It didn't take long for Tony and Deanna to realize that their small apartment wasn't going to be big enough for them plus a baby. They started on their search for a house. It had been Tony's dream to have a two story house. Shockingly enough there was a beautiful two story house a few blocks down from Gibbs that was for sell. When Tony and Deanna first walked into it, they knew they had to buy this house! The kitchen had marble counter tops. The living room was hard wood floors with a fire place and enough room to but Tony's piano. The master bedroom was huge! It was on the backside of the house and had a sliding glass patio door to where they could go out on to the patio and drink their coffee early in the mornings. The master bath had a walk in shower along with a whirlpool bathtub in case they wanted a romantic night in. One of Deanna's favorite things however was the huge walk in closet. It was bigger than any bedroom she had ever had!
"Look honey, it has room for all my shoes with room for new shoes too!" Deanna exclaimed.
"Oh lord please not more shoes!" Tony smirked.
The couple went upstairs and found two bedrooms plus a playroom. It would be perfect for their baby and if they ever decided to have another one, the kids could have their own separate rooms. Deanna walked into the bedroom that was near the stairs. She started picturing where each piece of furniture should go.
"The baby's crib could go over here near this wall and the rocker could go over here by the window. The changing table could go here by the closet." Deanna explained. "Oh and we have to paint the walls. As soon as we find out it's a girl we have to paint it pink."
"You mean when we find out it's a baby we are painting it blue." Tony said rubbing Deanna's belly. "That's daddy's little quarterback in there."
"Now Tony you and I both know it's going to be a little girl and she's going to be a little princess." Deanna demanded.
The realtor heard the two going back and forth about what to paint the room as and asked "When do you find out what you guys are having?"
"Here in just a few days." Deanna explained.
"Let me make a suggestion because I have seen it happen way too many times before. Paint the room a neutral color. That way in case the doctor tells you guys one thing and their wrong your baby girl isn't having to sleep in a baby boy room." The realtor explained.
That made sense to the both of them and they decided to buy the house.
Team Gibbs offered to move the DiNozzo's into their new house while they went to the doctor's appointment. Deanna was very nervous about finding out about the baby. Would it be a boy or a girl? Tony and herself had already talked over names and had come up with all kinds of combination including Timothy Jethro DiNozzo, Abbigail Katelynn DiNozzo and of course a nod to the autopsy folks Donald Jimmy DiNozzo. The DiNozzo's sat out in the waiting room. Tony was bouncing off the walls with excitement about finding out what would be running around their house before long.
"Mrs. DiNozzo" The nurse called.
Deanna pushed herself up out of the chair and waddled back with the nurse all the while with Tony holding her hand. The gel the nurse put on Deanna's stomach was almost a warming sensation. It helped calm all the nerves she had about this day. As the nurse ran the ultrasound over Deanna's huge belly she explained what they were seeing.
"That right there is a foot. And you can see right here is the heart. Let's take a listen at the heart beat."
The heart beat sounded very different than most infant heart beats but the nurse couldn't put her finger on why. She didn't want to worry the DiNozzo's so she kept her mouth shut.
"Well Mr. and Mrs. DiNozzo say hello to your beautiful baby girl!" The nurse said.
Deanna couldn't believe it! They were going to have a baby girl! Her wish had come true! Tony was thrilled her leaned over and kissed Deanna on the forehead.
"You will make a wonderful mother" Tony smiled.
The nurse slipped out and found the doctor.
"There are some things that are worrying me with Mrs. DiNozzo."
"What is that?" The doctor asked.
"Well it's almost as if the baby's heart is running faster than it should. Plus, her measurements are a lot bigger than they should be for a woman that is 32 weeks pregnant. On the ultrasound I only found one baby so it made me a little concerned." The nurse expressed.
"I want you to get her back in as soon as you possible can I have a theory I know what's going on but I want to make sure first." The doctor explained.
The DiNozzo's decided that they would keep the gender a secret from the team until the baby was born.
"So I guess we are naming her Abbigail Katelynn?" Deanna asked as she rubbed her stomach.
"I actually wanted to talk to you about that." Tony said taking her hand "What would you think if we named the baby after both of us?"
"What did you have in mind?" Deanna questioned.
"What about Tonya Deanne. She could have part of my name and part of your name." Tony mentioned.
"Tonya Deanne DiNozzo. I like the sound of that!" Deanna exclaimed.
When they got to their new house they were greeted by Team Gibbs. They had moved all the furniture into the house and decorated for the DiNozzo's. Deanna couldn't believe how beautiful it looked. Kate took Deanna's hand.
"You have to see the baby's nursery!" Kate excitedly said.
The nursery was done in yellow and gray from the bedding to the walls. It was beautiful and would fit for boy or girl.
"Do you like it?" Kate asked.
"I love it! It's like a dream come true!" Deanna said hugging Kate.
