Tony was in recovery and Avery back to waiting. This time she was waiting for Kaylin to come out of her surgery. Kaylin's surgery was far higher risk than Tony's. It would also take longer and more than likely she would not come to for far longer. Avery hated that this was happening. She hated that both her husband and her daughter were facing a long road. She hated that she could lose one or both of them. She wanted Tony's liver to take to Kaylin's body and Tony's body to take to only having half a liver. She could not bare the thought of one or both of them being gone, or sick. She wanted only for her family to be happy and healthy. She wanted the baby growing inside of her to have both parents and both older sisters, when he or she was finally born.

"Have you heard anything yet?" Tony asked, as Avery returned to his room.

"Not yet" Avery replied.

"Checked on Tali?" Tony asked.

"She's staying with the Palmer's and having a great time." Avery replied.

"Good" Tony replied.

"How are you feeling?" Avery asked.

"Drugged" Tony replied.

Avery knelt down and retrieved her candy bar from the vending machine. She remembered when Tony and her were first trying to get pregnant. She had vowed that she would eat only natural foods and do prenatal yoga every day. Baby DiNozzo had been with her for six weeks now and she had been aware of his or her presence for three days now. So far she had done no yoga and was living off of hospital food. She didn't mind though. She just wanted her family to be healthy. Besides who got to do their pregnancy exactly how they wanted to? She was just happy to be pregnant. Tony and her had not been trying for that long but they had been trying for several months. Now they were finally pregnant and they were about to be a family of five. She rubbed her stomach and smiled.

"How far along?" A passing nurse asked.

"Between six and five weeks." Avery replied.

"Congratulations" Jane replied.

"Thank you" Avery replied.

"Oh I am an OB nurse by the way and after so long I just know." Jane replied.

"Well maybe we will meet again in eightish months." Avery replied.

"Maybe" Jane replied.

Avery was sitting by Tony's bedside. He had been drifting in and out of consciousness since coming out of the surgery. So far he was doing well but was under very close monitoring. The nurses and doctors had promised to let Avery know if anything changed but still she could not leave his side. She was afraid of what would happen if she went too far. It was getting late and the rhythmic beep of Tony's heart monitor was lulling her to sleep. She must have fallen asleep for a time. Because when she looked out the window it was dark out. Tony was awake and begging the nurse to let him have pizza. The door opened and a man in bloodied scrubs entered the room. He didn't look like any of Tony's doctors and certainly you would not examine a patient in bloodied scrubs.

"Are you guys Kaylin's parents?" The surgeon asked.

"Yes" Tony replied.

"Kaylin is out of surgery. She gave us a few scares but she came out OK. She will be in recovery for an hour or so. Then they will move her back down to the PICU." Dr. Jones explained.

"When can we see her?" Avery asked.

"Due to visiting hours ending soon. You may see her in recovery but after that you will have to wait until tomorrow. She is going to be out most of the night away." Dr. Jones explained.

"Can I see her?" Tony asked.

"Yes but you will stay in your wheelchair, a nurse will go with you, and the visit will be limited to five minutes. Less if you deteriorate even a little." Nurse Rose replied.

Kaylin was tethered to her bed by a series of machines. She looked so fragile and small. Her eyes were squeezed shut and she did not respond when Tony stroked her hair. She was under some powerful pain killers and looked almost ghost like. A jagged scar ran across her abdomen. A scar that almost perfectly matched Tony's. It warmed Avery's heart to see the matched scars. Knowing that Tony had put his life at risk to save Kaylin's. Kaylin would never need any proof that Tony loved her. Tony had been returned to his room and it was just Avery and Kaylin.

"Your dad saved your life today. He loves you so much." Avery whispered, as she wiped Kaylin's hair out of her face.

Kaylin was still pretty out of it the next morning, but Tony was doing great. He was off of oxygen and able to sit up on his own. He had good color and all the medical staff were amazed by his progress. Avery sat by her husband's side. Carefully tracing her fingers over his hand and studying his face.

"What on Earth are you doing?" Tony asked.

"Just making note of everything." Avery replied.

"I'm not dying. Right?" Tony asked.

"No Tony but yesterday was so hard on me." Avery explained.

"Well I am fine." Tony assured.

"I know but the idea of losing you. It's terrifying."Avery replied.

"I know but the idea of losing Kaylin. I couldn't let her die." Tony explained.

"Well you saved her life." Avery replied.

"They said I could see her this afternoon. As long as I remain stable." Tony explained.

"She is still out of it but I am sure she will be happy to see you." Avery replied.

"So how are you?" Tony asked.

"I am great and I have some amazing news for you." Avery replied.

"What?" Tony questioned.

"I am pregnant." Avery announced.

"Are you sure?" Tony asked.

"I took a home pregnancy test before everything happened. Then I went to the hospital two days ago for a blood test. I had to leave before I got the results and then there was an issue at the lab but I am pregnant." Avery explained.

"Man you are pregnant and Kaylin is going to be OK. That is the best news I have heard in a long time." Tony explained.

A/N: Things are finally starting to turn around. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.