A/N: Guuuuuuuuuuuuuys I have a surprise for you! :D THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO "OUR SUMMER"! (I can hear you squealing! :D)
So, after looooong loooong nights and days of thinking, I decided on a couple things. (THIS IS IMPORTANT!)
1) I will give you the sequel to "Our Summer" you've all been asking for.
2) I'm going to write one-shots related to "Our Summer", kind of tags to "Our Summer".
3) This story here (Happy Endings Never End) is gonna be a COLLECTION of one-shots and will therefore be a different kind of sequel but still a sequel!
4) There is gonna be a random order, time jumps and all. Not every chapter will be related to the previous one, etc.
5) You can send in requests for one-shots to be added to the collection and send prompts and stuff and I'll write them for you :)
6) This will NOT be updated daily! I told you at the end of "Our Summer" that I can't do daily updates anymore since I'm in my senior year of High Schools and have some pretty important exams coming up.
7) This story will probably be updated 1-2 times a week, if I find the time. If I don't find the time, there might also be weeks without an update.
I hope you're okay with those "guidelines" ;)
Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS or any of it's characters (obviously) but I do own "Our Summer" and my ideas lol (oh and ISABELLA and Claire! and any other new characters I bring into the mix lol)
Summary: "Our summer was pretty great, huh?" "Yes, it was. But I feel like the future will be even better" This is how happy endings go after all. Happy endings never really end. Sequel to "Our Summer". Tiva.
And nooooow *drum roll* here's the first chapter of the sequel to "Our Summer", "Happy Endings Never End"!
Please enjoy reading! :)
Time: September 2014, four months after Isabella's birth (and the end of "Our Summer")
It was a boring day in late September and Tony was sitting at his desk in the bullpen, doing paperwork. If he was honest, every day was boring without Ziva. Her so-called replacement was a young blonde Agent and he didn't exactly like her that much.
She was nice, yes. But that was it. Her name was Jacqueline and Ziva always made fun of the name. Tony always laughed along but deep-down he knew that Ziva was secretly jealous of the new female Agent on the team.
Ziva and Jacqueline had never met though. Ziva had not yet taken her new job in the Department of International Relations. After the first few months with Isabella, she had decided to talk to Vance and was now on a proper maternity leave.
Vance had actually been relived to hear that Ziva had decided to take a full year instead of just a few months. And to be honest, Tony was glad she had as well. Sure, she always complained that she wanted to work but at least one of them was home.
He hadn't liked the idea of hiring a nanny in the first year, anyway. Tony's gaze flickered to the picture frame next to his computer screen. It was a picture of Ziva, Isabella and him sometime in June.
He'd taken all of his vacation time to help Ziva in the first three months. Eventually though he'd had to return to work. He didn't like it one bit. He didn't like leaving Ziva alone with Isabella, not being able to help her.
And he didn't like missing things going on his daughter's life. What if he missed her first steps? Or her first words? Tony shook his head to clear his thoughts. If he didn't get this stupid paperwork done today, it wouldn't only make Gibbs mad.
Vance had made it pretty clear that if his focus slipped, he'd perhaps loose his job. And he wouldn't risk that. Tony looked around the bullpen. Jacqueline had left for her lunch break but McGee and Gibbs were still there, both working on the paperwork as well.
Tony sighed and focused on the task at hand. The sooner he got this done, the sooner he could go home to Isabella and Ziva. He heard the elevator ding. Jacqueline was probably back from her lunch break.
"Hello everyone", he heard a familiar voice say. No, that definitely wasn't Jacqueline. His head shot up and his eyes met Ziva's. She smiled at him, Isabella on her hip. Tony immediately shot up from his desk and came to stand next to Ziva.
He leaned over and kissed his wife on the lips, then took Isabella's hand and kissed her cheek, making the little girl giggle. Gibbs and McGee had already gotten up from their desks as well and were now standing in front of Ziva and their daughter as well.
"It's good to see you, Ziva", Gibbs said, kissing her on the forehead. Ziva smiled softly and took Isabella's hand, making her wave at McGee and Gibbs. "Say hi to grandpa Gibbs and uncle Tim, Isabella", she instructed softly and the little girl waved at them, giggling.
God, how Tony loved to hear his daughter giggle. It was such a beautiful sound. Gibbs held out his finger and Isabella immediately held onto it with her tiny hand.
"Tony, could you get the blanket from the bag?", Ziva asked, referring to the bag on her left shoulder. Holding Isabella on her hip made it kind of hard to move properly.
Tony moved over and took the blanket from the bag, setting it down on the floor next to his desk. Ziva crouched down and set Isabella down on the blanket. The little girl immediately hurried to sit up, falling over a couple times in the process.
She had learned to sit up on the weekend and Tony had been so glad that he was able to witness that special moment. Isabella tilted her head to the side and eyed McGee and Gibbs curiously.
McGee crouched down in front of the girl and held out his finger for her to take. She giggled and immediately began to babble. She had started to babble two weeks ago and nothing she said made sense just yet.
It were just random words like "baba" or "yaya". Claire had told them it was perfectly normal. The "mama" and "dada" would follow in one to two months. However, Isabella was already able to react to her name and a few other things.
When Tony asked her if she was hungry, she would nod and start babbling. Ziva came to stand next to Tony and he wrapped his arm around her, pulling her into his side.
