Chapter Five
Gibbs took the call from Abby's lab. He thought it odd but headed up to forensics. Walking in he saw Abby at her desk with Ducky sitting next to her. Seeing this he knew some news was about to break that he wasn't going to like.
"Abbs, Ducky, what's up? Gibbs asked
Abby looked at Ducky who stood up and looked Jethro in the eyes. "Jethro, I know how you feel about Abby and I want you to know that I respect that. Abby and I have been seeing each other for the past few months and today we received a call that has changed things." taking a pause to gauge Gibbs reaction and to look at Abby, he took Abby's hand and continued," Abby and I are going to have a baby Jethro. We got the news today and felt you should know that."
Gibbs was taken aback by this news but wasn't totally surprised either. He didn't like the fact that Abby was pregnant but he knew that Ducky would be by her side through it all. " Abbs, Ducky, while I'm not happy you two hiding your relationship from me, and there is a part of me that is happy about the baby, but I'm still not sure about it all. As long as you two don't let it interfere in your work, I won't mention it to anyone unless you do. "
Abby and Ducky were relieved yet hurt by Gibbs response. "Thank you Gibbs." Abby said
Gibbs turned and walked out of forensics saying nothing more. Ducky took Abby into his arms and could tell she was hurt by Gibbs. He could feel her starting to shake in his arms and held her as close as he could, stroking her hair comforting her. "It's going to be ok dear, Jethro is just shocked, he will warm to us. It's going to be ok…shhh, shhh." Abby cried for a short while longer then regained her composure . "Thank you Ducky, I'll see you at 5."
"I shall be here at 5 my dear; we will take my Morgan home."
The rest of the day went quickly with Abby getting the results from the blood and fingerprints while Ducky concluded the autopsy and sent the results to Gibbs. He then went to the locker room and changed into his slacks, shirt, bear-bowtie that Abby loved and his jacket. Grabbing his coat and hat he headed up to forensics to get Abby. He found her at her desk holding Bert the farting hippo drinking a bottle of water. Holding out his hand, Abby took and together they headed to the garage and home to his house. The car ride home was quiet as Abby was showing the strain of the day and Ducky was worried about Abby. Walking in the door Mrs. Mallard wondered why Ducky had brought home that "odd looking trollop." Ducky simply nodded to appease his mother and guided Abby upstairs to his room.
Once in the safety and quiet of his room, Ducky wrapped his arms around Abby. She leant into his arms, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Rest my dear, mother won't come into my room. I will bring dinner up and we will talk about getting an Obgyn and other things we need to clear up. Until then rest my dear and I will be back here soon." Ducky guided her onto his bed and covered her up. He put his coat and hat over the chair and took off his bowtie for the day. As he turned to check on Abby, he smiled as she was fast asleep. Ducky closed the door and headed downstairs to relieve Mrs. Jackson for the day and to cook dinner for him, Abby and his mother. He brought up steak, salad, potatoes, milk and green beans up for Abby and himself, seeing the dinner Ducky had prepared Abby smiled.
Walking into his bedroom, he saw Abby was up and awake typing on her laptop. Smiling, "Dinner is served dear." He sat down and handed Abby her plate. She smiled as she ate, "This is awesome Ducky, I forgot you know how to cook. " She ate her plate in record time and finished Ducky's salad as well. "Was that enough my dear or would you like more?"
"I'm fine for now, but I am sure I will be hungry later." Abby said
"I'll be right back dear, I am going to take these into the kitchen then I'll be back up for the night." Ducky told her
Checking on his mother and making sure she was fine for the night, he headed upstairs and looked forward to spending the night with Abby in his arms. He saw Abby relaxing on his bed and he could tell she had taken a shower before changing into a shirt and pair of shorts of his. Smiling at the sight, he told Abby he would be back shortly after he took a shower himself. Feeling clean after a hot shower, he changed into a pair of flannel pants and t-shirt. Climbing into the bed he pulled Abby into his arms. She snuggled against his shoulder. He always savored the feeling of Abby in his arms and this time was no different. He heard Abby yawn and pulled up the covers over her. Soon Abby was asleep and Ducky was ready to follow suit. He turned off the light and pulled the covers all the way up, wrapped his arms around Abby and feel into a contented sleep holding Abby. He awoke only once during the night when Abby rolled over and snuggled into his chest. It was only a few minutes before he fell into the same sleep as Abby. They awoke in the morning still in each others arms ready to face the day and changes that her pregnancy presented.