Authors Note
Hey guys
Trigger warnings of – panic attacks, flashbacks, mentions of a car crash
Thanks to Bee-327 and DS2010 for the reviews and for everyone who reads this, follows or favourites it
Laura
The rest of the week and the following week went ok, the second MCRT was settling in with no problems, Jenny and Jethro was just about ready to leave for the presidents ball, Jethro was downstairs waiting with Kelly and Naomi, when she came out and started to come down the stairs, they were all shocked at how beautiful she looked, she was wearing a dark Emerald green floor-length dress with beading on the front, with Matching heels and wrap.
When she got to the bottom Jethro said "wow you look amazing"
Jenny smiled and said " you don't look bad yourself" and then kissed him.
Kelly said "you look, beautiful mom"
Naomi said "I agree with Kelly senorita"
Jenny gave Naomi and Kelly a hug and whispered "thank you"
Both Jenny and Jethro said goodbye and climbed into Jenny's town car, they sat talking when they were pulling up outside Jethro said "are you ready for this?"
Jenny said "no"
Jethro hugged her and said "it will be fine and remember I will be there with you"
they both climbed out and walked arm in arm, into the ballroom, they started talking to a few people, before the president and the first lady arrived, after this they both, started talking to a few other people they knew till the food was brought out, once the food was brought out, they had a few speeches, and then the dance's started, Jenny talked with a few other people, she then had a few dances with other agency directors, with the president,
And then Secnav who said, "Are you ready to tell everyone, once the dancing is finished?"
Jenny said, "as long as Jethro is with me then I am, and he has already said he will be with me".
After they finished dancing she went and started talking to a few people as was Jethro.
When the last dance came on the both recognised the song as their song, and excused themselves from who they were speaking to and met in the middle of the dance floor, Jethro took her his arms and they both started dancing and softly sang it to each other,
"Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come, my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong
You're still the one
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
You're still the one
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss goodnight
Ain't nothing better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missing
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong
You're still the one
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
You're still the one
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss goodnight
You're still the one
You're still the one
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
You're still the one
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss goodnight
I'm so glad we made it
Look how far we've come, my baby"
When the song finished Jenny whispered "You're still the one, I love you"
Jethro whispered "You're still the one, I love you too"
He then lent down and kissed her, everyone was watching was shocked; when they broke apart they looked and saw everyone staring at them in shock,
Secnav came towards them and said to everyone "Director Shepard has something; she was going to tell you all at the end but decided to do it this way"
Jenny smirked and said "A few weeks ago, when I was kidnapped a lot of people at NCIS, found out about my husband and our daughter, this leading to finding out that all though it was in our files and both the previous SecNav and Director of NCIS both knew, that the current SecNav didn't know, after speaking with my husband, we agreed with SecNav to tell everyone at the end of the ball, we weren't expecting our wedding song to be played, when it was we both danced, to it as you saw and our relationship was revealed, Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs is my husband and we've been married six years, but have been together for five years before that, this time".
Jethro squeezed her hand in support after she was finishing and Jenny just smiled up at him,
The president said, "I understand what you mean, with your wedding song, you both want to dance to it when you hear it, myself and my wife are the same, and what do you mean this time?"
Jenny said " sir, that is exactly what it has always been like, and we were together as teenagers until he was deployed and we lost touch all though my father didn't like it"
The president laughed and said "protective father?"
Jenny said "no sir, it was because Jasper was army, and Jethro was a marine, didn't help the first time they meet, I was 16 and playing poker with him and two other marines"
This set everyone laughing and the president said "well that would do it, especially since he was army and you went with a marine"
Jenny said "he wasn't impressed when I joined the navy either, he Ranted about it saying if I was going to join a service it should have been the army"
Everyone laughed at this she looked at Jethro and both had a silent conversation with the eyes,
The president noticed this and said "I've never seen a couple so in synch they could have a conversation without speaking"
Jenny smiled and said "Thank you, sir, we are both hoping, our daughter Kelly isn't causing too much trouble"
Her phone started ringing, she said "excuse me sir" and upon noticing it was a withheld number she answered with "Jennifer Gibbs"
Naomi said "Jenny, I'm so sorry"
She then said, "Naomi calm down what's going on?"
