New Rules

“Jethro, you and Jennifer have to take it easy for the next few weeks so she can recover properly. Her injuries were quite extensive.” Ducky said.

“I know Ducky, we will tone things down. Besides Jen and I will be too focused on Emiliana and her recovering than our bedroom escapades.”

With that Jethro left Ducky to his work on the body of a Navy Lieutenant Commander they had brought in before the incidents. Jethro went up to one of the conference rooms to talk to the Lieutenant Commander’s pregnant widow. Jethro was able to talk to widows who were in this position after all he was in this situation five years earlier when McGee’s Grandmother was involved in a case of theirs. Jenny had taken bit of joy out of seeing how Jethro handled Penelope Langston and the relationship McGee had with Penelope. Jethro wasn’t known for his people skills in the slightest. Jethro also had practice with emotional pregnant women; Shannon and Jenny giving him all the practice he needed.

After twenty minutes with the Lieutenant Commander’s wife all of the emotions, crying and the hormones were starting to get to him. So Jethro excused himself and went to retrieve Jenny. He knew she’d be able to deal with the widow better than he ever would. Jenny left her office with Jethro to talk to the victim’s wife. He knew that she doesn’t want to be seen by the rest of the agency, the rest of her agency while she was on the crutches Ducky had provided her. She didn’t want to seen as a weak Director, which was understandable in his opinion since she was the first female Director of an armed federal agency. And in a world that is mainly a man’s world it was justified for her to think this way. After all the country had its first African-American President, had its first female Armed Federal Agency Director years before Former President Obama took office and a number of years before the first Female President took office.

Once in the elevator after Jenny had Jethro make sure no one below was looking up at the catwalk, Jenny asked Jethro something.

“Now why the hell can’t you talk to the wife of a dead Lieutenant Commander; just because she’s an emotional pregnant woman shouldn’t be the cause since Shannon and I both gave you enough practice in that area.”

“I know you guys gave me practice in that area, but neither of you was as bad as this lady is, Jen.”

“Who was worse, Shannon or me?” Jenny asked as the elevator bing their arrival to the level that the conference room sat on.

Instead of answering Jenny's question; Jethro held the elevator door open so that Jenny was able to hobble out, thus taking the easy route when it came to the question before him. Jethro wasn't about to insult his late wife or Jenny by telling Jenny his answer. Seconds later they were at the conference room and of course Jethro held the door open for his wife.

“Ms. Ethane, this is Director Shepard-Gibbs. She’d like to talk to you for awhile.”

“Ma’am.” Mrs. Ethane said between sobs.

“Please call me Jenny, Agent Gibbs want me to speak with you.”

“It may just be the hormones or something blurring the thought process in my mind, but I just realized you both have the same last name.”

“Agent Gibbs is my husband. Now let’s forget about me and let’s focus on you. How far along are you?”

“I’m six months along.”

“Is this your first pregnancy?”

“Yes it is, I actually miscarried the last time Micah and I got pregnant.”

“I understand how painful that is, I miscarried too before Agent Gibbs and I were able to conceive our daughters."

Jethro knew the truth, he knew that Jenny was attempting to establish camaraderie with Mrs. Ethane.  Jenny and Mrs. Ethane talked for a bit while Jethro stood off to the side listening to the conversation.

Shortly into the conversation with a bit information gained both Jenny and Jethro’s phones disrupted the meeting. There was something wrong. Jethro was alerted by McGee that something had gone wrong with the team. While Jethro was reading the text from McGee, Jenny was notified that they had to return back to Portsmouth. When Jenny listened to the message left by the principal of the girls’ high school, her heart sank and was coupled with the thought loathing Portsmouth as of late.

“Mrs. Ethane if you would excuse Agent Gibbs and I, some things have come up. There will be an agent waiting outside the door to escort you out of the building.” Jenny said once she saw Jethro’s expression.

“Who called you? Jethro asked once he had handed Jenny her crutches and they had left the conference room.

“The girls’ principal, Delilah was just brought to Portsmouth for a sprained ankle that happened while she was at practice.”

