AN: Hello! New chapter! I have rewritten the first one, just in case! Love to you all!

'I think we need marriage counseling'

Chapter 3

„Why the hell would we need marriage counseling?" Tony asked, already feeling panicked. Everything was happening so fast.

"We have problems, Tony. Admit it" She replied, with a sigh. Tony looked at her worriedly.

"No, we don't" He was stubborn. She groaned.

"Uh, there! You see? We can't agree on one damn thing!" She said.

"So what? Abby and Tim never get along, so they're married for five years and are still happy" Tony tried to explain.

"They're not us, Tony. It will perhaps help us discover ourselves" She said. Tony smirked.

"I don't remember marrying Buddha" He teased. She laughed.

"Tony" She said. He nodded.

"Don't worry. This doesn't mean we're getting divorced or something. I just want to fix some things, okay?" She cupped his cheeks with her hands. He sighed.

"Okay" He muttered as he got up. She knew his reaction wouldn't be good at all.

Tony drove to the school of his kids. He still couldn't believe Ziva's words. Why did she insist so much on the counseling?

He parked the car in front of the school. The digital clock in the car was showing 12:25. Tony looked out the window, where he saw kids running out of the school frantically. He searched the crowd with his eyes so he could find his kids.

He saw Luke and Melissa walking out of the school's yard. Their faces lit up when they saw him. They ran to the car. Tony smiled.

"Hey!" Tony said as they opened the car doors. They hugged him.

He took their backpacks and put them in the trunk. He sat by the steering wheel as he closed the door.

"So, how was school?" Tony asked as he started the engine. They both shrugged.

"It was okay" They both said. Tony smiled. He drove home.

…

Tony parked in front of the building. He took the backpacks out of the trunk and locked the car. Luke and Melissa followed him. As he was approaching the building entry, something caught his eye.

He appeared in front of the door, only to see Kate, the nanny, sleeping on the floor, covered in mud and water, with her hair wet and messy. The kids appeared behind him.

"Daddy, what's wrong?" Melissa pulled Tony by his sleeve, interrupting his glare.

"Um, Mel, meet your nanny, I guess" Tony whispered. Luke and Melissa sat next to Kate. Melissa poked her.

Kate immediately woke up. She gasped as she saw Tony and a girl staring at her.

"Good morning, miss!" Melissa said. Tony slapped his forehead. Kate smiled.

"Uh, hi there" She said awkwardly. She looked up where she saw Tony.

"Oh, God. Sorry, I came here earlier, but there was no one, so I just waited here" She apologized.

"No problem. Someone could have kidnapped you or something" Luke said. Kate looked at him.

"Uh, okay" Kate said uneasily.

"Luke!" Tony hissed warily. Luke smiled angel like. Tony shook his head as he unlocked the door. They all came into the building.

They appeared at the apartment. Kate looked stunned.

"Wow, nice house" She said. Tony shrugged.

"It's okay, I suppose" Tony simply said. Melissa giggled. Kate looked down, where Melisa was standing.

"You're pretty" She said. Kate faintly blushed.

"Um, thank you very much" She ran her hand through Melissa's hair.

"Do you need a towel or something?" Tony asked as he dropped the two backpacks on the floor.

"Okay" Kate replied. Tony walked out of the room. He came back with two towels in his hands.

"There you go" He handed them over to her. She smiled as she took them.

"Now, I would have to ask my wife if she can give you some clothes" Tony grabbed his cell phone.

"No, there's no need to" Kate insisted. Tony shook his head.

"You're going to sit around the house. I can't let you drip over the couch" Tony said, almost teasingly. She nodded.

"Okay, then" She said as she rubbed the towel on to her wet hair.

"Hey, honey. The nanny's here, and apparently, she got herself wet. Can she borrow some of your clothes? Okay, that's great, thanks. No, I won't. Bye" Tony finished the conversation. Kate looked at him expectantly.

"Yeah, you can" Tony said to Kate. She nodded.

"Thanks" She simply said. Tony passed by her.

"Follow me" He said. She went after him.

He went out of his bedroom, with trousers and a t-shirt in his hands.

"There" He gave them to her.

"Okay. And, the bathroom?" She asked.

"Oh, right" Tony said. He pointed to a closed door. She nodded and went in. She closed the door.

Tony scratched the back of his head as he sat on the couch. He heard a noise. He looked through the hall, where he saw Kate, looking new and fresh.

