Abby hung up the phone. Then she stood up and headed out of her lab. She hopped on the elevator and rode up to the squadroom. As soon as the doors opened she ran out and over to the team.
Burley looked up from his desk. "What is it, Abs?" He asked.
"Charity just called me." She answered, sounding excited.
"And?" Burley prompted.
"Baby D is a boy!" Abby announced, a big smile on her face.
"Did she say what they're going to name him?" McGee asked.
"Nope. They haven't decided that yet."
"How much you wanna bet they won't have a name until he gets here?" Burley asked.
"They'll have a name." Abby countered. "Oh, and Charity comes back to work in a couple of weeks. When she comes back, I'm throwing her a surprise baby shower."
"What all do we need to bring?" Burley asked.
Abby looked thoughtful for a moment. She quickly made a list of things in her head. "Alright, we'll need someone to pick up the cake, the decorations, and then there's the chips...and Charity has really seemed to have a thing for peanut butter lately...oh and ice cream."
Just the Director Shepard walked up to the group. "What's going on?" She asked.
"We're planning a surprise baby shower for Charity. It's a boy."
"Is there anything I can do to help?" Jenny asked.
Charity...
Charity hit the end call button after she finished talking to Abby. She looked at her phone for a moment, then she called for a cab. She then headed out the door and rode the elevator down to the lobby. When she saw the cab pulled up she headed over to it and hopped inside.
"Where would you like to go?" The cab driver asked.
"The cemetery." Charity answered.
The man nodded and then put the car into gear and drove. He parked outside the rot iron gates. "Would you like me to wait here?" He asked.
Charity handed him the money. "No, thank you. I'll be here for a while."
"Okay." He replied, taking the money.
Charity climbed out of the cab and hobbled on her crutches through the graves until she came to the two she'd been looking for. She leaned on her crutches between the two graves for a few moments. Then she slowly sat down on the ground in between the graves.
"So, Mom you're going to be a grandmother." She said looking at one of the graves. "I know I should have come here to tell you sooner, but I...I just...I don't know."
She sat there for a little while longer before she spoke again. "It's a boy." Charity told her mother's grave. Then she turned to her sister's grave. "Kelly, that means you're having a nephew. You also have a brother-in-law. His name is Tony. Mom you would love him. He's funny and handsome and charming."
Charity smiled as she spoke of her baby and her husband. Then she didn't speak for a long moment and just listened to the silence of the graveyard. Then a look of sadness came across her face. Tears stung at her eyes. "I miss you both so much. I'm glad that I'm married and having a baby...but I can't help to think about how you should both be here."
She then let the tears overtake her. She cried as she wished that her mother and sister could be there to share in this special time in her life. She then felt a warm hand on her shoulder. Charity looked up and saw her father standing behind her.
Without a word, he knelt down beside her. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. "I miss them, too." Gibbs told his daughter, giving her a kiss on top of the head.
Charity burried her face in her father's chest and just let him hold her while she cried. After a few moments, she spoke up. "I just keep thinking that they should be here to share in this happy time. Kelly should be excited about becoming an aunt and Mom should be excited about her first grandchild and should be here giving me advice."
"I know." Gibbs told her. He then pulled back and put his hands on either side of Charity's face. He used his thumbs to wipe away her tears. "I know it's hard. I wish your mother were here to share the joy of becoming grandparents with me. It won't ever get easier missing them, especially in these happy moments, but we still have to enjoy these times."
Charity smiled at her dad. "I know." She replied. "Oh, I can't believe I haven't told you yet."
"Told me what?" Gibbs asked.
"You're having a grandson." She answered with a smile.
Gibbs grinned. "A grandson?"
Charity nodded. Then she reached into her pocket and pulled out the ultrasound picture and showed her dad. "Here he is."
Gibbs looked at the picture and smiled. Then he turned to his daughter. "He is one lucky boy to have you for his mother."
Charity flung her arms around her father. "Thanks Daddy."