Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS or any of their characters, plots ect… If I did, Twilight would never have happened. I am in Twilight Denial…. I do however, own Tiana…
Chapter Sixteen:
On Saturday night while McGee snored quietly beside her, Abby tossed and turned in an attempt to get some sleep. At 2am she gave up, wandered sleepily into the tiny kitchen and opened the paper bag Tiana had presented her with that afternoon. Abby pulled out two books and grinned, remembering how Tia had described Gibbs' reaction to finding a pregnancy book in her backpack. Abby settled herself on the sofa with 'What To Expect When You're Expecting', set 'An Idiot's Guide To Babies' aside and apprehensively began to read.
At 4am, Tia woke up with a start. Someone was pounding rapidly on Tony's apartment door. Instantly awake, Tia slipped out of bed as to not wake Tony, and crept stealthily down the hallway. She peeked through the spyhole and relief poured through her body as she flung open the door, where a pajama-clad Abby stood crying.
"What's wrong, Abby?" Tia asked as she led Abby into the living area and sat her down on the couch, passing a box of tissues. Tony sleepily stuck his head around the entranceway, and noticing that Tia had things under control he wandered into the kitchen to get some drinks. "I was reading those books you gave me, and I don't think I'm going to be a very good parent" Abby blurted and looked up as a crash sounded in the kitchen "Tony. Don't worry about him, this is the first he's hearing about you being pregnant. He's like Gibbs, jumping to conclusions without listening to the answers" Tia explained, exasperated and focused on Abby "Honey, I just got you those books as a guide. Most of them are written by men who have no idea how to look after babies anyway" Tia said as Tony walked into the room. Cautiously carrying two steaming mugs of hot chocolate, he set them down on the coffee table before he turned to Abby "You're pregnant?" he asked, dumbfounded and Abby nodded "To McGee?" Tony asked and when Abby nodded again Tony leaned over and kissed Tia's forehead before he grabbed his jacket and cellphone, and hastily left the apartment. "Where's he going?" Abby asked and Tia shook her head "Trust me, you don't want to know" Tia admitted, sipped her drink and got back to consoling Abby.
McGee was woken from a sound sleep by loud banging on his door, and when he opened the door he was greeted with Tony's fist to his cheekbone "Owww hey what was that for?" Tim demanded angrily as Tony strode into the apartment and quietly closed the door "I feel better now. You got Abby pregnant" Tony announced as he crossed to the freezer and snagged a bag of frozen peas, wrapping them carefully in a towel before handing them to McGee, who stared at him, stunned. "How did you find out about that?" Tim asked and carefully pressed the peas to his throbbing face "Abby's at my place with Tia, having a deep and meaningful girlie conversation. I overheard. Why is it such a big secret?" Tony asked and settled himself on the nearest chair "Because we wanted to get used to the idea ourselves before we announced it to the world. Besides, you're not one to talk you know. You got Tia pregnant" Tim defended himself and crossed the kitchen to activate the coffee machine "No, I didn't, I just thought I did. Gibbs found a pregnancy book in Tia's backpack and jumped to the wrong conclusion. I was right there alongside him until this afternoon, when Tia's doctor backed her up, telling me that Tia's not pregnant" Tony said and sadness shined briefly in his eyes. Tony shook his head after a minute and then suddenly laughed "What?" Tim asked, wincing slightly "I'm just imagining the look on Gibbs' face when you tell him that Tia's not having a baby, Abby is. You're a dead man" Tony laughed before slapping Tim on the back "Congratulations Probie" Tony said happily before he stood up "Come on, let's go" he said and Tim looked confused "Go where?" he asked and Tony just smiled "We're going back to my place, so you can pick Abby up" Tony said "Though you might want to put some clothes on first" Tony suggested and Tim hurriedly threw some clothes on and followed Tony out of the apartment.