October 2005
It had been six years since I last saw Jenny, I had been married again in hopes to get my mind off her but it failed it just ended in another divorce. Back at work I was still a special agent but I had my own team, my senior agent was Anthony DiNozzo also known as Tony, The would be Caitlin Todd aka Kate, then Paula Cassidy who had switched from a different unit to this one and then Timothy McGee who was fairly new to the team. How could I forget out medical examiners Donald Mallard aka Ducky and Jimmy Palmer and well I gotta save the best for last our forensic scientist Abby Sciuto. Other then the director who we all disliked so much it was only us. We were currently working on a case that involved a terrorist named Ari Haswari. We were called to an abandoned warehouse that there was a shooting at. We all got on our vests and made our way up there. McGee was down behind the car trying to dissemble a bomb while the rest of us were up on the roof. I had my back to one of there room passages ways Kate saw the shooter as she shouted jumping in front of me I shot the shooter killing him I then went and helped Kate she was alright the vest had protected her. We helped her up and was standing there talking when Paula stepped in front of Kate next thing we knew there was blood everywhere. We glanced over to Paula she had just been shot in the forehead, DiNozzo had caught her but it was too late she was gone. We had let Ari get away and it was all my fault. We lost a team member because of him. We had all gone back to the bullpen I had instructed no one to leave, Ducky and Palmer were downstairs doing Cassidy's autopsy while the rest of the team was sitting in silence that's when I heard a voice from upstairs.
"Special Agent Gibbs!" The director shouted "I need to see you in MTAC right away." With that he was gone I carefully made my way up there as I sat in the back row. We discussed a few things but mostly that he was leaving and a new director would take his place.
"He's all yours director." was the last words I heard him say that's when I saw it a red head sitting in the front row and turned around to face me.
"Hello Jethro." The minute she said my name my mind flashed back to Paris and everything that had happened. "Shall we skip the you haven't changed a bit."
"Why start lying to each other now Jen." I said still watching her she was silent from there I got up and walked with her, We were going down the steps when I turned and looked towards her "Hey Jen would you come with me somewhere real quick I told my team not to leave without a buddy." I said with a smirk on her face
"It's director Shepard to you." she had said as soon as I finished my sentence
"What about off the job?"
"There will be no off the job special agent Gibbs." When she called me that my smile faded slightly as I watched her. "But yes just this once i'll go with you." I smiled as I walked down the steps with her we left to the elevator I saw DiNozzo and Kate glance towards me all I could do was smirk.
We were down in my basement she was sitting on a stool as she softly spoke up "Is this a new boat?" She asks looking up towards me as I put on a new shirt. I nodded. "What happened to your old boat?"
I glanced towards her "Burned it."
"Why?'" she looked at me shocked I had told her how much I loved working on my boats and how I had almost finished my last one
"I had named it after my second wife Diane when she left I burnt it."
"Why didn't you sell it?"
"And watch someone else sail off in her, that wasn't gonna happen."
She just nods. "Come on Jen" I said making my way upstairs she followed but not before I could turn the lights off on her she came up looking towards me, I could see she was slightly annoyed but I just made my way to my car waiting for her. From there we made our way back to work I couldn't get over the fact that she seemed so different her hair was up which in never usually was it was either down and curly or down and straight. I would glance at her every once in awhile but she just kept looking at the road. When we got back to the NCIS building we rode the elevator in silence as I watched her once there I saw DiNozzo with a woman and Kate watching the two of them. I went and sat at my desk as Jenny went over and hugged the woman she must of known her.
I had been talking with this woman named Ziva David ever since the boss left with a red headed woman. Kate and I had watched them leave and were talking about who she could be. We were interrupted by Ziva walking in she introduced herself and asked for Gibbs we told her he wasn't here at the moment but she could wait here so she did. I watched as the boss walked back me and Kate both git up and made our way towards him. Gibbs looked up at us as he spoke.
"Before you ask you guys first." He said as if he knew what we were thinking.
"Ziva David, masade, and yours?"
