Saving Agent Gibbs

As Balboa helped Dana up from the floor Jenny took notice of how bruised Dana looked.
“You got a few good shots in, Jay.”
“I learned from the best sis.”
“I guess this means that we can drop the covers.” Kate said.
“We can stop acting like our last name is King, but we are still family, Kate.” Ziva answered.
“You family, ha.”
“Oh no.” Tony said.
“I am family, Kate. I have been for four years.”
“You are not family, David.” Kate said as she mispronounced Ziva’s last name again.
“This is gonna be bad.” Tony said.
“It’s Da-veed, Agent Todd.”
“You’re family is in Tel-Aviv and in the ground.”
“How dare you bring Eli and Ari up.”
“Well it’s not my fault you are related to a dead beat dad and murderer.”
“Ari has been dead for four years and Eli is nonexistent.”
“Well I think it’s about time you join them." Kate said.
“Oh, I see how it is. You think I'm just like them. You don’t think it’s possible that I'm different from them, do you?”
“They are gonna start throwing punches at each other soon.” Tony said.
“Yeah you may want to break them up, Jen.”
“Agent David, Agent Todd.” Jenny said in her Director tone.
“What?!” Ziva and Kate said.
“Calm down guys. Remember she’s the boss and we have a more pressing matter at hand than the two of you dealing with your Ari issue.” I said.
“Director.” Kensi said in our earwigs.
“Yes, Agent Blye.”
“We have a fix on Agent Gibbs.”
“Where is he, Kensi?” Abby asked impatiently.
“Abby.” Jenny said reprimanding Abby.”
“Harsh much, Jen?”
Jenny glared at me.
“You’re not helping.” Jenny said to me.
“So.”
“Where is Agent Gibbs?” Jenny asked as she rolled her eyes.
“What did I get myself into?” Jenny asked herself.
“Agent Gibbs is in a room five floors up from where are now.” Agent Blye answered.
“Thank-you. Has there been any phone calls for me?”
“SECNAV called to see how the case was going, Dom took care of that and Assistant Director Vance called. He wants you to call him when you have a moment.”
“Great.”
“What was that Director?”
“Nothing, Agent Blye. Keep me posted.” Jenny said.
“Will do Director.”
“Where’s Gibbs?” Abby asked.
“He’s five floors above us in a room.”
“Why did you say great before?” I asked.
“Vance wants to talk.”
Tony and I had a complete Lucy Ricardo moment after hearing that Vance wanted to talk.
“What’s wrong with Assistant Director Vance wanting to talk?” Kate asked.
“He just wants to complain and that’s the last thing we need right now.” I said.
“That bad, huh?”
“Worse.” Ziva said.
“Okay so who is going to save Jethro?” I asked.
“You, Ziva, Tony and I will save Jethro. McGee and Kate will stay here with Abby.” Jenny answered.
“Be safe.” Abby said as she gave us each a hug.
“We will Abby.”
Once the four us got in the elevator Jenny found out what room Jethro was being held in.
“Jethro is in suite 4623.”
“So what is the game plan Director?” Ziva asked.
“Tony and I will get Jethro, you and Jaylyn will take care of Logan.”
“Sounds good, ready to unleash our mad skills on the bastard?” I asked Ziva.
“Of course, I owe Gibbs that much.”
A few minutes later we got to the floor that suite 4623 was on. As we approached the suite we had our guns drawn. Tony kicked down the door. Ziva and I each fired a round at Logan. Jenny checked for a pulse as Tony untied Gibbs.
“Took ya long enough.” Jethro said to Jenny as soon as Tony took the gag out.
“I’m just glad you are alive. I don’t know what I would do if I lost you.”
“You would survive. You’re a fighter; Jen, you always have been and you always will be.”
“Is that your way of saying I love you?”
“I guess so.”
“I love you too, Jethro.”

