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Disclaimer CBS and Bellisario own NCIS I am just borrowing the characters.
It was Monday morning Ziva awoke to hearing the power rangers on tv and a small voice singing the theme song with the start of the show.
"Shalom my baby" Ziva said as she reached around and gave Nick a hug on the couch.
"Ima, you scared me." Then he gave Ziva a big wet raspberry kiss on her check.
"Well my little one we need to get ready to go to the daycare center and register you, if possible we may get you started today and then I can go to work. Is that ok?"
"Ima, do you have to go?"
"Baby, how about we visit the daycare then we go visit where I work?"
"Can I play in your office like I do at Saba's?" Nicks smile radiated as he said this.
"Well, I only have a desk in a large area with Tony and some other co-workers. I do not have my own office."
"Do you have pictures of me on your desk? Saba has pictures of you and me in his office."
"Nick, ummm because I gave you to Ben and Sari I did not tell people about you where I worked so today we will take a picture of you and put you on my desk and introduce you to my friends. Yes?"
"Hmmm… ok. Can we see Tony?" Nick asked with his voice going up an octave as he asked.
"If he is there yes, you will see him. Now you watch power rangers and no answering the door, yes?"
"Ok Ima."
Ziva went back to her bedroom and got in the shower. She left the door open to the bedroom so she could hear if the doorbell rang. She was in the middle of shampooing her hair when she heard the phone start to ring.
"Shalom?" Nick said in his best little kid voice as he had seen others answer the phone.
"Ummmm….. Sorry wrong number." Abby hung up her phone then redialed using Ziva's cell phone number. The voice sounded pretty young, it must have been a mistake.
As she got out of the shower she heard her cell phone go off. Nick came running into her room and grabbed the cell phone to answer it.
"Nick, please give Ima the phone. We will talk in a minute go get in the shower in the mean time. Ummm Hello?" As Ziva looked she realized that phone was on and that whoever called had gotten an ear full of Hebrew.
"Ziva?" Abby asked wondering what she interrupted.
"Abby? Ummm sorry it's just. Well, umm.. What do you need?" Ziva decided she would just try to wait to introduce the Goth to her son.
"Ummm, who is Nick? Was that who answered the house phone? Ummm well I was just calling because I wanted to see if you wanted to go see Brain Matter tonight they are playing again here at my friends club. You promised you would go."
"Abby I can not go, I promise I have a good reason. You will met him soon. Ummm ohh no, Abby I have to…" With that Ziva hung up the phone.
"Nick, you need to use a towel, you are getting the floor all wet."
Nick had came out of the bathroom soaking wet getting water all over her carpet.
"Sorry Ima, I was done. Sorry I forgot about the towel. Are you mad at me?" Nick said with a scared little voice.
"Ohhh Nick it is ok. The floor will dry, here" she took her towel off her head and started to wrap him up.
Nick and Ziva finished getting ready and then she called and confirmed she could register Nick at the daycare. She had his passport and by this afternoon she would have his new documents with his name as Nickolas A. David.
Her next call was to Jenn and Gibbs letting them know she was getting Nick registered for daycare and would not offfically be there however she would stop by and visit with Nick.
Ziva and Nick arrived at the daycare center. Nick was amazed how big the place was. The kids immediately wanted Nick to play with them. Nick was having so much fun, Ziva knew this would be a good place for him. So far Nick had not went to a daycare, Sari had kept him at home. She worried how Nick would handle being at the daycare so much.
"Ima, can I stay here for awhile, then later go see your office?"
"Are you sure?" Ziva was feeling hurt, she could not believe it, she had only had him for three days however she already felt she had never given him away.
"Ima, it is okay, I like it here, it is fun."
The director of the daycare center assured Ziva that Nick would be ok to stay at the center. She went over the rules for the center. Ziva had given Gibbs, Jenn and Tony as her emergency contacts. The director informed her they were going on a field trip to NCIS headquarters today. If Ziva wanted she could keep him after the tour was over about seven children were going to stay with their parents after the tour. It would be about 5pm when the kids would be done with the tour.
Ziva, finally agreed to go to work and leave Nick at the center. She was missing him so much she could feel the tears form as she left. However she quickly put the feelings behind her wall and headed to work.
