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I hope this is okay. Ididn't expect to update tonight but I had this idea last night and I like it. I hope it all fits in okay. I've fast forwarded it a bit so I could bring in new story lines. I hope you enjoy.

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6 months after Jenny's birthday…

The last six months had felt like a dream, like she was living a completely different life. She'd smiled, and laughed, and loved and…been happy more than she had in such a long time. Jethro had finally told her about Shannon and Kelly and been able to begin a new relationship, one which he didn't have to pretend in. Yes, they still fought yet they made up for it later. Thing were different this time around, things were happier, realer and ever more beautiful. Gibbs had moved in full time with Jenny and their relationship was going from strength to strength. Life was great, they were in love and they were happy. Their relationship was still a secret but they both knew it wouldn't be for long.

For Tony and Kate things couldn't be better. He'd proposed on her birthday after seeking permission from Gibbs the week before. The wedding plans were beginning but neither were going to rush it, they were simply going to enjoy the feeling of being engaged. They were looking for a new fault in their spare time too, after deciding that they wanted a bigger place to stay.

The lives of those in NCIS for now was the best they had been in a long time. Life was happy and fun and brilliant. Today was just an ordinary day for those at NCIS, yet little did they know it would all soon be blown out of the window.

Jenny Sheppard and her brother hadn't spoken in nearly 2 decades; they'd had an argument over her father's death. He'd believed he had taken the bribe and committed suicide yet Jenny didn't. That had been it. She looked him up every now and again though. She knew he had married a few years after they'd lost touch, they'd had a daughter called Maria, yet her mother had been killed in 9/11. Although Jenny hadn't spoken to her brother in years, she knew he'd told Maria about her. After Abby had set her a facebook profile up Maria had added her. Since then, for the last 5 years they had spoken a lot. Jenny had began to love her niece and although she knew that her brother, James, didn't know, it meant a lot.

Jenny was now sat at her desk twiddling her thumbs. She was bored, and stressed. Jethro was on a case which he had been on for 4 days, meaning she hadn't seen him. Jenny was sick of the paperwork and bored beyond belief. Soon she heard the feeble protests of Cynthia outside, she expected Jethro to come barging in but instead it was a read headed 17 year old. "This is it! I can't take it anymore! He expects me to be some goody two shoes, straight A student all the time! I'm not! Aunt Jenny, he is doing my head in!"

Jenny sat there gawking at the teenager as she sat down on the sofa and dumped her bag.. "Director, I'm sorry…" began her assistant.

"It's fine Cynthia." Replied Jenny.

"Hang on, Director. You mean you are like the big boss 'n' stuff. You never told me."

"Maria…"

"Yes…" copied the teenager.

"Not that I'm not really happy to see you or anything, but what are you doing here?"

"Well how long have you got?"

"AS long as you need if it means I don't have to do paperwork." Sated Jenny as she sat down next to the younger red-head.

"Dad's gone mad at me cos he found out I have a boyfriend. Then he found out I got a B not an A in my last exam and thinks that is why. The fact that it was a higher level exam in Forensic science doesn't seem to matter. It was hard, end of!"

"So why are you here darling."

"Dad had a go at me, claimed I couldn't see him. Then walks in a with a new woman, she's awful Aunt Jenny, proper terrible. Not to mention her dress sense, talk about short skirts…ewww! Anyway, she starts playing the caring cow card, and acting like my mother. I told dad what was going on, how she was wrong for him. He had a go at me."

"So why walk out?"

"We've argued so much recently, I just can't cope any more. Aunt Jenny, please can I stay with you."

"For as long as you want darling, but tell your dad."

"Thank you." Jenny hugged the younger girl. She hoped that she could help her work things out. She didn't want the girl to have to have a hard teen like she had.

"One thing first-" Jenny was cut off by the barging of the door opening.

"The alphabet soup want me case again Jen!" Cynthia stood at the door.

"I'm sorry Director."

"IT's fine Cynthia. I may as well get rotating doors on this office. Right Cynthia hold my calls." She could see out of the corner of her eye Jethro begging to rant again. "Jethro, don't even think about it. Maria stay there." Jenny got up and walked over to the window.

"Aunt Jen, who is that?" Questioned Maria.

"Maria, this is Jethro my erm…boy friend I suppose. Jethro this is my neice, Maria."

"As in your brothers daughter?" he questioned.

"Yeah, we've been talking for a few years. IT's alright if she stays with us for a while isn't it?" She looked in his eyes, worried in case she wrecked what they had worked on.

"IT's fine Jen." He said before kissing her head. "It's nice to meet you Maria."

"And you sir."

"IT's Gibbs. Now sorry to be rude but the alphabet soup Jen?" questioned Gibbs.

"I'll ring Fornell." Sated Jenny as she sat down at her desk.

The sound of Jenny debating with the FBI could be heard in the room. Meanwhile Gibbs sat down with Maria and they got talking. Soon the case was given joint jurisdiction, and Jenny took the afternoon off.

From the moment Maria stepped into the office Jenny knew her life was changed. Things were going to change, Jenny knew that. As she saw as Gibbs sat talking to Maria and couldn't help but smile. Her life was changing. Whether Maria stayed for a long time or a short one Jenny knew there was no going back. She had been given in a way a second chance to be a mother. This was the chance, but she didn't know how she would do. Not when there would be a teenage girl under her roof. But with Jethro by her side, she would try and even, maybe there would be a chance to reform old bonds.

The time had come to face up to her families past; the time had come to forget the past.

Penny for your thoughts please…

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