“McGee text me saying that Jaylyn is at the same hospital as Lila. Apparently the guy that she and McGee were going to bringing in.”

“We have to get down there. Tell DiNozzo and Ziva to pick up the girls at school and meet us at the hospital.”

“I’m just as tired as you are when it comes to Portsmouth.” Jethro said.

“Doubt it, your ex isn’t a Doctor there like mine is.” Jenny responded as she winked at Jethro.

After sometime Jenny and Jethro were back at Portsmouth. First they had checked in on their daughter before checking in on Jaylyn. Thankfully when both Delilah and Jaylyn were admitted the nurses put the two of them in neighboring rooms. Once they had checked in on their daughter and Jaylyn; Jenny made a note that they had to call someone into to talk to Jaylyn who was just as shaken as Tony had been five years ago when Jarvis had him on.

“Call Rachel, we need someone to talk to J and we’re both preoccupied with Lila besides being far too close to J to talk to her.”

“Cause the last time I called the Doc, it went over well the last time.”

“Because you called her after midnight to talk to DiNozzo. Besides Abby, you’re the only one who is up that late usually.”

With that Jethro called Rachel and she came minutes later.

“At least this time it’s not after midnight. Got here as soon as I could. What’s her condition?” Rachel asked Jethro after she stepped off the elevator.

“Shot once in the shoulder, she’s pretty shaken.”

“As shaken as DiNozzo was?”

“Hard to tell, she keeps things bottled up like her sister. And she’s just as stubborn.”

“Who’s her sister? Not Ziva or Abby?”

“I’m her sister, Doctor.” Jenny said as she joined Rachel and Jethro.

“Sorry Director, I didn’t realize that you and Agent Shepard were sisters the last time I was here.”

“It's quite fine. Jethro can you please give us a moment?”

Jethro obliged and went to his daughter’s side.

“Rachel, my sister is distant. Usually I can tell what’s going on with her just as well as I can tell what is going on with Jethro. With her, myself and two of my four daughters being out commission it's kind of hard to keep up with everything else I have on my plate.”

“So what do you want me to do, Director?”

“I’ll see what I can do.”

“Thank-you. If you need me for anything, I’ll be with my husband and daughter next door.”

“Sounds good.”

As Jenny went into Delilah’s room and Rachel went into Jaylyn’s, Tony poked his head out of the waiting room just as Rachel stepped into the room.

“Looks like they called in Dr. Kate’s sister.” Tony said.

Ziva rolled her eyes.

“Wonder why they did that?” Arabella asked.

“It looked like the Doc went into Jay’s room while Jenny your sister’s room just like your dad did.”

Arabella, Emiliana and Madison had this look on their face.

“What’s wrong?” Tony asked.

“It’s just odd hearing you call our mom by her name.”

A few hours later everyone was back at their respective homes. Rachel had made some leeway with Jaylyn but still had some work to do. The girls were in their rooms sleeping. Madison and Arabella as instructed by Jethro had helped their sisters up to their rooms before settling into their rooms. Jethro helped Jenny up to bed by carrying her up to bed.

There was quite a bit of sexual tension between Jenny and Jethro once they got into their room. With everything they had to go through a bit of a release for the both of them would cure all of it.

Jethro laid Jenny in their bed after he had changed her into his favorite piece of her lingerie.  Jenny lay in bed waiting for Jethro to make his next move. Jethro made his next move when he caressed her body from the neck down. Before long he was kissing every square inch of her until she pulled his face back up to her. The make-out session went on for some time before Jenny screamed out in pain when Jethro’s hand slipped and tapped her wound on her side.

“Sorry.”

“It’s alright Jethro; I know you didn’t mean to hit my side. Besides I’m not up to our usual escapades right now.”

“It’s fine. Ducky said we had to take it easy for a while.”

“I’d rather be sleeping than be fooling around.”

With that Jethro slipped into bed next to Jenny and she fell asleep on top of his bare chest. It was the only way Jenny was able to sleep with her side and leg in the state they were in at the moment.