Disclaimer CBS and Belliario own NCIS though I own Nick:) This is just for fun. TIVA and JIBBS.
"What are you doing here?" Ziva could not believe he was standing at her door.
"Well, I thought you might be interested in a pizza and a movie? However I see you have some company. Hey Boss, Jenny." Tony waved at his Boss and Jenn who were standing behind Ziva in the hall going into the living room. He moved the pizza box and movie to his other hand as he waved at them.
"Ziva, are you having one of your famous dinners again?" Tony asked trying to use his best I have been hurt face.
"Well, you did have a date tonight, what happen was she married again?" Ziva realized that Tony had just given her a perfect excuse to use. However she needed to get rid of him, it was hard enough telling Gibbs and Jenn about Nick she wanted a little more time before she told the rest of the team about Nick.
However suddenly she heard the cries from the living room and quickly left a confused looking Tony at the front door. Quickly she picked up Nick and spoke to him in Hebrew reassuring him that he was safe. She then realized she was being stared at with another set of eyes.
"Umm Boss, who is that????" Tony whispered He had heard the child's cries and followed Ziva to the living room.
"Tony that is Nick, however I think Ziva needs to tell you the rest. Jenn and I will be in the kitchen, just forget about rule 12 for once." Gibbs whispered back then walked with Jenn into the kitchen grabbing the movie and pizza from Tony.
Tony stood watching Ziva, he listened to her sing in Hebrew, and he never realized what such a beautiful voice she had. Tony then realized that Gibbs just gave him permission to pursue Ziva.
Ziva looked up and saw Tony watching her. Now she had no choice, in one night so many things had happen. However she was not ready to hear any wise ass remarks from Tony. Tony seems to always have one, well except for when it came to Jeanne his former girlfriend.
Tony slowly walked toward Ziva. Nick then looked up at Tony. Nick was no longer scared; however he was not sure about this man coming up to him and his mom.
"Nick this is my partner at work, Tony. Tony this is my son, Nick." Ziva was glancing at Nick and Tony.
"Shalom Nick, sorry kid however that is the only Hebrew I know." As Tony sat down beside them Tony tussled Nick's hair.
"Hi" Nick said as he snuggled in closer to Ziva.
"You, look a lot like your Mom." Tony was at a loss for words. Ziva having a child, this was a surprise.
Nick looked at Tony and then buried his face into Ziva.
"Ziva, he is adorable. So Nick do you speak English? I promise I don't bite, you must really like power rangers." Tony tried to break the ice he was not sure who was more scared Nick or Ziva.
"Yeah" Nick got a big smile on his face and looked at Tony at the mention of power rangers.
"Did you know that Nick is the name of the red power ranger in the Mystic Force?" Tony knew this would get him brownie points. It had been years since he had really watched the Power Rangers. However, luckily for him he had seen an episode of the Mystic Force the other day as he was getting ready for work.
Nick started to giggle then said something to Ziva in Hebrew.
"Ok, this is not fair does this mean I need to learn Hebrew so I know what you are saying about me?" Then Tony reached out and gave Nick a little tickle.
Nick immediately went into a fit of giggles.
Ziva was amazed at how Tony was with Nick. It was like there was an unseen bond pulling them together. Maybe Tony was better with toddlers than he was with school age kids.
"Ima, can I sleep with you if bad man comes back?" Nick said with a yawn and laid his head back on her chest...
"Ziva, what bad man?" Tony asked with concern in his voice.
"Tony let me go lay Ar Nick down and then we will talk." Ziva then carried Nick to her bed kissed him and went back to talk to Tony. As she was walking back to the living room she saw Gibbs and Jenn outside looking around. Ziva then went to explain everything to Tony.
Ziva told Tony everything she told Jenn and Gibbs. Then she went on to explain the bad man.
"Tony when living in Israel sometimes bad things happen, bombings, air strikes, so children in Israel sometimes get jumpy at the smallest thing when they are little. I think he assumed a bad person was after him when the screen fell off. Really everything is fine. I actually had invited Jenn over to just tell her about Nick then he woke up scared."
"Well, Ziva, hopefully here in America he will never have to be jumpy. Ziva, I know I usually have a wise ass comment, however well, this is not something to joke around about." Tony gently reached up and brushed Ziva's hair away from her face.
