8. Caitlin Todd

12. Mike Franks

What would happen if Twelve got Eight pregnant?

He and Gibbs would defiantly have a chat in the elevator, Mike would move to El Norte to be close to his child and move in with Jethro. Tony would tease Kate about being fat.

Things had settled down a surprising amount in the past 6 months. Kate walked into the bullpen. Tony looked up from where he was sitting at his desk, reading his email. He smirked and said, "Good morning Whale Belly."

Kate smirked back and said, "Good morning, Sex Machine."

Tony glared at her, "I told you not to call me that."

Kate glared back as she set her bag down, "I told you not to call me Whale Belly."

Just then the elevator dinged. Both agents looked up, expecting to see Gibbs, but it was only Tim. He said, "Good morning you guys."

"Good morning Elf Lord," they replied in unison.

McGee just rolled his eyes as he made his way to his desk. He had just sat down when Gibbs strode into the bullpen, carrying a cup of coffee and said, "Grab your gear. McGee gas the truck."

The three agents started gathering their badges and guns. Gibbs walked over to Kate's desk and said, "What part of desk duty don't you understand?"

Kate sat back down, moaning, "Gibbs…"

Gibbs glared at her, "You're pregnant Kate."

Kate sighed, "Like I need reminding."

The three men made their way to the elevator, leaving a pregnant Kate brooding at her desk. The elevator arrived at their level and Mike Franks stepped off. Each of the agents nodded to

him as they got into the elevator. They weren't surprised to see him. He made his way over to Kate's desk and said, "How ya holding up?"

Kate glanced up and said, "I'm fine. You don't need to keep checking up on me."

Mike shrugged, "I like to know you and the baby are okay. Besides, Probie'd probably kill me if I didn't. "

Kate snorted, "If he were going to kill you, he would have done it in the elevator 6 months ago."

Flashback-Six Months Ago

Mike was standing in the bullpen looking at Gibbs empty desk. Finally Kate looked up and said, "He left to get coffee."

Mike looked at her and smiled. She scowled. He frowned and asked, "Something up?"

She stood up, and glared at him. "You have the nerve to ask if something's up? You got me pregnant, that's what's Up!" she yelled. She quickly clamped her hand over her mouth and looked around at the shocked faces of Mike, Tim and Tony.

Gibbs strode into the bullpen, absolutely livid. He slammed his coffee down on Kate's desk, because it was the closest, and grabbed Mike by the shoulder, dragging him toward the elevator. The elevator was just coming up and Gibbs shoved Mike into it and hit the button for the doors to close before pulling the emergency stop switch. Once it was pulled, he shoved Mike up against the wall and said, "What the hell?"

Mike struggled but couldn't break free, "We used protection, I swear."

Gibbs just glared at him and didn't let go, "G-damn it Mike, you left her."

Despite the gravity of the situation, Mike snorted, "It was just a fling; besides, we agreed to break it off."

Gibbs glare intensified, "She's my agent."

Mike glared back, "She's a grown woman."

Gibbs pushed harder, "And that makes it okay to leave her alone with a baby?"

Mike cocked his head, "What kind of heartless bastard do you think I am?"

Gibbs simply said, "You went back to Mexico."

Mike rolled his eyes, "I didn't know."

Gibbs let him go, "You do now. What the hell are you going to do about it?"

Mike frowned, "I guess I hadn't thought about it."

Gibbs raised his eyebrows, "You guess?"

Mike glared at him, "I've only known I'm gonna be a father for five minutes, four of which I spent in this fucking elevator."

Gibbs expression softened. Mike thought for a moment, "I'll have to back to El Norte to be there for the kid. I better talk to Kate first."

Gibbs rolled his eyes, "Ya think," before flipping the emergency stop switch and letting the elevator doors open back to the bullpen again.

Mike chuckled slightly at the memory, "You don't even know the half of it."

Kate smiled slightly and turned back to her paperwork. The truth was, she didn't mind having Mike check up on her. She was after all, carrying his baby. She didn't like the idea of her child growing up not knowing their father and was glad that Mike had stepped up and agreed to stick around.