Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams

~Amazed - Lonestar

You get to meet the baby for the first time. Have fun!

Meet the baby

As Don, Melanie, Tony and Ziva exited the elevator toward the front of the building, they all felt like someone or something was watching them. Melanie looked down at her phone, the one given to her and sighed.

"Where's the nearest gutter?" she asked, pulling it off her belt. Tony and Ziva looked puzzled whereas Don knew exactly what she was thinking.

"There's one right in front of the hospital. You can dump it there." Don replied, holding her arm as if he was trying to protect her. Mel didn't shake it off, she knew it was in his protective and of course cop nature to do so. "After that, we go straight up to Dr. Malloy's office."

She looked back at her supposed security detail and sighed dejectedly. She was still trying to formulate a plan to ditch them and go to her own safe house that wasn't in NCIS' records. She guessed it would have to wait until after she saw the doctor. Only because she knew it would make everyone feel better.

Once the four of them reached the hospital, Melanie found a gutter and dumped her cell phone in it. Now she really had to get to her safe house, to not only find out who exactly was after her but to see if it was possibly compromised.

Don shook her out of her thoughts. "Mel, I know how much you hate doctors but you have to do this." He said, gently guiding her through the front doors. "If not for me, then for our child."

"I'll stay down here, Detective. Watch for anyone suspicious." Ziva said, stopping by the reception area. Don nodded, as Tony hurried toward the elevator where they were standing. Once they got into the elevator and went up to floor 5, Don couldn't hold back and pulled Mel into his arms. She sagged as he just held her until the doors opened again.

Tony stepped out first, checking both sides. "All clear. Let's get you checked up partner." He said, waving to the office where Mel's physician was. The three of them entered when the receptionist Stacey recognized them.

"Well, look who has been brought back from the dead." She said, handing them a clipboard to fill out. "What's brings you here today, Ms. Fischer, Detective?"

She looked at Don, who smiled back at her. "We're pregnant." She said, simply causing the receptionist to raise an eyebrow.

"About time. How long have you two been together?" Stacey asked, as Melanie handed her back the clipboard.

"Too long to count, Stace. Dr. Malloy busy?" Don replied, as Mel started to feel the dizziness come back, making her hold the counter in a death grip.

Stacey raised another eyebrow and nodded her head to the door. "He's in his office. He'll be happy to see you both."

As Tony opened the door, Don turned back. "Thanks, Stacey. We'll have dinner at a later time." He said, putting an arm around his girlfriend's waist firmly, guiding her stressed out body toward their longtime friend's office. As they entered, the brown haired doctor looked up and smiled.

Once Don helped Melanie sit down in one of the chairs in front of his desk, Dr. Frank Malloy frowned. "What's going on, Don?" he asked, looking the woman in his chair up and down. "Wait, let's get her to an exam room before you even answer that."

Mel groaned, as she was moved to another room and was helped lie down on the cold exam table. As Dr. Malloy and Don settled in, Tony stood outside the door. "Alright you two, talk." The doctor said, as Don started stroking Mel's hair.

"We're pregnant, Frank. And this stubborn one here has yet to go to a doctor. With the case we are on, the team though it best that she go to the doctor. Who better to go to than you?" Don answered, as Mel opened her eyes and looked at her friend.

"What case could cause this much stress on you Mel? You've always been one to wave stress away." He asked, as she sat up while he listened to her heart and lungs. Once he was done, he helped her gently to lie down.

"You know I can't talk about it." She replied, as Don glared at her. "Are you sure?"

He rolled his ultrasound machine toward her and motioned for her to pull up her shirt. "Melanie, how long have you known me?" he asked, placing the very cold gel upon her belly.

She squirmed a little while Don laughed. "Not funny, Flack. You try having freezing cold gel on your belly." she said, as the wand glided over her belly. "Two of my team were murdered here in the city, Frank. Unfortunately between the pregnancy and that, my body is not handling it well."

Don gasped causing her to turn her head. What she saw was a picture perfect sight. So it was true, there really was a living, breathing being inside of her. She gripped Don's hand as he continued staring at the screen before them. They both knew that this child would change both of their lives.

"Well, it is true. The dream couple is having a child. So far so good you two and it seems you are about three months along. So basically that puts your due date around end of April, early May." The doctor said, waving a hand in front of both of his friend's eyes. He chuckled as he took the wand away from her stomach and clicked something to print out. After they both realized what happened, they looked at each other lovingly.

