Jana had her anatomy scan in mid October. Jethro and her were still going back and forth on learning the genders. She still wanted to know but Jethro was still wanting to be surprised. They had decided to decide when they get there. For now they just wanted to get the genetic testing done. It was too early to test after the miscarriage. Now they were at the point where they could test the twins. They knew there was a good chance of the baby having Down Syndrome or another disorder. They knew both babies could be affected. They would only terminate if the diagnosis was fatal Anencephaly or something like that. They were also terrified of any disability. Jethro was nearly sixty and Jana was in her forties. What would happen when they could not care for their baby?
"So Tomorrow is the big day." Jethro commented as he sat down to dinner.
"It is" Jana confirmed.
"McGee said that Delilah and him had the doctor write down the sex. That way they could either know or not at any time." Jethro explained.
"That's an idea" Jana agreed.
"You alright? You seem distant?" Jethro questioned.
"Just thinking about tomorrow. What the other results could show." Jana explained.
"Yeah that's been worrying me too." Jethro confessed.
"There is just so much that can go wrong. What are we going to do?" Jana asked.
"Just like we always do. Get through it together." Jethro explained.
Jordan shifted nervously at his desk. He had just worked his first overnight since the divorce. He loved NCIS but it was not easy being apart from his boys. They were in good hands with his dad and soon to be step-mother. Still he worried. Worried and felt guilty. He hated being apart from the twins. He felt like a bad father. Even though he was always there for the twins. Certainly way more than Stephanie ever was.
"Go home, Gibbs." Thompson ordered.
"You sure, we are this close." Jordan questioned.
"I said go home. Get lost before I change my mind." Thompson insisted.
Meanwhile Tony was getting Tali registered for daycare. For the past year he had left her with a sitter but from now on she would attend daycare. He had wanted to get her registered for school but her birthday was two days after the deadline. For the next year she would socialize in daycare and then the next she would start school.
"I am going to go shopping. I will be back at four o'clock." Tony explained.
"Why can't we go after?" Tali asked.
"Because daddy needs to go to the grown up clothes store and he doesn't want to have to put all the shoes back in their boxes again. Because you made a fort with them. After you ran away." Tony explained.
"Aw but that was funny." Tali protested.
"It really wasn't. At least not for me." Tony reminded.
Jethro and Jana sat together in the waiting room. Amy had just had a few tests run and now they were waiting for the ultrasound. They were doing their best not to think about the results or the ultrasound. They did not want to start arguing again. Tensions were running high and it would have just been so easy. The last time they got into such a major fight about the gender. They had ended up losing a baby. While that was not the official cause. They were terrified to risk anything.
"Jethro and Jana Gibbs?" A nurse called.
The boys were not home when Jordan arrived. He panicked, until he remembered that they had scouts that afternoon. They would be home around four. Either way he was exhausted. He ended up letting Dylan's sitter stay. So that he could get some sleep. He climbed the stairs and ended up collapsing on Sammy's bed. He forgot how much he missed sleeping on a real bed. He missed having his own room and a real home. He missed the way things were but he did not miss her. He was not even thinking about her name anymore. He had decided to start with a clean slate. He was done with her and he was never going to look back. He was divorced and employed. Now he just needed to find a home for the boys and his life would be rebuilt. Things were so easy now that she was gone. Even with the financial struggles.
Jethro and Jana entered the room. Jana climbed onto the table and Jethro took a seat on the chair. The doctor entered and flipped on the machine. She squirted gel on Jana's stomach and slowly began to rub the wand over Jana's stomach. Jethro grabbed Jana's hand and the couple held their breaths. Until two perfect babies appeared on scream. Dr. Fisher maneuvered the wand and pointed on the head, arms, and legs. Everything or most everything was there and in place. That was the first hurdle. Then came the moment of truth. Dr. Fisher carefully stopped the wand over Baby A's crotch.
"Would you like to find out what you are having?" Dr. Fisher asked.
"We are not sure." Jana admitted.
"We really aren't." Jethro agreed.
"Then I will write it down and you can look at any time or not." Dr. Fisher explained.
"Sounds good" Jethro and Jana confirmed.
"Alright Baby A, and Baby B. Put it in an envelope and you can know at any time." Dr. Fisher spoke.
"And everything looks good?" Jethro asked.
"Everything looks great." Dr. Fisher assured.
"That's all that matters." Jana replied.
Jethro and Jana returned home. Jana placed the envelope in the side table drawer. It was safe there and both could easily access it. It was neutral territory. It was neither Jethro's nor Jana's. It was just a drawer by the font door. They each reached for the envelope but hastily returned it. They had agreed to only look if they both wanted too. For now and maybe forever the envelope would remain unopened.
A/N: What are the Gibbs' having? I haven't officially decided. So everybody will be surprised. New chapter will be up soon. Thanks for reading and please review.