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Here we go! Chapter 16! Enjoy :-)

NCIS and anything related to it belongs to Don Bellisario and I'm not him!

The previous days had been quite hectic for Tony and Kate. So when Saturday morning came, they stayed in bed trying to catching up on some much needed sleep. The dinner Abby hosted the night before to celebrate the announcement of Tony and Kate's twins lasted well into the night, so rather than struggle to get Arissa settled into her own bed, they simply let her sleep with them.

The door to Kate's apartment, opened as a humble looking couple in their sixties entered. The man stood tall, with a head full of grey hair that had unfortunately started to run away in the middle, revealing his shiny scalp. His solid build, let others know that he had enjoyed a meal or two as well as a beer or two in his day. The woman on the other hand, looked minuscule in comparison to her husband. Her hair was brown, sprinkled with strains of grey while her tiny frame, showed that she pushed away from the table more than her husband.

"David, I really think we should have called first?" said the woman as she entered into the apartment.

"It wouldn't be a surprise visit if we called first, Ellen!" spat David as he inspected Kate's apartment.

"I still don't think it's right for us to barge into Caitlin's place unannounced?"

"She gave us a key, El! We're not "barging", we're simply letting ourselves in without her knowing."

"She didn't give us a key so we can just show up when we want!"

"Katie Pie won't mind! She loves when we visit!" David looked at his watch. "It's almost nine in the morning? Katie's usually up by now? I wonder if she's even here?"

"You would know that if you called first!"

"Oh, have a little fun woman! Go on back and she if she's still in bed?"

Ellen walked back to the bedroom a stood in the doorway. Mouth agape, she looked upon Kate, whose back was to the door, Arissa and Tony asleep in bed.

"Oh, she's here, David!"

"Katie Pie is here? Well wake her up!"

Ellen shushed David as she signaled for him to join her in the doorway.

"What's wrong?" asked David, as walked over to see the couple asleep in bed. "Must be her new boyfriend?"

"A boyfriend? She never mentioned a boyfriend?"

"She never mentions anything! The girl hardly ever calls, Ellen!"

"I hate that she keeps things from us like this!"

"She's a grown woman, Ellen! She can do what she wants."

"We raised her better than that?"

"We also raised her to be honest. She up and quit law school and joined the Secret Service without telling us. What makes you think she would tell us about her love life? That's why you make surprise visits like this! To find out all the stuff your kids have been keeping from you!"

"There's a little girl with them?" said Ellen, noticing the little girl that slept next to Kate. "She's so cute!"

"She must be his daughter?"

"She looks just like Caitlin!"

David focused his attention on a sleeping Arissa. "You don't think that she's…"

"No! She couldn't be! But then again it has been four years since we last saw Kate."

"But she wouldn't keep…"

"She's a grown woman, she does what she wants!" mocked Ellen.

"Don't mock me, Ellen!"

"David, I don't like this!"

"Me either. I say we get to the bottom of this!" David rushed into the bedroom. "Wakey, wakey Katie Pie!" shouted David, causing Kate, Arissa and Tony to jump up out of their sleep. Frightened by David's sudden and loud wake up call, Arissa started to cry.

"Good job, David! You scared the baby!"

"Dad, what are you doing here?" asked Kate, as she wrapped Arissa in her arms, resting her head against her chest to calm her.

"Your Mom and I were visiting one of my old buddies up in Delaware, thought we'd make a detour and come and see you, Katie Pie!" David looked at the little girl who cried in Kate's arms. Is she okay?"

"She's fine. You just scared her with your loud entrance!"

"We haven't seen you in four years, I wanted to surprise you!"

"Mission accomplished!"

"Here, let me take her, Caitlin!" said Ellen, as she walked over and reached for Arissa who sniffled in Kate's arms.

"No!" shouted the little girl, as she clung tightly to Kate.

"I got her, Mom!" said Kate, kissed the top of Arissa's head.

"It's okay, sweetie. The crazy man didn't mean to scare you."

"Yeah, I'm sorry little darling!" apologized David to the little girl as her cries started to settle.

"Caitlin, aren't you going to introduce us?" asked Ellen as she sat down next to Kate, admiring the little girl in her arms.

