AN-This has taken me a little by surprise at how it has progressed. I never expected it to go past 2 chapters but am enjoying writing it and i hope you are enjoying reading it.

After 2 weeks of Brody being sick Pride was starting to get worried. He had noticed a change in her after the first week as she started to realize this was not a simple stomach bug. He watched her go through phases of brushing it off to her sitting lost in deep thought. He caught her a couple of times sitting rubbing her hand across her stomach and he had to wonder if she knew, or had a least started to put the pieces together. At least today was a day when a case had them busy. The days of sitting doing nothing were worse as she seems to dwell more on her condition.

"Got a name" LaSalle yelled as he grabbed his jacket off the back of the chair and stood in the middle of the room.

Both Pride and Brody jumped up and grabbed their coats as Pride unlocked his weapon from the filing cabinet. Heading to the car Pride watched as Brody seemed to be giving herself a mental shake down. He could see she was still thinking of the fact she wasn't right but she had a job to do and he really couldn't stop her.

Arriving at the suspects house they all geared up and made sure each other had there Kevlar on right. Pride checked Brody's twice as he looked from her face down to her stomach. She didn't see the way he looked at her as she was to focused on something over his shoulder.

"Let's go." He said when he was finally sure everyone was done.

With him taking lead he had Brody behind him and LaSalle at the rear. He stood knocking on the front door with Brody opposite him and LaSalle at the foot of the stairs. When they received no answer he was about to instruct Brody to kick the door in when the little voice in his head told him otherwise. Nodding at LaSalle then the door he watched as LaSalle charged up and kicked it in as he dropped to one side just inside the open door.

"Clear."

Pride took lead again as he went inside with Brody behind him, both with the weapons squarely raised to shot if needed. Checking each room as they went they made it to the back door when they heard voices coming from what they presumed was a garage to the right. Stepping out to the yard they covered each other till they were all pressed up against the wall.

Pride managed to get a quick look inside and caught sight of at least two men though the scruffy window beside his shoulder. Hold two fingers up he nodded for them to make their way to the front of the garage ready to spring it when several things happened at once and all hell broke lose.

The door at the front of the garage flew open just as LaSalle came level with it causing him to react quicker as he called out.

"NCIS hands were we can see them." Training his weapon on one of the men.

Brody shot out from behind him and trained her weapon on the second man but she hadn't seen the third man in the shadows at the back. Prides guts were in turmoil, something wasn't right as he followed Brody out and raised his weapon into the garage. He was stood shoulder to shoulder with Brody when he heard it, the click of the trigger as a weapon was fired. He had no idea who it was aimed at but he knew it was coming as his instincts kicked in. He flung himself to his left causing a chain reaction as he fell in to Brody who fell towards LaSalle.

Brody hadn't been expecting the impact of Pride on her side but some how managed to just drop to her knees as LaSalle side stepped her as she went down. They all still had their weapons trained as bullets flew through the air at them. Due to Prides action they all miraculous missed the three agent as they returned the fire and all three men dropped to the floor as their weapons flew from their hands.

It took a few seconds if not a full minute for the three agent to take stock of what had just happened. One by one they lowered their weapons and looked at each other. It was Brody who moved first as she ran to the nearest bush and threw up. Pride just looked at her then at LaSalle as they left her to it. They then began to process the scene and wait on Loretta to come pick the bodies up.

Brody finally joined them after five minutes and began to bag and tag evidence but avoided looking at the three dead bodies. She knew her stomach was not up to blood not after she had just threw up all ready. Once they were down and Loretta had took the bodies away they made their way to the car where Pride popped the trunk and Brody and LaSalle chucked their bags in as Brody turned and sat down. LaSalle looked at Brody then at Pride and nodded to the car. Pride nodded and sat down beside Brody as he placed arm round her shoulder and she dropped her head to his shoulder.

"I nearly got shot again, I was distracted and I nearly got shot." Was all she could think of saying as the events of the past half hour played in her mind.

"It was pretty tense for a while." Pride pointed out hoping to make her feel a little better.

"Maybe but I was still distracted. If you hadn't pushed me I would have been shot." Brody told Pride and she was right.

Her mind was distracted and she wasn't focused on what was in front of her. She needed to sort her head out but that meant facing the truth and she wasn't sure she was ready for it. She had a feeling she knew what was wrong with her but she was a little lost as to how it had happened. As she sat in the trunk of Pride's car with her head on his shoulder she knew she had to face this head on and not hide away hoping she was wrong. His voice stirred her from her thoughts.

"You want to talk about it?" Knowing she wasn't ready but at least trying to get her to face what she had to do.

"After the case maybe, we have a job to do now. Can we stop somewhere on the way back, I need to pick something up." She didn't elaborate but she saw a look of comprehension on his face.

"Sure." Letting his arm slide down her back till it was round her waist.

