Title: Addition to the Family

Author: NickyK

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters; make no profit from any of this.

Summary: Jen and Gibbs have some news to share.

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The sun had long since disappeared by the time Director Shepard emerged from her office. She was tired. More so than usual, but knew she had no one to blame but herself. She should have been gone hours ago but the prospect of going home to an empty house didn't appeal to her. Still, she'd only planned on staying another hour or two, however, that had turned into three and now here it was well after seven in the evening and she was still at it.

Jethro would not be happy with her.

She stood on the landing outside her office, looking down into the bullpen. It was deserted save for a few agents mingling around, doing last minute follow-ups. She heard laughter and was surprised to see Abby and Ducky standing next to Gibb's team. She hadn't realized they were back from the field and was disappointed that Gibbs hadn't bothered to check up on her.

She quickly pushed aside the emotion, chalking it up to hormones as she made her way down the steps and over to his team. She was half-way down when suddenly the building went dark. She froze, straining her eyes, trying to see through the blackness, knowing it was fruitless. She could hear the agents calling out to each other and knew instinctively that each one had their weapons drawn and the senses on alert, ready for whatever threat came their way.

The back-up generators kicked in and she breathed a sigh of relief as the dim lighting filled the room. She continued on her journey over to the agents, calling out to them to let them know she was there. Just as she had expected, each one had their hands on their weapons, tense and ready for action, with Abby and Ducky safely covered.

Ziva greeted her first.

"Director, I didn't realize you were still here."

"Do we know what happened?" she asked crisply, just as her cell phone rang. She reached it for and listened, letting her own tension ease a bit as she listened to one of the guards from the outside security center.

"Thank you for the update," she said politely and ended the call.

"That was the security center. You can stand down. It's a blackout; powers down in the entire area do to some kind of electrical surge. The electric company is on it and has confirmed no fowl play. Security will remain at high alert until power has been restored."

"Which will be how long?" asked McGee.

"They are predicting no more than 45 minutes, an hour at the most."

She could see Ducky and Abby visibly relax but DiNozzo, David and McGee only gave the appearance of doing so. Gibbs had taught them well, she thought proudly.

Ducky frowned, eyeing her keenly.

"My dear, Director, what are you still doing here? You should be home resting."

She smiled gently at Ducky. "I didn't realize I had a curfew."

He lifted a brow.

"Jethro might disagree with you on that."

Jenny blushed at the innocent comment, grateful for the dim lighting. Ziva and Tony stared at her curiously.

"Why would Gibbs…"

"Where is Agent Gibbs, by the way?" she asked cutting Tony off before he could ask the question.

"He has been absent for quite a while. Perhaps he decided to take another margarita safari, hmmm," said Ducky, his eyes full of mischief. Jenny grinned.

"I heard that."

Ducky turned towards Gibbs as he came out of the stairwell.

"Sorry Jethro, I couldn't resist." He said looking anything but sorry.

"What's a margarita safari?" questioned Abby.

"Never mind," replied Gibbs, as his eyes found Jenny's. "You okay?"

She nodded. "I'm fine," she said seeing the concern in his eyes. "Where were you?"

"I was dropping off the samples in the lab when the lights went out. I called the security center to find out what was going on when they informed me that they'd already spoken to you." He moved closer to her, his expression stern. "Breaking your promises already, Director?" he whispered in her ear.

"I was waiting for you," she told him softly, aware of the ears straining toward them.

She could see the irritation in his eyes even in the dim lighting. "I could have been out all night. Waiting for me is not part of the deal. What part of "reduced work hours" did you not understand?"

Jen stiffened at his tone and was ready to come back with a sharp retort, when she heard Ducky speak from behind her.

"Director, you should remember that a woman in your condition needs to avoid stress as much as possible. Well, as much as a Director of a Federal Agency can, at least," he amended, unaware of the deafening silence that had befallen the group.

Abby was the first to break it.

"What do you mean a woman in her condition, Ducky?"

"Yes, Jen, what exactly does that mean?" questioned Ziva, knowingly.

Jen dropped her head to Gibbs chest and groaned. Gibbs stared at Ducky as if he could throttle him. Tony had the "I knew it" grin on his face and McGee just looked confused.

Ducky looked around the group in dawning horror. "Oh dear. Did I let the proverbial cat out of the bag?"

"You think, Duck," Gibbs snapped.

Ducky looked at the pair. "Forgive me Director; I didn't realize they hadn't been informed."

"Informed about what?" asked McGee.

Jen raised her eyes to Gibbs, seeking the encouragement she needed to turn and face the group. He gave a slight nod and she took a deep breath. She turned and Gibbs wrapped his arms around her. Normally, she wouldn't allow this kind of affectionate display while at work. But they were the only ones left in this section of the building and she needed the contact. She leaned into him and looked each person in the eye.

"What Ducky is referring too is that in about six more months there will be an addition to the family."

There was a moment of stunned silence before Abby erupted with a gleeful yelp.

"Oh my goodness…you're pregnant! That's so great," squealed Abby as she came up and threw her arms around Jenny and Gibbs.

"I knew it," Ziva exclaimed, putting out her hands to collect money from Tony and McGee.

"Ziva! You guys placed bets on whether or not I was pregnant?" Jenny asked in feign outrage. "How did you even know? Ducky?"

Ducky shook his head in the negative. "Not I."

Ziva shrugged. "Tony started it. I just took it one step further. You're glowing. I put two and two together."

"So who's the father?" Tony asked. Jenny glared at him, Abby and Ziva both gave him a slight shove, Ducky chuckled quietly and McGee rolled his eyes.

