Sweet Moments
- Part Of The Job -
Leory Jethro Gibbs pulled his sleeping wife closer to him, Being careful to not hurt her shoulder. Burying his face into her hair and inhaling the smell he could only describe as Jen, He loved it so much and it bought him so much comfort especially after todays events he was so glad that she was ok. He felt her stirring slighty and pulled away watching her face closely for any signs that she was in pain or discomfort, But she simply snuggled into his chest and continued on sleeping. He kissed the top of her head gently and whispered 'I love you Jen'. As he watched her sleep he thought back to the events of that day:
Eariler In the day;
It had been like any other morning, Him and Jen had been walking out to their car when his phone had rang he had handed Jen his coffee while he answered his phone,
"Gibbs"
"Ah boss its me" Tony said wincing at the angry tone of his bosses voice
"Yea Dinozzo, I have caller ID why are you calling me" He snapped, Wondering what couldn't wait untill he got into work
"We have a problem boss" Tony told him
"I'm listening Dinozzo" He said unlocking the car so Jen and him could sit in its warmth as it was cold outside
"We have the warrant Boss" Tony said
"Then whats the problem Dinozzo?" Gibbs asked confused, They had been waiting for it all week what could be wrong with it
"Ah well remember Ziva's maternity leave starts today, And we need four Agents to execute the warrant boss some new rule that Michelle just told us about" Tony said hoping Gibb's would target his anger on the younger Agent and not himself, But he still held the phone away from his ear so he wasn't deafend by Gibb's yelling.
"What idiot let that rule pass" Gibbs exclaimed
His wife turned to look at him, Raising her eyebrows after all it was her Agency so chances are she was the 'Idiot' He was talking about
He looked at Jen and said
"Hold on a minute Tony"
He covered the mouth piece of his phone and said to Jen
"You have no meetings this morning right Jen?" He asked
"Nothing untill 1400" She told him wondering why he was asking
He smiled at her, The cheeky smile that she knew meant trouble.
He uncovered the mouthpiece of his phone and said;
"Don't worry Dinozzzo, Jen and I will meet you at the house. Whats the address?"
Tony was suprised but knew better than to comment when it came to Jen his head still hurt from the day he had made the mistake of checking her out, he gave Gibb's the address and they agreeded to meet in 20 minutes at the suspects house.
When Tony hung up his phone McGee went over to his desk,
"What did he say?" McGee asked, Wondering why Tony was looking so smug
He's going to meet us there" Tony said
"But what about the new rule?" He asked
Tony stood up and smirked at him
"Gibb's and The Director McGee will be meeting us at the house in 20 minutes"
"The Director?" McGee asked suprised
Tony smirked nodded and grabbed the keys and they headed out to the garage.
Jen turned to Gibb's
"So what are we doing then?" She asked him noticing that they were driving in the wrong direction for work
"Well Director, Seems someone signed off on a new rule that four people are needed to execute a search warrant and since Ziva's maternity leave starts today, and you have no meetings I thought you could be a field Agent for the morning" He said smiling at her
"Don't director me" She told him crossing her arms but trying not to smile, Secretly loving how he sounded when he was trying to tease her
He glanced over at her and noticed her trying not to smile, "Admit it Jen, the thought of being a field Agent again is exicting"
She shook her head smiling she had lost count of how many times they had had this particular talk and every now and then it was still bought up.
She was about to object when he turned to her and said "Here we are, Lets go see what Dinozzo and McGee have got"
He opened her door for her and placed his hand on her lower back and stared her towards where Tony and McGee were waiting for them.
