Chapter 12

Gibbs woke the next morning, for once feeling happy and well rested, unsurprisingly he felt a weight on his chest, slowly he opened his eyes letting them adjust to the light before looking at the redhead that was fast asleep on his chest, she really was beautiful, it was hard to believe she was actually his, he didn't feel like he deserved her.

He loved everything about her, from her laugh to her temper, even every little freckle on her skin. Gibbs watched as she slowly woke, her eyes fluttering open to meet his "Morning" he smiled at her.

"Morning Daddy" Kelly smiled at him sleepily, having crept into his bedroom in the early hours of the morning, something that had happened so regularly that he had always expected her to be there when he woke up. "Where did Jenny go?" she asked, not having seen Jenny since she'd be sentenced to bed the night before.

"She went home" Gibbs smiled at his daughter "But she said that if you come to NCIS today that she would love to see you" Gibbs promised her.

"Really" Kelly grinned "What about Holly, do I have to see her again?" she asked.

Gibbs thought for a moment before answering honestly "I dunno Kel" he told her, brushing a red curl behind her ear "Why don't you go watch cartoons then I'll make you some oatmeal" he told her.

He watched as Kelly pulled a face at the word oatmeal "Can't I have pancakes?" she asked him, fluttering her big blue eyes.

Gibbs let out a little chuckle "Don't push your luck missy, you aren't off the hook yet"

Kelly huffed before walking out of his bedroom and walking down the stairs, she then walked into the kitchen where she found her grandfather getting himself coffee "Good morning sweet pea, what can I get you for breakfast?" he asked her.

A light bulb went off in Kelly's head "Pancakes" she grinned at him.

"Coming up" Jack smiled at his granddaughter, then Gibbs walked into the kitchen, dressed in sleep trousers and an old marine corp top.

"Oatmeal" Gibbs told his dad, Kelly huffed before putting her head on the table.

"What she do now?" Jack asked looking at Kelly surprised but she still had her head down.

"I'll tell you later, I have to get to work and Kelly wanted to come with me" Gibbs told his father.

Jack nodded before watching Gibbs walked out to go get dressed for the day and then looked back at Kelly who was sitting at the kitchen table, still looking very sorry for herself, Jack promised himself he wouldn't give in, he had to follow through with the punishment.

An hour and a half later Gibbs walked into NCIS with Kelly by his side, holding his hand tight as they weaved in and out of all the busy people rushing past them.

As they rounded the corner of the bullpen both Gibbs' almost bumped into Tim McGee, the younger agent was about to apologise when he realised who he was talking to, the very man that had a rule about them, "I was just going to take our reports up to Director Shepard, do you want me to take yours boss?" he asked.

Gibbs thought for a moment, "You know what I'll take em if you want, can you look after Kelly?" Gibbs asked.

"Of course boss" Tim sent Kelly a friendly smile before leading the little girl over to his computer.

The ex-marine then picked up his own reports and added them to the pile before walking up to Jenny's office, taking two at a time.

She'd left last night, with the promise that they would talk more tomorrow, she'd made it clear to him that she was interested in the possibility of what they could have together, to him she had already proven how much she liked Kelly and how she was definitely capable of looking after her, Gibbs and her also had some sort of connection, a very strong chemistry together, so wouldn't it be perfect? But then isn't perfect boring?

"She in?" Gibbs asked Cynthia who sat happily behind her desk.

"Yes, I'll just announce you" Cynthia smiled at him and was for once surprised to find that he nodded and waited patiently for her to do so "Agent Gibbs to see you ma'am" she spoke into the intercom.

"Send him in Cynthia" Jenny's voice responded.

He nodded to the assistant before walking into Jenny's office, already trying to get into her good books.

"What can I do for you, Gibbs?" Jenny asked him with a small smile, knowing exactly what he wanted, she watched as he closed the door behind him with a soft click of the lock.

"Talk?" Gibbs asked her, cocking his head to the side as he drank in the image of her in the black pencil skirt, white top and black stilettos, her hair down curled at her shoulders, her makeup light, almost none existent, so natural.

Jenny looked over at the clock on her desk "I have to be in a meeting in five minutes" she told him, seeing the disappointment on his face.

