April 2009
Jenny is getting better day by day and the family is happy about it. Jenny and Leroy started to come into work together now that the team knows and the do not act that much as co-worker and boss anymore. They act more privately on the job now.
One day Jethro comes back from an investigation with McGee and Tony and when he enters the floor he does not see anyone. Then Jenny´s secretary asks him to come to her office. When he enters it he sees Jenny and Kate sitting at the conference table and Jenny has her left arm around Kate´s shoulder and with her right arm she is holding Kate´s hand. Jethro senses right away that she has something important to tell her. "Are you alright?" "Honey I am alright. It is about Kate." "What is the matter Kate?" Kate looks up at him and he sees the tears in her eyes. "What is the matter ladies?" "Gibbs I….. I cannot tell him Jenny." "Do you want me to tell him?" She nods. "Kate was attacked about a week ago." She looks at Jethro with a look that says that there is more to it and to go easy on her." "She was sexually assaulted." Gibbs sits down next to Kate on the other side. "Kate I am so sorry." "He wore a marine uniform Gibbs" says Kate. "Gibbs he attacked her in her appartment. I told her that she could stay with us for a while." "Sure you can stay with us." "I did a rape kit. I gave it to Jenny." "On my desk." "Honey are you alright?" "Jethro I am OK. Could you take us home." "Sure!" "Thank you honey."
They leaves Jenny´s office and when they walk through the lobby McGee, Tony and Abby see Jenny have an arm around Kate and Gibbs having his hand on the small of her back. Kate walking in the middle of them. Gibbs sees them staring at them and notices how uncomfortable Kate is and says. "Guys back to work. I will come back in about an hour." They obey.
When Gibbs and the two women arrive at home he makes sure that they are settled in and they drives back to the NCIS. When Gibbs enters the lobby Tony walks up to him. "What is the matter with Kate." "Nothing that should concern you. The only thing that should concern you and McGee is that we have to process her appartment. But I am not going to tell you why." "I see." "She is staying with us until further notice. So you will have not possibility to bother her." Gibbs hopes that they will respect Kate´s wish and will leave her alone and that he will find the guy who did this to her.