Kate laid Arissa at her side as she sat up in bed, adjusting the comforter to cover her belly. "Mom and Dad, this is Arissa. Arissa these are my mom and dad, Mrs. and Mr. Todd."

"Hi," sniffled Arissa, as she wrapped her arm around Kate, burying herself at her side.

"Hello, sweetie!" said Ellen as she reached over to gently brushed Arissa face. "My, aren't you beautiful!"

Arissa tensed up. "Thank you!"

Tony sat up in bed, running his hands over his face. David walked over to Tony. "My apologies, son! David Todd, Katie's father!" said David as he reached out his hand.

"Tony DiNozzo," replied Tony, as he shook the man's hand, still partly asleep.

"DiNozzo?" questioned David as he sat down on the bed. "Ain't you that fella that Katie Pie works with?"

"That would be me, sir!"

"Mom? Dad? Could you give us a minute?" asked Kate, a bit annoyed by her parent's presence.

"Yeah, sure! Hey, how about your Mom and I get some breakfast started?" asked David.

"Fine. Whatever. Just go!"

David smiled as he grabbed his wife's hand and the two exited the room, closing the door behind them.

Kate groaned. "Can this week get any crazier?"

"What are your parents doing here?"

"Apparently, they are dropping by for a surprise visit!"

"How did they get in?"

"They must have used the key."

"Your parents have a key to your apartment?"

"They live in Indiana, Tony! I don't exact them to use it often! You would think they would at least call first?"

"Then it wouldn't be a surprise!" joked Tony. "They seemed shocked to see me?"

"Oh, they were!"

"I thought you told them about me when you told them about the pregnancy?"

Kate bit her bottom lip. "Not exactly."

Tony looked at Kate as his eyes got big.

"You haven't told them you're pregnant, have you?"

Kate shook her head no.

"What the hell, Kate? How could you not tell your parents you're pregnant?"

"Tony!" shouted Kate, as she nodded towards Arissa who laid in her arm.

"Sorry! But serious! How do they not know?"

"I forgot to tell them."

"You forget?"

"Okay, maybe I just wasn't ready to tell them, yet!"

"And when were you planning to tell them, Kate? At the twins' graduation?"

"I was raised Catholic, Tony! Children outside of marriage are a sin! I didn't know how to tell them," replied Kate.

"Phone call, email, letter? Heck, people have gotten worse news in a text!"

"What was I supposed to say?"

"I don't know? How about 'Hey Mom and Dad, guess what? I'm pregnant!'? You're not some sixteen year old girl who got knocked up by her immature boyfriend, Kate! You have nothing to be ashamed of!"

"Right, instead I'm a grown woman who got knocked up by immature boyfriend, that's something to be proud of!"

"Don't change the subject! What are we going to do? The bomb is gonna explode when they get a good look at you?"

Kate let out a sigh as she hopped out of the bed and went into the closet.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm looking for something to cover this up!" snapped Kate, as she pointed to her stomach.

"Kate, maybe we should just tell them?"

"Tony, if you think Gibbs is rough, what until you see my Dad when he finds out you got me pregnant."

"My OSU sweatshirt is on the right," said Tony as she scooped up Arissa in his arms and followed behind Kate, who was pulling on his sweatshirt.

Kate, Tony and Arissa made their way down the hallway and were greeted by the sound of clinking pots and pans coming from the kitchen.

"Hey! You three are up!" shouted David as the trio stood behind the opening in the kitchen wall, only revealing the upper half of their bodies. "Hope you like French toast? It's my specialty! Have a seat, Ellen and I have got this!"

Tony and Kate sat down on a pair of bar stools Kate had placed outside the opening in the bar.

"We didn't know you two were a couple? The last time we heard about you, Tony, Katie here was complaining about how immature you were and how badly you get on her nerves," said David, as he placed pieces of battered bread on a griddle.

"Is that so?" asked Tony, cutting his eyes at Kate.

"How long have you two been seeing each other?" asked Ellen.

"Well, we only started dating recently."

"Looks to me like things are pretty serious between the two of you?"

"You can say that," replied Tony as he looked to Kate's covered up stomach.

