Four months later Ellie and Nick were knee-deep in wedding preparations, they were just over a month away from their wedding day and within a week of Ellie's due date. Nick, to Ellie's misfortune, had been called into work for an "all hands on deck" case. Nick said his goodbyes and ran out of the apartment, leaving Ellie alone at home.
She was sitting over by the couch, her feet kicked up on the table when she heard a knock at the door.
She stood up and walked slowly to the door. "Nick did you forget your keys again?" she asked, unlocking the door.
She swiveled it open and in front of her stood, not Nick.
"Jack!" she screamed and flung herself at her friend.
"Come in, what are you doing here? does Gibbs know you're here?" Ellie shot out a million questions a minute, barely taking a breath.
Jack chuckled and set her bag down on the counter, "I thought I was about due for a visit."
Ellie smiled and decided not to press further, "Well I'm just glad you're here! I'm going out of my mind at home."
"I can imagine," Jack answered, looking around at the apartment. "So what do you want to do?"
Ellie eyed the television and raised an eyebrow, Jack needed no further convincing and they both made their way to the couch.
An hour into the movie Ellie let out a sharp gasp.
"You ok?" Jack asked, clearly concerned.
Ellie nodded, sucking in a breath. "Ya, just been having some pains, must have slept weird." She inhaled sharply again and rubbed her side.
Jack's eyes lit up in shock and she swiveled to face her friend, "News flash Ellie, you're in labor!"
Nick, Gibbs, and Mcgee had just arrived at the crime scene, they pulled up and hopped out of the van, shutting the doors behind them. As soon as his feet hit the asphalt Nick's phone went off. He grabbed it and Ellie's caller ID let up the screen. He motioned to Gibbs and walked away to take the call.
"Hey El-" he started
He was interrupted by a frantic voice on the other side of the line "Nick, it's Jack, long story but I'm here with Ellie and I think she's gone into labor." Nick could hear pained gasps coming from the background accompanied by horns honking and Jack's cursing.
"Jack, where are you guys?"
"On the way to the hospital, if this guy could move it!" Jack cursed at the driver in front of them.
"NICK! Get here NOW, this baby wants out." Ellie screamed through gritted teeth.
He could hear more of Jack's cursing and then Jack telling him she had to hang up. He turned to face Gibbs and Mcgee, his face pale as a ghost.
"Uh- we need to- hospital." was all Nick could get out before he was swept into the car by Gibbs, quickly turning the keys and speeding off.
At the hospital Nick ran in, closely followed by Gibbs and Mcgee. He ran up to the first nurse he could find and frantically asked for Ellie Bishop's room. The nurse guided him through the halls and into a room. His eyes immediately fell on the love of his life and then to Jack beside her. Jack was clutching Ellie's hand and actually looked in relief when Nick entered.
"Oh thank god Nick, you take over." she said, gesturing to Ellie's strained hand in hers, "I think I need an ice pack," she said, running out of the room.
Nick stood by Ellie, taking her hand in his as her eyes looked up to meet him. Her pain melted away and she smiled before feeling another jolt of pain.
Their doctor walked in, strapping on her gloves and rolling onto a nearby stool. "Ms. Bishop, I think we are about ready to push."
Jack, Mcgee, and Gibbs sat in the waiting room, now accompanied by Kasie and Jimmy who had arrived. They each made conversation with Jack, surprised to have seen her here as she explained her last-minute decision to visit. Nick barged out of the door and walked over briskly, the biggest smile on his face.
They all stood up as he gestured for them to follow him down the hall. His hand pushed the cool wooden door open, the rest of the team flooding in behind him. In Ellie's hands lay a small bundle of joy, a mini Ellie. She cooed softly and squirmed in her arms.
Nick stood next to her leaning over, his hand resting on his fiance's shoulder, before looking up and addressing the team. "Team Gibbs. Meet Freya Clayton Torres Bishop."
AHHHI know I know, time jump, I'm sorry. BUT they had the baby! And there's a name revealll, thank you to Ireland76 for the name suggestion of Freya. Then I couldn't resist adding Clayton as a middle name since I know how much we all miss his character. I honestly think there will be only one more chapter that I will post later this weekend which makes me sad but also so incredibly grateful to have written 18 chapters and received so much love on my first story. Hope you all like how this ended up and I'm sorry if you didn't. Another quick mention to Leky88 who gave me so many great name suggestions and was overall super sweet. Happy reading to you all!