Gibbs woke up to the sound of thumping feet. When he turned over to allocate the reason for his disturbance, he smiled at the view, of his girlfriend's rushing body towards the bathroom, as she cursed. "God! Not again, not again, I want to sleep baby" His smile got bigger then he heard a noise and quickly got rid of it. She walked out with an aggravated look on her face.
" I'm sorry and I really want to kill you."
" Hey, I'm not the one who thinks your bladder is a squeeze toy."
" Jethro, you did this to me. So technically it's your fault."
"I didn't see any objections during the frenzied act" he grinned one more. She smiled in agreement. "I'd be crazy too" she matched his grin. She looked
at the time. 5:30 it said in the bright blue glow.
"I have a doctor's appointment at 10:30." She groaned.
He reached for her arm and pulled her in towards him. "Good, that means we can sleep for another two hours"
"I can't sleep. The baby keeps moving, I think he/she has the hiccups" Jenny frowned.
"Okay, What about if you stay here and I'll go and make us some breakfast. You aren't going to be throwing that up are you?" She shook her head 'no' "I don't think so" He gave her kiss before getting out of bed. He walked out of
the room and she sighed.
" You seriously need to have better timing Jace." Jenny whispered.
"Mommy and daddy do need to sleep." She felt her stomach move and smiled.
When Gibbs returned to the bedroom carrying a tray full of French toast and tea she her smile grew. Everything thing smelt tasty. He placed the tray in between her legs and gazed at her face. Just as the tray was placed near her, she immediately fished for the toast and started eating it, with satisfaction. He was shocked by how much she ate. After eating everything on the plate, Jenny sighed, happily and closed her eyes. Gibbs chuckled.
" What are you chuckling about?" She asked with her eyes still closed.
"You" he simply said. She opened one eye and said "Well don't it's a little weird"
Later on that morning...
"Miss Sheppard, Dr. Hart is ready to see you" the same young looking nurse from the previous appointment said.
Gibbs gave the nurse one single nod and helped Jenny to get up. They walked back and to their surprise she gained a couple more pounds from the last time. She was gaining weight which shocked them both. They walked back to the exam room and waited for Dr. Hart.
A few moments later, Dr Hart walked in and smiled at the couple. "Are you ready to see your baby?" he asked them. They nodded with huge grins. Dr Hart placed the cold gel onto Jenny's stomach. When the fetoscope made contact with her skin, the loud sounds of a heartbeat filled the room. "Your baby's heartbeat is normal...Here" he pointed "is your baby's foot...here is it's little head" Jenny smiled as tears streamed down her face.
"Can you tell the sex of the baby?" Gibbs asked.
"Yes, would you like to know?" Both Jenny and Gibbs nodded.
" It's definitely a girl." Jenny started crying more. She was getting her little girl. "Is she Okay?" Jenny asked through her sobs.
"She is perfect, her little bones are growing at the appropriate rate, her heartbeat is normal, it also looks like she has hair growing already, if you experience some heartburn it will be due to that" he stated.
"Thank you Doctor" both of them said.
"I shall see you in three months" Dr. Hart said. Jenny wiped her belly off and Gibbs help her get up. They left the doctor's office with smiles and pictures of Jacelyn Raine Gibbs. On the ride home Jenny couldn't stop looking at the pictures of Jacelyn. When they got home Jenny decided to sit on the couch and watch tv. Gibbs sat down right next to her.
" Jethro give me your hand." Jenny said.
He did, knowing what to expect but thrilled about it. The feeling of his baby's movements never got old.
"Jace, daddy loves you very much" he kissed her abdomen.
"Jen, I was thinkin' you and I never did go on a real date. We just went straight to the sleeping together and then to the preparations of having Jacelyn"
"Gibbs are you asking me out on a date?" she smiled. He nodded.
" I would love to." She said. He gave her a kiss.
"Pick me up at 7:00 tonight" she gave him a final kiss and grabbed her keys, leaving for work. He waited for awhile before leaving for work himself.
