I surprised even myself with the outcome of this chapter. I hope you all feel the same, and enjoy the read :D


It was all so unreal. Chris couldn't take his eyes off the gray, grainy image. His little girl, their little girl. She was rather small, but there was no denying they were looking at a baby. Loretta pointing out her head and extremities with a pen. She smiles and turns to the parents-to-be.

"Are we ready for the big reveal to the others?"

Her tone was comforting, but at the same time just as effervescent as Chris and Percy felt to show their daughter off to the remaining team members. She checks the time of the wall clock, 4:58.

"It's show time"


"You guys know what this' all about?"

Sebastian asks perplexed, looking up from his phone while entering the squad room to join Gregorio and Patton. She shrugs.

"Have no idea. Doc just texted and said to meet here"

The New Yorker explained.

"Same here"

Pipes Patton. Suddenly, the main office plasma television springs to life. This causing the resident nerd to nearly have a heart attack by the instantaneity of it all. Loretta's face then appears on the screen. Sebastian breathes a sigh of relief.

"Had me goin' there for a sec. This' usually the part where Jigsaw asks if you "want to play a game" "

Gregorio rolls her eyes and laughs inwardly. Patton just simply shook his head and smirked. "Man, you watch way too many horror flicks". The coroner proceeds to clear her throat in an attempt to bring the trio's attention back to focus.

"More of a solitaire fan, personally. But I digress…. Reason I brought you all here, is, well, I'll let Chris and Sonja explain"

She steps aside to reveal the pair, still in a handhold. Chris still lying on the paper covered autopsy table. It crinkling annoyingly under the movement of his body.

"Hey guys"

They declare, unintentionally awkward-sounding in unison with a wave of their free hand. This only mounting the confusion for the group of three as they exchange puzzled glances. Gregorio is the first to finally speak up.

"Uh, hey..So, yeah…what's this big announcement?"

Her words holding as much uncertainty as her facial expression. Chris and Percy turn to each other and smile. He then motions to the coroner with a slight head tilt.

"Miss Loretta, if you'll kindly do the honors"

His Alabama accent particularly accentuated. She laughs softly and resumes picking the transducer back up from where she'd left it. Gliding it along the small protrusion of his stomach until their daughter is brought into full view of the sonogram screen.

"Is, is that?…"

Sebastian stuttered in shock. A rather goofy looking grin creeping along his face unconsciously. Patton and Gregorio look on without a word. They were possibly still too in awe to speak. Again, Chris and Percy exchange beaming smiles.

"Yep, we're havin' a baby"

In the hours following the announcement. Their fellow agents couldn't be more delighted of the news that their team will soon be gaining its newest little probie. Sebastian, of course, immediately volunteering to be the designated "cool uncle". Gregorio providing plenty of emotional support, and Patton already foreseeing in transforming their daughter into the next "computer specialist" prodigy.


"Wish you didn't hafta fly back tomorrow"

Chris stated somewhat morosely. He and Percy decided to spend what little time was left together, until she had to catch her early flight out in the morning. She moves closer to him and lays her head on his chest. Again, them finding themselves at his place. Never before had he experienced anything quite like it. But it was already rather sensitive to the touch. He flinches and upper lip involuntarily curls.

"Sorry, City Mouse. But we're gonna hafta find another position. This.." (He explains with his hands gesturing towards his chest). Ain't workin'"

She lets out a hearty laugh and moves her head to lay by his shoulder.

"I'll try to keep that in mind, Country Mouse"

Back at the field office. As Gregorio poured over the old Holt case. She was stunned to find the break they've been searching for, for all these months. There was previously unidentified skin flakes embedded underneath the man's fingernails. This was until it was cross referenced with a partial thumbprint on his shirt collar. Was a match to the victim's girlfriend, Lisa Gordo.

To their surprise, she had been linked to at least 3 unsolved cold cases involving the men in her life under an alias. But in typical NCIS fashion, this was not a simple open and shut case. Seemed Ms. Gordo was on the lam. She sighs and turns to Pride.

"Looks like we have to put a BOLO out on the "loving girlfriend" "

He chuckles.

"Our work is never done, Gregorio"

She arches a brow with a smirk. Reaching for the generic coffee chain paper cup and taking a sip.

"New York had the naked cowboy. New Orleans has its very own Aileen Wuornos"


7 am came around too quickly for Chris's liking. Percy would be flying back to Washington. She had previously arranged for an Uber to the airport. She sat on the edge of the bed. Buttoning the last few buttons of her blouse. He looks over at her and smiles. Head still lazily resting on the pillow.

"Wish ya could stay"

She gives a close-lipped chuckle and adjusts her hair. He soon gets up and walks around the bed to join her. Both standing, their fingers gracefully interlocking. That's when she looks at him with an unforgettable smile. Slowly kneeling down, partially lifting the hem of his shirt and placing a kiss on his belly. She gets back to her feet. Eventually making her way towards the door.

"You take care of our little girl"