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        It had been weeks since the death of the director and her funeral we had all just settled back into our usual schedules when I got a call from Ducky, for everyone to come down to autopsy. I gathered everyone as we made our way downstairs.

        "What did you find that you needed all of us Ducky?

        He looks around "Well I did what any good medical examiner does even if they know the victim, I took fingerprints, blood and dental records from Jenny and sent them in, well the results are back and they may just shock you.."

        I looked towards him confused "What do you mean?"

        "None of them match except the blood which is an 80% match.. So I guess what i'm saying is this body isn't our director Jenny Shepard..."

        Everyone in the room went silent as they looked towards him "Who is she then?"

                "Her name is Heather Shepard...Jenny's older sister..."

        Everything was silent as we starred towards the covered up body. "So she's alive" A small smile came upon my face as I said it.

        Ducky nods "Yes but where is she is the question."

        "Well we know not at her place because that went up in flames..... We will just have to start looking."

        Kate then spoke up "Maybe she doesn't wanna be found, maybe that's why she didn't come back."

I looked over towards her "If anyone knows Jenny it's me, she had been working for years to become the first female director and she did it, trust me she wouldn't just give that up unless she had too.." They all looked towards me, I just shook my head as I made my way back upstairs I was gonna find Jenny even if it was the last thing I did. I needed her more then she or even I realized.

                        *~*

        They all thought I was dead so I found no point of returning back as director, I had been replaced anyway someone named Leon Vance before I starred as director, i worked at NCIS well it was NIS at the time, I worked there in 1999 till the Paris mission was over but before that I use to work in the pentagon. When I came back it was like nothing changed everyone who was working there before was still there with a new addition here or there, when I walked in a few of my old friend came up and hugged me, asking me if i wanted to come back because my spot was still open I nodded and told them that's why I'm here I went and talked to my old boss and he said I could start right away, I nodded and thanked him as I went and sat at my old desk.

                Work had been usually at the Pentagon usual paperwork and a few things here and we worked closely with the marines and navy each day. I had gone and gotten my hair cut a few weeks ago it was short but not that bad it covered my ears now before when I first got it cut it didn't. One evening I was working late when I made my way outside to my car I stopped seeing something in the distance. Carefully I made my way towards the figure in the distance that was when I realized what exactly what it was. It was a dead marine I gulped as I stood there I know what was to come next, because I was the only one there i'd probably be questioned. I pulled out my phone as I dialed the number for NCIS.

        "Hello Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs?"

        I spoke softly "Hi there is a dead marine up at the pentagon."

"Alright i'm on my way don't touch the body or nothing.."

        With that he hung up as I stood there waiting after. After awhile I went and sat in my car till I watched them pull up, I carefully got up out of my car as I made my way towards them, since it was dark no one really recognized me and I was glad. I stood there for awhile before I was asked to climb into Tony's car so I could go back to NCIS and asked some questions. After awhile they had cleaned up and made their way back towards there car. The whole way back to the NCIS building I starred out the window not once glancing at them. I know they kept glancing towards me trying to figure out exactly who I was.

        Back at the NCIS building I watched as the whole team gathered in the viewing area, McGee, Abby, Tony, Kate, Ziva, Ducky, Palmer and probably Vance I knew they were all back there. I sat there poking away from the window hoping the wouldn't recognize me.

                        *~*

The team and I all stood back watching this woman she looked so familiar yet I couldn't tell who she was because she wouldn't look towards us. That was when Ziva jumped up

        "I know who it is!!" She said with excitement in her voice.

        "Who Ziva who?!?" We all asked looking towards her.

        "Jenny, its Jenny!"

        I looked towards the woman then back at Ziva "No.... she would never cut her hair that short she always said how she was gonna keep it long..."

        "Maybe there was a reason she cut it..." Tony suggested.

        I just shook my head "Guys don't get your hopes up it's probably not her, maybe she has another sister that looks like her but with short hair.." They nod as they continued to stand there I went and made my way into the interrogation room as I sat across from her she still wasn't looking towards me. Before I had the chance to speak she got up and made her way to the mirror which was the one way glass.

        "Been awhile hasn't it Jethro...." She said softly as she continued to look towards the mirror.

        "Jenny....?" I asked watching her every move carefully.

        "Took you all awhile to find me.. I was gonna come back but then I realized I couldn't... You guys had thought I was dead and my house had gone up in flames...."

