"Abby, what's going on?" Tim was confused and frankly scared by all of the equipment he saw around his wife of one week and two days.

She held out her hand. "You and I are going to see the first images of our baby."

Tim just stared at her. "Our…baby? Do you mean…our baby?" Tim looked at Mimi looking for the entire world like a deer caught in the headlights.

"Have a seat, Tim, before you fall down. There you go." Mimi instructed him. Tim looked at Abby, wonder in his eyes. "We're pregnant?" He asked her. Abby just grinned and nodded her head up and down.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: "Announcement"

Tim kissed Abby before he could think. "Oh, my God. I'm going to be a father. And you, Abby."

"No, Abby's going to be a mother. This is going to be cold." Mimi warned. She squirted a glob of the gel on Abby's tummy and started moving the transducer around.

"Ok, here we go." Mimi said as a dark sac appeared on the screen. Abby and Tim looked closely, trying to see if they could make out anything that looked remotely like a baby.

Mimi was making measurements as she scanned. She turned on the volume and a tiny, very fast heartbeat filled the room.

"Oh my God…" Tears were streaming down Abby's face.

"Isn't that kind of fast?" Tim was just as overwhelmed but he figured he had to be the strong one here.

Mimi nodded. "It is fast and perfectly normal. See this little white line? That's your baby's spine. Here's the head. You can just make out the legs and the arms."

Tim and Abby were mesmerized by the images they were seeing on the machine.

Mimi worked some more figures, marking from point "A" to point "B" and entering the measurement. Finally done, she printed out a strip of photos and handed them to Abby and Tim.

"Well?" Abby asked.

Mimi smiled. "I was right. Based on the date you gave me for your period in July, your due date should be around April 22, 2014. You've been pregnant since August."

They were stunned they had been pregnant this whole time and did not realize it.

Abby was elated but also distressed. "How can I have been pregnant this whole time and not know it?" She cried.

"Hey, ever watch that show 'I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant'? These women all give birth; suddenly amazed they had been pregnant for nine months." Tim paused, seeing Abby's face. "I don't watch it either."

Mimi grasped Abby's hand. "I didn't know I was pregnant with Lily until I was about as far along as you were, so you have done nothing wrong.

The important thing is that you know now. We need to get you started on a pre-natal regimen and set up some appointments." Mimi left the room to get her book.

Abby and Tim looked at each other. "Oh my God, Abby. This is real, right?" Tim was trembling.

Abby grabbed his hand. "There are the pictures." She held up the strip in her hand.

Tim stood up. "Well, how do you feel? Do you feel different? Can you tell there's a…baby…inside you?" Tim voice was emotional.

"Right now? Only when I throw up." Abby smiled. She frowned. "My breasts are a little tender, too. I guess we'll have to get all those baby books."

Tim had the biggest grin on his face. "I can't believe this. I was so worried that something was wrong when you told me we were seeing Mimi so soon."

"Well, I thought something was wrong. I thought I might be pregnant because I was having morning sickness."

"Wait, you've been having morning sickness and thought you were pregnant, and you didn't tell me?" Tim looked hurt

"Well, I didn't really think I was pregnant because I thought it was too soon to be having morning sickness. I was scared something else was going on, so I talked to Mimi. It never occurred to me until Mimi asked me about my period I had in August."

"Okay, I guess I don't need all the particulars." Tim grimaced.

Abby looked perplexed. "Well, Timmy. Childbirth is messy and gross. Are you saying you don't want to be there when our baby is born?"

"What? No! I never said that. It's just the other stuff: periods, PMS, you know; female stuff. I guess when we've been married for a while, it will be second nature, but it's all new territory to me right now."

"I'm sorry. I know how weird you get about that kind of stuff. But you're right: you are going to need a crash course in all things feminine personal if you are going to help me get through these nine, no seven months." Abby smiled.

"I wonder how Tony was able to do it. Karina was a total surprise, then we had the bombing and they went through so much. Yet he acted like he was born to be a father. I don't have his confidence." Tim sounded embarrassed and disappointed.

Abby smiled and squeezed his hand. "You will have plenty of roll models to help you."

"So, when do we make our announcement?" Tim asked.

