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Happy Birthday Lauren Holly. :) And if anyone has any suggestions as to what I should write about, please leave it in a review or message me. I am slowly running out of ideas. I have a bunch of chapters and I don't like any of them. :( And if anyone is willing to beta, let me know.

Jenny stared out at the ocean before her, taking in the beauty of the sunset. The red, orange, and yellow made the sky look as if it were on fire. She was wrapped in a blanket, with her two year old daughter curled up in her lap. Jenny kissed her daughter's hair, wrapping them tighter as the warm winds blew.

Sunsets and sunrises had become something Jenny fell in love with. There was something about them that mesmerized her. Perhaps it was the peacefulness or the slowness in which the rose and fell. Watching a sunset or a sunrise gave her time to think. It gave her time to reminisce over the past or think about the future.

She was standing on her balcony, watching the glimmer of light against the other buildings, as the sun rose. She looked over her shoulder and into her bedroom, watching Jethro sleep. She glanced down at her left hand and smiled at the ring. Its band was simple as was the diamond. From a distance, it didn't look like much. Just a simple ring Jenny may have bought for herself shopping. But up close, it was a beautiful diamond ring. She looked back onto the street and saw it was nearly fully illuminated. She watched kids run down the alley below, laughing at each other. One stopped mid way and looked up at Jenny. He waved and she waved back with a smile. She watched him take off again, after his friends down the street.

The warm arms that encircled her from behind surprised her for a moment. The soft kiss that was planted on her temple soothed her. She leaned into his embrace and placed her arms over his. She leaned her head against his shoulder and was finally comfortable. She fell in love with this almost instantly. She loved that she could feel safe and loved in his arms and in his presence.

"Hey," He said quietly. "You okay?" She nodded and tightened her grip around his arms.

"Yeah. I just saw Jackson running down the alley." She smiled. "And I was thinking about yesterday."

"It'll happen when we get back to the states. It'll be just you, me, and a couple of witnesses." He smiled, kissing her temple again. She turned in his arms and wrapped her arms around his waist, looking up at him in his blue eyes.

"That sounds perfect," She said with a smile. He leaned down and brought his lips to hers, kissing her gently. He pulled her into their bedroom and brought her into his lap. "I think we should actually get out of the house today." She told him.

"You could always tell Ducky you're sick," He said kissing her cheek, trailing his fingers up her thigh. She stopped his hand and took it in hers.

"I told him that yesterday Jethro, and I'm not quite entirely sure he bought it. "

"What gives you that idea?"

"I don't know maybe the fact that you were lying in bed with me, with no shirt," She said standing up. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he brought her closer. "Not that I was complaining." She said with a smile. He laughed lightly and nodded his head.

"He knows about us Jen," Jethro said matter –of- factly. "I don't think me being in bed with you, with no shirt, is on his top three things to worry about list."

"Alright Jethro," She said closing the doors to their balcony. She leaned against it, with her arms behind her, still on the doorknobs. He stood up from his position on the bed and walked over to Jenny. He cupped her face, and stared into her eyes. She suddenly felt weak, her legs barely giving her the strength to stand. "Where do you want to go?"

"It's up to you," He said pausing, bringing his face in closer. "Mrs. Gibbs." It was then that he placed his lips to hers.

Jenny smiled at the memory. They had finally gotten out of the house around dinner time. Throughout the memory she ended up in the house and in Christina's bedroom. Jenny was now pacing around the room, rocking the small child back to sleep.

"Motherhood looks good on you," She heard someone say. Jenny turned to see Jack Gibbs standing in the doorway. She smiled and nodded her head.

"Thank you." She replied, feeling Christina's body relax enough to be laid down. Jenny placed a white blanket over her small body before grabbing a monitor and leaving the room. "Can I get you something to drink?" She asked, making her way into the kitchen.

"I got all I need right here," He said lifting a water bottle. Jethro had convinced his dad to drink more water than alcohol. The thought of Jenny convincing Jethro to drink more water than coffee, was just a dream. Jenny had poured herself a cup of coffee and made her way into the sitting room. She sat at the window, watching Jethro and her son playing in the sand. "He's happy."

"Yeah, he is." She said with a sad smile. "He's been good today." She said looking over at her father in law. "He hasn't mentioned them at all."

"Probably doesn't want to bring it up in front of the kids." Jack brought up. She nodded in agreement. "Did he tell you about Shannon and Kelly?"

"No." She said looking out the window again. "I found out after he got blown up." Jackson looked at her with a raised eyebrow. She didn't need to look at him to know what he was silently asking. "Jethro was in pursuit of a suspect. Jethro's informant turned out to be the guy he wanted and ended up blowing the boat up. When he finally came to, I went to see him and he woke up calling me Shannon."

"Did you know about them by then?" Jenny nodded, taking a sip of her coffee. "I have never seen him so happy before. Besides the fact that I haven't seen him since she died, but he looks really happy. I guess it's all the gorgeous women he works with." Jenny smiled and rolled her eyes. She looked out the window expecting to see her husband and son playing in the sand, but they were gone. She heard the door opening and slamming shut. Jackson had come running into the living room with a large sandbucket.

"Mom look." He said excitedly. "I got sand crabs." Jenny looked up at Jethro, who just shrugged his shoulders. The bottom of the bucket was packed with sand, and a layer of water over it. No sand crabs to been seen.

"Why don't you go put the bucket in the kitchen and you can show me them later," She proposed. Jackson nodded his head and was gone. Jethro laughed and took a seat next to his wife, who leaned into his side.

"What were you two talking about?" He asked, noticing the sad look on Jenny's face.

"Just informing your boss that she'd better watch out. You work with some good looking ladies." He said with a smile and leaving his son and daughter in law. Jethro tightened his grip around her shoulders, and kissed her hair.

"It's the one that I work for that matters." She smiled. He shifted himself, so Jenny could lie against him. She didn't seem right all day, and he knew why. She didn't bug him to talk about it. She just gave him distance for him to deal with it. She did it every year and they never talked about it. "Jen," He whispered. "I love you." She smiled and leaned farther into his embrace.

"You don't have to be brave everyday. It's alright to miss them." She told him, resting her head against his chest, using it as a pillow.

"I know." He said. "It's been a long time. I've moved on. And I'm happy where I'm at right now." He admitted. He felt her nod against his chest. "I miss them everyday Jen, but I can't let it stop me from caring for the family I have now."

She nodded once again. He began to rub her arm, knowing in time it would put her to sleep. "I love you Mrs. Gibbs," He told her. She smiled, placing her arms on top of his.

"I love you too." She whispered, before nodding off to sleep. He placed a kiss to her head and he too went to sleep. Together they fell asleep on the couch. They would wake up together. Just like Paris. To them, being together was all that mattered.