So guys, if you are still following, I know I promised an epilogue a long time ago, but I finally wrote one. Here's how I could possibly see the gang being a few years down the road, if you don't like it and it ruins the story for you, then act like it never happened. I know sometimes authors can write epilogues and ruin the story, so I will be happy if you don't like it. Just let me know how you saw everything ending if you thought I should have done something differently or if you liked it, let me know that too. Without further ado, this is my end to the "Five People You Meet in Heaven"...
Epilogue
It's been five years since they got Jenny back. It's been four and a half since the world gained its newest and last Mrs. Leroy Jethro Gibbs. They took a two week honeymoon where they decided to take a road trip from civilization where they could just be Jenny and Jethro. They went to the Southwest United States. It seemed strange to the team for the location choice, but the happy couple had always wanted to see the Grand Canyon together and thought a tour of some of the deserts would be a good way to commemorate Jenny "dying" in a desert. It has been four years since Mike Franks passed away. His dying in the line of duty that was no longer his duty to do was the only way he would have wanted out of life. It has been three and a half years since Jenny broke the news to Jethro. She told him she was pregnant.
It's been three years since Jenny brought a real Gibblet into the world. It was a beautiful little girl which they named Jocelyn Marie. They had to make sure her name started with a "J" like theirs. Today is little Jocelyn's third birthday party. At first it just seems like a basic family party, but this party is so much more. Once onlookers look past the Strawberry Shortcake decorations, they realize that this is not an ordinary family. The father is old enough to be the birthday girl's grandfather, but still has energy to play with his daughter who is quite the "Daddy's Little Girl". The mother is a full-time career woman but if her little girl needs her, she is right there. Everyday Jocelyn comes to work with Jenny and is never left with anyone but family. Her favorite place to go to is Auntie Ziva's desk if Jenny is busy. Ziva shares just stories about one of Jocelyn's parents or both.
But at Jocelyn's party today her family is all there: Aunties Ziva and Abby and Uncles Tony, Tim, and Ducky. Abby and McGee are together after several years of their jealousy, flirting, and close work space. At this time McGee is trying to calm his nerves to ask Abby to marry him. Ducky is betting he asks her this weekend, and something says Ducky will win this pool.
Tony and Ziva are still flirting around each other, but teasing only lasts for so long. They can also no longer use Rule #12 as a defense since its end. A rule cannot last when Gibbs married his boss. What nobody knows is that an assignment is about to come along and bring them together for good.
Right now the birthday girl is excitedly telling Ducky a story about her week. Her quite animated stories put some of Ducky's better stories to shame. While most of the family is in the yard at the picnic table, Jenny and Gibbs are on the porch watching their family interact.
"Can you believe that's our little girl?" Jenny asks while burrowing into her husband's arms. "It seems like just yesterday, I was still waiting for her to arrive."
"As I recall you were also yelling at me and threatening to castrate me when she was arriving, "Gibbs says with a chuckle when Jenny lightly punches him.
"Lucky for you, you were wearing a cup. But I didn't mean that exact moment. I was referring to the entire nine months," Jenny counters while Gibbs rubs the spot where she hit him. After seeing Gibbs act like a big baby, Jenny leans over and kisses the spot she hit on his arm. At this mock sign of affection Gibbs pulls Jenny's face to his for a kiss.
"You know I love you, right? There's nothing I would ever want more than this," Gibbs says while gesturing towards Jocelyn who is now trying to get Tony to listen to her story.
Jenny chuckles and leans in to whisper in Gibbs' ear, "So you don't want more kids?"
Gibbs just shakes his head "no". "If we were to have more than Jocelyn then we would have. It just wasn't meant to happen for us," Gibbs replies while putting a soft kiss on her lips.
Jenny lightly laughs and grabs his hand and pulls it to her lower stomach. Gibbs looks at her like she is going crazy. She simply laughs again and whispers in his ear, "We've been a little careless of late, and Jocelyn is going to be a big sister."
At this announcement Gibbs crushes Jenny to him in a mind-blowing kiss and says, "I love you so much."
Alright, it's been a fun ride guys, you have finally reached the true end of my story. Not to nag, but how about one last review for the road? Thanks guys, I've really enjoyed it. Thanks for the reviews, favorites, and alerts. I hope that we can do this with another story later. :)