Separate Activities

Later that day we all had separated from the collective group to do our own things. Tony had gone down to the buffet with McGee. Jenny and Jethro had gone down to the coffee shop the hotel had in the lobby. As for Abby, Ziva, Kate and I; we had decided to go to the outdoor pool. As Jenny and Jethro reconnected over their second cup of coffee another couple that had checked in the same time as us, came up to them.
“Hello, mind if we join you since everywhere else is taken.” Logan asked.
“Go ahead.” Jethro said.
“Thank-you; I’m Dana and this is my husband Logan.”
“I’m Jenny and this is Jethro, my husband.”
“Were those your children with you earlier?” Dana asked.
“Yes; we have five, two sons and four daughters.” Jenny replied.
“What are their names?” Logan asked.
Jethro was a bit suspicious at this point.
“Anthony, Kate, Timothy, Abby, Ziva and Jaylyn.” Jethro answered.
“How old?” Dana asked.
“Anthony is 38, Kate is 35, Timothy and Abby are 30, Ziva is 29 and Jaylyn is 25.” Jenny answered.
“I hope you don’t take this the wrong way Jenny, but you look good for having five children and a set of twins.” Dana said.
“Thank-you.”
Meanwhile outside at the pool; Abby, Ziva, Kate and I were sunbathing. Abby had an umbrella so that she could keep her pale complexion.
“Did Tony and McGee ever delete those pictures of you from LA, Ziva?” Abby asked.
“Not as far as I know.”
“What did Tony do?” Kate asked.
“I was lounging like we are now last year when Jenny gave us the day off and Tony decided to take pictures of me. Instead of deleting them like I asked him to, he sent them to McGee and they haven’t deleted them.”
“The day you lost mom?” Kate asked as she kept to our cover.
“We didn’t lose her.”
“Four gorgeous women, lounging in bikinis.” Tony said as he started taking pictures with his cell.
“Tony!!!!!” the four of us said in unison as McGee joined us.
Kate and Abby punched Tony in the stomach as Ziva and I head-slapped him.
“Delete those, Tony. And the other ones too.” Ziva said.
Meanwhile Jenny and Jethro had gone back to the room. On their way back Jethro had told Jenny to go ahead of him as he went to the bathroom. When the seven of us returned to the room we all had a bad feeling. As we drew closer to the door we saw that it was slightly open.
“Jenny.” I said with a slight hint of fear and concern in my voice.
As Tony, Kate, Ziva and I pulled our guns out McGee stayed back with Abby. The room was in disarray as we walked in.
“Clear.” Kate said as she checked our room.
“Clear.” Tony said as he checked his and McGee’s room as Ziva checked the kitchen.
The next thing I saw was Jenny lying on the living room floor and not moving. Ziva saw the same thing as I did and flashbacked to the first time she found Jenny in the exact same position. Without any hesitation I ran over to Jenny.
“Jaylyn!!!” Ziva said as she tried to stop me.
In the next few minutes Dana came out from her hiding place and Ziva was by my side.
“Stay with her. I’ll take of that crazy bitch.” I said to Ziva.
“You seem to be pretty close to your mother.”
“What the hell did you do to her?”
“Nothing she won’t recover from in a few minutes.”
“What the hell did you do to her, bitch?”
“I just drugged her just like my partner drugged your Dad.”
At that point McGee had ushered Abby into one of the bedrooms and Jenny started coming around. Within minutes I punched Dana square in the jaw. A few minutes later I had Dana subdued and Kate had her in cuffs. Abby had heard everything from the bedroom.
“Where are you keeping him?” Jenny asked.
“Your precious husband is somewhere in this hotel.”
Jenny then slapped Dana like Abby slapped Ziva four years earlier.
“Jay, call Balboa and have him pick her up. Kensi, Dominic get a fix on Gibbs’ cell phone.”
“I’m guessing you guys aren’t related.” Dana said.
“We’re federal agents.” Kate replied.
“NSA, CIA or FBI?”
“Try NCIS.” I said.
“Navy Cops.”
“Ah yeah.”
Abby came out of the bedroom and joined us.
“We have to save Gibbs, you have to save him.” Abby said to Jenny.
“I will, Abs don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to Jethro.”
“Who is taking the lead on this?” McGee asked.
“I think I should since I am the senior field agent.” Tony said.
“But Jenny has more seniority than you do, Tony.” I said.
“I’m taking the lead, Tony works the case like Jethro would.” Jenny said.

