So sorry for the wait, my life has been so busy at the moment what with school work and my actual job… anyway enough from me here is my latest chapter, sorry again :(
Chapter 6
Jenny stood with her eyes wide. The team were silent. Tony turned his head to look at Ziva and she turned to McGee, they all caught each others gazes and they turned their heads to Gibbs and Jenny.
"Are you sure Abs?" Gibbs signed, Abby nodded her head. Gibbs looked at Jenny who was still staring straight into nothing.
"Director?" Abby asked.
"Jennifer?" Ducky enquired.
"Jen?" Gibbs said placing his hand in hers and squeezing it. She turned her head to face his. He smiled at her; she smiled a weak smile back and glanced at the clock in the lab.
"It's late. All of you head home, good work today." Her voice was barely audible above a whisper.
"Are you sure Jenny?" Tony asked.
"DiNozzo, I'm telling you that you can go home early, do you want to stay late?" Ziva placed her hand on Tony's shoulder.
"How about pizza?" She asked, "My apartment?" Gibbs looked at Jenny. She thought for a moment before nodding her head.
"Ok. Do you want to follow me home, or go home and get changed first?" Ziva asked.
"We'll be ok like this." Abby said. "We can get our stuff and meet you in the car park in about 10 minutes?" The team nodded and left the lab. Abby pulled Gibbs back.
"Gibbs, is mummy ok?"
"I don't know Abs, I honestly don't know."
The team stepped into the elevator. There was an awkward silence as the doors shut and they began to move. After a minute, the doors opened and Tony, Ziva and McGee got out. They turned back to Gibbs and he gave them a nod. They nodded back and left him and Jenny alone. The doors shut again, and after a second Gibbs flicked the switch, and the lights dimmed.
"Jen…"
"Jethro can we please leave this? Isn't it bad enough that my father faked his death and left me, to know now that he's killed someone?"
"Jen we don't know if he killed the marine."
"What's your gut telling you?"
"That I love you, and I want you to smile again." Jenny sighed. Gibbs grabbed her and pulled her into a hug. She snuggled into his chest.
"Why?" He heard her sob. Gibbs could do nothing but pull her closer and wait as she let out the emotions she had kept inside.
An hour later the team were all sitting in Ziva's apartment finishing off the last of their pizza's with 'The Sound of Music' playing behind them. Ziva had begrudgingly convinced Tony that watching it would cheer Jenny up. Adamantly she was smiling a little, and humming along to the familiar tunes, but all could see the pain behind her eyes. After her cry in the elevator, Gibbs had helped her back to her office and after dismissing Cynthia, after the loyal assistant had demanded to know what had special agent Gibbs had done, she had re applied her make-up, and the two had set off for Ziva's. Gibbs had taken Jenny in his car, and he knew that no matter what she said, she would be staying with him tonight. He needed to speak to someone with an open view on the case, with obviously ruled out Jenny and the team. Remembering what his former Director had told him once, he realised that Tom must have known Jasper Shepard, and made a note to call him later.
As the film was coming to a close, Gibbs noticed Jenny's eyes beginning to fall. He tapped Tony on the shoulder, since he was sitting next to him, and motioned to Jenny when Tony turned his head. Tony nodded and tapped Ziva, who in turn tapped McGee, then Abby and finally Ducky. As the credits rolled in Ziva pressed the button on her remote and turned off the TV.
"Well we should get going." McGee said, gesturing to himself and Abby, since he had given her a lift that morning, as her car was in the shop. Abby nodded an agreement and quickly hugged Jenny.
"I'm a phone call away if you need me." She whispered in her ear. Jenny smiled a thank you.
"I should be going too, need to be in early tomorrow." Ducky announced, "I'm here if you need a shoulder Jennifer."
"Thank you Ducky." McGee also said 'goodnight' and he, Abby and Ducky left for their respective houses.
"You ready Jen?" Gibbs asked after he'd passed her coat to her. She nodded. She didn't want to be alone tonight.
"You coming to DiNozzo." Tony looked sheepish.
"I'm gonna help Ziva clean up." Ziva looked confused, before she caught Tony's gaze.
"Oh yes, that would be helpful Tony if you don't mind?" Tony shook his head, and Gibbs inwardly laughed. How rule 12 had been blown to pieces.
"Fine, see you both tomorrow. Don't wear him out Ziva." Gibbs said as he and Jenny left. Tony and Ziva blushed.
"You do realise that Tony and Ziva aren't just cleaning up?" Jenny muttered in the car on the way back to Gibbs's house.
