Time to Ourselves

The following morning at breakfast Jenny and Jethro had learned that their daughters had plans for the night as well as for over the weekend. Thus leaving Jenny and Jethro no need to have Noemi come over. After learning that they would be alone over the weekend both Jenny and Jethro flew into action. Jenny called Noemi up to give her the day and the weekend off with pay.
Jethro on the other hand went into planning mode as to how he wanted their weekend to go.  Following her phone call, Jenny’s mind had jumped to the next topic. Jenny contemplated what her daughters were doing once they got out of school and if she should send some agents with them. She knew that she had to; they were now in the public eye, which would heighten the risk for the girls. Jenny just had to decide who she was going to send on her daughters’ protection detail. One thing was certain, Jennifer Shepard – Gibbs’ maternal side came out without a doubt.
While at the office, things got a bit more interesting when Jethro and his team had an unexpected visitor from Jethro’s past. Six years ago things were just as interesting as they were now when Jethro’s mother-in-law, Joann came around. Of course despite the seriousness of Joann being the murderer of her fiancé; Jenny found it for the most part absolutely entertaining to see how bothered Jethro was by having Joann around. At least time around they didn’t have to hide their marriage from Joann if came around. And as predicted she did just that.
Jenny came down to the squad room from her office with a smile on her face. All of hers and Jethro’s agents on Jethro’s team were in the squad room with Jethro. Both Ziva and Jaylyn noticed Jenny’s smile.
“She’s up to something.”  Jaylyn instant messaged Ziva.
“And at Jethro’s expense probably. We should play along.”
“She just gave me the nod to play along with her, we have to.”
“Jethro, you have a visitor waiting for you downstairs with security.” Jenny said.
“Who is it, Director?”
“Your mother-in-law.”
“Which one? He’s had four.” Tony said.
“Five, Tony.” Jaylyn corrected.
“Which one, Director?” Jethro asked as he started to get impatient with his wife.
“Is it yours and Jay’s mom, Director?” McGee asked.
“Can’t be that mother-in-law, McGee.”  Ziva replied.
“Why not?”
“That mother-in-law died years ago, just after the Director gave birth to the girls.”
“It can’t be any of the mothers of your ex-wives, boss. They hate you just as much as their daughters do.” Tony joked.
“David, slap him for me.” Jethro instructed.
“Shannon’s mother is waiting downstairs for you. I told security that you would be down there to escort her up.” Jenny said smirking at Jethro.
Jethro paused slightly once he reached Jenny before continuing onto the elevator to retrieve his former mother-in-law.
“You’ll pay for this once we get home tonight.” Jethro said as he gave Jenny a quick peck on her cheek.
“You don’t scare me like you use to; Jethro.”
Jethro laughed as he walked the rest of the way to the elevator.
“What did he say, Director?” Tony asked curiously.
“Nothing that you need to know, Agent DiNozzo.”
Tony was a bit puzzled.
“Its need to know and you don’t, Tony.” Jenny said.
“That was cruel; Director, but absolutely entertaining.” Ziva said.
             “All the more fun for me.”
            Jenny returned to her office for the remainder of the work day as Jethro and company dealt with Joann. Before long it was time to call it a night, time for Joann to return to her marina side home and for Jethro to implement his plan. The team had left before Jenny, Jethro and Joann had; they wanted to miss the fireworks if there were any.
            “Its time to go home, Joann. There’s nothing more we can do.” Jethro said.
            “Why are you in such a hurry, Jethro? You’re just going home to an empty house and your boat.”
            “Not exactly. My wife will be down here in a few minutes to go home with me.”
            “Your wife? You married again after your exes?”
            “Yes I did.”
            Jethro got a text message from Jenny telling him that she was on her way down.
            “Not to be disrespectful, Joann; but you need to go. We can’t have anyone here in the building after a certain time, its protocol.”
            It was clear that Joann didn’t want to leave; she wanted to see who her former son-in-law had replaced her daughter with this time around. After a while Joann realized she wasn’t going to get anywhere with Jethro so she left just before Jenny joined her husband in the squad room.
            “Took her long enough.” Jenny said.
            “She’s always been stubborn, Jen. Her stubbornness is one of the things Shannon and Kelly inherited from her.”
