Sweet Moments
- The Toaster -

She woke up and reached over to the other side of the bed for her husband and found that it was empty but still warm, He must have just got up she thought to herself she debated if she should get up and see where he was or if she should go back to sleep she rolled over and looked at the clock its red glowing numbers showed the time was 0400 she groaned to herself deciding to go and find him knowing if he was up at this hour something must be wrong. She pushed the covers off her and shivered from the cold she looked at the floor and saw his shirt was still on the floor where it had been thrown by her last night, She smiled to herself as she slipped it on loving how it smelt of him.

She walked down the stairs and into the kitchen where she could hear him doing something, When she walked in she couldn't help but laugh at him.

He was sitting at their kitchen table, The toaster that McGee had given them for a wedding present was in pieces covering almost all of the table. They had been meaning to return it because it wouldn't work but it looked like he had decided to try and fix it himself. He had heard her footsteps but her laughter had shocked him. He was about to ask her why she was awake at such a early hour when she bet him to it.

"What are you doing?" She asked him, Walking over to him and kissing him gently on the mouth before she sat down.

"It won't work" He mumbled picking up the side of the toaster examining it closely once again

"It's 0400 Jethro, and we already know it doesn't work remember? We have been meaning to return it for awhile now" She told him "We don't even have toast anyway, So why does it matter?"

But he didn't answer her, He just picked up the screwdriver and attempted to attach the sides back onto the toaster with force

She winced as she noticed the force he was attacking the toaster with, She reached across the table and pulled the screwdriver from his hand and slipped her hand into his gently rubbing the back of his hand with her thumb knowing it calmed him down.

"Why are you up now anyway? Is it the case?" She asked him, She got no response so she decided to ask another question, She knew that when he was ready he would tell her.

"Honey, You know I love you" She said trying to stop herself from laughing, But the expression of confusion he had on his face was priceless 'Who would have thought Leory Jethro Gibbs outsmarted by a toaster' She thought to herself silently.

"But we both know there are somethings you are better at than others, And i'm pretty sure that I can safely say fixing anything electrical isn't one of the things you are good at" She told him smiling, Knowing that any second now he was going to give her his famous 'Gibb's Stare' and sure enough a few seconds later he looked up at her and gave her the look,

"Jen I can fix this" He told her stubbornly

"It's 0400!" She exclaimed

"I know, you mentioned it a couple of times already" He told her

She breathed deeply hating seeing him hurt like this,

"Do you want to talk about?" She asked

"Really Jen, I just can't sleep" He said, Looking at her now trying to convince her he was fine.

She leant in close to him, He thought she was going to kiss him again but instead she whispered in his ear,

"You have a tell to you know Jethro"

He sighed knowing that he was stupid for trying to keep his pain from her, That is what he loved most about her how she was never afraid to push him till he told her what was wrong.

"The case, It just reminds me of Kate" He told her

As soon as she heard him mention Kate, She understood why it was that he didn't want to sleep for months after Kate's death he would have nightmares of Ari shooting her and he would wake up almost crying she remembered those nights all to well she had hated knowing there was nothing she could do to stop the pain he was feeling apart from hold him as he had tried to sleep again.

"Do you want me to get another team to take it?" She asked him already knowing the answer she would recieve

"No, It's fine." He told her

"It was just such a shock the girl looked so much like Kate, Even Ducky thought it was and I thought Dinozzo was going to pass out when he saw the body" He said

She was looking at him worried, Her eyes asking so many questions

"Don't worry Ziva is looking after him" He told her

She nodded, Knowing that Ziva wouldn't let anything happen to Tony.

"Tell me about it" She said quietly

"Nothing to tell Jen, It was just a shock seeing the girl lying there" He said closing his eyes trying to stop the pictures from entering his mind.

She reached over and put her arms around him pulling his body to hers.

"I love you" She told him, Knowing she couldn't stop the memories of Kate's death

"I love you to Jen" He told her, Feeling better after having told her

"Are you going to come back to bed?" She asked him

"Yea I am" He told her glancing at the table that was still covered with the toaster, She saw him staring at the table and laughed

"Don't worry Jethro, You can't be good at everything" She told him walking out of the kitchen

He turned the light off then followed her into the foyer and caught up with her and the bottom of the stairs, He snaked his arms around her waist and picked her up

"And just what am I good at Jen?" He teased her, His eyes sparkling

She looked at him and laughed, "Take me upstairs and I will show you" She teased him back and that was exactly what he did.

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