Marseilles' Nightlife

Jethro was able to finally to convince Jenny to get out of their hotel room, out of their bed for awhile. They had decided to travel to Paris and spend some time there together. After all, Paris was one of the most beautiful cities in the world when it was lit up at night. At one point Jethro and Jenny were pulled over on the expressway they were taking from Marseilles to Paris by a French cop.
“Excuse me sir; I need your license, passport and insurance card.” the French cop said in French.
“Told you driving at 175 miles per hour on the expressway was a bad move.” Jenny quietly said.
“Officer how does this work for you?” Jethro asked as he showed the cop his NCIS ID followed by his badge.
“Sorry, no.”
“Officer, please excuse my husband; we’re in your beautiful country on our honeymoon. We just renewed our vows a few hours ago. This is our vacation from our careers as Federal Agent in the U.S.’ NCIS.”
“NCIS?”
“That I’ll never get use to.” Jethro commented.
“Naval Criminal Investigative Service.” Jenny said as she clinched her side in agony.
Seeing Jenny in pain the cop let them go. Jethro was concerned.
“What’s wrong?”
“Cramps and they are excruciatingly painful.”
“How bad is that?”
“Try imagining the worst gunshot wound you ever had such as the one you had to deal with in Positano couple that with giving birth to four  eight pound and twenty ounces babies through your urethra  one after the other and you’ll understand what I went through.”
“I should get you to the nearest hospital.”
“Jethro, I love how concerned you are right now but all I need a cup of coffee and some Midol.”
“I’ll see what I can do.”
A few minutes later Jenny doubled over in pain once again which piqued Jethro’s concern again.
“Cramps?”
“No something worse than that?”
"Like???"
“Try this and having your intuition telling you that there is something wrong at home.” Jenny said as she removed her bloodied hand from her side and showing Jethro.
“Where were you shot?”
“My side, just above the hip bone.”
“What is your intuition saying is wrong back home?” Jethro said trying to process everything as he decided it was time to call the honeymoon over.
“Its saying that there is something wrong with the girls, like one of them is hurt. We need to get back.”
“It’s a good thing that I packed our things before we left.” Jethro said.
“I’ll call the hotel and see if we can borrow the President’s plane to get back.”
            “That cop must have shot you when he pulled us over. I’m going have his ass in jail for life for what he did.” Jethro said absolutely furious at the fact that some psychopath shot his wife let alone shot the Director of a US Federal agency.
Jenny could tell how pissed off Jethro was as she wrapped up the phone calls she was making. She knew that Jethro took it personally when some crazed psychopath, some mentally disturbed sociopath went after the women he cared for and vowed to keep safe. The last time she saw him on this kind of rampage was just after Kate was killed by Ari. The minute Ari had crossed the line and gone after Abby then sent one of his men after her, Jenny saw vengeance in her husband’s eyes.  Those early years of her time as Director of NCIS were the hardest for them.
Hiding their marriage, their daughters and trying not to slip up when they were around the team wasn’t the easiest task they had. Although they both knew as Jethro sped off to the Charles De Gaulle airport that more often than not it was Jenny that was the one who tended to slip up during the early years of her administration.
“Call Ziva and find out what is going on. Tell her to have Ducky on standby at Dulles when we land. I want him to have you stitched up before we see the girls.”
“What am I? Wonder Woman?” Jenny asked sarcastically.
“Well I am the one who’s driving to get us to the airport before you lose too much blood.”
“And I am the one who’s bleeding the side of her stomach. Ouch.” Jenny said as she grabbed her right leg just above the knee.
“What’s wrong now?”
“That bastard shot me in the leg too; the bullet just lodged itself in my ACL.”
When Jethro heard Jenny utter the words that she had been shot twice many things were running through his mind. He wanted to kill the son of a bitch that shot his wife. But he knew he had to get her back to the States before the unthinkable happened.
In the back of Jethro’s mind was the fact that he had already buried one wife. He wasn’t about to bury a second.  The same went when it came down to whatever was going on with the girls. He wasn’t going to bury another daughter after Kelly. The same applied to Ziva and Abby after Kate.
The flight back to the States dragged on for Jethro. A nearly eight hour flight was hell for Jethro. He couldn’t take seeing Jenny in pain. He couldn’t take hearing her scream in pain. He was worried about their daughters. He wasn’t sure what was going on back home with the girls or which one was hurt. Or how bad it was.
Thankfully Jenny had been able to get through Ducky, who would be on standby at Dulles with Palmer to help Jenny. With that minor comfort Jethro moved on to the next thing on his mind that he kept toying with. Jenny could see that he was torn.
“I want you at the hospital with the girls when we land, Jethro.”
“I’m not leaving you. I left Shannon after I promised that I’d protect her from everything. I broke that promise once; I’m not going to break it again. I am staying with you.”
“Leroy Jethro Gibbs, you are going to be at our daughter’s side while Ducky fixes me up. I will be in good hands and you know it.”
“Jen.”
“Leroy.”
“Jennifer.”
“Leroy. Don’t make me bring the Director into this.”
Before long they had landed at Dulles. Ducky and Palmer were waiting on the tarmac for them. Jethro carried Jenny off of the plane and onto the gurney that was waiting for Jenny.
“I’ll take care of her, Jethro. She’ll be safe with me.” Ducky assured Jethro.
“I’m a phone call away if you need me for anything.” Jethro whispered into Jenny’s ear.
“Keep me updated on our girls. Call me the minute you get there.”
“Be discreet, Duck.”
“Will do, Jethro.”
Jethro left as Ducky and Palmer wheeled Jenny on the gurney back to the Autopsy van. Once he got to his ’71 Dodge Challenger RT Hemi where they had left it days ago, Jethro sent Jenny a picture message. It was a picture of the orchid and cherry blossom Jenny had left sitting in the middle of the dashboard from the day they had gone the Phillies versus Orioles game.
INTERTWINED ALWAYS AND FOREVER, WITH ALL MY LOVE; JG.
Jenny’s iPhone buzzed and binged when she received Jethro’s message. Ducky was driving them back to NCIS leaving Jenny in the care of Palmer. The sound of Jenny’s phone going off made Palmer jump a bit when he had heard it. Jenny couldn’t help but laugh at Palmer’s expense.
“Palmer, could you please hand me my phone once you gather yourself.”
“It’s a picture message, Ma’am.”
“Can I have my phone please?”
“But Director, you can barely move.”
“Mr. Palmer, give her phone to her. The message is for her eyes only.” Ducky said knowing full well who the message was from.
“Thank-you, Ducky.” Jenny said as she extended her left arm towards Palmer.
Palmer handed Jenny her phone.
“Now if you don’t mind, Palmer. I’d like some privacy.”
Palmer then joined Ducky in the front of the van. Jenny then once she was sure she had her privacy returned the favor to Jethro.
BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T GET TO SEE THESE IN THE PARISIAN LIGHTS, MY LOVE.

