Eight weeks later
Donovan pulled his car into his parking spot. He was in a bad mood. It was two months since he last saw Elizabeth in Budapest. The McHugh case lasted that long. He was able to call her a couple times. His team noticed how different his attitude was since he returned from Budapest. Alex even commented on how much he has been smiling lately. "Well, that's going to end fast." he mumbled, slamming his car door.
He flew to Virginia for the weekend to surprise Elizabeth. Dinner in Washington, take a walk in the Constitutional Gardens. They had some more things to talk about. No one could imagine how disappointed he was when Sean told him she was gone on business. A last minute class she had to teach. He walked into the building, making sure the door slammed. He wasn't in the mood for any wisecracks.
"Enjoy your weekend, Boss?" Cody asked, grinning from ear to ear. Donovan stopped in his tracks and glared at Cody. "Guess not." Cody remarked, dropping his smile.
Donovan started up the stairs to his office. He knew he shouldn't take his frustrations out on his team. Maybe he should take it out on the punching bag, it seems to work for Alex.
"Think he had a bad weekend?" Alex laughed.
"Good thing no one mentioned to him that he's actually late for once." Monica laughed.
"Does anyone know if he likes surprises?" Jake asked, laughing
Donovan slammed the door to his office and then proceeded to slam his case on his desk. He walked over to his refrigerator and took out a bottled water and slammed that door.
"My, you are in a slamming mood." a voice laughed. Donovan turned and looked at his chair. Elizabeth was sitting there, legs up on the desk. "For a Fed, your observation skills are lacking."
"Elizabeth?" he asked, hoping his eyes weren't deceiving him, "Sean said you were out of town teaching a class."
"I am. Someone has to teach the Immigration boys about the new visas." she laughed, "You need to go back to the academy. I could've killed you."
"Really" he said, raising his eyebrow, "by not telling me you were here?"
"Well, it was to be a surprise." she laughed, "At least I got to spend the weekend getting to know your team." She got up and locked the door.
"Got to know my team?" Donovan asked, "When did you get in?"
"I got here an hour after you left." she said walking around Donovan, "I learned some interesting things about you."
"Really, like what?" Donovan asked, grabbing her.
"Well, it seems Monica knows all about us. That surprised me. Cody was too embarrassed to talk to me at first. Alex and Jake took me out bar hopping, got me drunk and Jake made a pass at me."
"They did what?" he yelled, getting ready to kill Jake.
"I'm kidding," she laughed, "well, the part about getting drunk and Jake making a pass at me. They took me out to dinner and Alex gave me a place to stay since you were out of town. So, where did you go?"
"First this," he said, kissing her gently on the lips, "I went to Virginia to see you. I needed to talk to you."
"Oh good," she replied, sitting down on his desk, "I needed to talk to you too."
"You first." the said in unison. They both started to laugh.
Elizabeth looked at Donovan. He was actually nervous. "What's the matter?" she asked, worried he was going to walk out of her life again.
"I don't know where to begin," he said walking over to the window.
"Well, it can't be that bad," she said, trying to believe her words, "just say it."
Donovan turned at looked at Elizabeth, he took a deep breath. "Marry me," he blurted out.
"Excuse me?" Elizabeth asked, eyes wide as saucers.
"Marry me," Donovan smiled, walking over to her, grabbing her hands, " I don't want to lose you again. What do you say?"
"Oh, wow," she said, Elizabeth didn't know what to say. Would he still want to after she told him her news?
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"So, what do you think they're talking about in there?" Jake asked, amused by Donovan mood.
"What makes you think they're talking?" Cody laughed.
"Cody," Monica warned, "you didn't bug his office?"
"I don't have a death wish." he replied.
"He's probably passed out on the floor." Alex said, sipping her coffee.
"Why?" they asked together.
"What do you know that we don't?" Jake asked.
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"Before I give you my answer, I need to tell you something. Sit down." Elizabeth asked.
