WASHINGTON DC, HASWARI HOUSEHOLD; NOVEMBER 29, 2011, 14:00

The team got out of the car to see Kate sitting on the porch watching her three oldest children play in the snow. She stood upon seeing the team, she moved around the kids to them.

"I didn't expect you to bring the FBI."

"Mrs. Haswari, I'm just here for a visit." Fornell smiled before the smile slipped, "where's the bastard of a husband of yours."

"Cooking, don't think of drawing your guns…I have children."

A snowball hit her back and she rolled her eyes, laughing came afterwards by the kids and even Tony. "They've got good aim."

"Jethro Todd Haswari, Michael Anthony Haswari, Hasmia Kelly Haswari…" They all turned to find Ari on the porch, he was eyeing the children, "inside…you do not throw things at your mother, go inside…that is your punishment."

The three went inside and the door shut behind them, Ari followed them inside and shut the door. Kate eyed Tony, "my children are well behaved…I do not want your influence on them DiNozzo, soon enough you will learn that children don't need enticing."

"Can we talk inside, is cold." McGee looked at her and she nodded, leading the way to the house.

They walked inside and Kate stopped them, "shoes by the door…you know I've had that rule for years."

They all took off their shoes and Kate was met by Noor, she put her arms up and Kate passed her…she began to cry.

"Noor, come here." Noor turned to her father's voice and Ari picked the little girl up, taking her to the kitchen.

"Harsh on parenting are we Agent Todd?" Fornell looked at her and she sat down, they followed suit.

"My children are not spoiled by me…I'm the strict one. Ari gives them what they wants and since Noor began walking, I have stopped picking her up unless she's sick, he still picks her up."

"So…we all want to know," Tony looked at her, "why the hell did you marry him?"

"Did he force you?" McGee eyed her and Kate rolled her eyes.

"No, it just happened…" Kate smiled as she began to think back, "he kept coming to see me, called me…sent me things. I couldn't shoot him, I never could. I'd come home to find meals cooked and a note with them.

"After a while he began to stay and we'd have conversations over coffee till I found myself asking him to come more." Kate looked at the team, "then I fell in love with him, I found out I was pregnant a month before Tony got the plague. Ari was sent to kill Gibbs so we found a way to fake our deaths and live but Mossad found us shortly a few days ago."

"Hold on," Tony looked at her, "no wait, are you insane?"

"I was but even you should know Tony, love can happen like that." She snapped her fingers, "you told me so." Kate eyed him, "hold long did it take you to fall in love with your wife?"

"Years but I'd do anything for her."

"Just like I'd do anything for my husband…I love him and so I want to protect him." She looked up when Noor came over; she eyed her mother and crawled onto the couch and into Kate's lap. "Are you going to kill him or protect us?"

"What's in it for us?"

"Mossad secrets?" They looked up when Ari came in the room, he stood behind the couch Kate sat on, "Mossad secrets and help to eliminate all cells in the DC area, I know where most of them are located."

Fornell looked at Gibbs, "that's an offer I can't refuse."

"Mossad tricked us with Ziva, almost killed her," Tony looked at Ari, "what makes you think we can trust you?"

"If you cannot trust me, trust Caitlin and she will trust me." Ari eyed them and then realized something. "I was told Ziva died during a mission…she is alive?"

"My wife." Tony eyed him, "don't think I wouldn't die for her…I walked into a terrorist camp in Somalia to rescue her."

"Well he was going to die getting vengeance for her since we all thought she was dead." McGee looked at them, "till we found her alive…things have never been the same, believe me. Ziva is different now, she laughs and don't use threats anymore."

"She threatens me." Tony eyed McGee and the junior agent laughed.

"You're married to her and she's pregnant, your words remember…she's more dangerous pregnant then before Somalia."

Tony moved his head, "yeah true, she did give me a black eye two weeks ago because I touched her chocolate chip cookies…they were cookies."

"I remember those days," Ari looked at Kate, "Caitlin nearly killed me when I touched her food."

Kate smiled and looked at Noor. "Papa needs to fix lunch, we have guests…can you tell him to fix lunch?"

Noor pointed to the kitchen and said the one word Kate had wished she hadn't been taught. "NOW!"

Ari left and Kate smiled, kissing Noor's head, "I wish you hadn't learned that word."

"She's beautiful, can I see her?" Gibbs looked at Kate and Kate handed Noor to Gibbs, the agent took the child. "Hello Noor."

She just stared at him, "so…girl or boy, this one?" Kate looked at Tony.

"Girl, another girl who we're naming Nasira Abigail Haswari. We got on a little pattern of Hebrew names for boys and Arab names for girls…all after family. The boys names are obvious, Michael is Ari's middle name while Hasmia for his mother and Noor for his aunt. Nasira is after his grandmother. Zivyah after Ziva and Abigail after Abby, of course you know where Hasmia's middle name came from Gibbs."

"Lunch is ready Caitlin," Ari spoke from the doorway, "the children are washing their hands."

"Are you going to join us for lunch?" Kate looked at her team, "I'll tell you the story of how it all began."

"I can't." Tony eyed them, "I promised Ziva I'd take her to lunch, we had a doctor's appointment at lunch time. Boss I need to get back before Ziva kills me."

"Fornell will take you back, McGee and I will stay. Kate will bring us back to the yard in a few hours."

"Come on Fornell."

Fornell and Tony left, Gibbs and McGee sat at the table with the kids, Kate and Ari sat down. McGee started toward the door and Mia shook her head. "No, we have to pray."

"Oh, sorry."

Kate looked at everyone as Ari sat down after placing Noor in the highchair. "Elohim, we bless being together, we bless this food, we thank you for everything you have provided. We thank you for the safety you deliver by opening the hearts of dear friends. Blessed are you as we go through the world by your teachings. Amen."

The entire table followed, "Amen."

Food was dished out and Gibbs looked at Kate, "you converted?"

"No," Kate eyed Ari as he put food on her plate; he always served her if they were at home. "Our home is a mixed-religion household, we teach both Catholicism and Judaism. Prayers are prayers, no matter what religion or language you say them in."

"That's true, this is great." McGee eyed the food, "what is it?"

"Chicken lasagna." Ari looked at them, "we do not keep kosher…despite our first attempts to do so."

"So this story…"

Kate nodded, "it was right after he kidnapped me."

"Who kidnapped you Mommy?" Mia eyed her mother.

"Papa kidnapped me." Mia nodded and smiled, "so he came to visit that night after you shot him, to apologize. He was in need of medical help and wouldn't listen to me."

"What did you do?" McGee looked at her and she smiled.

"I told him to sit down and let me help him, he later thanked me for it."