Ducky and Jordan

The next time I saw Ducky was about a month or so after Cassie's memorial. By that point we had found Cassie’s murderer and the team was on their next case. This one hit home for all of us. A Navy Lieutenant’s thirteen year old son and daughter had been kidnapped by a terrorist sleeper cell. The Lieutenant’s children were eventually killed after one of terrorist cell members decided to rape the thirteen year old girl. Of course the girl’s twin brother didn’t like what had happened to his sister and decided to beat the crap out of his sister’s rapist. After all of that the terrorist cell decided to kill the teens.
Now it was the agency’s turn to do what it does best. There was a bit of emotion and stress involved at my end when it came to this case the team had. I knew I had to stay stress free for Jayla’s sake. I also knew that for my sanity I could not let my hormone driven emotions get the better of me, especially not when it came to my chosen career. So with that I called my sister. Knowing Jen, she was likely going stir crazy.
“Hey Jen, I need to get away from the agency for awhile. Want to go to lunch and the mall with me?” I asked.
“Yeah sure, why not? Jay, what’s wrong?”
“The team has case where a Navy Lieutenant’s twin teenage son and daughter were kidnapped by a terrorist cell, who raped the daughter and beat the hell out the son before killing them.” I answered.
“Oh okay. Well get your protection detail together and I’ll be here waiting.”
“Be there soon.”
Once I hung up with Jen I had called AJ and Ziva to tell them they were on protection detail duty. Tony wasn’t at all thrilled that I was pulling Ziva away from the case they were working on. Since he wasn’t thrilled I had to pull the Director card on him just to get him to back off. A few minutes later we were picking Jen up.
“I don’t see why Director Balboa chose us for the detail. She knows you have a case and that I have one as well. She’d be fine with just one agent.” AJ said to Ziva.
“Ah no AJ, she wouldn’t be. Besides the Director always travels with two agents in her detail.”
“But with you on the protection detail; Ziva, she doesn’t need me.”
“Agent Wilson. Two agents are required for protection detail when there are two high value targets involved.” I said.
AJ looked over to Ziva for a slight bit of guidance.
“She’s including her sister, AJ.”
“But her sister isn’t the Director anymore, she is.”
“Jenny is the former Director of the agency. And she’s travelling with her sister which makes her a high value target. Plus they are both pregnant which means that Jenny’s kids as well as the Director’s baby makes them more of a target. Besides if only the Director was protected, Gibbs would kill us.” Ziva answered.
Jen and I laughed in the backseat.
“She has a point; Jethro would kill them if anything happened to you.” I said.
Once we were in the mall we headed towards the T.G.I Fridays that was there. Jen and I were in walking in front of Ziva and AJ took to the back. As we drew closer to the restaurant Ducky and Jordan came out of the restaurant.
“Hello Jaylyn, Jen. Ziva, AJ.” Jordan said when she saw us.
“Hello ladies. Director, Jenny; you two are coming along quite well.” Ducky said.
“I hope so Ducky, we are seven months along.” I said.
“Yes you are.”
Ducky pulled us away from Jordan, Ziva and AJ.
“I knew you wouldn’t have a problem with gaining weight, Jaylyn. It was Jenny that I was concerned about.”
“Me?” Jen asked puzzled.
“Yes you, Jennifer.”
“Why me?”
“Cause you were always set on staying physically in shape whether you were on the job or off and that hasn’t changed. I am just glad that you are gaining weight and aren’t afraid to bare your baby bump off.” Ducky said.
“Thank-you for the concern Ducky, but I am doing just about anything to keep my unborn daughter and sons safe.”
“And there’s the protective mom side.” I said.
“So what do you girls have planned for today?”
“Oh nothing much. Jen and I are just bonding for a while before we are occupied with newborns. Then we’re having the NCIS Christmas party at the Addams Hotel later.”
“A bit late on the holiday party this year, huh.” Jordan chimed in.
“Just off by a few days. You two are more than welcome to join us if you wish.” I said.
“Thank-you Jaylyn. Now you girls should go eat. We’ll see you tonight.”
Later that night around 7pm we all took a well deserved break. We had hired a dj and had the party catered by a local Italian restaurant. Of course we had a bar, but it was a cash bar. Before long the party started and the dj played song after song. At one point Hannah, Leah, JD, Jayden, Jocelyn, Jaliyah and Ashleann were up on the dance floor dancing to Beyonce’s Single Ladies. Now mind you; that yes Ziva, Kate and Abby were the only ones from the collective that baby bump-less stomachs and they insisted on getting up on the dance floor. Jen and I were quiet content with sitting at the table and watching.
But Abby as usual had other plans. Jen and I were dragged onto the dance floor. Shortly only some of the girls stayed up with us. Apparently it was awkward for them to have their mothers and aunts dancing to a song like Single Ladies. Ziva, Abby, Kate, Jen and I didn’t care at that point. We were having a good time and it was obvious that our respective husbands enjoyed the show they had before them.
Jordan came up and joined us. Once the song ended the dj then played a slower song and the men came up to sweep us off our feet. The girls that stayed on the dance floor for the entire Beyonce song returned to their seats briefly as the men came up. Hannah, Leah and JD had all persuaded their respective boyfriends to dance with them. While Ducky and Jordan danced, Ducky had leaned in closer to Jordan so that he could whisper something to her.
“Forever and For Always, my love.” Ducky had said.
Jordan smiled and kissed Ducky.