Gibbs nodding understandingly before moving towards her, his eyes sparkling as an idea hit him "How about, you come over tonight and we can talk?" he suggested.

"Ok" Jenny nodded "What time?" she asked him.

"How about nine, that way Kelly is sure to be asleep" Gibbs suggested.

"Sounds great" Jenny smiled at him before watching as he leant over the desk and gave her a quick peck on the lips before walking out, fully aware of the redhead watching him as he walked away.

Later that night….

"And she let me sit in her big chair behind her desk and then I drew her a picture and she let me put it up on the shelf, then she tied my hair into a French braid" Kelly told her dad excitedly as he pulled the covers up around her and tucked her in for the night.

"So you had a fun afternoon with Jenny then?" Gibbs asked his daughter with a smile, she hadn't shut up about Jenny and their afternoon together since she'd come running to him at the end of the day.

"Yeah, she'd the best" Kelly grinned stifling a yawn "Don't you like her daddy?" she asked him as she snuggled down into her bed and grabbed her bunny rabbit teddy.

"Yeah" Gibbs mumbled before pressing a kiss to his sleeping child's head "Night Kel" he told her softly as he got up and headed to the door putting the night light on as he went, he didn't get a response back as she'd already fallen asleep.

He smiled at his daughter before shutting the door behind him, he then saw Jack leaning against his bedroom door opposite "She's quite taken with Jenny isn't she" Jack smiled at his son.

"Seems that way" Gibbs sighed, trying to not make it so clear that he was falling in love with her.

"You like her too?" Jack asked his son, with a slight wiggle of his eyebrows.

"Maybe" Gibbs replied before heading to the stairs, knowing that the redhead in question was going to be arriving soon.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Jack asked his son, but Gibbs didn't answer he just carried on his journey, to his basement.

Half an hour later Gibbs heard floor boards creaking above his head, he wondered for a moment if Kelly had woken up and come looking for him, or if Jack was still awake, but then the door to the basement opened to reveal the other redhead he had on his mind, "Jen" he smiled at her.

"Kelly showed me where the spare key was yesterday, hope you don't mind, didn't want to knock and wake anyone up" Jenny answered the question before it even left Gibbs' mouth, she was just that good.

Gibbs nodded to her before walking over to the basement stairs and offered Jenny a hand with the last step, but then he noticed she was holding her heels in her hand, she was pretty and had common sense.

"Bourbon?" Gibbs asked her walking over to the open bottle he had waiting on the work bench.

"No thanks, I'm driving, but help yourself" Jenny told him with a smile, Gibbs nodded before pouring himself some into his old mug and taking a sip.

"So" Jenny looked at Gibbs "We need to talk" she said and Gibbs nodded, she already knew he wasn't much of a talker so decided to say her piece first, "I like you Jethro, I like Kelly, I think that you and I have something, I feel something for you, I want to give us a shot, I know that I've said no in the past, but I think, your worth it, we're worth it" as she spoke Gibbs came closer to her and reached out to touch her, he grabbed her hand and entwined their fingers.

Gibbs smiled at Jenny "I agree" he told her with a smile before reaching down and kissing her on the lips, Jenny's arms instinctively went around his neck pulling him closer to deepen the kiss, just as they were about to get a little carried away, Jenny broke the kiss and put her hands against his chest "We have to set some ground rules" she told him, watching as he nodded lightly "First of all in the NCIS building I am director Shepard ok, you are special agent Gibbs, I won't be giving you any special treatment just because our relationship has changed" he nodded "No kissing or anything in the NCIS building, we keep this secret for a while see how things go, we take this slow" he nodded that he understood before reaching up and kissing her again.

Once breath was needed they broke apart again "Let me take you out tomorrow night" Gibbs told her.

"OK" Jenny nodded "Pick me up at seven?" she asked him and he nodded before reluctantly letting her out of his arms, missing her almost instantly.

"Night Jen" Gibbs smiled at her as she began to move away slowly.

"Good night Jethro" she watch him for a moment before leaving his basement, almost wishing she didn't have to go, but they were taking this slow, which meant, no spending the night together, at least not for a while and until Kelly and Jack knew.

Both fell asleep thinking of one another and what the future might hold, especially for tomorrow night.

TBC…

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