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The date...
Jenny was finishing getting ready. It was Italian tonight. She slipped one of her favorite green dresses on the shockingly still fit her and silver heels. Her red hair in curls and her make up made her green eyes sparkle. She looked good for a woman who was about 16-17 weeks pregnant. She was ready to start spoiling Jacelyn. She was more active at night then during the day. Lifehouse was softly playing in her bedroom and Jace was kicking even more. Hanging by a moment was apparently her favorite song. Jenny looked at herself in the mirror and smiled.
" Do you think daddy's going to like it Jace?" Jenny said to her bump. She got a kick as a reply. First time by Lifehouse rang on her phone. That's the last time she let Abby play with her phone. She looked at the caller id and it was Gibbs.
" Jethro, please tell me you aren't going to be late." She answered the phone.
" I'm going to be on time. I just wanted to make sure you weren't sleeping. I know Jace has been tiring you out."
" I can't sleep with her kicking me."
" Well that's good she's awake. She'll get to enjoy the date."
" Yeah I know."
" Well that's all I wanted."
" Alright. I'll see you soon." She said and then hung up. She put her phone in her silver clutch. She felt Jacelyn kick her.
" Jacelyn Raine, settle down. We'll see daddy soon." She said.
As if the baby understood, she stopped kicking. "Good girl!" Jenny smiled.
Applying the finishing touches to her face and hair, she sprayed her perfume on and sighed with satisfaction. I look good! She thought.
10 minutes later...
Jenny was drinking some OJ when she heard her door bell coming to life. She sighed wondering who it could be. As she turned the door knob to the side the door swung open and she smiled at the man standing. "Why didn't you use your key?" she asked.
"Because I wanted this to feel like a real date, and that means giving you this.." he gave her a single beautiful red rose. "And knocking at your door" he smiled.
" Well, I'm glad you put so much thought into it. Jace is even glad." She smiled. Her green eyes were sparkling like in Paris. She set the rose down and grabbed her purse. It wasn't too hot. It wasn't too cold. It was the perfect temperature in D.C. Jace was kicking up a storm. She was really happy to hear daddy's voice.
" Jethro, you've got a daddy's girl on your hands." Jenny smiled at him. Jacelyn kicked again.
" Why would you say that?"
"Jacelyn loves hearing your voice."
"Of course she does" he replied.
As they arrived at their destination, the car came to a stop. He opened the door and rushed to the passengers side to open her door. To both their surprises she actually allowed that to happen, mostly because of the large heavy bump she was carrying. They walked in and waited to get seated. As soon as their name was called. They walked back to their table with hostess.
The room carried a lovely atmosphere that made them smile. There were tables with single red roses on a clear crystal vases on the tables. Laughter traveled throughout the romantic feeling to the room as rows of lovers chatted. At the far end of the room stood a tall French styled window that faced a beautiful private park. The sun was already getting ready to be replaced by the moon as it's rays, sprayed across the horizontal lines of D.C.
The hostess directed them to a table that faced the private gardens and asked them is the location was perfect. Gibbs nodded and thanked her. "This is so beautiful Jethro" He didn't say anything. He was off in his own little world.
"What are you thinking about Jethro" Jenny asked when she noticed his long silence.
"Nothing I was just thinkin'" he replied.
"What about?"
" You and Jace."
" We're fine."
" I know that. Just I still think about you guys."
"thank you, but we are fine"
"I know you are, but I want to be there forever, to be there for Jace, to watch her when she gets married, to grow old with you"
She nodded in reply. "Jethro what are you saying?" she whispered.
"Jenny Sheppard, would you ever consider becoming Mrs Gibbs?" He grinned. She felt tears coming on, she couldn't believe it. He'd finally asked her to marry him. She thought about for a minute before she answered.
" Yes. Yes I will marry you." She said.
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AN: Well there ya go. There's the beautiful chapter. And she's having a girl so be prepared. Please review!
