Gibbs cell phone woke him up on Sunday morning. He reached for it with his eyes still closed, hoping there wasn't a dead body somewhere.

"Gibbs!" Abby's cheerful voice rang out.

"Abby?" Gibbs asked. "What's wrong?"

"Why would something be wrong?" Abby demanded.

Gibbs was just trying to clear his head so he could think. "You're the one who called me Abby."

"Oh, right." She was silent a moment. "Are you coming Gibbs?"

"Coming where?"

"To church of course!" Abby stated. "Aren't you listening?"

He rubbed his eyes, trying to see the time on the clock. "I'm not sure you've said anything yet Abs."

"Are. You. Coming. To. Church?" she said, pronouncing each word slowly with a pause in between.

Gibbs finally managed to locate the alarm clock. Eight-fifteen. "Yeah Abs," he sighed, "I'm coming. I'll meet you there, okay?"

"Good," he could hear her smile. "I called everyone else too, but nobody was for sure coming. But, I couldn't get ahold of the director. Do you think you could try to call her?"

Gibbs wondered if the girl was fishing. "Something special about this Sunday Abby?"

"It's always a good time to be with people you love. And there's nobody I love more than my team and our fearless leaders. So will you call her?"

Gibbs didn't want to admit to anything and he certainly wasn't going to tell Abby that the director was laying beside him in bed, fast asleep. "I'll see what I can do Abby. No promises. You know how the director is."

"Oh, she'd come if you asked her to Gibbs."

"Abby." His tone was a warning.

"She's invited for lunch too, if she wants."

"Goodbye Abby."

"See you soon Gibbs." And she hung up.

He flipped the phone closed and shook his head. That girl. What was he going to do with her? He put his hand on Jenny's shoulder.

"Jen?"

She rolled over. "Who was on the phone?"

"Abby. Wanted to make sure I was coming to church."

Jenny blinked. "She never calls."

Gibbs looked puzzled as well. "I know. Can't figure it. It's not like I've missed more than a Sunday or two since I got back from Mexico, and they were only because of cases. In which case, Abby got called in as well."

Jenny smiled at him. "Maybe she suspects."

"She knew something last week. I'm almost certain the girl can read my mind sometimes."

She reached up to touch his face. "Isn't that something we all wish we could do? Read the mind of the elusive Leroy Jethro Gibbs."

He leaned down to kiss her, waiting for her to respond. She did and the kiss was sweet. She was smiling when he pulled away.

"Well, that's a nice way to wake up."

"Do you want to come today?"

"Was I invited?"

"Personally. Abs said she called the rest of the team too."

"Oh," Jenny bit her lip, "I can only imagine how pleasant they would be on a Sunday morning. Especially Tony. And that's assuming he ever got to bed last night."

"The boy still thinks he's a college senior," Gibbs growled.

"Give it up Jethro," Jenny encouraged, "he'll never change. He'll always be the same Tony we know...and love to make fun of."

"Be nice Jen. It's Sunday."

"What time is service again?" Jenny asked as Gibbs got out of bed.

"Ten. But we want to be there a little early. Abby will be waiting in the parking lot for us."

She frowned. "Should we got in separate cars?"

"We could get your security detail to deliver you to the church," Gibbs suggested.

Jenny held up her left hand and looked at the rings. "How long should we try and hide it from her?"

"Nothing obvious, but try to keep your hand hidden until lunch."

"She's going to scream."

"Loudly," Gibbs agreed.

Jenny's eyes were sparkling. "This is going to be fun."

He kissed her hand. "It's only the beginning."

"Do you want the shower first?" Jenny asked.

Gibbs shook his head. "Nah, you go first. I'll start the coffee. Maybe run out and grab some bagels from the bakery."

"Mmm, good idea," Jenny smiled. "I'll be quick."

"Take your time. I'll be about fifteen minutes going out anyways."

Jenny looked from her husband to the bathroom, thinking of mornings when they would share the shower. She kept her eyes down, not wanting him to read in them an invitation she just wasn't ready to give yet. "Okay."

Gibbs pulled on jeans and a t-shirt. "See you soon Jen." Then he walked out the door and Jenny hurried to get in the shower.

NCIS

Jenny came out of the bathroom, wrapped in her robe with a towel still around her wet hair. She started to leaf through her closet, looking for something appropriate to wear, when she noticed something different about the bed. It was made. She was sure she'd left it the way it was when they'd woken up. Was Jethro back already? But there was more. Laying on her pillow was a single white rose.

Slowly Jen reached over and picked it up. How did he do it? she wondered. How did he know exactly what she needed to hear? A white rose. So she would know he didn't see her as dirty or damaged, but that he believed she was pure and innocent like this flower. Jenny kissed the soft petals, knowing she would do the same thing to her husband the moment he came back upstairs.

Several minutes later when Jenny was drying her hair in the bathroom, she heard his footsteps on the stairs. She moved towards their room and leaned against the door frame, smiling. He came into the room carrying a cup of coffee and a still warm bagel on a plate. As soon as he put them down on the dresser, she moved into his arms and kissed him.

"Thank you," she whispered.

"I wanted you to know I meant it," he said, wrapping his arms around her waist and hugging her. "But, much as I'd love to stand here and keep doing this, I don't want to be late for church or I will hear about it from Abby."

"Go," she said, still smiling. "I love you."

"Always Jen," he said as he headed for the shower.

A little over half an hour later Gibbs was enjoying his coffee and waiting for Jen to finish getting ready and come downstairs. He looked up to see her in the front hall.

"Dressing to impress Jen?"

"Looks like I succeeded," she smiled. She'd chosen a skirt for today, with a long sleeved blouse and a sweater. She didn't want to dress too casual for church and Abby always dressed up. Even Jethro wore a suit when he went, though that might just be a side effect from all the wedding's he'd had in churches that he needed to wear a suit for.

He stood up. "We ready to go?"

Jenny couldn't resist straightening his tie just a little. "I am if you are."

Hand in hand they walked out to the car and drove the twenty-five minutes to Abby's church. It was an old stone, Gothic style church with beautiful stained glass windows all around and large wooden doors. Abby stood at the bottom of the steps with her black lace parasol, waiting for them when they pulled in.

"Gibbs!" she cried, rushing to him for a hug. She looked just as delighted to see Jenny. "Director Sheppard! I'm so glad you could come." She scanned the parking lot one more time. "I guess I wasn't convincing enough on the phone with the others, though I thought for sure McGee would come. He's going to hear about it later," the girl muttered while Jenny smiled and Gibbs tried to decide if they were breaking Rule 12.

They joined the throng of people who were mounting the steps to the church. The bells would begin to peal at ten o'clock precisely, encouraging all last minute worshippers to quicken their steps if they wanted to make it on time. Jenny and Gibbs kept the appropriate distance between them for co-workers, each concealing their wedding rings in different ways. Jenny carried her folded sweater over her hand and Gibbs walked with one hand in his pocket.

They took their seats in the back pew where Abby always sat, staying silent out of reverence for the holy place. Throughout the service there was much standing and sitting and reciting words from the Hymnal with the rest of the congregation. They each sat on one side of Abby, trying not to be obvious about keeping the left hands out of sight. Thankfully Abby was paying too much attention to the service and the way light filtered through the coloured windows to notice.

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