When he came home around 10 pm. Chrissie was watching TV.
"There is food in the microwave. Should I turn it on?" she asked him.
"Do so." He replied from the hallway. Then he walked to the kitchen.
"Congratulations to the job. We can celebrate one day. I'm going grocery shopping after work tomorrow. Do you want to come with me? We can buy your favourite ice cream." he asked her.
"I'm going apartment hunting so we'll see. I need some tips from you about good neighbourhoods."
"Ok. I'm taking the car so do you need some money for the buses or taxis?"
"I do. Thanks for offering. Saved me from asking."
"I know. We have a lot to talk about tonight."
……………..Friday evening…………
"So where is your doctor boyfriend?" a colleague asked.
"Late." Christina asked before walking away. She had hoped he would come despite his refusal all week. She was looking like quite a fool now. It had gone almost two hours already and she knew she should stop hoping. Chris had been very helpful already and she knew it was asking too much for him to act like her boyfriend. She hadn't been so nice to him but they had gone shopping, apartment haunting and done much else together this week so asking him for to come was just too much. She looked over the cafeteria and saw many were dancing. The dinner was over and now it was only the dancing left. Soon some would go home including her. Sadly she decided to go home early when someone turned her around and kissed her.
"Grand entrance, right…Sorry for being late…Surgery…I could only get someone to cover for me the last few hours of my shift and then an emergency surgery came a long." He told her.
"I didn't think you would come."
"I don't want to waste a Friday evening." Chris told her.
"I'm ready to go home."
"What?" he asked confused. She wanted to show him off. He knew it.
"I know it was wrong to lie and to make you lie. I shouldn't have forced you to come here. I'll start packing when I come home."
"You haven't found a place to live yet. You can stay with me until then…Just one dance anyway." Chris said to her.
They started to dance and after the dance her boss asked her if it was her boyfriend. Chris said yes and then they went home. Everyone had seen them and they went home.
When they went home they ended up in the same bed and it stayed that way.
……………….December 10th………………….
"We need to go. I've already booked the plane tickets."
"I'm sorry but I can't. I haven't seen them in years and I'm not about to tell them I'm pregnant with your child. I'll look even more irresponsible if I tell them." Chrissie said really worried.
"I'll look as the dumb one not you. They aren't expecting things like that from me… You're two months pregnant. We can't lie. We live together and are having a child together. Our relationship has developed a lot over the past four months."
"I never wanted kids. You do. I won't be a good mom."
"I think you'll be a great mom."
"You want to marry me. Everyone in our family will want us to get married. I don't want to get married. I'm sorry but I can't go."
"So you'll rather stay all alone here then tell them?"
"I've been alone many holidays."
"Not anymore. Then I'm staying with you. I'll call and say we won't come."
"It's the first time the Dinozzos, Alexandersons, Gibbs and his kids, McGees, Abby's family, most of our friends will spend New Years Eve together. We can't say no. I mean you can't say no. Mom has planned this for over two years." Christina told him but he called anyway.
…………December 15th………….
Someone was ringing on the door. She looked who it was and got terrified.
"Chris, it's my mom, dad and your parents. They're here to convince us to come." Chrissie told him.
"What…I'm going to open the door and we're telling the truth. Not saying is one thing but I can't lie to them." He said and then he went to open the door.
"Hi everyone. Welcome." He said greeting them. They hadn't any luggage with them so he figured they had checked in at a hotel.
"Christina, why are you here?" Kate asked.
"We have something to tell you. It's the reason why we aren't coming to your New York bash." He said showing them to the living room.
"I know you lived in Seattle and with Chris for the first few days. Have you two become friends?" Diana asked her daughter while everyone was taking their seats.
"Christina never left. We started to like each other and I let her stay. Then we liked each other even more. She is now two months pregnant and I'm the father." Chris told everyone. He stood up and the rest sat down.
"Christina, you're unbelievable…Did you take advantage of him?" her mother asked her.
"Things just happen. I can't explain but I never lied to Chris. He knows everything about my past and how I am. I'm sorry if I'm a disappointment." She told them. Chris' look made her tell the truth. He meant the world to her.
"So what will happen now?" Tony asked.
"We're going to have the baby. No other decision is made." Chris explained to them.
"I figured…" Diana then said. She knew Chrissie was calling the shots here as always.
"Please, be nice…I know this will change everyone's lives. We can't change that." Chris continued.
"Now that we know can you please come?" Daniel asked them.
"Chrissie?" Chris asked.
"I'm not ready. Sorry but I'm not. How long are you going to be here?" she replied wondering about their agenda and how much it had changed with the recent developments.
"Do you want us to stay?" Kate asked.
"If we can be civil towards each other then yes." Christian quickly answered.
"If you don't mention marriage, engagement or other commitment matters you can stay. Chris was noble enough to ask me to marry him but I said no. I hadn't planned on having kids but now I am. I'm not the type who settles down. I like what I have." Christina quickly answered. Her answer confirmed what Diana thought about who set the rules in the relationship and she felt sorry for Chris.
"Do you love each other?" Tony asked.
"It works. If that is love or not, I don't know but to me it feels like it." Chris answered.
"I don't know." Christina answered.
"Chris…Don't let Christina run you over. It's your life and your baby too." Diana pleaded.
"I agree, son." Kate told Chris.
"I can handle Christina. She can handle me. She's perfect for me and I'm glad I have her." Christian said. Christina melted when heard that. She knew it was time.
"You need money now. We'll give it to you." Daniel told them.
"We can manage without your money. You have Melissa and Mark to think about." Chrissie said to them. She didn't want to depend on them again.
"We love you. Can you celebrate Christmas with us?" Diana asked them to see if they would say yes.
"I'm working during Christmas. It's the only way I got New Year's off." Chris replied.
"So will you come?" Kate asked.
"Chris wants to come so we can come. He booked the tickets for the 27th and we're going home on the 3rd. If you want to tell the others you can...Chris, I know you still have tickets in case I changed my mind so we can use them."
"Just like that? What's the catch?" Diana asked. She knew her daughter.
"Don't stay here more than three days. No fights." Christina quickly replied.
"Chrissie, can I talk to you alone?" Chris asked. They went to their bedroom.