"Warrant?" Gibbs asked
"Right here boss" Tony said handing over the blue folded paper to him
Gibb's put it in his back pocket and turned back to Tony and McGee
"You two take the back, Jen and I will go round the front, Call it if you see anything that doesn't look right" He told them
Tony and McGee nodded and headed around the back of the suspects house
Gibb's turned to Jen,
"Ready to be a Agent again Jen?" He grinned at her squeezing her shoulder to assure her it was going to be ok
She nodded and they moved into position,
"We are in position boss" Tony said quietly, Gibb's looked at Jen and nodded. She knocked on the front door of the suspects house and Gibb's called out
"NCIS, We have a search warrant open this door now"
They waited for a minute and no one answered the door
He looked at Jen he nodded again and she pulled out her gun, as he did the same
"On my count Dinozzo" He said into his headset
"Got it boss" Tony said signalling to McGee to get ready for Gibb's count
"1,2,3, Go!" Gibb's said
Gibbs's cleared the lounge, He heard Tony and McGee yelling 'Clear' but he didn't hear Jen.
"Jen?" He called out worried
Tony and McGee heard there Boss yelling out Jen's name and pulled their weapons back out and started heading in the same direction as Gibb's.
As Gibb's neared the bedroom where he had last seen Jen, he heard a Gunshot and then breaking glass then a car acclerating down the street
"Tony, McGee!" He yelled out both of them knowing what to do without further instruction
They headed outside to follow the car,
Gibbs entered the room with his gun drawn, As soon as he saw the room was empty he hurried over to Jen who was lying on the floor bleeding from a wound in her shoulder,
"Are you ok?" He asked her feeling so guilty as he dialed for a ambulance
"I'm fine" She told him, Wincing when he applied pressure to he shoulder to stop the bleeding
Tony and McGee came back into the house and went into the bedroom, They saw their boss leaning over Jen trying to stop her shoulder bleeding.
Neither of them wanted to speak first, But Gibb's bet them to it
"Did you get a plate number?" He asked them not turning around to look at them
"No Boss, and they shot the tyres so we couldn't follow them" Tony said
The Ambulance pulled up outside and Tony went to go meet it and McGee stayed and helped Gibb's try to stop the bleeding,
"You're going to be fine Jen, I promise" He said to her gently brushing the hair away from her eyes
She smiled weakly at him and just squeezed his hand in reply, The EMT's arrived and McGee stepped back to let them work but Gibb's refused to leave her side holding her hand the whole time.
Tony watched the ambulance drive down the street then he went back inside to where McGee was processing the bedroom.
"Anything probie?" He asked
"Some casing's, A couple of fingerprints but they were on the door so most likely The Director's" McGee told him
Tony nodded and opened his phone and dialed Abby's number
"Abby speaking" Was the cheerful greeting he was greeted with
"Ab's its Tony" He said
"Is Ducky with you?" He asked her, Hoping that she wasn't alone
"No" She told him
"Ok, Ab's I don't want you to worry but we are at the house and Gibb's has just gone with The Director to the hospital she was shot but she's going to be fine it was only a flesh wound" Tony said
Abby had stopped hearing him after he had said the words Shot. It made her think about Kate all over again
"Abby are you there still?" Tony asked gently
"Yes" She said quietly crying now
"Ab's I need you to go to Gibb's and The Director's house and get some clothes for her, Then you and Ducky get to Bethusda ASAP ok" He said hating that he had to give her the bad news over the phone
"Can you do that?" He asked her
"Yep, I can. Tony she is going to be ok right?" Abby asked
"I promise Ab's it's just A flesh wound she will be fine" He told her
McGee called out for Tony,
Tony told Abby he had to go, She said goodbye to him then headed down to get Ducky.
"What you got probie?" He asked
"Rego papers, They were here in the drawer" McGee said
"Way to go probie!" Tony said
He grabbed the papers and called the office and got a BOLO out on the car.
XxXx
Not to much later Ducky and Abby had arrived at the hospital. Abby was the first one to see Gibb's and her and Ducky hurried over to him.
