Resting [rp for ncis_ljgibbs]

[on_jennys_terms]

The house has been relatively quiet and Jen is somewhat grateful for it.  But she also suspects Liz knows what happened last night.  Usually, her absence around the house would trigger at least a text from Liz, but there's been nothing all day.  Not that Jen wants to talk to anyone today, but the silence makes her feel that much more unsettled.

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[ncis_ljgibbs]

Jethro slowly made his way to the bedroom no matter what he wanted to check on Jen. He stopped at the bedroom door and looked in at her having to lean against the door frame. He was tired, hurting, and somewhere in all that he was angry. His fingers traced the pill bottle in his pants pocket knowing he should take one.

[on_jennys_terms]

It's impossible to sneak up on people in this house. The creaky floor boards give them away every time. She looks over her right shoulder towards the door, though she can't really see him. "I know you're there," she says softly.

[ncis_ljgibbs]

"Just wanted to check on you,"he stepped a little further into the room where she could see him.

[on_jennys_terms]

"I'm fine," she says, looking at him for a moment. For whatever reason, she's mad at him. She knows she doesn't even have a right to be, but she is. She's blaming him for a lot of things, like it's his fault he ended up in the emergency room last night. After a moment, she sits up. She's been laying down for too long. "You don't look too good," she adds.

[ncis_ljgibbs]

"Not feeling so hot. Got too worked up talking to Liz. I'm supposed to be resting, trying to keep relaxed,"he watched her hand idly tracing the pill bottle.

[on_jennys_terms]

That makes two of them. "Then come lay down," she says. She's still mad and she doesn't want to share the same space with him right now, but she's made up her mind to make her own trip to the hospital. She just doesn't want him to know; she's sure she's worrying over nothing.

[ncis_ljgibbs]

He blinked in surprise but made his way toward the bed pulling the bottle out of his pocket before he lay down. In a way it hurt being this close with nothing settled but he wanted so badly to just hold her and pretend everything was going to be ok. "I should take my pill."

[on_jennys_terms]

"You should," she says as she offers him her glass of water. Despite being mad at herself, at him, at the world, she still loves him and she doesn't want to see him hurting. He needs rest as much as she does.

[ncis_ljgibbs]

He swallowed the pill with a swig of her water,"Thank you." He offered the glass back to her running his free hand down his face.

[on_jennys_terms]

"You're welcome." She finishes the last of the water and puts the glass back on the nightstand. She can pretend she's fine until he passes out, so she sits there quietly with her hands in her lap.

[ncis_ljgibbs]

He lay down completely one arm under his head. Jethro looked over at her tiredly wondering if there was anything he could say that wouldn't sound stupid.

[on_jennys_terms]

She looks back at him and after a moment, lays down with him. They seem to have reached a point where they've both said too much and not enough. As she presses two fingers into her side, she notices how much distance there is between them. A lot more than there would be or should be.

[ncis_ljgibbs]

He looked over at her wanting to roll up onto his side, wanting to press closer but not sure she would let him. "Your side hurt?"

[on_jennys_terms]

"Everything hurts, Jethro," she answers honestly. If he did get closer, she would probably get up completely. This is as close as she wants him and she can tell he seems to get that. But her answer isn't just about all her aches and pains. Her heart hurts, too. It's been torn down the middle.

[ncis_ljgibbs]

"Me too,"he sighed leaning his head back. "Wish I could make it stop."

[on_jennys_terms]

She's torn. Part of her wants to get into it now and the other part really doesn't. Neither one of them is up for it. "I know," she says and as she speaks, she realizes she hasn't apologized to him. Nor does she want to. He taught her that rule.