French Honeymoon

By 10am CET; the newly re-committed, second time around newlyweds had landed in France. It didn’t take Jenny and Jethro long to get to their room in the hotel they were staying at. It also didn’t take them long to get settled in.  Jenny and Jethro had decided that they’d spend their first day in Marseilles in their room since they didn’t get much sleep on the flight over from the States. Jenny had decided that she’d lounge around in a pair of her pre-ripped, dark washed, favorite boyfriend cut jeans along with a thick strapped blue tank top sandwiched between her lace brace and the crop tee that she had packed.
She knew if she had left one of her shoulders uncovered by the tee that Jethro wouldn’t be able to contain himself. They were in France after all and she knew that between them being in the City of Love and the way she choose to dress that her husband would be easy to break. Jenny also decided to take it a step further when she tousled her hair so that it had that messy curled look to it. Now all she needed was either a pair of wedged sandals or a pair of peek-a-boo stilettos and her look of seduction would be complete.  Jenny sent a quick text to her sister, Ziva and Abby knowing they would be up back in the States.
“Wedges or stilettos?” Jenny sent.
“Wedges.”  Abby texted back.
It didn’t surprise Jenny any that Abby was awake at 4am back home. She was probably still wired on the countless Caf-Pows Jethro and the other men had gotten her at the after party.
“Stilettos, Jen.” Jaylyn answered back.
“Stilettos, Jenny. Have fun teasing Jethro.” Ziva said.
Seconds later before Jenny could respond to Ziva, she had gotten another text from both Jaylyn and Abby.
“Have fun teasing Jethro. Can’t wait to hear about it later.”
“Don’t torture, Gibbs too much; we’ll still need him when you guys get back.”
After reading the additional text messages, Jenny answered them all back.
“I’ll try to behave.”
“Just remember, Director; the kids don’t like it when Mommy and Daddy fight. Neither set of kids.” Abby had sent with a winking smiley face emoticon.
“You guys sure, my Uggs are looking pretty comfy right now after the flight.”
“My God, Jen; just choose a pair of shoes and go screw your husband.” Jaylyn said.
“Jen, for God sake’s its four am here and some of us aren’t as fortunate as you when it comes to getting over a hangover in the City of Love. Some of us are stuck dealing with hangovers and DiNozzo back here. Go screw your husband.” Ziva said.
“Please Mommy, go bother Daddy. I am sure he’d like that.”
Jenny decided that she’d save the Uggs for later and she slipped into the pair peek-a-boo stilettos she had brought over with her.  After Abby’s text, Jenny left her phone on the bed. She’d check it later when the girls would text her to tell her and Jethro they were at school. Right now it was time to torture Jethro. Jenny knew she’d have fun with this, she always did.
Jethro was in the mini kitchen making breakfast for Jenny and himself. Jethro didn’t hear the clicking of Jenny’s heels on the floor as she approached him.
“Your eye sight is bad not your hearing, Jethro.” Jenny said in attempts to get her husband to look up from what he was doing at that moment.
“Cute Jen.”
“I thought it was.”
“So what kept you besides the wardrobe change?”
“I was texting my sister, Ziva and Abby.”
“Jen, its four in the morning back home; you probably woke them up.”
“Only Jaylyn and Ziva; Abby is still wired on all those Caf-Pows you and the others got her at the renewal.”
“You still woke two of them up and it was probably for something that was frivolous.”
“Okay Jethro, that’s enough of that. I don’t want to bring the Director out to keep you in line while we’re here.”
“Anyway you do look good.” Jethro said as he kissed her on the cheek while he scrambled the eggs for their breakfast.
“Thank-you, thought you’d like it.” Jenny said as she took scooped up a bit of the melted chocolate from the marble pancakes Jethro was making for them and dabbed it on Jethro’s cheek.
“We can’t do this now.” Jethro said knowing full well where Jenny was going with this.
“Watch me.”
Jenny then licked the chocolate she had put on Jethro’s cheek off and switched to kissing him until he caved.
“Jen, the eggs and pancakes will burn if I give in.”
“I can fix that.” Jenny said as she turned the burners the pancakes and eggs were each on.
“You’re such a tease.”
“So, me being a tease get you to do whatever I want you to.”
“Maybe I just let you have your way.”
“If you….” Jenny trailed off as she kissed Jethro in attempt to draw him closer to her.
“were just letting….”
“me have my way….” Jenny continued as Jethro was as close to her as humanly possible now.
“then you would….”
“be the one on…..”
“top.” Jenny said finishing her seduction walk and talk.
“Sure Jen, we’ll go with that.”
“Jethro, just lie down, shut up and…..”
“be a good boy.” Jenny said finishing her sentence as she pushed Jethro back onto their bed as she imitated Ziva’s How disappointing line from eleven years back.
“Just remember you were on top seventeen years ago when we were first here.”
“I remember; that was one of my better decisions after all.”
“Agreed.”
“That decision gave you the opportunity to be a father and a husband again while it gave me the chance to actually be your wife instead of being your wife.”
“It also gave you the chance to actually be a mother.” Jethro said trying to imitate her.
“Cute Jethro.”
Before long the morning activities that Jenny negotiated her way into getting ensued. Jenny was on top as expected. Jethro gave Jenny just what she wanted. Just what she had asked for. This was all the breakfast Jenny needed.
“Guess that breakfast I was making for us is out of the question.”
“Ah yeah.” Jenny answered just after they had finished their fifth go around.
Jenny lay in their bed on her stomach. The bedding coming just to her waist line. Leaving her upper body exposed much to Jethro pleasure. The sunlight was streaming in the window and played across Jenny which pleased Jethro even more. For Jenny’s viewing pleasure Jethro left the bedding off of himself.
Jenny rested her head on Jethro’s bare, perfectly sculpted chest and was lulled to sleep by the sound of Jethro’s heartbeat. They both knew that was one thing neither of them would ever take for granted in a million years.
Hours later Jenny woke up.
“So what do you want to do now?”
“We could…..”
“Why don’t we take a break from that for a while?”
“Hell must be freezing over if Leroy Jethro Gibbs doesn’t want to have sex.”
“Its not that I don’t want to have sex with you. I just need a break, a chance to recoup from earlier.”
“Well at least now after all these years I got you to admit that you can’t pace yourself.”
“I’ve got one word for you, Jenny.”
“Umm.” Jenny replied as the reversed the situation from eleven years ago.
“Positano.”
“Jethro, I gave that one to you.”
 

The Renewal

Jethro left and took his place at the altar with Franks, Tony and McGee beside him. Amira proceeded down the aisle tossing orchid petals and cherry blossom petals on the ground. Shortly she was followed by her cousins, Arabella, Delilah, Emiliana and Madison. Then just before Jenny was escorted down the aisle; Jaylyn, Ziva, Abby and Leyla all made their way down the aisle.