"I may need glasses to read Jen, but I'm not that blind." Gibbs replied, knowing full well what was going on between his senior agent and ex-Mossad officer. Jenny chuckled quietly. The rest of the drive passed in silence, and as soon Gibbs pulled into his driveway, Jenny was almost fast asleep in the passenger seat. Gibbs smiled. He opened his door, walked to the front door and opened it before going back to his car, opening the passenger door and pulling Jenny out and into his arms bridal style. Jenny was too tired to make even the smallest noise, and so she just snuggled into Gibbs like a small child. Gibbs closed the car doors behind him and locked the car, before turning on his heels and heading inside. Closing the front door with his foot, he trudged up the stairs to his bedroom, where he placed Jenny on the bed, took off her heels and jacket and covered her with the duvet. Jenny was asleep in seconds. Gibbs smiled and kissed her forehead, before taking out his cell phone and pressing in a number.
The phone was answered after a few rings.
"Hello?"
"Hi Harriet, its Gibbs."
"Oh hello Jethro, how are you?"
"Good thanks, is Tom available?"
"Certainly I'll get him." Gibbs waited for a few seconds; he turned to face Jenny as he waited. She was fast asleep.
"Jethro, this had better be good, I have told you not to interrupt me when I'm eating dinner." Gibbs laughed.
"I forgot not to interrupt you when Harriet's cooking." Jenny moaned in her sleep and turned over.
"Do I hear something behind you?" Tom asked.
"It's Jenny. She got some… unexpected news today and she needed to stay with me tonight."
"Needed or wanted?"
"She needed someone there Tom." Tom laughed.
"You told her?"
"Yeah."
"And?"
"It's been a bit busy round here these past few days Tom, maybe after this case Jenny and I can talk about it. But I'm not letting her go this time."
"Good on you, anyway what can I help you with?"
"What I'm about to tell you is in the strictest of confidence, no one else can know."
"Understood."
"Jen's dad didn't kill himself, some how he faked his death and ran away. Jenny found out yesterday."
"How did she take it?"
"She didn't. She cried a lot, and then she kicked him out. Anyway, we got a new case this morning Marine found stabbed to death in his house. Looks like he had known the attacker, there was nothing to indicate a struggle, or that he fought back."
"Right."
"Abby ran the print she found on the knife through her databases and got a match to Jasper Shepard." Tom was speechless.
"You sure?"
"Abby ran 5 times; all came back to the same guy, Jasper Mark Shepard."
"Oh boy. That's why Jenny is at yours I'm guessing?"
"Yeah."
"What do you want me to do Gibbs?"
"Well I just thought that you might have known him, would he do something like this?"
"I knew Jasper Shepard yes, but I haven't seen him for over 20 years Gibbs, until now I thought he was dead. Honestly though, I can't see Jasper doing something like this Gibbs."
"Ok, thanks Tom." Gibbs hung up. He turned head back to Jenny, before stripping and putting his pj's on and getting into bed next to Jenny. She snuggled into him, as the two of them fell asleep.
Gibbs awoke first the next morning to find Jenny still nestled into his side. She had her hair falling out over the pillow and her blouse and come untucked from her skirt. Gibbs smiled and gently tugged out his arm from underneath her. Jenny didn't move. Gibbs slipped out of his bed and downstairs where he started to make coffee and scrambled eggs. After about 10 minutes Gibbs returned to his bedroom to find Jenny waking up.
"Morning." Gibbs said.
"Morning, how long have I been asleep."
"Since I drove you back here last night." Jenny groaned.
"Is that coffee I smell?" Gibbs laughed and passed her a cup and her plate. She smiled at him and began to eat.
"This is good."
"I do have my good points." Gibbs said sipping his coffee. Jenny smiled and offered him some egg from her fork. Gibbs ate it. He smiled at her, she smiled back.
"Jen"
"Yes?"
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"Jenny I want you to stay here today."
"Jethro I have an agency to run."
"I don't care Jen. I want you to be safe."
"Jethro…"
"Jen, there is a very high chance that we will be bringing him in today. I don't want you to get anymore…" Jenny placed a finger on Gibbs lips.
"How about this, I'll come to work, but when you pick him up, call me and I'll stay in my office till you come and get me?" Gibbs thought for a minute before realising he wouldn't be able to talk Jenny out of it.
"Fine."
At about 11 that morning after Gibbs had taken Jenny home to get changed, the team was sitting in the Bull-Pen waiting for the go ahead from Gibbs to pick up Jasper Shepard, when the elevator doors opened and Gibbs noticed Tom Morrow coming out of the lift.
"Tom, what are you doing here?"
"I've bought someone to see you." Tom gestured to his companion. Gibbs scowled.
"David."
"On it Gibbs." Ziva began to escort Jasper to the interrogation room as Gibbs picked up his cell phone.
"Jethro?"
"Stay in your office, he's just arrived."
"Ok." With that Gibbs hung up his phone and headed to the interrogation room.
And there we go, so sorry that it has been ages since I updated, the next chapter will explain more I promise. Until then please read and review, it means a lot to me.
Happy reading, Beth ^_^