Ziva arrived to work and went to sit in her chair when Abby surprised her with a large hug.
"Ok Ziva, I have an extra ticket now for this mystery man. Come on Tim and Tony and Palmer are all going, and if I have my way so is Gibbs. You have to go; you missed it last time due to work this time there is nothing holding you back."
"Zeevaa's younger man would not be permitted into the club though Abby." Tony said as he came over to where the two women stood. He did not want to say who he was however he decided he could have fun with this in the mean time.
Ziva glared at him.
"Abby, umm"
"Ziva, come on you promised" Abby was giving her best begging now, it worked on everyone else.
"Abby really I can not…"
Just then her phone rang.
"Tony… come on give in who is Ziva's new man?" Abby started to beg Tony.
Ziva glared at Tony, she trusted he would not tell her anything, however he was going to have fun teasing her.
"Abby lets just say he is younger than Ziva and well….. I really think you need to ask her for more information." Tony could see the look he was being given a warning look.
McGee and Gibbs both walked around the corner and Gibbs called out.
"Missing Marine pack up, Ziva I take it you are working now?"
"Yes, I am ready."
They arrived at the Pentagon. Gibbs had not told the team anything yet; they were all waiting to know who was missing and what was going on.
"Captain West?" Gibbs stated to the young ensign sitting behind the desk.
"He is expecting you and your team, you can go on in."
The team entered into Captain West's office.
"Gibbs, Thanks for coming. Are you sure you want her here?" The captain pointed to Ziva.
"She probably has more background in this area than you do in your little pinkie."
"Well, we will see. This discussion is top secret and you will be held accountable if any information leaks." Captain West stared specifically at Ziva as he said this.
Gibbs stared at Ziva and noticed she did not show any sign of anger or acceptance of what was being placed her way.
"Three hours ago we received this email from a marine corporal stating she was no longer wanting to be in the Marines and was going to join her comrades in Mossad. She claims that she was here on orders and her control officer is Ziva David."
Ziva read the email and again showed no emotion.
"So Officer David is Corporal Rory Miller a Mossad operative working in the marines undercover?" Captain West asked with a strong dose of sarcasm in his voice.
"Captain West, I am no longer a control Officer, I am a liaison Officer with NCIS for Mossad. I no longer have anyone under my control. However Rory Miller is an alias used by Mossad in the past that one has since been retired as you would say, however we would never send one of our people to go in the Marines. Miller is a common American name." Ziva stated.
"This is a picture of Corporal Rory. She was in Naval Intelligence working in decoding of Arabic and Hebrew intelligence." West hands the picture to Ziva.
Tony, McGee and Gibbs all watched Ziva as the discussion had turned into a discussion between Capt. West and her.
"She is not Mossad, how old is she?" Ziva looks at the picture.
"She is 25 years old. We believe she may have been taken against her will. She was seen yesterday getting on the Metro to go home she lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her husband is from Cairo, Egypt, his name is Jamil Miller. He called to report her missing and forwarded the email he is on his way in to talk about the last time he saw her." Capt. West also handed a picture of the Corporal and her husband to Ziva.
Tony and Gibbs both saw the slight and miniscule change in Ziva's face when she saw the picture.
"He will never come, you need to put a BOLO on him and notify airport security. By now he is long gone from here. His real name is Mdjai Al-Jamil he is in Hezbolah and was supposedly killed in 2004 by the Hamas."
Suddenly Ziva realized something.
"Nick, he is after Nick, we need to get back to the childcare center and get him." Ziva was trying to keep the panic in her voice away; however she could feel it coming.
Gibbs grabbed his phone and called Jenn.
"Cindy, put me through to Jenn it is an emergency."
"Gibbs, she is giving a tour to a group of children from the childcare center. They are down in the bullpen I can go get her though if needed?"
"Tell her to get Nick and put him in MTAC till we get there. We will be there in 20 minutes."
"Make that ten minutes, I am driving." Ziva grabbed the keys and the entire team ran out the door.
"Ummm, guys who is Nick?" McGee asked as they all ran to the car.
"He is my son and Mdjai is going to kill him." Ziva said with a tone of voice that scared all three men as they got into the car.
As Ziva said they made it to the Navy yard in ten minutes. Both McGee and Tony had closed there eyes the entire way.