"But that's not all" McGee said coming up the stairs. You need to check out the play room!"
The play room made was done in cops and robbers style. There was a little jail that the kid could throw their friends in. In a corner sat a desk that had a name plate that said Special Agent DiNozzo.
"I added that bit of a touch" Gibbs strong voice said behind them. "I figure one day that little one is going to work at NCIS just as it mom and dad are doing."
Deanna turned around and hugged Gibbs "Thank you boss!"
Tony was surprised with the play room and nursery as well. When he seen the tiny desk he went over and sat behind it.
"Our baby is going to have a blast playing as an agent." Tony said.
Gibbs walked behind him and gave him a slap on the back of the head "And I can come over and do that sometime so they know what the little one is getting themselves into."
All the agents shared a laugh. Abby came wandering up the stairs.
"So when do we find out what little DiNozzo is?"
"We figured we would keep it surprise until the baby is born." Deanna explained.
"That way no one gets their feelings hurt when we announce the baby's name." Tony explained putting an arm around Deanna's waist.
"That only makes sense." Kate said and the others agreed.
One by one the agents began to leave and to be honest Deanna was thankful. She was exhausted. She sat down on the couch and propped her feet up.
"Honey the baby is really craving some pickles with peanut butter." Deanna said
"Ok that's a little on the weird side but sure let me go fix that up." Tony replied.
Watching her eat that about made Tony sick. As Deanna sat there she felt a strong feeling in her stomach. What in the world could that be she thought. A few minutes later it happened again.
"Tony tony come here quick you got to feel this!" Deanna yelled.
Tony came rushing in. She put his hand where the baby had been kicking and placed her hand on top of his. His face lit up when he felt his baby girl kick. She was strong and he knew he was going to be a fighter just like her parents. When Tony sat down at the piano to play, the baby kicked even harder.
"I think Miss Tonya loves music. Feels like she's trying to dance in there." Deanna laughed.
Before they went to bed that night, Tony insisted on giving the baby a kiss. He kissed Deanna's stomach.
"Good night baby girl. Daddy loves you." Tony said in a baby voice.
This warmed Deanna's heart. Tony was going to be a great father and Tonya was going to have her daddy wrapped around her little finger. That night Tony held his wife and rubbed her stomach. As he drifted off to sleep he pictured what their baby girl would look like. He could see her cute little smile after she was born. He seen her in her tutu at her first dance recital. How he comforted her after her first break up. Seen her graduating from college and becoming an NCIS agent just like Deanna and himself. Then he seen her in a beautiful white ball gown with a veil attached to her hair. She looked just like her mother did on their wedding day. His alarm jolted him out of the beautiful dream. He couldn't wait to meet her.
Deanna knew her day would be filled with paperwork, but as she tried to get ready for work, her back was killing her. It was hurting her so bad she could barely walk.
"Honey are you sure you're ok?" Tony worried.
"I'm fine just need to stretch a little bit and will be good as new." Deanna answered.
Tony knew his wife was stubborn but this was a bit crazy. He could tell she was in pain and just wanted her to stay in bed today.
"Honey can you please help me get my shoes on." Deanna asked. She was struggling to do anything this morning.
Their ride to work was quiet. Deanna closed her eyes praying that the pain would just go away. She just slept wrong and now her back was paying for it. Tony helped her out of the car and held her hand as she waddled into headquarters. Today was going to be one miserable day. No matter how she tried to sit at her desk she couldn't get any relief. Abby came up stairs and asked for everyone to come to the lab she had found something on a case they had been working on.
"Boss I think something is wrong with Deanna today, she's not herself." Tony told Gibbs.
As Deanna stood up, she felt a warm sensation flowing down her legs. Did she need to go to the bathroom that bad? She took a few more steps trying to catch up to everyone heading to the elevator. As she rounded to the corner, a pain went through her body and she could barely stand. Tony looked behind him and seen she was about to fall. He rushed over to her and caught her. A gush went out all over the bull pen and Gibbs knew right then what had just happened.
"Abby we will have to come back to the lab after while. McGee go get the DiNozzo's car now. Kate come with me." Gibbs said rushing over to Deanna and Tony.
Deanna was in so much pain. "I think my water just broke."
Kate looked at Gibbs who nodded his head.
"We need to get her to Bethesda now!" Gibbs demanded.
Tony scooped his wife up and carried her to their car. Kate demanded to ride with them so Deanna could have a woman's support. The other agents followed close behind. Kate tried to help Deanna with her breathing as the contractions got closer and closer together. Even though Bethesda wasn't that far, to Deanna it felt like hundreds of miles away.
A baby DiNozzo is about to be born! What will the other agents think of the baby's name and tragedy strikes Team Gibbs. What happens and how it will rock Tony's world to the core. New chapter up soon. Please Review!
