Disclaimer: I don't any of the characters that appear on the TV show. They all belong to Belisarius Productions and CBS. I do own the original characters, which include the Shepard/Gibbs Twins. If you want to use them you just have to ask.
A/N: Okay, so because I'm doing this by feel. I have no idea where I'm going to go with this story. One can only hope that it will be good. Please review, the more reviews I get the faster I write this story. Thanks to Three.Steps.Past.Forever for her brilliant work on this story so far, I appreciate all your hard work my friend. Thanks Kandon.
Jenny Shepard's eyes flickered open, the sights and sounds of the hospital making her fully aware that her twin girls were not there. She looked towards her watch, the watch read 6:30 in the morning. Her eyes suddenly focussed on the figure sitting in the armchair by her bed. Dr Donald Mallard head was pressed against one side of the armchair as he slept. Jenny sighed and tried to get his attention, "Ducky," He voice barely a croak, but it was all she needed.
"Yes…yes my dear," Ducky suddenly opened his sleepy eyes and looked at her.
"Where…where are the girls?" Jenny asked looking at Ducky as she focussed on him.
"I left them under the care of Mr Palmer my dear," Ducky smiled at her calmly; "They should be perfectly alright in his care."
"If you believe that Ducky then you don't know your god-daughters that well," Jenny sighed, looking around her, "They need they're mother…"
"Or their father, my dear" Ducky added softly.
"Ducky," Jenny looked at him with that assertive stare of hers, "I've kept them away from their father for their own good. Could you see me in control if that spent that much time with Jethro?"
"Well I think that if Mr Palmer fails the rest of Jethro's team will be there to help," Ducky surmised as he rose from the chair to see the sun's light only now bathing the horizon.
"Where's Jethro?" Jenny looked at his shadowy form as he stood by the window.
"He left you…" Ducky held his watch to the dull light to look at the time, "Three hours ago…he could be back at NCIS soon."
"Then Ducky, I want you back there soon," Jenny said her directors voice becoming apparent once more, "I need you there to keep the girls revealing anything to Jethro. I'll be there as soon as possible."
"That is an order, isn't Director," Ducky said sombrely.
"Yes Ducky it is," Jenny said her resolve galvanized.
"Very well my dear, I will try to hold to the secret," Ducky said sourly, "I just think Jethro should know."
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The elevator opened and Gibbs marched out quickly, cup of coffee in hand. He walked into the bullpen with purpose, his head turned as he took in McGee sleeping in his seat behind his desk. He stopped himself from treading on Abby who was sleeping behind his desk. "What the hell is going on?" Gibbs said turning around and looking around at the carnage that was on his desk.
Jimmy walked out of the elevator that lead to Autopsy, he yawned as he walked slowly. He still wasn't fully awake when he found himself nose to nose with Gibbs. "Yikes!" Jimmy back-pedalled a couple of steps as he took in the frame of Gibbs.
"Palmer, McGee and Abby front and centre," Gibbs said as he placed his coffee on his now messy desk. He clapped as he started to raise Abby and McGee.
"What is going on?" McGee said agitatedly as he rubbed his eyes. He pulled his hands from his face and found himself staring into Gibbs' eyes a few feet away. McGee instinctively back-pedalled as Jimmy Palmer had, only he was still in his chair and he feel backwards in it. McGee rolled of the fallen chair, rising to his feet he was quickly standing in front of Gibbs with Jimmy. "Er, Boss?"
"Quiet McGee," Gibbs muttered as he walked round behind his desk. Gibbs bent down and shook Abby's shoulder, "Abs, if you don't get up I'm not going to give you a Caf-Pow. . ."
"I'm up…I'm up Gibbs," Abby said as her eyes flew open and she struggled to her feet almost knocking Gibbs over in the process. Once on her feet she looked about and grinned at Jimmy and McGee, "Did someone say Caf-Pow?"
"Yeah I did, you're not going to get one if you don't tell who made this mess," Gibbs said pointing about the bullpen at how messy it was. "If you don't tell me then I blame Tony for this and you all get to help him clean up, understand."
"Yes Boss," McGee said shuffling his feet slightly and looking down at the floor like a naughty school boy.
"I understand Agent Gibbs," Jimmy nodded as he bit his bottom lip nervously.
Abby smiled sweetly at Gibbs, "Gibbs, we didn't do it on purpose."
"You want your Caf-Pow Abs?" Gibbs said a little testily.
"Yes," Abby nodded vigorously.
"Who made this mess?" Gibbs looked around again at the strewn papers all over the floor. He picked up a sheet and lifted it. It was a kids drawing of a rose, a very skilled young drawer. Gibbs looked at it for a second, then he looked up "Where are DiNozzo and David?"
