Chapter 6

The next morning Gibbs woke first, his knees and back aching from where he'd lifted Jenny and carried her to bed.

He sat up from the sofa and stretched, it was rather comfy or at least comfier than his sofa back home, but he still wouldn't mind sleeping in a bed for once in a while, he ran a tired hand down his face. Home.

What home did he have to go back to? Just a place not only haunted by the ghosts of his family but painful reminders of his now two divorces, Diane had remodel everything apart from the basement and the garden, it was all tainted with her high class taste and money.

Why couldn't any of his relationships last? Was it the universes way of saying screw you because you weren't there to protect your wife a daughter, you let them slip through your fingers and stilled carried on with your life.

Maybe, he just needed a fresh start, with someone different, with someone who wasn't perfect, someone who understood him, someone smart, pretty and….woah why did he find himself picturing Jenny as this women?

Gibbs shook his head, he was in way over his head, she'd just been left at the alter after a guy who she'd had a long term relationship with and he was still married there was no way that she would ever ever give him the time of day, even after his divorce was final.

Shaking his head again to clear his thoughts, he decided to take a shower to get the day started, letting Jenny sleep for a little longer.

….

Jenny was woken by the shrill cry of a phone ringing beside her, she groaned, lifting the pillow beside her over her head to muffle the sound, but minutes after it stopped ringing it rang again, whoever it was, they were either really insistent or it was an emergency.

She pushed the pillow off of her head and threw it on the floor then grabbed the phone and answered it "Hello" she said as she pushed her hair out of her face waiting for a reply.

"Who is this?" a bossy's women's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Ugh" Jenny was about to answer when the women butted in before she could talk again "Is this the phone of Leroy Jethro Gibbs?" she asked, it hit jenny like a tonne of red bricks, this was Gibbs' phone, hers was back home in her study, this was Gibbs' ex-wife.

"Ugh, no you must have the wrong number" Jenny told her as she sat up in the double bed, wondering how on earth she got there, the last thing she remembered was talking to Jethro about things and he'd told her how stupid he thought Andrew was and then, well she must have fallen asleep.

"You'd think I'd know my husband's mobile number off by heart by now" Diane's voice bought Jenny from her thoughts.

"Yeah" Jenny said with a tired laugh "Well this isn't his number so bye" Jenny said putting Gibbs' phone down, hoping that she wouldn't think that Gibbs was cheating on her or something and the whole divorce would blow up in his face and all Gibbs would do would be blame her.

But why did she care what he thought, or if he hated her? After this week together in Paris they probably wouldn't see each other ever again, what did it matter.

She'd have a guilty conscience but that would go away, Gibbs would move on from it, so would Jenny, what did it matter?

It matter to her a lot, for reasons she didn't understand, something inside her didn't like the idea of hurting him, she liked him and it was more than feeling sorry for him, she really liked him, the thought of him made her smile, fill warm, excited, but she knew it was a lost cause.

He could never be interested with her, not after what Diane had done, after that he'd probably given up on women, on love and he probably just wanted a free trip, that's why he was with her, he probably felt sorry for her, saw her as broken or damaged goods.

"You okay?" the redhead almost jumped out of her skin when she turned and found Gibbs standing in the doorway wearing jeans, an old marine corp t-shirt and his hair was still wet from the shower, all spiking up in different directions.

"Ugh, I'm fine" Jenny said with a small smile "I take it you took me to bed, I mean got me into bed" she shook her head, cringing at her own words "I mean….. you….me …took….made…." She thumbled with her words, looking down at her hands that rested in her lap.

"I know what you mean" Gibbs told her with a soft smile, finding her unbearably cute, wanting to kiss her, caress her cheeks which were red with embarrassment. "It's okay" he added with a shrug of his shoulders. "I was wondering if you wanted to go out for breakfast?" he asked her.

"I would love to" Jenny told him with a nod and small smile as she out of the bed, "I'll just have a shower" she suggested and Gibbs nodded as he ran a hair through his wet hair.

Once Jenny had left the bedroom, Gibbs was about to leave when he noticed his phone on the bed, he picked it up and flipped it open looking at the screen, seeing the missed call from Diane he took a deep breath, he really didn't want to talk to her right now.

Sliding the phone into his pocket he realised that it must have woken Jenny up, he wondered why she didn't say anything but brushed it off thinking that she would have if the thought it important.

….

Hours later they sat outside a café on a cobbled street, opposite each other, Jenny had a cup of coffee and a French pastry while Gibbs just had coffee.

