Story!
Title: The Morning After
Author: reprint
Rating: T
Pairings involved: Tony/Kate, McGee/Abby, Gibbs/Jenny
Warnings: none really
Short description: Ending up in Anthony DiNozzo's bed was not at the top of Caitlin Todd's 'to do' list...
Chapter 29: Gorgeous
Sarah took the baby away, leaving Tony and Kate alone for a moment. Tony made sure the blanket Kate was in was wrapped securely around her. He smiled at her.
“This is the happiest day of my life.” He said, stroking her cheek. “I never thought that something like this would happen.”
Kate smiled back at him. “I know. I can’t believe how much has happened.”
Tony leaned over and kissed her. “Kate, I love you so much. I never imagined after that party that we would end up here, but I sure am glad that we did.”
Kate started to cry. She wrapped her arms around Tony’s neck. “Oh, Tony.”
“Have you thought about a name?” Tony eventually asked, stepping back and allowing her space. He brushed her hair out of her face and wiped away her tears using his thumb.
Kate thought about it. “How about Adrian Connor DiNozzo?” She suggested.
Tony smirked. “It’s like you read my mind.”
Kate’s eyebrow rose. “You were thinking the same?”
Tony chuckled. “No. It just fits.”
Sarah came back in, with Adrian wrapped in a blanket. She handed him to Tony, who grinned at Kate. She smiled back at him, and wrapped the blanket around herself.
“Kate, we should get you upstairs.” Sarah suggested. “You need to sleep.”
“But-” Kate started to protest. “It’s only the early afternoon!”
“Nevertheless, young lady,” Sarah said, causing Tony to smirk, “You’ve just given birth. It’s a very tiring process, and while you may not feel tired right now, your body will be. Tony, why don’t you go and ring Special Agent Gibbs and tell him why you disappeared from work so suddenly?”
“No need.” Came Gibbs’ voice. The three looked up to see Gibbs, McGee and Jenny standing there. Both McGee and Jenny were smiling. Even Gibbs looked impressed. “DiNozzo, where are your manners? Get a towel before Kate catches pneumonia.”
“I don’t think manners have anything to do with it, Jethro,” Jenny teased, as Tony took off in search of something warm and dry for Kate. “More like common sense.”
Sarah smirked. “Would the three of you like something to drink? To eat? Especially since you came out all this way.”
“A whiskey would be nice.” Jenny said, smiling.
McGee said that a coffee would be fine, as did Gibbs. He then turned to Jenny. “Aren’t we going back to work?”
“It’s a special occasion, Jethro.” She replied, flashing him a smile. “Besides, I don’t think there are any big cases. I think we can stay for a while and celebrate with Kate and Tony.”
“I’ll call Abby.” McGee said. “She won’t mind bringing Hayley and Shane over.”
Kate chuckled. “Unless they’re sleeping.”
Tony came back, and sat on the arm of the sofa. He gently towel-dried Kate’s hair for a bit. “Probie, even I know enough about parenting to know that you should never wake a sleeping baby. Just warning you, though.” He added with a grin.
McGee looked horrified.
-
As it happened, the twins had not been asleep when McGee rang Abby. They had just woken up from an impromptu nap, and were rather restless. Abby, therefore, jumped at the prospect of bringing them around to meet baby Adrian.
By the time Abby arrived, everyone was settled quite comfortably in the living room. Kate had since been upstairs to change, and was settled on the couch, wrapped in a small blanket. In her arms was Adrian, who was sleeping. Extra chairs had been pulled up for everyone else, and coffee was being served, along with other snacks.
“Hey, everyone!” Abby called when she pushed open the door. “A little help?”
McGee, who had clearly forgotten about the two-seater buggy they had, rushed off to help her and the babies inside. Within five minutes, they were all settled.
“Wow, Kate.” Abby gushed over her and Adrian. “You and Tony have very good genes! I’m sure Adrian will be a heartbreaker, just like his daddy.”
Tony laughed nervously, and Kate threw him a mock death glare. “Not if he knows what’s good for him.”
“I’m sure your daughter will be the spitting image of you, Kate.” McGee said.
“Another baby?” Tony and Kate said in unison.
“Well, yeah,” McGee said. “A little sister for Adrian, maybe, one day?” He said, realising by the look on Tony’s face that he had probably put his foot in it, big time.
“I think you said a bit too much, Tim.” Abby laughed, handing him Hayley. “Can you be a sweetheart and change her? Honestly, I think she might be a bit unwell.”
“Un… well?” McGee echoed, not liking the sound of it. He grabbed the bag Abby had brought with her, and took out the things he needed. He then went into the next room to change Hayley.
“Yeah, unwell, Tim.” Abby said, grinning at Kate. “She’s a nasty little piece of work.”
Kate smirked back. “Abby, you didn’t-”
Suddenly McGee exclaimed, “Oh, that is not pretty!”, drowning out Kate’s sentence.
Tony caught on, and burst into laughter. “Abs, I’d separate the babies tonight if little Hayley has a tummy bug.”