            The moment of truth came as Jenny positioned herself in the middle of the aisle just after the white curtained French doors were closed after Leyla exited the building. No one but Jenny knew who was escorting her down the aisle to Jethro. That was a surprise for everyone.

            Behind the French doors as Jenny stood in the middle of the aisle waiting for her cue and for the doors to open, she was joined by Ducky. The nerves were still running high, thankfully her talk with Jethro moments ago had lessen her nerves some. Ducky could sense a bit of hesitation radiating from his friend. He knew he could never really get Jenny to completely relax, but if he was able to help in any way he would.

            “Just breathe, my dear. We’re all here with you. Just breathe and block out all of the other people here. It’s just you, Jethro, your girls and your extended family.”

            “Thank-you Ducky.”

            Jenny and Ducky’s cue to start walking down the aisle began to play. The ushers opened the doors as all of those in attendance rose from their seats and turned to see the person of the hour on the arm of one of DC’s highly respected Medical Examiners ever. Jethro was completely stunned when he saw Jenny in her white bodes gown. This time around Jenny had opted to go sans veil and any other possible head piece. Even wearing a white gown was a bit of stretch for her. Jenny wasn’t exactly virginal, she hadn’t been in quite some time.

Neither were her younger counterparts with the exception of her daughters and her goddaughter being the five exceptions to that minor detail. As she and Ducky slowly progressed down the aisle that was the one thing on her mind in regards to her daughters who were waiting for her at the altar a few steps away from their dad, that Jenny hoped would never change until the day they each got married. She knew it was the same wish Leyla had for Amira. It was a wish all mothers had for their daughter, daughters. Jenny could tell that Jethro was a bit on the eager side with this renewal.

She knew where he wanted to be. It was the same place he always wanted to be when it came to the two of them. At least she was able to take comfort that she didn’t have to worry about her girls. Jenny had spent the last few hours before the ceremony arranging who the girls would stay with that night as well as when she and Jethro were over in Paris. Jenny had to admit to herself that she like Jethro also wanted to get their renewal night.

            Jenny and Ducky were now only a few steps away from Jethro and the rest of the bridal party. They had just gotten to where Jackson was seated which was right next to Palmer, Breena, Cynthia and Camilla. Jenny switched her bouquet to her hand that was resting on Ducky’s so that she could hold her father-in-law’s hand for a brief moment before she had to take the last step to Jethro. As she stood in between Jackson and Ducky she could hear both Tony and Franks telling Jethro how gorgeous they though she looked. She expected that much from the two of them.

            Jenny squeezed Jackson’s hand, thanking him for coming.

            “I wouldn’t miss this for anything in the world.” Jackson whispered to his daughter-in-law.

            Jenny and Ducky took their last steps to the altar.

            “You’re so pretty, Aunt Jenny.” Amira said after Jenny took Jethro’s arm.

            “Thank-you.”

            Jenny handed her bouquet to Ziva and took Jethro’s other hand in hers as they turned to the official. When it came to the person officiating, that was Jethro’s surprise for Jenny. When Jenny saw the familiar face standing with the others at the altar. Seeing her predecessor standing just behind Jethro was a complete and utter shocker for her. Jethro knew how much Jenny wanted to keep the renewal within the NCIS family.

            “It’s good to see you again, Director.” Morrow said to Jenny before he spoke to everyone else.

            “Tom, please call me Jenny; we aren’t at the Navy Yard.”

            Morrow nodded and proceeded on with the ceremony.

            “Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today as Jethro and Jennifer recommit themselves today before all of you and their family.”

            The renewal ceremony continued on. Morrow had Jenny recite her vows. Then Jethro was permitted to recite his vows.  Morrow then had Jenny and Jethro exchange the rings they got for each other for the renewal.

            After the ceremony they had party for everyone that was in attendance. Jethro’s one condition when it came to the renewal was that he and Jenny along with their daughters were sitting with his team, Ducky, Palmer and Breena, Cynthia, Franks, Leyla and Amira. Randomly Amira starts rambling and asks everyone at the table a question or two.

            “I heard some of the kids in my class at school talk about September 11^th, 2001 at recess the other day. I asked my teacher what the other kids were talking about and she said a bunch of terrorists hijacked four American planes and killed a lot of innocent people when they crashed the planes. What happened that day?”

            “Well sweetie, four terrorists did hijack some of planes fifteen years ago. Two of the planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York, The third plane crashed into the Pentagon and the last plane went down in a Pennsylvanian field. A lot of people died that day.” Franks said trying to be as calm as possible.

