Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS but i do own Talli!

In her lab, Abby was staring At McGee in shock. She would never have thought Tony would be a father.

"We've got to check this out Timmy," she squealed and grabbed his hand, pulling him towards the lift.

As they walked in they heard a little voice ask,

"Daddy can I have a gun?" they looked at each other in shock.

"Why on earth would you need a gun?" asked Gibbs voice. They came around the desks to see a little girl with long black pig tails poking out from under a beanie next to Tony.

"Because I'm at NCIS and you guys have guns," she told them. With a grin she added,
"I'm a better shot than daddy." Tony glared at her.

"Are not," he told her.

"Are too," she argued back. This started an argument.

"Are not."

"Are too."

"Are not."

"Hey!" Gibbs shouted. They both shut up.

"How do you know that?" he asked Talli. She opened her mouth then closed it.

"Ziva told me," she said, flicking back one long pig tail. Tony looked disgruntled. Gibbs looked at Tony in shock.

"Did Ziva teach you how to shoot?" he asked. Talli nodded proudly.

"She also taught her, her ninja skills," Tony muttered. Gibbs was frowning.

"When did she teach her that?" he asked Tony.

"When she was 2. It's not easy having a daughter with ninja skills," he said mournfully.

Meanwhile Talli had snuck away during their conversation. Gibbs didn't notice the little hand that snuck into his bottom drawer and pulled out his gun.

With a giggle Talli snuck back to her spot next to her father. She cleared her throat importantly.

"Do you want to see a ninja skill Agent Gibbs?" she asked with a smirk that looked uncannily like her fathers. Intrigued Gibbs nodded.

Talli reached behind her and swiftly held a gun in front of her. Gibbs started. He watched bug eyed as she unloaded it, dropping the bullets on the floor.

"Who's gun is that baby?" Tony asked. He wasn't surprised, Talli had done it to him many times before.

"It's Agent Gibbs," she told him, still smirking. Gibbs frowned and checked his bottom drawer. Sure enough his sig was missing.

"How did you do that?" he asked in amazement.

"Ziva taught me all her ninja tricks. I'm super stealth," Talli told him, still smirking. Swiftly, she put the rounds back into the gun and handed it back to Gibbs. Gibbs shook his head and locked his drawer.

"What else can you do?" he asked. By now Abby and McGee were standing next to Tony.

"I can knock a person unconscious with a poke, escape from handcuffs, shoot a moving target, do any form of martial arts and have weapons training," she informed them. Tony just sighed.

"Your daughter's a mini assassin Tony!" Abby exclaimed. Talli beamed.
"Ziva was adamant she be well trained. I didn't know how well trained she meant," he told them.

Gibbs shook his head, it was just like Ziva.

"Back to work," he told them, watching as they scattered. McGee to his desk, Abby to her lab and Talli and Tony back to his desk.

Tony was watching in amusement as Talli attempted to steal his phone. Just as her hand came into contact with it he yanked it back. Talli jumped and pouted.

"Can I have it daddy? Please?" she asked. Tony was smiling over his victory.

"Why do you want it?" he asked. She sighed, her little chest heaving.

"I miss mummy. I want to talk to her. How come she had to go to Telly Viva?" she whined. As she did this she curled up in Tony' s lap, wrapping her arms around his neck. Tony tried not to chuckle at Talli's mispronunciation of Tel Aviv.

"She had work princess. She didn't want to go though. She hates not seeing you," he told

her. Tears welled in Talli's eyes and she buried her face in Tony's throat, sobbing. Tony held her tightly, rubbing her back, painfully aware of how much he missed Ziva himself. He didn't realise Gibbs had witnessed this little breakdown. A small smile was gracing the older man's face.

When Talli had settled, he realised she'd fallen asleep. Tony smiled softly. He gently pulled Talli's ugh boots off and hoodie off so she wouldn't overheat. He stood, holding her things in one hand, both arms under her sleeping body.

"Boss she's fallen asleep. I'm just going to take her upstairs so she can sleep on Jenny's couch," he told Gibbs. He nodded and watched Tony walk upstairs.

Tony walked into the Director's outer office and caught Cynthia's eye. She looked startled.

