AUTHOR'S NOTE - I promise - I deliver. :)
It is silly and quite possibly OOC and I wrote in during my study break. But I kinda like it.

ENJOY!

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

- June 2005

It was warm, late spring, mid-June; the darkest time of the night, when everyone slept.

Everyone, that is, except for Jenny Shepard, who kept fidgeting in her bed, albeit carefully, so as not to wake her sleeping lover.

She looked at him with a mixture of annoyance and love – he looked so peaceful in the midst of what must have been a pleasant dream, if judging by a slight smile on his face – and she wished she could be that peaceful.

However, all she was was tired and frustrated and, worst of all, she knew exactly why.

Jenny sighed, turning for the fifteenth time. She kicked away the sheet that was covering her body and pulled up Gibbs's oversized T-shirt just enough to uncover her stomach. She rested her hand on it and sighed again.

What the hell was she waiting for, she wondered. She wasn't getting any younger and this sure as hell wasn't going to go away.

"Jethro," – she whispered, turning towards him.

He stayed still.

"Jethro," – she repeated, louder this time, reaching to touch his peaceful face.

He murmured something, turning his head into her hand. She smiled.

Then kicked his leg.

"Jethro!" – She whispered harshly.

"What?" – Came the annoyed reply as one blue eye opened and looked at her.

The pang of guilt was short-lived, but it was there.

She was silent for a while and the eye closed again.

"Jethro," – Jenny whispered again and this time both slightly concerned eyes opened.

"You okay?"

The shake of her head was enough to have him sitting up and turning the bedside lamp on.

"What's wrong?"

She sat up as well and looked at him for a moment or two, biting her lip. She reached for his hand, entwining their fingers and by now, she could tell, he was really freaked out.

"I'm pregnant," – she finally whispered.

There was a momentary silence before he suddenly pulled his hand from hers. Jenny immediately moved her hand to her lap, touching her stomach.

For some reason, she didn't dare look into Gibbs's eyes.

That was until his hand moved under her chin, making her look up.

He was smiling slightly, sleep still clouding his eyes.

"You sure?" – He asked.

Jenny nodded her head before answering.

"I'm about a month in."

There was another short silence before Gibbs suddenly pulled Jenny to his lap, kissing her soundly before resting his forehead against hers, smiling brightly.

"We're having another baby," – he said.

"We're having another baby," – she confirmed, laughter bubbling in her chest and escaping her.

She buried her face in his neck to keep quiet.

"Alex is gonna flip," – Gibbs said kissing the top of Jenny's head.

"Oh, yeah. She will," – she replied, moving back and planting a loud kiss on his lips. "Are you okay with this?"

He looked at her for a long moment, her head between his palms, before nodding his head.

"Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay. Bit unexpected, but then so was Alex."

"I guess we only do unexpected," – Jenny said as they lay down again, her head resting on his chest.

"Are you okay with this?" – He asked, his hand combing through her hair.

"I'm very much okay with it."

He could feel her smile against his skin.

They would still have to talk about this - there was a lot to discuss - but for now they could both just enjoy it.

"How long have you known?"

"About a week, ten days."

"And you had to wake me up at three-thirty in the morning to tell me?"

The slap on the chest was all he got in lieu of a response.