A/N: Here's another chapter folks. To my recent followers/favourites, welcome aboard! So glad to have you with us! My reviewers, well, you rock! I love hearing your thoughts on this story, so keep 'em coming!
To Guest Reviewer Cathy Brown: Thanks for the review, glad you're enjoying, here's another chapter! I tend to try to update once to twice a week..
Now, Let's see how things go... will there be fireworks?
As they rod up in the lift Gibbs wasn't quite sure as to the reception he would get, he knew Jenn was pissed, Tony's phone just kept ringing & ringing, he couldn't tell him to turn it off though, because Ted might have called. He was drawn from his thoughts by the sound of his girl coughing, he realised she'd been coughing off & on for the last few hours, he'd need to get Ducky to check her out. Ducky!... Abby! Oh boy, none of them really knew.. this was going to be fun.
Gibbs led them off the lift & was halfway to the bullpen when a voice stopped them in their tracks.
"Special Agent Gibbs!" Jenn exclaimed, she'd gotten word he'd come back onto navy yard & had come down to demand answers, she wasn't happy! "Where the hell have you been? What is going on? Why haven't you or any of your team answered your phones?!" she was furious, they'd blown up a ship in the middle of the ocean, she'd hoped that Gibbs might have been able to stop that occurrence & prevent the loss of life. She was so worked up, she didn't notice the two additional people standing behind Gibbs.
Gibbs swallowed, yea, she was pissed! He saw though Ducky & Abby both in the background, not to mention countless other agents & personnel.
Kelly's eyes shot wide open in shock, this lady was the same lady she saw at her dad's bedside & that other lady was in the background too, they worked with her dad!
Nix's eyes shot wide open, he didn't like the way this woman was speaking to his dad, but she kinda looked like.. "you look like.."
Gibbs eyes shot down to his son instantly & he realised why he didn't finish the sentence, his sister had covered his mouth.
Nix had no clue why his sister had covered his mouth & stopped him from speaking, he just pulled her hand off, not liking it on there.
Jenn suddenly noticed the young boy & girl both standing half behind Gibbs "and who are they exactly? The reason for you all to disappear without a trace I assume? Some kind of babysitting detail was it? School I believe is still in session"
Tony was flashing worried looks between his teammates, this wasn't exactly going well.
Kelly took instant offence "Don't you dare talk about my brother like that! You don't know anything, so shut it!" she finished having put herself between her brother & this woman.
Jenn raised her eyebrow "and you don't know who you're talking to..." snarled, having taken offence to how she was being spoken to, especially as she didn't really offend them.
"I don't give a damn who the hell you are! Don't speak about my brother like that!" Kelly retorted.
Gibbs was shocked at his daughters sudden outburst, Jenn hadn't exactly said anything too offensive. It kinda reminded him of her mother, kinda, maybe a bit of himself thrown in for good measure. He pulled her backwards "calm down Kell, she doesn't know the situation" he said softly trying to calm her down.
Kelly rounded on him "you're defending her?"
"No I'm not." Gibbs replied, he took a breath "All I'm saying is that she doesn't understand what's happened & once I explain it to her, she will understand why my team & I went off radar" he had no idea what had his daughter so uptight & furious, but he could almost see steam coming out of her ears "so I want you to calm down for me, please"
Abby was watching this exchange from Tony's desk with Ducky, she'd wanted to rush straight for Gibbs as soon as she'd seen him, but this stand off had her hanging back, but she got taken for six when she heard Gibbs say 'please' & saw Ducky had even looked surprised at that.
"I'm shocked Agent Gibbs, since when do you say 'please'? But I do look forward to your explanation." Jenn retorted, she was shocked he used that word, he never used that word! She seriously doubted though that anything could make it ok for them all going off radar, at least it seemed that Gibbs's memory was back, that was a good thing. Despite all her anger she was ever so relieved that he seemed to be better.
Tim flashed looks at his teammates, could it get any worse?
Kelly saw the look on the woman's face, and the look in her eyes, they didn't match. She was trying to mask her relief that her dad was ok with anger of the current situation, suddenly all her emotions were coming out, the ones from the hospital, everything "you clearly don't know him well enough then!"
"Honey, I've known Gibbs for a great many years, so I think I know what I'm talking about" Jenn said, putting on a curt smile, trying to show just how well.
Ziva shared a look with Tony & Tim, definitely not going well!
Gibbs cursed, this wasn't a good path, he needed to diffuse the situation "Tony, can you & the team take them..."
Kelly interrupted him before he could finish "what, so you & her can go do whatever it is you two do, alone? Is this why you never came after us? IS IT! You went off & found yourself a new family?"
Gibbs was shocked "NO! How can you even think that Kelly?"
"I can see it her eyes! I can even see something in yours! You had a relationship with her! What couldn't find mum so you just hooked up with her short haired doppelganger & thought screw it, she's close enough?" Kelly demanded.
Jenn's eyes shot wide with shock, first Gibbs said Kelly, that was the name of his dead daughter, she'd only just found out about. Next the young girl was accusing him of what? Not going after them & just being with her as a replacement for his dead wife? What was going on?
Ducky went wide eyed at this, what on earth was going on? Kelly was the name of Jethro's dead daughter? Something was going on, big time!
