Warnings: Tony/OC, fluffy

A/N: Sorry that it has taken a long while to get this up. Was slightly annoyed by an anon review that was posted last week. I don't think the person meant to insult me but... if you're going to offer up a critique how am I supposed to discuss with you if you do not sign in? Please if you want to offer up constructive crit, SIGN IN so we can discuss, don't leave an anon or guest review that I cannot respond to... sorry this just bugs me... ANYWAYS... couple of chapters left in this series of I guess one-shots lol, doesn't really have a plot... ENJOY!

One afternoon in late July Tony took advantage of Leah being out of the apartment for an afternoon of games, finger foods, and baby things—otherwise known as her baby shower. With her out it gave him the opportunity to finish the nursery. Tony had already painted it a light green but now it was time to add in the furniture that Gibbs had so lovingly and painstakingly crafted.

So with the help of Tim and Gibbs… the three men managed to finagle the furniture up the narrow staircase and into the apartment without breaking anything or hurting themselves.

Tony was considering it a small victory. The bigger victory was how wonderful the furniture looked in the room. It made everything finally come together. "Gotta say, boss… I think you've outdone yourself this time."

"Yeah," Tim agreed, running his hand along the crib. "It's beautiful work."

"You do what you have to do for family," Gibbs said with a smile, making sure the rocking chair was perfectly in place. "This means something more than picking out a gift on a registry… at least it does to me."

Tony cocked a grin. Building something for the baby was definitely more of one Leroy Jethro Gibbs style than going to a store and picking something out. Besides, judging from all the pictures that were being tagged on Facebook… Leah was getting plenty of stuff of the store bought variety that afternoon. He paused to let it sink in that in just a little over a month this room was going to house a baby. He was surprised with how okay with that he was. He was ready to meet his son, ready to hold him and care for him… and he knew that Leah was ready to be done carrying him.

Gibbs tapped him on the shoulder, pulling him from his thoughts. "Hey. Think it's time for that Chinese food you promised and some beer."

"Yeah. I'm starving," Tim quipped, grinning. "It's hard work carrying hand crafted furniture up onto the second floor of an old brownstone."

"And you will be rewarded," Tony teased, pulling out his cell phone to call up the local Chinese take-out. "Because you deserve one. I mean… I never would have made it up those stairs with that stuff on my own. And I still have the hundreds of items from Leah's baby shower to get up here."

Tim offered him a reassuring pat on his shoulder. "We'll be here to help, promise."

Tony knew that his friend wasn't just talking about bringing all of Leah's gifts in… he was also talking about helping Tony and Leah in anyway they could once the baby arrived, and for that the senior field agent was extremely grateful.

"Wow… looks like you cleaned house today," Tony joked when Leah arrived home from the baby shower and started to unpack her car. "Do we really need all this?"

"Yes," Leah said with a coy smile. She kissed his cheek. "Babies require a lot of love and care."

Tony didn't doubt that his wife was going to give that baby all the love and care that he needed. Hell… she gave him all the love and care that he needed. He cocked a grin and looked at Leah's father unloading the bulkier items. "Do mind if I steal her for a second? There's a surprise I want to show her upstairs."

John nodded his head. "Sure. She shouldn't be helping me unload all this anyways."

Leah looked at him, confused, as Tony took her hand and led her up to the apartment. "This wasn't some kind of lie so we could go have sex was it?"

Tony laughed as they entered the apartment. He stopped her before they went down the hall and told her to close her eyes. She made another joke about him getting rid of her parents so they could have sex, and then did as she was told. He guided her down the hallway and into the nursery, situating her in the middle of it. "Okay," he said, letting go of her hand, "open your eyes."

"Where… Tony… where did this all come from?" Leah asked, eyes wide with surprise at the sight of her son's nursery furnished.

"Gibbs…" he answered, watching her reaction. "He felt it was more appropriate to make you something."

"He… he made this?"

"Uh-huh. Some of the best work he's done. Do you like it?"

Leah turned towards him, smiling. "Like it? I love it!" She went to the crib and ran her fingers over the wood that had been crafted with care. "It's beautiful! Better than any set we could have picked out at the store!"

Tony reached out and tucked her hair behind her ears before taking her into his arms. "I knew you would… love it… Gibbs said it was… well more from the heart than buying something on a list."

"You knew about it?"

"Yeah… he swore me to secrecy. Mad at me?"

"No. I'm happy with all the love our baby is getting. Makes my want him to be here now."

He kissed the top of her head. "We have a lot of things to do before than."

She studied him for a second. "Are you nervous?"

"Plenty. But I've been told it's natural."

"You know my water could break any day now… with only four weeks to go."

"Are you trying to will yourself into labor?"

Leah pouted. "Yes. I'm really starting to get uncomfortable and this Washington heat isn't helping."

Tony chuckled. "Abby told me that most first time mothers go past their due date."

"Bite your tongue," she snapped, pulling out of his arms.

"Here we go!" Katherine's voice interrupted. She entered with two large gift bags in her hands. "I've got more of this downstairs… your father and Tim are bringing it up now. Do you want me to stay and help you put this all away, sweetie?"

Leah shook her head. "No, Mom, I'm fine. You did enough throwing the baby shower for me. It was nice."

Katherine looked like she wanted to argue but John entered the room and put more stuff down. He left, pulling his wife behind him, muttering that they shouldn't be pushing an eight-month pregnant Leah to the brink.

Tony chuckled at that. He'd pushed her to the brink plenty in the last few weeks… and he hadn't even been trying. "So… had enough of your mother already?"

"A little. The baby shower was nice but it was… well… it was more of an event than the one Abby threw me two weeks ago," Leah said with a shrug, pulling some clothes out of one of the bags and going to put them away in the changing table. "You realize that my mother is going to want to come down here to help us after the baby is born, right?"

"Is it too late to move and not tell them?" Tony joked.

"She said that she'd cook."

"Oh well… who am I to say no then?"

Leah laughed softly. She then raised her eyes to his and whispered, "I'm scared, Tony."

Tony was confused. Scared about what? Her mother coming to stay with them for a few days after the baby was born? No. That's not it, Tony told himself, looking into her eyes. There was a sense of vulnerability there. "Scared about what?"

"What if I'm not a good mom?"

"What? That's insane! You're going to be a great mom!"

She shrugged her shoulders. "Guess I just have jitters."

He moved towards her and grabbed her hand. "We both do, sweetheart. But I know we're gonna be fine."

"You do?"

"Yes."

"How?" she asked, looking at their interlocked fingers.

He leaned forward and kissed her forehead, "because we'll be doing this together, and we're better off together than alone."

Baby DiNozzo will be arriving next chapter! :)