Back at home, Ellie paced around her apartment trying to find something to do. She wandered over to the fridge, not really feeling hungry but bored out of her mind. She opened it and as soon as she caught a whiff of the leftovers she felt her stomach churn and she hopped as fast she could on one leg over to the bathroom. She slowly knelt down over the toilet and began to vomit her stomach contents, carefully holding her hair back with one hand. When she finished she scooted back on the floor and pressed her back onto the cool ceramic wall behind her. While it was a little odd to have morning sickness this late into the pregnancy she thought it was no cause for concern and decided not to tell Nick.
A few weeks later Ellie awoke cheerful, she got up and hobbled over to the kitchen, humming to herself as she cooked. Nick woke up 20 minutes later to an empty bed and the smell of eggs coming from the kitchen.
"Ellie, are you cooking? It smells great." Nick said groggily, slumping into the kitchen.
"Mhm," Ellie nodded and turned to kiss him, juggling the pan in her hand. "Today's my first day back so I thought I would make us breakfast to celebrate."
"Oh, today's your first day back?" Nick asked sarcastically. He knew full well Ellie had been circling the days in her calendar until her doctor said it was ok to return to work.
Ellie rolled her eyes and set two plates on the counter.
"Bishop! Your back!" Mcgee chirped from his desk.
"Sure am," she announced "Stuck riding the desk though." she frowned slightly
Nick helped her to the desk and rolled back the chair for her to sit.
"Bishop, nice to see you," Gibbs walked in, coffee in hand as always
"Hey Gibbs, did ya miss me?" Ellie said beaming
"Sure did, unfortunately, I don't have any interesting cases to greet you with."
"That's ok Gibbs I got Nick's password so I read up on all the work you guys were doing."
"You what?" Nick gasped
Mcgee glanced at Nick and let out a laugh. He was glad to have back the bickering between the two.
A few hours later the team sat at their desks focusing on the mundane pile of paperwork that awaited them. Nick swiveled his chair over to Ellie's desk.
"El, you want a burrito from the place across the street?" He asked
Ellie stifled a gag at the thought of a burrito and politely declined. She watched as he walked out with Mcgee, heading for the elevator. As soon as the doors closed she got up and ran to the bathroom, the nausea overwhelming her. She pushed open the stall door and hunkered down over the toilet.
She heard the door to the bathroom open and quickly shut the stall door before leaning back over and vomiting again. A small voice came from near the door.
"Bishop.." It was Kasie's voice.
Before she could reply she felt another wave of nausea and turned back, vomiting into the bowl. By now there was nothing left to vomit and she sat shaking on the floor, wiping her mouth clean.
She cleared her throat trying to get rid of the lump and shakily whispered, "Kasie, get Nick."
Surprise Surprise, I posted twice in one day. I really didn't know what to do for this chapter so just ignore this mess and get ready because some spicy things are comingggg. Really hope that you guys are enjoying this story so far and even if your not, I know I am enjoying writing it. I don't know about you guys but I am sick and tired of waiting for Nick and Ellie to get together, I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the next episode. Anyway, enjoy this weird mess of a chapter and please leave a review.