"DiNozzo!"

"Oh right Boss. You are, of course. I knew that." At Gibbs hard look he gulped. "Shutting up now Boss."

"How come I wasn't included in the bet?" Abby pouted.

"We'll let you in on the next one," said McGee.

"What next one?" asked Jenny.

McGee shrugged. "I don't know but I'm sure Tony will think of something."

"DiNozzo," Gibbs warned.

"No more bets about you and the Director. Got it, Boss."

Jenny shook her head. "You guys obviously need more work to do."

Good humored protests came from round the group and Jenny smiled. She felt Gibbs tug on her sleeve and turned to him. He led her to a quieter section of the room. "This alright with you?"

She nodded. "Yeah. I know you'll keep them in line."

Gibbs grunted and she laughed softly.

"You worry me, Jen," he said quietly and she knew this was as close to an apology for his earlier comment that she was going to get.

"Jethro, I'm fine."

"But the doctor said…"

"I know what the doctor said and I do intend to follow her instructions. To a point," she added quickly. "I know my body. I'm tired, yes, but that part is normal. I haven't been doing anything strenuous. I read reports; answered some emails, nothing stressful Jethro. I promise."

"Can I trust you to keep your promises, Jen?" he asked earnestly.

She sighed. She'd known that having Gibbs attend her appointments was a bad idea. The ob/gyn had scared him with talk of miscarriage and high risk pregnancies for women over the age of 40. And Jenny had to admit, she was a little nervous herself. But she couldn't live in fear for the next six months. Although she loved how protective he was of her, there had to be limits.

"How about we amend my promise?" At his questioning look she continued.

"There's no way I can promise you that I will be out of here by five everyday, but I promise I will try. I know how important this child is to you Jethro and I'm not going to do anything to purposely put our child's life at risk. That, I can promise you."

He caressed the side of her face with his forefinger, staring intently into her eyes.

"You're important to me too, Jen. You know that don't you?"

"Yes, I do," she smiled gently at him before leaning forward to touch his lips with her own. He wrapped his arms around her and deepened the kiss. Jenny moaned in his mouth as she felt her body respond to his touch. One good thing about these hormones, she thought as she gripped the front of his shirt, pulling him closer, was that it didn't take much foreplay to get her ready for him.

A throat cleared behind them and they jerked apart, breathing heavily. Jen blushed as she realized the lights had come back on and they hadn't even noticed.

Gibbs guided her back to the group and gave Tony a warning look as he opened his mouth. "Not one word, DiNozzo."

Tony's mouth closed with a snap.

Ducky chuckled. "Well, now I must be off. Mother will be wondering where I'm gotten off too. Director, again, I apologize for my earlier blunder."

"Don't worry about it Ducky. We were planning on telling everyone soon anyway. But," she said pulling away from Gibbs, "we would ask that you keep it to yourselves for the time being. I will be calling a meeting in a few weeks to break the news to everyone else and I'd rather they hear it from me to dispel any rumors that this news will cause."

In that instant, they were all reminded of her position and what this could possibly do to her career.

Abby, ever the sensitive one voiced her thoughts. "Director is this going to be bad for you?"

It was Gibbs who answered. "No it won't," he said firmly, 'we won't let it."

Jenny had been worried since the beginning of their relationship that it could have a negative effect on both of their careers. She and Gibbs had discussed it and decided it was a risk they were both willing to take. Though they didn't hide their relationship, they didn't make a point to broadcast it either. Hearing Gibbs speak those words just now, knowing that they would face whatever happened together, made her believe it all the more. Tears filled her eyes and she blinked them away rapidly. Damn hormones.

Gibbs noticed and decided it was time to get her home.

"Alright, it's late enough. Why don't you guys take off? We'll see you in the morning."

After another round of congratulations and good night, every one grabbed their things and headed out.

"You know, Director, I think pregnant women are very attractive," said Tony as he, Gibbs and Jenny headed toward the elevator.

"Where you going with this, Tony?" asked Gibbs as they elevator doors opened.

He turned and faced the younger man, his expression serious. "Are you hitting on my woman, DiNozzo?"

Tony's eyes widened in bewilderment. "Uh…no…uh Boss. I was just…uh…giving her a…uh…compliment…uh Boss."

"Uh-huh," muttered Gibbs and he faced forward.

Jenny leaned against the elevator wall, trying to hide her amusement at watching Tony fumble his way out of that one, though she was secretly pleased at being referred to as 'Gibbs' woman'.

Tony, on the other hand was flushed with embarrassment and Jenny's heart went out to him. As they exited the elevator in the garage, she maneuvered her way next to him.

"Thank you, Tony, for the compliment. I'll need them for when I'm as big and as round as a house in a few months."

"You'll still be beautiful as ever, Director," Tony smiled and waved as he veered away from them and headed toward his vehicle.

Gibbs wrapped his arm around her shoulders and guided her to his car. "He's right, ya know, you'll still be beautiful," he whispered in her ear.

She laid her head down against his shoulder and laughed lightly. "Yeah, well, talk to me about that when I'm all swollen and irritable at nine months pregnant."

He kissed her head but said nothing.

They'd reached the car and he held the door, waiting for her to get in. She paused.

"Can we please stop by the store on the way home? I really, really need some ice cream. Chocolate ice cream. And pickles. Yum, doesn't that sound delicious?" she said climbing into the car, not waiting for his response.

Gibbs shut her door, chuckling to himself.

"And so it begins…"