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………A year and a month later….

"He actually cried? That's so sweet." Max said to her.

"I know…I never thought he could be this happy. I had taken the pregnancy's tests before so we were quite sure but not until the doctor confirmed it he truly believed it. I guess he felt so guilty of probably not being able to give me such a precious thing as a baby that it became too much for him. Gibbs wondered what was going on with Tony the day we found out." Kate explained to her.

"I can somewhat relate because I remember how it felt when I told Andy I suspected I was pregnant. He was so happy and called his mother straight away."

"Yeah…I guess it is something special when it is the first grandchild. My mother is really happy too since it is her first grandchild. My dad is calmer but still very happy." Kate told her.

"I've got to warn you though…Sophia thought you had decided to never have children because of what happened to Tony since his chances of becoming a father had become smaller. She is really excited and may give you a lot of advice you may not want. Overly protective and such. I remember that she complained that we lived so far away and that she never got to see Julia. You live a bit closer but she will probably still bring that subject up."

"I thought we had a good relationship Sophia and I. Tony gets a long great with my parents especially my mother." Kate said to her. Tony and Kate had decided to just hope for the best and if they hadn't become pregnant the ordinary way they would try to get help but the ordinary way worked and it worked a lot faster than they had planned.

"The Dinozzo boys can charm their way into any family but it is a lot harder for their wives to charm their way into the Dinozzo family. You'll see…" Max warned her.

"I'll be on my guard." Kate said trying to remember that she has to remember what Max said. She had more experience with Sophia than she did. All she knew was that Sophia wasn't all that happy about them having their honeymoon in Florida over Christmas instead of spending it with her.

"David seems more relaxed" Kate said about Tony's and Andy's father.

"He is…Andy said he became so when he met his wife. I guess their new marriages are going better than theirs did." Max continued talking about Sophia and David.

"I'm looking forward to meeting everyone tomorrow but I'm still a bit nervous." Kate said to her.

"I'm still a newcomer so we're in this together…Are you feeling alright?" Max wondered after seeing Kate suddenly becoming pale.

"The morning sickness hasn't gone away and I don't know why. I just hope I'll feel better tomorrow. We're here to celebrate their birthdays and I don't want to mess it up by going to the toilet every five minutes." Kate said a bit worried. The brothers had already celebrated their birthdays a few days ago but Sophia insisted on them coming to celebrate them this weekend so Julia and Kate could meet the whole family.

"Not every pregnancy is easy. Mine wasn't a joyride either but totally worth it. Isn't that true Julia?" Max said while smiling to Julia who was sitting on her lap.

"She's so lovely." Kate told her.

"Julia, want to sit in your aunt's lap?" Max asked while giving her over to Kate.

"Do you think I'll be a good mother?" Kate asked her.

"You'll be a wonderful mother. I thought about the same thing during my pregnancy. I asked the same thing to my sister who already had two kids and she said the same thing to me. I guess it is my turn now to say it to somebody else…Julia feels the same." Max said to her while looking how happy Julia seemed with Kate.

"I hope you're right." Kate said to her.

"Enjoy your pregnancy and don't worry so much. Then the 15 of October will come so much faster." Max encouraged her.

"I know…" Kate said thoughtful.

"Why don't you rest before they come home? You had a long trip today and you should rest." Max said to her.

"You had a long trip too and you had Julia with you. Travelling on a Friday isn't that easy then."

"Not while being pregnant either." Max continued.

"Still better than when Sophia decides to stay with you for a few days…" Kate said to her smiling a bit.

"I heard that she was with you a month ago…Yes, it is easier to come here then to let her come to you." Max agreed knowing from experience.

……………

"So do you want to come down?" Sophia said straight after she had opened the door to the room Max and Julia stayed in.

"I have to put Julia to bed and Kate is going to rest." Max replied.

"Caitlin, are you alright? You seem a bit pale." Sophia asked worried.

"I'm alright. I was at the doctor this week and he said just to rest if I didn't feel well." Kate explained to her not really liking that Sophia called her Caitlin. Only a few persons she knew could call her Caitlin but she had to accept Sophia did what she wanted.

"Did he order bed rest? I can stay with you during the rest of the pregnancy if necessary? You work too much." Sophia quickly said.

Max and Kate looked a bit horrified because having Sophia living with you was like having Sophia living with you.

"No bed rest. Gibbs totally understands my situation. He is hiring someone else to be there when I'm on maternity leave. I'll be down soon." Kate told her mother-in-law.

"I'll see you both soon downstairs. I have a movie we can watch or some home videos of the boys when they were younger. I think we can watch the home videos first." Sophia said on her way out.

"Nice save." Max said to Kate as soon as their mother-in-law had left.

"Was it? I'm not so sure about that! So have you had a movie night with Sophia before?" Kate wondered.

"Actually no…This will be interesting. " Max replied.

……..After the movie night…….

"It wasn't that bad." Kate told Max when they were on their way up to their rooms.

"No it wasn't. They should be here in two hours… Ironic that both had to work today." Max concluded.

"I know. I called McGee to see how it was and it was quiet. Gibbs and Tony were out somewhere and McGee was the one taking care of things at the office."

"I was wondering if you wanted to come to New York for 4th of July." Max then suddenly asked her.

"Actually I and Tony had talked about inviting you to us then. I guess we can decide when they come home."

"Ok."

"I have another question…Does hormones make you overly jealous because I can't stand the thought of them hiring someone to replace me and knowing it can be a woman and knowing how Tony acts." Kate suddenly asked her "sister-in-law".

"That's the bad side of pregnancies and being married to a Dinozzo. As long as you show you trust them they will run after every thing you crave and put up with the craziness a pregnancy will cause. Tony may look but never ever think about another woman as long as he has you. I know Tony has asked Andy a lot about how to act during your pregnancy." Max explained to her.

"I didn't know that…I guess we're more similar than we thought and then I mean all four of us" Kate said surprised but happy at the same time now knowing that Tony cared so much.

"I guess we are." Max told her.