"We're having a baby, Mel." Don whispered, as his forehead touched hers. She reached to stroke his face, reveling the moment they just had.

"Look, Mel, I know that this case is something you feel you have to solve yourself. However, you are at the stage of pregnancy where you could possibly lose the baby. Just make sure your stress levels aren't too high." Frank said, handing them their printed ultrasound. The two looked up from their moment. "And you, Don, have to make sure of her stress levels. Take good care of her. I'll see both of you in a month."

Melanie sat up and Don helped her land comfortably on her feet off the table. The doctor looked at the two as the walked right out of the exam room in daze. Dr. Malloy certainly hoped Melanie would take it easy or it could cost it not just her life but an innocent one too.

Meanwhile…

Tony was standing out where people usually entered the reception after Mel and Flack entered the exam room. He knew the two needed their privacy as they viewed their child for the first time. Just the thought of his former partner and his best friend having a child sent shivers down his back. It was surreal that Melanie was going to be a mother. The wild child, the girl every police officer used to fall over in Baltimore, the woman who could not commit to anyone ever, was having a baby.

God he felt sorry for Flack. Maybe just maybe Flack managed to finally get this woman to settle down. He knew the two had known each other for most of their lives and that they had fallen in love during high school. But when Mel wanted to explore the world, see what was outside of the city, Don faltered. In his mind, he couldn't see why anyone wanted to leave the city and when she didn't want to join NYPD with him, they had a falling out. That was when Tony met her right out of the Baltimore academy and she became his partner soon after.

Once she graduated from the academy, Mel got back in touch with then recent graduate Don Flack, NYPD. With that she applied to the University of Maryland, and took night classes, which was when she started making trips back home more frequently. Once Christmas time came around, she asked Tony if he wanted to go to New York. He really never enjoyed Christmas until that year. However, when he met Don and Danny Messer, along with Mac and Stella, he fit right in and felt as if he could do something even more with his life. Don and Danny, from that point on, became some of his best friends. The smart ass woman graduated in three years, when the two boys came down and partied hard with Tony and Mel.

When Tony decided to make the rash move and apply for NCIS, Mel decided to do so to. Her explanation: her chance to see the world. This move caused yet another falling out between the two people who were clearly meant to be together. Melanie leaned on Tony more than even when they went to FLETC and when they graduated, they managed to be placed on a team together, with Leroy Jethro Gibbs as their boss. Tony, at this time, with him playing messenger between the two, managed to repair whatever damage was caused. It was then that Melanie confessed that she asked the director to transfer her to the onsite office in NYC, so she and Flack could move in together. She got her wish and she left Gibbs team to head up her own in New York.

Tony laughed silently at the next part to come because of course it fit perfectly into Don and Melanie's love story. Fischer being Fischer started getting cold feet when Don proposed one night, five months after she moved in. It seemed like a match made in paradise, but to Melanie, who had abandonment issues, couldn't handle it. The case she was working on had managed to move overseas and she got permission from the director to go undercover overseas. So she packed one suitcase of luggage and with her team headed to Italy. She called him crying that night she left, telling him to tell Don she was sorry but she just couldn't do it.

Not long after that, Kate died and Melanie called to comfort him, Gibbs and Abby. However she was way too deep into her cover to come to the US for her funeral. Her excuse at that time for not contacting Don was her cover. Finally, when everything with Jeanne Benoit came into the clear, he called Flack for advice. However, when he called he found out from Danny that Don had been hurt and almost died. At the time, Tony knew Mel should know but couldn't bring himself to tell her. So he flew up to New York and helped Don recover, only to break his heart more to hear he couldn't get in touch with Mel.

Somehow, some way, Gibbs managed to talk Melanie into going to see Don after three long years of not talking. And now he knew what exactly happened in the city when she visited.

Tony's ringing cell phone shook him out of his thoughts. He noticed it was Probie won Kenobi and answered.

"Go ahead Elf Lord."

"We found out who the leak was." Tony stood up straighter.

"Who is it probie?"

"Agent Lee. And that's not all Tony. She's been helping an Al Qaeda terrorist find Mel's team. She had access to everything, safe houses, cell phone numbers, GPS locations. This guy knew Agent Fischer was investigating him and his cell. So with kickbacks, Agent Lee planted information that Ali, the terrorist, was in New York. All of her team managed to get the information when they went out on leads here in the US."