            “A few years after that day was when I met your Daddy, Amira. Soon after that we made you and after you were born we went to live with Grandpa since Daddy died.”

            “Okay, I have one more question.”

            “Go ahead.” Jethro encouraged her.

            “Where were all of you guys when the bad men came?”

            That question was definitely a load question. Cynthia, the girls and Breena didn’t answer. Everyone else remained quiet until they figured out what they would say to Amira. They all wondered how they’d tell a nine year old what they were doing that day. It seemed insurmountable.

            “Where were you that day?”

            “I was here in DC; working at NCIS and taking care of my girls.” Jethro answered.

            “I was about to start running an op in Cairo at the time.”

            “I was helping Jethro with my nieces.”

            “I was about to join Jenny on her op.”

            “I was working on a case that Gibbs and his then team brought in, I was working on the evidence.”

            “I was transitioning from Baltimore PD to NCIS.”

            “I was graduating FLETC and starting to work as an agent at the Norfolk office.”

            “I was examining the body that came from the case; Jethro had.”

            “I was looking for a job.” Palmer said.

            “I was having a drink at the Cantina.”

            “Well I was in a market in Baghdad.”

            “Oh.” Amira said.

            The after party continued on and it was as if Amira hadn’t asked about one of America’s most testing times. At one point Tony had gone up to dance where most of the younger agents that were in attendance. Ziva was the one who had spent the most time on the dance floor with Tony. This also led McGee to question what really was going on between his friends for the umpteenth time. Seeing two of her agents dancing together and each of them letting the other get as close to the other as humanly possible reminded her of herself and Jethro. Abby and McGee danced a bit, which was somewhat expected. Everyone knew that Abby could get McGee to do just about anything she wanted him to do.

            What intrigued Jenny the most was seeing her kid sister using her wiles on one of the other NCIS agents. Maybe there would another wedding in the future for the Shepard women if everything went the right way with Jaylyn’s new romance.

            As the party began to wrap up things changed. The girls went back home with  Leyla and Amira. The number of DC power players began to dwindle down some. The President, his wife and their children remained for a bit as did Jethro’s team and Franks did. At first Jenny was a bit concerned as far as if it was safe for the girls to head home with Leyla and Amira. Jethro saw the concern.

            “Don’t worry, she can shoot. Franks taught her years ago when we had to deal with her mother and Bell.”

            Then Jethro stood up and escorted Jenny to the dance floor.

            “Looks like we finally get our dance.” Jenny said as Jethro gave the signal to McGee to hit play on the boom box.

            The melody started to float through the air and engulf the love birds as they were watched by their friends and remaining family member. They were all intrigued by the sight in front of them.

            “It’s like watching a fairytale.” Abby said.

            “It is.” Ziva said.

            “It always is with them.”Jaylyn chimed in.

            “And it always will be.” Ducky said stating his peace.

            As Jenny and Jethro turned in a circle once again, they heard a call from the tables that made both of the smile a bit.

“Hoo-rah, Gunny.”   

           

Pre-Renewal Jitters

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Pre – Renewal Jitters

After their most recent fight neither Jenny nor Jethro wanted to wait to have their renewal. Waiting for the few weeks until the fifteenth of the month to have the renewal as they had originally planned was just insane. So with that decision Jenny and Jethro had decided to move up the renewal today. They knew that it would be an inconvenient for the political power players they had invited to come. Jethro personally didn't care whether the various Senators that Jenny invited showed up or not.

Thankfully Franks was able to get a red eye flight up from Baja for him, Leyla and Amira while Jackson managed to get down from Stillwater. In a few short hours the venue they had chosen for their renewal would be pretty much filled up to its maximum capacity limit. Jenny and Jethro had decided to have the renewal at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Jethro had a room for himself, Jackson, Franks, Tony and McGee, where they all got ready. Jenny, Ziva, Jaylyn, Abby, Leyla, the girls and Amira were in a room at the opposite end of where Jethro and the men were at.

In the bridal suite things were running slightly on the unsmooth side. Jaylyn, Ziva, Abby, Leyla, Madison, Delilah, Arabella and Emiliana had all changed from their sweats to their dresses. Leyla changed Amira into her flower girl dress as Madison did Amira's hair. Jenny's nerves were running amok and it showed. Jenny was sure that Jethro wasn't as nervous as she was. He never was; she was the one that would bear all, wear her heart on her sleeve while Jethro kept everything close to the vest which she knew was just his Marine Corps persona coming to life.

