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Gibbs and Ducky went back to the waiting room. Abby and McGee were sitting there talking about how they would set up a schedule to help Tony and Ziva when they got out they got out of the hospital. Abby could not wait until Ziva was up and walking and they could go shopping for baby items. She would have to convince Ziva and Tony to find out the sex she would never be able to wait for 9 months to find out what that baby is.
"Gibbs. The nurse came out and said Tony is in the SICU and in 30 minutes we can all go step in and see him. I am going to look in on Ziva." Abby then headed off to Ziva's room.
Abby tried to open the door without waking Ziva. However Ziva heard the door and stirred in bed. She felt so tired; however when she saw Abby a small smile came out on her face.
"Abby…what is wrong.. Tony?" Ziva suddenly noticed that Abby was looking concerned and was too quiet."
"He is out of surgery and in the surgical ICU. They said we can go see him in 30 minutes but only for a minute or two. They said the surgery went well. Ziva..however I am actually worried about Gibbs. He is blaming himself and really taking you and Tony being hurt hard. I think he needs to hear from you that it was not his fault."
"I never blamed him, he got help for us. He probably is mad we had not told him about our marriage."
"Ziva why did you guys keep it a secret?" Abby asked.
"We both were worried it would not last when we started dating then we realized it would work. My father found out and I thought he would recall me back to Israel instead he bought us a house in Forest Hill. We knew there were no rules against agents being married and with me being a Mossad liaison the only person we would have to deal with was Gibbs. We planned on announcing our marriage in a couple months. However I am sure we would have announced it sooner with finding out we are expecting a baby." Ziva tried hard to hold back her sadness. She could barely remember Tony being in the ICU last night with her and him saying he was excited about the baby.
"Abby, could you go ask the nurse if I could go see Tony it must be getting close to that 30 minutes."
"Sure I will be right back."
Abby returned and with a nurse and wheel chair in tow.
Abby and the nurse help get Ziva in the wheelchair and Abby rolled her down to the waiting room where Ducky, Gibbs and McGee were waiting. They all silently got into the elevator and headed to see Tony.
They all arrived at the ICU and the nurse informed them that again the rules were 10 minutes every hour. She then called to let the neurosurgeon to let him know the family was there.
"Hi I am Dr. Andrews. The hematoma was drained and the pressure has been released. Mr. DiNozzo has already started to wake up some. He will be in here for 24 hours then in another day on the neuro floor then he should be able to go home. However he will be off work for at least 6 weeks. He is very lucky."
"Thank You Dr. Andrews. Can I go in now?" Ziva asked.
Dr Andrews nodded and Gibbs pushed Ziva in the wheel chair to Tony's bedside.
Now it was Ziva looking at Tony with all the machines hooked up to him.
"He looks so peaceful, Gibbs." Ziva reached for the man's hand that was beside her.
"He is going to need this rest in 9 months you both will be getting none." Gibbs smiled as he said this and rubbed her hand.
"Gibbs, I just want to say Thank you from all three of us."
"Ziva…If I had not been going so fast then I would have missed that deer and not went down that ravine. Please do not thank me, instead accept my apology, and it is a real one as I am sorry I got you and Tony hurt and put your baby at risk. However next time you do not tell me that you are pregnant I will smack Tony so far into the future he can tell you how many great grandchildren you will have." Gibbs smiled as he said this.
Gibbs hated to admit it; however he was happy that Ziva did not blame him. Tony was the son he never had and Ziva and Abby was the daughter he had lost.
"Tony, you best wake up and talk to your wife; that is an order. I am leaving now I will be back in 5 minutes to get Ziva to take her to her room to rest." Gibbs ordered Tony.
Gibbs then left the room. Ziva's wheelchair was right next to Tony's bed. She took the teddy bear and laid it next to him in the bed. Then she picked up his hand and gave it a kiss.