Just then Gibbs and Jenn came into the living room.
"Ziva, Jenn and I need to get going. I put the screen back on it looks like your screen was also loose so I fixed it. There was no footprints or signs of anyone tampering with the windows. Call though if you need anything. Hey, DiNozzo take care of them." Gibbs said as he popped him on the back of the head.
Jenn went to Ziva and gave her a hug and whispered that they would talk later.
"Bye Tony, take care of them both." Jenn said with a smile as she grabbed Gibbs arm and they walked out together.
Tony just laughed as he watch them leave. "So much for rule number 12. Hey Ziva since Nick is sleeping with you is it ok if I stay in the spare room, then we can go shopping and I can help you make a power ranger room, though maybe Nick would like that Ferrari bed we saw a while back.
"Tony, come on, just because you find out I have a son, now you are going to be nice. I can keep my son and myself safe." Ziva kept her voice level however the tone was one Tony knew meant she was angry. She did not want Tony to just be there because he thought they needed protection.
"Tony, I do not want you to be here because you feel sorry for me." Ziva then turned away to avoid Tony's eyes.
"Ziva, come on, look at me, yes, I am sorry of what has happen, however I am not here cause I feel sorry. To be truthful, well I didn't have a date tonight, ummmmmmm well you, see, I, sorta used that as a way to get to see what you had planned you know I say I am going on a date, to see you get a little jealous. Then show up here with pizza and a movie for the date I wanted but was afraid to ask you out on." Tony had now reached and turned Ziva around and was looking her in the eyes.
"So I take it you were afraid of breaking Gibbs rule number 12." Ziva said with a little grin.
"I know this sounds strange but yeah I was worried, I just did not want to risk our friendship. So Ziva here I go, would you be willing to go out on a date with me? Nick can come along also." Tony then braced himself waiting for her answer.
"Tony, I would love to go out with you. At least you know what power rangers are; I think I have a lot to learn, the Mossad does not teach you to be a parent." Ziva said with a smile.
"I think that would be a great start. Look why don't we watch the movie I brought over and then you go sleep with Nick."
"Deal, what movie did you bring over?" Ziva asked out of curiosity.
"Lover Come Back"
"A Doris Day movie" Ziva starts to laugh.
"You know the movie? I'm surprised. Have you seen the movie?" Tony was looking a little perplexed.
"Yeah, ok if you tell anyone I will promise to kill you. Tali, my mother and I use to watch all the Rock Hudson and Doris Day and Cary Grant movies. Lover Come Back was one of my favorites."
Tony just watched as Ziva's smile filled her face a smile he rarely sees, a smile that was real and genuine.
"Come on we can order a new Pizza and let's watch the show." Ziva offered as she put the movie into the DVD player.
"Tony thanks for the movie. You know this may sound strange however I can not understand why a woman would not let the father of her child know about him. I mean in a case where he was a good man at least."
"Ziva I could not imagine why, though I must admit I when I found of the sperm bank had not used the sperm I was relieved. However when the director said it was stolen I could not imagine why anyone would steal sperm. So who knows maybe someone did not want to pay and there is a little DiNozzo out there somewhere. Though with my girlfriends I was always careful about using protection. Ummm well, I think I am totally off topic now and getting in trouble." Tony could see Ziva giving him the look of too much info, now he had a feeling he was never gonna hear the end of the possibilities of little DiNozzo's being out there.
"Tony, you did not tell me the sperm was stolen that is even funnier. As for protection I would hope so I think one Anthony DiNozzo is enough. Though maybe someday with the right person a little DiNozzo would be nice to have running around." Ziva then gave him a kiss and walked away.
"See you in the morning Tony." Ziva knew now she had him, now to keep him.
The next morning Ziva awoke to the smell of pancakes and eggs and coffee. Suddenly she saw Nick looking at her. His eyes were the same blue's as Tony's, this made her wonder what the man looked like who had been the father of her son. She had dealt with being raped it was a part of her job she knew could happen. As she had said sometimes having a child was an occupational hazard for women. However one day she would have to tell her young son that she did not know who his father was because she had gotten beaten so bad that she went unconscious and was raped.
"Ima, you snore" Nick said as he looked at her and yawned.