Not liking the where the conversation was going, he sat down in his chair, bur he pulled Elizabeth down into his lap. "What's wrong?" he asked, looking into her eyes, she was scared.
"I don't know how to say this," she stammered.
"Take your advice. Just say it." he laughed.
"I'm pregnant," she said.
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"She's pregnant!" they said.
"Are you sure?" Monica asked
"How do you know?" Jake asked.
"Well, the vomiting a couple times a day is a little giveaway." Alex laughed.
"I can see it now," Cody laughed, "Donovan has a daughter, he'll be having us run checks on her dates."
"Or a son, bailing him out of jail." Jake laughed.
"You're pregnant?" Donovan repeated, smiling, "looks like you have to marry me now."
"Wait a minute, " she said, starting to raise her voice, "I don't have to do anything. What makes you think…"
Donovan started laughing. He kissed her to shut her up. "Marry me."
"I hate it when you do that," she whimpered, "I could never say no."
"Good," he smiled, "I can keep you in line this way."
Donovan got up out of his chair, grabbed his case and took Elizabeth by the hand. They started down the stairs when he realized his team was still there. "Go home." he ordered.
"And where do you think you're going?" Cody smirked.
"I'm taking my fiancée home." he smiled.
"Wait a minute," Elizabeth protested, "I never said yes."
"Doesn't matter," Jake laughed, "when Donovan wants something, he gets it."
"Tell me about." she agreed, "Ok, I'll marry you."
"Congrats Boss." Cody said, slapping him on the back.
"Congratulations times two." Alex smiled.
"You know?" he asked, "How?"
"A woman knows these things," Alex laughed, "Besides, she couldn't stop throwing up at my place."
"I'll see you all tomorrow." Donovan said, pulling Elizabeth out the door.
"Bye kids," Cody said, "Don't do anything we wouldn't do. Oh, too late."
"Well, maybe he'll lighten up now." Jake commented, watching them leave the parking lot.
"Let's hope so." Monica replied.
Donovan pulled his car into his parking spot. He was in a bad mood. It was two months since he last saw Elizabeth in Budapest. The McHugh case lasted that long. He was able to call her a couple times. His team noticed how different his attitude was since he returned from Budapest. Alex even commented on how much he has been smiling lately. "Well, that's going to end fast." he mumbled, slamming his car door.
He flew to Virginia for the weekend to surprise Elizabeth. Dinner in Washington, take a walk in the Constitutional Gardens. They had some more things to talk about. No one could imagine how disappointed he was when Sean told him she was gone on business. A last minute class she had to teach. He walked into the building, making sure the door slammed. He wasn't in the mood for any wisecracks.
"Enjoy your weekend, Boss?" Cody asked, grinning from ear to ear. Donovan stopped in his tracks and glared at Cody. "Guess not." Cody remarked, dropping his smile.
Donovan started up the stairs to his office. He knew he shouldn't take his frustrations out on his team. Maybe he should take it out on the punching bag, it seems to work for Alex.
"Think he had a bad weekend?" Alex laughed.
"Good thing no one mentioned to him that he's actually late for once." Monica laughed.
"Does anyone know if he likes surprises?" Jake asked, laughing
Donovan slammed the door to his office and then proceeded to slam his case on his desk. He walked over to his refrigerator and took out a bottled water and slammed that door.
"My, you are in a slamming mood." a voice laughed. Donovan turned and looked at his chair. Elizabeth was sitting there, legs up on the desk. "For a Fed, your observation skills are lacking."
"Elizabeth?" he asked, hoping his eyes weren't deceiving him, "Sean said you were out of town teaching a class."
"I am. Someone has to teach the Immigration boys about the new visas." she laughed, "You need to go back to the academy. I could've killed you."
"Really" he said, raising his eyebrow, "by not telling me you were here?"
"Well, it was to be a surprise." she laughed, "At least I got to spend the weekend getting to know your team." She got up and locked the door.
