-1Meredith opened her eyes, the pain sitting in her lower abdomen. Addison sat forward in the seat, smiling at her.

'How you feeling?'

'What the hell happened?'

'You collapsed,'

'Why?' Addison sighed.

'Meredith, when was your last period?'

'Couple of months ago'

'Your pregnant,' Meredith's head nodded once, Addison nodding her head, smiling.

'Two and half months to be precise. Marks' called Gibbs and he's on his way back,'

'I knew…had no idea what to do…with Gibbs going away…I was gonna tell him when he got back. Is everything ok?'

'Yeah mere. Baby's healthy,' Meredith looked back to the ceiling, Addison seeing the sides of her mouth curl up.

'Seriously,'

'Sleep. Gibbs will be here shortly and I have a feeling he's not gonna want to wait for you to wake up,'

Gibbs ran into the hospital, finding Mark first.

'Where is she?'

'She's up in Maternity. Addison's keeping and eye on her and she's got her hooked up to a banana bag,'

'What happened?'

'She didn't eat for 27 hours and she hadn't slept. She was running on coffee. Go talk to Addison,' Gibbs walked up slowly to Addison, gently tapping her elbow.

'Hey,'

'How is she?'

'She's sleeping. End exam room,'

'What…how is she?' Addison smiled.

'Go and talk to her and take her home,' Meredith looked over from the window to the door, smiling weakly at Gibbs.

'Sorry,'

'What for?'

'Leaving you here and disappearing,'

'Not your fault,'

'I could have stayed, you know that as much as I do,' Gibbs sat in the edge of the bed, taking Meredith's hands in his own.

'When…when Mark called…I knew,'

'Yeah. We need to talk,'

'What's wrong?' Meredith peeled back the covers, pulling Gibbs in beside her. His arm was around her neck, her two hands entwining his fingers with hers.

'It wasn't just the fact I hadn't eaten…or slept…or stopped working,'

'You really did throw yourself into work,'

'Addison ran tests, after I passed out she ran blood tests but I knew…I was gonna tell you when you got back,'

'Mer, kind of scaring me here,' A smile crept up on her face.

'I'm pregnant,' Gibbs was silent, Meredith realising that he had stopped breathing.

'Jethro,'

'I am seriously never leaving you again,' Meredith curled up against him, Gibbs smiling broadly. Lifting his hand, she placed it over her stomach. A small breath came out of him, his lips touching her forehead lightly.

'Let's get you home,' Meredith was swamped under Gibbs's jumper, but glad of the comfort feeling. Addison met them outside the hospital, handing Meredith an envelope.

'Your first scan, Friday morning,' Meredith gratefully took the envelope.

'Thank you, for this and…and for everything earlier,'

'I've made a phone call, and the board are wanting a meeting with you in a couple of days,'

'You really have thought of everything,'

'You need to slow down. No more forty eight hours shifts. Eating every hour, sleeping every couple of hours. Less surgeries,'

'I'll see you later Addison,'

'I mean it Meredith, take it easy,'