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Part 3

A week went by and McGee knew he needed to tell his team about his child. My child! Jess was a great help scheduling the last visit on a Saturday so he could go with. At 8 weeks the ultrasound had been amazing. He could see the tiny little thing on the monitor and the nurse showed him the development and explained the process. There would be another visit in a three weeks also scheduled for a Saturday so he could be there. Jess had complained of morning sickness, which made him feel a bit guilty for his enthusiasm, but nothing could stop his grin.

He sent a quick email to Jess about the prenatal testing the doctor had mentioned asking which tests she wanted to do and if she wanted him present for any of that. He was following a week-by-week calendar on his home desktop that followed a typical pregnancy. So one more week and it will officially be a fetus! And then in a month I can hear the heartbeat. And beyond that I refuse to look. One month is far enough away. Now work, work, work.

McGee forced himself to focus on the typewriter in front of him. He wanted to have his next book finished and published before the baby was born. In October! So he really needed to focus now.

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McGee was in early for a Monday and was relieved that Tony and Ziva were both still out. He wanted to talk to Gibbs or maybe Abby. Abby would be a better choice I can never tell how the boss will react, and I think he's still mad at me. Talking to Abby also has the side benefit of she can't keep a secret. She can spread the news and I can just sit back and say I intended to tell everyone and Abby just spilled first. That's it! Abby it is.

He stood and went to the elevator. The doors opened and he was nearly run over by Gibbs.

"Gear up! Where is everyone?"

"Uh...it's only 7 boss, they're not in yet." McGee scrambled for his go bag, gun and badge before hurrying back to the elevator.

"Call them in. We've got an explosion at Quantico. Have them meet us there."

"On it Boss."

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McGee dropped the evidence off in Abby's lab and wished Ziva wasn't there too. He just needed a minute…

"Are you coming McGee?"

"Right behind you Ziva."

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Frustrated with the day McGee glared at the locked door. He knew it was late and it made sense Abby would have made it home before the team finished their reports, but he still felt cranky. Of all the cases I've been stuck in the lab helping Abby with the computer forensics, why is it I can't find ten minutes alone with her now! He was tempted to drive to her place and speak to her, but with his luck she would be out.

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"Not now McGee! I'm really busy. Can't you see I'm busy!" Abby whirled on him. She had a table full of evidence from two separate teams, both murder investigations. And on top of that Tony has the sniffles this morning and he can't get sick!

"Sorry, sorry Abs. I just wanted to talk for like five minutes." McGee sounded genuinely sorry, but that wasn't going to cut it.

"No! Out. Unless it is about this evidence, then no I do not have five minutes." She stomped over to her radio and cranked up the volume.

McGee left looking upset. Abby made a mental note to apologize when she had less work.

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McGee just barely stopped his flinch. He knew Abby didn't mean anything by yelling, and there was no way she could have known he had been trying for three weeks to talk to her. But after Dad's fit and Mom's reaction is it really unreasonable to hate yelling as a response to my kid. Okay so she didn't know about my kid yet, but still… I don't know what to do about this. I wouldn't think any of the team would freak out about this, but then I didn't think my parents would either. Closing his eyes he made his way out of the lab and back upstairs. Maybe I just won't tell them just yet.

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Tony is going to kill me. McGee stared at his draft. He had decided not to give McGregor a child but somehow it had worked its way into his book anyhow. Apparently Tommy had knocked up one of his many girlfriends, a lawyer who wanted to focus on her career, not raising kids. Not good. Tony will freak out. He went to shred the pages but stopped. He wanted this. It fit. And the tension between Lisa and Tommy could go in all kinds of directions. It is supposed to be fiction. A twist like this could really help me split real from fiction. Keep the lives separate. This could be good for character development.

McGee flipped through his draft for a minute running a few scenarios through his head. Maybe I let Tony read it before I publish. I can use it as an icebreaker; maybe let him know about Jess… Yeah right. That's a good way to be sure he's pissed. An alarm went off on his computer and he packed up his papers, locking them away.

Grabbing his jacket and keys he headed to pick Jess up for her appointment. Today they were getting an ultrasound to assess the development and position of the fetus and check the uterus for any complications. Hopefully the technician will be a good one. The online resources all say that by this time you may be able to tell the gender of the baby!

Jess slid into the car looking beautiful. She was in a cheerful mood today and spent the ride telling him about her week and the people she worked with. At four months she wasn't obviously showing and McGee resisted the urge to compliment her on her figure or point out her mood.

McGee impatiently signed them in and offered his credit card for the co pay. Jess laughed at him as he huffed his impatience and fidgeted while the nurse questioned her about her health. He wanted to see the baby, and while he reminded himself that all of this was important to his child's health.

Finally they were in front of the tech and Jess was hissing at the cold gel. Far too slowly the image appeared on the screen all fuzzy and confusing. The tech looked at the image for a minute moving the scanner around.

"Okay here is your little one. You can see the healthy uterus walls. There is a hand and there we go!" The tech smiled as the baby shifted to show a nice profile. "Nice head and brain development."

McGee grinned moving in for a closer look asking questions as the tech continued to describe the image on the screen and what it meant the health of his child.

"Would you like to know the sex of your baby?" the tech asked as the baby shifted once more.

"Yes!" McGee blurted a little too loudly.

"He's been looking forward to it for weeks!" Jess laughed at him as his ears turned red.

"Well we have the perfect set up here. It looks like you have a beautiful, healthy baby girl."

"A Girl!" McGee whispered reverently breaking into a silly grin.

"Congratulations Tim." Jess said softly laying a hand on his arm.

"I'll print you a few pictures if you'd like?"

"Yes. I'd like that." Tim beamed.

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After the ultrasound Tim took Jess to dinner relaxing in the quiet atmosphere of the restaurant.

"So how have you been Tim? We've talked about me all day."

"I'm doing okay. Work has been hectic but it seems to be calming down again. Jethro has been getting along with the new neighbor's terrier I was worried for a bit there. I am thinking about trading out my car. "

"You're what!" Jess sat up shocked. "You love that car."

"Yeah it's great, but I need something a little more child-friendly. Not to mention less expensive. I'm thinking SUV."

"Wow. That's… responsible of you. You are really loving this aren't you?"

"I am. It's kind of surprising. I have never really considered myself a kid person. I am terrible with babies. I never would have thought I'd get like this over a fuzzy picture on a monitor. I mean I spent more time online looking at baby advice in the last weeks than I have doing any computer games or programming. It is insane."

"If you didn't think you'd like it, then why did you say you wanted this?" Jess asked confused.

"Because…because I figured I'd regret it. The not knowing would kill me. I figured I'd have a lot of help when I needed it." Tim sighed.

"And then your parents…" Jess trailed off remembering the night McGee confessed about that fight.

"Yeah. But it's all working out. I should have time this next week to do some car shopping. I was thinking about moving too. I only have a one bedroom. I think it's weird though changing my whole life like this. I still haven't figured everything out."

"It's a big change having a baby. You're going to be making a lot of changes going from bachelor to father in the next five months. Still think this is for you?" Jess smiled knowing the answer.

"No question. I'm going to have a little girl!"

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