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The next day Jenny got up as usual, dressed in a pair of faded jeans with black studded swirls down the side and a black vest top. She straightened her hair, and did her makeup before running down stairs, grabbing her text books and a piece of toast, smiling at Ducky and leaving. She slung her bag over her shoulder once she had pulled on her pale denim jacket. The day was a warmish day as the whole week had been. She walked to the bus stop with a smile on her face and a spring in her step. The red head arrived at the bus stop just in time and set In her usual seat. The ride went as it did mist days, she sat talking to Kate whilst Hollis man tried to flirt with every guy that moved. But when they arrived things went slightly differently. The two got off the bus and made their way over to the group. When Jethro arrived a few minutes later, instead of standing silently he went next to Jenny.

"Hey handsome." She said in a whisper with a smile on his face. Jethro returned the smile, relieved to know she didn't regret kissing him.

"Hey." He said as he pulled her into his side. She went willingly. Gently her kissed her head and she looked up as if giving the permission he wanted to kiss her properly – which he did. Abby of course saw and began squealing and hugged them both, happy Gibbs had finally found someone.

The days passed and Jenny and Jethro sat with everyone at breaks yet sat together. They'd curl up with smiles on their faces. The whole group were happy to see them both happy, Jethro hadn't seen anyone in ages, he'd had to deal with the loss of his best friend in their first year of sixth form and since then had had two disastrous relationships with women who now hated his guts. Not of them thought that they had seen their best friend this happy in a long time.

Friday came and as Jenny went home Jethro pulled her aside, and kissed her properly, neither could wait until the next day. That night she went home with a massive smile on her face. Ducky aw her coming and couldn't help but laugh as she spun and skipped whilst walking down the path to the beat of her music. When she came through the door she went into the kitchen and made a hot chocolate before running upstairs.

The next day Jenny went shopping with Kate in the town for a new outfit. Ducky –despite her protests- had given her some money so she had decided to drag Kate in with her. They walked around all the high street branded shops with no luck. After two hours they both needed a pick up so went into Costa to get a cold drink. "I've never seen him this happy you know." Said Kate as they sat down with their drinks outside.

"Really?"

"Jethro….he's had it tough, it's for him to tell you when he needs to butt he's lost a lot of people in his life. He doesn't wear his heart on his sleeve and trust people instantly for a reason. But I've never seen him like he is with you."

"I really like him, I honestly do. I won't pry into his past; it's for him to tell."

"He'll be grateful, and we all are to you. Just I beg you, please don't go breaking his heart."

"I don't plan on doing so."

With that Kate smiled at her friend. "Good, I think I just so know a place where we might find you a jaw dropping dress." She said with a smile. The two girls walked down the high street and into the back streets. They found a small shop and Kate walked in. When she did so she smiled at the owner who hugged her.

"Kate! How you have grown!" stated an older woman in her 50's.

"Hey Mary. I need your help." Kate replied with a smile. "This is my friend Jenny; she needs a dress for a date tonight."

"Well then darling let us see what we can find." Mary ignored all the dresses in the front and walked through to the back where she began searching and so did Kate and Jenny.

"Mary was my next door neighbour when I was little, she had become like an aunt to me." Kate stated. Jenny didn't have time to speak as Mary handed her a dress and ordered her to try it on. Jenny went to the changing room and sis so. She looked in the mirror once it was on. It was Navy blue in colour; it was clingy at the top with a scoop neck and sleeves which ended just above her elbows. At the waist it went out slightly, draping, and hit just above the knee. Jenny looked down to see a pair of healed brogues in the same colour waiting for her. She tried them on as well. Surprisingly it all fit.

Jenny was gobsmacked as she stepped out to look in the full length mirror.

"Wow!" said Kate.

"You look beautiful." Said Mary.

Jenny was filling up.

"You alright Jenny?" Kate asked.

Jenny just smiled at her friend. "I look like my mother." She said in barely more than a whisper.

"She must be very pretty." Stated Maria with a smile.

Jenny smiled sadly back at her. "She was, she was beautiful." Both women were slightly taken aback but Jenny changed the subject. "Thank you, I'll take the shoes and the dress if that is ok."

"Perfectly fine my dear."

"Thank you."

-An English Rose-

Later that day Jenny sat on her bed curling her hair and talking to Catherine. Her stomach was filled with knots. She was so nervous and this was when she wanted her friends there. Catherine was the one who would curl her hair, put on her fake eye lashes when her hand were shaking, who would persuade her to go when she was about to back down. Now she was hundreds of miles away and missing her best friend. They sat talking about everything, Jenny curled her hair with curling tongs and Catherine calmed her nerves. She put on a pair of eyelashes that were just elegant, not heavy nor too long. She put on a light shimmery eye shadow and wore a dark red lip-gloss. Catherine waited whilst Jenny disappeared to put her dress on then consulted on the jewellery. In the end Jenny decided on wearing her mother's engagement ring that she'd left her, and the bracelet her father had bought her on his last deployment. When she was ready Catherine said she had to go but that Jenny looked amazing. Jenny left the house later that night and began to walk. She was in fact glad that Jethro had decided to meet her there and not pick her up; it gave her chance to get her thoughts together.

The sun was beginning to set as Jenny waited patiently at the lights. They turned amber and a police car stopped. As the green man came up she checked the way then walked across. The wind blew her hair; the world seemed to go silent…

IT all seemed to happen in slow motion. She heard a car. She looked to see it. It wasn't stopping. She tried to move. No fast enough. It came. Faster and faster. Then it hit her. Soon the silence was filled with shouts, cries for help, voices fear stricken, the screech of tires as he drove away without a care in the world. The police radio as the incident was called in. The sirens from the ambulances. The sirens from the Police. The questions, the pain…all dulled as jenny slowly faded out of consciousness. Across town Jethro waited for the girl who would not be coming.

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