The Gibbs Family

For the most part the following morning had started out like any other morning in the Gibbs household. Kelly had woken up early so that she was able to fit in a run at Rock Creek Park before she had to go into work to deal with today’s onslaught of sick animals and their sometimes overly concerned owners. Jen had woken up shortly after Kelly left for her run. Jen had decided that it would be best to save the coffee boost until after her shower. So with that Jen carefully got out of bed so she wouldn’t disturb Jethro. Jen knew that she ran the chance of waking Jethro up with the shower, but she knew that if anything; the aroma of freshly brewed coffee was more likely to wake him up than the sound of running water.
Jen had figured that since it was only her and Jethro at home it would be okay for her to leave the door of their master bath open. There was also the fact that their bedroom door had been closed since they had gone to bed the night before. Just as Jen had started the shower and was about to wrap a towel around her recently de-clothed body, Jethro had woken up to the sight that he loved seeing whenever he got the chance. As he watched the stunning redhead before him two thoughts came to him.
“How did I manage to live without her after Paris?”
Jethro already knew the answer to that question. He knew he barely went full day without Jen after their op in Paris twenty-nine years ago. His third marriage to his ex-wife, Stephanie was proof of how he tried to forget Jen after she broke-up with him. Hell the mysterious redhead everyone but Ducky, Palmer and I had seen Jethro with was proof of how much he had tried to forget Jen. And we definitely couldn’t leave Hollis, Holly and M. Allison Hart out the brood of women Jethro was with during those intervening years. Of course Jethro’s ex-wife Diane and the ex-wife of his that was in-between Shannon and Diane were his distractions from the pain of losing Shannon; but with all certainty Stephanie, Hollis, Holly and M. Allison Hart were his distraction from losing Jen. Before long the next thought came to Jethro’s mind as he continued to gaze at what he considered to be one perfectly sculpted body to ever grace the planet he lived on.
“Damn she looks just as fine a she did in Europe. That body of hers hasn’t change.”
Now Jen knew Jethro had been watching her. Once she had gotten into the shower Jen knew that she had to invite Jethro to join her.
“You if you want to join me, that you are more than welcomed to. I’m not gonna stop you, Jethro.” Jen said as she peeked out to the bedroom from behind the shower curtain with a come hither look in her eyes.
Jethro nearly melted as he was completely taken by Jen’s always seductive emerald green eyes. So with Jen’s invitation to join her in the shower, Jethro wasted no time in getting over to her. Once in the shower together it had only taken Jen and Jethro a matter of second to remember how perfect they were for each other, how well their bodies fitted each other as the shower water coursed down them.
A few minutes later Jen and Jethro heard footsteps in the house. They now realized that it wasn’t just the two of them the house anymore. Jethro had started to get out of the shower to see who the third inhabitant was. Jen wasn’t too happy about Jethro leaving her so with one movement of her arm Jen kept Jethro with her. Of course Jethro attempted give her his glare.
“Relax Jethro, its probably just Kelly coming back from her run.”
Jen was wrong and the two of them found that out the hard way shortly after Jen spoke. The third inhabitant wasn’t Kelly; it was Jethro’s father, Jackson. It only took a matter of minutes for Jackson to find Jen and Jethro in the shower together. As Jen hid behind Jethro, Jackson looked away as he handed his son the two towels that were lying on the bathroom sink waiting to be used. Jen quickly got out of the shower and the bathroom to get ready for work. Jethro could tell that Jen was completely and utterly embarrassed by what had just occurred. Jackson then went down to the living to let his son and his son’s girlfriend could get dressed. As Jackson sat in the living room, Kelly went up to her bedroom via the kitchen stairs.
Jethro knew the minute he saw his daughter walk by his and Jen’s room that he had to explain to his father that Kelly was alive.
“This isn’t gonna be easy to tell Dad.” Jethro thought to himself.
Meanwhile downstairs Jackson heard Jen talking to Kelly in the kitchen. Jackson had wondered who Jen was telling about what had happened a few minutes ago. So with that Jackson’s curiosity got the better of him as he made his way to the kitchen. When Jackson saw his granddaughter standing in the kitchen casually talking to Jen like she use to talk to Shannon when she was a child, he was completely stunned by what he saw. Minutes after Jackson arrived in the threshold of the kitchen, Jethro came downstairs and was instantly caught up on what he had missed.
“Sorry Dad, I meant to tell you the last time we talked that Kelly is alive.”