PANCAKES AND A SNOWMAN

The things that man could do with his tongue should have been illegal. That, and the overwhelming pleasure of said things, was the only thing on her half melted mind the next morning. They had both woken early and Gibbs had made quick work of slipping under the covers and burying his face between her thighs and within minutes had her reduced to a gasping, writhing mess, she was seconds away from begging, something she hated to do, when she heard the front door slam loudly.

"Jethro Gibbs?"

Phineas' voice carried up the stairs and Jack threw her head back with a quiet groan as Gibbs halted what he was doing. She had been so close but there was no way she was finishing now, not with the threat of Phineas walking in at any moment.

"Son of a bitch." She shifted as Gibbs quickly climbed out from under the covers and reached for a shirt on the bedside table.

"Be down in a minute, Phin!"

She winced at his loud voice almost directly in her ear and leaned over to grab Gibbs' undershirt from the night before to pull over her head. She rolled out of bed and grabbed a pair of leggings out of her go bag before turning to Gibbs

"Go take a shower, I've got him."

He opened his mouth to protest but she held up her hand to silence him.

Her eyes shifted to the erection still tenting his boxers "You really think you're in any shape to go downstairs right now?"

He rolled his eyes but she could see he was going to agree with her. He grabbed a fresh pair of clothes and was about to pass her to go into the bathroom when she stopped him with a hand on his chest.

"You owe me one tonight." She whispered huskily, "I was close."

Gibbs nodded and sighed at their luck, "I forgot he was coming this morning." He leaned down to give her a quick kiss, "I'll make it up to you."

She gave a quiet noise of assent before pushing away from him. She pulled her hair up into a messy bun and checked her reflection in the mirror, she didn't look fabulous but she didn't look too disheveled either.

She made her way downstairs and found Phineas already settled on the couch playing on his phone.

"Good morning, Phin." She offered him a grin.

"Hi Jack!" Phin replied, his surprise on his face, "Are you hanging out with Jethro Gibbs and I today?"

"If that's okay with you."

"It'll be fun." He replied excitedly.

"I think so." Jack winked and nodded towards the kitchen, "Have you eaten breakfast yet?"

"Not yet."

She wasn't surprised, it was barely seven o'clock, she doubted he had even been awake for that long.

"How about pancakes?" She asked, "I'm sure Gibbs has the stuff we'll need."

She had noticed at their last poker game that he had gotten better at keeping his cupboards stocked with real food rather than just cereal and takeout menus, and she had a feeling that most of that had to do with the little boy sitting in front of her. She made her way into the kitchen and immediately set about making a pot of coffee before doing anything else, she liked her sleep and she had gotten very little of it the night before and she knew she'd start to feel it before too long.

By the time Gibbs wandered down the stairs she was starting the first batch of pancakes and Phin had relocated to the dining room to play on his phone.

"Did your mom say that you could have screen time?"

His gruff question made her smile, she liked seeing this side of him. She saw him on the daily with his team, just seeing that told her that he had been and still was a good father but seeing him with someone as young as Phineas made her see it even more. It also made her wonder. She opened the cupboard to her left and pulled out a mug for Gibbs and ran her fingers over the rough KG carved into the door. A reminder of another one of his children, one gone far too soon. She softly closed the cupboard door just as she felt Gibbs' hand settle over her lower back.

She glanced over her shoulder to make sure Phin was still in the dining room and turned to press her lips to his. She drew back from the kiss and leaned forward so her lips were right night to his ear.

"How was your shower?"

She heard him chuckle as she leaned into him.

"Cold."

She couldn't stop the laugh that bubbled up, "I made you coffee."

He grabbed the mug sitting on the counter and filled it, "Might have to keep you."

It was muttered so low that she barely heard it but it made her smile happily none-the-less. She turned her attention back to the pancakes and watched Gibbs out of the corner of her eye as he pulled plates, syrup and a bag of powdered sugar from the cupboard.

"Do you have any chocolate milk, Jethro Gibbs?"

She glanced over her shoulder to see Phin leaning against the doorway and watched as Gibbs pulled the requested container out of the fridge. The picture of him buying chocolate milk made her chuckle quietly and she felt his mild glare against his back.

"That look doesn't work on me, Cowboy." She flipped the pancakes onto a plate, "Nice try though." She handed him the plate, "Bring these to Phin please."

