By Christmas Jenny was in her fourth month and Darla had just entered her fifth. Jackson had finished the apartment two days after Thanksgiving. Early Christmas morning Jethro was lying awake on his bed. He could hear Abby and Tony begging Jackson to let them go ahead and open their presents. Jethro rolled over to wake Jen. So the argument would finally end. It had been going on for almost an hour but Jenny just looked so peaceful sleeping there beside him. Her chest and now obvious belly rose and fell with each breath. For the millionth time Jethro prayed for a little girl he was as perfect as her mother. Another hour passed before Jenny finally stirred and sat up in bed.
"What time is it?" Jenny asked.
"Nine-thirty" Jethro replied.
"You guys already open presents?" Jenny asked.
"No Jack wanted us to wait for you." Jethro explained.
"Aw man Abby's going to kill me!" Jenny moaned.
"Jack was pretty firm that if she wasn't polite. Last years Christmas presents will be the last she sees until she is thirty." Jethro assured.
"We should still get upstairs." Jenny replied.
Jethro tossed on a pair of jeans and his gray USMC t-shirt. While Jenny put on a pair of pregnancy pants and a maternity sweater with a reindeer on them. The two teens wash up and then head upstairs to join the rest of the family. They walk into the living room and see Tony, Tim, and Abby sitting in a row on the couch. Tim and Tony are in their suits Tony was wearing a red tie and McGee had a green one on, Jackson came downstairs in his suit he was wearing a blue tie but Jethro knew he had his red and green suspenders on under his jacket, Darla was in a red velvet maternity dress and Abby was in a red and white stripped sweater and a black skirt with green pig tails. Jethro couldn't help but notice that Abby was scowling at them.
"Abbs what's wrong?" Jethro asked.
"You and Jenny took so long getting up that now we can't open our presents until after church." Abby replied.
"Sorry Abbs I was awake but Jenny needed to sleep in." Jethro replied.
"Why do you sleep so much?" Abby asked.
"Abigail!" Jackson snapped.
"I am sorry Abby but this pregnancy is making me really tired." Jenny explained.
"It's OK Jenny, Abby was being very rude. We will discuss this when we get home." Darla said.
"Jethro, Jenny do you want to join us?" Jackson asked.
"No" Jethro hissed.
"No thank you Mr. Gibbs." Jenny replied.
"Alright well be good while we are gone and no opening any presents until we get back." Jack explained.
Jenny and Jethro sat across from each other in the living room. Both teens were thrilled to have run of the main part of the house for a while. With three other kids and two parents including a pregnant step-mother. There was very little privacy in the Gibbs house.
"What do you want to do?" Jethro asked.
"How long are we alone for?" Jenny questioned.
"Hour and a half, two hours maybe." Jethro replied.
"Uh Lin gave me a baby name book." Jenny replied.
"Isn't it a little early?" Jethro asked.
"I am almost five months." Jenny replied.
"OK" Jethro replied.
"Do you want to do girl or boy names first?" Jenny asked.
"Boy I guess." Jethro replied.
"Sounds good." Jenny replied.
"Actually uh can we wait?" Jethro asked.
"Why?" Jenny asked.
"It's just when my parents were naming Abby they fought every time they picked up a baby name book." Jethro explained.
"It would suck to fight on Christmas." Jenny replied.
"Exactly I just know that there will not be another Leroy Jethro." Jethro replied.
"Good" Jenny replied.
"Watch it." Jethro warned.
"I do want to pick out a name though. How about we each pick twenty names ten boy names and ten girl names. Then we compare our lists but we don't make the final decision until we meet our baby. We can discuss it when we want though." Jenny suggested.
"Deal" Jethro replied.
"So what do you want to do instead?" Jenny asked putting away the name book.
"Oh you'll see." Jethro replied reaching under the tree.
"Jethro your dad said no presents until everybody was home." Jenny hissed.
"It's OK this is from me to you." Jethro replied withdrawing a small box from under the tree.
"I can't give you mine because it is in Jack's truck. Can we please wait?" Jenny begged.
"I actually wanted to give it to your privately." Jethro replied.
"You already got me pregnant. What else can you give me privately?" Jenny questioned.
"Jennifer Annette Shepard will you marry me?" Jethro asked.
"Of course I will Jethro!" Jenny cried.
"Thank you so much. I am sorry the ring isn't much. I didn't want to ask my dad for my mom's rings yet." Jethro apologized handing Jenny the box.
"It's fine." Jenny assured.
Jenny and Jethro decided to keep their engagement a secret until after the holiday. When the rest of the Gibbs family got home. Jenny and Jethro were holding each other on the couch reading the baby name book.
"We're back!" Jack called.
"Hey guys." Jenny greeted.
"Did you two enjoy yourselves?" Darla asked.
"Yes we did." Jenny replied.
"Can I open my presents now?!" Abby begged.
"Not until you apologize to Jenny." Darla replied.
"I am sorry Jenny." Abby apologized.
"I forgive you." Jenny replied.
"Good!" Abby cried.
"Hey somebody's been under the tree." Tony observed looking under the tree.
"NO Fair! I had to wait!" Abby cried.
"Jennifer, Leroy did you open presents while we were gone?" Jackson asked.
"Uh well. Yes but just one." Jenny admitted.
"I am very disappointed in both of you." Jackson replied.
"Guys we were going to wait until after Christmas but I asked Jenny to marry me." Jethro replied.
"Really?" Darla asked.
"Yes Darla." Jethro replied.
"What did you say?" The younger kids asked in unison.
"I said yes." Jenny replied.
"Congratulations you two." Darla replied.
"Good for you." Jack said.
"Congrats I am happy for you guys." Tony replied.
"Congratulations to both of you." Tim added.
"YAY! CONGRATULATIONS!" Abby cried.
"Thank you guys so much. It means a lot." Jenny replied.
"I am glad you are all happy." Jethro added.
A/N: Congrats Jethro and Jen! I should have the baby name poll up by tomorrow or Wednesday. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.