"Well my dear, you're blood pressure is normal." Ducky shared as Tony brought Hannah a glass of water. "You don't look as pale as you did a little while ago."
"Thank you." Hannah took the water and sipped it. "I feel so embarrassed for nearly passing out like that. I'm normally not so dramatic."
"You received a bit of shock with the information, women in your condition react differently then those that are not carrying a child." Ducky clucked and looked over to Gibbs.
"She's going to be fine." Ducky assured both of them. "How far a long are you?"
"Almost 5 months."
"5 months?" Gibbs asked. "Keith has only been gone for 2 months."
"I haven't been the most regular my entire life and then my mom was so sick and she died I thought maybe it was stress. When I was at the doctors with Lyddi for her 18 month shots, I just asked and I had a blood test done. I just got the call yesterday." Hannah shrugged. "I didn't start showing with Lyddi till almost seven months." She looked to Ducky.
"I have a portable Doppler if you want to hear the baby's heart. It might make you feel better knowing that the baby is doing okay." Abby whispered from the door. She had been listening from the doorway and dashed back to her lab and returned with the small piece of equipment. Hannah lifted her top and Abby run the sensor on her stomach. The room filled with the quick and familiar sound of a baby's heart. Hannah had a few tears fill her eyes as she looked at Gibbs and then back to Ducky and Abby.
"Thank you." Hannah whispered when Abby was done.
"My pleasure." Abby nodded.
"Okay Hannah, let's go rescue Lyddi from my team and get you home."
"What about Keith?" Hannah asked as she let Gibbs assist her to stand up.
"If something comes up they'll call." Gibbs assured and Hannah turned back to Ducky.
"Thank you for your help." Hannah watched as Ducky bowed his head. Abby hugged Hannah before they left the room. As Hannah came upstairs again, Lyddi was being entertained by two very engaged agent. Both Ziva and Tim had created some type of peek a boo game and Lyddi's laughter could be heard throughout the office.
"I'm taking Hannah and Lyddi home." Gibbs told his team.
"Good idea. This child is becoming a little ill tempered." Ziva updated.
"Could have fooled me." Hannah smiled and picked her child up. "It was a pleasure meeting you all, thank you for your help it means more than you know."
"We hope that you receive some positive news soon." Tim offered and the team watched Gibbs leave with his family.
"You don't have to stay." Hannah sighed as Gibbs started to prepare the couch for the night.
"I know."
"I'm okay here on my own." Hannah continued.
"I know, but I want to stay." Gibbs assured and Hannah nodded her head.
"I'll go get some extra blankets." Hannah returned a short while later. "Good night." Hannah went to Gibbs and gave the man a small kiss on the cheek.
"Good Night Hannah."
"Thank you." Hannah returned before leaving Gibbs alone in the living room for the night.
A babies cry woke Gibbs from his sleep, he jumped from the couch confused momentarily by his location and he became calm again when he heard Hannah in Lyddi's room.
"Sleep my child and peace attend the all through the night.."Gibbs heard Hannah sing the lullaby and paused at the door of the room and watched as the event unrolled, memories of Shannon and Kelly hovering close to the service. Kelly would be just graduating college had she been alive just preparing for this stage in her life.
"Did we wake you?" Hannah asked drawing Gibbs from his memory.
"Not really." Gibbs admitted.
"Lyddi must have had a bad dream. She normally doesn't wake in the night anymore. She's better now." Hannah whispered as she laid the child back into her crib. "I suspect I'll have to transfer Lyddi to a big girl bed soon so I can have the crib for the new baby." Hannah sighed as she closed the door and went in the direction of the kitchen.
"You should go back to bed, it's too early to get up." Gibbs suggested.
"I haven't been able to sleep very well anyways. I was thinking that a cup of warm milk might help." Hannah went to the fridge while Gibbs pulled out a small pot from the cupboard. Hannah poured the milk and the two sat down to wait for it to warm.
"Your team seems nice." Hannah started.
"They are the best." Gibbs admitted with a little pride in his voice. "Although I'll deny it if you ever let them know."
"None of them are married?" Hannah asked again.
"Nope, it's hard with this job to have a family."
"It's hard to have a family with any job Gibbs. Keith has been gone more than he is here. I don't know where he is most of the time, and now he's missing."
"He will be found." Gibbs assured.
"You sound so confident. I guess I should hold to the fact that no one has knocked on my door yet."
"That would be something to keep in mind." Gibbs agreed. "Lets just take it one day at time okay."
"Easy for you to say." Hannah sighed and went to poor some warm milk into a a mug. "Did you want some too?"
"Sure." Gibbs agreed although his years of drinking warm milk had long since past. They sat in silence for a bit before Hannah finally broke through.
"What made you want to meet me?" Hannah asked.
"I haven't always been without a family. I was married, I had another daughter." Gibbs shared his story with Hannah in the darkened kitchen. Hannah reached out her hand and held his while he told her the painful parts.
"I would have loved to have met her." Hannah sighed. "I have always wanted to have a sister or brother."
"She probably would have been excited to have an older sister too. She probably would have taken your appearance in stride. Shannon too probably. " Gibbs smiled softly. "You do have a grandfather who is very much alive though."
"I do? When do I get to meet him?" Hannah asked. She had always wanted grandparents, both of her mothers parents died when Hannah was young.
"I'll have to work that out." Gibbs nodded and Hannah yawned then.
"Maybe I'll try to get a bit more sleep. Lyddi doesn't sleep much past 6 most mornings." Hannah took the mug back to the sink and waved another goodnight. Gibbs continued to sit at the table in the darkened house, feeling for the first time in a long time a sense of home.