"Thank you for the clothes" She said once more. Tony smiled.

"Don't worry. No problem" Tony said with a shrug. She pointed to the kids' rooms questionably. Tony nodded. She turned around and went into Melissa's room.

"Hey" She knocked on the door, even though they were open. Melissa noticed her. She jumped out of her chair and grabbed Kate by her arm.

"Okay…" Kate murmured. They sat on the floor.

"Let's play with my dolls!" Melissa exclaimed happily. Kate fought the urge of rolling her eyes.

"Sure" She said with a faked smile. Melissa clapped with her hands.

"Yay!" She yelled. Kate sighed. This is going to be a long day… She thought.

Tony heard ringing. He glanced at his phone. Ziva was calling him. He quickly picked up.

"Yeah?" Tony answered the phone.

'Tony, get ready, we're going to the counseling'

"Okay. Where are you?" Tony asked.

'I'm outside of our building, Tony'

Tony looked out of the window, where he saw Ziva.

"I'll be right there" Tony said as he hung up. He put his jacket on. He rushed to the kids' rooms.

"Hey, I have to pick up mom, I'll be back real quick" Tony said to the kids. While Luke nodded, Kate and Melissa were too busy with giggling.

"Ahem!" Tony yelled. They both turned around.

"Oh, hey" Kate said and waved with her hand. Melissa laughed.

"I'll be back soon. Going to pick Ziva up" Tony said to Kate. Melissa looked at both of them.

"Let's play again!" Melissa yelled. Tony pinched his nose bridge. He walked out of the apartment. Afterwards, he locked the door.

Ziva was waiting for him outside.

"Let's go" Tony said as he took her hand. They both got into the car.

…

Tony parked the car behind the building. Both Tony and Ziva stepped out of the car. They headed to the building's entry.

Tony and Ziva reached the receptionist.

"Anthony and Ziva DiNozzo" Tony said. The receptionist typed something. She afterwards smiled. Ziva smiled back. They both walked away.

Ziva knocked on the doors of the counselor's office.

"Come in!"

They came in.

"Hello" Ziva politely greeted as she sat in a chair, opposite of the counselor. Tony sat by Ziva. The counselor had hazel medium hair.

"Oh, hello! Welcome. How can I help you?" She asked.

"Uh, marriage counseling" Tony said.

"Oh, right. I'm Marie Page. Now, let's get started, shall we?" She said. Tony and Ziva nodded.

"Okay" Ziva said.

"Now, what's actually your main problem?" Marie asked as she stuffed a piece of banana in her mouth. Tony looked at the counselor worriedly.

"Um, well, we don't agree on things at all" Ziva said.

"Okay. Do you agree?" She turned to Tony.

"Yeah, I suppose" Tony shrugged. The counselor clapped her hands.

"There's something you agree on!" She said. Tony and Ziva exchanged confused looks.

"I guess…" Ziva said warily.

"Okie-dokie. Now, is this just a bad phase, or what?" Marie asked. Tony looked at her.

"Um, we've been like this for five months" Tony said. Marie nodded.

"And why is that?" She asked.

"Don't ask me; ask her!" Tony pointed his finger at Ziva accusingly. Marie looked at her.

"What did he do? Did he touch you somewhere?" She asked sincerely. Ziva's eyes widened.

"What? No, God, no!" She exclaimed. Marie picked up a doll and started pricking with a needle everywhere.

"Stop, stop!" Tony yelled. Marie put down the doll and bowed her head.

"Sorry. Anyways, do you trust each other?" She questioned. They nodded.

"Yeah, pretty much" They said in unison.

"Okay. Have you considered affairs?" She continued.

"No, not at all" Tony said. Ziva shook her head.

"Okay. The last question: Have you ever considered a divorce?" She asked. Tony's jaw dropped.

"No" Tony simply replied. Ziva stayed silent.

"Ziva?" Tony called for his wife. She sighed.

"No" She finally said. Tony tried to ignore the hesitation in her voice.

"Okay, well I…" Marie started, but her phone rang.

"Hold on" She flipped it open.

"Hello?" She said. They watched her intently. She walked out.

"No, no! I hate you!" She started yelling and cursing. Tony and Ziva shared a worried glance. She came back again.

"Sorry about that. My ex" She simply said with a weird smile. How did she end up in this job? Tony thought.

AN: How did you like it? I took the marriage counselor from the movie 'I give it a Year'. REVIEW!