The only times Jenny had seen Jethro show any sort of emotion when it wasn't related to NCIS or saving someone on his team were their wedding day and the day the girls were born. She knew that when it came to children her husband had a soft side, which soften even more when it came to his own. From the stories that Jenny had heard from Jackson of the time when Kelly was alive, Jethro was the same way with her as he was their girls. The others that were in the bridal suite with Jenny saw her space out for a moment. They also noticed that the nerves were still there.

"What are you thinking about, Mom?" Arabella asked.

Arabella's sisters along with Amira were just as curious, the others had somewhat of an idea of what was going through Jenny's mind. At least Jaylyn, Ziva and Abby had.

"It's nothing, just thinking of your dad." Jenny answered.

"And….." Ziva said in attempts to get her friend to divulge more.

Jenny gave Ziva a look that said the exact same thing she had said after she had learned of Harrow's death.

"Come on Jen, spill."

"Mom, it's obvious that you weren't just thinking of Dad." Emiliana said.

There was a moment of silence as Jenny tried to come up with a way to tell her daughters that she was thinking that she saw parallels between the way Jethro was with them was just the same way he had been with their half-sister when she was alive. Jenny knew that her girls on some subconscious level found it slightly odd that their Dad fathered five daughters, but rarely spoke of their late older sister. How was Jenny going to tell her girls exactly what was going on in her head? The better question was how would she go about avoiding telling them when she knew that Jaylyn and Ziva, especially Ziva would force it out of her. To say the least, this would be interesting.

"Who wants a drink? I need to calm my nerves down before all of this gets underway."

"Some of us can't drink remember." Madison said.

"Maddy, you're funny." Amira said.

"Thank-you, Amira."

"Emmy, Aria and Lila are funny too."

"Okay so who wants a drink?" Jenny asked again.

Jaylyn then went over to the mini bar to pour drinks for herself, Jenny, Ziva, Abby and Leyla. Once the drinks were done the girls did their hair and make –up. After they had gotten that done they took Amira with them to show their dad, Franks and the others how they looked. Leyla went to check on things outside in the garden. That left Jenny, Jaylyn, Ziva and Abby in the suite. Jenny's nerves had returned.

"So what has you so nervous?" Ziva asked.

"All of this. The renewal."

"How can this make you nervous? It's not like you haven't done this before and you love Gibbs." Abby said.

"Abs, it's been seventeen years since I've walked down the aisle."

"Relax Jen, it will be fine. You have all of us there with you and at least this time around you're not getting married cause you are pregnant like the last time."

"I know; it's just nerve racking."

"Okay why don't we move onto the old, borrowed, new and blue tradition to get your mind off of walking down the aisle?" Ziva asked.

"Sounds good to me." Jenny said as she took another sip of her liquid courage.

Meanwhile in the groom's suite things were a bit better off. Jethro wasn't as nervous as Jenny was. In fact he was having a good time joking and reminiscing with Tony, McGee, Ducky, Franks and his father. It was truly a boys club in that suite. A moment later there was a knock on the door followed by a child's voice.

"Let me in Grandpa, I want to show you my pretty dress that Mommy and Aunt Jenny picked out."

"Come on Dad, let us in. Amira is a handful." Emiliana said.

"You were too at that age. All four of you were." Jethro said as he opened the door.

"They still are, Probie. They get that from their mother." Franks said teasing his goddaughters.

"Thanks Uncle Mike." the girls said.

"They get it from their Aunt too." Ducky said.

"Ziva too." Tony said.

"And their crazy, bouncy, all over the place nature from Abby." McGee said joining in.

"I think you guys have had a bit too much to drink." Arabella commented.

"So how's your mother doing?" Jethro asked.

"She's nervous. We tried our best to calm her down. Even Amira tried, but mom is so wound up it isn't even funny."

"Who's with her now?"

"Aunt Jay, Ziva and Abby."

"Mommy went to check on everything and everyone outside." Amira said as she reached her arms up begging Mike to pick her up.

"I think you should go talk to her, Dad. Maybe talking to you would help her get rid of her jitters." Delilah suggested.

"You always were able to help her with her nerves when she was your agent, Probie."

"He also calmed her down a few times during the early years in her time as Director." Ducky stated.

"And in the early years of parenthood, when being a mother was still new to her." Jackson chimed in.

"Go see her boss." McGee encouraged.

"Yeah Boss, like McProbie said go see her; we don't need our fearless leader becoming a runaway bride."

"Jen would never do that, DiNozzo." Jethro said as he walked out of the suite.

