Chapter Two
As he entered Abby's lab he noticed her forehead was laying on her desk. This sight told him all he needed to know, there was something wrong with Abby. Walking over he gently put his hand on her head and stroked her hair. Feeling Ducky's familiar touch, Abby's head shot up.
"Ducky, what brings you out of the depths of Autopsy?" Abby asked trying to sound normal
"Do I need a reason to see you Abby?" Ducky countered but a look of concern was etched on his face
"Jimmy told you I wasn't feeling well didn't he?" Abby asked sounding tired
"Yes, Mr. Palmer mentioned you were feeling under the weather. I wanted to see what was wrong my dear."
Abby leaned into Ducky, feeling the comfort of his arms wrap around her. When she was like this she felt content, safe and all was right with the world. Looking up at him she knew she had to tell him her hunch.
"No, I haven't been feeling well for two weeks Ducky. I didn't want to worry you and its only off and on, but when its on, I feel horrible. I have a sneaking suspicion of what it is but I won't know until tomorrow." Abby confessed
"What is wrong my dear, what ever it is we can fix it or deal with it." Ducky said his arms tightening around her protectively
" I think I'm pregnant Ducky."
There are very few things that could shock Ducky but this was one of them. He stood there not knowing what to do. He never thought he would have children, with his age, his time had come and gone….or so he thought. If Abby was pregnant did she want to keep the baby, was he ready to be a father…a million questions ran through his mind.
Coming out of his reverie, Ducky bent down and kissed Abby lightly on the lips telling her," I will be with you no matter what my dear, I had stopped thinking I would ever be a father at my age but it seems fate had a different idea."
Abby relaxed hearing him say that, she had been afraid of what he would say. Kissing him back Abby stroked his chest, "Thank you Ducky, I hadn't thought about being a mom either but I want to have this baby. You can be as involved as you want, I don't want to push you into anything."
"My dear I want to be apart of our child's life. When will you know for sure?"
"Tomorrow, I went to my doctor and he will have the results of the blood test back by 11am tomorrow." Abby replied
Looking at her caf-pow, Ducky grabbed it and threw it in the trash despite the look of horror Abby was giving him. "You need to cut out caffeine from your diet my dear ." Ducky said as innocently as he could, " Come home with me tonight, I will fix you a proper dinner and despite mother's objections I don't want to let you out of my sight."
Smiling at the protective streak that was coming from Ducky, Abby agreed…for the most part. She tried to get her caf-pow back but it was to no avail. She knew unless new evidence came in, all the tests would be done by 3pm at the latest. Ducky told her to go home and he would pick her up when he was done. She tried to object but a look from Ducky told her that he was not going to budge on this one. Agreeing but under protest she phoned Gibbs and told him she wasn't feeling well and wanted to take the afternoon off. Gibbs agreed and told her to get some sleep and feel better.
At 3pm Ducky once again entered Abby's lab to make sure she was indeed going to leave. He saw her packing up her things and smiled knowing she was not happy about it. She turned and saw him standing in the doorway.
"Making sure I leave Ducky?" Abby asked
"Of course my love, you need your rest and I know if I don't make sure you go now you will never leave." Ducky gently chided, " Let me walk you to your car love, for my peace of mind."
Abby walked over and kissed him on the cheek. They entered the elevator and hit the button for the garage. Walking her to her car, Ducky kissed her before she went. Abby got into her car, albeit reluctantly and drove home. Feeling tired she headed to her room for a nap. Ducky had a key to her apartment so he would come by when he got off. Drifting off to sleep with the thought of her and Ducky's child, she fell into a deep slumber. Two hours later, Ducky entered Abby's apartment and noticing she wasn't in the living room, made his way to her bedroom. Opening the door he saw her curled up in bed, fast asleep. Not wanting to disturb her, he took off his jacket, bowtie and shoes, climbed into bed and pulled her into his arms. He loved watching her sleep and this was no different. He felt the pull of sleep and gave himself to it.