Shower

            Jenny and Jethro lay in bed the following morning enjoying each others’ presence. Jenny was content listening to Jethro’s heartbeat as her head rested on his bare chest. The duo was keeping another secret from the team. They told their daughters, Jaylyn, Jack, Ann, Leyla and Amira the news they had.  The news that they had sworn Jaylyn to absolute secrecy. They didn’t, especially Jenny; didn’t want to deter the attention from Ziva and Abby. So instead of wearing her usual tight and form fitting clothing Jenny was now wearing clothes that were a bit more loose in the fitting to hide the secrets.

            “Are Kate and Kassidy hungry?”Jethro asked his wife as he ran his fingers through Jenny’s crimson locks.

            “What do you think?”

            With that they slipped into their lounge wear and headed downstairs. It was only when Jenny was at home or when she was around the people they had told that she didn’t have to hide the secrets. The doorbell rang and Jenny answered the door as Jethro continued onto the kitchen. On the other side was Jaylyn and the girls, Kasey had gone to work.

            “Here let me take one of them.” Jenny said as she took one of her nieces.

            “Thanks Jen.”

            “Jethro, come help us with the girls.”

            Within seconds Jethro came into the room and picked up one of his nieces as Jaylyn held on to her daughter that hadn’t left her side.

            “Someone’s rocking the bump as much as she can.”

            “Damn straight I am. I’ve already gone through this all before that’s why I’m not letting the spotlight come to me when it has to be on Ziva and Abby.”

            “Well Ziva’s doing the same thing you are, she’s letting Abby have the spotlight since its Abby’s first.”

            “That’s good.” Jethro commented as they put the triplets in high chairs.

            “So the baby shower for Ziva and Abby is here at two?”

            “Yeah; it’s us, Ziva, Abby, Breena, Madalyn, Kelly, the girls, Shannon, Ann and Dr. Cranston. Leyla and Amira too”

            “Are you going to tell Dr. Cranston about Kate?”

            “I will when the right moment presents itself.”

            “She’s going to be honored when she finds out. It’s sweet that they are named after two strong and independent women.”

            “Kate and Agent Cassidy were good agents, J.” Jethro said.

            “I know, they meant a lot to all of us. That’s why it’s so sweet that they are kind of living on through Kate and Kassidy when they finally make their appearances.”

            The group ate breakfast together. Jethro then left afterwards to do something with Ducky, Tony, Asher, Palmer, Jack and McGee while the women had their baby shower.

            Throughout the course of the shower Jenny was attempting to keep her secret; Jaylyn, Leyla and Ann saw how hard it was for her to keep the secret. Jenny did get the opportunity to tell Rachel what Jaylyn had said earlier.

            “Thank-you, Director. Thank you for honoring my sister like this. Kate would be honored if she were here.”

            “Please call me Jen or Jenny when we’re away from the agency. We don’t have to be formal with each other all the time, Rachel.”

            The shower progressed on and Jenny kept the secret. Hours later it was just her and Jethro back in their bedroom.

            “So how did it go?” Jethro asked.

            “It went fine, J kept her mouth shut; Rachel knows and she’s happy with our decision. She said Kate would be as well.”

            Jethro smiled his crooked smile that he had perfected long before Edward Cullen had in the Twilight saga.

            “She would. Cassidy would be too.” Jethro commented.

            Jenny then gave in to her tiredness as she fell asleep in Jethro’s arms while Jethro watched the highlights of the Phillies vs. Pirates game that he had missed when he had gone to hang out with the boys that afternoon. Jethro knew Jenny was exhausted and that her sleeping was a good thing. She needed to get her rest while she could.  Much like Delilah, Emiliana, Arabella and Madison had when they were newborns; Kate and Kassidy would follow their older sisters’ lead as well as their older half sister’s lead by keeping Jenny and Jethro up all night after they arrived. It was a Gibbs trait after all.

            In the middle of the night, around 3am Jenny had woken up to her phone going off.

            Congrats on the new additions; Kate and Kassidy are the luckiest girls ever. They have the best parents, protective sisters and extended family that two girls could ever ask for.

            Jenny knew who the text was from. She could never get anything pass Ziva no matter what it was.

            Thank-you. Same goes for Tali and Monique as well as Maddy and Asher.

            Seconds after Jenny had sent her text in response to Ziva’s text she had received another text. This time it was from Abby.

            Congrats Mommy, Kate and Kassidy are truly blessed like their sisters and the rest of us to have such wonderful parents. Congratulate Daddy for me when he wakes up.

            Thanks, Abs. Kyle Luca is just as blessed to have you and McGee as his parents.

            After that last text Jenny turned her phone off and quickly fell back asleep in Jethro’s arms.