Note: I just watched episode 1612 and I also earlier watched the preview for 1703 and it gave me this idea. I thought it could be funny. I hope you like it.
Ellie is sitting in the forensics lab alone. It is late. Everyone else has gone home. She is sitting on the table. Tim, Torres, and Jimmy come into the lab.
"Bishop, what is going on?" Tim asks. He has his phone in his hand. Ellie sends her fellow agents a message to meet her in the lab.
"Are we having a meeting?" Jimmy asks.
"no guys I need to talk to you about something. Something is up." Ellie says in an almost whispering voice. She constantly looks towards the door to see if anyone is coming.
"Bishop, what is going on?" Tim asks a bit concerned.
"Have you noticed anything strange about Gibbs and Sloane lately?" Ellie asks.
The three men look confused at each other and then at Ellie. They are clearly not sure what she is referring to.
"I had this strange experience today. I came into the office and Sloane and Gibbs… they seemed to have like a private moment. They were standing really close. Sloane's hand was on Gibbs's chest. The way they were looking at each other."
Nick starts laughing. Jimmy looks really nervous as he always does when it has something to do with Gibbs and Tim just looks confused.
"come on Bishop. Gibbs and Sloane?" Nick asks in disbelieve and laughs.
"I'm not joking Nick I saw it," Ellie says persistently. In the same way, she usually does when no one buys her theory about a case.
"rule nr. 12." Jimmy reminds everyone. Torres and McGee's immediately agrees with Jimmy. "Gibbs rule nr. 12: never date a co-worker." McGee elaborates to remind Bishop specifically what rule nr 12 says.
"I know but I am telling you guys." Ellie sounds more persistent.
"Okay, Bishop let me show you something," Tim says and walks over and turns on the computer in the lab that Kasie normally uses to look up information for cases. Torres, Jimmy, and Ellie are standing next to him to follow along on the screen.
"that is Shannon Gibbs… Gibbs's first wife. Rebecca Chase, second Mrs. Gibbs. Diane Fornell, Gibbs 3. Wife and this is Stephanie Bronwyn Flynn, 4. Mrs. Gibbs. And this is former NCIS Director Jenny Shepard." Ther are now pictures of all 5 women on the screen. "do you see a pattern?" Tim asks and looks at Ellie with a determined look.
"They all have red hair. Gibbs definitely has a type." Torres concludes.
"yes… and Sloane." Tim says and pulls up Jackqueline Sloanes NCIS picture on the screen. "doesn't fit the profile." Tim says.
"that doesn't prove anything. I saw what I saw." Bishop is not that easy to convince.
"I get it, Tim. She has a different hair color, but… I know what I saw. There was definitely a 'thing' happening between them." Ellie is walking around restless on the floor as the always does when she is frustrated.
"listen Ellie. Rule nr. 12. We all know how determined Gibbs is about his rules. Gibbs would never violate any of his rules. He lives by those rules." Jimmy tries to explain.
"I know… but…"
"listen Bishop. I get how you could get the impression. Sloane can get in anyone's head. She knows how to Jedi mind-trick people…" Tim says.
"Yeah, and they are both stubborn as hell. They are both former militaries and they work pretty well together." Torres adds.
"they are actually pretty perfect for each other," Jimmy concludes. He almost surprised by his own conclusion based on the facts that are put on the table.
"almost too perfect," Torres adds and looks a bit creeped out about it.
"Just one problem," Tim says in a very determined matter of fact way. Ellie looks irritated at him. she hates when he doesn't get to the point right away. "she just doesn't fit the profile."
"what profile?" they hear Agent Sloane asks from the door and everyone is shocked and doesn't really know what to say or do or how to answer her question.
"did we have a new case?" she asks and walks over to the group.
"no. no. we were just talking." Tim tries to cover up. Everyone else nods in agreement. Sloane looks suspicious at them.
"I thought the case was closed," Sloanes says and looks around at the group with her arms crossed over her chest while she is leaning against the table. No one knows what to say or what to do about Jack's stare at them. There is an awkward silence among them. It is amusing Jack. She can see how uncomfortable especially Jimmy is. Suddenly all of them at once get a text message.
"We got a case," Torres says and almost runs out of the lab.
"saved by the bell…" Sloane says and laughs to her self as the group almost falls over each other to get to the elevator first. Sloane pushes her self of the table and by accident hits the mouse that reactivates the screen that had gone to black. She sees all pictures of the 5 redheaded women. She recognizes one of them… former NCIS Director Jennifer Shepard, who was killed in action a few years ago. But she doesn't recognize any other women on the screen that her picture is next to.
note: if you would like a continuation of this chapter I am currently writing a multi-chapter continuation (wasn't the original plan but I got a request). I will post the continuation-story as a separate story. if you just liked this one as a one-shot I will update with more one-shots soon.