"I am sorry Nick. You know what lets go eat then we are going with Tony to buy you power rangers and make your room up for you." Ziva then picked up her son and took him to the bathroom; she was impressed he had no had an accident during the night.
Ziva and Nick then walked into the kitchen where Tony was just flipping the pancakes.
"Hey, morning you two sleepy heads. Here I have one set of smiley face pancakes just for one little Nick David." He placed the plate on the table in front of Nick who smiled. "Toda, Tony." Then he dug into the pancakes.
"Tony you did not need to make breakfast." Ziva then grabbed a cup of coffee and smelled the ambiance as she took a large swallow of the hot coffee.
"Well, after we are done here, lets stop by my place and I will change and then we can go to the mall shopping for power rangers."
"Can my room be red?" Nick asked between bites.
"Sure any color you want." Ziva assured her son.
"Hey Nick look at this, it is a Ferrari car bed, I found one at the bed store near the mall would you like this?" Tony was showing him a picture he had printed out of the bed.
"Ohhh please Ima, I want that bed,"
Ziva laughed as she could see that Tony was as excited about the bed as her young son.
"Well let's go look, then we will decide. Now finish up and I am off to shower, then Nick I will give you a bath. Tony why don't you head home clean up then I will met you there."
"Ummm Ziva, do you have a car seat? Nick will need a booster or car seat and…"
"Yeah, it is in my room. My father left it when he left Nick. Hopefully it has instructions."
Nick watched Tony and Ziva and giggled as he thought they surely were acting strange.
"Ok, I will be back in about 45 minutes then." Tony reached over and gave Nick a ruffle of his hair again then gently touched Ziva on the shoulder. He wanted to kiss her however he wanted to go slowly. He did not want to push her away.
Nick and Ziva got ready to go. She was amazed at how easily she was adjusting to having Nick at her house. He had not been back in her life for 24 hours but it felt as though he had never left. Even though she had gave him to Ben and Sari when he was a week old. She had been very glad that she had been able to care for her son during that first week and bond with him. When had his Bris is when she gave him to Ben and Sari.
Ziva and Nick went to go put the car seat in her car when Tony's pulled up.
"Ziva here lets put it in my car, I will drive." Tony was scared to death that Nick and he may not survive her driving.
"Tony come on it will be easier if it is my car as I will have to take him to the base daycare daily. So I will drive, anyways he has grown up in Israel." Ziva smiled at Tony as she said this.
Ziva got the seat placed in the middle of the back of her minicooper and Tony placed Nick in the seat.
Ziva then pulled out of her parking spot and headed to the mall.
Tony could not believe it, this was not the Ziva he was use to driving with. She actually followed the speed limit and the traffic signals.
"Ziva, I can not believe it you can drive like a normal person. Why?"
"Tony, my son is in the car, so I will ensure his safety." Ziva said with a grin cutting Tony off from his questioning.
Soon they pulled into the furniture store, Tony got Nick out of the car seat and he carried him into the store. Ziva watched as Tony started talking with Nick and pointing out various beds and then when he got the Ferrari bed both of them light up like a Christmas tree. Ziva knew she was stuck with the Ferrari bed, though Nick would have to be a few years older before he started to watch Magnum PI.
There next stop was the mall. They went into the Disney store and found power rangers. Tony insisted on buying him all the Disney dvd's insisting that he needed to start learning about movies and there was no better place to start.
Next they all headed to the paint store. Since they were getting a red car, Ziva talked Nick into painting his room blue and white. Nick finally agreed though Tony help convince him.
They were able to get the car bed delivered the same day it was arriving between 4 and 5 pm. It was now almost 1 and they were all feeling hungry.
"Ziva, why don't we stop at Mc Donald's and Nick can play then we can head back to your place and work on his room while he takes a nap."
"Well, I think that would be ok. However Nick can have a plain hamburger and fries and orange drink. At least we can follow no dairy with meat since I have not really followed real kosher. When I was on assignments with the Mossad the last thing you worried about was following a kosher diet, it would give you away."
"Hmmm I thought this was a Mossad assignment?" Tony laughed at her.
"This is not the same." Then she slaps Tony in the arm he is not carrying Nick.
"Ima, I am sleepy, can we go home?"