        "Jenny i'm sorry if I knew you were alive I wouldn't have..." She didn't let me finish as she spoke again.

        "You did the right thing, you covered up the truth and i would have wanted you to do it.."

        "But everything you had is gone.." She sighs as she looks towards me, I watched her. I looked her in the eyes and I realized they told me something that I could understand, they hold the truth, the truth is that she's miles away. I knew something was wrong and I was gonna find out. "Jen let's forget about the dead marine for a few minutes and talk, talk about what happened that night."

        I could see her hesitate as she glance back towards the mirror as she spoke softly. "Mike and I were talking because I needed to talk to him about something...."

        "What were you talking about?"

        "He asked me if you knew and I told him no.."

        "If I knew what?"

        "Well at first I thought he meant my feelings and so I told him no but he was asking if you knew I was dying, I told him no for both...."

        "Jen...... Why didn't you tell anyone.."

"Why? Why get you guys all worried you wouldn't be able to focus on your cases none of you would..."

I nodded "Probably true, what happened next?"

        "He left to go get some water next thing I know four men were in the building I shot two of them before someone pulled me out she gave me her keys and told me to run, she shot the second man who I just wounded and killed him she then shot and killed the third man, she wounded the fourth that was when she fell and I took off..... She was my sister.... my only sister...."

"Jen I'm so sorry.."

        "No don't go there... I was ready to give my life to protect you and then she comes in and gives her life for me.." She said looking towards me tears in her eyes.. "I took her ID and i became her till now...."

        "Why didn't you come back we all missed and needed you Jen... You made an impact on all of us that we didn't realize till you were gone, we realized that we needed you..."

        I saw a tear roll down her cheek as she turned away, the strongest woman I knew was slowly falling apart. I went up behind her as I turned her towards me as I pulled her into a hung and spoke softy.

        "I promise you Jen that everything will be alright with time, just do us one favor and please come back." She nodded as I smiled holding her close letting her cry.

                *~*

        Everyone on the other side of the window had tears in our eyes as we remained silent. Tony and Kate stood in one corner watching, Ziva and Palmer were both standing in the back, Abby and McGee were sitting as they looked towards one another I stood there silently before I left the observation room I went next-door to the interrogation room as I went and knocked on the door.

        "Come in!!" Shouted Gibbs I knew he was still hugging her as I made my way inside looking towards Jenny and him.

        "Hey.." I said softly Jenny heard me as she quickly made her way towards me hugging me.

        "Ducky it's so good to see you again.." She said with a small smile, I smiled back as I hugged her. One by one the rest of the team came in each hugging and talking with Jenny, I made my way over to Jethro as I looked towards him.

        "You know she's gonna need a place to stay..."

        He looks towards me "What are you saying ducky?"

        "I think you know what I mean Jethro, you can't keep hiding it from her you know she's got feelings for you and we all know you've got feelings of her, why else would you keep a picture of you two in your desk?"

        He turned to me "You looked through my desk?!?"

        "No DiNozzo did.."

        "Of course he did." he said with a slight chuckle.

"Now go ask her before someone else does." He nodded and with that he made his way towards Jenny.

                *~*

        "Jenny could I talk to you real quick."

        She nods making her way over towards him "What is it?"

        "I know you need a place to stay and I was wondering if you'd like to stay with me?"

        I saw the smile that came across her face as she nodded "Sure i'd love too."

        "Alright we should probably get going it hasn't looked like you slept in ages.."

        She laughs as she said goodbye to everyone we then left the interrogation room, I knew the team had followed us out but I ignored them as I carefully took her hand she looked towards me as she smiled holding on to it. We made our way back to the car as I helped her climb into the passengers side. I then went in and got on the drivers side, getting in I smiled as I drove back to my place. Once there she got out and walked beside me as we made our way inside.

        "You can stay in here" I said as I opened my bedroom door.

        She looked towards me as she shook her head "I can't take your bed you need it."

        I laughed slightly, "don't worry I don't use it anymore. I sleep downstairs on the couch or in the basement while working on my boat."

        "Of course you do.." She said laughing as she went and sat on the edge of the bed. "Goodnight Jethro" She said with a smile. I smiled back as I went and made my way downstairs to work on my boat one thought running through my mind as I worked.

                                                'I really missed that smile..'