"Director Jenny Shepard…" He said glancing towards her a small smile came across his face. I looked towards Kate confused she just shook her head and we went and sat back down. That was when Jenny came and stood between all of us.
"This is Ziva David this man you're after is one she's been after for awhile, she is here to help, any questions you can contact me.." We all just nodded I smiled as she walks past she looks towards me "Yes I am the new director…" with that she was gone up the stairs.
I watched as Jen disappeared upstairs when I glanced over at Kate she motioned for me to look at DiNozzo, I glanced over there and saw the smirk on his face, I picked up one of my pencils as I chucked it at him, he jumped which caused Kate to laugh. We had a new member of the team, she wasn't like the rest of us in fact she was a little dog me and Kate had rescued her, Kate had kept her and named her Tony. She had been a big help to the team especially when it came to keeping DiNozzo on track. After I had chucked the pencil little Tony had gone and grabbed it brining it back to me I smiled as I took it from her patting her on her head. She had hopped up into my lap as I sat there.
It was late and everyone had pretty much drifted off to sleep, DiNozzo on the other side of his desk on the floor. Kate ws leaning bak in her chair asleep, McGee had his head on his desk as he slept. Abby was sleeping on her floor in her lab, Ducky and Palmer were downstairs and little Tony was asleep on my lap. The only two I haven't seen were Jenny and this Ziva they had gone and disappeared into Jen's office and hadn't been out since. I was just about to close my eyes when I saw someone upstairs I turned and glanced towards he figure, it was dark and I couldn't quite make out who it was but I knew it was either Jenny or Ziva. The figure silently closed the office door, which gave me the impression one of the two were sleeping. As I watched the figure come towards the stairs I watched as she pulled her hair out of the bun it was up in seeing it fall to her shoulders I smiled that was when she stepped into the light for a quick second and I caught a glimpse of the beautiful red curly hair I hadn't seen in ages it was Jenny.
I had left my office since Ziva was asleep on the couch, it was dark in the bullpen so I figured i'd ale my way down to the basement. Donald Mallard who was also known at Ducky, I had known him for awhile we met before the mission in Paris I had kept in touch with him he was the only one I kept in touch with all these years. I made my way downstairs past everyone else they were all sleeping at least that's what I thought. I made my way to the elevator I turned around because I felt like I was being followed I turned around but saw no one. I sighed as I made my way into the elevator I pushed the button down to autopsy as I rode the elevator in silence. Once downstairs I saw ducky cleaning up after his most recent autopsy which was Paula Cassidy I remembered her she was working at my recent agency but then was transferred here. I glanced to the corner of the room where Palmer was asleep, i smiled as I entered.
"Ah Jenny it's so good to finally see you again." he said without turning around.
"How'd you know it was me Ducky."
He laughs slightly "I don't know any other woman who works here that wears heels all the time."
"That is true.." I said as I walked over and hugged him. "It really is good to see you again Ducky, I didn't think I was gonna see you again.."
He smiles "Well here you are now, maybe now Jethro will shut up about you."
I looked towards him confused "What do you mean Ducky?"
He laughs slightly "He loves you Jen, when he came back from Paris he was never the same when I talked to him about it he told me that he met the love of his life there and that he was too late he had gone after her and almost made it he called her name she turned around but didn't see him and he said she left…" I starred in shock as I looked towards him. "The with all your letters and saying the only man you ever loved never came after you and you were heartbroken I put two and two together and I came to the conclusion of his mystery girl was you. He loves red heads and when I thought back to Paris and realized you were going to I knew he was talking about you."
"I never knew I thought he didn't love me I thought he never came after me… I was wrong this whole time…." She said looking towards him. He just nodded. I hugged him once again. "Thank you so much Ducky." He nods and I made my way back to the elevator pressing the button to go back up to the bullpen.
I was standing in the elevator waiting when all of a sudden I felt a hand reach past me flip a switch and everything went dark except for a single light, who ever was in the elevator had just stopped it, I turned and was greeted by the one person I really didn't want to see at the moment. I looked towards him all he wore was a smile, I was annoyed yet I couldn't help but smile as well, I shook my head as I leaned back against the wall.
"Hello Jethro…"
