Kelly sat silently on her door step. The tears streamed down her cheeks, mixing with the pouring rain. Suddenly, the pounding of the rain was punctuated with the sound of heels on the pavement.
Kelly's head shot up and confusion joined the despair already in place on her face.
"Why are you here?" Kelly asked quietly, not meeting the elder redhead's eyes as Jenny Shepard came to sit beside her.
"To say how sorry I am." Jenny managed, wiping her own tears before reaching over to wipe off Kelly's with the tenderness of a mother.
"Don't. I don't blame you. Initially, I did but then I thought about it. I mean if I thought this Frog person had killed Daddy then hell yes I probably would have done the same thing. It's not like you forced Tony to fall in love with her either." Kelly sighed, accepting the hug her Step-Mother offered.
"Where's Daddy anyway? Off to kill Tony?" Kelly had meant it to lighten the mood but it only served to bring tears to Jenny's eyes.
"No, he-he stormed off somewhere..." Jenny allowed, swallowing hard.
"Elaborate. There's more to it than that." Blue eyes met green, backing up the younger redhead's order.
"He-Jethro,well, you might not blame me but her sure as hell does. He broke off the engagement after he yelled at me a bit." That was it. The admission out loud was like opening the flood gates. Kelly hugged Jenny to her tightly.
***Author's Note***
Hope you enjoy. I think there'll be two or three more chapters it depends on how it works out. :) Happy Turkey Day!
-C.E.S.
"I'm going to kill him." She growled.
Ironically, the 'him' being discussed pulled up along the curb and climbed out of his car, his mouth dropping open as Kelly stomped toward him. Jenny wrapped her arms around herself, not looking at Jethro.
"DADDY!" Kelly screamed, the rain still pouring.
"Kel-what the hell is she doing here?" Gibbs spat.
"She is being my mother!" Kelly growled back.
"She ISN'T Shannon and she never will be!"
Jenny began to cry again.
"Why does she have to be Shannon? That's not the problem here! Daddy!" Kelly exclaimed. "Would you expect me to not go after the Frog if I thought you had been murdered by him? Think about it! She did not tell Tony to fall in love with Jeanne! She didn't tell him to leave me! And-I-I did some digging...Mama, Jenny that is, she left you not only because of Svetlana but because the Frog was holding you over her head. She didn't want Kort to kill you!" Kelly practically screamed.
"Oh, God, Jen..." Gibbs looked past Kelly to the woman he'd blamed everything on earlier.
Green eyes sought out the older set of blues, hurt and pain filling the former set.
Jenny's eyes hardened and she stood next to her 'daughter', fury filling her expression. "Give me one damn reason I should forgive you!" She hissed and Kelly nodded in agreement.
Gibbs stepped toward his fiancee/ex-fiancee (he couldn't be sure where they were at the moment) and cupped her face in his hands, kissing her fiercely until the need to breathe became overwhelming.
"Not fair." Jenny accused, after catching her breath. "But you're forgiven, I suppose." Jenny sighed. "Do it again, and Jethro I'm damn serious, I will fight you for custody of our children and there will be no longer any contact." Gibbs sighed and nodded, kissing her again before turning to his daughter.
"Thank you, Kel. Let's get out of the rain and figure out what to do about talking to DiNozzo."