Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I think most of you liked the idea of Jo being pregnant, some not so much but you're about to find out if she is or if she isn't.

Disclaimer: Nope, not mine if you've seen on them CSI: NY.

Chapter 8

Jo was lay on the bed, waiting for it all to start. She gazed up at the plain ceiling her hands rubbing her temple. She was panicking, she never panicked, she was always so calm, that was the Southern way.

She suddenly felt a gentle grip pull her hand away. She turned to see Mac sat next to her, a grin on his face. "What?" she asked with a smile, feeling like a child caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

"You're panicking again." he said knowingly.

Jo looked at him and said, "I am, I just can't help it. I keep thinking about what could go wrong." she said, looking back up at the oh-so boring ceiling.

"Jo, in about two minutes we're going to see our baby on that screen and we're going to be told it's fine, fit and healthy."

As if on cue the Ultrasound technician walked in. Mac had to smile when he saw Jo begin to panic again. He loved how she was already so concerned for the baby.

"How are you all doing today?" the young tech asked them.

"We're great." Mac replied.

The tech smiled at them as she sat down and prepared the machine. She glanced at Jo and saw the worry on her face, she then glanced up at Mac who just smiled back. "Lets get started." she said as she grabbed the lubricating jelly.

She lifted Jo's shirt up and said, "This may feel a little cold." as she placed some onto her tummy.

Jo barely felt it, she was too busy waiting for an image to appear on the empty screen. Mac held her hand a little tighter as the tech began to trace the transducer over her tummy. The sound of the babies heartbeat suddenly filled the small room.

Both Jo and Mac turned to face each other, both of them smiling. "That's so strong." Jo said, shocked.

"It is." The tech agreed, "Clearly the heart is fine." she said as she continued to study the screen. "You're about 14 weeks I would say. The baby is a perfect size. Take a look." she said, turning the screen so they could both now see.

Jo felt tears of joy stinging her eyes, she suddenly began to wonder why she had been so worried. They clearly had one strong baby. "Oh look at the legs!" Jo said excitedly.

Mac was silent, he was too amazed at the image of his growing child. "That's amazing." was all he could manage. Jo turned to face him and placed her hand up on his face, then turned back to face the screen,, keeping her hand on his face where he now held it.

"So you can stop worrying now. Trust me when I say that this is a healthy baby. Everything is perfect and as it should be. With you being over 35 I'd like you to come back more regular for scans but it's nothing to worry about. We just want to check it's doing as well as it is here."

Jo and Mac just nodded, both excited at the chance to get to see the baby on screen again soon. Mac turned his face into Jo's hand so he could place a kiss on her palm. She turned to face him and smiled. They then both turned to the screen to continue looking at their child.

"Now we have to work out how to tell the team." Mac pointed out.

~0~0~0~0~

Lindsay, Danny, Flack, Hawkes, Adam and Sid were all sat in a bar, around a table, with a drink in their hands. They were waiting for Mac and Jo to arrive. Mac had called them all together because he needed to talk to them, now they were all left wondering what was going on.

"Maybe Mac's leaving again?" Lindsay said sadly.

"Jo's sure to take over this time." Hawkes said.

"What if Jo's leaving?" Adam said sadly. "I'd miss her if she did, her accents the best."

They all looked at him but quickly looked away again or took a sip of their drinks.

Flack had his idea of what Mac wanted to talk to them about but he wasn't about to say something. He had known something was going on between Mac and Jo since the night she had gone missing.

"There they are now." Sid said, spotting Mac's car as it pulled up across the street.

They all watched as Mac and Jo sat there for a minute, talking.

"What do you think they're saying?" Adam asked.

They all shared the same confused look when Jo reached up and touched Mac's face.

"What the…" Danny began as they watched Jo and Mac move in closer.

"Did they just kiss!" Lindsay asked in shock. "They kissed?"

"Go Mac!" Hawkes said. They all turned to look at him. "Oh come on Jo's hot!"

"I would have to agree." Sid said, thinking back to the awkward day when he had first met Jo and had been totally thrown off track by her.

They all turned to face away from the window as Jo and Mac made their way out of the car. They waited with grins on their faces until finally Jo and Mac walked over to their tables.

They all greeted them in their own way but it was Danny who said, "Hey Mac, you got a little something on your lip….is it, could it be lipstick?"

Mac and Jo just laughed, along with everyone else, knowing they'd been caught. Mac reached for Jo's hand and took hold of it. "Jo and I are together." he told his team.

They all stood to hug and congratulate the two of them. They then sat back down and Jo slipped into the booth next to Lindsay but Mac stayed standing, as did Flack. "I'm getting the next round, Mac you having one?" he asked. Knowing he had been right about his suspicions.

"I'll have a light beer." he replied.

"Jo, what about you?" Flack asked.

Jo quickly glanced at Mac then turned to face Flack again and with a telling smile said, "I'm actually not drinking…for a while."

"Why?" Adam asked.

Jo looked up at Mac, hoping they would understand her reason for not drinking so she didn't have to say it.

"Wait! Are you pregnant?" Lindsay asked a little coyly.

"Just over three months." Jo confirmed.

"That's great!" Lindsay cried as she and Jo hugged. The guys all stood to congratulate Mac once more and then hugged Jo too.

