Healing Love

Chapter 3.

When Tony gets to the locker room and before he enters he says "Am I safe to come in?"

Sara replies "Yeah sure come in." As he walks in he finds that she's dressed and is just towel drying her hair. He says "You look a lot better."

She replies "Thanks I needed that shower, as it's made me feel a bit better; although I would've probably preferred to have had a soak in a bath."

"Well you can have that if you want to when we get home."

She asks him "Are you sure about everything?"

He answers her "I'm very sure, I love you very much & I want us to work. I know that we've got a very long way too go; but I am here for you no matter what."

"& you know what I do have a feeling that I might be pregnant; & that this baby is yours."

He asks her "Why's that?"

She answers him honestly "Because in that place I showered and just got out quick, this time I allowed myself to just take my time over it & took notice of my body for the first time in weeks, & you know what I think that I have got a little bit of a bump; if it was his there'd be no way that I'd be getting one yet. Plus with now having a chance to also really think about things, I have been sick quite a lot in the last few weeks; which I thought was just down to the situation that I was in, but there's always the chance that it could be because of something else."

"It could be, & if you are pregnant I will be here for you every step of the way. If you're not, then when you feel that you're ready too & you want it then we can always try again."

"Are you really sure? Because that's what I thought that things worked for us, as it was what we wanted & why it worked for us; because we didn't have any ties to each other or commitment?"

He answers her honestly "I think that's why I realized that I was in love with you when you went to Afghanistan, after we had made that proper go of things. Because I then really regretted saying when you got back that we should go back to how we were before. Especially after the weekend this could've happened, as I really wanted you too stay. I love you & want too be with you. Most of all I want too be here for you and help you too heal; & I promise you that I will never ever let a man ever hurt you again."

She says very emotionally "Are you determined to make me cry again? Because I think that weekend I realized the same thing, I love you so much; & I did actually regret going back to base again. I suppose that it was also the first time in my life that I started to think about leaving the marines so that we could be together. I know that there's so much to think about, & will admit that at the moment I do have a feeling that my head is going to explode. I think that other than Chris; you will be the only man in my life that I will ever trust. I just wish that I'd listened to my instincts over Vincent and had got rid of him."

"I promise you that the other man you can trust is Gibbs, he will be there for you and will help you, no matter what."

"Ok, just promise me one thing."

He asks her "What is it?"

She answers "As long as you're sure you want to hear everything when I talk too him, you won't go after Vincent."

He replies honestly once again "I promise you I won't, I love you too much to do it; & not only that I will also be putting my job on the line. As well as that chance that I could also end up being put inside myself and I certainly don't want too do that, especially as it would make you a lot more vulnerable and there's no way that I want too do that too you either."

"& neither do I." They then kiss and as they do so he rubs her stomach and he says "You know I think you might be right, I know that you've lost some weight; but it does feel like you've got a bump coming up." She then gets up and lifts up her top & says "So what do you think?"

He answers "I think you might be right, as I can only slightly see something from the front, but you do look pregnant from the side."

"I really hope so Tony because I do really want us to have a family and be with you for the rest of my life."

"& me too. So do you think you're up too going through things with Gibbs. The other thing is Abby said she could do a test, but it would have to be a blood test. Although she would like Ducky to check you out first, as she's worried about your blood pressure if we do the test and you possibly fainting. I did say though that you might faint anyway because of your fear of needles, so would you be up for it?"

"As long as you're with me I'll be fine. Anyway it might be worth getting checked out, as I've not seen a doctor since just before going inside and if I am pregnant I've got to seriously think about getting myself back to health again. Because you're right I know that I have lost weight and too much I think. Plus if I am pregnant I've got the two of us to be thinking about."

"That's why I'm taking some time off so that I can be with you, because I want to see you fit and healthy again. Not only that I was also thinking that if you are pregnant then we ought to also think of getting a bigger place together, as I don't think we'll manage very well with a baby in the apartment."

"You know I can't believe this; you and me making a commitment to each other and I actually love it!"

"Me too, & who knows perhaps one day there might be even more."

"You mean us getting married?"

"If you would like too be my wife of course?"

"I would love too be, but I also think that a proposal might have to be a lot better than here in the locker room, but I would love too be Mrs DiNozzo. As I do know one thing which is if I am pregnant then I can't go back to the marines again; the one thing is I don't know if it will be a conditional or unconditional discharge, as even if I've been cleared I've still been in jail. For now though I don't mind about that, as I just want to get things over with & have a good rest. Plus after thinking that I would never have a family I want to grab this chance with both hands. So it could end up being a few years now before I start thinking about going back to work again; but when I do I will still have the jail time hanging over my head."

"Don't worry I'm sure that everything will get sorted out and everything will be completely cleared for you if I know Gibbs. Anyway we'd better get going; otherwise I think they'll be sending out a search party for us soon."

As she answers "Ok" in a quiet but unsure way he asks "Are you ready and sure about this?"

"I am very sure that I want too do this, because if I don't & Vincent either stays in the platoon and they get another woman with them or gets moved to another one with women around him, he could possibly do it again too them; & I don't really want to have that on my conscious. I know that it is going too be hard, but I do want to get it done & out of the way so that I'm not worrying about it all, especially if I am pregnant. Even if I know that I'll have all the court stuff to come."

"Well you don't have to worry about that because both me and Gibbs will be here to support you through everything." They kiss and then head off together.

A/N: So there we have Tony and Sara's talk, I know that it may not be as emotional as it pprobably could be, but I was thinking that they got most of it out earlier and just wanted to keep it that bit calmer now with what's to come in the next few chapters. In the next one is the check up with Ducky and the test. So the question is, is she pregnant and will the baby be Tony's? But for now I hope that you enjoy this chapter! Xxx. :-)