"It's beautiful don't you think?" Jenny asked him as she looked up at the buildings that surrounded them, all traditional and historic looking.

"Yeah" Gibbs nodded, his eyes not moving from her face, he wanted to reach across and brush a lock of hair out of her face but he couldn't, it would be too awkward, too personal and he didn't know how she would react.

Jenny noticed his gaze was only on her and it made her blush a little, he couldn't have been talking about her and shouldn't be looking at her like that, not when he was married, not when she wanted to kiss him and love him and he probably would reject her.

"You okay?" Gibbs asked her for the second time that morning, two times he'd found her lost in thought.

"Yeah, why?" she asked him with a confident nod of her head.

"You just seemed like your mind was a mile away" Gibbs told her, their hands gently grazing each other on the table, the electricity that passed between them made them both flinch.

"I was thinking about yo… everything that's happened in the last couple of days" she told him.

"Do you want to go to the Eiffel tower?" he asked her, hoping it would get her mind off of everything and get her to relax. He offered her his hand to hold.

"Yeah" Jenny nodded her hand going to grab his, she was surprised at how well they fit together.

….

Later that day the sun was nearing setting and yet they were still walking around the streets of Paris "We should go again to the Eiffel tower before we leave" she told him, their hands still entwined as they walked the streets.

"Uh huh, has a great view" Gibbs nodded as they turned a corner to a small park area, where there was an ice rink full of families skating together and loved up couples skating, everything was lit up by Christmas lights surrounding it.

"Ice skating" Jenny said with a small smile, but with a hint of sadness "I haven't done it since I was a little girl, my father used to take me every Christmas time"

Gibbs smiled at her, "Well its Christmas time and there's an ice rink" he told the redhead.

Jenny looked over the ice rink and bit her lips as she began to decide, she hadn't done it since she was a child, maybe it was time to start a new memory of ice skating. "Only if you skate with me" she told him as she began to pull him towards it.

"Fine but you're going to have to teach me" Gibbs chuckled at her, he couldn't believe how easily she persuaded him to do it.

Ten minutes later they'd rented some skates for an hour or two and were finally on the ice, Gibbs' legs felt like jelly, he couldn't skate, "Just hold my hand" Jenny told him calmly once again taking his hand with hers and entwining their fingers.

"If I go down your coming with me" he told her almost making it sound like a threat.

Slowly they moved on the ice, after a couple of moments Jenny let go of Gibbs' hand to see if he could do it without her, both immediately missed the others touch and company.

Gibbs started skating by himself though, he gave Jenny a smile and she smiled back "Yours doing great" she told him, surprised at how easily he picked up on things.

Jenny had been looking at Gibbs that she didn't see a kid who zoomed past her making her loose her balance, she began to wobble and was preparing herself for the impact of her body hitting the ice but instead she felt a strong arm grab her around the waist and pull her upright.

She smiled when she found the arms belonged to Gibbs and put her hands on his chest to keep her balance, it was then she felt how firm his chest was, she wondered if he had chiselled muscles, the thought only made her heart rate quicken.

"You okay?" he asked her, concerned she may have hurt herself or something when she almost fell.

"I'm fine, thank you" she said her breath still deep because of her fast heart rate.

They stood in their close embrace for a while, enjoying being so close to one another, being close to people that made them feel more alive than the past people they'd been with.

"Jethro I…." Jenny began but lost all track of thought when he leant over and brushed a strand of her red hair out of her face from where it had fallen when she'd almost fallen over.

Gibbs' blue eyes looked intently into hers, Jenny blinked a few times but it didn't stop the butterfly's in her stomach, the weakening knees, the increased heart rate, before they even knew it Gibbs' hands tightened around her waist and his lips were on hers as her hands went to his hair and her fingers ran through his silver locks, his tongue ran along her lips, wanting access witch she granted with a groan, letting him get more acquainted with her mouth.

The only reason they broke apart was their lungs protested for air, when they parted they rested their foreheads against each other "Jethro we…." Jenny began looking up at him.

"I know Jen, I'm sorry I just couldn't help myself" Gibbs said knowing that nothing would come from this, as much as he wanted it to and he did, he really did.

"No" Jenny said giving him a small smile as she slowly shook her head "We should get back to the hotel" she suggested, her green eyes shining mischievously, she grabbed Gibbs' hand and dragged him to the exit of the ice rink.

TBC…

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