The day of Kate's memorial service was a solemn one. Through her moms wonderful eulogy and each of the teams members speech's, including hers, Becky found herself flashing back to that horrible day when the shooter took Kate's life and almost took hers. She had been undergoing some physical therapy for her arm, and almost had full use of it again. Graduation was only two days away, and she was getting nervous. There was some good news though. They had Kate's killer in custody. He was on his was to the Brig at that very moment. Becky snapped back to reality just as the priest told them they could do their walk through and place a rose on the casket, and if they wanted, they could pause for a moment of silence. Becky's turn finally came. As she placed the rose on Kate's flag draped coffin, a tear fell off her cheek as she whispered, " I'm sorry Kate. I'm really sorry." Becky walked away and caught up with her mom, who put her arm around Becky's shoulder.
"You okay Honey?"
"She's really gone, isn't she mom?"
"I'm afraid so sweetheart." Becky dried her eyes.
"Up till today, I didn't want to believe she was actually gone. But, now I know she is. And, I'm okay with it."
"I'm glad you finally got some closure."
"Me too mom. Me too." Jethro came up behind them and Jenny and Becky separated. Jethro came in between them and they all walked away, arms around one another.
Back at the office, Becky went down to Ducky's lab. She needed him to draw blood. She had a feeling that something wasn't normal.
"Hey Duck."
"Well. Hello there Ms. Shepard." Ducky gave her a hug.
"Duck, could you do me a favor?"
"Sure my dear. What is it that you need my services for?"
"I need you to draw blood. Have Abby run a blood test."
"Looking for?"
"Anything unusual. Anything that might suggest that I need to seek the proper medical treatment."
"Sure. Hop up here on the table and I will go get my equipment." Becky got up onto the autopsy table and pulled her sleeve up. A few minutes later, Ducky came out with a tray containing gloves, a needle, a blood vial, and alcohol swab, a cotton ball, a band aid, and a long piece of rubbery elastic.
He placed the elastic halfway between her elbow and her shoulder and tied it, making sure it wasn't too tight. While he waited for a vein to pop up, he readied the needle and vial.
"Okay. This may hurt just a tad my dear." He put the needle into her arm, and as the blood was filling the vial, he removed the rubber from her arm and readied the cotton ball. He quickly pulled the needle out and placed the cotton ball over the injection site. Becky held it while he did what he needed to do to the vial of blood. After he put the band aid on over the cotton ball, Becky got down and pulled her sleeve back down as Ducky wrote instructions to Abby on a notepad.
"Want me to run that up to Abby for you?"
"Sure. Save me a trip. I have some paperwork to finish up." Ducky handed her the vial of blood and the notepad. She gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Thank you Duck."
"You're quite welcome my dear. Anytime you need something that I can help you with, you know where to find me."
"I know. Thanks again Duck." As Ducky walked out of autopsy, Ducky began to wonder what exactly was wrong that was making Becky concerned.
"Hey there Abs!" Becky walked into Abby's lab to find the music going again. Abby was back to her old self. Abby turned around to see Becky and turned the music down.
"Hey Becks! What can I do for you?"
"Actually, Its for Ducky. He needs you to run a blood test on this." Becky handed her the vial and the notepad. "Chain of evidence isn't important on this one."
"What am I looking for exactly?"
"Anything out of the ordinary. The instructions are on the notepad…How till you know the results?:
"Um…no more than an hour. Maybe an hour and a half."
"Okay. Let Ducky know what you find."
"Will do Ms. Shepard." Abby playfully saluted her. Becky smiled.
"Okay. What are you hiding behind you back?" Becky handed Abby a caf-pow.
"Thought you might want one of these."
"EEEEEEEEE! I LOVE you!" Abby gave Becky a hug, and then, without skipping a beat, grabbed the caf-pow and went to work. Becky left Abby's lab and headed for her last stop. Her moms office. She knew she had to tell her mom Ducky drew blood and Abby was running the tests. Becky knocked on her moms door.
"Can I come in?"
"Sure." Becky entered her moms office to find her at her desk doing something on her computer.
"Hey Beck what's up?"
"Nothing……exactly."
"I'm not for sure I like the sound of this."
"Well, I had Ducky draw blood a little while ago. Abby's running the tests now. Luckily she doesn't know its for."
"Why did you have Ducky draw blood?"