"We missed you", she whispered and he smirked. "You or Isabella?", he questioned. She laughed and playfully hit his chest. "I missed you, too", he then said, his voice serious.
She smiled at him and he captured her lips in a kiss. Thank God, Gibbs' attention was on Isabella. "How was your day so far?", Ziva asked. "Boring. No case. No you", he replied without a second of hesitation.
She chuckled. "You really do miss me", she observed and he sighed. "Yeah, I do. It's just not the same without you", he admitted. They'd discussed this topic on several occasions in the past few weeks.
It was almost a normal thing for them to discuss. "She's adorable", Tony commented, looking at their daughter, entertaining everyone from where she was sitting on the floor.
"She loves to babble", Ziva added and they laughed. It was true though. Isabella was sitting there, babbling like there was no tomorrow and Gibbs and McGee just looked at her and nodded, pretend to know exactly what she was 'talking' about.
"Where's Jacqueline?", Ziva questioned after a moment, her voice suddenly cold. Tony resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Lunch", he said simply. Ziva nodded. She'd actually been looking forward to finally meeting the new Agent.
Tony hadn't been very willing to share information with her. She knew her name and age and that she was blonde. That was it. She wondered if she was attractive, if she was Tony's type, if she flirted with Tony.
She really couldn't help the jealousy. It came almost naturally. "We should probably let Abby know that you two are here", Tony suggested. Ziva smiled and nodded.
However, just as they were about to call her, Abby came rushing into the bullpen. "McGee, what was so important that you called me in the middle of the..", Abby questioned but stopped when she spotted Ziva standing next to Tony.
Ziva smiled and pointed to the floor. Abby looked down and saw Gibbs and McGee crouched down in front of Isabella who was still sitting on her blanket, babbling non-stop.
"Aww! Oh my God, you brought Isabella!", Abby exclaimed happily and crouched down next to McGee. "Hey there, Isi, how's things? Did you miss your Auntie Abby? I'm sure you did", Abby rambled, almost competing with Isabella and her babbling.
Isabella's eyes lit up when she spotted Abby and she reached up to pat her cheek with her tiny hand. Tony and Ziva laughed at the sight. It was so good to see Isabella with her family, their family.
They had arranged a team meeting every second week ever since Isabella had been born. It was important for Isabella to be surrounded by family after all. Tony's dad had come down to DC to visit three times already and he loved his granddaughter.
Isabella was quite fond of Senior as well. And somehow Isabella had made Tony and his father get along better, too. Ziva was very happy about that. Suddenly someone cleared his throat behind Tony and Ziva and they turned around.
Standing in front of them was none other than Jacqueline. "What's going on?", she questioned and Ziva was immediately annoyed by the high-pitched voice. She looked Jacqueline up and down and tensed.
She was the typical girl Tony had used to go after. She had long blonde hair, big boobs and was taller than Ziva. How was this person even an Agent? Ziva felt Tony's arm tightening around her waist and she looked up at him.
He smiled at her softly. "Jacqueline, meet my former partner and wife, Ziva DiNozzo", he introduced. "Ziva, sweet cheeks, this is Jacqueline", he added. Ziva bit her tongue as to not say anything mean and extended her hand for Jacqueline to shake.
Tony let go of Ziva momentarily and went to pick up Isabella from the floor. She settled on his hip and giggled happily. "Isabella, sweetie, this is Jacqueline. She works with daddy", Tony explained to the little girl.
Ziva came to stand next to him again and took Isabella's hand. "Meet our daughter Isabella Chaya DiNozzo", Tony said to Jacqueline. Ziva could literally see Jacqueline's surprise.
Perhaps she had thought Tony had been lying when he'd told her about having a wife and a child. Or had Tony never told her? Ziva decided to push that thought to the back of her mind.
This was neither the time nor the place. She would discuss that with Tony at home. "So, are you here for a visit?", Jacqueline asked after a minute of awkward silence.
"Yes. Isabella and I wanted to come visit our family", Ziva explained, gesturing to Gibbs, McGee, Abby and Tony. Jacqueline gulped visibly. "And starting next May I will be working at NCIS again", Ziva added, loving the way Jacqueline literally squirmed under her gaze.
So, she still had that effect on people. Good. "Hey, boss? Would you mind if I went out for lunch with Ziva and Bella?", Tony questioned. Gibbs smirked. "Go ahead", he said, nodding.
Tony grinned widely and took Ziva's hand and his wallet. Ziva said her goodbyes to the team and Abby made her promise to call her later. Then the three of them walked to the elevator together.
"It's good you two visited. The days are so long without you", Tony said as they entered the elevator. Ziva cupped his cheek and kissed him deeply. "I know the feeling", she assured him, making him smile brightly.
Isabella interrupted their moment by giggling loudly and starting to babble again. Yeah, Tony had definitely missed his two girls.
A/N: And there it is! :) P.S. There are probably gonna be a lot of polls on my facebook page "Princess Tiva" now that this story started, so if you wanna join in, I'd be very happy :)
Please let me know what you think, what could be improved and what kinds of scenarios you wanna see in future chapters in the reviews section! :) I'm really excited to find out what you think about this "different kind of sequel" :D So, please, please, please let me know! :) And as I said, you can request any scenarios you'd like to see since they're not neccesarily gonna be connected to one another ;)
Soooo..I don't know when I'll update next. Hopefully sometime this week but I can't promise. (School sucks!)
It's so good to be back! :) xo
Love y'all,
~ C.