"How old is Arissa?" asked Ellen as she chopped up some onions.

"She's three," replied Kate, as she rubbed the little girl's leg, who rested in Tony's arms.

"Three, huh? So I guess that means Tony isn't her father?"

Kate looked at her Mom in shock. "What are you talking about?"

"I'm looking at a little girl who looks just like you, Caitlin! I know you prefer we stay out of your personal business but you would think that in three years you would at least call and tell us we have a granddaughter!"

"Mom, Arissa isn't my biological daughter!"

"Don't lie to me, Caitlin. She is looks just like you did when you were a little girl!"

Tony looked at Arissa. "You know, Kate. I never noticed it before but she does look like you."

Arissa smiled at Tony's comment.

"Mom, I would have told you if I had a baby! Arissa is me and Tony's foster daughter! We took her in after her father passed."

"So, she's not yours?"

"No!"

Ellen breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank God! She looked so much like you, I thought that maybe…I mean you are so private Caitlin, I just thought that…"

"Mom, I would tell you something like that!"

Tony stared at Kate.

"You kids are taking care of a child together? Sounds like things really are serious between you two. Thinking of having some sprouts of your own? Getting in a bit of practice?" joked David.

"Something like that," said Tony as he placed a hand on Kate's stomach. "Kate and I have talked about kids."

"Well, I hoped you talked about a wedding date first," replied Ellen as she continued to chop onions.

"Well, not yet."

"Tony, I don't know if you know this but Caitlin was raised in a Catholic household. The church frowns upon having children outside the sanctity of marriage. They also frown upon fornication but we all fall short of the grace of God," replied Ellen, as she looked over to Kate.

"I understand that ma'am but I'm sure your church also preaches forgiveness and understanding?"

"They sure do, son!"

"We'll then I hope you will forgive us and understand when I tell you this."

Kate looked at Tony like a dear caught in the headlights.

"What is it, son?" asked David.

Tony took Kate's hand as he swallowed hard. "Kate is pregnant."

David and Ellen froze. "Come again, son?"

Tony cleared his throat. "Kate is pregnant and I'm the father."

"Tony, that isn't funny," replied Ellen, in distress.

"He's not kidding, Mom. I am pregnant," said Kate.

Ellen dropped her knife, clasping her hand over her agape mouth. "Caitlin Lauren Todd?"

"I didn't know how to tell you? I thought you would be disappointed because Tony and I aren't married?"

"Katie Pie? Are you really pregnant?" asked David, still in disbelief.

"Almost five months. We just found out we're having twins!"

Ellen walked over and placed a hand on Kate's stomach, feeling the roundness of Kate's stomach through Tony's sweatshirt. "You really are pregnant!"

"Mom, please don't be…"

Ellen cut Kate off as she wiped her arms around her, holding her tightly.

"Mom, you're hurting me!"

Ellen let go of Kate as she wiped tears from her eyes. "Sorry, sweetie! I'm just so happy!"

"Happy?" questioned Kate and Tony in unison.

"Yes, happy! My baby girl is having a baby! Twins!"

"But I thought you would be upset with me going against our beliefs…"

"Oh, Kate, there is far worse you can do in the eyes of God! While I would have preferred a wedding before a baby, I can't help but be happy for you!"

"So, you're not mad?"

"To be honest, Caitlin, I was starting to worry about you! You never talked about a man in your life and I started to think that you would never settle down. And here you are, starting your own family!"

"Katie Pie!" said David as he embraced Kate in a hug. "I'm going to be a Granddaddy! Twice!"

"Come here, Tony!" said Ellen, as she wrapped Tony in a hug. "You don't know how happy you have made me!"

"Thanks" replied Tony, unsure of how to take Ellen's reaction to the news.

David slowly approached Tony, reaching out his hand to shake the younger man's.

"You going to tell me how happy I've made you, too?" smirked Tony.

"It's just a hand shake, son. It doesn't mean that I'm happy," replied David, coldly.

What do you think? The cat's out of the bag! Kate's parents now know she is pregnant. Are they really happy for the couple or is it just a front? Reviews/comments are welcomes and an update is coming soon :-)