Undercover Work and Memory Lane

“I think we can go out there now, Jethro.” Jenny said as she fixed her hair.
Kate was with us just outside of Jenny and Jethro’s room. Abby had joined us once Tony had let Kate in.
“Gibbs in there with the mystery redhead?” Kate asked.
None of us said anything.
“He isn’t with the mystery redhead; he’s with me, Agent Todd.” Jenny said.
“Kate, this is Director Jenny Shepard.” Tony said introducing Kate to Jenny.
“I’m sorry; Director, I didn’t know.”
“You’re supposed to be dead.” I said.
“Well I’m not, Agent?”
“Shepard, I’m Jaylyn Shepard.”
“Okay; so I guess that makes you and the Director, sisters.” Kate said as she looked over to Ziva.
“Yeah, we’re sisters.”
Surprisingly enough Jethro had been quiet the entire time.
“He’s our functional mute.” I thought
Kate walked over to Ziva and extended her hand.
“You must be Ziva David, I’m Kate.” Kate said as she mispronounced Ziva’s last name.
“It's pronounced Da-veed. And it’s nice to meet you too.” Ziva said.
Everyone could sense the tension between Kate and Ziva.
“Why are you here, Kate?” Jethro asked.
“I’m coming back to the agency and to the team.” Kate answered.
“McGee create a cover for Kate, DiNozzo brief Kate.” Jethro instructed.
“Yes boss.” Tony and McGee said.
“Welcome back, Kate.” Abby said as she hugged Kate.
“Kate; you’ll be bunking with Abby, Ziva and Jaylyn.” Jethro said.
Ziva still had a look of being guarded about everything and everyone, especially guarded of Tony.
“It will be okay. Tony won’t betray you. He’s not the same the person he was back then.” I said.
“I know.”
Abby helped Kate bring her stuff into our bedroom. Once Abby came out into the kitchen to grab a Caf-Pow, Ziva had gone into the bedroom. As for me I had gone to Jenny and Jethro’s room. This time their bedroom door was opened.
“Can I come in?” I asked.
“Sure; come in, Jay.” Jenny answered.
“What do you need?” Jethro asked.
“Just wanted to make sure you were both okay with Kate being back and to make sure that I still have a job.”
“Why wouldn’t you?”
“Jen, you know perfectly well why. Jethro only has four agents apart of his team. With Kate around we are one over, which means either I am out or she is out. We all know Jethro won’t get rid of Kate since she is like a daughter to him. I’m just the Director’s sister; I have no other place then that.”
“You aren’t leaving the team.” Jethro said.
“So you’re letting both of us stay?”
“Yes.”
“One last question, did you guys know that Kate was still alive?”
“Of course we did. We found out a few weeks ago.”
“Okay.”
A few hours later it was lights out. McGee and Tony had gone to their room after kissing their respective girlfriends goodnight. Kate was kind of surprised when she saw Tony kiss Ziva. Abby, Ziva, Kate and I then turned in for the night. Abby took a part of the floor. Ziva took one bed as Kate took the other bed.
I found a space on the floor like Abby. The following morning Kate, Ziva, Abby and I were the last one up. The four of us had decided to join the others in the kitchen for breakfast. Gibbs was at the small dining table drinking coffee and reading the paper. Jenny was on her phone with her coffee in her hands.
“It’s my childhood all over again.”
As we got breakfast Tony looked up to us.
“You guys look like hell.” Tony said before he took a bite of his cereal.
Kate, Ziva and I went over to Tony and head-slapped him as Abby punched him in the arm.
“Apparently you haven’t learned.” Kate said.
Jenny then got off her cell and nudged Jethro.
“What?” Jethro asked.
“We have to tell them.” Jenny answered.
“DiNozzo, David, McGee, Shepard, Abby.”
“Yes boss.” the five of us said as we joined my sister and Jethro at the table.
Kate took Tony’s seat on the couch.
“Agent Todd didn’t die five years ago like you think.” Jenny said.
“Okay, so the bastard didn’t kill her.”
“Tony.” Ziva said.
“Sorry, hun.”
“Kate has been in witness protection until recently.”
“But we were there when Ari shot her, Gibbs. I had her blood on me.”
“The bullet didn’t do that much damage. Ducky was able to fix her up.”
“Okay; so we are one big happy family again, all seven of us.” I said.

