Paris after finishing an operation, a week after, all I could hear was you saying " I need you to get Justice Jenny bear" so I left him and Kelly"
Jasper said, "what happened to Dad and I was trying to protect you, and your married, I'm sure being a politician he understands being based in different places, though I'm surprised you still working and who is Kelly".
While he was talking, Kelly was crying into her grandfather not sure what to think as she always thought her mother had to work away and didn't choose to.
Jenny said "you lost that right when you faked your death and almost ruined my marriage, and he isn't a politician, just because you wanted me to marry one, wouldn't mean I would, as no offence Uncle Tom but there have wondering hands and wondering eyes, and he does understand being based away as he was a marine, he also understands why, and I'm working because I want to, if I didn't I wouldn't be, and Kelly is our daughter," she then turned to Jethro and said " Jethro you remember my father Jasper Shepard, Jasper this is my husband Leroy Jethro Gibbs you may remember him as LJ the marine I was with when I was 16 and also playing poker with."
Jasper said "you married him, I thought you lost touch and I have a granddaughter",
Jenny said, " yes I did and we did but we met again at the hospital where I was working and got together soon after".
Jasper was shocked, and said, "when do I get to meet my granddaughter?"
Jenny said, "I want nothing to do with you and you are having nothing to do with our daughter" she then turned to look at Jethro.
As she turned he saw the cut on her neck and nastily said: "I see you're still cutting Jenny, what sort of example you are setting?"
she turned back to face him and laughed and said "seriously that's the best you have, no I'm not, this" she pointed to the cut on her neck "is from when I was kidnapped and held hostage earlier, I stopped cutting after I met Jethro, I only had two relapses, once when you 'died" and once after I left him, and don't pretend you care, the only reason you found out is you come home early one week and Naomi had me sitting on the counter, while she bandaged them up and all you said, was ' just leave her to it, Naomi, it's only for attention, she will stop when she isn't getting attention', I did stop but because I had someone who spoke to me and understood me and made me feel safe and comfortable enough to stop, both times I relapsed after, I would here Jethro's voice saying to me, 'don't cut baby stay strong even if it's just for me' and I did so just leave" by now she had tears streaming down her face, and turned into Jethro's comforting embrace.
Jasper tried to argue by saying "this is my house",
Naomi Interrupted and said "no it isn't, one of the first things I did after she found your body among dealing with everything else and looking after her was changing the deeds into Jenny's name after you died to protect her, so it is her house now go"
Jethro saw Jasper about to argue again so he said "she has said she wants you to leave so leave"
He went to try again but Naomi angrily said "no Jasper Go don't you think you've caused enough problems"
With this, he left, as Jenny was sobbing into Jethro's arms.