Ziva jumped out of the car and ran into the building running up the stairs and then she saw him and Jenn. Then she heard the best words of her life.
"IMA!!!!!!!"
Ziva gave him a large kiss and hug, she was all smiles she never missed someone so much in all her life. She had started to cry she was so happy.
As Ziva ran into the building Gibbs had called Jenn and asked her to bring Nick to met Ziva. He knew that it would be the only thing that would bring relief to her in the mode she was in.
Just then Abby and Ducky both arrived in the bull pen and saw Ziva holding the little boy.
"Nick, I would like you to meet Dr Mallard, Abby, and this is Tim." Ziva pointed the people out to him as she held him.
Suddenly Nick started to squirm.
"TONY!!!!" He screamed as he saw his buddy from the weekend.
"Well everyone this is my son Nick he is 3 ½ and just moved here from France. He was living with my Aunt, however he is going live here now." Ziva rattled off the story she had been told by her father.
"Ziva, you have a son? McGee did you know this and not tell me?" Abby started to glare at him.
"Hey I just found out about 15 minutes ago myself." McGee offered in protest.
Gibbs then gently grabbed Ziva by the elbow and whispered "We need to talk my office now."
"The team will not let him out of there sight he is safe." Gibbs assured her.
Ziva watched as Tony tickled and played with Nick and Ducky and Abby both stared at the two playing.
Ziva followed Gibbs into the office and soon he hit the emergency stop button.
"Who is he? Is he Nick's father?"
"I told you who he is and I do not know who his father is. I was beaten unconscious and when I awoke I knew I had been… However it was easier for me than Jenn. In Mossad they teach you that sex means nothing and it is a weapon to be used as needed. However Mdjai was one of the captors that held us in Cairo. Ari showed me proof that he had destroyed them. He promised me that we would be safe. Up to that point Ari had never lied to me he was always protective of Tali and I. I know this is strange however the Ari that was my brother was loving and caring not the monster he became."
"Ziva would you let Abby do a DNA on Nick to see if his father is in the AFIS or interpool database we have? It will make it easier to have an idea of who may want to hurt him. I know it might be hard, however it may give you some answers and closure."
Ziva turned away, she had always avoided this. She knew eventually she would have to explain to Nick about his father, however she figured she would just tell him he died and when he was an adult she would tell him the complete truth.
"Ziva, I can not know what you are going through, however I know you love Nick. Do it for him."
"I will allow it, however only you, me and Abby will know the answer. As far as Nick is concerned when he does ask his father died in a bombing in the West Bank on assignment. In Israel bombings are just part of life."
"Well now that Nick is here hopefully he will no longer have to worry about that. Ziva trust me enjoy everyday you have with him."
"Sorry, Gibbs, I am enjoying having him here. Thanks. I will get Nick and met you and Abby in her lab in ten minutes. That is if I can get him away from Tony. I swear they are like two peas in a row."
Gibbs laughs and shakes his head. "pod, Ziva it is two peas in a pod."
Gibbs releases the elevator and they return to the bullpen.
Gibbs touches Abby's shoulder and whispers to meet him in her lab alone in 5 minutes with a DNA swab kit. He promises to explain later. Abby announces she forgot something in the lab and tells Nick to come visit sometime and runs off to the lab as she does she reminds everyone about Brain Matter playing again at the club.
Nick jumps off Tony's lap and runs to Ziva and starts talking in Hebrew very fast. Ziva talks back with him and he becomes very quiet.
Ducky comes up to Ziva and gives her a kiss on the cheek and a hug. "Dear, if you ever need anything do not hesitate to call."
"Thanks Ducky, we are fine." Ziva said with a smile.
"Nick and I are going to stop by and see Abby then were going home. Tony and McGee have fun at the club tonight." Ziva picked up Nick and went to the elevator.
While in the elevator she explained to Nick what was going to happen. She promised it would not hurt.
Ziva and Nick arrived to Abby's lab.
Abby handed Ziva the swab and she swabbed her son's mouth.
Abby then told her she would call when anything came back.
"Thanks, Abby, please only us three can know anything." Ziva turned to see Nick sitting hugging Bert at Abby's desk.
TBC…
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