-
Over the next three weeks, Kate only came into work a couple of times, and not for very long. She still had some maternity leave, and she was going over the last minute plans for the wedding.
The previous day, Kate, Abby and Sarah had gone into the city and picked up Kate’s dress. A very light cream colour was strapless and flared out a little at the bottom. Her nerves were slowly starting to increase as reality was starting to sink in; in one weeks time she would no longer be Caitlin Todd, but Caitlin DiNozzo.
After they had picked up the dress, they went back to Kate and Tony’s place, where they spent the afternoon looking after the children. Tony and McGee got back around seven, and dinner was served at eight after the babies had fallen asleep. Abby, McGee, Shane and Hayley left at 10, and Sarah stayed the night.
Kate lay in bed, thinking quietly. Tony came in from the bathroom and watched her. “Everything alright, Katie?”
She looked up at him and smiled. “Of course, Tony. I was just thinking.”
“Of what?” He asked as he climbed into bed next to her.
She smiled and snuggled closer to him. “How we’ll be married in a week.”
Tony grinned and stroked her hair. “Oh, Katie.” He said softly, kissing her. “You’ve given me all the things I never knew I wanted. I have a gorgeous little boy, and in a week, I’ll also have a gorgeous little wife.” Kate giggled into her pillow. “What?” He asked her.
“Oh, nothing.” She said in her teasing tone. “Just never heard you say gorgeous before. Especially not when relating to a boy.”
Tony looked scandalised. “I have too used the word before! And why can’t I call my son gorgeous?”
Kate just smirked at him. “Never mind, Tony. Let’s just sleep, okay?”
Tony turned off the light and Kate snuggled up to him. They lay there in silence for a while, until Tony said, “Katie, you’re gorgeous.”
She smiled, and leaned over and kissed him. “You’re gorgeous too, Tony. Now sleep.”
“Yes, Katie. Goodnight Katie.”
She giggled again. “Goodnight, Tony.”
Unfortunately, they weren’t able to sleep, because about five minutes later, they could hear Adrian’s cries through the baby monitor. Tony sighed into his pillow.
“Your turn to check him, Tony.” Kate mumbled.
“I checked him last night.”
“No, you didn’t.”
“Did too.”
“If you check him, I’ll make you breakfast tomorrow morning.” Kate suggested.
“Now that’s a lie and we both know it.” Tony joked.
Kate sighed, and got up slowly. “You’re right, it’s my turn.” She patted Tony’s arm, then left the room and headed down the hall to their sons room.
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Author: reprint
Rating: T
Pairings involved: Tony/Kate, McGee/Abby, Gibbs/Jenny
Warnings: none really
Short description: Ending up in Anthony DiNozzo's bed was not at the top of Caitlin Todd's 'to do' list...
Chapter 29: Gorgeous
Sarah took the baby away, leaving Tony and Kate alone for a moment. Tony made sure the blanket Kate was in was wrapped securely around her. He smiled at her.
“This is the happiest day of my life.” He said, stroking her cheek. “I never thought that something like this would happen.”
Kate smiled back at him. “I know. I can’t believe how much has happened.”
Tony leaned over and kissed her. “Kate, I love you so much. I never imagined after that party that we would end up here, but I sure am glad that we did.”
Kate started to cry. She wrapped her arms around Tony’s neck. “Oh, Tony.”
“Have you thought about a name?” Tony eventually asked, stepping back and allowing her space. He brushed her hair out of her face and wiped away her tears using his thumb.
Kate thought about it. “How about Adrian Connor DiNozzo?” She suggested.
Tony smirked. “It’s like you read my mind.”
Kate’s eyebrow rose. “You were thinking the same?”
Tony chuckled. “No. It just fits.”
Sarah came back in, with Adrian wrapped in a blanket. She handed him to Tony, who grinned at Kate. She smiled back at him, and wrapped the blanket around herself.
“Kate, we should get you upstairs.” Sarah suggested. “You need to sleep.”
“But-” Kate started to protest. “It’s only the early afternoon!”
“Nevertheless, young lady,” Sarah said, causing Tony to smirk, “You’ve just given birth. It’s a very tiring process, and while you may not feel tired right now, your body will be. Tony, why don’t you go and ring Special Agent Gibbs and tell him why you disappeared from work so suddenly?”
“No need.” Came Gibbs’ voice. The three looked up to see Gibbs, McGee and Jenny standing there. Both McGee and Jenny were smiling. Even Gibbs looked impressed. “DiNozzo, where are your manners? Get a towel before Kate catches pneumonia.”
“I don’t think manners have anything to do with it, Jethro,” Jenny teased, as Tony took off in search of something warm and dry for Kate. “More like common sense.”
Sarah smirked. “Would the three of you like something to drink? To eat? Especially since you came out all this way.”
“A whiskey would be nice.” Jenny said, smiling.
McGee said that a coffee would be fine, as did Gibbs. He then turned to Jenny. “Aren’t we going back to work?”
