Chapter 4

Thanks for all the reviews. I really enjoyed writing Chapter 3.

Here is Chapter 4.

Jethro Gibbs woke up on Friday morning with a smile. He knew, as had been their custom for the past three months he would be spending the evening at a nice restaurant with Samantha Waverly. The two had grown very close since he had dinner at her place in September.

He had taken her out on that next Friday. When he picked her up that night, his jaw dropped. She was dressed in a knee length black dress with a gold pearl drop necklace and her hair was curled and hung softly at her shoulders. This time she was wearing black high-heeled shoes and carrying a black handbag. She opened the door with a smile and her eyes sparkled in the light of the full moon when they exited the building.

After dinner they had walked near the restaurant into a park where they sat on a bench and talked. This time the conversation had been less serious. They talked about his team and her class. She had told him all her secrets of her past the last time they met and she did not seem too pushy about his traumas.

Gibbs also thought about her traumas. Someday he would tell her but about Shannon, Kelly and Jenny but he was having too good of a time. There was plenty of time for her to hear about them.

After that night they established a regular routine unless he had a case or she had a workshop or meeting, Tuesdays at her place for dinner, dancing and a western movie, Fridays out at a restaurant, Saturday afternoons if he was not on call they would plan something, and on Sundays she would come to his place for the Cowboy game on her computer and some time in the basement with her grading papers or lesson plans and him working on his boat. They would then order take out. He was very content with their life. She had not met the team yet because he was still enjoying having her all to himself.

He got up and started his coffee when his cell phone rang. "Good morning sweetheart. You are up awful early this morning, " he said looking at the caller id.

"Morning Jethro. I just got a call from one of my girl friends in the Marines. She sounded pretty upset. I don't know what the problem is but I think she needs to talk. I told her I would meet her for dinner this evening. I really have not seen in a long time. Do you mind if we take a rain check on our dinner tonight?" she told him.

"Well I am totally disappointed but I guess I can manage. Is there something your favorite NCIS agent could do?" he questioned.

"I really hope not. She is a little bit of a drama queen. If I think it is something you should know, I 'll call you or bring her to your place later. I would much rather be eating with you tonight but Semper Fi."

"I know," he lamented, "Call me when you get home tonight so I know you get home safe. I will be up. I have some paperwork to do so I guess I will order take out and stay at work awhile." He tried to sound disappointed. "I will miss you tonight."

"Aren't we going horse back riding tomorrow?" she inquired, "You promised"

"Of course. Pick you up at 11:00. We will go for lunch and then to the stables." He poured his coffee smiling knowing how much she loved horseback riding.

"Ok. I will talk to you tonight. Try to have a good day anyway," she joked. "Don't grumble too much and try not to head slap Tony more that a couple of times. It might cause brain damage. You know I know so much about them I would really like to meet them sometime."

" Already has caused some damage I think. I promise I'll introduce you soon to them all. Just let me keep you to myself for a while longer. Tony might steal you away from me for a movie trivia contest and I know Abby will want to pick your brain about the aliens in New Mexico." He took a drink of his coffee.

"Not a chance Agent Gibbs. Nobody can steal me away from you." She smiled to herself thinking they better not try or he would kill them. "Got to go. I have front door duty this morning." Gibbs smiled knowing that she had that duty on the day they met.

" Don't go meeting another other Marines this morning. Have a good day sweetheart. Talk to you later." Gibbs said hanging up the phone. He really was disappointed. Anytime he had to miss a date with her it surely bothered him.

Samantha hung up the phone and then dialed another number. "Olivia" she said when the other person answered "Meet me at the school building after school and we will go for drinks and dinner. You sure you don't want me to take the day off and come over to your place."

"No Sam, I am staying at the Navy Yard so I will see you at four o'clock. You did not tell anyone what I told you."

"I said I wouldn't but I can't promise that forever. I am dating an NCIS agent and I refuse to keep anything from him." Sam told her. "We may be friends but I won't mess up the best thing I have had since David just to cover your rear."

"I know. Maybe he can help me." She was crying now. "See you this afternoon."

"I am totally sure he could if you would confide in him. He is a pretty stand up kind of guy." Sam hung up the phone and went to get ready for school. She really wanted to call Jethro back and tell him what Olivia had said but she had promised. She was a little scared to meet her because of what she had told her but she was her friend and that meant a lot.

Jethro hung up the phone and looked around his kitchen. There was something bothering him about the phone call. He knew she was just meeting a friend for dinner but something seemed off. He gut started to get queasy. He sure hoped this feeling did not involve Sam. He could not take it if something happened to her. He might not survive another tragedy.

Gibbs got his coffee and then went upstairs to shower and dress. Just as he finished his phone rang. "Gibbs" he answered.

"We got a case boss." Tony DiNosso said.

"Ok on my way." Gibbs headed for the door grabbing his coat, sig and keys along the way. Deep in his heart he was glad for the case it would keep his mind occupied and off of Samantha's dinner date this evening. He really hoped that his gut was not telling him something bad was going to happen. But he really knew better.

I will try to post chapter 5 this evening if I don't get hooked on Dancing with the Stars. For sure by tomorrow. Thanks for reading my first story.