"Is she in?" he asked. Cynthia nodded, confusion in her eyes. Tony just smiled wordlessly and carried Talli into the Director's inner sanctum.

Jenny was surprised to see Talli in Tony's arms. But delighted all the same. The sleeping child's head was resting on her father's shoulder, her body cradled in his arms.

Jenny stood and wordlessly pulled Talli's outer clothes out of Tony's hand and led him to the lounge. She watched him lie her on the lounge and Talli curled into a ball. Tony placed the blanket from the lounge on her and Talli sighed. Tony pressed a kiss to her cheek. Jenny ran a hand over her beanie clad hair.

"What brings my favourite niece to NCIS?" Jenny asked Tony with a smile.

"She's your only niece Jen," Tony said. She pulled a face at him.

"Her day care burned down," he said. Jenny looked horrified.

"They called Ziva who didn't realise what had happened. She called Ducky and he went to pick her up. He summoned me and she was in the morgue. He's been in autopsy all day so she's been hanging out with me all day," Tony explained. Jen nodded.

"How's it been so far?" she asked curiously. Tony smiled ruefully.

"They were all shocked. But they took it really well. Talli showed off her ninja skills by stealing Gibbs gun, then she told them all about her ninja skills. McGee keeps looking at me like I've grown a second head. Talli tried to steal my phone because she wanted to call Ziva in "Telly Viva" then she had a little break down and fell asleep." Jen was smiling sadly.

"And how are you holding up?" she asked him. Tony looked sad.

"It took me 2 hours to get her bed last night. Then she slept with me and kept me awake all night. God I miss Ziva," he said rubbing his hands over his face.

"She'll be home soon," Jen said consolingly. Tony muttered,
"2 weeks is too long." Tony looked at his watch and sighed.

"I'd better get back down before Gibbs kills me," he told her and got to his feet. He checked Talli, satisfied she was still asleep and walked back down to the bullpen. He met Abby half way.

"Where's the cutie?" she asked cheerily. Tony smiled at the nickname.

"She's asleep in the director's office," he said and Abs nodded.

Tony spent the next few hours doing paperwork, acting completely normal. McGee began to relax and act normally too.

They remained this way until Talli stumbled down the stairs, rubbing her eyes, looking sleepy and disoriented. She climbed into Tony's lap silently and snuggled against him. Tony rubbed her back, she always did this after a nap.

Talli remained like this for about 10 minutes while she woke up properly. She was still barefoot and her hair was falling out of it's pig tails messily. Her beanie was lopsided.

"Daddy can you fix my hair?" she asked when she'd woken up.

"Sure, how do you want it?" he asked her. She pressed a finger against her chin contemplatively.

"In braids," she decided. He held up 2 fingers. She nodded happily.

Tony pulled a comb out of the bag that had been rescued from her day care and set to work.

Gently he pulled Talli's straight hair into 2 braids. They were long, brushing against the middle of her back. As he did it, he noticed Talli's toes still had the nail polish Ziva had put on before she left. He felt a tug of nostalgia, Ziva had painted her own the same colour.

"Where's your boots babe?" he asked when he was done.

"Aunty Jen has them," she told him.

"You want to go grab them?" he asked her and she nodded. Tony watched as she skipped off, braids swinging.

"Aunty Jen?" Gibbs asked, startling Tony. Tony nodded guiltily.

"Boss is it okay if she comes in again tomorrow? It's just her mum's away and her day care burnt down," Tony said in a rush.

"It's fine DiNozzo," he said. Tony was relieved.

Talli didn't return from the Director's office for half an hour. When she did she and Tony went home.

Tony went through the motions of being a parent. He'd bathed Talli, dressing her in her favourite pink duck covered flannelette pyjamas. He fed them both and showered while Talli watched her favourite movie.

Tony returned dressed in a pair of pyjama bottoms and a t-shirt, curling up with her to watch the rest of the Lizzie McGuire movie.

Tonight Tony got Talli into bed without any fuss. He briefly considered calling Ziva but knew she'd be asleep.

Sighing Tony got into bed, hating how empty the big bed seemed.

For most of the night sleep escaped him. But during the early hours of the morning he fell into a deep sleep.

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