"Jenny, why didn't you tell me?" he asked quietly.
He was hurt, she could see it. "I didn't want to hurt anyone." she answered, her eyes not leaving Luna, reading a book in the corner.
Jethro lifted up her chin so his eyes met hers. "This wouldn't have hurt anyone Jen. You know me. I loved being a father and Kelly always wanted siblings." he said.
"You aren't angry?" Jethro sighed. "Jen I could have been furious. I am upset, but one look at that angel over there and all I feel is love." he replied. She was so relieved to have finally told him. "Why don't we go get to know your daughter?" she said.
Jenny drove to Luna's favorite ice cream shop, Big Addy's. Luna was bouncing in the backseat the whole way there. "Dad, I have to introduce you to everybody. There's Addy, her husband Al, their daughter Clover, and Clover's Aunt Michelle. They have the BEST ice cream!" she happily babbled. "You take her often, I'm guessing?" he said loud enough so only Jenny could hear. She rolled her eyes and nodded.
"So Luna," Jethro began, "What's your favorite sport?" Luna didn't even have to think before she shouted "Football!" Jenny rolled her eyes again.
"You got good taste." Jethro said laughing. "What sports do YOU play?" he continued.
"Soccer and, Mom, does ballet count?" she asked.
"Yes, Luna, you spend enough time there and come home stinky enough." she answered laughing. "Ballet and football. That's quite a pair." Gibbs said, laughing to.
They pulled up to the old-fashioned ice cream parlor. "Yey!" Luna yelled dashing to the door. Gibbs and Jenny followed her into the bright blue building. Luna was already ordering. "Addy, could I have my usual, with extra sprinkles, like always, and Mom wants the ChocoCoffee Cone. And my Dad wants...." she paused there. "He wants the same as Mom please." she said making her decision. Just like her mother, he thought, quick and decisive.
"Hello Addy." Jen greeted the heavy set older woman. "Is that Agent Gibbs I been hearing all about?" she asked with a southern twang. Both the adults blushed fiercely. "Yes Addy, it is," she answered, totally embarrassed. "Thank the Lord you finally came to your senses!" Addy exclaimed. She came out from behind the counter and gave Jethro an appraising look. "From all that I've heard and all that I see I have to agree with you, he's a keeper." she said shooting Jenny a thumbs up before returning to make the cones. Jenny blushed an even deeper crimson.
Jethro knew how to stop that blush. He gripped her hand in his and kissed her on the cheek. She turned and gave him the oddest expression and he just smiled. "Let's go find our daughter."
He was hurt, she could see it. "I didn't want to hurt anyone." she answered, her eyes not leaving Luna, reading a book in the corner.
Jethro lifted up her chin so his eyes met hers. "This wouldn't have hurt anyone Jen. You know me. I loved being a father and Kelly always wanted siblings." he said.
"You aren't angry?" Jethro sighed. "Jen I could have been furious. I am upset, but one look at that angel over there and all I feel is love." he replied. She was so relieved to have finally told him. "Why don't we go get to know your daughter?" she said.
Jenny drove to Luna's favorite ice cream shop, Big Addy's. Luna was bouncing in the backseat the whole way there. "Dad, I have to introduce you to everybody. There's Addy, her husband Al, their daughter Clover, and Clover's Aunt Michelle. They have the BEST ice cream!" she happily babbled. "You take her often, I'm guessing?" he said loud enough so only Jenny could hear. She rolled her eyes and nodded.
"So Luna," Jethro began, "What's your favorite sport?" Luna didn't even have to think before she shouted "Football!" Jenny rolled her eyes again.
"You got good taste." Jethro said laughing. "What sports do YOU play?" he continued.
"Soccer and, Mom, does ballet count?" she asked.
"Yes, Luna, you spend enough time there and come home stinky enough." she answered laughing. "Ballet and football. That's quite a pair." Gibbs said, laughing to.
They pulled up to the old-fashioned ice cream parlor. "Yey!" Luna yelled dashing to the door. Gibbs and Jenny followed her into the bright blue building. Luna was already ordering. "Addy, could I have my usual, with extra sprinkles, like always, and Mom wants the ChocoCoffee Cone. And my Dad wants...." she paused there. "He wants the same as Mom please." she said making her decision. Just like her mother, he thought, quick and decisive.
"Hello Addy." Jen greeted the heavy set older woman. "Is that Agent Gibbs I been hearing all about?" she asked with a southern twang. Both the adults blushed fiercely. "Yes Addy, it is," she answered, totally embarrassed. "Thank the Lord you finally came to your senses!" Addy exclaimed. She came out from behind the counter and gave Jethro an appraising look. "From all that I've heard and all that I see I have to agree with you, he's a keeper." she said shooting Jenny a thumbs up before returning to make the cones. Jenny blushed an even deeper crimson.
Jethro knew how to stop that blush. He gripped her hand in his and kissed her on the cheek. She turned and gave him the oddest expression and he just smiled. "Let's go find our daughter."
