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"Nathan, your butt. In bed. Now!" Ziva said as she chased after the little boy who was giggling happily. "Nathan, please get in the bed."
Nathan stopped for a second, he was standing in the entrance to the hall in only a diaper. "Okay, mommy. I go to bed now." He reached his hands up to her and she smiled down.
"You are such a good boy," she kissed his cheek lightly just before the door bell wringed. She sighed and shifted Nathan so that he was balanced on her hip as she made her way to the door.
She opened the door to revel one Anthony DiNozzo. "Hello Tony."
"Ton-ee!" Nathan squealed and reached his arms out. Tony looked at Ziva skeptically before she nodded and handed Nathan to Tony.
"Well hey there, kiddo, what's up?"
"Well, Mommy trying to put me in bed," the boy stated, raising his eyes brows in disbelief.
"No way, why would she do that?" Tony asked, playing along with the two year old.
"She thinks I tired, but no. I'm glad I stayed up. Now I see you."
"Yeah, buddy, I'm glad you stayed up too," Tony's eyes wondered over to Ziva who was smiling. "How about I put you to bed!" Nathan's eyes got wide with excitement and he nodded his head. "Ask your mommy." Nathan jumped down and ran to Ziva.
"Mommy, can he peawees…" Nathan begged and Ziva nodded.
"Laila Tov, little one." Ziva kissed her son's forehead and watched as he and Tony walked down the hall. Just as she was getting lost in her thoughts, her cell phone began to ring. She walked over to cell phone and answered.
"Hi, Tony! I'm sorry, I know you told me the results could wait till tomorrow, but I have great news! Tony… Tony, are you going to speak?" Abby yelled through the phone, but Ziva was too lost to say anything. She snapped the phone shut and slid down to the floor. Already one day back and Tony was up to him normal… self. Part of her wanted to think Tony wouldn't go behind her back and get her son's DNA and run a test, but the other part of her knew he would.
"So, the little squirt's in bed, so I guess we can talk," Tony said as he walked in the main room. "Ziva, what's wrong?"
"Abby called." Ziva pushed herself up on her feet and looked in his eyes. "Would you really go behind my back and run Nathan's DNA?" she asked incredulously.
Tony held up his hands in defense. "Zi, I was going to ask you but-"
"But what? Did you not think I would be honest with you? But, oh wait, you did accuse me of sleeping with other men when I told you I was pregnant!" She jabbed her finger at him.
"I never accused you of sleeping with anyone else. The news of you being pregnant took me by surprise! You never gave me a chance to respond! The next day, you left."
"Oh, so this is my fault?" Ziva rolled her eyes. "I am starting to think that keeping my son away from you was the smart choice."
Tony took a step closer to Ziva and she took a step back. "So, he is my son?"
"I do not know, Tony. Maybe Nathan's father is the bar tender down at Luck's or what about the cable guy? He seems like a good option as well! Oh, I know, it must be the mail man! But who knows? I slept with so many men while we had our… thing!" she screamed and suddenly cries started to come from Nathan's bedroom. "I think it is best if you leave now." She pointed towards the door and started to walk down the hallway.
She picked Nathan up out of his 'big boy bed' and pulled him over to the rocking chair. She started to rock him gently. "Sshh, my little boy." She didn't know when the tears started, but soon she had no control over them. Her life was spiraling out of control.
"I screwed up, and, Zi, I know there's very little chance you will ever forgive me for what I did, but I think you should have this," Tony said and set down a little blue velvet box on the night stand. "I got it the night you told me you were pregnant, but I respect your wishes and I'll be leaving now." He walked out of the door and Ziva used her free hand to dry her tears. She smiled when she heard the soft snores of her son. She set him back in the bed and went to get the box, what was in it shocked her. She walked in her living room to find Tony.
"I thought I told you to leave," she said, but her voice was not harsh. "I am serious, Anthony, I would prefer it if you left. I am tired of fighting with you," she stated, the last part softly and her voice sounded broken.
Tony's face fell. "Listen for a minute, please…" She nodded and he took a big breath before he took a step towards her. "I really want you and Nathan in my life. You were gone for three years and I didn't get to see my son grow up. I want to be here for the rest of his life." He looked into her eyes.
Ziva sighed and took a seat on the couch pulling out the box and setting it down on the coffee table. "Tony…"
"Okay, before you start, let me explain that I don't understand your reasoning as to why you kept me away from my little boy all this time. The only reason I could come up with was maybe you thought I wasn't going to be serious about this, so to prove you wrong, I brought you this. I bought it the night you told me about your pregnancy. I realized I lov-" he paused and shook his head, realizing he needed to choose better words. "I realized I needed both you and Nathan in my life. I know this doesn't change anything now, but I needed you to know that." She smiled at him before she continued.