Naomi said " Kelly was upstairs, I called her down for ice cream, Kelly slipped down there stairs, went into the cupboard at the bottom of the stairs and a vase fell, Kelly has hurt her shoulder and cut her hand open, Kelly is freaking out as the Dr won't get Lilly, to treat her and says she will have to put up with him"
She replied "pass me to the doctor, and keep speaking calmly to Kelly"
With this Jennifer handed the phone to the doctor who answered with "Petty officer Jones"
Jenny replied "Petty officer Jones, why exactly are you refusing to get my daughter, Captain Edwards as requested?"
He replied with "because she doesn't treat patients, so she will just have to grow up and put up with me"
Jenny now getting annoyed said "Petty officer Jones, I am currently Director Jennifer Gibbs of NCIS, and formerly Lieutenant Gibbs previously Shepard, so whichever way you look at it I'm am superior to you, there is now only one person at the hospital that she will let treat her, and that is Captain Edwards, so I suggest you do as my daughter says and get her, do you understand?"
He said "yes ma'am" and passed the phone to Naomi
Naomi said "Jenny it isn't working"
Jenny said "put me on speakerphone"
With this Naomi did, Jenny could hear how distressed Kelly was and realised her panic attack had turned into a flashback of the crash she had,
Jenny said "Kelly sweetheart it's Nurse Jenny, I'm not trying to hurt you, and we are getting hold of your daddy to get him home"
Upon hearing her voice Kelly started coming out the flashback when she fully came out she gasped and said "mom"
Jenny sighed in relief and said " hey kelbel's, you're ok you still need to take deep breathes to calm down, Lilly is coming down to treat you it will be ok I promise"
Kelly then said "mom I'm sorry I broke your vase"
Jenny laughed and said "Kelly it's fine, just worry about you,"
Kelly said "are you mad? That I was running in the house"
Jenny said "seriously, pretty sure I was doing the same thing the other day"
And upon hearing Lilly and Naomi finished talking said "hey Lilly, Naomi filled you in"
Lilly "She has I'm just going to check her hand and shoulder now" after checking her she said " her hand just needs a few small stitches and her shoulder is bruised, If Kelly is ok with it I can do the stitches now for you and apply a sling to rest her shoulder "
Jenny said, "Could you please?"
Lilly said "ok, I'll give her some pain medication and antibiotics, and make sure er follow up appointment and her prescription is ready by the time you get her"
Jenny said "thanks, Lilly, We will be there soon, just got to finish up her bye"
With this, she turned to Jethro and said "Kelly is fine just a cut hand and a bruised shoulder, she did have a panic attack that caused a flashback as the idiot wouldn't get Lilly for her, but she's fine"
Jethro said "She lives up to the nickname clumsy then and how did she do that"
Jenny said "yes, Naomi called her down for ice-cream, She was running and slipped down the stairs and landed against the cupboard at the bottom, she also thought I'd be mad at her for running in the house"
Jethro laughed and said "you can't be mad when you were doing the same a few days ago"
Jenny smirked and said "exactly"
She then turned around and said "sorry about that sir, my daughter will only allow two people to treat her, with no problems she did manage a third but that was a no-choice thing, as she was in Stillwater, I was in Europe and Lilly was away, someone decided that he would treat her even after they asked for Lilly which caused a panic attack and then a flashback"
The president said "No that's fine, it is amazing how you can transition from professional to a caring wife and mother and back within a few seconds"
She smiled and said "thank you, sir, I'm sorry but we need to go"
The president said "that's fine I hope she is better soon and congratulations"
Tom said "send mine and Leah's love to her,"
Jenny said "I will"
With this they both left and got into Jenny's town car and headed to the hospital, when they got there they asked at the desk for Kelly and went up to her room and hugged her, got her discharged then went home and went straight up to bed.
