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Ducky and Tony entered Jenny room and found her brushing tears away from her eyes.
"Jenny, are you alright?" Ducky asked with concern.
"Oh Tony, why didn't you warn me?" Jenny demanded.
"What. Oh no. He was here!" Tony gasped.
"Yes and he is furious." Jenny said.
"Where is he now?" Ducky asked.
"He stormed off a few minutes ago. I'm worried about him. He is so upset." Jenny said as fresh tears rolled down her cheeks.
"I'll find him." Tony said leaving the room.
"You should calm down my dear." Ducky said taking a seat next to her bed. "Jethro has not been sleeping well and that could be behind his reaction to you today."
"He feels betrayed and thinks that I am hurting our babies by working."
"That is understandable from his point of view. Remember, he is terrified that he could lose these children."
"How are we going to get him over this irrational fear? I can't stop working and I can't stand fighting with him every day. We were just starting to get close again." Jenny whispered.
Ducky soothed her for a few minutes and then brought up Tony's suggestion.
"I was thinking the same thing. Maybe work is exactly what Jethro needs right now." Jenny said.
"Okay, then I will clear him for duty but Anthony will have to keep a very close eye on him."
"I also think we need to get Dr Rothman involved."
"I will call him and ask him to meet us here."
"Oh Ducky, Rothman said that Gibbs needs to feel needed and I just pushed him away!"
"There, there my dear. You need to calm yourself." Ducky said patting her shoulder.
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Tony called Gibbs' mobile number for the third time and again there was no answer.
Then he called Ziva.
"Hello Tony."
"Have you heard from Gibbs?"
"No, what's wrong."
Tony filled her in on what had happened.
"Get McGee to trace his number." Tony said.
Just as Ziva was about to speak to McGee, she heard him say, "Boss?"
Looking around she watched Gibbs stalk into the bullpen and head to his desk.
"Hello Gibbs." Ziva said so that Tony could here.
"Keep an eye on him. I'm on my way." Tony said before cutting the call.
"How are you feeling?" McGee asked.
"I'm fine." Gibbs said, popping two pills into his mouth and gulping down his coffee. "Fill me in on the case."
McGee looked at Ziva and then back at Gibbs.
"Well?" Gibbs demanded.
Ziva and McGee stood up simultaneously and went to stand in front of the plasma screen. Gibbs joined them and soon they were sharing details of their current case with Gibbs. Ziva observed as Gibbs got engrossed into the details and started barking his usual commands.
Tony arrived 30 minutes later and entered the bullpen.
"There you are."
"And your point is?" Gibbs asked.
"Nothing, Boss. I was waiting for your call." Tony said.
Gibbs stood up and headed to the elevator.
"DiNozzo." He shouted and Tony grimaced as he headed to the elevator. Ziva looked at McGee both communicating their concern for their senior agent.
Once inside the elevator, Gibbs stopped the elevator between floors and Tony squirmed.
"When it comes to Jenny, you will not keep anything from me." Gibbs said stepping right into Tony's personal space.
"Do I need to repeat myself?"
"No. Boss." Tony replied. "But … she … ah … she is the Director, Boss. Your Boss, the Big Boss. She ordered me…."
"Just make sure you keep me informed." Gibbs growled.
"Yes, Boss." Tony replied. "Are you ready to go home now?"
"Not by a long short." Gibbs said stepping back and rotating his shoulders as if to shake off the tension. Then he started the elevator up again. As the elevator doors opened, Abby practically ran into Gibbs.
"Oh, sorry. Oh Gibbs." Abby hugged him tightly. "Wait, what are you doing here? You're on leave."
"Not anymore." Gibbs said, turning her around and pushing her back towards her lab. "What you got Abby?"
"Oh, it's so good to hear those words." Abby grinned.
Yep, this is what he needs. Tony thought.
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Back at the hospital, Dr Rothmann listened to Jenny and Ducky.
"I will visit Jethro this evening at his house." Dr Rothmann said.
"How do I fix the situation with him?" Jenny asked. "He kept referring to 'his babies' instead of 'our babies'."
"He has just let go of a long held belief of punishing himself for the loss of his previous family. He feels empty now and this is very scary for him."
"Is that why his nightmares are getting worse?" Ducky asked.
"I suspect so. Just because he has made the decision to let go of the past, doesn't mean that the past will let go of him." Dr Rothmann said. "He is torn between the two and he has now latched onto the belief that he is the only one who can and must protect your babies."
"And I just pushed him away." Jenny whispered.
"Director," Rothmann said, "Jethro is obviously very sensitive to anything that indicates a lack of commitment from you. So you will need to reassure him and draw him back by showing him that you do prioritize these babies at the same level that he does."
"But how do I make him see that I do?"
"Let me speak to him tonight and gauge where he is. I also think that if he gets a night or two of deep uninterrupted sleep, he will be less agitated and more accommodating. When will you be going home?"
"Probably, tomorrow." Jenny said looking at Ducky, who nodded.
"Good. You should convince Jethro to stay with you."
"Okay." Jenny replied. "But he is so mad with me right now, what if he refuses?"