Undercover Hallucination

As Jenny checked us in with the concierge I had noticed the same look on Tony and McGee’s faces they had when Jenny came back to the agency. But this time Abby and Jethro had the same look on their faces.
“What’s wrong with them?” I asked.
“I’m not sure. I don’t like seeing that look on Tony’s face.” Ziva answered.
“Watch it Ziva, your concerned girlfriend side is showing.”
“I don’t like seeing that look on Dad’s face either.” Ziva said
“Better sis.”
“Jaylyn did you say something to me?” Jenny asked.
“No, I didn’t mom.”
Jenny turned her attention back to the concierge.
“This is going to take some getting used to.”
Minutes later we were in the living room of our three bedroom hotel room.
“What did you guys see that caused the deer in the headlights look?” I asked.
“We saw someone that was a part of our team a few years ago.” McGee said.
“Who did they see?” Agent Vaile said in our earwigs.
“Kate?” Ziva asked.
“But she died six years ago when Ari shot her.”
“We all thought the Director was dead and you brought her back.” Abby said.
“So you think Kate faked her death like Jenny did.”
“Pretty much.” Tony said.
“But you and Gibbs were there when Kate died.” I said.
“Yeah, I remember.” Tony said as he remembered Kate taking a second bullet from Ari and being sprayed with Kate’s blood.
“You guys keep tabs while you are there and we’ll look into it here.” Agent Blye said.
“Thank-you Kensi.” Jethro said.
“Your welcome, Gibbs. And please all of you keep to your covers.”
“We’ll try, Agent Byle.” Jenny said.
Jenny and Jethro snuck off to their room for some alone time, Tony sat down to watch TV, McGee decided to listen to a MIT lecture online. Ziva, Abby and I went to our room to unpack. Jenny and Jethro took their wrist microphones off along with their earwigs before anything started.
“Just like Marseilles?” Jethro asked.
“I wouldn’t have it any other way, Jethro.”
Meanwhile in the room I was sharing with Abby and Ziva we were bonding. Just like my sister and Jethro we took out our earwigs and removed our wrist microphones.
“I don’t know the whole story of what happened when Kate died.” I said.
“What is there to know? My brother attempted to shoot Gibbs; Kate took the bullet to protect Gibbs, then Ari shot Kate and I killed my brother to protect Gibbs.”
“Still a sore subject?”
“Yes.”
“Kate was family, Jay. Just like you are.” Abby said.
“If Kate is really still alive, I might get the axe.”
“You are not going to be fired, Gibbs wouldn’t fire you and Jenny wouldn’t allow it.” Ziva said.
“I know that, but if Davenport says to fire me Jenny and Gibbs have to follow orders.”
“It won’t come to that. Gibbs will fight for you and so will the Director.”Abby said.
“Okay, I think I am going to go call Balboa.”
Back in the living room McGee looked up from his laptop to see Tony thinking about something,
“What are you thinking about, Tony?” McGee asked.
“Kate.”
“Me too.”
“Kate is dead, I was there when the bastard shot her. There is no way in hell Kate would be alive after taking a .308 round.” Tony said.
“Six years later and you remember what the round was.”
“Kate was my partner, Probie.”
“I know.”
“If Kate is alive, I wonder how Ziva is going to handle Kate being around. And what is going to happen to the team.”
“All I know is that I would love to be around when Kate and Ziva meet each other.” McGee said.
“So would I.”
After Tony spoke there was a knock at the door. Ziva came out of our room with her gun drawn after she told Abby to stay where she was. Tony and McGee both had their guns out as well. Tony and McGee were a few steps behind Ziva. I quickly got off my cell with Balboa and joined the others. As I walked by Jenny and Jethro’s room, I could hear Jethro stumbling around as he told my sister to stay put.
“We’ve got it out here, Dad. Stay in there with Mom.” I said.
“Where is Abby?” Jethro asked in a hushed voice.
“I told her to stay in the bedroom.” Ziva answered.
“Are Tony and Tim with you two?”
“Yes.” I answered.
There was a knock on the door again followed by a voice.
“Open up Tony, its Kate. I know you and the others are in there.”
Tony looked through the peephole and saw Kate on the other side.
“Come on Tony.”
At that point Tony opened the door as we all holstered our guns.
“Miss me?” Kate asked once she came into the hotel room.

