Author's note:
Thank you for all the lovely reviews and well wishes for my dad and my baby. Both are doing very well now and my baby is just over 2 months old…
I am truly sorry about the long delay in updating, but I spent the last few weeks completing my other story titled 'Survival'. I will be working on completing 'Enemy Within' next, but this chapter of Consequences just needed to be written today.
So enjoy and as always review soon…. Thanks!
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"Gibbs!" Jenny gasped again.
She could not get off the examination bed, as the ultrasound arm was still inside her.
Gibbs!
Does he know?
Or did he pass out before Dr Malone revealed our baby.
Wait a minute… they said he has a concussion!
What happened?
I have to know!
Jenny prepared to remove the ultrasound arm just as Dr Malone returned to the bed.
"Calm down Jenny. I do not think he heard or saw anything. He has a severe concussion." Dr Malone said.
"I have to go ..." Jenny, insisted.
"Jenny, I'm not yet done with the exam. Now please calm down. This kind of agitation is not good for you or the baby."
"But…"
"No buts. Let me complete the exam and then you can leave." Dr Malone was adamant.
Jethro needs me!
But our baby needs me too.
"Okay. But please hurry." Jenny urged
Dr Malone moved the ultrasound arm around, preparing to remove it when she suddenly stopped.
"What! What's wrong with my baby?" Jenny gasped noticing the frown on the doctor's forehead.
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In the CT scan room, Gibbs remained unconscious throughout the scan. The tech completed the scan and typed up her report as Gibbs was wheeled back to the ER.
"What happened? When did he loose consciousness?" one of the nurses asked the orderly.
Ducky chose that moment to come and stand next to Gibbs' gurney.
"He walked into Dr Malone's rooms and passed out. We mmm we're not sure whether he hit his head on the way down." The orderly replied.
Oh Jethro.
Dr Malone?
Jenny was seeing…. Could it be?
Did you walk in while Jenny was being examined?
Oh Dear… will you remember what you heard and … saw.
Does Jenny know that you were there?
These and many other questions swirled through Ducky's mind.
The nurses shook their heads in distain at the orderlies before taking Gibbs' vital signs. Gibbs moaned as he started to regain consciousness.
"Jethro, dear boy, can you hear me?" Ducky asked.
"Argh! Duck, what… happened?" Gibbs gasped keeping his eyes tightly closed.
"You passed…" Ducky started saying.
"She's pregnant!" Gibbs shouted, his eyes flying open and his body jerking up on the bed.
"Agent Gibbs calm down." The nurse ordered, trying to push him back onto the bed.
She didn't have to try too hard. The pain that sliced through his head threw him back against his pillow almost immediately.
"Jethro, who are you talking about?" Ducky asked knowing exactly whom he was speaking about.
"Jenny."
"What about Jenny?" Ducky pushed.
"What?" Gibbs repeated a look of utter confusion flashing across his face.
"Jethro are you alright?" Ducky asked with concern.
"What ... happened? My head… Argh!" Gibbs asked looking lost.
"Jethro, what is the last thing you remember?" Ducky asked, concern filtering through in his voice.
"Remember… I don't know… running, falling. Did I fall?" Gibbs asked, dazed.
"Yes, you chased a suspect…." Ducky got no further.
"She's pregnant… Ducky." Gibbs almost sobbed.
"Jethro, are you talking about…" Again, Gibbs interrupted him.
"Jenny… she's having a baby…" Gibbs did hiccup this time.
"How did you find out? "Ducky asked.
"What?" Gibbs was confused again.
"About Jenny?" Ducky asked.
"What about Jenny?" Gibbs asked. Then he sat up again gasping, "She's … pregnant. Argh, I'm going to…"
The nurse rushed to place a kidney dish below Gibbs' mouth as he gagged and lost his breakfast.
"Easy, Jethro." Ducky soothed running a hand up and down Gibbs' back.
Gibbs' mind was in total disarray. One moment he thought he knew what he talking about and the next he did not. One moment he was running and falling and the next he heard, 'tad… tad… tad…' a heartbeat, Jenny's baby's heartbeat. His head pounded making tears well up in his eyes. His mouth tasted foul after vomiting. His body trembled and he felt weak and exhausted.
"Ducky… argh… what … happened?" He asked a moment later.
It was as if everything had been wiped out of his mind and he had to find out what was wrong with him all over again.
Dr Crawford walked into Gibbs' cubicle, the CT scan results in hand.
"Agent Gibbs, I'm Dr Crawford."
Gibbs didn't even make eye contact with him, as he again asked, "Did I fall?"
"Dr Crawford, I'm Dr Donald Mallard, Agent Gibbs' physician and close personal friend. What did the CT scan reveal?"
"I'm afraid Agent Gibbs has a sever concussion. I want to keep him under observation for the next 48 hours to rule out any other complications such as cranial oedema, hemorrhaging, etc." Dr Crawford said.
"Oh dear. A severe concussion. That explains the perseverating, confusion and vomiting." Ducky said.
"Get him settled in the ward and hold all sedation. Administer Clopamon for the nausea and aspirin for the headache, nothing else without my say so. Make sure to wake him every 2 hours for the next 24 and report any changes in his symptoms. I want a second CT scan done in 6 hours." Dr Crawford ordered the nurses.
The nurses nodded and made the necessary arrangements. Ducky went out to the waiting room to inform the rest of the team.
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Back in Dr Malone's office, Jenny didn't know whether to panic or relax.
Dr Malone was currently doing an internal exam, pressing gently down on various areas of her abdomen.
"What is it? Just tell me! I'm not loosing this baby… am I?" Jenny suddenly realized just how much she wanted and needed the baby.
No, I can't loose you!
I won't loose you…
God … please keep my baby safe!
Dr Malone withdrew her finger from Jenny's body and said, "Jenny, I want to do the ultrasound once more."
"Why?" Jenny demanded.
"To confirm what I suspect." Dr Malone replied.
That said, the ultrasound arm was inserted into Jenny's vagina and Jenny's heart missed a beat as the … tad… tad… tad sound filled the room again.
"This may feel a bit uncomfortable. Just relax and I'll be as quick as I can." Dr Malone twisted the ultrasound arm causing Jenny to gasp.
Then the room was filled with …
Tad… ad
Tad… ad
Tad… ad
"What is it?" Jenny demanded.
"Two heart beats. Congratulations, Jenny. You're having twins." Dr Malone smiled as she showed Jenny two miniscule forms on the ultrasound screen.
"Oh my God!" was all Jenny could say.
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Author's Note:
That is it for this chapter.
The next sees Jenny visit a sleeping Gibbs and …
The team also discuss Jenny's pregnancy and Tony speculates on who the father could be….
So stay tuned and review soon… Thanks.