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        It had been weeks since the death of the director and her funeral we had all just settled back into our usual schedules when I got a call from Ducky, for everyone to come down to autopsy. I gathered everyone as we made our way downstairs.

        "What did you find that you needed all of us Ducky?

        He looks around "Well I did what any good medical examiner does even if they know the victim, I took fingerprints, blood and dental records from Jenny and sent them in, well the results are back and they may just shock you.."

        I looked towards him confused "What do you mean?"

        "None of them match except the blood which is an 80% match.. So I guess what i'm saying is this body isn't our director Jenny Shepard..."

        Everyone in the room went silent as they looked towards him "Who is she then?"

                "Her name is Heather Shepard...Jenny's older sister..."

        Everything was silent as we starred towards the covered up body. "So she's alive" A small smile came upon my face as I said it.

        Ducky nods "Yes but where is she is the question."

        "Well we know not at her place because that went up in flames..... We will just have to start looking."

        Kate then spoke up "Maybe she doesn't wanna be found, maybe that's why she didn't come back."

I looked over towards her "If anyone knows Jenny it's me, she had been working for years to become the first female director and she did it, trust me she wouldn't just give that up unless she had too.." They all looked towards me, I just shook my head as I made my way back upstairs I was gonna find Jenny even if it was the last thing I did. I needed her more then she or even I realized.

                        *~*

        They all thought I was dead so I found no point of returning back as director, I had been replaced anyway someone named Leon Vance before I starred as director, i worked at NCIS well it was NIS at the time, I worked there in 1999 till the Paris mission was over but before that I use to work in the pentagon. When I came back it was like nothing changed everyone who was working there before was still there with a new addition here or there, when I walked in a few of my old friend came up and hugged me, asking me if i wanted to come back because my spot was still open I nodded and told them that's why I'm here I went and talked to my old boss and he said I could start right away, I nodded and thanked him as I went and sat at my old desk.

                Work had been usually at the Pentagon usual paperwork and a few things here and we worked closely with the marines and navy each day. I had gone and gotten my hair cut a few weeks ago it was short but not that bad it covered my ears now before when I first got it cut it didn't. One evening I was working late when I made my way outside to my car I stopped seeing something in the distance. Carefully I made my way towards the figure in the distance that was when I realized what exactly what it was. It was a dead marine I gulped as I stood there I know what was to come next, because I was the only one there i'd probably be questioned. I pulled out my phone as I dialed the number for NCIS.

        "Hello Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs?"

        I spoke softly "Hi there is a dead marine up at the pentagon."

"Alright i'm on my way don't touch the body or nothing.."

        With that he hung up as I stood there waiting after. After awhile I went and sat in my car till I watched them pull up, I carefully got up out of my car as I made my way towards them, since it was dark no one really recognized me and I was glad. I stood there for awhile before I was asked to climb into Tony's car so I could go back to NCIS and asked some questions. After awhile they had cleaned up and made their way back towards there car. The whole way back to the NCIS building I starred out the window not once glancing at them. I know they kept glancing towards me trying to figure out exactly who I was.

        Back at the NCIS building I watched as the whole team gathered in the viewing area, McGee, Abby, Tony, Kate, Ziva, Ducky, Palmer and probably Vance I knew they were all back there. I sat there poking away from the window hoping the wouldn't recognize me.

                        *~*

The team and I all stood back watching this woman she looked so familiar yet I couldn't tell who she was because she wouldn't look towards us. That was when Ziva jumped up

        "I know who it is!!" She said with excitement in her voice.

        "Who Ziva who?!?" We all asked looking towards her.

        "Jenny, its Jenny!"

        I looked towards the woman then back at Ziva "No.... she would never cut her hair that short she always said how she was gonna keep it long..."

        "Maybe there was a reason she cut it..." Tony suggested.

        I just shook my head "Guys don't get your hopes up it's probably not her, maybe she has another sister that looks like her but with short hair.." They nod as they continued to stand there I went and made my way into the interrogation room as I sat across from her she still wasn't looking towards me. Before I had the chance to speak she got up and made her way to the mirror which was the one way glass.

        "Been awhile hasn't it Jethro...." She said softly as she continued to look towards the mirror.

        "Jenny....?" I asked watching her every move carefully.

        "Took you all awhile to find me.. I was gonna come back but then I realized I couldn't... You guys had thought I was dead and my house had gone up in flames...."

