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Tony's POV
I watched as slowly the rest of the team came to see my little Tali. First Bishop came over and stood next to Gibbs looking uncomfortable as she watched Tali sleep in Gibbs arms and whispered,"You're part of the family too. Stop acting like the weird step-child and find your place"
She gave me a small smile, but I could tell she would be worse than Ziva when it came to fitting in. I went and sat back down until I heard the sound of heavy platform boots clomping towards the bullpen and saw a flash of black pulling a very scared looking McGee by the arm. I stood up, walked over to Bishop and grabbed my daughter. Walking towards Abby, I said, "Okay, Abby, before I give her to you, two things: First, let go of McGee. Then calm down."
Abby turned and whispered, "Whoops, sorry,Timmy. I'm calm can I hold her?"
I slowly walked over to Abby and handed Tali to her. Abby looked like she was about to cry as she rocked Tali back and forth and whispered, "Oh, Tony, she looks just like Ziva. What's her name?"
Ziva named her Tali CaitlinDiNozzo." That was the breaking point for Abby and the tears started to fall. She, like me, had lost two best friends, but had gained a small part of one. Yet it would never be the same. Though there was a chance one of those friends coming back to her, I didn't want to get her hopes up and then disappoint her. So I didn't tell her that Ziva might come back. I did say, "Abby, it's woman who brought Tali here says Ziva's okay and she'll contact us when she has a chance. She just needs us to take care of Tali and keep her safe."
She smiled and handed Tali back to me. Looking over at Gibbs, she said, "Permission to take the rest of the day off to prepare a surprise for Tony and Tali?"
Gibbs chuckled and said, "Sure. And why don't you commandeer McGee to help you out?"She looked at McGee with a huge smile, grabbed his hand and bolted out of the room. Whatever they were doing, I hoped I wouldn't regret giving Abby a spare key to my apartment.
*Flashback*
Two months after Ziva stayed in Israel:
Tony was sitting on his couch downing his second beer when he heard someone knocking on his door. He tried to ignore it, figuring it was Gibbs or McGee trying to cheer him up. Ignoring it didn't work. By the time he was done with his beer, he could still hear knocking. But this time it was mixed with the sound of a woman crying. He got up from the couch and opened the door to find Abby standing there, drenched from the rain, crying. She looked at him and said "Tony, I miss her too much. I can't do this again I can't lose my best friend again"
He hugged her, not caring that she was soaked. After a moment, he pulled her inside. They talked for a good two hours. Both were completely wasted by the time they fell asleep, Tony crashed out in his recliner and Abby curled in a ball on the couch sleeping like a rock.
*End Flashback*
Two days later, at work, he'd given her a spare key saying, "Any sister of mine shouldn't have to bang on my apartment door soaked in the rain to have a talk when she needs it."
Now, he went over to his desk where he found a bouncy seat with a note saying the following:
Just figured I would put this here, my boy. She's a Beauty. Bring her by later so I can say a proper hello and make sure she's healthy.
-Dr. Mallard.
Tony chuckled as he put his daughter in the pink, heart-covered bouncy seat and went back to work. He looked at his pile of paper work, deciding he would try and leave by five o'clock tonight.