"Are you kidding? Everyone to our house; tonight after work. I don't care how late it is." Abby declared.

Mimi came back in and they all worked together to figure out an appointment schedule that worked for all of them, and Abby and Tim's jobs, though they knew Gibbs would be flexible. They just didn't want to take advantage of a good thing.

"Ok, well professionally, I will see you next month Abby. I am sure I will see you sooner, socially."

"Tonight at our house. We'll just open up the gates so the dogs can run all over the place." Abby grinned.

Mimi smiled and hugged Abby and then Tim. "Congratulations, you two. I know Jethro will be thrilled. But I will let you tell him."

"Thanks, Mimi. See you later." Abby gathered her things and she and Tim left. First they got something to eat, and then texted the team to show up at their house after work, no absences accepted.

They then walked into a Baby-R-Us store and strolled up and down the aisles looking at all the "stuff" there was out there. Of'course, they already had experience buying for babies, with Karina and Jamie. But it was different when it was yours.

NCIS

Tony, Ziva's and Gibbs phones all went off at the same time. Tony looked at the text and looked at Ziva. "What in the hell is this about? Didn't we just see them yesterday? I thought they were still on their honeymoon."

"I wouldn't invite anyone over if I was on my honeymoon." Gibbs offered. At that, both Ziva's and Tony's heads snapped up and looked at Gibbs.

Gibbs looked at them with a "what?" look on his face and shrugged. "I'm just saying."

"Okay…" Tony mouthed silently.

Ziva had to hide her smile when she got the text. She figured it must be good news otherwise they would not invite everyone over, but she knew it was not her place to say anything.

They worked quietly for a while. They got a call to go check out a sighting of a dead sailor, but it turned out to be a mannequin dressed up as a sailor.

"I sure hope this wasn't a set-up to get a look at us, Boss." Tony whispered to Gibbs.

Gibbs looked grim. "My thoughts exactly, DiNozzo. Extra precautions, both of you. When we see Tim tonight, we'll let him know, even though he wasn't here."

After they got back to NCIS and wrote up their reports, Gibbs released them for the night. "I guess we'll see you at the McGee's." Tony called out as he and Ziva left.

"Yeah, I guess. Bring Bridget. Bailey hasn't seen her in a while."

"Sure thing, Boss. Later." Tony and Ziva got in the elevator. "Ok, is it just me, or is Gibbs acting really domesticated all of a sudden?"

Ziva smiled, and chuckled a little. "That did seem to be a bit of a slip of the mouth about being on a honeymoon."

"Slip of the tongue, sweetie, which I wouldn't mind giving you right now, but first we have to pick up our genius daughter and head home." Ziva laughed out loud at that, and playfully slapped her husband's arm.

Tony grinned as they got out of the elevator where daycare was. He didn't often get a one-up on Ziva and cherished each one.

Tim and Abby's Home- North Arlington

Abby was rushing around, wiping down things. "Abby, the house looks great. Everyone brought the rest of the stuff over while we were away, and everything is put away. Relax."

"I just want it to be perfect." Abby said.

Tim shook his head. "Abby, perfect to you is a banner saying 'We're Pregnant' attached to the ceiling that will come down with the push of a remote control button spraying confetti everywhere."

"Timmy! Why didn't I think of that? There's no time now." Abby sat down on the sofa. Tim sat next to her and put his arm around her. "Abby, everyone will be thrilled, no matter how we tell them."

Gibbs' and Mimi's Home

Abby had told Mimi they were unlocking their side of the gate so as soon as she got home, she unlocked their side as well and opened the gate. Bailey and Jethro immediately joined forces and began chasing each other through both yards.

She walked back into the house, and started dinner. She knew Jethro would be starved and no matter how insistent Abby was, he would not go over there until he ate something.

"Hi Mom! Got the text from Abby. Good news, I guess?"

Mimi looked up as her daughter came in the front door. "That's for Abby and Tim to share and do not say a word to Jethro. I already had to tell him about Ziva and Tony before they got a chance. I don't like taking that away."

Lily grinned, knowing she had just gotten what she wanted out of her mother. "Mmmm…something smells good. What are you making?"

