Chapter 5

Callen looked up as Gibbs, put his hand on his son's shoulder, "The paramedic's are here son." He said.

Nell was panting and doing her breathing but the pain was getting unbearable, "I have to push!" she said.

A paramedic knelt down on the grass beside her, "How far apart are your contractions?" she asked.

"About 5 minutes." Nell said "I've been getting pain for the last two days but I'm not due for a month."

The paramedic nodded, "Do you think you'll be able to get into the ambulance?" she asked.

Nell nodded, "in a moment." She blew through her contractions and they helped her stand up.

"We're going to get her straight to the hospital, Dad, you want to come with?" the Paramedic asked and Callen nodded.

He shot a look back at his dad and grandpa, "Don't worry son, we'll follow behind you." Jackson said as Gibbs grabbed the keys.

They set off Nell's contractions were getting closer and closer until the paramedic sang out, "Find somewhere to pull over Jim, this baby is coming now."

"Ok Steph." Jim called back and pulled over to the side of the road, Nell clasped Callen's hand harder.

"It's coming," she let out a loud grunt as she pushed and then panted and fell back onto the bed.

"That's good I can see the head." Steph said. "One more push." She called.

Nell let forward and grunted again, a rush of more fluids and a shrill cry filled the air.

Callen looked down at their baby, laying on the gurney between Nell's legs, "You wanna cut the cord daddy?" Steph asked.

Callen nodded, He looked down at the baby and grinned at Nell, "It's a girl!" he smiled.

She smiled at him and then doubled forward, "I gotta push again!" she said panicked.

The paramedic looked up, "Oh, you never said you were having twins," she grabbed another pack from one of the cubicles next to them.

"I'm not!" Nell replied panicked.

Steph picked up a stethoscope and listened to her abdomen, "Nope, sorry but you are you have another in there, strange it didn't get picked up?"

Nell let forward and grunted again, her need to push overwhelming now, "I can see the head! It's a red head!" Callen grinned.

Another big push and out popped baby number 2, "It's a boy!" Callen smiled. "You haven't got anymore in there have you?"

Nell shot him a glare then she smiled, "Nope all done."

The paramedic cleaned Nell up and passed two wrapped and weighed babies to their mother for feeding, slowly propping her up she looked at the two tiny bundles in her arms.

"Hey guys, you both surprised us." She said quietly as she fed one child and the other slept. "Nic, we don't have enough stuff for two babies we only brought for one." She said.

Callen kissed her, "It's fine don't you worry, I'll sort it out."

"We need to name them." Nell said.

Callen looked at the babies, "What about…Nicolai Jethro? for our son" he smirked.

"Really!?" Nell looked horrified.

"I was thinking Jackson Eric Gibbs after my Grandfather and your grandfather?" Callen said seriously, "Also Eric is your partners name and I figured he'd like that."

Nell smiled, "I like that, hopefully calling him after Grandpa Eric will help too."

Nell looked down at their son, so "Jack you have a name do you like it?"

Jack stirred and made a small noise and both parents smiled.

"What about our daughter?" Callen asked.

"She's easy," Nell grinned, "Clara Amelia Kelly; after all the great women in your family."

"What about your family?" Callen asked pleased with the name.

"We'll name the next one after them." Nell smiled.

"You guys ready to head to the hospital?" Jim asked.

"Hit it partner, but take it slow we have precious cargo aboard." She grinned at the new parents.

They arrived at the back and Callen went with the paramedics as they took Nell to a room and the doctor and Pediatrician checked out Nell and the children.

"How did this happen doc?" Callen asked as the Doctor walked in.

Doctor Smith smiled, "Well, when two people love each other very much…" he smirked.

Callen smiled, "It's not that we aren't thrilled, Doc, but we've been coming here for months and no one said anything about there being two of them!?"

The doctor pulled out some sonogram pictures, "Every time we've looked we've only seen your daughter, your son has been hiding behind her, It is very rare this happens, but believe me Mr. Gibbs, it does happen."

The pediatrician turned from examining the babies, "Baby one, your daughter is 5lb 10oz, a viable weight for a twin, Baby number two is a bit smaller but still 4lb 6oz. Both are healthy and happy, so no need for an incubator, but Miss Jones we would like to keep you all in overnight just to make sure there are no problems" he said.

Nell nodded. "Thank you doctor, can we see our family now?" she asked.

"Dad!" Callen remembered.

The doctor smiled, "Only two at a time." He said.

Callen nodded and walked shell shocked out of the hospital doors towards the waiting room, where he was instantly surrounded by his father, Grandfather and his team mates.

"What is it?" Gibbs asked concerned by the worried look on his son's face. All the bravado he had shown her had dissipated on the walk from her room to the waiting room.

He collapsed in a chair as Sam, Kensi and Deeks walked up to him.

"You and Nell?" Deeks asked.

Callen nodded dumbly, "I…Dad…It's…twins!" he said.

Gibbs smiled, "Congratulations son, what sort?"

"Boy and a girl." Callen said as everyone else congratulated them. "Both red heads."

Forgetting what the doctor had said Callen put on his game face and ushered them down the hall to Nell's room.