"Tony, I love you so very much. I am off work for the next two weeks and you are off completely for 6 weeks…. I am stuck with desk duty because of this soft cast, though at least I will be able to use crutches and walk…. I asked if we could wait till you are awake and able to see the ultrasound to repeat it. My lab work is fine and they said they said if I have no cramping then it would not be a problem. Tony…." Ziva had been able to talk like nothing was wrong and then she just could not keep it any longer and the tears escaped and her voice gave away her fear.
"Shhh… Love you Zee…don't cry…" Tony was having a hard time talking due to his throat being sore form the breathing tube in place during surgery. He wanted to say more however his head had a dull ache and he was really sleepy.
"I love you. The nurse just came in and it is time for me to go I will be back later. Get some sleep. Abby and the team will come in over the next few hours to check on you."
Ziva then kissed his hand.
The nurse gave Ziva a wet washcloth to wash her face with and then pushed her to the waiting room where Abby, McGee, Ducky and Gibbs were waiting.
Gibbs gave Ziva a hug and she started to cry.
"Damn hormones…" Ziva said as she tried to keep the tears from coming.
"Yeah… Shannon was a mess when she was pregnant with Kelly and she was a lot like you, pretty in control of her emotions. Did Tony wake up any?"
Ziva nodded and the tears continued. Abby handed Ziva a Kleenex box.
"Could we go to my room, I am tired." Ziva asked through the tears and stuffy nose.
When Ziva got back to the room she was shocked to see a large group of balloons, flowers, and a stuffed Bert Jr. minus the collar and ear ring.
"Congratulation's Ziva!!" Abby said as they entered the room.
"Tim and I thought you needed to focus on something positive. This is a Bert Jr. when the baby is older I will get him a collar and ear ring for little Bert Jr. However it would not be baby safe now. Also Tim and I arranged for you and Tony to have dream dinner's for the next month. All you have to do is take the meals out of the freezer and heat them up. Then when you find out the sex of the baby I am having you a large baby shower." Abby was watching Ziva as she talked at nine hundred miles an hour.
"Abby… Thanks.." Ziva had a small smile on her face as she looked at the stuffed animals and flowers and balloons.
"I have arranged for a housekeeper to come over once a day for the next two weeks. She is a wonderful women she cleans our house." Ducky then told Ziva and gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"Here Ziva let McGee and I help you back in bed and you get some rest. Call and let me know if you need anything." Gibbs offered.
"Thanks. Abby, Gibbs, Ducky and McGee will you all go to the SICU and stay with Tony as much as possible. I am going to rest; the doctor said I will go home tomorrow possibly; however Tony will be here a few more days."
Tony was moved into the neuro unit by the next morning and Ziva was discharged. She stayed with him most of the day. Abby made arrangements to take Ziva home and stay with her until Tony could come home. Abby was dying to see her friends new house. Ziva could only imagine what the Abby would say when she saw the 4100 square foot home.
Ziva and Tony got to see there baby on the ultrasound and hear the heartbeat. The ultrasound tech said everything looked great at this time. No signs of any problems. However she told them that she could get in trouble for saying anything they promised they would not tell the Doctor. They were grateful she did not make them wait for the doc to tell them this good news.
Ziva and Tony then called her father in Israel and informed him that they were expecting a baby. He was so happy and then so worried when they told him about the car accident.
He reminded Ziva she still had her trust fund her mother had left and there was no need for her to work. He even offered to release her from the Mossad. She said she was not ready to quit working yet. However he insisted she would have a full staff to help with the house until she and Tony were able to take care of things by themselves. Ziva had no choice but to agree.
A week passed by and Tony had been discharged and was home with Ziva. They both were getting use to living the posh life. However Ziva informed him that this was only temporary. She preferred to cook herself, however she did enjoy having the housekeeper and thought she would keep her on staff. McGee and Abby dropped by nightly to check in on them and Ducky called and promised to visit on the weekend. The one person they had not heard from was Gibbs.
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