At five thirty, Kate woke up in a cold sweat. Her sheets were tangled around her legs and her whole body was damp. Everything that had been happening felt like a dream but she knew that it had all really happened. She'd kissed Sean, Tony'd said she meant everything to him and she'd lost her baby. No. She had lost one of her babies. Twins. She couldn't believe it. She could've had two beautiful children, but it was okay. She was just so relieved that she hadn't lost both of them. She was so relieved to still have something in ties with Tony.

In another hour or so, she would have to get up to get ready for work. Gibbs would probably tell her to go home once she got there, but she wouldn't be able to. Going home and being alone would just remind her once again of recent events. Memories would just flood back, the good and the unwanted.

Thinking about work made her wonder if Tony and Abby had gone home or stayed. Kate walked out into the living room and saw Abby layed out on the couch while Tony was curled up in one of the chairs with his feet propped up on the stool. He looked so innocent when he was sleeping. She hoped that their baby would have that kind of innocence. She hoped their baby would also have Tony's smile, the one that lit up a room and caused your heart to just melt. She hoped that their baby would have all of his best qualties and maybe even some of his worst... maybe.

Taking a few steps closer to him, she tucked the blanket tighter around him and lightly kissed him on the cheek. Whether she wanted to admit it or not, she would always have a soft spot for Anthony DiNozzo. She would always love him. Without him in her life, she didn't know what she would do and that really scared her. She'd never relied on someone as much as she was relying on Tony. As she stood there, staring and thinking, she was surprised to see his eyes open.

"What time is it?" Tony yawned.

"About a quarter to six," Kate replied.

"How are you feeling?" he questioned, sitting himself up in the chair. "Are you hurting or anything?

"No, I'm fine. Just a little tired. I think I'm going to go back to bed for another hour or so. At least I'll try to," Kate told Tony.

"I really don't think you should go to work today. We'll just explain the situation to Gibbs and..."

"No!" Kate interrupted. "I don't want anyone else knowing about this and about the baby. Especially Gibbs because if he knows, I'll be on desk duty for the next five months and on maternity for the last two. Please... don't say anything. I mean, I can't stay home. It'll give me too much time to be alone and think and I really... don't want to think about last night, at all."

"Kate," Tony started to protest until she gave him a pleading look. "Kate... ugh... just be careful today. No excessive stairs or... elevator rides or walking..."

"Tony, just breathe. Besides, today's Friday. I'll have the whole weekend to rest after today," Kate explained.

At a quarter to seven, Kate's alarm went off. She woke up feeling just as she had before, tired and sweaty. On her way to the kitchen to make coffee she saw that Tony and Abby had already left. She figured they hadn't gone until after she'd went back to bed.

Turning on the coffee pot, she walked to the bathroom to take a quick shower. As her clothes hit the floor, she saw her reflection in the mirror. Her sides were covered in bruises. Then more began to show as she unwrapped her fractured ribs. They were slightly purple as well, especially right where the hairline fracture was. This was already the beginning of a very long day.

As Gibbs walked into work at about seven thirty that morning, he saw that everything was in place... well, almost everything.

Gibbs still wasn't happy with the situation, but he was dealing. He'd always had strict rules about these kinds of things. Rule 12 forbid inter-office dating, but so far, the rules had just been ignored. Then as for this, there had to be a rule for this too. He just had to dig deep enough to find it.

The whole office floor was pretty much deserted of people. A lot of them weren't quite sure to think of all this so they just stayed clear. Of course, they'd all been informed. I mean, although he was a bastard, he couldn't just let them walk into this mess. No. He was being nice. He was in a ...fairly good mood today.

Kate felt like the day should be over, but the truth was, it had barely begun. At 7:59 she stepped into the elevator and waited for it to make its ascent to the bullpen. She was still tired and a little disoriented so at eight o'clock when the elevator doors opened, this was the last thing she expected. "Oh my God," she whispered. "This so is not happening."

Chapter title- I titled this chapter "Eye Spy" because in the beginning Kate is kind of watching Tony sleep and then in the end there are some things in the office that people see and itsurprises everyone. Read the next chapter to find out...