Chapter 18

Since Gibbs had spoken those special three words to Jenny, everything had gotten back to normal, or as normal as it ever was.

Jenny went back to spending a few nights and evenings at Gibbs' house and took Kelly to school with Gibbs or pick her up and spend time with the little girl in her office.

Kelly loved having Jenny around, it was fun having a girl that she could talk to and hang out with, she also loved the smile that the older redhead put on her father's face. Jack had also noticed the sparkle in Gibbs' eyes since he'd gotten together with Jenny.

"Jenny" Kelly said over her bowl of coco puffs one morning.

"Yes sweetie" Jenny turned around and smiled at her, leaning against the counter with a mug of coffee in her hands.

"Do you like my Daddy?" she asked eyeing the older women for a moment.

"Yes Kelly, I like him a lot" Jenny smiled at her warmly before sitting down at the table across the little girl.

Kelly nodded happily before shovelling another spoonful of cereal into her mouth, swinging her legs happily. "Are you gunna stay forever?" she asked after a moment.

Jenny couldn't help but smile at the girl "I don't know" she admitted shrugging her shoulders.

"I hope you do" Kelly told her with a smile before jumping out of her chair and standing on her tips toes to put the bowl in the sink.

As the little girl skipped out of the kitchen Gibbs walked in, so as they walked passed he pressed a kiss to her forehead "Get your shoe's we have to leave soon" he told her, the little girl nodded before skipping away to find her shoes.

Gibbs smiled at her, watching her walk before going over to his other redhead. "Morning" he smiled at her before leaning down and kissing her.

"Oh sorry" Jack said as he stepped in to the kitchen, slightly embarrassed at what he had walked in on.

At the sound of the older man's voice, the couple pulled apart also embarrassed. This hadn't been the first time that it had happened recently and it was starting to become a little annoying.

"Don't worry, we have to get going anyway" Gibbs assured his father as he picked up Jenny's mug and drank the last of her coffee.

"Come on Kel, we have to go" Gibbs called his daughter from his place at the bottom of the stairs where he and Jenny were waiting for the girl so they could get going.

"Coming" Kelly called as she ran down the stairs.

Half an hour later they pulled up outside Kelly's school "Have a good day Kel" Gibbs told her.

"I will bye Daddy" she leant over the seats and kissed him on the cheek "Bye Jenny" she said with a smile before hoping out of the car and running over to her friends.

Both adults watched the girl and smiled "Jethro" Jenny said her lovers name.

"Yeah" he answered her, his blue eyes meeting her green before turning his eyes back to the road as he pulled away from the curb.

"Kelly asked me if I was going to stay forever" she told him.

"Really" Gibbs chuckled. Kelly did always just say what was on her mind "What did you say?" he asked her.

"I told her that I didn't know" she told him.

"Oh" Gibbs nodded as they turned a corner "You think that we won't last?" he asked after a moment.

Jenny shrugged her shoulders "You think we will?" she asked him.

"I plan on making it a reality" he told her with a cheeky smile. Jenny's heart began to beat just a little bit fast that it normal did when she was around him.

Jenny decided not to answer instead she looked out of the window and just smiled to herself, knowing that Gibbs was wearing the same stupid smile.

….

The day had gone smoothly and it had ended with Jenny and Gibbs coming home early for once.

Jack sat in his arm chair reading one of his books, Gibbs and Jenny sat on the sofa watching the news, Jenny's feet resting on his lap as he ran hands up and down his legs. Meanwhile Kelly lay on the floor colouring, with her legs swinging up in the air.

Gibbs had already noticed the little girl had yawned five times in the last ten minutes "Hey Kel" he called to her lightly.

"Yeah" Kelly said almost stifling a yawn.

"Time for bed" he told her and the little girl nodded sleepily in agreement.

"Jenny, can you read me a bedtime story?" Kelly asked fluttering her big blue eyes.

"Of course" Jenny nodded pushing Gibbs' legs off of her and getting up from the sofa. She took the little girls hand and walked with her upstairs.

Gibbs looked at his dad across the dimly lit living room "Want some tea?" Jack asked his son.

"Sure" Gibbs nodded getting up from the sofa and followed his dad into the kitchen. He then sat at the kitchen table and Jack pit the kettle on before sitting down across his son.

"There's something I need to tell you" Jack told Jethro.

"Ok…" Gibbs looked at his father concerned.

"I'm leaving"

"What…Why?" Gibbs asked utterly confused.

Jack lent across the table, his blue eyes meeting his son's that were so similar to his own "I think it's time…Kelly's growing up, I think you can handle her on your own" he explained.

"No" Gibbs shook his head "I'm gunna need your help during the teenage years"

"No your not" Jack told his son "You're a great father to Kelly, you can manage plus your beginning to settle down, you'll have Jenny with you of that I'm sure" he told him "It's becoming crowded".

Gibbs nodded understandingly "Where are you going to go?" he asked him.

"Leroy's asked me to come and take over the shop, the house is still there" Jack explained.

"Kelly's gunna miss you" Gibbs told him.

"I'll miss her two, but I'll only be four hours away and you guys can come visit and I'll come visit" he assured.

"You sure you want to do this?" Gibbs asked.

"Yeah" Jack nodded with a warm smile, "So" Jack wiggled his eyebrows at his son "When you gunna ask her?"

Gibbs chuckled and shook his head "I haven't even got a ring yet" he told his father.

"Well find one fast" Jack told him with a smile "I'm going to bed, night son" he smiled once again before getting up from the chair and going to walk out of the room, squeezing his son's shoulder as he walked past.

Gibbs sat for a moment trying to take in what his father had just told him, hoping his father was right when he said that Jenny would be there for him.

"Hey you ok?" Jenny's voice floated to his ears and he felt her hands on his shoulders.

"I'm fine" Gibbs assured her with a smile "Did Kelly get to sleep?" he asked her.

"Yeah" Jenny assured him "Didn't even get to finish the story" she smiled as Gibbs got up from the kitchen table.

Gibbs then stood next to Jenny and pulled her close to him by her waist "Love you" he told her.

"Love you too" Jenny wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down for a sweet kiss.

"Bed" Gibbs asked when they pulled apart.

"Bed" Jenny agreed taking her hand in hers.

TBC….

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