Protecting Gibbs

chapter 22

A couple of weeks had passed since Tony and Charity's trip. Gibbs and the team were working on a case and Gibbs had gotten into one of his determined moods again. The team hadn't gone home in a little over a week.

Charity had another doctor's appointment for another ultrasound. She decided to head over to NCIS a little early so she could visit Abby. She stepped off the elevator and walked into Abby's lab.

"I knew you'd be here soon, Gibbs." Abby said, not truning around to look who was behind her.

"So, my father and I both make a disturbance in the force?" Charity said with a giggle.

Abby turned around, a huge smile on her face. "Charity!" She then ran over to Charity and pulled her into a hug.

Charity looked at Abby with a huge smile when they broke apart. "I have something to show you." Charity told her.

"Oooh, I'm excited." Abby said.

Charity stepped back and took her jacket off. "Isn't it amazing?"

"You have the cutest little baby bump!" Abby said excitedly. Then she reached out a hand and looked up at Charity. "May I?"

"Of course." Charity answered.

Abby reached out her hand and touched Charity's slightly swollen stomache. "This is so cool." Abby said. Then she bent down and started talking to Charity's stomache. "Hey there little baby Chony. This is your Aunt Abby. I can't wait to meet you."

Charity looked at Abby. "Chony?"

Abby straightened. "Yup, until you guys find out the sex of the baby and what you are going to name him or her, we can call it Chony. It's a combination of Charity and Tony." Abby answered with a grin.

Charity laughed. "I actually like that."

"Well, actually it's not just Chony." Abby replied.

"Then what is it?" Charity asked.

"It's Chony Dibbs."

Charity and Abby laughed. Then Charity looked at the clock. "I had better go get Tony. We have another ultrasound today."

"Okay, I wish you good luck. Your dad isn't letting anyone leave." Abby said.

"He will let Tony leave." Charity said with a determined look on her face.

Abby laughed. "I almost forgot who I was talking to." She said. "Now when you get back from that appointment, you come down here and show me the baby."

"Got it." Charity said and then headed up to get Tony.

She stepped off the elevator and spotted Tony sitting at his desk.

"I think someone is here to see you, Tony." Ziva said.

Tony looked up and saw Charity walking over to him. He stood up and met her half way. "What's up, babe?" He asked.

"It's Tuesday." She answered.

"It is?" Tony asked.

Charity laughed. "Yes, so we have another ultrasound today."

"I don't know if your dad will let me leave. He's determined again." Tony said, really wanting to go, but knowing how Gibbs was.

Charity looked up at him. "You want to go right?"

"Yeah, I love going to see our baby." He answered.

"Then just leave everything to me." She said.

Before Tony could say anything, Gibbs walked in. "DiNozzo what are you doing? Get back to work." Gibbs ordered, not noticing his daughter.

"Right boss." Tony said going to set back down at his desk.

Gibbs then noticed Charity standing in the middle of their desks. "What are you doing here baby girl?"

"I came to get Tony. We have another appointment." Charity answered.

"Can't you go by yourself?" Gibbs asked his daughter.

"I can, but I don't want to." She said, tears forming in her eyes.

Gibbs let out an exasperated sigh. "Alright DiNozzo, you can go. Just be back soon."

"Okay, boss. Thanks." Tony said, standing up.

"Thanks, Daddy." Charity said. She walked over and hugged her father quickly and then she and Tony left for the appointment.

Once they were in the car Tony looked over at Charity. "You are good." He said.

Charity grinned. "Thank you." She replied. "Oh and Abby came up with a nickname for our baby until we find out the sex and what we ant the name to be."

"Really?" Tony asked. "What is it?"

"Chony Dibbs." Charity answered.

Tony laughed. "Our names combined. I like it."

"Me too." Charity said.

Soon they arrived at the OBGYN's office. They were led back to the room with the ultrasound machine once again. Dr. Lang entered the room. "How are you feeling today, Charity?" She asked.

"Great." Charity answered.

"Alright then, let's see how the baby is doing." Dr. Lang said.

Charity lifted her shirt. Dr. Lang squirted the cold jelly on her stomache and then started moving the wand around. She stopped moving the wand and pointed to the screen. "There's the head and the body. There's an arm, and there's a leg."

Charity couldn't help but smile as she looked at the screen. Once the doctor left, Charity looked over at Tony, the huge smile still on her face. "I love you."

Tony grinned back at her. "I love you, too." Then he placed a gentle kiss on her lips. Then he put his hand on her stomache. He leaned over and spoke to their unborn baby, "I love you, too." Then he kissed the baby bump.

Charity giggled. Then she lovingly placed a hand on her stomache. Then she looked at Tony. "It's amazing how much you can love someone, you haven't even met yet."