Chapter 13
"Have fun Kelly" Gibbs told his daughter, before watching her run off with her best friend Maddie, they had been best friends since kindergarten and just so happened to live opposite each other.
"So what time do you wanna pick her up tomorrow ?" Helen, Maddie's mum asked Gibbs from her place on the door step.
"How about elven?" Gibbs asked, he never worried about Kelly sleeping over at her friends, they did it all the time, either at Kelly's or Maddie's, the girls were practically joined at the hip.
"Sounds great" Helen smiled at Gibbs "You have any plans tonight?" she asked him.
Gibbs gave a small smile "Maybe a few" he nodded to Helen "Night, Be good Kel" he yelled into the house.
"Bye Daddy, bye Gunny" came both the ten year olds reply's, he chuckled to himself before turning and walking back across the road to this house.
As he walked into the hall he found his dad slipping on his jacket "Going somewhere?" he asked his dad.
Jack smiled at his son "I'm meeting Ducky for a drink, you're welcome to come if you want" he told him as he checked his pockets to make sure he had his phone and keys.
"Nah, I have plans of my own" Gibbs told his dad before looking at his watch, finding he had an hour before he was picking Jenny up for their first date, which he found himself surprisingly calm for.
"Yeah, with your boat" Jack mumbled to himself before heading to the door "Don't wait up" he yelled over his shoulder to his son before walking out, shutting the door behind him.
Gibbs then looked at the time once more before running up the stairs, to take a shower, he had a hot date to get ready for.
Jenny couldn't believe she was actually doing this, she was going on a date with one of her employees, I mean yes since she'd set eyes on the silver fox she'd been fantasising about it but still, she almost wished she had someone that could pinch her and tell her that she wasn't dreaming.
She also knew the risks that came with a man like Leroy Jethro Gibbs, not only could she break his heart and it be really awkward at work but she also ran the risk of breaking little Kelly's heart, something she didn't want as she was already very taken with the girl.
Looking into her full length mirror again, she sighed, deciding this was as good as it was going to get, she worse, dark blue skinny jeans with a brown belt, green sweater, brown high heeled boots, dark brown leather jacket and her hair up in a ponytail, he'd told her to dress comfy and casual so that's what she did, although she had thought she would have preferred to dress up for him, make his jaw hit the floor, but he'd said not to, so maybe she should save it for the second date.
Whoa whoa , was she getting a head of herself, who said that this date would lead to another, who said that they would work at all? Jenny sighed, she hoped it would, she liked Gibbs so very much.
The sound of her phone ringing on her dressing table brought her back to reality, she hadn't realised time was ticking by as she got lost in her thoughts, her internal conflict.
"Shepard" She answered in her usual manner.
"You ready Jen?" Gibbs' voice came down the other end, he sounded like he was outside, a dog was barking in the background, he must be outside somewhere.
"Yes actually" she answered him with a small smile that he'd called her Jen, no one ever called her Jen, she liked it coming from his lips, even though he couldn't see it through the phone.
"Then look come outside" Gibbs told her.
"Where are you?" Jenny asked him surprised as she came to the window of her bedroom, that looked out onto the street, she then pulled back the curtain and looked down.
And across the street, there he was, leaning casually against his car, with that sexy smirk on his face, how could she not want that man, he gave her a small wave of his free hand and wiggle of his eyebrows.
She smiled at him before putting the phone down, she then practically ran down the stairs, trying not to fall down the stairs, she then opened the front door to find that Gibbs had moved from his car to her front step "You look great" he looked her up and down and liked what he saw.
"You don't look too bad yourself" Jenny smiled at him before shutting her front door behind him, then following him to his car, on the way she admired his cute ass framed in his jeans.
And when he turned to look at her, she wasn't even sorry for looking or being caught doing so, he then unlocked his car and opened the passenger door for her to get in "A gentlemen too" she commented as she slipped in to the old truck, then watched as he ran round and got in too.
"So where are we going?" she asked him after ten minutes of comfortable silence.
"You'll see" Gibbs smiled but kept his eyes on the road, Jenny just side before turning and looking out of the window, this was nice, neither felt the need for conversation, they were comfortable, just enjoying each other's company.
Another ten minutes later and Jenny realised where they were "Your kidding me?" Jenny turned to Gibbs and glared at him "You must be joking" she told him.
"Nope" Gibbs said as he shook his head and continued to drive.
Jenny couldn't believe he was taking her to a place that was always at, a place that was basically her second home if not her first, he was taking her to NCIS?
"Did you forget something?" she asked him, but he didn't answer "Is this some sort of sick joke?" she continued but he didn't talk before he pulled up into a space in the car park, it was empty, well no wonder it was half past seven on a Friday night, no one would be caught dead at work, unless it was Jenny or Gibbs.
"Do you trust me?" Gibbs asked turning to her.
Jenny eyed him suspiciously for a moment "Now you've asked me that, not so much" she told him with a smile, she then took a breath "Yes" she answered truthfully.
He leant across to her and pressed a quick kiss to her lips to which she smiled into, when he pulled away he smiled at her.
