This was it, the final marriage that Leroy Jethro Gibbs was determined to have because this one would last. He would not sabotage it as he had done to too many others; this woman was the one he refused to allow to escape. She was the one he loved with his entire being.

The woman to whom he would be wed shortly was standing in the dressing room, staring into the full length mirror. Her hair was as crimson and shiny as ever and her emerald orbs were sparkling almost more than they had when her beautiful babies were born, except, this time, they were sparkling with tears.

"Mama, what's the matter?" Kelly asked softly, leaning against the door frame, her eyebrows contracted together as she frowned.

"Why would he want to marry me?" The elder woman choked out at last.

"Because you're beautiful, intelligent, funny, loving, caring, stubborn, kind, fun, sweet….shall I continue?"

"No, that's quite alright." Jenny said, a watery smile on her face as she accepted the handkerchief her step—well, her oldest daughter, really, offered her.

"Mommy Dearest!" Abby exclaimed, floating into the room with Ziva, their emerald colored dresses swirling about them.

Their boss and mother figure just quirked an eyebrow at the exclamation, too overjoyed on her wedding day to worry about correcting the young raven-haired woman about the use of the abhorrent nickname that she'd acquired some months ago, much to her displeasure.

"We need to give you the traditional wedding traditional wedding things." Abby exclaimed, excitement evident both on her face and in her tone. She was doing an awful lot of exclaiming today which was, after all, expected of her anyway.

"Yes, something blue, something borrowed, something gold, and something new." Her Israeli companion said softly, drawing the eldest woman in the room into a gentle hug.

"Something old." Kelly corrected with a grin as she stepped around to the back of the woman and reached up to slide a beautiful sapphire necklace onto her mother's neck, clasping it for her. "That's both something old and something blue." The young woman smiled, withdrawing her fingers from her Daddy's fiance's red curls.

"Here is something new." Ziva said softly, handing Jenny a hot pink garter.

The expression on the woman's face at being handed such an item made it too hard for the younger girls to stifle their laughter and they practically fell over, laughing as hard as they were.

It was Abby who stepped forward now, handing Jenny a pair of teardrop earrings that matched the necklace she was wearing perfectly. "Those would be borrowed, please don't allow Gibbs to lose those when he's—ahem, helping you….change…"

"Into your birthday suit." Kelly supplied unabashedly, snickering as Jenny's facial expression turned from one of tender appreciation to absolute mortification as the words reached her ears.

It was at this moment that Ducky entered, taking in the scene before him with evident amusement. "Oh, dear, I hope you girls haven't made it impossible for Jennifer to walk up the aisle now."

"Of course not, Ducky, nothing would stop me from marrying Jethro, not now, not ever." She gracefully stepped down and took her dear friend's hand, watching as her twins toddled into the room. The eighteen month olds gave their mother toothy grins before heading straight to their 'big sissy' as they had so deemed Kelly.

The three young women and toddlers departed, hearing the beginning notes of the bridal march.

Madelyn practically danced up the aisle with Sophia at her side as she assisted her in throwing the rose petals onto the runner. The three young woman had already processed up along with Cynthia.

With a deep breath, Jenny took the last few steps, with Ducky at her side, to Jethro, to their children, to her family, to their happily ever after together.

Es la final y también la comienzo.

It is the end and also the beginning.

******Author's Note*******

Ladies, and Gentlemen,

I apologize wholeheartedly for such the delay. I thank all those who had religiously checked this story and pmed me about it and those who have simply deigned to both read and review it. All your support has meant a lot to me. I also apologize if the translation at the end is off at all. I am only in Spanish II but attempted to make it as accurate as possible. There's been sooo much going on in my life that I haven't had the chance to write fanfiction for all you lovely readers out there.

Until the next story,

~C.E.S.