            “Bet Joann would say that Kelly got her stubbornness from you. Our girls definitely got theirs from you.” Jenny said as she winked at Jethro.
            “Some of it came from you too.”
            “So why didn’t Joann leave right away?”
            “Kind of let it slip that I remarried again and that I was waiting on you. She just wanted to see for herself that it was you I was referring too.”
            “You should have told her Jethro. She’s going to find out either way and then she’ll find out about the girls. And you know as well as I do that Joann will see me as Shannon’s replacement just as she saw Diane and that other ex-wife of yours; what’s her name.”
            “You know that exes’ name, Jen.” Jethro said as they got on the elevator.
            Once the elevator began its descent down to the lobby, Jenny pulled the ever Gibbs’ elevator stop move when she hit the emergency stop switch.
            “Listen to me, Jethro. Your former mother-in-law isn’t going to be pleased to find out that I am your wife and that we have daughters. She is going to see it as you replacing her daughter and granddaughter. You have to talk to her.”
            “Fine Jen, I will but before I do; let’s enjoy our three day weekend alone and I’ll worry about Joann on Monday.”
            “Clearly you have something up your sleeves.”
            “Me never.” Jethro said as modestly as he could as he flicked the emergency switch again.
            “You never could lie to me, Jethro. I can see right pass that smile of yours, always have.”
            “I know you have. But there was one time I did get one past you.”
            “Mhmm?”
            “I did remember our time in Serbia when you asked me ten years ago and that whole Shannon bit in my ICU room during my second coma was just to piss you off.” Jethro said as they got off the elevator and headed to their car in the parking lot.
            “I know Jethro, I remember the picture you left me and I could see it in your eyes during the coma fiasco that you knew perfectly that I wasn’t Shannon.”
            Once they got in their car the real discussion began.
            “Why did you let the girls come to the State dinner the other night?”
            “It was purely a suggestion made by the First Lady and I wasn’t going to say no after she and the Vice President’s wife asked if the girls could attend. It would’ve been rude to say no.”
            The drive home to their empty house continued and Jenny began to wonder what Jethro had planned. When they arrived home, Jethro told Jenny to change and to relax in the living room while he did what he needed to do. After a while Jenny could smell Jethro cooking dinner in the kitchen. She knew something was up since Jethro always left the cooking up to her and Noemi. The scent of what smelled like steak au’poivre wafted from the kitchen to the living room where Jenny was reading her book. Clearly Jethro was in a teasing mood.
            Jenny couldn’t take the temptation of her husband cooking for her much longer, so with that she got up and left her book on the living room table as she headed to the kitchen. When she got to the kitchen, Jenny found the French kitchen glass, wood framed doors slightly opened. Once Jethro noticed Jenny trying to sneak in to snag a quick bite before dinner was finished, he turned to close the doors to keep Jenny from coming in.
            “Not fair; Jethro, not fair.” Jenny said.
            “You have to wait just like I do.”
            “You know that when it comes to steak au’poivre, I don’t like to wait; especially when you make it for me.”
            “Wait.”
            “Leroy Jethro Gibbs, let me in or the Director will send you to all the upcoming seminars that your head is going to be spinning.”
            “Relax, Jen. Dinner is about to be served.”
            A few minutes into the meal, Jethro was pleased to see the look of pure happiness mixed with a bit of pleasure displayed across Jenny’s face.
            “You look quite content.” Jethro said between bites.
            “Why wouldn’t I be? My husband just made my favorite dinner for me and topped it off with my favorite brand of bourbon.”
            “Well either way I am pleased that you are pleased.”
            “So what do you have planned for the remainder of our children – free weekend?” Jenny asked.
            “You see as we go.”
            “I’ll tell you there is one thing that I do want.” Jenny said seductively as she took a hold of Jethro’s hand after they had cleaned up dinner and led him up to their bedroom.
            “You sure you didn’t have too much to drink at dinner, Jen?”  Jethro asked as they stood in front of the base of their bed.
            “Just shut up and do as I say, when I say to.” Jenny responded as she pushed Jethro back onto their bed, she started to remove her clothing as she straddled him before she de-clothed him and her way with him.
            At one point giving Jethro a chance to gather himself, Jen laid back on her side so that she was facing him.
            “That was for being a tease earlier.” Jenny said.