"I've been feeling…strange lately. Wanted to make sure everything was alright."
"I'm sure it is. Did you pass out the invitations yet?
"Not yet. I was planning to do that a little later on."
"Okay. Just checking."
"Oh! I almost forgot! Prom pictures came in!"
"Oh good!" Becky and Jenny looked at her prom pictures. Tony looked so handsome in his tux, and Becky, Prom Queen, looked drop-dead gorgeous in her Italian blue, A-line style ball gown. Just as they were finishing up, Becky's cell phone rang.
"Shepard…..Hey Duck….What's wrong……I'm…..really….are you sure?…..Yeah….I'm fine, just a little shocked that's all…Thanks again Duck." Becky hung up the phone and Jenny was already curious.
"What's wrong? What's the results?" Becky got up and began to pace. Jenny got up and stopped her.
"Becky…The results. What were they?" Becky looked at her mom.
I don't really know how to say this, so I'm just gonna come right out and say it." Jenny gave her a 'well, go on!' look.
"Mom, I'm…."
"You're what?"
"I'm….I'm pregnant." Jenny's draw dropped.
"Are you serious?!? I'm going to be a Grandma?"
Becky shook her head. "Yes. I'm serious." Jenny gave her a tight squeeze.
"Mom… I can't breathe."
"Oh my Gosh. I'm sorry." Jenny placed her hand on Becky's abdomen.
"A baby? An actual baby?"
"Yeah. Oh G**. I gotta tell Tony."
"OOOO. Never thought of that."
"Yeah…"
"Well, Lets tell him."
"Now?!?!?"
"Yeah. Why not? He's gonna find out anyways."
"True…Okay. Lets tell him." Becky and Jenny headed down the stairs to the squad room.
Everyone looked up when they walked in.
"Tony, I need to speak with you."
"Now?"
"Yes, now. Its really important." Becky pulled him across the aisle way over by the windows.
"Okay. Please tell me what is so important? I was right in the middle of---"
"Tony, I'm Pregnant." Becky interrupted him mid sentence. Tony didn't say a word.
"You're what? Say that again please? I don't think I heard right."
"I'm pregnant."
"You're pregnant?!?! Oh Boy…Wow!" He hugged her, then realized what he was doing,
and released her.
"Wow…I'm gonna be…"
"A Daddy."
"A Dad…Wow!"
"Would someone please tell me what all the happiness and hugging is about?" Jethro took off his glasses and looked at all of them with one of his famous stares.
'Uh-oh' Becky thought. This was the moment she had dreaded. She was going to have to tell her dad that one of his agents got his little girl pregnant. Just then, the elevator doors opened and Ducky and Abby emerged.
"Gibbs. I ran this blood test on a …" Becky pulled Abby aside.
"Don't."
"Just don't. You'll find out in a minute."
"Okay. If you say so." Becky's face became flushed. It was now or never. She had to face her father.
"Okay. Everyone's here, So I might as well tell everyone." She glanced at her mom, who gave he thumbs up and winked. Becky took a deep breath.
"I…I am pregnant." Abby squealed, Ducky, Tony, and Jenny smiled, McGee smiled and said 'Congrats!', gave her a hug, and Jethro stood there…stunned.
"Come again Beck?" Silence. Everyone became silent in a nanosecond. Becky approached her dad.
"I said, I'm pregnant." Becky seen Jethro's eyes begin to twinkle. He took her into a gentle hug. When he let go of her, he placed his hand on he abdomen.
"Wow…you…My little girl…You're sure? You're gonna have a baby?"
"Yes."
"Wow…Who is the lucky duck?"
"What?"
"Who's the father Beck?"
"Tony." Jethro looked up at Tony and walked over to him. He gave him a hug, which caught Tony off-guard. He was expecting a head slap, a lecture…possibly even getting his ass kicked.
"Thanks boss." Jethro patted him on the back and stepped over to Jenny.
"Did you know about these two?"
"Yes."
"How long?"
"Since the night we came back from our honeymoon."
"And how long have you known she was pregnant?"
"Only about 5 minutes. She just found out herself." Jethro smiled.
"Well, Grandma, we better offer our Congratulations before they think we're mad."
"Yes, we should Grandpa." Jenny smiled and joined in on the celebration. Becky's head was spinning. In two short days she would be graduating from high school, and in 8 months, she would be a mother….and hopefully, a wife.
