A/N: So this is the last instalment of The Pregnancy Chronicles before Mia is born. I had to add the false labour in there somewhere, so here it is. I added the last little bit on the end because I can only imagine how excited Gibbs is to finally have a family again, not that the team isn't his family but a family of his own not an adopted family. Anyway I hope you enjoy this Reviews are very much appreciated!
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Practice
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Sammy was officially 36 weeks into her pregnancy. She was on maternity leave and slowly going crazy being stuck at home but she was too sore to do much, but she still wanted to get something done. She knew that pushing herself as much as she was to get stuff done wasn't a good idea but she wanted to get something done so Gibbs didn't have to come home from work and do everything. She had done the dishes and was now heading upstairs to fold the basket of laundry she was carrying. About half way up the stairs a cramp rippled through Sammy's stomach. She stopped head in her tracks and waited for another to follow. When nothing happened after a minute she picked up the basket from where she had set it on the step and continued up to her's and Gibbs' room. She set herself up on the bed beside the other 3 baskets she had already set there earlier in the day. She was almost finished folding the first basket when another cramp rippled through her stomach again. Now she was starting to worry. What f the baby was on her way? It was too early for her to come!
Sammy tried to calm herself down as she reached for the phone on the side table and dialled Gibbs' cell number.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Gibbs asked as soon as he picked up the phone.
"I'll explain when you get here," Sammy said as calmly as she could, "I just need you to come home."
"I'm leaving now," Gibbs said as he grabbed his things and headed for the elevator, "I'll be there soon."
"Alright," Sammy said before she hung up.
She set the phone back in its stand and decided it was best to look up what was happening in one of her pregnancy books. She pulled her favourite one off the nightstand and looked up cramps in the index. Finding the pages she needed she started flipping through the book and reading sections here and there, only stopping when she was hit with another cramp.
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When Gibbs got home and didn't see Sammy in the downstairs he headed up to their room and found her reading calmly.
"Are you alright?" he asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"
"I'm fine, got a little worried, but it was nothing," Sammy said calmly, "I was having cramps but they ended up being false labour pains, I read up on it and timed them and everything."
"You're sure?" Gibbs asked, crawling up on the bed beside her, after moving the baskets so there was room for him.
"Yes, I'm sure," Sammy said with a smile, "I think I was just pushing myself too hard."
"I can see that," Gibbs said, motioning to all the laundry, "Did you carry all these up here?"
"Yeah," Sammy said, burying her face in his chest, "I wanted to get something done today so you didn't have so much to do when you got home."
"You don't have to worry about that," Gibbs said softly, "I know how hard this is on you, all you have to worry about is taking care of you and the baby. I can do the laundry and dishes and everything else."
"But you work all day and all I do it sit around, I have to do something," Sammy whined.
"But if you keep doing what you've been doing you're gonna over excited your body so but you're gonna end up in preterm labour, Honey," Gibbs said softly, starting to rub small circles on her lower back, knowing it was sore.
"Fine," Sammy said with a sigh, leaning closer to Gibbs so he had better access to her back.
They sat for a while in silence, Gibbs rubbing Sammy back and Sammy shifting every once in a while to get comfortable again.
"Are you alright, Honey?" Gibbs asked softly when Sammy shifted again
"Yeah," Sammy mumbled, "Just sore."
"Do you want a massage?" Gibbs asked softly, placing a kiss on Sammy's forehead.
"Mhm," Sammy said, sitting up.
Gibbs stood up from the bed and moved the laundry to the floor before grabbing a bottle of lotion off the dresser and settling behind Sammy, who had pulled off her shirt then scooched to the middle of the bed and was hugging a pillow. Gibbs warmed up some lotion in his hands before starting rubbing her shoulders and working his way down her back.
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By the time Gibbs had finished her massage Sammy was asleep. Gibbs gently wrapped a robe around her shoulders then pulled her back so she was resting against his chest. Sammy moved a little to get comfortable and when she stopped moving Gibbs started gently rubbing her stomach and cooing to the baby. He smiled when he felt her kicking against his hand. Before he could catch himself he was day dreaming about meeting his baby girl. He had forgotten what it felt like to have an actual family of his own, but what he was feeling now felt good.
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The End