Hey my lovely readers! I am back with another chapter of Pain of the Heart! I have brought back Jenny, cause I like her character...though she will be massively OOC in this chapter. VERY OOC! I hope you like it and if you don't I would love to hear some constructive criticism and maybe some pointers. In order for me to get better I have to know what I am doing wrong after all haha. Well That is all, oh and I am so sorry fr being gone so long, though compared to most of my absences this wasn't that bad XD

Hope you enjoy!

Ziva had woken up with a start and with no clue what had waken her. Perhaps a bad dream or maybe her body was just not tired anymore. Of course, her being her, she brushed it off and stood to stretch deciding that since she was awake she might as well go check on Tony to see if he had awoken. The moment she stepped from the waiting area she was taken back when it wasn't Gibbs at Tony's room's window but Director Shepard, and stopped short as she contemplated whether or not she should interrupt the other woman. Ziva looked in the room to see that Gibbs was inside sitting in a chair asleep next to Tony's unconscious form. He must have gotten an okay from the doctor to be in there. She her gaze went back to the director.

She backed away, intending to go back to the waiting area when the director turned around. The first thing Ziva noticed was the look of resignation on the woman's face.

"Ziva." Jenny said, acknowledging the agent, before turning back to look at the Jethro and Tony. Ziva was about to speak up again when the director spoke once more. "It seems I have lost. Of course, I knew this was a losing game when I began working at NCIS." She turned back to the mossad agent, laughing when she realized that the poor woman had no clue what she was talking about. "I mean with Jethro's feelings. I know he loves me, but he will never be in love with me again. I had my chance and I blew it, all this time while I was trying to regain what we had all those years ago I failed to notice that he had found it, just with someone new."

Ziva was beginning to wonder if the director even remembered that she was right there. "Director, may I say something?"

"Of course." Said the other woman curiously.

"I think what you were doing since you started working here was watching over Gibbs. I am very good at reading people and you seemed to be wanting to protect Gibbs, not chase romantic feelings for him or however you say it." Ziva said. She had noticed it before. Shepard not wanting Gibbs to take certain missions, giving him bullshit excuses about why just to have him find a way to work the case anyway.

"Perhaps you're right. Either way, it seems I won't have to do that any longer. He has someone who will always be there for him, and vice versa. Seems I had nothing to worry about though." Jenny said with a small shrug and a smile. "How is the rest of the team holding up?"

"Well they are holding up. We know he's out of danger for now, we are just waiting for Tony to wake up so the doctor can give us a release date." Ziva said, as her gaze drifted to the window of Tony's room. "When did you get here Director?"

"I left the office right after I called Gibbs, I knew he wouldn't call me back about Tony. I got here about ten minutes ago. Let's get back to the waiting area, before we get told off for conversing in the middle of the hallway." Jenny said with a smile as she swept her arm in the direction of the waiting area.

so how was it? Good? Bad? Did I leave you wanting more? Less? I know its short and I am sorry. And don't worry, Tony and Gibbs will be in the next chapter I promise! And I am sorry about Jenny, I see her as a powerful woman who takes no crap from anyone! But...I had to tweak her a lot for this chapter and I hate myself for it. But I hope it makes you understand some of her actions. I mean they were in love...at one point and I have always seen her as a kind of protective person so it makes sense that she would watch over Gibbs...and I am rambling XD

Please review as you have already read if you are reading this author note at the bottom of the story...or at least I am hoping that you did...

Have a great day!