"What happened between us should not have happened. You gave me Nathan, and for that I will always be grateful, but Tony, I knew you and how you were. You were a playboy who ran from the 'c' word! I am not saying you would not have made a good father, it is just... I did not want Nathan to get to caught up in the thought of having a dad and then for you to decide playing house was getting old. That, and I saw the way you reacted when I told you I was pregnant; you accused me of sleeping around. Now I understand your reasoning why, but back then I was just too… confused." She gave him a tight smile and he came to sit by her. He opened his arms for her and much to his surprise she went into his embrace.
"So, what do we do now?" he asked softly, scared she might pull away. Instead, she gently pushed him down on the couch and rested her head on his chest.
She sighed. "I do not know. I guess we can follow the flow."
"It's 'go with the flow', and I don't want to seem pushy, but I don't want to ruin my son. So, I kind of want to have a plan…" he left that hanging in the air for a second before he started to speak again. "I mean yes, I, Tony DiNozzo, want to have a plan, but I was just thinking maybe I can have, like, one Friday night every two weeks to spend with him. Or, if you have something else, that's fine. You know, it's a good thing you didn't have twins, because then it would be like the parent trap." She turned her eyes away from hi and Tony figued he hit a nerve.
They were interrupted from a loud shrilling sound coming from the hall. Ziva immediately jumped off of Tony and ran to see what the problem was with Tony close on her heals.
When they arrived in the child's bedroom, Nathan was crying in his bed. His cries subsided when he caught sight of Ziva. She picked him up and cradled him close to her chest and soon the only sound filling the air was his snuffling.
Ziva looked up at Tony and motioned for him to come closer. "Can you tell mommy and Tony what happened?"
Nathan shook his head and buried his face in Ziva's neck. "Hey, kiddo, we want to make all the monsters go away, so how 'bout you tell me what happened so we can tell all the bad people to go away?" Tony tried.
Nathan looked up and reached out for Tony, who took him with open arms. "Bad guys!" Nathan chanted over and over and soon fresh tears were in his eyes.
"How about you and mommy go lay down, would that make you feel better?" Ziva asked and went to reach for Nathan but Nathan recoiled.
"No, Ton-ee make bad guys go bye bye!" Nathan said sadly and rested his head down on Tony's shoulder. "Ton-ee come?"
Ziva smiled and reached her arms out one more time and to her relief Nathan went to her. "Only if Tony wants to," she said over her shoulder as she walked out of the room.
Tony smiled as he heard soft giggles coming from Ziva's bedroom. "More mommy?"
"Well, the knight came in with a bunch of his… little knights and he slayed the beast. Do you know what this knight's name was?" Tony heard Ziva whisper something and he took that as his cue to walk in. Ziva was laying on the left side of the king size bed with Nathan in the middle. Ziva's eyes snapped up to meet Tony's along with Nathan's and Tony felt a jolt of nervousness flow over him.
"I have to go, I was going to tell you goodbye," he waved and headed for the door.
"Ton-ee go bye bye… but why?" Tony heard Nathan ask and then he heard the soft cries of his son.
"Well, sweetie, Tony is very busy, but I know he thinks you are a pretty cool kid-" Tony turned on his heal and headed back to the bedroom.
"You know what? I changed my mind." Tony kicked off his shoes and climbed in under the covers. Nathan gave him a smile that Tony recognized all too well. Ziva gave a slight nod before she turned over and turned off the light.
Tony felt Nathan turn and snuggle into his chest. "Goodnight, daddy," he mumbled groggily and both Ziva and Tony looked shell shocked, but neither of them bothered to correct the boy. Soon, Nathans snores filled the silent room and Tony let out a chuckle.
"He got that, and his smile, from you!" Ziva insisted and Tony smiled at the way her eyes light up.
"Nah! I don't snore, you do."
Ziva's joking expression turned serious. "Thank you, Tony. You have no idea what you are doing for Nathan."
Tony nodded. "Ziva, I'd like another chance. I mean, I know things might not work out all that well, but I want you again and I want Nathan. I know this is something you'll have to think about, but just know that I'm going to wait as long as you need."
Ziva nodded and closed her eyes, but soon she felt Nathan turn to her and grab her hand before he turned back around to resume his earlier position, only so he could grab Tony's hand. He held their hands together for a moment before he looked at both of them. "You do this. That what mommies and daddies do!" he stated groggily and Ziva let out a smile. She felt Tony intertwine their fingers together and that made her smile grow. Things seemed like they were getting back to normal. She was content right now with where she was.
"He watches to much TV," she mouthed and Tony rolled his eyes.
"Maybe his mother needs to control that!" Tony stuck out his tongue and Ziva did the same.
Yep things were getting back to normal.
There you have it. The next chapter was one of my favorites to write and if i get twice the amount of reviews I did for the last chapter then I will put it up by Monday at the latest! So go on and tell me your favorite parts or really anything. More reviews faster updates
