-1Meredith sat, spinning around and around in Gibbs's seat, looking at the ceiling.

'You ok?' Meredith stopped the seat suddenly, smiling at Kate.

'Yeah, bored but fine,'

'he won't let you work?'

'Nope. Says because I'm eight and a half, he won't let me. Says I'm too fragile,'

'Really? Too fragile? that's the worst excuse he's ever used,'

'What did he say when you went on maternity leave?'

'It was Tony. He refused to let me leave the house. Gibbs's phoned and said I was just to relax. Two days later Hannah was born. Take the time off and enjoy it,'

'He's wanting to take time off to watch me,'

'To watch you? That doesn't sound like Gibbs,'

'I know he's a pain in the ass when he's here,'

'You had better not answer that Kate,' Kate jumped slightly, Gibbs walking quickly into the bull pen. Meredith outstretched her hands, taking the lime juice out of Gibbs's hands with more enthusiasm than she had shown in days.

'Least I know your still Meredith,'

'What's that supposed to mean?'

'Your just not you…when your at home,' Kate put her hand on Gibbs's arm, knowing Meredith was getting angry.

'Gibbs, Jen wants you in MTAC,' Gibbs sighed heavily, Meredith glaring at him as he walked away.

'He expects me to be all happy, bouncy all the time, like I'm not carrying someone inside my uterus, that my hormones are doing freaking leaps,' The tears in Meredith's eyes were big, Kate pulling her to her feet and hugging her as well as she could.

'I know he can be a pain in the ass when he's at home,' Meredith burst out laughing, Tony raising his eyebrows at the two of them.

'You have no idea how good that looks,' Throwing the empty cartoon of juice at Tony, Meredith sat on the edge of the desk. It hit off the side of his head, Tony looking between Meredith and Kate with a smug grin on his face.

'You realise that as soon as Gibbs junior is out, I will be paying you back for that,'

'You think?' Kate lifted her cell, slapping Tony on the back of the head.

'You lay finger on her and I will make you sleep on the couch,'

'ok, you win that argument,' Tony looked over the reports piled high on his desk, slyly watching Meredith out the corner of his eye.

'You ok?' Meredith looked up from the methodical rubbing of her stomach.

'Yeah, I'm fine,'

'Meredith,' Tony moved round and stood in front of Meredith, lifting her chin up to him the way in which Gibbs had done so many times.

'Meredith,'

'You need to get Gibbs,'

'Why?'

'I've just had a contraction,' The blood drained away from Tony's face, Meredith looking up with fear.

'It's ok,'

'Tony, shut up and go and get Gibbs,' Tony sat her down in Gibbs's seat. She smiled slightly, the sight of Tony falling up the stairs as he went up to MTAC. Looking around she realised that she was on her own, no one around her, to help her. Pacing up and down in front of the elevators, she breathed in deeply, hoping the pain would subside. Her body went weak as the pain went through her for a third time but this time, instead of falling against the walls, she was caught, her relief on her face when she realised it was Gibbs.

'How long?'

'Every six minutes,'

'Ok, I'll call the hospital,' Gibbs stood in front of her, Meredith's hands on his hips and with every contraction, her nails dug in.

'Go and get the car,' Gibbs nodded and turned to the car park. Meredith grabbed his hand.

'What?'

'My water just broke,'