Kate woke up one morning on bright and early Sunday morning.
Kate peered at her alarm clock and the time was 6:30am. She leaned over and she gently shook Tony.
"Tony...Tony." Kate said in a whispering voice
"hmmm...what?" Tony said half asleep.
"We have to get up...we're going to be really late if we don't"
"Okay...ehhh." Tony said really tired.
He had been awake most of the night not feeling good. But he got up, turned on the radio in the bathroom and hopped in the shower.
While Tony did this, Kate got her light purple satin robe on and went down the hall.
Two months earlier Kate and Tony had adopted a little 4 year old girl named Bailee Maria (Bai Bai). You see ever since the incident in Norfolk 2 years before. Kate was told that she could never have children because of some damage done to her lower abdominals around her uterus during combat. Bailee' parents had died that day in a car crash and left her unconcious in the back of the car. Gibbs and his team were sent out to recover the bodies but Tony had found her in the back still alive. That day they took her to the hospital and they both stayed by her every minute, every hour...until she woke up. Ever since then she was theirs.
Tony: in the shower thinking I remember the day..." a series of flaskbacks
(in a ob/gyn clinic)
Doctor Odie: Anthony and Caitlin DiNozzo. I am Doctor John Odie.
Tony: as Tony imitates Odie. Gibbs smacks him on the head
Doctor Odie: I am sorry Mrs.DiNozzo. There was some damage done from the accident. Having children isn't possible for you. I'm sorry.
Kate starts crying with Tony embracing her. Gibbs looks at them with remorse
(car crash scene)
Bailee: "Mommy! crash...sirens flashing and people talking
Gibbs: "Tony is there anyone in there alive?"
Tony: "checking pulses Boss, I got one. Little girl about 4-5 years old." medics come over to take her out
(in an ambulance)
Kate: sirens flashing Do you think she will be okay Tony?"
Tony: "I hope so she doesn't deserve to die yet." Tony said scared.
(in a hospital room)
Mrs. Fields: "Mr and Mrs. DiNozzo I am Mrs. Sarah Fields I am from Social Services. I understand you found her this afternoon"
Tony: "Yes ma'am we did." (with a serious look on his face)
Mrs. Fields: "Since we have to record of any existing relitives or grandparents in the country. I was wondering if you would want to take her?"
Kate: "Yes we would please..we were told we can't have children so this is like a blessing for us."
(Kate hugs Tony and smiles)
Kate crept in the room quietly and pulled the blanket off.
" Bai Bai...baby come on you're going to work today with mommy and daddy." Kate said in a loving motherly voice
"YAY!..." Bailee hopped right out of bed and went down stairs.
Her hair was long and brown down to her elbows and her bangs were almost like Abby's.
She was in white sleepers with little pink hearts on them.
Tony had bought them for her cause she was his little sweetheart.
Kate had lots of things to tell Tony today but the most important thing she had to tell him...she didn't know how.
She knew she would sometime but at the right time.
Kate made her way downstairs and when she got to the coffee maker she started to feel a bit sick.
"Kate are you alright?" Tony asked as he put his hand on her shoulder worried about her.
"I'm fine Tony, I just don't feel that well today. But I'm sure I'll be fine." She said reassuringly.
She stared at her daughter who was just finishing up her breakfast.
"Done mommy..." Bailee said wiping her mouth with her sleeve.
Kate grabbed her plate,bowl and cup and put them in the sink.
"Okay lets get you dressed...come on." Kate put her hands out and picked her up and Bailee put arms around Kate's neck and hugged her.
Tony looked as they walked away and thought there is something she was not telling him. But she'll come around to it he thought.