Prologue

As the smoke clears, Gibbs has a ringing in his ears.

Tony comes into his view.

"Relax, Boss," the very special agent says. "We got him."

Gibbs sits up with help from Tony, trying to shake the ringing from his ears.

He turns his attention to the other side of the room watching as Kate, Ducky, and Gerald are being helped out of the freezer drawers.

Once out of his frozen prison, Ducky rushes over to Gerald's side.

"Gerald," Ducky says laying a hand on the assistance's hurt shoulder.

"I'm fine, Donald," Gerald says with a smile trying to brush off his mate's concern but Ducky isn't having any of that.

"Like hell you are," Ducky's voice hushed with fear. "You are going to the hospital."

"You too, Jet," Tony firmly says ready for the fight the other man will give him

Gibbs looks at his mate and for once doesn't argue too deep in thoughts of the terrorist that just got away.

Gerald tried not to wince as the doctor moves his arm around as the doctor checks out his wounded shoulder.

After taking the bullet out and the wound was wrapped, Gerald was placed in a private room to rest with Ducky by his side throughout it all.

Gerald looks over at Ducky now.

The old doctor is looking weary as he stands to the side waiting for the verdict of Gerald's health.

"Your range of motion is ok," Doctor Addams says gentle letting go of the arm. "But you are looking a little anemic."

Ducky and Gerald exchange a painful look.

"It might be because of the blood lost," The hospital doctor continues not noticing the look as he makes a note on Gerald's chart, "But I would like to run a blood test just to make sure."

"Sure, Doctor," Gerald says reasonable distracted with thoughts of the unknown things that could be wrong with him. "Whatever you say."

"Are you sure?" Doctor Addams asks coming up behind the younger doctor to see the test results for himself. "Neither one told me about it."

"Could they not know?" The other doctor postulates looking at Addams.

"It's possible," Doctor Addams says more to himself then to the intern as he strokes his beard thinking over the possibilities. "Run it again just to make sure."

"Yes, doctor," the egger intern says.

Doctor Addams leaves the younger doctor to his work mumbling to himself, "Now I just have to break this to them."

"What if there's something seriously wrong with me?" Gerald asks breaking the silence that had settled in since the doctor's departure.

"Nonsense," Ducky says brushes the question away as if it were a gnat that didn't deserve his attention. "You just lost a lot of blood."

"And if it's more than that?"

Ducky sees the worried look on his mate's face and wraps his arms around the other man and whispers assuring, "Then we will face it together."

Doctor Addams not wanting to disturb the moment but knowing that he has to, coughs making his presents known to the two men.

The pair lets go of each other and focus their attention on the doctor.

"Well…" Doctor Addams begins. "I just received the test results."

Gerald not being able to take the silence anymore speaks, "And…"

He looks from the two men to his chart then back again before clearing his throat and announcing, "You're pregnant."

End of Prologue

I'm thinking a chapter for each month of the pregnancy ending with the birth.

For some reason, I make male pregnancy last only seven months (don't ask, I don't know the reason).

Also this will have allures/spoilers to the rest of season one episodes – including a crossover scene or two from my other fic 'Split Decision Redux'.

Random Fact – Thursday is named after the Norse god, Thor

Thor's day = Thursday

Get it?