A/N: I am finally back with a new chapter! School has been hectic this year, but I just graduated and I'm now ready to get back to writing.
I am no doctor, so there might be some mistakes in that area. I want to remind you that I don't live in an English-speaking country, so I apologize for any grammatical mistakes - I'm doing my best.
I hope you like this chapter - let me know what you think! :-)
Chapter 7
'Hello Tony, glad to see you are finally awake.' The nurse said as she began to check his vitals. 'Are you in pain?' she asked.
Tony shakes his head. 'I'm fi…' his sentence was cut off by the look from his wife. 'My shoulder hurts a little.' He finally admitted.
The nurse smiled. 'I will take care of that right away.' She said as she inserted pain meds in the IV that was attached to Tony. 'You should feel better in a few minutes. Just press the button if you need anything.' The nurse added as she left the room.
Tony turned his head and looked at his wife. 'Are you sure you're ok?' he asked worriedly.
'I am now that you're awake.' Lauren replied as she leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on his lips.
Tony smiled. 'I'm glad. I can't believe we have two kids now.'
Lauren grinned. 'I know right? Speaking of, I am going to get Kendall, she has been anxious to see you.' She said as she stood up gently due to the small pain still present in her stomach after the baby had been born.
Lauren couldn't help but smile at the sight that met her. In her hospital room, Kendall was leaning over the small bed where her little brother was sleeping, speaking softly to him and Abby. Next to them sat Gibbs and Ducky with smiles on their faces.
They all looked up when they heard Lauren make her way into the room and over to her two children.
'Hi baby' Lauren said to Kendall. 'I just spoke to daddy and he is asking for you. Do you want to come say hi?'
'Yes!' Kendall said as she quickly stood up and began to walk towards the door. 'Come mommy.' Kendall said impatiently.
'Go.' Abby told her. 'We will stay here with this little guy and then we'll ask the nurse about bringing him to Tony's room.' She promised as she smiled down at the sleeping baby.
Lauren took Kendall's hand and together they made their way to Tony's room. Once there, Kendall quickly lets go of her mother's hand and ran towards her father who sat in the bed.
'DADDY!' she yelled as she reached him.
'Hi princess.' Tony said happily as he helped Kendall up on the bed.
Once on the bed, Kendall threw her arms around his neck. 'I missed you, daddy.' She said into Tony's neck.
Tony hugged her tightly despite the pain in his shoulder. 'I missed you too princess.'
Lauren stood next to them with tears in her eyes. She knew how important Tony's job is but this time he was too close to not getting home to her. She hated that part of his job, the part where he always puts himself at risk but deep inside she knew that he is in the right place.
Her husband and daughter down on the bed interrupted her thoughts.
'…and then I told him about our movie nights.' Kendall told her father.
'Oh really? I bet he loved hearing about those.' Tony said with a smile as Lauren sat down in the chair beside the bed.
Suddenly wheels could be heard and soon Abby and Gibbs emerged in the doorway, pushing Liam in front of them.
'Glad to see you're awake DiNozzo.' Gibbs said as he made his way further into the room.
'Thank boss, it's good to finally be awake.' He said as his eyes turned towards the small bed.
Abby smiled. 'I thought you would like to finally meet your son.'
Tony nodded eagerly as he looked down at his little boy. 'He is beautiful, good job honey.' Tony grinned at his wife. 'What are all these for?' Tony said referring to the tubes, which was attached to Liam's small body. 'I thought you said he was ok.' Tony said looking at Lauren.
'He is.' Lauren quickly reassured him. 'He is just too small to be breastfed and he had some trouble breathing normally, but the doctor's said they would be removed in a day or two.
Tony nodded relieved.
'Mommy, daddy? What his name?' Kendall asked.
'Yeah we have all be curious, have you decided yet?' Abby asked.
Tony and Lauren both nodded. 'Yes, say hello to Liam Jackson DiNozzo.'
A couple of days later Liam Jackson DiNozzo was passed around to his Aunt Abby, Aunt Ellie, Uncle Tim, Grandpa Ducky and his godfather, Grandpa Gibbs.
Tony had earlier that day been released from the hospital, but the doctor's had still to allow the two parents to take their son home. All of the tubes had been removed from his small body and Lauren had started to breastfeed him. However, the doctor's weren't happy about the amount of food Liam ate and they therefore wanted to keep him until he started to eat more.
Lauren groaned frustrated. 'He won't eat more.' She told Tony as Liam began to cry when she tried to keep feeding him.
'Honey, the doctor's said that it was one of the complications that could appear but that there is a good chance that he will start to eat more soon.' Tony reminded her.
'I know, I just worry about him.' Lauren replied as she tried to stop Liam's cries.
'You're a mom, it's your job to worry.' Tony said as Liam's quiet down.
Kendall looked up from where she sat on the bed coloring. 'I'm hungry!' Kendall had definitely inherited Tony's love for food.
Tony grinned. 'Of course you are, princess.' Tony said as he stood. 'Why don't we go down to the cafeteria and let mommy and Liam rest?'
Kendall dropped her crayon and jumped off the bed before she and her dad started to walk out of the door.
'Anthony.' Lauren called after them. 'Just don't lift anything heavy, ok?'
Tony smiled at her. 'When have I ever been known to disobey the doctor's orders?'
Lauren looked at him sternly.
'I'll behave, promise.' Tony said as he first placed a kiss on her lips before kissing Liam's forehead. He then took Kendall's hand as father and daughter made their way down the hall.
A week after Liam DiNozzo was born, Lauren and Tony were finally allowed to take him home. Due to the fact that he had been born too early, Liam had to have weekly checkups until he had grown a little bigger.
Exhausted, Tony and Lauren made their way into their home with Liam buckled safely in his booster seat. Kendall had spent the day with her Aunt Abby to get her away from the hospital. Abby had just called Tony to let him now that she was on her way to drop off Kendall so she could sleep in her own bed for the night.
Once inside the door Lauren gently released Liam from his booster seat and went into the living room.
Before leaving the hospital, Liam's diaper had been changed, he was dressed in his pajamas and he had had a small amount of food.
Lauren had just started to feed Liam again when Abby arrived with a tired Kendall in her arms.
'I'll take her.' Tony said as he took Kendall into his arms. 'Thanks for spending the day with her Abby.'
'Anytime! I loved every second of it.' Abby said with a grin. 'but she sure is talkative and she knows just what she wants.'
Tony chuckled. 'Yeah, she sure is strong-minded. She gets that from her mom.' Tony told her. 'I will go put her to bed.'
As Tony made his way up the stairs with Kendall, Abby walked into the living room to say goodbye to Lauren and Liam.
Abby had left the house when Tony walked into the living room to see his wife and son dozing on the couch.
'Honey, let's go up to bed.' Tony says as Lauren nods.
Together they make their way up the stairs. Lauren gently lays Liam down in his crib before turning on the baby monitor. Then she checks on Kendall before making her way to her bed.
'Did you get Liam to eat?' Tony asks as Lauren lies down next to her.
'Yeah, he ate a little more.' Lauren says as a yawn escapes her.
Tony nods as he opens his arms so Lauren can make herself comfortable.
There had been bumps along the way but the DiNozzo family was finally together under one roof again - with the addition of their new baby boy. Tony hugged Lauren closer as he finally allowed himself to relax for the first time in weeks. With him being shot and Lauren going into labor early, life had been hectic. But now Liam was finally home and their new life with their two beautiful children could finally begin.
The End
A/N: I thought about adding more chapters to this story but I thought this was a good place to end it. There will definitely be another story in this verse soon so I hope you will stick around. Please let me now what you think and if there is anything I can do better.
