Chapter 5
It was noon the next day before the Director and Gibbs arrived at the Paris NCIS headquarters, followed half an hour later by the rest of a very hung over team Gibbs, Abby and Ducky. On arrival Jenny had gone straight up to her office where she had suspected a rather large pile of paperwork would be waiting for her. Her suspicions where proved correct when she was greeted by a pile of 15 case files and a full inbox on her computer. Sitting down she began to read the relevant e-mails replying to anything important. Cynthia brought through her schedule for the day, seeing she had nothing booked until 14:00, when she was required to attend a video conference with Sec-Nav, and could really not find the energy to read through the case files, she decided to go down to the bull pen. Pausing on the cat walk to look down at the team she knew so well below her. McGee sat at a computer showing Marcus how to do something or other, while Ziva and Pascal watched amused as DiNozzo tried to flirt with Anna in French which everybody knew he could not up behind him she head-slapped him. "Agent DiNozzo, if you try one more time to flirt with one of my agents you will be looking for another job." She said, while smirking at the look of utter surprise on his face.
"Stopping now boss…woa what?" He said confused as he saw Gibbs was sat infront of a desk. Turning round he saw the Director, "Director! I wasn't flirting." She then gave him a perfect Gibbs style glare. "Alright so maybe I was paying her a complement but obviously there is no need to fire me. You've been spending way too much time around Gibbs that head-slap heart and did really not do anything for my hangover director."
"Agent DiNozzo, what you fail to remember is that I was once Gibbs' probie too, meaning I know all his tricks and was on the receiving hand many a time like you." She began to walk towards Jethro when she looked back. "Tony, you may like to know that all my agents speak excellent English, and Anna is British so she does understand you, so next time don't tell her 'I am gorgeous I think' " roars of laughter where heard and even Gibbs couldn't help but smirk.
As she walked over he began to speak "I taught you well" she smiled and he placed his hand down on hers, "What'ch doing down here Jen?"
"Well it was either this or paperwork and as I have to speak to Sec-Nav soon, I decided I could escape for a while."
A smirk grew on his face, "That the only reason?"
"There might be another" she was then cut off by her mobile "Director Shepard"
"Director, Sec-Nav's been on the phone he's come down with a migraine so your call this afternoon has been pushed across to tomorrow evening." Said Cynthia at the other end.
"Migraine? Hangover more likely. Okay, thank-you Cynthia." Jenny replied hanging up.
"Who was that?" asked Gibbs as Jenny sat on the desk facing him.
"Cynthia, Sec-Nav's cancelled meaning I no longer have an excuse to be down here."
looking around at the rest of the team, she saw how hung over they all looked. "Here" she said passing Jethro a $20 note, "Go get you all some coffee. They look like they need it."
"You want one?"
"No I can't, gotta keep alcohol and caffeine levels down. I'll see you later." They both rose at the same time, kissed before departing their separate ways. Jenny headed up to her desk and began to start going through the paperwork. Once the case files had been read, (some needed more deciphering than others) she began to deal with her inbox. Deleting the spam sent by stoned agents last night.
By 17:00 Jenny had sent off all 15 case files, dealt with her inbox, and shouted at what felt like half the agency for behaving like teenagers last night and embarrassing her. Now ahe was sat against her chair when she heard her door open, knowing exactly who it was immediately. "Jethro, just as I was beginning to get used to my door being used as a door again." He did not reply but seeing her fed up look simply rounded her desk and began to massage her shoulders.
"You know Jen, I thought you were about to tell them about your illness when you came down before."
"I nearly did."
"You need to tell them Jen. If something was to happen and you hadn't told them they'd never forgive me. I'll be there for you."
"I know. Come on." She said getting to her feet.
"What?"
"I'm gonna tell them, get it over and done with." The pair walked down, Gibbs never let go of her hand as she walked down, as she told them. She cried, but who wouldn't, they cried, Gibbs swore he saw a tear roll down Ziva's cheek, and Abby acted like Jenny was dying, which in a way she was. But Gibbs helped; he supported and held her close. She stayed near enough an hour after, Ducky told many an embarrassing story from her days undercover.
When Jenny and Gibbs left for her apartment he still had hold of her hand, and she felt as though a weight had been lifted from her shoulders after telling them. And she was pleased Jethro had made her tell them, she was pleased she had him.
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