Mimi smiled. "I'm just heating up some pot roast from the other night. I don't like to keep leftovers too long. Wish I had time to make homemade rolls." Mimi busied herself in the kitchen.

Lily leaned against the door opening into the kitchen, watching her mother work. "Mom? Can I ask you something?"

"Sure, honey. What is it?" Mimi continued with grabbing dishes and silverware.

"Are you and Daddy ever going to get married?"

Mimi stopped in mid-motion. She slowly turned around and faced her only child. "Why are you asking that, Lily?"

"Well…you have been together now for a while. As far as I'm concerned he's my Dad; and I want you to get married."

Mimi sighed. "Sit down, Lily." Lily looked concerned and sat down as instructed. Mimi joined her. "Wishing for something doesn't make it happen. Jethro and I have only been together, well, nine months.

I am really enjoying my relationship with him and thankfully he seems to be enjoying it as well. But I don't think Jethro really wants to get married again."

Lily took her Mom's hand. "Will that be enough for you? To be the pseudo wife?"

Mimi's eyes opened wide at that. "I don't think of it that way, Lily. I love Jethro, he loves me and I know he loves you. If this is all I am able to get from him, then it will be enough. He's worth it."

Lily got up and hugged her Mom. "Ok, I just want to make sure you're happy."

"Oh, 'Li-Li', I couldn't be happier. You can see that, can't you?" Mimi chuckled as she used Karina's name for her daughter and brushed her hair over her shoulder.

"Yeah, I see it. I love you, Mom."

"I love you, too, Lily."

"Hey, can anybody join this party, or is it private?" Gibbs was standing at the entry way.

Lily and Mimi both turned at his voice. As one, they stretched out an arm. Gibbs grinned and joined the circle. "This is nice, coming home to my girls."

His grin faded when he saw tears in Lily's eyes. "Hey, Lily. Are you ok? What's wrong?"

Lily wiped her nose like a little kid. "Nothing, Daddy. I'm fine. I'll be right back." She ran up the stairs to her bedroom.

Gibbs' eyes followed her up the stairs then turned questioning eyes to Mimi. She placed her hand on his chest. "You're her Daddy. That's all, Jethro."

Gibbs considered that for a few moments. This young woman, who had never had a father, now had him. He felt a little overwhelmed, thinking how much she had accepted and welcomed him into hers and Mimi's world.

"Are you sure she's ok?" Gibbs persisted. He didn't like crying women, for any reason.

Mimi pointed to a seat and went in the kitchen. She came out with plates of steaming pot roast and heated rolls. Mimi took her seat. "She's fine. She's just happy."

Gibbs shook his head. Never in his life will he understand the female mind, but that didn't mean he didn't love them.

"So, I got this text from Abby. We're supposed to go over to their house as soon as we get home from work." Gibbs changed the subject.

Mimi grinned and chuckled. "Lily and I got the same text. You'd think they'd seen enough of us already. Anyway, she asked me to open the gate from our side. Bailey and Jethro have been playing since I got home."

Gibbs smiled at that. He was glad they liked the gate and he was amused at Tony feeling left out. Oh, well. There was no way in hell he was going to dig a tunnel to connect his house to the DiNozzo home.

Tony and Ziva's Home

As soon as they got home, Ziva got busy getting Karina her dinner. Tony rummaged around the fridge and pulled out the lasagna they had the night before. He held it up for Ziva's approval.

She looked up and nodded. "I think we have some Italian bread as well, Tony." She turned back to feeding Karina, who was helping. Ziva let her pick up her green beans and put them in her mouth.

"I will be done here soon. I can give Karina a quick bath while dinner is still heating, or we can wait until we get back home." Ziva looked at Tony.

He had put the pan in the oven to reheat and was currently giving Bridget her dinner. "That's sounds good. That part about giving Karina her bath first. Who knows how long Abby will want us to stick around."

"Well, Karina will not miss her bedtime. If it looks like it will be a longer visit, I will just come back home with her."

"Not by yourself you won't. You heard what Gibbs said."

Ziva sighed. "Do you really think someone set that up just to see what we look like? It would be easier to just park on the street and take our photos."

