Protecting Gibbs

chapter 10

A month had passed since Tony and Charity had been rescued. They still hadn't been able to talk about what happened in the cabin. One day Charity woke up and felt like something was off. "I'll go see Duckie. Maybe he can run some tests and find out what's wrong." She spoke aloud to herself.

She got dressed and hopped in her car and headed to the navy yard. Once there she signed in for her visitor's pass and then went to see Duckie. Stepping off the elevator, she walked into the morgue and mentally brased herself for what she might see. Luckily Duckie was not in the middle of an autopsy. He was filling out some paper work at his desk and Jimmy was cleaning something.

"Hello Duckie." she greeted.

Duckie turned around and gave her a huge smile. "Hello Charity. So glad to see you out and about." He replied. He stood up and walked over to pull her into a hug. "So what brings you here, my dear?"

"Could I talk to you alone?" She asked.

"Of course." Duckie answered.

Jimmy stopped cleaning. "I have some paper work I need to take to Abby.' He said making up the excuse. "It was good to see you."

"Good to see you, too, Jimmy." Charity told him with a smile.

Once Jimmy was gone, Duckie turned to Charity. "Is something wrong?" He asked.

"I'm not really sure. I just woke up this morning and something didn't feel right. I was wondering if you could take me blood and run a test."

"Of course my dear." Duckie answered. He motioned for her to take a seat on the slab. Then he walked over to a table and pulled on a pair of gloves and then pulled out a serringe. He walked over to Charity and took a blood sample.

He then handed Charity the vile of her blood. "Run this up to Abby. She'll be able to run the tests."

"Okay, thanks Duckie." She said. Then she hugged him and gave him a peck on the cheek. She headed up to Abby's lab.

"Hey Charity!" She greeted excitedly. Then she pulled Charity into a hug. "What are you up to?"

Charity handed abby the vile of her blood. "I woke up and something didn't feel right. I had Duckie take a sample."

"And you need me to run it?"

"Yes please."

"Of course." Abby answered.

She took Charity's blood and ran it through a bunch of tests. Soon the results came up. Abby began reading through them. Her eyes became wide. "I don't believe this."

"What? It's something horrible isn't it?" Charity asked.

"No. there's nothing wrong with you."

"Then why are your eyes so wide?"

Abby turned to face Charity. "You're pregnant."

Charity's eye became wide. She fell into the chair behind her.

"How come you didn't tell me you were seeing anyone?" Abby asked.

"Because I'm not."

"Then...what...how?"

"Tony and I made love while we were trapped in that cabin." Charity blurted out.

Abby's eyes became even wider. "Oh my gosh! So you're carrying Tony's baby!"

Charity jumped from her seat. "Shhh! I can't let the whole world know."

"Well, it's going to come out eventually." Abby said.