"Rain check on McDonald's?"
"Sure lets head home. I mean to your home." Tony turned away so Ziva would not see him squirm.
Tony and Ziva packed everything into her car, which they decided was too small for all they bought, however they managed to make it all fit.
Soon they were all back in the house. Tony carried him in and put him into Ziva's bed and tucked him in. He gave him a small kiss on the check. He was finding himself falling for Nick now to convince Ziva that he also cared for her, not just Nick.
Ziva watched from her doorway. She was not sure when she had fallen in love with Tony. She refused to believe it for the longest time. Then Ducky cornered her and made her realize she did have feelings for him. Ohhh God!!!!! She suddenly grabbed her head and went into the living room.
Tony saw her walking away. He could tell something was bothering her. He just wish he could speak Hebrew.
"Ziva, hey what, ummm…. Ok, could you please get mad in English so I know what is bothering you? Well, unless I did something."
"I am sorry Tony. However I just realized I need to let Ducky, Abby and McGee know. I really do not want everyone to know everything. It is one thing for you, Gibbs and Jenn to know what happen, however I do not want everyone else to know everything." Ziva was very agitated.
Tony had never seen Ziva bothered liked this. Usually she was always able to keep her poker face intact.
"Ziva, if you just state that Nick is your son, and you just got custody because his adoptive parents just died in a car accident. I think they all know you well enough to not push anything else. They know if you want them to know anything else you will tell them." Tony had now engulfed Ziva into a hug and was holding her tightly.
"Tony, but what if they find out…. It was hard enough dealing with this when it happen. I just I don't want people to think…. Hell I do not even know what I think anymore. Now I need to worry about Nick, what if something happens to me, who will care for him? God knows my father will not take care of him, after all he can not use him to get another mole since we do not know who his father is." Ziva was now whispering angrily.
Tony could tell she wanted to scream and yell however she did not want to wake Nick. He just let her keep going.
"Tony, when I came here, I was able to escape and forget anything ever happen. Then yesterday my father and Nick show up and now I am a mother again. Nick was supposed to grow up in Israel with a good set of parents. He knew who I was and he was adopted however no one else knew the story. Nick never asked for this he was innocent in this, however now he has to pay. How will I tell him when he asks about his father?" Ziva now had tears, tears that she had never allowed to fall. She had convinced her self what happen to her was just a part of her job.
"Ziva, I am here for you and for Nick. I should have said this to you before this all happen, however I just was scared to risk our friendship. Ziva, I love you, what all you have told me has not changed how I feel. What happen to you was not your fault or Nick's. From what you have said it sounds like you saved Jenny's life by putting your life on the line." Tony gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"Ziva you know we could invite Tim, Abby and Ducky over tomorrow and do introductions here. Let Nick met his Grandpa Ducky, Aunt Abby and Uncle Tim at a welcome to America party. Because I am sure they will want to meet him right away."
"Well, we best get his room finished first. Then Monday I am taking off to get him registered with the base daycare, thank goodness it is one of the few that is open 24 hours a day. Tony Thanks for everything." With that Ziva turned around and put her lips to Tony's and slowly they kissed. It was not the first time she had kissed Tony however this was the first time she was kissing him because she wanted to, not because they were on assignment.
Suddenly they both could feel the extra eyes upon themselves.
"Are you going to marry my Mommy?"
"Nick!" Ziva could not believe what he was asking.
"Nick maybe one day, it is up to your mom though. You will have to help me convince her though. Deal." Tony offered a hand out to Nick, who was now climbing into his lap.
"Deal" Nick agreed shaking his hand.
"Nick you ready to get your room done?"
"Yeah"
Just then the doorbell rang and Tony went to go answer the door.
It was the bed store bring in the Ferrari bed. They had them place the bed in the living room until they could make some food and paint the room. Ziva figured by morning they could at least have the painting done and the bed set up.
"Tony I think maybe Monday night we will have everyone over to introduce Nick. Tomorrow I would rather just have time with my son. Though if you would like to come spend time with us that is ok also."
"Ziva I would love that."
Okay now for the team to meet Nick and to get into a case. Please review. How do you like it? Promise next chapter has the team and more information on Ziva's past. Thanks to all who have reviewed so far.
