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The next morning, Jenny woke up to find Rachel still in her arms and her husband lying behind her. She felt stuck. She didn't want to wake either of them, but she really needed to get up and go to the bathroom. She slipped her arm gently out from underneath Rachel who snuggled more into the bed. She tried to inch herself down the bed, but she soon felt and arm wrap around her.

"Good morning to you too Jethro," she said with a small grin. She turned carefully not wanting to wake Rachel. She faced her husband and kissed him.

"Mornin' Jen," he replied. He just held her close and inhaled her scent of lavender.

"Jethro, if you don't let me go, you will have an issue," she warned him.

"Oh really what's that?" he asked.

"You'll be wet," Jenny told him.

He wrinkled his brow and then got what she was trying to say. He let her go and she went into the bathroom. He looked over to his daughter who was sleeping peacefully after the rough night she'd had. He hoped that tonight would be better than last night and that the PTSD that they were apparently experiencing came with few, if any, flashbacks.

Jenny came back and sat down at the end of the bed watching her husband and daughter sleep. She knew that Rachel and Nikki both had a difficult night.

"I'm going to go check on Nikki and start some coffee. Stay with her," Jenny said.

"Yes ma'am," he drawled. She rolled her eyes and headed to the girls' room. She cracked open the door to see Nikki sleeping soundly. She noticed the chair moving and moved in to see Ziva sitting in the chair watching over Nikki.

"Good Morning Ziva," she said.

"Good morning Jen," Ziva replied not taking her eyes off of Nikki.

"Not to be rude, but what are you doing in here?" Jenny whispered. Ziva looked to Jenny.

"Nikki would not calm down for Gibbs or Abby so I tried doing my mother did for me and Tali when we were scared or ill. I hummed to her and she fell asleep, but when I went to leave she asked me not to leave so I lay with her and fell asleep," Ziva answered. Jenny nodded her understanding.

"I'm heading down to make coffee. Jethro and Rachel are still in my bedroom. Do you know if any of the others are stirring yet?" Jenny asked.

"Tony was still sleeping as was McGee, but I think Abby may have been waking up when I last went down," Ziva replied. Jenny nodded.

"Thank you for helping and staying with Nikki Ziva," Jenny told her.

"It is not a problem," Ziva replied.

Jenny smiled and headed downstairs. She looked into the living room to find that Tony was still asleep, but McGee and Abby's cots were empty. She headed to the kitchen to see if they were there and they weren't. She wondered where they got off to. She went on fixing the coffee when she heard the front door open and shut and Abby's chattering.

Abby and McGee came into the kitchen with their arms full of boxes. They set the boxes on the table and looked to Jenny.

"Good Morning," Jenny said.

"G-Good Morning," McGee replied while Abby made her way around the table and gave Jenny a hug.

"We went out and got breakfast for everyone. It's doughnuts of all kinds and two special bear claws for two special girls," Abby told Jenny.

"Well, that sounds like a great breakfast!" Jenny said, "Listen, McGee, you wake Tony. Abby, you get Ziva and wake Nikki and I'll get Jethro and wake Rachel."

Abby saluted and headed up the stairs while McGee headed into the living room to flip Tony out of his cot and Jenny went up to get Gibbs and Rachel.


Jenny looked in her room and walked in. She went over to where her daughter was laying and shook her gently. Rachel moaned and groaned, stirring slightly. Jenny shook her again.

"Come on baby, time to get up. Abby and McGee brought us some breakfast," Jenny whispered in Rachel's ear and kissed her head. Rachel opened her eyes and looked to her mother. She reached out for her and Jenny picked her up into her arms. Rachel laid her head on Jenny's shoulder.

Gibbs watched the scene before him and he absolutely loved how Jenny was such a good mother to the girls. He got up and followed his wife and daughter downstairs and into the kitchen.


In the kitchen, Gibbs sat at one end of the table and Jenny at the other end. On one side of the table were Tony, McGee, and Ziva and on the other were Rachel, Nikki, and Abby all were eating and chatting about different things. There came a knock at the door which made Rachel and Nikki jumped and grab for each others' hand. The glazed-over looked that crossed their eyes indicated that they were trapped in a flashback.