"And the only reason why she never came to the US after the previous lead was because she was pregnant. Mel sensed a trap, she always could. So let me guess, we know this Ali guy is here in New York but does he know we are?"

"We think so. No one knew that Fischer would make a stop in New York so we assumed that the reason why he tortured Stanley and O'Mara was to get the location of Melanie out of them." He heard a throat clearing behind him and saw Melanie and Flack behind him. He motioned them to sit down.

"What else McGee? There is always something else." He said, causing Mel to look up sharply.

"Well Tony, it looks like someone was tracking Melanie's new cell phone." He heard Ziva say behind him.

"Who would have the knowledge of how to track it?" Don asked, as Melanie sat back and sighed.

"Agent Keating, Tony." McGee said, over the phone. "I actually managed to crack that damn computer a few days ago. That's when I realized exactly what Keating was doing while he was there. So I'm trying to set up a trap for the other resident genius and see where he and Lee could be."

"Wait a minute you mean Lee and Keating are missing?" Dinozzo asked, incredulously.

"Yes, Tony. Get your asses back here now. This is probably the safest place for Melanie right now." Gibbs said, apparently grabbing the phone away from McGee. "This guy is after the people who mean a lot to Melanie. He is seeking some kind of revenge for something she did and hell bent on getting it."

"Ok boss. We're on our way." Tony said, waving everyone forward as he hung up. As they went toward the elevator, Melanie smacked the back of his head.

"Care to tell me what that was about, Dinozzo?" she said, as Don crossed his arms waiting for an answer.

"They found out where the leak was coming from. It was from a legal person Agent Lee and a computer genius Agent Keating. From what I gather, Lee got kickbacks for planting the information about your terrorist being here. Keating was tracking your cell phone to see where you were heading. So with the GPS locations and all the safe houses in New York leaked to this terrorist by these two, your team was captured and tortured for your location. They were killed because they didn't give you up."

"Oh god, Ali is after the people I care about isn't he?" Tony and Ziva nodded. "I should have seen it coming. I should have seen it coming."

Don turned the red head toward him. "Why is he after you? What did you do to piss him off so badly?"

"My team and I were staking out one of his apartments. All of sudden out of nowhere, we started hearing shots and most of them were aimed at us. We started shooting back, and somewhere one of us killed his assassin wife. So I guess after that, he blamed me for his death and set out to get revenge against me." Melanie said softly. Then suddenly her head shot up and looked at Don. "Do you have anyone covering your family? Especially Sam."

Don eyes widened and he immediately pulled out his cell phone. He held down his speed dial and Tony knew he was calling his sister. Even though Flack and his sister were always going at each other, he knew that if anything happened to Sam, Don would never forgive himself.

Melanie touched Flack's chest with her hand, rubbing the purple tie up and down absentmindedly. Tony looked at his two long time friends and immediately felt a hand upon his arm. "His sister will be ok." Ziva said, softly as Don threw his hands against the wall near the elevator.

"She didn't answer." He said, pulling Melanie against him with his other arm. He pressed the down button. "We need to get over there."

Melanie looked at Tony, pleading with her blue eyes. "We have to Tony. Sam is an innocent bystander. The only way anyone would know about her…"

"Is if they looked into your personnel files." Tony said, as the four of them piled into the elevator. "Goddammit."

Tony knew how much Sam meant to Melanie. She was her best friend from the time Sam was 6 and Mel was 8. Sam wasn't too happy when Melanie and her annoying older brother starting dating, according to Mel. But despite everything that happened between her brother and her best friend, she managed to take Mel's side in everything. The way Tony looked at it; Melanie got to do what Sam always wanted to do but never could. So Sam being in danger could cause a trickle of events that would not be pretty.

They exited the elevator and went through the front doors into the chilly November day. His cell phone starting ringing again, he answered it walking toward the street where cabs were lined up. "Dinozzo." He answered it, when he noticed people across the street waving frantically. "Boss, what's going on?"

Before Gibbs could answer, Tony saw a white explosion and felt himself flying through the air. He saw Don grab Melanie as they were thrown off their feet and couldn't see them after he landed. He had no idea where Ziva was and before he knew it the world went black.

xxxxx

Ha! Cliffhanger!