"Congratulations, Mac." Lindsay said as she gave him a hug. Mac was the next best thing she had to a father and she was truly happy for him. "You're gonna make a great father."

"Thank you." he said as he hugged her back.

Flack came back over to them with a beer for Mac and an orange juice for Jo. He passed them their drinks and picked up his own again. "Lets make a toast!" he suggested.

Mac walked over to Jo and stood next to her, his hand around her back, his hand resting on her side. Danny found his way over to Lindsay and stood behind her wrapping his arm around her front, holding her close against him.

"To Mac and Jo!" Flack said. Everyone held their drinks up and repeated.

Mac looked down at Jo and kissed the top of her head, his hand reached around to rest on her tummy and she placed hers on his and they both watched their friends laugh and swig their drinks.

None of them noticed the man who had walked into the bar, just after Jo and Mac, wearing a heavy jacket and a base ball cap. He was now sat at the bar with his back to them but close enough to be able to hear them.

"To the pitter patter of tiny feet that will have them running round in circles in a few months!" Danny toasted.

The man at the bar was nursing a glass of scotch in his hand. He raised it up and muttered, "Congratulations Jo."

The man was Samuel Curtis…

~0~0~0~0~

2 months later

Jo was walking down the corridor, carrying files that were mostly resting on her huge swollen belly. She felt like a beached whale as she made her way towards her office. She had put of a baggy cardigan this morning hoping that it may hide her bump a bit more but it was so far failing to do so.

She was just outside Adam's lab when the files and other paper work she was carrying slipped from her arms and crashed to the floor, scattering around her feet. "Great!" she rumbled.

She was about to attempt to bend down and pick the papers up when Adam ran out of his lab and practically skidded to his knees and began collecting the files and papers together. Jo could only look down at him and smile gratefully. "Adam, you're a star!" she told him.

He stood up, the papers all neatly resting in his one arm, "It's okay. I figured it would be easier to pick these up off the floor than you." he said.

Jo looked at him, his words registering in her head. They also registered in Adams and he laughed nervously. "I didn't mean it like that…you look great!" he said.

Jo just raised her eyebrows at him. "Knock it off Adam, I look like a cow." Jo said.

Adam smiled and shook his head. "You don't. You really do look great." he told her honestly.

Jo smiled but quickly got distracted when the baby began kicking. She loved the feel of the baby kicking even if it was hard enough to make her gasp a little. . Adam almost had a panic attack. "Oh my God! Are you okay? Do you want me to get Mac?" he asked as she placed her hand on her tummy.

"No, Adam I'm fine. The baby is just kicking. In fact it always kicks when you're around. It must like the sound of your voice." she decided.

"Really?" he asked, blushing a little.

"Yeah. You wanna feel it?" she asked.

Adam was going to say no but curiosity won him over. Jo smiled and took his hand and placed it on her tummy. "Say something." she told him.

"Like what?" he said, only to be amazed when he felt the baby kick. "That's awesome!" he said smiling, laughing when he felt it kick again. Jo just smiled seeing the expression on his face.

~0~0~0~0~

Jo was running a little late when she finally made it to Mac's office. She walked in and slumped down on the comfy chairs, putting her feet up on Mac's coffee table. She put her head back and sighed, it felt amazing to take the weight off her feet.

Mac smiled and jokingly said, "You're late."

Jo kept her eyes closed and her head tilted back as she said, "Adam was feeling tummy."

Mac looked at her with a confused smile on his face. She suddenly looked at him and smiled with a wink. "The baby always kicks when it hears him." she said.

Mac got up from behind his desk and went and sat next to Jo, taking hold of her one hand in his and his other hand he placed on her tummy. "You look tired." he said to her.

"My back is killing me. You know I was never this big with Tyler. I blame you Mac Taylor!" she joked.

"Maybe that means you're having a girl." he said to her.

"You think?" she asked him.

"Yeah, I can picture a little girl. Dark hair, your eyes…my good looks of course."

Jo playfully smacked him as she laughed, they both felt the baby then kick against Mac's hand. "See, even she's hitting you." Jo said before she rested her head on his shoulder. She really was exhausted, time for home.

~0~0~0~0~

Jo had left work and was finally home. She walked up to her door and unlocked it. She would have the apartment to herself for a while because Ellie was out with Tyler. They were having pizza and then were off to see the latest flick at the cinema.

She walked in and flicked the light on. She dropped her bag kicked her shoes off by the door and walked straight into the kitchen to make a cup of tea. Once that was done she headed for the living room, she was thinking couch, tea and some TV, then she was getting an early night. However, as soon as she flicked the light switch on in the living room she screamed at what she saw, the cup falling from her hands and smashing on the floor.

She forced herself to look at the writing on the wall, CONGRADULATIONS SINNER. It was wrote in blood and when she looked down at the floor she saw where the blood had come from. The naked body of a woman lay there, her throat cut wide open but what made Jo cry was the woman's swollen belly, she too must have been around five months pregnant.

She walked over to where she had dumped her bag and grabbed it, reaching into it and pulling out her phone. She dialled Mac and then placed her hand on her tummy, the baby was kicking wildly, clearly agitated. She guessed the way her heart was pounding in her chest wasn't helping.

"Mac, Samuel was here! There's a body in the living room." she told him, tears choking her.

"Jo, get out of the apartment right now. I'm coming straight there!" Mac said, panic clearly evident in his voice.

TBC

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