        "Jenny i'm sorry if I knew you were alive I wouldn't have..." She didn't let me finish as she spoke again.

        "You did the right thing, you covered up the truth and i would have wanted you to do it.."

        "But everything you had is gone.." She sighs as she looks towards me, I watched her. I looked her in the eyes and I realized they told me something that I could understand, they hold the truth, the truth is that she's miles away. I knew something was wrong and I was gonna find out. "Jen let's forget about the dead marine for a few minutes and talk, talk about what happened that night."

        I could see her hesitate as she glance back towards the mirror as she spoke softly. "Mike and I were talking because I needed to talk to him about something...."

        "What were you talking about?"

        "He asked me if you knew and I told him no.."

        "If I knew what?"

        "Well at first I thought he meant my feelings and so I told him no but he was asking if you knew I was dying, I told him no for both...."

        "Jen...... Why didn't you tell anyone.."

"Why? Why get you guys all worried you wouldn't be able to focus on your cases none of you would..."

I nodded "Probably true, what happened next?"

        "He left to go get some water next thing I know four men were in the building I shot two of them before someone pulled me out she gave me her keys and told me to run, she shot the second man who I just wounded and killed him she then shot and killed the third man, she wounded the fourth that was when she fell and I took off..... She was my sister.... my only sister...."

"Jen I'm so sorry.."

        "No don't go there... I was ready to give my life to protect you and then she comes in and gives her life for me.." She said looking towards me tears in her eyes.. "I took her ID and i became her till now...."

        "Why didn't you come back we all missed and needed you Jen... You made an impact on all of us that we didn't realize till you were gone, we realized that we needed you..."

        I saw a tear roll down her cheek as she turned away, the strongest woman I knew was slowly falling apart. I went up behind her as I turned her towards me as I pulled her into a hung and spoke softy.

        "I promise you Jen that everything will be alright with time, just do us one favor and please come back." She nodded as I smiled holding her close letting her cry.

                *~*

        Everyone on the other side of the window had tears in our eyes as we remained silent. Tony and Kate stood in one corner watching, Ziva and Palmer were both standing in the back, Abby and McGee were sitting as they looked towards one another I stood there silently before I left the observation room I went next-door to the interrogation room as I went and knocked on the door.

        "Come in!!" Shouted Gibbs I knew he was still hugging her as I made my way inside looking towards Jenny and him.

        "Hey.." I said softly Jenny heard me as she quickly made her way towards me hugging me.

        "Ducky it's so good to see you again.." She said with a small smile, I smiled back as I hugged her. One by one the rest of the team came in each hugging and talking with Jenny, I made my way over to Jethro as I looked towards him.

        "You know she's gonna need a place to stay..."

        He looks towards me "What are you saying ducky?"

        "I think you know what I mean Jethro, you can't keep hiding it from her you know she's got feelings for you and we all know you've got feelings of her, why else would you keep a picture of you two in your desk?"

        He turned to me "You looked through my desk?!?"

        "No DiNozzo did.."

        "Of course he did." he said with a slight chuckle.

"Now go ask her before someone else does." He nodded and with that he made his way towards Jenny.

                *~*

        "Jenny could I talk to you real quick."

        She nods making her way over towards him "What is it?"

        "I know you need a place to stay and I was wondering if you'd like to stay with me?"

        I saw the smile that came across her face as she nodded "Sure i'd love too."

        "Alright we should probably get going it hasn't looked like you slept in ages.."

        She laughs as she said goodbye to everyone we then left the interrogation room, I knew the team had followed us out but I ignored them as I carefully took her hand she looked towards me as she smiled holding on to it. We made our way back to the car as I helped her climb into the passengers side. I then went in and got on the drivers side, getting in I smiled as I drove back to my place. Once there she got out and walked beside me as we made our way inside.

        "You can stay in here" I said as I opened my bedroom door.

        She looked towards me as she shook her head "I can't take your bed you need it."

        I laughed slightly, "don't worry I don't use it anymore. I sleep downstairs on the couch or in the basement while working on my boat."

        "Of course you do.." She said laughing as she went and sat on the edge of the bed. "Goodnight Jethro" She said with a smile. I smiled back as I went and made my way downstairs to work on my boat one thought running through my mind as I worked.

                                                'I really missed that smile..'

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