Family

Before long Jethro got wind of Fornell’s lapse in judgment and how Ziva protected me. On some subconscious level Jethro knew that Abby and I were safe with Ziva around. After all Abby and I were the youngest team members. Needless to say Jethro wasn’t very happy with Fornell. Neither was Jenny; as Jethro fumed Jenny placed a call to Director Hutchins. Jethro’s approach was a little less professional.
When Jethro got back from his visit to Fornell’s; Jenny was waiting for him in her office. Within minutes Jethro was standing in front of Jenny.
“What the hell were you thinking, Jethro?”
“I was protecting your sister, Jen. Tobias crossed a line.”
“I was there, Jaylyn instigated Tobias.”
“She may have, but Tobias should’ve shown some restraint.”
“And Jaylyn shouldn’t have what she said.”
“What happened to defending family?”
“I did defend my sister, Jethro. I just got off the phone with Director Hutchins. Fornell is going to keep his distance.”
“And the joint case between NCIS and the FBI?”
“NCIS now has full jurisdiction, Fornell and the FBI are off the case.”
“Good.”
“There is more.”
“What?”
“We need a family to go undercover.”
“Fill in the blanks, Jen.”
“We need seven agents to pose as a happy family on vacation at a resort.”
“You have agents in mind?”
“Jaylyn was thinking that she, Abby, Ziva, McGee and Tony would pose as the children.”
“And who was Jaylyn thinking would pose as the parents?”
“Us.”
“She has lost her mind.”
“Watch it Jethro.”
“I am not putting you in that kind of danger.”
“I can take care of myself. Besides I’ll have you and your team there to protect me.”
Jethro didn’t say a word.
“We’re doing this and that’s final, Jethro. Go get your team ready. We’re leaving as soon as Agent Blye and Agent Vaile arrive.”
“OSP agents, Jenny. Was it Leon’s idea to send them or was it your idea?”
“It's all Leon’s idea, Jethro. He hasn’t been too happy with me since I came back.”
“And when have you cared about what Leon thinks or anyone else for that matter thought.”
“Play nice Jethro.”
“I’ll play nice later.” Jethro said as a devious smirk played across his face.
“We’ll see.”
By five o’clock that evening Agent Blye and Agent Vaile were at NCIS. Within minutes of their arrival the seven of us were on our way to the resort.
“Now so that everyone knows ahead of time there are surveillance cameras in the kitchen and the living room.” McGee said.
Jenny had procured a Hummer for us to travel in.
“Okay, what are our covers?” I asked.
“Gibbs is a Carpenter, Director Shepard is a lawyer. Tony is a film professor.”
“That’s so fitting.” Ziva said.
“We’re giving him that cover again?” Jenny asked.
“Yeah, that worked out so well the last time.” I said.
Jenny glared at me.
“Ziva is a self-defense instructor.” McGee continued.
“Now that’s fitting. Going to show off your crazy ninja skills?” Tony asked.
Ziva ignored Tony’s quip as McGee continued on.
“Jaylyn is a television producer. Abby teaches forensic science at the local community college and I am an IT analyst.” McGee finished.
“Are we using our own names or do we have aliases” I asked.
“We are using our own names and the family name is King by the way.”
When the seven of us were in the elevator prior to our departure we had put in our earwigs so that we could hear Agent Blye and Agent Vaile.
“Director, Agent Shepard; you two aren’t sisters while you are undercover. You are mother and daughter.” Agent Vaile said.
“I think they know that, Dom.” Agent Blye said.
“Don’t worry about it; Director Shepard has always been like a mom to me.” I said reassuring Agent Vaile.
As I spoke Jenny looked back at me.
“Shouldn’t be a problem acting like mom, right Jen?”
“Not at all.”
On the other end of the earwig we could all hear the surprise in Agent Vaile’s voice as he heard me call Jenny by her name instead of calling her Director like Tony, Abby, Ziva and McGee did.
“Did you honestly think that Agent Shepard would always say Director?” Agent Blye said.
“Kinda did, Kensi.”
“Well I don’t, Agent Vaile. I call her by her name just like Agent Gibbs and Dr. Mallard do.”
At that point Agent Vaile blushed and we drew closer to the resort.
“Some ground rules before we get to the resort. Director Shepard and I will be sharing a room; McGee and DiNozzo will share one room, David, Shepard and Abby will bunk in the third room. And no switching rooms or anything.” Gibbs said as we pulled into the resort’s valet station.
“Got it boss.” Tony, Ziva, McGee and I said in unison.
“Abby?”
“I got it Gibbs.”
“One big happy family.” Jenny said as we got out of the car.

