As soon as Burley had left Charity's hospital room, he bolted for the elevator. Then he headed for his car. He hopped in and went straight for NCIS. When he arrived, he parked his car and then headed up to his desk.
"How's Charity?" Ziva asked.
"One minute." Burley said. He picked up his phone and dialed.
"Hello." came the familiar accented voice of Ducky.
"Ducky, I'm calling a meeting in Abby's lab." Burley answered.
"Does this have something to do with Charity?" Ducky inquired.
"Yes." Burley replied.
"I'll be there in five minutes."
Burley then hung up the phone. He looked at the team. "Come on, we're going to Abby's lab."
The team got on the elevator and headed to the lab. When they walked in, Ducky was already there. "How's Charity?" Abby asked. "What's wrong with her?"
Burley put his hands on Abby's shoulders. "Calm down." He told her. "I will explain in just a minute."
Everyone formed a circle around Burley. "What is wrong with Charity?" Ducky asked.
"The doctor said she is suffering from severe morning sickness." Burley answered.
"Morning sickness?" Ziva asked.
"You have to be pregnant to have morning sickness." Abby said the same words Charity had said in the hospital.
"Yes. The doctor said that she's about four weeks pregnant." Burley replied.
"This is so exciting!" Abby said. "First she comes back from her weekend getaway engaged and now she's pregnant!"
Tony and Charity...
"We're having a baby." Charity said for the hundredth time. "I can't believe it."
"I know." Tony replied, looking at his fiance. "You're going to be a great mom."
Charity looked at him. "I don't know about that. I mean, the last time I changed a diaper was when Kelly was a baby. That was a long time ago. I don't know if I can remember half of the stuff."
"At least you had practice. I've never really been around kids." Tony replied. "We'll just figure it out together." He then leaned in and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips.
Charity looked at him. "I'm scared out of my mind right now."
"Me, too." Tony replied. "Kids scare me."
Charity gave him a small smile. "I think you're gonna be a great dad."
"That makes one of us." Tony replied. Just then his cell phone rang. He looked at the caller id. "I'd better take this. It's Dan. Probably about the case."
Charity nodded. She understood that part of the job very well.
Tony answered his phone. "What's up, Dan?"
"We've got a lead on our Jane Doe." Dan answered. "Her name is Julia Weems, age fifteen. Her parents reported her missing two months ago. We've got some more stuff, too. It's just easier to show you rather than tell you."
"Okay, I'll be there in a little bit." Tony replied and then hung up the phone. He turned to Charity. "I really hate leaving you right now."
"It's okay." Charity replied. "Who understands the job better than me?"
Tony smiled. He leaned in and gave her another gentle kiss on the lips. "I'll be back later tonight. Call me if you need anything."
"Okay, I will." Charity replied.
"I love you." Tony told her, kissing her cheek.
"I love you, too."
Tony then headed out. He felt like a heel having to leave Charity just as soon as they found out she was pregnant, but he had to get back to work. He shortly arrived back at the presinct.
"So, what's going on?" Tony asked Dan.
Dan pulled out the autopsy report and handed it to Tony. "She was definitely murdered. There's no finger prints on the needle."
"And she's been beaten several times over the last couple of months." Tony said.
"And according to the sexual assault kit, she's been raped repeatedly." Dan added.
"She had to have been kidnapped to be a part of an underage sex ring. These sick bastards." Tony said, this case suddenly taking on a new look for him, now that he was going to be a father.
"It's always much worse when they hurt kids." Dan added.
"We've gotta get these perverts off the streets." Tony said, feeling extra determined. He always wanted to keep the streets safe, it was his job, but it all meant so much more now.
Tony and Dan got hard at work, trying to find a way to get the sex trafficers off the streets. It was around nine at night when Tony finally looked up at the clock. "You supposed to be somewhere?" Dan asked.
"I was going to go and see Charity in the hospital." Tony answered. "But we've gotta find these guys and get them off the streets."
"You should go be with her." Dan said.
"She'll understand." Tony replied. "I'll just give her a call."
"Oh, come on, I can work on this."
"No." Tony said, raising his voice slightly. "The longer we take to solve this case the more kids they'll take off the streets!"
Dan looked at Tony. "You're extra determined to solve this case. Why?"
"Because, I'm gonna be a dad!" Tony answered, still yelling. "I want to make sure these perverts are gone when my kid is born!"