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A/N- Ok, so here it is the final chapter or epilogue. I hope you have all enjoyed this story I have definitely enjoyed writing it. I have to apologise that my grammar is most likely once again appalling. I hope you enjoy the last instalment of…the world doesn't just stop turning…

Just over a year had passed since the wedding that had changed the Director of NCIS' life considerably. She'd left her life of long nights, early mornings and no weekends in her past. Now she was enjoying her renewed relationship with the man she truly loved. Her friendship with Tony was still going strong. He cared for the older woman and respected her like a mother. For Jenny, she felt she'd always be in his debt for what he did whilst she was ill. The pair enjoyed going to the cinema as friends every month to see the latest films. At first Gibbs had been ever so slightly jealous and protective of Jenny, now though he was just pleased that the woman he loved had a friend who he knew would never hurt her. Jenny had kept more in touch with her mum, and her whole family both in blood and not was stronger than ever before. For the first time in way too long Jenny had made an effort to keep in touch with her best friend. Ally's marriage was standing strong and she currently stood at eighteen weeks pregnant and was beginning to show. As part of her new life Jenny had decided to get closer to all her family, she'd been helping Tim with his novel as they both shared a love for literature. Jenny had begun helping Abby plan get-togethers for the 'family' which had become quite famous at NCIS. Ducky was pleased to find that he was getting more frequent visits in autopsy from their lovely director. This allowed them to talk and share stories which meant poor Mr Palmer was finding himself being sent for more coffee than he cared to drink. Ziva found that she had her friend back; the pair had begun to go running together once more which was something they'd always loved to do in Cairo. Gibbs, Gibbs had the woman he'd fallen in love with all those years ago back and he couldn't be happier.

Tonight was Bonfire night and the team, Gibbs, Jenny, Abby, Ducky, Jenny's mum, and Ally were all gathered in Jenny's surprisingly large back garden. Just over a week ago Jenny had been excruciatingly bored after completing all her paper work and having to sit through four hours of Agency Heads and the SecNav droning on about something she had not at all been listening to. Gibbs had been on a case so she'd gone down to Abby who had also nothing to da. It had been a while since they had had a party so they decided to organise a Bonfire Night one. Jenny had suggested inviting her mum as last time Duck and her had got on like a house on Fire. She'd also asked if Ally could come as Mark was on tour and as she would be home alone due to Mary being on a cruise it would be nice to invite her. Abby had of course agreed and so the planning had begun.

Currently they were all lounging around in the large garden that none knew Jenny had. Ducky was currently enthralling and amusing Jenny's mum in a tale from their undercover days:

"Jethro and myself had found ourselves in a slight spot of trouble after being arrested by the French police. This was a deep cover operation meaning there was no contact between ourselves and our Director who at the time was Tom Marrow. This meant we would be finding ourselves imprisoned for the foreseeable future or so we thought. Meanwhile poor Jennifer was out in Paris alone.

"Somehow, how I will never know, Jennifer managed to get to the security guard who had the keys to our cell. She then managed to get the keys off him my using...her assets.

"Before we knew it we were out of prison. Only we now found ourselves and now Jennifer on the French polices most wanted list. Jennifer being Jennifer she managed to C=commandeer a boat with which we managed to flee to England on and then contact Marrow."

Nearer the house Abby and Ally were deep in conversation over the baby.

"Do you know what you're having?" questioned an excitable Abby.

"No, we've decided to make it be a surprise."

"Awww. What names have you got chosen."

"Abby it's still early days. But if it's a boy then Martin Jasper, Martin after my grandfather as I have such fond memories of him and Jasper after Jenny's dad as he was like a second father to me after my father died."

"That is so sweat, if it's a girl?"

"Jennifer Maria. Jennifer after Jen as she's done so much for me over the years, and Maria after a friend of Marks family who near enough brought him up at times."

At the end of Jenny's garden stood an old oak tree with a tree house in which Jenny's grandfather had built for her father many years ago. Jenny had fond memories of playing in the tree house with her father. It was nice now to see her 'children' playing there. Tony, McGee and Ziva were all racing around and messing about. What exactly they were doing Jenny wasn't sure but it made her smile.

Mummy and Daddy sat on the swing seat on the patio. Both sat quietly as they smiled at their 'family'. It had been a long time since either one could consider that they had a family, but now they did and wouldn't be without it. Their relationship was going strong; they had a rule to keep work lives and personal lives separate to prevent massive arguments, which seemed to be working. The pair near enough lived at Jenny's house now, and the majority of NCIS knew about their relationship. The SecNav had not exactly been overjoyed about their relationship when he'd found out about it a few months ago, but he had come to terms with it. This pair was happy and couldn't imagine being apart.

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As the evening grew to a close, Ducky lit the fireworks, and as the misfitted yet loving family stood and watched he smiled. Tony wrapped his arm around Ziva, and McGee did the same to Abby. In the last few months rule twelve had become a bit more lenient. Gibbs though, still seemed oblivious to these relationships which caused Abby and Jenny to have a laugh. The next firework of pink went up and exploded into millions of shards of light. Gibbs leant down to the redheaded woman in his arms and whispered in her ear:

"I love you Jen, always have, and always will."

"I love you too Jethro."

"Marry me Jenny?"

Her head shot up to look at his eyes and she saw love, hope and nerves. He wasn't joking, and she smiled with love in her eyes and over powering her senses.

"I'd love to Jethro!"

From now on the 5th November would no longer be remembered for the gunpowder plot. But for this family the saying would change:

'Remember, remember the fifth November for the love, and engagement.'

-The End-

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