Home Sweet Home

By Fashiongirl97

"Jethro I swear to God if you are in that man cave of a basement then I am walking out of here right now!"

"I mean it Jethro, I did not spend the whole week in Europe kissing ass to come home and spend the evening in your basement."

"Am I talking to a brick wall? Where the heck are you Marine?!"

"Jeez why did I wear these shoes? My feet are killing me . . . Jethro I'm really not in the mood for games, just please? Where are you?"

"Jenny?"

"He speaks?! Where the hell are you, the house is not even that big for you to hide!"

"Basement."

"Basement-!"

"Jen stop moaning and come down, but be careful in your bare feet."

"How did you know-?"

"They're not exactly silent Jenny, I heard you take them off."

"Where are you probie?"

"I'm coming I'm coming, and I'm not your damn probie Jethro. However one of these days I'm gonna break my neck on these stairs."

"Here, take my hand."

"Thank you, anyway why are you down-?"

"Welcome home Jen."

"What's this?"

"Well Madame Director, these little things are called candles - they give us an amazing thing called light. And this here is a table, and these strange looking things are called chairs. Now, what is on the table is a table cloth, two plates, both with Stake Au Proive, and this, well I think you know what this is, it's bourbon."

"But why?"

"Because Jenny Shepard I have missed you whilst you've been gone. I know I've bee working a lot-"

"You don't have to do this just because you've been working a lot. "

"I did it because I wanted to Jen."

"Thank you, and they say that you don't have a sensitive or romantic side. Wouldn't DiNozzo be proved wrong if he saw this."

"Don't you dare Shepard!"

"I wouldn't want to ruin your reputation Jethro, I will keep it a secret that the big gruff Marine is actually just a soft Teddy Bear deep down!"

"Anyway Gunny, don't I get a welcome home kiss?"

"You can have a lot more than just a kiss."

"But we have a meal to eat, and I wouldn't want it to go cold."

"Hmm."

"Desert comes after the main course Jethro, and anyway, I'm starving. May I sit down or must I stand."

"We can do it standing if you would like Jenny-"

"Food!"

"Spoil sport! You wouldn't have been bothered about the food if we were still in Paris."

"Well maybe I'm getting old Marine."

"You're younger than me!"

"Well you're not spring Chicken!"

"Hey! This is meant to be romantic!"

"It is romantic Jethro, it's the perfect thing to return home to. A candle lit dinner with the man that I love. What more could I ask for."

"Well I was gonna put the bed down here so that-"

"Get your mind out of the gutter!"

"Jenny you have been gone a week!"

"Exactly so a couple more hours won't kill you. Now let me eat."

"Fine..."

"Jen?"

"Hmm?"

"Welcome home."