The New Flame

Jenny was a bit taken aback by the news of my split with Ethan. Needless to say she would be blown away when she found out that I was dating one of her agents. Agent Balboa and I had a dinner date planned for later. I was hoping against hope that today wasn’t going to be one of those times when we worked all night. After stopping at my desk following the disastrous meeting with my sister I had gone down to see how far Abby had gotten with ballistics test. I had learned from my sister and Jethro never to go down to Abby’s empty handed.
“Here you go, Abs.” I said as I set the caf-pow in front of her.
“Thanks; are you here for the ballistic test or the finger print match?”
“Ballistics.”
“The rounds from Fornell’s dead guy are .45mm. The first two missed major organs from what Ducky said. But the third isn’t in good shape, it’s pretty smashed up.”
“Okay, anything else?”
“Nope, onto something not related to the case. I hear that you and Ethan are no longer together.”
“McGee was kidding, word travels fast around here. Yeah, Ethan and I ended it this morning.”
“You okay?”
“I’m fine, Abby. In fact I have a dinner date with Agent Balboa tonight.”
“Okay.” Abby said as she hugged me.
“Did you find out what killed Fornell’s agent and the Marine we brought back yesterday?”
“Not yet, Major Mass Spec is working on that.”
“Thanks Abby, I’ll tell Gibbs when he gets in.”
“You look happy Jay.”
“I am; couldn’t be happier if I tried.”
“I am too, and all of us have managed to snag an NCIS Agent our own. The Director and Gibbs, Tony and Ziva, You and Balboa, McGee and me.”
“Yeah, we did pretty well for ourselves. I’ll see ya later Abby.”
When I got upstairs I heard Fornell asking Tony and Ziva a question.
“What is going on with Jethro’s team? You all are acting differently.”
“We’re not acting differently Tobias.” I answered.
As Fornell looked over to me Jenny looked down from the overlook in front of MTAC.
“Yes you all are.”
“No we’re not.”
“Well it looks that way to me Agent Shepard.”
“What you see as acting isn’t. We are a family all nine of us. We put our lives in each others hands everyday with this job. It’s too bad that you don’t see it. Let alone have that kind of relationship with your agents.”
Fornell didn’t like that; a second late he rose from Jethro’s desk and made his way towards me. Before long Ziva was in between Fornell and me.
“I’d back off Fornell.”
“Not after that I won’t.”
“You really should.”
“Agent Fornell.” Jenny called.
Fornell backed off and Ziva returned to her desk after Fornell went back to Jethro’s desk.
“I told you we were a family. In a family the baby is always protected.”