It didn't take Jethro long to make it over to Jenny's suite. With a knock on the door Jethro was let into the suite.

"Ziva, Abs, Jay; can I have a moment with Jen?" Jethro asked.

The trio left leaving Jenny and Jethro alone.

"What has you so scared?"

"Who said I was scared?"

"Jen, your eye is twitching. What has you so wound up?"

"I don't know Jethro. I didn't expect this to be this big. I didn't think our renewal would be this big of a deal, especially after the media was told that we are married already."

"Well it is, Jen. What did you expect would happen? Any move you make is instantly recorded, you're the Director of NCIS remember?"

"I know. Just need you to do two things for me."

"And what would they be?"

"I need you to hold me tight in those arms of yours."

"You know I have no problem holding you, Jen."

"I need you to tell me that everything will be fine, that today will be perfect."

"It will be. You, Ziva, Jay and Abby planned the perfect renewal. Everything will be fine. There is no need to worry."

"Thank-you." Jenny said as she kissed Jethro.

Jethro pulled himself away once they heard the music started to play and started towards the door.

"I'll see you out there, Mrs. Gibbs." Jethro said half expecting to be yelled at.

"Jethro."

"By the way you look sexy as hell in that dress."

Jethro left and took his place at the altar with Franks, Tony and McGee beside him. Amira proceeded down the aisle tossing orchid petals and cherry blossom petals on the ground. Shortly she was followed by her cousins, Arabella, Delilah, Emiliana and Madison. Then just before Jenny was escorted down the aisle; Jaylyn, Ziva, Abby and Leyla all made their way do the aisle.

The moment of truth came as Jenny positioned herself in the middle of the aisle just after the white curtained French doors were closed after Leyla exited the building. No one but Jenny knew who was escorting her down the aisle to Jethro. That was a surprise for everyone.