"Got to know my team?" Donovan asked, "When did you get in?"
"I got here an hour after you left." she said walking around Donovan, "I learned some interesting things about you."
"Really, like what?" Donovan asked, grabbing her.
"Well, it seems Monica knows all about us. That surprised me. Cody was too embarrassed to talk to me at first. Alex and Jake took me out bar hopping, got me drunk and Jake made a pass at me."
"They did what?" he yelled, getting ready to kill Jake.
"I'm kidding," she laughed, "well, the part about getting drunk and Jake making a pass at me. They took me out to dinner and Alex gave me a place to stay since you were out of town. So, where did you go?"
"First this," he said, kissing her gently on the lips, "I went to Virginia to see you. I needed to talk to you."
"Oh good," she replied, sitting down on his desk, "I needed to talk to you too."
"You first." the said in unison. They both started to laugh.
Elizabeth looked at Donovan. He was actually nervous. "What's the matter?" she asked, worried he was going to walk out of her life again.
"I don't know where to begin," he said walking over to the window.
"Well, it can't be that bad," she said, trying to believe her words, "just say it."
Donovan turned at looked at Elizabeth, he took a deep breath. "Marry me," he blurted out.
"Excuse me?" Elizabeth asked, eyes wide as saucers.
"Marry me," Donovan smiled, walking over to her, grabbing her hands, " I don't want to lose you again. What do you say?"
"Oh, wow," she said, Elizabeth didn't know what to say. Would he still want to after she told him her news?
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"So, what do you think they're talking about in there?" Jake asked, amused by Donovan mood.
"What makes you think they're talking?" Cody laughed.
"Cody," Monica warned, "you didn't bug his office?"
"I don't have a death wish." he replied.
"He's probably passed out on the floor." Alex said, sipping her coffee.
"Why?" they asked together.
"What do you know that we don't?" Jake asked.
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"Before I give you my answer, I need to tell you something. Sit down." Elizabeth asked.
Not liking the where the conversation was going, he sat down in his chair, bur he pulled Elizabeth down into his lap. "What's wrong?" he asked, looking into her eyes, she was scared.
"I don't know how to say this," she stammered.
"Take your advice. Just say it." he laughed.
"I'm pregnant," she said.
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"She's pregnant!" they said.
"Are you sure?" Monica asked
"How do you know?" Jake asked.
"Well, the vomiting a couple times a day is a little giveaway." Alex laughed.
"I can see it now," Cody laughed, "Donovan has a daughter, he'll be having us run checks on her dates."
"Or a son, bailing him out of jail." Jake laughed.
"You're pregnant?" Donovan repeated, smiling, "looks like you have to marry me now."
"Wait a minute, " she said, starting to raise her voice, "I don't have to do anything. What makes you think…"
Donovan started laughing. He kissed her to shut her up. "Marry me."
"I hate it when you do that," she whimpered, "I could never say no."
"Good," he smiled, "I can keep you in line this way."
Donovan got up out of his chair, grabbed his case and took Elizabeth by the hand. They started down the stairs when he realized his team was still there. "Go home." he ordered.
"And where do you think you're going?" Cody smirked.
"I'm taking my fiancée home." he smiled.
"Wait a minute," Elizabeth protested, "I never said yes."
"Doesn't matter," Jake laughed, "when Donovan wants something, he gets it."
"Tell me about." she agreed, "Ok, I'll marry you."
"Congrats Boss." Cody said, slapping him on the back.
"Congratulations times two." Alex smiled.
"You know?" he asked, "How?"
"A woman knows these things," Alex laughed, "Besides, she couldn't stop throwing up at my place."
"I'll see you all tomorrow." Donovan said, pulling Elizabeth out the door.
"Bye kids," Cody said, "Don't do anything we wouldn't do. Oh, too late."
"Well, maybe he'll lighten up now." Jake commented, watching them leave the parking lot.
"Let's hope so." Monica replied.
