Kate fell back onto her pillow breathing heavily and very tired.
The scream was enough to make Gibbs start to well tears up in his eyes..a brief flash crossed his mind..and he could see his deceased daughter's birth in his mind again.
Gibbs let go off his coffee..and it dropped to the floor.."Damn!" Gibbs said "It's okay..I got it Gibbs" Abby said compassionately "It's a girl! Congratulations Mrs. DiNozzo." The nurse laid the baby on Kate' chest.
She was beautiful... dark chocolate brown hair and hazel brown eyes with a haze of green. Fair skin like Kate's and a cute little button nose.
To Kate and Tony she was perfect, she had the most tiny lips and lots of hair.
Kate kissed her daughter and then kissed her husband.
The nurse took the baby and weighed her.
"7lbs 9ozs and very healthy." The nurse wrapped the baby up in a pink blanket and a pink hat and handed her back to Kate.
"Hey baby girl..." Kate said softly to her newborn baby girl. She had dark hair like Tony's and brown eyes and fair skin like Kate's.
"Are we still going to name her..." Tony started to ask.
"Shenandoah Anna DiNozzo." Tony and Kate said in unison as they stared at their bundle of joy.
Tony burst out of the room and yelled proudly "It's a girl..we have a girl.
Everyone started to congratulate Tony..and ask to see Kate. Gibbs however was standing still..his mind locking on the birth of his late daughter..yet, again.
As fast as he began to remember, he closed it down. The tears that were about to fall stopped. Gibbs spoke softly to himself. "Enough, this is about Kate..pull it together Marine" Gibbs said
Gibbs gathered up the team and approched Kate's room.
"Hey." Gibbs said knocking on the side of the door.
"Hey Gibbs...come on in all of you." Tony said quietly.
Abby approched the bed first and peered down at the small baby who at the time was feeding.
"She's so small Kate..." Abby said with a smile.
"Not really...she was a pain to get out. 7 lbs and 9 ozs. That to my body shape is very big because I'm so tiny." Kate said with a giggle.
"You should have seen her she was screaming..." Tony started to say.
"Tony!" Kate said yelling quietly.
"Sorry..." Tony sad with a smile.
"Can I hold her Kate?" Gibbs asked.
"Sure... Grandpa." Kate said taking Shenandoah off her breast and handing her to Gibbs.
Gibbs softly craddled the baby's head and supported the body with care. Tears came to his eyes but he could no longer hold them back for his daughter was gone and he would never hold her again. The baby started to cry and Gibbs gently moved to the chair and put the baby over his shoulder and started to burp her and rock her softly.
"Hey there angel, I am your Grandpa and I promise to love you as you parents do." Then he softly whispered in her ear.
"and much as I loved my daughter"
"He's a natural Tony..." Kate said to Tony
"Here ya go" Gibbs gave her to Tony
"Hey, can I hold her Tony." Abby pleaded
"Sure" He said handing her to Abby.
"Oh Kate...Tony. She's perfect and so cute...I want one." At that second McGee's eyes widened.
"Not now McGee...eventually." McGee's eyes widened even more knowing that one day he could be doing this as well.
"She is absolutley gorgeous Caitlin. May I?" Ducky said very nicely.
"Thank you Ducky and yes you may.." Kate said with a smile as Ducky gently took the tiny baby in his arms.
"Hey, can I hold her Kate?" McGee asked looking at the baby sweetly.
"Sure McGee..." Kate said getting comfortable in her bed.
"McGee stared at her so spaced out thinking about when he would have his own.
"May I hold her?" Director Sheppard asked quietly.
"Sure..." Kate said lovingly as she was thinking her dream finally came true. A nice home, a loving husband and now a beautiful brand new baby.
"He's right she is beautiful Agent DiNozzo." Director Sheppard said craddling the baby gently in her arms and rocking her.
"Thank you ma'am." Kate and Tony said in unison.