Gibbs saw this and looked to Ziva. Her gaze caught his and he looked to the girls. She got the message and moved to the opposite side of the table. She squatted down beside the girls and murmured a few words and rubbed their arms as she said them. Nikki lost the look first and hugged Ziva who rubbed her back. The table fell silent at this. Abby looked over to her sisters and noticed that Rachel wasn't moving. She leaned over to Rachel and touched her arms gently and whispered something in her ear. Soon Rachel was out of the flashback and hugging Abby.

"I'll, uh, I'll get the door," Tony said as he moved out of the kitchen.

Gibbs and Jenny looked at their daughters, all four of them. The older ones comforted the younger ones and he wished that the girls being taken had never happened, but if anything came from this it was that they had all gotten closer. He looked up as footsteps came towards the kitchen.

Tony came in as Ducky came along behind. The girls looked to see who it was and all the flashbacks were forgotten as they saw their grandpa come into the room.

"Grandpa," they shouted as they ran towards him. Ducky bent down and hugged them tightly.

"Hello, my dears! Are we having a bit of breakfast?" he asked.

"Uh-huh! McGee and Abby wented out and gots some doughnuts!" Nikki said. Ducky chuckled.

"I can see this. You know how I feel about sugary foods for your diets," Ducky told them.

"Well, it was quick and it saves us all, except Ziva, from trying to cook a decent breakfast," Abby said with a giggle.

"I'll have you know that I can cook," Tony said.

"Uh-huh. Something that is prepackaged or precooked or leftover maybe, but something edible is doubtful. It ends up tasting like blubber," Ziva said.

"Rubber, Ziva, it tastes like rubber," Tony corrected.

"Whatever, it does not tastes all that well," Ziva said smirking.

"That may be the case Abigail, but you could've gotten something more balanced instead of high sugary foods," Ducky said.

"We'll do better tomorrow, Duck. Promise," Gibbs said with a grin. It felt good to feel almost normal today.

"Can I see you for a moment Duck?" Gibbs asked.

"Of course Jethro," Ducky replied as he kissed each girl on the head and followed his friend out of the room.

Rachel and Nikki sat back into their chairs and finished their breakfasts.


In the living room, Gibbs sat down on the couch and Ducky took the chair across from him. He knew what this was about and he hoped that he would be able to help.

"How was it last night Jethro?" Ducky asked getting right to the point.

"It wasn't good at all. They both woke up screaming. Rachel had sweat so much and wet the bed. She hasn't done that in 3 years. Nikki wouldn't calm down at all until Ziva started humming and when you knocked at the door they had flashbacks. Ziva and Abby got them out of them, but I'm really worried here Duck. Is it gonna get worse?" Gibbs asked.

"It sounds as though they are definitely suffering from PTSD. You may want to think about taking them to a child psychologist. Therapy may be the only way to get them back to some semblance of normalcy," Ducky suggested.

"I'll talk to Jenny about it, but they seem to be anxious and cautious more now than they have ever been. I wish that this had never happened. I wish that they could be normal five year olds," Gibbs told Ducky.

"I understand, but those two girls have had a great traumatic experience that I fear may alter their outlook on life severely. We can only hope that they are resilient enough to bounce back from this and move on to a normal life," Ducky told him.

"Jethro?" Jenny said walking in, "What's going on?"

"Ducky was giving me advice on what we should do for Rachel and Nikki," Gibbs told her.

"Like what?" Jenny asked.

"I was just suggesting that you should take them to see a child therapist. It seems from what Jethro has told me that they do have PTSD and they will need therapy to recover from this," Ducky said.

Jenny thought about what she was told. She didn't want her daughters labeled, but she knew that this was the best choice for them and she trusted Ducky's findings more than anything. She looked to her husband.

"Is there anyone you can suggest?" she asked.

"I know a woman, a Dr. Jackie Hill. She works downtown. I'll give her a call to see if she has any openings," Ducky said.

"Thanks Duck," Gibbs said.

"Anytime Jethro. I love those girls as much as you do and will do anything to make sure they recover. I think that they will be just fine between the therapy and the solid support system they have here," Ducky said.

Gibbs looked at his friend.

"I mean, they seem pretty settled and from what you told me and what I've observed that the team seems to not want to leave them and want to help as much as possible," Ducky explained.

"They've been wonderful to have around. The watch over the girls and make sure that they are okay," Jenny said proudly.

Gibbs nodded in agreement as he thought about the changes he's seen in his team since the girls' return. He noticed that they were more protective and watchful about what the girls were doing and who was around while they were doing their activities. He realized that they had come together even more as a family and that was the one good thing that came out of the whole mess.


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