CHAPTER 12
Tony waits until Gibbs is gone before running to Kate's room. He bursts through the door and slides to a stop. "Guess what happened while I was getting coffee!"
Kate tries to sit up a bit, cringes, and then lay down again. "Breathe Tony, and slow down. You're sounding like Abby. Did Gibbs finally punch the doctor?"
"No. What? No, there was no punching." Tony crouches a bit and rests his hands on his knees trying to catch his breath. "Abby called. She's on her way here and she's in labor."
"She is?" Kate asks and Tony nods. "Ohmigod!" Kate squeals. "That's so exciting!" Kate holds her stomach in pain. "My best friend is in labor and I'm stuck here in this stupid bed."
"I don't think I've ever heard you squeal." Tony winks at her. "I'll see what I can do. Maybe I can convince someone to get you to the maternity ward for this."
"Who knew you could be this considerate." Kate quips. "Thank you Tony." She says more seriously.
Tony exaggerates a bow. "Anything for you, Milady." He chuckles and leaves the room in search of a nurse.
"Tony" he hears yelled through he door.
He turns and pokes his head in the doorway. "Yeah?"
"Does everyone else know?"
Tony thinks for a second. "Huh. I don't know. We know, and Gibbs Knows."
"So, don't you think you should call Ducky and McGee?" Kate says slightly patronizingly.
"Good point." Tony says and rushed out of the room again.
Tony walks to the desk to see who is on duty when Abby is rushed through the doors in a wheelchair. "Abs." Tony runs to her side.
"Tony, have you told Gibbs yet?" Abby says between panting breaths.
Tony holds her hand. "I did. He commandeered a wheelchair to get him down to the maternity ward. He wasn't going to let anything stop him from being with you."
Abby relaxes and smiles until the next wave hits her and she accidentally crushes Tony's hand. The wave of pain passes and Abby realizes what she did to Tony.
"Oh Tony! I'm so sorry!"
"That's okay. I didn't need that hand." Tony gasps.
"Sir, we have to keep moving." The nurse pushing the wheelchair says.
Tony motions for her to go ahead and gives Abby thumbs up. He pulls out his cell and dials McGee. "Probie!" He barks into the phone. "You're off desk duty today. Drop the pen and get over here."
"Okay…why?" McGee says cautiously.
"Because Abby is here and her bun is leaving the oven."
"It is? She's having the bun…I mean the baby?"
Tony hears a crash on the other end and gives the phone an odd look. "Pull yourself together Probie. Oh, and bring Ducky with you." Tony hears another crash. He shakes his head and hangs up the phone.