-Jenny's Point of View-

I giggled once I hung up with Gibbs and looked over at my son, shit what was I going to do with Tony, I thought. I had lunch in just over two hours and I didn't have any one to baby sit my son, Lily my usual baby sitter was over seas with her family, my parents were more than three hours away and the only other person I could think of had just come off a twenty four hour shift with Gibbs and was probably still asleep. I thought about it for a while longer and then phoned him anyway. He answered after a couple of rings and I smiled when I heard him answer

"Tom speaking"

"Hey Tom its me Jenny, I uh have a lunch date with Gibbs but I need someone to look after Tony, I haven't told him about him yet" I said and heard him sit up right

"Alright I'll be there soon"

"Thank you Tom" I said and he hung up. I was grateful to Tom, he had been there so many times for me and loved looking after Tony, and Tony loved spending time with Tom. It was great that Tony had a good relationship with a male who adored him. I was sure that Gibbs would adore my son too but for now Tom was it.

By the time Tom had arrived I had packed a little bag for him, I opened the door to let him in and thanked him for taking care of Tony

"It's fine Jen, don't worry about it" he said making his way over to Tony and picking him up

"Hey Tony, me and you are going to have a bros afternoon does that sound good?" Tom suggested and Tony nodded

"Sounds good Tomorrow" he said and I smiled, leaning over to kiss Tony goodbye

"You be good for Tom, Tony and I'll be around to pick you up tonight" I said and he nodded

"Love you mummy" he said and I smiled

"Love you too Tony boy" I said waving at him as he left with Tom.

I made sure that I looked alright in my normal clothes for everyday, before I headed toward Jethro's house. Feeling the butterflies settle in my stomach I got out of my car and made my way to the door. Ringing the doorbell I smiled as he opened the door and let me in, he took my coat and even took my hand as we walked into the dining room. It was beautiful, on the table were two candles and a very stylish bouquet of roses I felt the reassuring squeeze that came from Jethro before he pulled out my seat and served my lunch

"Oh wow this looks amazing Jethro, but you didn't have to go to all this trouble, honestly sandwiches would've been enough and I would still be yours" when I had finished speaking I felt my cheeks burn bright red with embarrassment and I looked down at my meal, beating myself up, I hadn't exactly planned on saying any of that.

"I know but your worth it" he said making his way back to the table with his own meal, he leant down and kissed my lips before he actually left and I smiled.

After our delicious meal Jethro refused my help when he started doing the dishes, once he was done however he pulled me into the lounge to sit on his couch. We sat holding hands and just admiring each other before he leant over and kissed me. When he pulled back he was smiling like an idiot

"What?" I asked biting my lip nervously, afraid of what he might say

"I really think I love you, I can't seem to keep my hands off of you" he whispered and I blushed, which only caused him to kiss me again

"I feel like a teenager" I told him and he tilted his head to the side, a look of pure confusion on his face

"Why?" he asked

"Because everything you say or do, it makes me blush. I feel like I'm back in high school with my first boyfriend and everything is awkward but exhilarating" I confessed and he smirked

"That's a good thing, isn't it? I mean I haven't felt this way since my ..." but he trailed off and pulled his hand out of my hand, averting his gaze. Now it was my turn to be confused, why had he stopped, was there an ex who had stolen his heart and left him so hurt, in all the years I'd known him he was friendly to women but seemed haunted and like there was some deep dark secret from his past that was eating away at him over time.

"Jethro" I tried seeing that he hadn't moved in a couple of minutes

"Jethro its alright whatever it is, just please tell me, maybe I can help" I said grabbing his hands in mine and he smiled

"Please, Jet" I tried, it seemed to hit a nerve with him and he looked at me a frown on his face and when I looked in his blue eyes I saw the torment and pain that was plaguing him, maybe even a little bit of hope and understanding.

"This is really hard for me and only three people know about this, about my past so please bear with me" he said and I nodded holding his hand tightly.

It took him a while but I really wanted to help him, or at least understand him a little more.

"Eight years ago I lost my wife Shannon and daughter Kelly" he said and I gasped, losing your partner and child must be hard, I couldn't live without Tony in my life.

"Shannon had witnessed a murder whilst I was away fighting in Desert Storm, the trial had been set and she was going to testify against the man, I hated it and begged her not to do it but when Shannon set her mind to something there was no stopping her. My girl were being guarded by the court and had a security guy with her at all times. The day she died was a couple of days before she was to testify, her and Kelly were in the car with the security guard to do some shopping but were hit by an on coming car. Kelly and the driver were hit straight on and Shannon died during surgery. I found out a day after it happened and was rushed back to America, I was given two weeks leave before I had to head back, I had a mission and I had to complete it" he said, I watched as he tortured himself remembering all of this and I had seen the tears streaming down his face, I felt horrible for making him relive the worst moment of his life.

"Why did you agree to come on a date with me?" I asked after a couple of minutes

"Tom, he said he had a women he wanted me to meet and that she was my type" he said and I giggled

"So I'm your type?" I asked and he nodded a smile spreading across his face

"Yeah" he said and I smiled

"And what is that?"

"Red hair, beautiful, fun but most of all someone who understands me for who I am, job, flaws and all" he said and I smiled

"How'd you know I would?" I questioned

"I didn't but when I saw you open the door, I felt myself wanting to get to know you, understand who you are and what makes you tick. I've had a crush on you for a while and when I saw you I knew you felt the same, its in your actions, what you say" he said running his thumb across my cheek.

We sat on the couch getting to know each other a little more, learning the little things and talking about our interests and hobbies. He showed me the boat and explained why he found it so intriguing and I understood, I felt the same way when I set about doing my arts and crafts, not that I'd had much time between juggling work and Tony. We were back upstairs in the lounge when I decided that I needed to tell him about Tony. He was playing with my fingers when I sighed and took a deep breath, he was looking at me expectantly like he knew I was about to dump some big news on him.

"I have to tell you something but please promise you won't judge me for my choices and why I didn't tell you sooner?" I asked and he kissed the back of my hand

"I can't promise that but I can try" he said and I nodded, that was all I could do.

"When I was 19 I meet someone I cared a lot about, he captured my heart and enamoured me, spent time with me, listened and always made time for me. We dated for almost seven years, everything was fine at least that's what I thought and then I found out I was pregnant, I remember feeling excited and happy and thought that my partner would too, boy was I wrong. I told him and he ran a mile, I found out that after he'd started his new job he had been cheating on me, it pissed me off. Just before I had my son I found out that he had been married for over ten years and that everything he had told me was false. I felt so stupid. My son is four now and he is the most important thing in my life, but every man that I have ever tried dating has left me as soon as they found out about him, there's a reason why I keep him a secret or why I don't date" I told him and I saw anger on his face but more importantly understanding, something that none of my ex's had ever shown before.

"I'm glad he left, he never deserved you Jen, more importantly neither does your son" he said squeezing my hand and I nodded, tears rolling down my face

"So tell me about him" Jethro said and I smiled telling him about Tony, Jethro becoming the first man who wanted to know about my son.

A/N: Hey guys, sorry it took so long to post this chapter been busy. But I have it posted now and its getting closer for Gibbs to meet Tony :D Please review and tell me what you think!