“It’s a special occasion, Jethro.” She replied, flashing him a smile. “Besides, I don’t think there are any big cases. I think we can stay for a while and celebrate with Kate and Tony.”
“I’ll call Abby.” McGee said. “She won’t mind bringing Hayley and Shane over.”
Kate chuckled. “Unless they’re sleeping.”
Tony came back, and sat on the arm of the sofa. He gently towel-dried Kate’s hair for a bit. “Probie, even I know enough about parenting to know that you should never wake a sleeping baby. Just warning you, though.” He added with a grin.
McGee looked horrified.
-
As it happened, the twins had not been asleep when McGee rang Abby. They had just woken up from an impromptu nap, and were rather restless. Abby, therefore, jumped at the prospect of bringing them around to meet baby Adrian.
By the time Abby arrived, everyone was settled quite comfortably in the living room. Kate had since been upstairs to change, and was settled on the couch, wrapped in a small blanket. In her arms was Adrian, who was sleeping. Extra chairs had been pulled up for everyone else, and coffee was being served, along with other snacks.
“Hey, everyone!” Abby called when she pushed open the door. “A little help?”
McGee, who had clearly forgotten about the two-seater buggy they had, rushed off to help her and the babies inside. Within five minutes, they were all settled.
“Wow, Kate.” Abby gushed over her and Adrian. “You and Tony have very good genes! I’m sure Adrian will be a heartbreaker, just like his daddy.”
Tony laughed nervously, and Kate threw him a mock death glare. “Not if he knows what’s good for him.”
“I’m sure your daughter will be the spitting image of you, Kate.” McGee said.
“Another baby?” Tony and Kate said in unison.
“Well, yeah,” McGee said. “A little sister for Adrian, maybe, one day?” He said, realising by the look on Tony’s face that he had probably put his foot in it, big time.
“I think you said a bit too much, Tim.” Abby laughed, handing him Hayley. “Can you be a sweetheart and change her? Honestly, I think she might be a bit unwell.”
“Un… well?” McGee echoed, not liking the sound of it. He grabbed the bag Abby had brought with her, and took out the things he needed. He then went into the next room to change Hayley.
“Yeah, unwell, Tim.” Abby said, grinning at Kate. “She’s a nasty little piece of work.”
Kate smirked back. “Abby, you didn’t-”
Suddenly McGee exclaimed, “Oh, that is not pretty!”, drowning out Kate’s sentence.
Tony caught on, and burst into laughter. “Abs, I’d separate the babies tonight if little Hayley has a tummy bug.”
-
Over the next three weeks, Kate only came into work a couple of times, and not for very long. She still had some maternity leave, and she was going over the last minute plans for the wedding.
The previous day, Kate, Abby and Sarah had gone into the city and picked up Kate’s dress. A very light cream colour was strapless and flared out a little at the bottom. Her nerves were slowly starting to increase as reality was starting to sink in; in one weeks time she would no longer be Caitlin Todd, but Caitlin DiNozzo.
After they had picked up the dress, they went back to Kate and Tony’s place, where they spent the afternoon looking after the children. Tony and McGee got back around seven, and dinner was served at eight after the babies had fallen asleep. Abby, McGee, Shane and Hayley left at 10, and Sarah stayed the night.
Kate lay in bed, thinking quietly. Tony came in from the bathroom and watched her. “Everything alright, Katie?”
She looked up at him and smiled. “Of course, Tony. I was just thinking.”
“Of what?” He asked as he climbed into bed next to her.
She smiled and snuggled closer to him. “How we’ll be married in a week.”
Tony grinned and stroked her hair. “Oh, Katie.” He said softly, kissing her. “You’ve given me all the things I never knew I wanted. I have a gorgeous little boy, and in a week, I’ll also have a gorgeous little wife.” Kate giggled into her pillow. “What?” He asked her.
“Oh, nothing.” She said in her teasing tone. “Just never heard you say gorgeous before. Especially not when relating to a boy.”
Tony looked scandalised. “I have too used the word before! And why can’t I call my son gorgeous?”
Kate just smirked at him. “Never mind, Tony. Let’s just sleep, okay?”
Tony turned off the light and Kate snuggled up to him. They lay there in silence for a while, until Tony said, “Katie, you’re gorgeous.”
She smiled, and leaned over and kissed him. “You’re gorgeous too, Tony. Now sleep.”
“Yes, Katie. Goodnight Katie.”
She giggled again. “Goodnight, Tony.”
Unfortunately, they weren’t able to sleep, because about five minutes later, they could hear Adrian’s cries through the baby monitor. Tony sighed into his pillow.
“Your turn to check him, Tony.” Kate mumbled.
“I checked him last night.”
“No, you didn’t.”
“Did too.”
“If you check him, I’ll make you breakfast tomorrow morning.” Kate suggested.
“Now that’s a lie and we both know it.” Tony joked.
Kate sighed, and got up slowly. “You’re right, it’s my turn.” She patted Tony’s arm, then left the room and headed down the hall to their sons room.
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