Gibbs was utterly perplexed as to what had brought this on, he grabbed hold of her by her arms "If I'd have gotten one hint that you & mum were alive I would have ripped the earth apart Kells. But he fooled all of us! I'm not proud of that & I know I've got a lot to make for"
"Do you even want us back? Or are you simply going along enough & will just say see ya later down the track?!" Kelly vented.
Gibbs couldn't believe she said that "Of course I want you Kells, I can't live another day without you, any of you. That's why I dove in after you! That's why I got Tony to get to your brother, that's why I called Ted to get mum, I will never leave you again, ever!"
"Don't make promises you can't keep!" Kelly bit back.
Gibbs swallowed, his girl was having a breakdown, that was now clear to him. He took a deep breath "I know things aren't right, I know they're screwed up Kelly, but one thing I can promise you & this is something I wont break is that we will get through it, we'll get through it all"
"Yea well, think I'd pass out holding my breath waiting to see if you keep this promise" Kelly snarled.
"I'll keep this one Kell bear, that I promise you!" Gibbs said softly, trying to comfort her.
"Don't call me that! You don't have the right! You replaced us! You replaced mum with her! (pointing at Jenn) Replaced me with that Goth chick (waving her hand towards Abby), though heavens only know why you'd think a goth would be a good replacement." Kelly huffed.
Abby was stunned, huh? She'd never met this girl before, how'd she know about her close relationship with Gibbs?
That confused not only Gibbs, but everyone "How do you know about Abby, Kells?"
"I'm right aren't I, you replaced me with her!" Kelly insisted.
"No I did not replace you Kelly, I've never replaced you, but that wasn't the question, how do you know about her?" Gibbs asked again, how on earth did Kelly know her?
"Because..." Kelly took a breath "Because I saw her! saw them both! They were at the hospital the night you got brought in! I saw the way they were looking at you!"
"You were at the hospital the night I got brought in?" Gibbs asked shocked that his girl was there, then, that was days ago.
"Yes! What did you think I was doing in the hospital car park? Just hanging out? I decided to come back & give you a chance to explain it all, but maybe I was wrong to do so!" Kelly replied, annoyed.
Gibbs hadn't even thought about what she was doing there, he was only glad that she was, but wait a sec, she was there & then left? "Wait, you left the hospital..." there was a rule against it
"Don't rule book me! You don't have the right!" Kelly yelled.
Jenn suddenly realised that this exchange was being watched by the majority of NCIS, all of whom appeared to be in total shock & while she was in shock too at the apparent resurrection of his family, she doubted he wanted this to continue in front of everyone. "Could I possible suggest.." she started.
"No, fuck off!" Kelly snarled.
Nix had been watching on in shock, he didn't really like what he was hearing & he'd never seen his sister like this before, but then she swore, and not just a small time word..
Jenn took a step back in shock, that snarl along with the stare was 100% Gibbs, it was almost frightening how similar it was, especially with those blue eyes.
"Hey!" Gibbs called "you can berate me, yell at me as much as you like. But you do not disrespect my colleagues or use that kind of language towards them"
"or what?" Kelly challenged "what are you going to do? That's right! You don't have the right to do anything! We're out of here" she finished grabbing her brothers hand.
"NO!" Nix yelled, yanking his hand away from her "I'm staying, I don't want to leave dad"
"We're leaving Phoenix" Kelly said trying to grab him again.
"Kelly, you're not going anywhere. I want us to finish discussing this" Gibbs said as calmly as possible, though he had no idea what 'this' really was, nor who the young girl in front of him was. Something had clicked inside her & was not the girl from even 30 minutes ago.
"I don't have to listen to you" Kelly retorted.
Gibbs took a breath "Yes you do young lady, you're not leaving, you're not going anywhere until I'm satisfied we've talked" he said stepping closer to her, while he hated himself for doing this, maybe he needed to tip her off balance, the last thing he wanted was for her to go anywhere.
"I said before, don't rule book me! You don't have the right!" Kelly replied trying to move away, but it was to no avail, her dad kept close & just kept staring "you haven't been in my life for the last 13 years! You don't have the right!" she yelled trying to push him away.
Gibbs just wanted to bring her into an embrace but knew she wasn't ready yet, he just kept close, kept his eyes on her & let her hit him, she obviously needed to let it out.
"We had to live with him because of you! I had to live with him because of you!" Kelly said as she continued to try to push her dad away "I had to go through everything without you! Why didn't you find us! Why didn't you come & get us! You should have realised!" she continued as she continued to push her dad "You said you'd come home to us! To me! You promised you'd come home!" she finished in utter sobs.
Gibbs had had enough, he gripped his girl & pulled her into him "I'm sorry angel, I'm ever so sorry baby. I'm here now" he whispered as he slide down the wall they were against to the floor "shh baby, shh" he whispered as he rubbed her back trying to sooth her tears, while the ever present feeling of tears ran down his own cheeks.
A/N: Guess Kelly kinda had a breakdown... at least she didn't leave! That's something right? Jenn was shocked though, to say the least!
How will everyone take the news as to what's happened when it get's explained? how will the introductions go when they eventually happen? and how is Kelly? Will she be ok?
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