Growing Pains and Sibling Bickering

A few weeks later Ziva and I were back to normal. No one outside of the team would have been able to tell that we had recovered from taking a bullet to our knees seven weeks ago. We were both beyond glad to be out of the casts and to be back in the field. Even though Ziva and I were fully healed we had occasionally caught Jenny and Jethro worrying that we were overexerting ourselves. That morning Ziva and I had come into work at the same time. As we waited to go through the security check we talked about the day at the spa that Jethro had paid for.
“I really needed that deep tissue massage we all got.”
“You were pretty tense, Jay.”
Before long it was our turn at the security check, the guard handed us each a container to put our guns in as we set our backpacks on the conveyer belt to go through the x-ray machine.
“ID please?” the security guard asked.
“NCIS Special Agent Jaylyn Shepard.” the security guard said as he compared my NCIS photo id to me.
“Yes.”
“Go ahead through. ID ma’am.”
“Bad word choice, Officer.” I said as I walked through the security gate.
The security guard didn’t understand; Ziva handed over her id.
“NCIS Special Agent Ziva David. That’s Israeli; you’re Mossad.”
“Yes I’m Israeli; I am not Mossad anymore, I’m an NCIS Special Agent on Agent Gibbs’ team.” Ziva said as she took her id from him and joined me.
Within minutes of joining me, Ziva grabbed her gear and made a beeline for the elevator. I noticed that the security guard flinched a bit upon hearing Gibbs’ name.
“Just so that you know, she doesn’t like being called ma’am. And never bring up Mossad, unless you want to get on her bad side or by some insane reason you want to contend with Agent Gibbs and Director Shepard.” I said.
“You and the Director have the same last name.”
“You’re an absolute genius; we have the same last name because we’re sisters.” I said as I joined Ziva in the elevator.
“What did he say now?”
“He just realized that Jenny and I have the same last name.”
“He’s brilliant.” Ziva said as the elevator binged.
A second later we were stepping out of the elevator to find Fornell sitting at Jethro desk.
“Fornell.”
“What are you doing here?” I asked.
“The FBI needs NCIS’ help on a case.” Fornell answered.
“Does Gibbs know?”
“No, but Director Shepard does.” Fornell answered.
As Fornell answered Ziva’s question I was halfway up the stairs to Jenny’s office.
“Where is she going?” Fornell asked.
“To talk to her sister.” Ziva and Tony said in unison.
Fornell was a bit puzzled by Tony and Ziva’s answer.
“Director Shepard and Agent Shepard are sisters?”
“Yeah Fornell, they are.”
“They have the same last name.”
Minutes later I was walking past Cynthia’s desk towards Jenny’s office. As I walked by Cynthia looked up from her computer.
“Is she in?” I asked.
“Yes she is Agent Shepard.”
“What happen to knocking Jethro?” Jenny asked as she answered an email from one of the senators she knew.
“Try again Jen.”
“Oh sorry Jay, what do you need?” Jenny asked as she looked up from her computer.
“Fornell is here.”
“I know.”
“Okay, when did you plan on telling us?”
“I was going to tell Jethro when he came in. He’s getting coffee.”
“Jethro isn’t going to be happy when he finds out about this.”
“It will be fine. NCIS has worked cases with the FBI in the past.”
“I know, Jen. Jethro isn’t going to be happy about you agreeing with Hutchins on a joint investigation.”
“Jethro will have to deal.”
“You sound like Leon.”
Jenny gave me her stare which had always been her way of telling that I had gone too far.
“That may have work when we were younger, but not now.”
“Is there anything else you need Agent Shepard?”
“Just one thing Director Shepard.”
“And that would be?”
“I’m moving back in, Ethan and I broke up this morning.”
“Okay, if I don’t see you; I’ll see you at home.”
I left Jenny and made my way down the stairs back to the squad room.
“What’s wrong with Agent Shepard?” Fornell asked as he, Tony and Ziva saw me descend the stairs.
“Nothing good.” Tony responded.
“Sibling disagreement; just give them a few hours and they’ll be fine.” Ziva said.
“You sure about that Ziva.”
“Yeah I’m sure, Tony. It happened with Tali and me when we were younger. It even happened with Ari and me.”
“I hope you are right about this Ziva, otherwise it’s going to get uncomfortable for all of us.”
“Everything will be fine Tony. Jaylyn and the Director just need some space from each other.”