episode 1605
this is set right before the ending scene with Jack and Gibbs in Gibbs's basement. it is basically just Jack Sloane reflecting on the events doing the case. please let me know what you think.
Sloane and Gibbs had sat in the backroom of the forensics lab and watched Kasie's video presentation. As they had watched the video something had happened between them. Sloane could feel it. as she was sitting in her office to finish up some paperwork she couldn't let go of the feeling of this case. There was something about this case that had hit both of them. Something that made whatever it was between them stronger. It was like their friendship, or whatever it is that is happening between them were getting stronger with this case. The emotions were so strong. It was a suicide case from 48 years ago but the feelings were still very present as they had gotten further into the truth about the case. The feeling of injustice for Ray Jennings. The sadness of the lieutenant who committed suicide. It had hit Jack so hard. In the lab, she had felt that it also hit Gibbs. They had both served in different wars but they knew how things in a war can have life-changing consequences like it had had for the Lieutenant. Both Sloane and Gibbs knew what war could do to a person and they have both seen some of the worst on their own body and family, maybe that was what had hit them so deeply.
When she was sitting there in that chair next to Gibbs in the back room of the forensics lab it had just felt natural. They were talking like they really understood each other. Ever since Jack had opened up to Gibbs about her captivity she had started to feel this strong trust and connection to Gibbs. And the fact that he had even gone along with her operation Cuckoo's Nest to find Vance and catch Hakim just proved to her that he really truly trusted her now. She had reached out and held his hand and it had just felt so natural to both of them… she thought… at least that was what she was hoping.
Her mind couldn't stop thinking what Gibbs thought of her afterward. Maybe he thought she had way overstepped the line. Maybe he didn't mind…
Once she had become aware of her hand she had taken her hand away and stood up to put some professional distance between them. She had forced her mind back to focus on the case but she couldn't let go of the feeling of his hand holding so firmly on to hers. She wasn't sure what to put into it. him holding on to her like that. Like it was a natural thing to him… to hold his coworker's hand.
Heck… she knew how close he had been with Abby. He would bring her, her favorite drink every day and he would kiss her on the head every once in a while. He saw Ellie as his daughter. That had become very clear to her early on, but she wasn't sure of the nature of her own relationship with Gibbs. She wasn't a part of his team. She doesn't report to him… at least not officially… but yet he comes to her from time to time and asks for her help. He confines in her when he has problems… like when he couldn't see face to face with his longtime friend Tobias Fornell, due to guilt. He has invited her to his house before and tonight… she just remembers he has invited her to his house for steaks. Gibbs had come to her earlier and asked her to come over for steaks. She wasn't sure what that meant. It didn't exactly sound like a typical romantic date more like Gibbs style classic. It made her smile thinking of it. he really is a cowboy.
A knock on the door brings Jack back to reality. Jack looks up and sees Gibbs standing in the doorway.
"Are you coming?" he asks with a smile.
She takes her black-framed glasses off and places them on the table. He walks over to her desk and grabs a lollipop from her jaw on her dest. He does that almost every time he comes in. she has noticed that he takes a new color every time. She is pretty sure he is doing that on purpose. Maybe she is just simply overthinking Gibbs. Maybe he is just a simple guy who is just as simple and straight forward as he seems. She notices he is looking at her with a questioned look. She shakes her head to tell him she wasn't thinking of anything important.
"yeah." She says with a smile and stands up. She grabs her jacket and they leave the office together to go to his house for steaks. She is going to have to figure out the nature of their relationship later. She cant believe he can possibly be as simple as he comes across. No one is that simple. Tonight she is just enjoying spending time with her friend and coworker.