Jenny's face fell. What just happened?
"Are you sure?" she stammered. Abby's head bobbed up and down.
"I'm never wrong. Well, there was this one time-"
"I don't care. Run it again," Jenny snapped. The scientist turned around and began to work again as the redhead exited the laboratory.
When she reached the ground floor she noticed that Gibbs and DiNozzo were back.
"Good news!" called DiNozzo. Jenny flat-out ignored him, and ran straight into the fearless leader.
"Can I help you?" Gibbs asked sarcastically as he was being dragged towards the elevator. The doors closed behind them, and Jenny harshly flipped the switch entitled 'For Emergency Only.' Whoever labeled it has never met this NCIS team.
"You know those hair samples that you found at the crime scene?" Jenny said roughly.
"Yeah...?" Gibbs muttered a one-syllable answer, confused.
"Well guess who they belonged to?" Without a pause for guessing, Jenny continued. "Your wife. Your wife kidnapped my daughter, Jethro!"
"Diane wouldn't do that Jen. I know her. She might be the devil, but she'd never hurt you like that. Abs made a mistake." Gibbs said calmly. But on the inside, he was worried. Could Diane actually do that?
"That's what I thought. I gave her a chance. But we can't deny it." Tears were welling in the corners of her emerald eyes. Gibbs shook his head.
"I'll call her."
"What do you think she'll say? 'Yeah, I kidnapped her. Sorry 'bout that.'?" snapped Jenny.
"I'm sorry Jen," Gibbs said, breaking one of his most important rules. He reached into his pocket, to pull out a phone. It wasn't there. He rapidly checked his back pockets. Gibbs flipped on the elevator. Jenny was beside him as he raced to his desk and checked every door.
Suddenly, Jenny jumped. Her own phone had began to ring at her desk. She looked at the ID.
"It's you," she said to Gibbs. "Hello?" she questioned into the phone.
"Mommy?"
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
"E-Emily?" her mother gasped.
"Hi mommy!" the girl said excitedly.
"Emily, honey, are you okay?!"
"Yeah! Why don't you ever make apple pie?" Emily asked. Jenny, who's eyes were full with tears, began to laugh.
"I will from now on. Where are you Emily?"
"I went to the lady with the red hair's house," answered Emily.
"Diane?" Gibbs wondered, standing close to Jenny. There was a slight pause.
"Ooh...I nodded. But you didn't hear me!" Emily giggled. "Was that Agent Gibbs?" Jenny smiled.
"Yes it was. Do you want to talk to him?"
"Yes." Jenny handed the phone to him, only to find his face inches from hers.
"Agent Gibbs?" the girl questioned.
"Yes?"
"You and my mommy don't have to fight anymore. I talked to Diane, and she said that she's sorry...that she's sorry for making you fight!" Emily, as if remembering. Jenny covered her mouth with her hands as she began to cry again.
"Emily, we're sorry for fighting! Diane didn't do anything. Stay there, we are going to come get you, okay?" Gibbs said.
"Okay!"
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
"I didn't know," Jenny said in the car to Gibbs' place.
"What?"
"How good you are with kids."
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
"Mom!" Emily called, bounding down the stairs and into her mother's arms. Jenny held her child for minutes. Gibbs slowly began to look at the woman standing on the stairs. Gibbs took a hold of her arm gently and walked away from the reunion.
"It's over, isn't it Leroy?" Diane asked, hardly making any sound. Gibbs didn't say a word, just wrapped his arms around the redhead.
"The kid's beautiful. Just like her mother," smiled Diane, wiping away tears. "Do you love her? Them?"
Gibbs inclined his head slightly. Diane started to laugh softly.
"She took your cell phone and called me. I didn't really understand what was going on. I thought that something had happened. We never meant to hurt anyone. She's just a kid."
"I know." Gibbs murmured.
"I'm packed." Diane said suddenly. "You can double check the bedroom though."
"Diane...do you have a place to stay?" wondered Gibbs.
"I'm staying with my sister in New York. I got a desk position for the IRS."
"Jethro?" a soft voice came from the other room.
"Go." Diane said. "I'll end up seeing you soon." She referred to the divorce papers. Gibbs gave her a kiss on the cheek, and went to see Jenny. He forced a smile, and hugged Emily, before Jenny.
"Did you.." Jenny began. But she could feel Gibbs nod against her head, and he kissed her temple.
"Let's go!" the impatient seven-year-old called, standing in front of the car. Jenny let go, and followed her daughter.
"Are you coming?" she asked.
"Yeah." Leroy Jethro Gibbs closed the door. Diane's figure was visible from the window, and he tapped the door lightly.
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
"Diane's moving out." Gibbs told Jenny. They were sitting on the couch together, glasses of red wine in their hands. Jenny gave him a sympathetic smile.
"This is all my fault," she said. "I'm sorry-"
"Don't be," was all the Silver Fox said. Emily was in the adjacent room playing with her dolls.
"I'm going to have to explain this to her eventually," insinuated Jenny.
"Not now." Gibbs raised his arm and placed it carefully around her shoulders. He then raised his glass to hers. "To us," he said.
"To us..." Jenny repeated softly. She couldn't help but stare into his deep blue eyes, and his were fixed on her emeralds. All too fast, they leaned in and their lips met. Some time later, the young girl ran into the room, her doll adorned with a sparkly dress. Jenny was asleep encircled by Gibbs' arms, and Emily giggled.
A/N: Much, much longer chapter. Thank you to everyone who reviewed, especially klarus, left my heart in paris, and Jenny-Gibbs-forever. Please, please keep reviewing! Please tell me what you think. Was it good?