A/N: Shoutout to mashmaiden on Tumblr for being my sounding board. You da best!
Lightly tapping on her front door, he rocks on his feet back and forth, feeling a bit nervous. He goes to knock again, but when his fist is just about to hit the door, it's slowly pulled open. The site before him, taking his breath away.
Her face is red, tears pooling in her eyes as more run down her cheeks.
He quickly hurries towards her, cupping her cheek, wiping the tears away. "Kens, baby, what's wrong?" The sad and somewhat sorrowful look that graces her face making his nervous state earlier long forgotten.
She shakes her head, not sure how to get the words out. Mandy had finally convinced her that she needed to tell her boyfriend, but she never really thought about what she was gonna say.
Bringing his other hand up, he holds her face in place so that she'll look at him. "Look at me." He finally gets her attention and she slowly raises her eyes, locking with his. "What's wrong?"
The look that fills his eyes can only be described as worry. "I'm sorry, Marty."
"What are you talking about?"
She knows she needs to tell him. Taking a deep breath, her voice cracks as she tells him what's for sure gonna make him run. "I-I'm pregnant."
His eyes widen at the news, a million thoughts running through his head. "Are-are you sure?"
Slightly nodding her head. "Pretty sure. I'm three weeks late and that's unusual for me."
"Have you taken a test?"
"Yeah, I just haven't had the nerve to look."
Taking her hand, he guides her to the bathroom where the test is laying out on the vanity. They both walk over and look, their eyes being met with a positive sign.
"So a baby."
"A baby." A flood of tears start pouring out of her eyes, when her suspicions are confirmed. "I-I'm so sorry." She begins to shake, gasping for breath.
He grabs her by the waist, pulling her against him, pressing his lips to hers. "I love you, Kens Marie Blye."
Slightly out of breath from crying and their kiss, she's a bit shocked by his reaction. "You-you aren't mad?"
"Mad? Kensi, how could I possibly be mad? Surprised, sure. Shocked, perhaps. Over the moon completely and totally excited? You bet your beautiful ass, sweetheart." He shakes his head at all the emotions running through his mind.
The surprised yet joyfulness that fills his eyes tells her that his words are truly genuine. "But what about school?"
"Hey." He places his finger under her chin, tilting her head up to look into her eyes, wanting her to see the sincerity held in his. "Do you trust me?"
"Of course I do. More than anyone."
Letting out a sigh of contentment at her words, his heart swells even more when he sees the truth and honesty behind her words reflected in her eyes. "Then trust me when I say that we can do this. You and me. Together. It may be hard some days. We may want to rip each others hair out. You will most definitely want to hit me a few times when I'm being an idiot. But I'm your idiot." He places a kiss to her forehead. "And I will do anything and everything for you and this baby. Our baby."
She'd just gotten out of her Psych class when she gets an overwhelming sense of gratefulness as she looks at the table in the corner and sees that full mop of blonde hair. She was so afraid that she had pushed him away. And yet he's surprisingly drawn closer to her even more so now that she's finally told him.
Walking up to him, she smiles when he brings his lips to hers. "Hi."
"Hi." He grabs his bag from the table, and takes ahold of her hand, rubbing his thumb back and forth. "How are you feeling?"
"As good as anyone can be in this type of situation."
He gives her a soft smile, as they start to walk out of the building, hand in hand. "That's good."
They're walking along to her next class, when she finally works up the nerve to tell him. "So I have an appointment today at 4." She knows he said that he would do anything for her and the baby, but that uncertainty that rears its ugly head at times, makes itself known.
"Okay, I have a class, but I can get one of my buddies to take notes for me." He's not caught off guard in the slightest and something tells him that she thought he would be.
"You don't have to do that."
He gives her a playful smirk, trying to ease the tension that is clearly running throughout her body. "Yeah, I do or I won't really know what's going on next class."
Rolling her eyes, she shakes her head, smiling. "I mean you don't have to go with me."
"Of course I do." He stops in his tracks, turning to look at her. "I meant what I said last night, Kens." Softly rubbing his thumb across her cheek. "I'll do anything for you and this baby."
Well that was definitely not what they were expecting. They had gone into the doctors office ready for her to confirm what they already knew, but once again life had other plans.
They walk out of the office towards his truck, finger intertwined. "I really thought."
Throwing his arm around her shoulder, he pulls her in, placing a kiss to the top of her head. "I know. Me too."
"I guess it's for the best though."
"Yeah, it probably is." Once they reach the truck, he stops, taking both her hands in his, dream filled look in his eyes. "I gotta be honest though. I was really looking forward to a little sassy brunette running around."
She loves how excited he was about this. Clearly she had nothing to worry about when she thought that she was carrying his child. The thought of telling him in the future and not being filled with uneasiness, makes her smile. "One day."
"One day." Echoing her words, while the images of her and their daughter sitting in the rocking chair, while her mother sings soft lullabies to her, makes him very excited for the future that he hopes and prays they might have one day.
Seeing his dreamy filled gaze, she leans into kiss him, knowing that he's probably having similar thoughts to hers. "I love you."
"I love you too. So much." He places another kiss to her lips, showing her just how much.
It had been the best birthday he ever had. His girl showered him with love and fish tacos. She took him to the beach for dinner and a stroll along the waters edge. He'd never felt anything like this in his life. A few days ago when he was afraid that he was losing her had been the worst time of his life. Those few short days that he hadn't seen or heard from her had been quite literally hell on Earth for him. But once she told him that she thought that she was pregnant he understood why she was so distant and drawn away from him. It wasn't because of him but because of what it would mean for her.
She would be the one that would have to juggle going to school, writing papers, showing up to class all the while pregnant and all the things that come with it. Of course he would've helped her all that he could, but the part of her that's still worried about being left and left alone with a child at that was one of the main thoughts running through her head.
With all that in the past now he can't help but smile and think about what their future might hold as they lay in the bed of his truck, looking up at the stars. "What do think they'll be like?"
She's brought out of her trance when his voice fills her ears. Tilting her head up to look at him, brow furrowed. "What do I think who will be like?"
"Our kids."
"I don't know. When I thought I was pregnant, I imagined a boy."
"A boy. Obviously because he's gonna have a little sister to protect."
"Obviously." She smiles, thinking about what his personality would be like. "He would have shaggy blonde hair just like his daddy."
"And the stubbornness and appetite of his mother." He winces as she twists his nipple.
She ignores his wince and thinks about their daughter. "Our daughter would have long brown hair, with beautiful blue eyes."
He nods, agreeing with the images that fills both of their minds. "With my sense of humor and your sassiness."
She smiles, placing a kiss on his chest. "Yeah, that sounds really good."
"Okay, so what's the plan."
"Plan?"
"We gotta have a plan, right?" He says it like it's the most obvious thing in the world.
She likes where this is going. "Well, first we both need to graduate."
"Then get married."
A bit taken back by his words, she knows they've kinda already talked about it, but him actually saying the words out loud takes the breath out of her. "Ye-yeah, then get married."
"Then you'll be going to Georgia for NCIS."
"And once I'm placed with an office, I think we could start thinking about kids."
He places a kiss on her temple. "Sounds wonderful."
"Sounds like a dream."
Pulling her in closer, he lets out a content sigh. "Well in the wise words of one Walt Disney, 'All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.'"
They share a smile, knowing that with each other they have enough courage to last a lifetime. A beautiful dream filled lifetime.
A/N: So I was asked if I plan to make Mama B and Mama J a part of the story and the answer is yes. Yes I do. I have an idea for Mama J already but I'm coming up blank on Mama B, so…..we'll see.
Also, thanks for the reviews, guys! I really appreciate it.