She heard him mutter something under his breath but chose to ignore it. She poured herself another cup of coffee and dumped sugar into it, making a mental note to buy him more sugar as she did so, since she was the only person to use it.

She finished her latest batch of pancakes and flipped them onto a plate just as Gibbs wandered back into the kitchen.

She offered him the plate. "Here you go, Cowboy."

"You go eat, I'll finish up."

"The chivalry is commendable but I can handle it." She replied, her eyes twinkling as she turned back to the pan, "Go on, keep Phin company."

N*C*I*S

By the time they were done doing the breakfast dishes Phin was considerably more awake and ready to get on with the day, something that amused Jack to no end and had Gibbs pretending to be annoyed.

"Come on, Jethro Gibbs!" Phin exclaimed, "There's snow on the ground, it's the perfect day to make a snowman."

"I don't think he owns any carrots for a nose." Jack whispered dramatically.

"Enough outta you." Gibbs growled playfully, "I've got carrots, if we're going outside you need to put on your snow suit, Phin."

Phin made a face at the request but dutifully spun on his heel to go find his snowsuit.

"Do I need a snow suit?" Jack teased.

"Would rather you just wear nothing."

Her eyes darkened at the suggestive though but she quickly grinned, "As fun as that sounds it might scar Phin."

Gibbs shrugged. "He'd get over it."

She ignored the smart ass comment and went in search of her own jacket, mitts, hat and scarf. She found all of her belongings in the foyer as well as Phin who was struggling to do the zipper on his jacket while wearing large gloves.

"Want some help there?"

"I can't get it with these dumb gloves." He huffed in frustration.

Jack smiled and crouched down in front of him and easily zipped up his jacket.

"There you go." She grabbed his hat and pulled it over his head, covering his eyes.

Phin giggled and pushed the hat up, "I can't see like that."

Jack widened her eyes dramatically, "I thought you had x-ray vision!"

Phin laughed and shook his head, "That would be cool though."

"So cool." Jack agreed, before straightening out his scarf, "Alright, you're good to go, head on out back, we'll be out in a minute."

She stood up with a quiet groan, her knees protesting her position, and turned around to find Gibbs watching her with a look she couldn't quite place on his face.

"You're good with him."

His quiet comment caught her off guard and she just shrugged in reply.

"Kids are easy." She grabbed her jacket off the coat rack, "They can't lie, I like that."

Another strange look crossed his face but she didn't question it as he walked over to grab his own jacket and gloves. She was about to let herself out the front door when she felt his hand close loosely around her arm, she turned around to face him and was met with his lips on hers. She returned the kiss and pulled back slowly.

"What was that for?" She asked quietly.

He shrugged, "Cause I can."

She chuckled at his impish grin stepped around him, "Come on, Cowboy, there's a little boy waiting for us outside."

She braced herself for the cool air as she let herself outside and into the backyard where Phin was already working on building a base for a snowman.

"Come on, Jack!" Phin puffed as the snowball grew larger, "I want him to be really big, I'm gonna need help."

Jack looked down at her perfectly dry jeans and silently accepted the fact that she probably wouldn't get out of this without having to run back to her apartment for a change of clothes. She had grabbed her current outfit from the go bag in her car but didn't have any other clothes besides her dress from the party the night before on hand.

By the time Gibbs joined them outside in his own jacket, mits and a hat that made Jack wish she had a camera on hand, they were done the base of their snowman and working on the middle. It took a lot of maneuvering and Jack was sure both she and Gibbs would be sore later that night but they eventually got all three of the snowballs on the giant snowman.

"Okay now he needs a face." Phin instructed.

Gibbs chuckled at his excited tone and Jack clapped her hands together, both in excitement and in an attempt to warm them up. She volunteered to go inside to get a carrot for the nose while the boys dug around for rocks to make a face.

She snuck her phone into her pocket when she went inside and gathered everything she needed before heading back outside.

It took two minutes to finish the snowman and Jack pulled out her phone and motioned for the boys to stand in front of it. She smiled when she saw the proud smirks on both of their faces and snapped a few quick pictures.

"Okay, now let me take one of you and Jethro Gibbs!" Phin exclaimed.

Jack opened her mouth to protest but Gibbs waved her over and wrapped an arm around her shoulder while Phin took pictures.

Her teeth were chattering and she was freezing but she couldn't help but love the DC winter in that moment, snuggled into Gibbs' side as Phineas snapped pictures and laughed loudly.