To the Hospital

[ncis_ljgibbs]

Jethro made his way through the hospital trying to keep his nerves under control. He wasn't a hundred percent sure what had happened though he'd listened the voice mails left on his phone. He tracked Jen's room down fidgeting nervously not totally sure she'd really even want him in there. He tapped on the door frame before stepping inside.

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[on_jennys_terms]

When her text had gone unanswered and the nurses had told her they couldn't get a hold of him on the phone, her tired mind had gone right back to being convinced he wasn't coming. She tried to remember what Liz had said the night before, that if she weren't pregnant, then it wasn't real. But here it was, playing out in what appears to be reality. He wasn't coming.

Jen just lays there on her side, drowsy eyes half-closed, staring at a spot somewhere on the floor. She's almost shut down after the meltdown from earlier. But the tap on the door frame catches her attention and she picks her head up slowly. "Jethro?" she asks, unsure of what she's seeing.

[ncis_ljgibbs]

"Hey, I'm so sorry Jen. I had the phone on silent because of my hangover. I didn't realize the ringer was still off until Tobias said something,"he edged toward her. Jethro knew he looked like hell but he hadn't even bothered to shave once he'd gotten her messages.

[on_jennys_terms]

"I didn't think you were coming," she says, starting to cry simply out of...what? Desperation? Relief? Maybe nothing more than exhaustion. She sits up and holds her hand out to him, wanting so badly for him to wrap her in his arms. She's even more lost than before. Now, her messages got mixed, the wires got crossed, and she's afraid she's completely lost her grip on reality.

[ncis_ljgibbs]

"I'm so sorry I wasn't there Jen,"he hurried over to her wrapping her up tightly in his arms. Jethro had been terrified he was going to lose her and their baby that getting the news she was in the hospital nearly sent him over the edge. "I'm here now."