Abby threw her arms around him and hugged him
"Don't worry Gibb's, She will be fine" She told him, After a few minutes Ducky cleared his throat "Why don't you go and see if you can find Jennifer's nurse" He suggested to Abby
She agreeded and went off in search of the nurse while Ducky guided Gibb's over to the plasitc chairs,
"Jethro, What did the doctor say?" He asked
"That it's just a flesh wound they have to stich it up and then she can come home" Gibb's said his voice hollow
"Jethro look at me" Ducky said
"It is not your fault" He told Gibb's
Gibb's just nodded not really feeling any better
Abby came bouncing back,
"We can go and see her if we want" She told them
Gibb's stood up quickly and followed Abby down the hospital corridor to Jen's room, When he got there he hurried over to her and kissed her
"I'm so sorry Jen" He told her
"Don't be" She told him, Slipping her hand into his knowing that they both needed the comfort
Ducky walked over to Jen and kissed her on the cheek, "How are you dear?" He asked her
"Fine, Thank you Ducky" She told him smiling to assure him she really was ok
Abby gave her a hug careful not to hurt her,
"I bought you a change of clothes" Abby said holding up a bag for Jen to see
"Thank you Abby" She said smiling at the younger women
Ducky noticed that Gibb's hadn't taken his eyes of Jen since the three of them had entered the room, He knew that him and Abby should leave them alone to talk. He cleared his throat,
"Me and Abby should get going" He said
Gibb's nodded and said,
"Thank you for everything"
Ducky smiled at them both and Abby went over and hugged them both before leaving with Ducky.
"Don't worry Jethro" She told him as he sat beside her hospital bed holding her hand. Abby and Ducky had just left.
"It isn't you fault" She said trying to ease the pain that she could see in his eyes.
"I shouldn't have made you come Jen" He said quietly
"Hey, Look at me" She told him
"It's part of the job Jethro, We both know the risks and you couldn't have stopped me from coming with you this morning ok" She told him softly
He nodded letting her words wash over him, He knew she was right but he still couldn't help but feel guilty
She leant closer to him and kissed him passionatly, "Now do you believe me" She asked him smiling at him, He was about to kiss her back when The doctor walked into her room,
"Are you ready to go home Mrs Gibb's?" He asked her
She nodded very happy to be leaving, just like her husband she hated hospitals.
"Ok well if your husband will come with me to sign the release papers, you can go home right away" The doctor told them both
Gibb's went with the doctor to sign the necessary paperwork and Jen got out of bed and into the clothes that Abby had bought in for her.
Gibb's came back into the room a little while later, "Ready" He asked her
"Yep" She said grabbing his hand and practically dragging him out of the room towards the lift,
"Slow down Jen" He teased her
She turned to look at him
"I hate this place Jethro, All I want to do is go home and go to bed" She told him
"Really?" He had said to her rasieing his eyebrows at her
"To sleep Jethro" She told him laughing
He had been in the kitchen cleaning up the dishes from the morning when his phone had rung, He glanced at the screen and saw it was from Tony,
"Tell me you have the bastard Dinozzo" He said
"We do Boss" Tony said, Watching McGee handcuff the suspect and put him in the back of the car, "We found the gun in the car with him and it looks to be the one that shot The Director. We are bringing him in now" Tony told him
"Ok Dinozzo good job" Gibb's said
Jen sneaked up behind up and slipped her arms around his waist,
"Who was that?" She asked
"Tony, Him and McGee got the guy" He told her turning around so he was facing her
He pulled her into a hug
"I love you so much Jen" He told her
"I love you to" She told him snuggling into his embrace
They stood there for awhile, He noticed her yawning
"Time to go to sleep" He told her
She was about to protest but it was no good, He scooped her up in his arms and carried her up the stairs to their bedroom
He placed her on the bed
"Sleep Jen" He told her standing up
She grabbed his hand and stopped him
"Only if you sleep to" She told him smiling up at him
He smiled back at her knowing aruging was pointless and got into bed with her, He wrapped his arms around her and she snuggled into his embrace and that is the way they stayed till the next morning.
END