He gave her a quick squeeze before letting go and going to stand up. Offering her his hand she stood up and went and climbed in the car. He closed the trunk and went to get in the car but he was now the one distracted. He knew she had finally worked out what was wrong and he presumed the stop on the way back was to pick up a test to either prove her wrong or right. He knew the moment of truth was coming but he still wasn't sure he knew what to do. Getting in the car he started the engine to make the drive back. He made sure he stopped at the first drug store he passed knowing what she wanted and knowing that was the best place.

When she climbed back in the car she had the drug store bag in her hand and he could have swore his stomach dropped out his ass at that point. She clung to the bag as if afraid the contents would fall out and reveal to them what was in it and the predicament she was in. The drive back was done in total silence. None knew what to say or do to alleviate the tension so they stayed silent. When Pride parked the car LaSalle was the first one to get out and head inside, probably to get away from the awkwardness in the car.

"Let's go get this case wrapped up and we can talk okay. I think we need to." Knowing if he said anymore this could get very intense very quickly.

All Brody could do was nod her head and clutch the bag in her hand a little harder if that was even possible. They both got out the car and headed inside as Brody sat at her desk and stuffed the bag in her desk drawer, out of sight out of mind for now. LaSalle appeared carrying coffee only for Brody to bolt passed him and throw up again. Pride followed her as she stood gagging at the sink he made her a cup of tea and some toast. He placed them on the table and waited for her to rinse her mouth before nodding to the table.

"Don't argue just sit and try." Turning and walking away before she could answer him back.

Sitting down she looked at the toast and the cup before picking the cup up and taking a few sips. As the tea settled her stomach she picked a slice of toast up and nibbled it, not sure if it was going to fight back. After swallowing the first mouth full she sat and ate the rest of the piece before eating the other three on the plate. How did he seem to know what she needed to feel better? It was a little concerning how he seemed to sense what she was thinking and feeling and when she needed support. She knew they were growing close but she hadn't realised how close till she sat and thought about it. How would he feel when she confirmed what she already knew about what was wrong with her? She was terrified and she knew she couldn't put it off much longer but first work needed doing.

After putting the dishes in the sink she went to her desk and felt him watching her. It wasn't till she sat down and switched her computer on did she look up and smile at him. He saw her smile and smiled back, it was a small gesture that she was holding it together and that was enough till later. As they all worked on paper work and Loretta and Sebastian did their jobs everything came together. All three dead men in the morgue could be tied to their dead sailor so it was case over. They had there suspects all albeit dead but, hey, they had them and that was enough for Pride.

"Call it a night guys, paperwork can wait till tomorrow. We got our bad guys and they're not going anywhere." Causing everyone to laugh.

LaSalle quickly shut everything down and headed out the door bidding them both goodnight as he left. Pride and Brody stood up from their desks and looked at each other. It was time to face the problem head on and deal with. Walking round his desk he came to stand in front of Brody's.

"Go do what you need to do and I will meet you in the kitchen." Was all he said as he walked to the kitchen and she heard the kettle being filled with water.

Opening her desk drawer she pulled out the bag and shut the drawer again. She just stood there with the bag in her hand and looked at it. Finally she stepped away slowly and made her way down the corridor to the ladies room. She needed to know for sure even though she knew in her head. She needed to see the prove in front of her before she dealt with it. She knew Pride was waiting for her and she also knew he knew what she was doing. Thinking about it it was obvious to her he would know, he had been married and he had done this before with Linda when she was pregnant with Laurel.

After doing what was needed in the ladies she put the test in the bag and put the bag in her pocket. It said to wait 5 minutes so that's what she needed to do but the thought of standing here alone for 5 minutes didn't appeal to her. Neither, for some reason, did looking at the result on her own. She needed to be beside someone when she looked, she needed to be side him when she looked. Even though it could be the end of what they had been building together she need Pride beside her.

As she walked into the kitchen she saw he was sitting at the table with coffee for himself and tea for her. He pulled out the chair next to him and patted it as she walked round and sat down.

"Done?"

"Done." She patted her pocket.

"How long?" Looking at her hand that was resting on the table shaking a little.

Looking at her phone she placed it on the table screen up so they could both see the timer as it counted down. Still two and half minutes left, till they knew one way or another. He looked across at Brody and he saw the way she was watching the timer count down. He reached across and took her hand in his, it was all he could think of doing. He knew when the timer was done their lives were going to change dramatically and he wasn't afraid to admit it terrified him.

They both jumped a little when the phoned buzzed to tell them the timer was done. They both stared at each, not moving. He watched as she slowly reached in her pocket and pulled the bag out bringing it to rest on the table. They both looked at the bag as he let go of her hand so she could open it and take the test out. It was like the world was going in slow motion as she reached in the bag and wrapped her fingers round the small piece of plastic that was about to change her life forever. Neither of them looked as she took her hand out the bag and brought it to rest on the table again. They were both too busy looking in each other's eyes as she opened her hand placed the test on the table, result side up.

"Ready?" Taking her hand again.

"No but I have to know." Feeling her hand shake in his as they both finally turned to look at the test and face whatever it said.