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Tony stood quietly watching Laura Jane and Hayley sleeping on Jenny's couch. He grinned thinly at the two twins sleeping together. It still was hard to think of them as half Jenny half Gibbs. But when you thought about it, it made sense.
Ziva walked up behind him, "What are you doing Tony?" Ziva whispered before she lent up against the other side of the door.
"I'm watching the Jibblet's, Zee-vah." Tony replied in his teasing voice.
"Jibblets?" Ziva cocked her eyebrow at him, "What is that?"
"Um, well it's like Bennifer or Brangelina, you know how Hollywood makes up names for dating couples," Tony said giving her a look like, 'do you live under a rock or something'. Ziva gave him a blank look, Tony shook his head and turned back to the twins, "It's my term for LJ and Hayley, they're Jenny and Gibbs. You know Jibblets…little Gibbs and Jennys."
"Tony that's horrible," Ziva said a little put out.
"What think, we could have Tivalets…" Tony said grinning at her. Ziva closed her eyes and shook her head quickly. Tony eyed her for a moment, "What?"
"That's just wrong Tony." Ziva said closing her eyes.
"What is?" Tony said quickly, "All I said was Tivalets."
"Exactly," Ziva said turning to walk away, "I'm getting a bad mental movie in my head about that."
"Its picture Zee-vah," Tony said teasingly, "Besides I would mind seeing you naked for once in my life…" he paused as Ziva wheeled on him.
"Take that back DiNozzo!" Ziva advanced on him.
Tony continued to talk and grin, "Let alone you having babies with me…argh." Ziva hand was vicelike as she gripped his wrist and jerked it downwards. Tony nerves screamed at him as he choked out his next words, "What is this for?"
"I think its called a Red light," Ziva bent down to whisper into his ear, "That is going to be as far as you go seeing me anything like you want too." She released her grip and rose from her kneeling position. She walked towards the stairs outside that lead to the bullpen.
Tony rose rubbing his wrist; he turned and saw both LJ and Hayley looking at him with smiles on their faces. "How long were you listening to our conversation?"
"Long enough to know that our Mum was right about the two of you," LJ grinned at Hayley.
"Yeah, you two are meant for each other," Hayley smiled sweetly at Tony.
"Go back to sleep it's still very early," Tony said as he closed the door.
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Gibbs turned as Tony appeared on the landing on the stairs. "DiNozzo get down here!"
"Right boss," Tony said as he took in the line up that was happening below. Ziva, Abby, McGee and Palmer were all standing in a line. Ducky wasn't about which made Tony feel uneasy. He walked slowly toward the bullpen.
"Today DiNozzo!" Gibbs yelled at him. Tony picked up his pace and slowed as he took his place next to Ziva.
"So what's going on…urgh" Tony grimaced as Gibbs hand connected with the back of his head, "Shutting up now boss."
"I don't know what is going on." Gibbs said as he slowly walked down the line. Eyeing each of his team and the two lab techs, he stopped and made a display of the bullpen. "Will someone please tell me what the hell is going on? Because I'm looking at my bullpen here and it looks like a bombs gone off." Gibbs walked up to Tony and shoved the drawing in his face, "You bring a lovechild here DiNozzo?"
Ziva and Abby both snorted at the same time, Gibbs turned on them. "Something funny Ziva? Abby? Something you want to tell me, because I would right now if I were you."
"No Gibbs," Ziva said solemnly.
"Sorry Gibbs," Abby said quietly.
Gibbs walked back to Tony, "They're protecting you why DiNozzo?"
"What if it wasn't me they were protecting boss?" Tony said, he felt like just because he had one-nighters with so many women. Why was the blame being laid at his feet? "It could actually be McGee's lovechild."
Ziva and Abby snorted again, earning a glare from Gibbs. "You think I'm want to have jokes being told to me this early in the morning DiNozzo?"
"No Boss." Tony said quietly, "I just don't like be accused when I'm not the guilty party here that's all."
"Who is the guilty party here?" Gibbs growled at him.
"Ah boss," McGee pointed toward the opening elevator.
"McGee, shut up and let Tony answer the question," Gibbs snapped.
"I think I can provide you with an answer Jethro," Ducky said walking into the messy bullpen. "Wow, my dears it appears you have had a lively party here!"
"You have no idea Ducky," Abby said hugging their saviour from the fiery Gibbs.
A/N: Duh duh duh, will Ducky reveal all, will someone else tell Gibbs. I so don't know myself. Please keep reviewing, thanks heaps for reading. Kandon