I Just Wanna Be Mad For Awhile

            Jenny waited until the squad room was clear before she went down. Things were still ice cold between her and Jethro. The renewal was still off and would remain that way until things cleared up between them. Jethro and the team had left the building to go to a crime scene. Once Jenny learned that the coast was clear she left her office and went down to Jethro’s desk. Before she left her office she took off her rings and held on to them until she sat down behind Jethro’s desk. In the only empty spot at the center of Jethro’s desk, Jenny grabbed a pen and a post-it note before she set her rings down.
I just wanna be mad for awhile.
JS
            Jenny left the note where Jethro could see it and left her rings just below her JS. Whenever she got this pissed off at Jethro she’d drop the G when she signed her initial and reverted back to just the JS. She knew that she’d likely get a call from Jethro the minute he saw what she had left for him or he’d come right up to her office and the argument would happen again. Neither of them saw the others point when it came to the subject that caused their fight. In Jenny’s honest opinion she’d much rather be speaking to Jethro and giving him the best birthday just as he had given her instead of fighting with him.
            Out in the field, Jethro couldn’t focus. He was still fuming from his fight with Jenny. Which told the others to steer clear.
            Tony, Ziva, McGee and Jaylyn were pretty close to where Ducky and Palmer were looking into the dead sailor that they were able to talk to Ducky without Jethro knowing.
            “We’ve got to do something about this, Ducky.” Tony said.
            “I know, but it is better to just let the two of them work out their differences. Especially when it comes to something like this.”
            “Tony, Ducky is right. It’s best to leave them alone when they are in this bad of an argument. With their tempers it gets volatile.” Jaylyn said.
            “Besides you should know after all these years that the two of them end up resolving whatever issue they are having and everything is back to normal for all of us.” Ziva said.
            “Give it time.”
            They all knew that they were in uncharted waters and they all hoped it would be over soon. Jethro was unbearable in the state he was in and Jenny wasn’t much better.
            Soon after every possible bit of evidence was collected and the body was in the back of the M.E. van; everyone returned back to the agency. That was when the real show began. Jethro instructed his team on what he wanted done, gave them their deadlines as he took to his seat. The fireworks shortly ensued once Jethro discovered what was on his desk.
            Jethro picked up Jenny’s rings after reading the note she had left him and slammed his free hand on his desk. Jaylyn, Ziva, McGee and Tony all jumped upon hearing Jethro slam his desk.
            “Damn her.” Jethro said as he left the squad room.
            “What just happened?” McGee asked.
            “Jen happened.” Jaylyn answered as she walked over to Jethro’s desk.
            “What did she do now?” Tony inquired.
            “Just what we expected her to do.” Ziva answered once she joined Jaylyn.
            “Okay you guys really need to stop that.” Tony said slightly annoyed.
            “Stop what?”
            “Stop pulling the We’ve known Jenny and Jethro longer than you two card.”
            As Jaylyn and Ziva smoothed things out in the squad room and read the note that Jenny had left; Jethro was inches away from letting loose on his wife.
            “Sir, the Director wishes not to be disturbed.” Cynthia said hoping she wasn’t going to get her head chopped off by Jethro.
            “Well too damn bad.” Jethro said as he continued on.
            Once inside Jenny’s office, Jethro slammed her office door shut so that they weren’t overheard.
            “I see we’re back to slamming doors.” Jenny said as she was already geared up to go another round with him.
            “What do you expect when you leave these waiting for me?”
            “What I expect is for you to be understanding.”
            “So we’re back to our argument from before.” Jethro shouted.
            “We wouldn’t be if you would have just let it go.”
            “How could you expect me let alone any man let news like that just go? Dammit Jen, you got your damn tubes tied.”
            “Yeah I know that Jethro, I was there when the doctor did the surgery.”