"Not if you don't know which employees are the Agents." Tony interjected. "Look, I know you hate it when we go on alert like this."

"I do not like having my personal life disrupted, especially now that we have Karina." Tony came over and rubbed her shoulders.

"That makes it all the more important that we keep vigilant. I'm not letting anyone near you or my daughter." Tony spoke a little too forcefully, causing Karina to startle and look at him. Too big crocodile tears started to slide down her chubby cheeks.

"Oh, Daddy's sorry, sweetie. Daddy loves his Karina and loves Mommy very much."

Karina smiled at her Daddy. "Papa?"

Tony looked at Ziva, who was trying to cover her chuckle. "Yes, I love Papa, too." He looked at Ziva. "You tell him I said that and I will…"

"You will…what?" Ziva stood up and looked provocatively at her husband.

Tony knew it was threat he would never finish. "Nothing, honey." Tony smiled his fake DiNozzo grin he always gave when he was bested.

Ziva smirked. "Ok, upstairs we go Karina for your bath." Karina clapped and laughed.

Ziva bathed her in record time and had her in her pajamas and the playpen while they quickly ate their dinner. While Ziva was just finishing up with Karina, Tony had received an impatient text from Abby: "Where R U? Almost all here."

"K to take care of, then eat. 20 min. T." Tony texted back, reminding her that they had a demanding baby who came first.

Tony refused to wolf down his dinner, to appease Abby. He would suffer all night if he did that. Ziva ate a healthy portion, as Baby 2.0 was affecting her appetite.

Finally finished with dinner, they refrained from cleaning up the kitchen to avoid further Abby anxiety. Karina was put in her stroller and Tony put the leash on Bridget.

Together, they walked the next street over to Tim and Abby's. Tony kept moving his eyes back and forth, looking for something out of the ordinary, a strange car; a person not known walking in the neighborhood.

"Relax, Tony. You are scaring Karina." Ziva whispered.

"I am?" Tony was totally surprised by that. Tony barely raised his hand to ring the doorbell when Abby through the door open.

"There you are! What took you so long?" Abby was cross. "Hi, Karina!" Her mood immediately changed to one of joy.

"Be-Be!" Karina raised her arms. Abby obediently took her out of her stroller, with Tony and Ziva following her.

"You can let Bridget out back. Jethro and Bailey have been out there playing for a while. They will be happy to see her." Tim offered.

"OK." Tony took Bridget to the deck and unleashed her. She took off happily and was soon playing with her boyfriends.

Tony came back into the house. It was crowded, as everyone was there.

Abby went and stood next to Tim and grabbed his hand. "Well, first of all, Abby and I want to thank everyone for being able to come over on short notice. We have something we would like to share with you." Tim began.

Mimi, Ziva and Lily were grinning. Tim and Abby looked at each other and silently counted together: three-two-one…

"WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!"

Tony's mouth dropped open and looked at Ziva, knowing she probably already knew. "Excellent, McStud and McStudette. Congratulations!"

He hugged Abby, who was jumping up and down so much it was quite hard to do. "Guess you're really happy about this, huh?" Grinning, he shook Tim's hand, and then gave him a hug. "Welcome to the club, man."

Tim's smile was plastered on his face. Everyone offered their congratulations and was appropriately surprised that Abby had been pregnant since August.

"Hey, you're due only one month after Baby 2.0." Tony commented.

"Tony, you have got to come up with something better than Baby 2.0. It is…obnoxious." Ziva complained.

"Well, when we have our ultrasound next week and find out the baby's sex, we can start referring to him by name." He reasoned.

"Or her." Ziva reminded him.

"Yes; or her." Tony agreed.

Gibbs waited until everyone had congratulated Tim and Abby, and then went up to them last. He smiled his crooked, proud smile and opened his arms to his favorite.

"Oh, Gibbs. You're going to be a Grandpa again." Abby had tears in her eyes.

"I know, Abbs. Thank you." He kissed her forehead. "Tim, always take care of them." He took his hand and pulled him into a hug and patted his back.

"You got it, Boss. Always." Tim answered proudly.

Thanks again for the support. Sometimes the writing flows, sometimes I really have to wrack my brain. But I promise next chapter is Lily and Sean's big first date!