She watched as he slipped out of the truck and went round to the passenger side and opened the door for her, he then took her hand, entwining their fingers and he lead her towards the entrance of the building. "How are we going to get in without the guards seeing that we are together?" Jenny asked raising an eyebrow at him and stopping in the middle of the car park.
"Don't worry I've got it sorted" he assured her. Jenny almost laughed out loud, of course, no one would question Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS' finest. "Plus you own this place" Gibbs told her "We can hardly get in trouble" he continued making Jenny laugh, he then wrapped an arm gently around her waist making her feel comfortable and safe.
He continued to lead her to the elevator, once inside he hit the button for the top floor, this made Jenny look at him suspiciously "Where are we going?" she asked him again, this itme her eyebrows knitting together in confusion, he had to resist himself from telling her out loud how cute he thought she looked at this moment.
Unsurprisingly Gibbs didn't say anything, he just kept his eyes on her, as if committing her face to memory, trying to remember everything even down to the small freckles under her eyes and on the bridge of her nose.
The juddering of the elevator as it reached its destination and halted brought them both back to reality, Jenny was surprised that Gibbs hadn't pulled the emergency switch "Lady's first" Gibbs motioned to her as the door slid open, Jenny nodded before stepping out.
He then grabbed her hand once more and led her towards the small set of stairs that led to fire escape, "Jethro, the door will be locked and even if you do open it the alarm will go off" Jenny told him. Gibbs just gave her a look that told her that he had everything sorted, she took a breath and nodded to him before following him up the stairs and to the door that was clearly marked as a fire exit.
Gibbs pushed the bar on the door and the door swung open, letting in a just of cold air from the night outside "Lady's first" he said once again letting Jenny passed him and walk out onto the roof top first.
"It's beautiful" Jenny gasped walking onto the roof top and going towards the edge to look at the view, the light from the buildings glistened in the dark night sky, the light from the moon bounce off of the service of the water in the harbour below making it shimmer, the faint sound of the hustle and bustle of the city below could be heard.
"It sure is" Gibbs mumbled as he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed a kiss to her neck, she knew fully well he wasn't looking at the view.
"Why didn't I ever think of doing this?" Jenny asked out loud, she still couldn't believe after all the nights of working late only a couple of floors below being her office, why she hadn't thought of coming to the roof.
"You work too much" Jethro told her, hugging her closer to him as a gust of wind all of a sudden blew in their direction, Jenny scoffed, both know that it was rich coming from him, he worked just as much as she did.
"The view will still be here later" Gibbs assured her as he pulled her away from the edge and towards a red blanket that was surrounded by little tea light candles.
"Oh Jethro it's perfect" Jenny smiled at him and what he had done, this was going to be a first date to remember.
They both then sat down on the blanket, close together "Wine?" Gibbs asked pulling a bottle and two glasses from behind his back "Would love some" she nodded, trying to hide her surprise that he drank something other than bourbon and coffee.
He passed her a glass and then they both cheers'ed before taking a sip, Gibbs then pulled out a white bag out from behind him once again, this man was just full of surprises, he then pulled out steak, asparagus and salad and began to put then on individual plates before handing her one.
As they ate they began to talk, Jenny asked about Kelly and Gibbs told her all about how she was doing at school, how she really did like Jenny and how smart and pretty the little girl was, in turn he asked Jenny about herself, she told him how she grew up all around, following her dad as he was in the army, how both her parents had died when she was relatively young, and both talked about how they had ended up at NCIS.
During their conversations, Jenny would nick some of Gibbs' asparagus that he wasn't eating and in turn she gave him some of her steak, it all felt so natural to them, like they had been doing it for years, they should have been doing it for years.
Once they were full, Gibbs laid back with his arm under his head and then Jenny laid beside him, their free hands finding each other and fingers entwining, they looked up the stars and watched them shinning bright in the sky, after a few moments Gibbs shifted Jenny so that her head was resting on his chest, making them both feel even more comfortable.
For Jenny it was the most romantic evening, date, that she had ever had with anyone, it was perfect, Gibbs was perfect, it just felt so right in his arms, usually men just took her to expensive restaurants and then to drink to try and get her drunk enough to go home with them which never happened, this was so different, so lovely, it just made her want more.
Gibbs had never felt like this with anyone, especially since Shannon, he was surprised that he hadn't found himself comparing to the two redheads once like he normally did, Jenny was unique, she was her own person, and that's what he liked maybe even loved about her.
An hour or so later Jenny and Gibbs were slowly walking back to his truck, he'd practically had to drag her away from the roof top, "I don't want this to end" Jenny said as she rested her head on his shoulder as they walked through the now dark car park.
"It doesn't have to" Gibbs told her, spinning her to face him "Kelly's staying at her friends, dad's out drinking with Ducky and will probably crash at his place, you could always come back and help me with the boat, I mean it's not five star but…" he began until Jenny put her finger to his lips to stop him talking
"Sounds like a perfect ending to me" she smiled at him before moving her finger and pulling him in for a kiss.
TBC…
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