            “I want more kids, you knew that.”
            “After having four at once I didn’t want have anymore, sorry that interfered with your plan for a big family.”
            “You should have asked me first before you went through with the surgery.”
            “No, it’s my body; Jethro. And I wasn’t going to get pregnant again while being a mom to four newborn daughters and be an agent.”
            “We could have waited till the girls were older and you were ready to have more kids, Jen; you know that.”
            The arguing continued on for a while before things were resolved. Both Jenny and Jethro relieved that they could return to celebrating Jethro’s birthday without there being anymore problems between them.
            “So Mr. Gibbs, what do you want for your birthday?”
            “What I want has to wait until tonight.”
            “That’s all you ever want, whether it’s your birthday or not.”
            “Well I have a gorgeous wife; do you blame me for wanting to jump into bed with her all the time?” Jethro said as he wrapped his arms around Jenny’s waist and kissed her.
            “I think Abby has a party planned for us as her present to us for our birthdays.” Jenny said after the kiss.
            “That’s Abby for you.”
            “She’s likely going to pull us to it when we’re leaving for the day.”
            Later on that day exactly what Jenny had predicted in her office about Abby shanghaiing them.
            “Happy Birthday!!!” everyone in the conference room shouted once the trio got into the room.
            The party went on for an hour or so before Jenny and Jethro were able to depart without Abby getting too bummed. They knew that she knew that they wanted to get home to their girls as well as getting there to celebrate on their own.
            It wasn’t long before they arrived home. The girls wished Jethro a happy birthday and revealed to their parents their gift for the both of them. They had made their parents a three course dinner, set two candle lit places at the dining room table for them. Once the reveal had happened the girls went up to their rooms to work on the remainder of their homework before they fell asleep.
            The dinner was lovely and perfect in every possible way. Jenny and Jethro talked about everything. The renewal was back on by the time dinner had ended. Jenny and Jethro then did the dishes together. Both of them had gotten so use to having Noemi around that doing the dinner dishes was a bit odd for them since the last time either of them washed a dish was back in Paris before the girls were even glint in Jenny’s eyes. Of course doing the dishes together led to a little bout of fun.
            Jenny had changed into a white t-shirt and a pair of her hip hugging jeans when they had gotten home. Now during the kitchen water fight between the two of them, she kind regretted the wardrobe choice. Jethro had decided to pull the hand sprayer from its resting place on the sink and soaked Jenny with it. Needless to say Jethro went from a playful husband to a kid in a candy store for first time in less than five minutes once he took in the sight of Jenny in wet white t-shirt.
            Jenny didn’t want to fight him on this since it was his birthday so no matter how she disliked be soaked and her white shirt exposing everything, she let it all go.
            “Happy Birthday, Jethro.” Jenny said as she kissed him and rubbed herself from in between his legs and up.
            “Well if that’s what you wanted all you had to do was say so.”
            Jethro than picked her up and carried her up. He of course wasted no time when it came to removing her wet clothes and his. Nothing was going to keep him from getting the one thing he had been wanting all day.
            “Happy Birthday Jethro.” Jenny said once they had made love.
            Jethro had been quite pleased. The make –up / birthday sex was the best sex ever of course the added bonus of his wife’s wet t-shirt fiasco helped a bit too.
            Before long Jenny had worn herself out and fell asleep on Jethro’s chest. Quickly before sleep overtook him, Jenny sent out a massive text message telling everyone who knew the renewal was off that it was back on again. He also told them when and where it would be.
            Everything was now perfect. Jethro fell asleep just moments after the girls had in their rooms. The girls just hoped for a quite night at home now. And they got just that.