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CHAPTER 8

Abby begins to slump to the ground. Sean catches her and slowly eases her downwards. Abby looks like the picture of shock, her eyes are wide and she's slightly rocking back and forth. There are tears forming in her eyes, but they don't fall. Sean doesn't know what to do. He wants to comfort her, but he doesn't know her very well. He does the only thing he can. He picks up the phone and dials. "Ducky, can you come up to the lab. It's an emergency." Sean hangs up before Ducky can ask any questions.

Moments later, Ducky arrives to see Abby and Sean on the floor.

"Good heavens, Abigail, are you alright? What on Earth are you doing here?" He leans down to look her in the eyes, which are still brimmed with tears.

"Oh Ducky, it's Gibbs!" she says as she grabs his arms. "He's in trouble and he might have been shot." Ducky pulls her into a hug and strokes her hair.

A few minutes later Ducky pulls back and looks at Abby. "I'm sure Gibbs is just fine Abigail. You know how stubborn he is, and he couldn't bear to leave you."

Abby sighs and looks up. "He is stubborn, isn't he Duckman."

Ducky smiles at the use of that nickname. He took it as a sign that she was coming back to normal.

"Well, I can't help him if I'm on the floor. Help me up guys. We're gonna find out what's going on." Ducky and Sean each grab an arm and help her off the floor while being mindful of her protruding stomach. "Okay, first things first. We should call the Director to see if she knows about the situation, then we need to call Bethesda to see if they're on their way there." Abby reaches for the phone.

"That's our Abigail." Ducky whispers to Sean, who still looks amazed at the 180 Abby just did emotionally.

"Is she always this fast with everything?" He asks Ducky quietly.

"Yes, she is. I believe that there is a betting pool on how fast she'll give birth when the time comes." Ducky chuckles at this, knowing that you can't speed along nature. "The shortest time someone betted on is 5 minutes, which is quite impossible."

"What did you bet Ducky?"

"Oh, I wouldn't bet on something like that. Labor length is far too unpredictable. However I did place a bet that she will give birth 14 days before her due date." Ducky smiles and Sean chuckles.

"What are you two laughing at?" Abby says as she turns around.

"Oh nothing my dear. We were just musing at how unlucky the doctors at Bethesda will be if Gibbs has to go there." Ducky supplies.

Abby raises an eyebrow at them. "Well, Director Sheppard says that a call from McGee came in a few minutes ago. He requested ambulance and prisoner escort."

Ducky frowns slightly. "Well then, I'll be driving you to the hospital to meet them."

"Oh thank you Ducky!" Abby exclaims as she throws her arms around him.

"Any word on who the ambulance is for?"

Abby's smile vanishes, "No. The Director said she couldn't make out what McGee said, but it was for more that one person."

"Well then. My services aren't needed, so that is good news."

"Yeah, but I need to know who's hurt and if Gibbs is okay."

"Well, we had best be going then."