Gibbs and Jackson went in first followed by Callen and his shocked teammates.

"Nell?" Kensi said as she walked over to her and hugged her, "So you weren't in D.C. then?" she asked.

"Sorry, no, we were going to tell you and then things just got out of hand and we didn't." she explained rocking Clara gently as Jack started to fuss. Callen picked his son up and rocked him gently.

"Guys this is Jackson Eric Callen Gibbs." Callen said looking over at Nell to make sure the extra name was alright. She smiled and nodded.

"And this is Clara Amelia Kelly Gibbs." She said introducing their daughter.

Gibbs gulped but smiled, "Thank you, she is named after some wonderful women." He said and hugged Callen and then Nell.

Nell handed Clara to Gibbs who took her and rocked her gently, "Hey little one I'm your grandpa." He smiled.

"Where's Hetty?" Callen asked, "She needs to be here for her grandkids."

Sam lifted and eyebrow, "I think she's on her way. So while we wait why not tell us how long you two have been together and why did we not know about this?"

Callen started telling the story as the twins slept. Then Nell gasped causing everyone in the room to look at her, "Nic, we still haven't told my parents!" she exclaimed.

Kensi opened her bag and pulled out a laptop.

"Will this help?" she asked.

Nell tapped into the hospital's wifi and placed a Skype call to her mom.

"Nell!" Her mom was baking and wiped her hands on her apron, "How are you baby?"

"Momma…I'm sorry!" Nell burst into tears as everyone in the room looked at her.

"Nell, what's wrong?" Her mother asked instantly alert and her father walked over to the screen.

"I've been seeing someone…and…"

"Did he hurt you…OH MY GOD NELL! You're in a hospital bed aren't you, did you call the police!" David Jones said getting angry.

"No…no dad he didn't hurt me, Nic?" she looked over for support and Callen came into view.

"Mr. and Mrs. Jones, My name is Nicolai Callen Gibbs. I'm your daughter boyfriend and hopefully one day her husband. This is going to be difficult to explain…Nell's not hurt, but she is in the hospital, my family and our co workers are here, it's just we've been together for a while now."

"And I love him with all my heart," Nell said wiping her eyes, "It's just momma, I got pregnant."

"Are you ok? did you lose the baby? What happened?" Liz Jones was even more worried,

"No momma, but well we wanted to tell Nic's dad and grandfather first, he just found his family and he wanted to tell them, we just couldn't find the right time…and well…I went into labor today and momma, I had twins…a boy and a girl you have two grandbabies."

"Where are you we're coming down now!" Liz ripped off her apron.

"Momma, we're all coming home tomorrow If I give you our address, maybe you could come there?" she asked with a small sniff.

"Oh baby of course we'll be there you're our daughter. And we want to check this Nicolai out!" David Jones said looking at his daughter and her boyfriend.

Nell nodded to Gibbs and both babies were handed to Nell, "Momma Daddy, this is Jackson Eric Callen Gibbs, and this is Clara Amelia Kelly Gibbs."

"Gibbs?" Liz Jones asked.

"Momma, I will eventually be a Gibbs too," Nell laughed.

Liz smiled, "They are beautiful, you have to understand it's a bit of a shock."

"To us too ma'am," Callen said, "We didn't know we were expecting twins."

"Are you going to be able to support them son?" David Jones asked Callen.

"Yes Sir, I have a good job and some money saved."

"What do you do?" David asked.

The others looked to see what Callen would come up with.

"I'm a federal Agent Sir; I work with Nell at NCIS."

David nodded, "Naval Criminal Investigative Service, I was in the Navy for a tour in my youth." He informed them. "We will be at the address you gave us sometime tomorrow,"

Callen smiled "I look forward to meeting you sir." He said as Nell cut off the call.

"Well, that went well!" Callen sighed.

"Ya think?" Gibbs replied looking at the two babies now asleep in their Cribs.

Callen kissed Nell, "You guys rest baby, there's a few things I have to do before tomorrow I'll be back over later ok?" he asked.

Nell nodded, "Ok, I love you Nico." She kissed him and he turned and walked over to his babies, "You guys take care of Mommy now, Daddy has to go out I love you both munchkins," he said kissing them both on the forehead and smiling as Clara wrinkled her nose as she slept.

Walking out Gibbs and Sam walked over to him, "You ok man?" Sam asked.

"Na…I'm a father now, and it's Christmas eve, eve; and I have just tripled my guest list and need to buy a whole new set of everything for the babies, I only got enough for one."

Sam gestured to Kensi and Deeks who walked out of Nell's room.

"OK so we are running operation bring em home." Sam said "Kensi, Deeks you take Jackson home, make space in the baby's room for another one and clear space for the Jones' as they are coming tomorrow." Sam ordered.

"Thanks man," Callen said.

Sam smiled, "They had the easy job, man, and we gotta go shopping for baby stuff the day before Christmas Eve."

Sam waited as the message filtered through to Callen's face. "Oh GOD!"

"And there it is," Sam smiled. "Now let's go shopping." Sam grinned as he drove his new car out of the lot and towards the Mall.