A/N: Thank you HarrylovesGinny09, Sue Dooley and Debbie for reviewing!

And an extra shout out to Debbie, I like your idea and I thank you for suggesting it! :D And also, I had this random idea when I was falling asleep last night and it is possible that another pairing might come into this story, well sort of at least... But I'm not going to give details yet because I'm still thinking about it because it might not work with the timeline. We shall see.

Chapter 9: A Day Out

It was Saturday, today was the day that Ziva and Abby had planned to go dress shopping. They had already begun to plan the wedding. Ziva was so thankful for Abby's help.

Ziva looked out the apartment window and saw Abby's red car pull up. "She's early," she said to Tony.

"Of course she is, it's Abby," Tony replied. "It's almost as if she's more excited about this than you are," he teased.

They both laughed and Ziva grasped his hands and kissed him. "No one could be more excited about this than me."

Tony kissed her and smiled. "Unless that someone else is me."

"Hey you lovebirds!" Abby exclaimed.

"Abby! How did you get in here?" Ziva asked, surprised.

"I let her in, Ima!" Tali exclaimed.

Tony got down to Tali's level, "Tali, didn't we tell you not to open the door for strangers?"

"But Aunty Abby isn't a stranger," Tali replied.

Ziva sighed. "She has a valid point."

Tony also sighed. "Next time can you get me or ima?"

"Yes aba," Tali replied looking down.

"Good girl," Tony smiled at her and hugged her.

Abby smiled, "Aww he's such a good dad. Well we knew that already. Are you ready Ziva?"

Ziva nodded. "Yes."

"Where are you going Ima?" Tali asked.

"Aunty Abby and I are going shopping," Ziva replied.

"Oh. Can I come?"

"Tali, weren't you going to play with Mary at the park today?" Tony asked.

"Oh yeah! Okay you have fun with Aunty Abby, ima!" Tali exclaimed clinging to her mother's legs.

"I will tateleh. Maybe you can come with us next time," Ziva leaned down to kiss Tali's forehead.

"Yay!"

"Alright, shall we go then?" Abby asked.

"Yes, I can tell someone is getting impatient," Ziva teased.

Everyone laughed. Tony kissed Ziva, "See you later, if you need anything just call. And have fun," he smiled at her.

Ziva kissed him back. "I will. We will see you later."


Abby and Ziva spent the afternoon going from bridal shop to bridal shop in hope of finding the perfect dress for Ziva.

There were a few that Ziva had considered, but she wanted to make sure she would find the right one that was also a reason price. She knew she didn't want something too poofy and she didn't really want a train either. She was looking for something simple that wasn't too over the top.

Abby was looking through the rack, giving some of the dresses a subtle nod and cringed at others. She was determined to help her friend find the right dress. After more shuffling of the dresses on the racks, she stopped. She took a dress off the rack. It was an elegant long A-line gown with a sweetheart neckline. The skirt of the dress was slightly pleated and around the waistline was a cream colored silk ribbon tied into a bow on the side.

"Hey, Ziva!" Abby shouted across the room. "I don't know if you would like it, but why don't you try this one?" she asked walking towards the bride to be.

Ziva glanced at the dress and nodded. "Hmm yes I'll try it on." She and Abby found their way to the fitting room and Abby helped her zip the dress. Abby looked at Ziva in awe.

"So… How does it look?" Ziva asked.

Abby grinned. "Why don't you see for yourself?"

Ziva slowly walked over to the mirror and Abby followed behind her. She stared at her reflection and placed her hand over her mouth. "Oh, Abby I love it!"

Abby giggled, "You are going to completely take Tony's breath away."


Tony watched as Tali and Mary ran around the park happily. They were playing a game of tag. Those two have a lot of energy. Tony thought. He and Mary's mother, Bethany sat at a picnic table near where the girls were playing.

Bethany had long red hair and very blue eyes. She had a slim figure and was quite tall. She was wearing a denim jacket over a pink tank top and a knee length black skirt.

Tony didn't know how old Bethany was, but she looked quite young to be a mother of four year old girl, but who was he to judge? He knew that she is a single mother, and a college student, but he didn't know much else.

"So you said you're in college right? What's your major?" Tony asked trying to initiate conversation.

"Oh, um I'm majoring in law. I want to become a prosecuting attorney one day," Bethany replied.

"Very nice. So are your courses so far?"

"Yeah. Well I just graduated from high school a few months ago, so I'm still getting used to it."

Tony didn't let the shock show on his face. She just graduated? "Oh I see. Congratulations, I wish you the best."

"Y-You're judging me aren't you?" Bethany asked sounding slightly afraid.

Tony instantly shook his head. "No of course not." Something isn't right here.

Bethany looked away. "Sorry, forget I said that…"

Tony wanted to press further, but he decided not to. He didn't want to pry into something that wasn't his business.

"Tag! You're it!" Tali shouted.

"Tali, I'm tired can we play something else?" Mary asked while catching her breath.

"Yeah I guess so… What do you want to play then?"

"Um, um, what about hide and seek?" Mary suggested.

"Oh that would be fun! Ok, you hide first and I'll count!"

Mary giggled and ran off to hide.

Neither Bethany nor Tony had said anything for a while. "I'm so glad that Mary has a friend like Tali," she said. She laughed slightly. "She's always asking when she can see her again."

Tony smiled. "Tali is the same way."

"You and Ms. David are getting married soon, right?"

"Yes we are. And you and Mary are definitely invited."

Bethany half smiled. "It must be nice to have something like what you two have."

"Yes, I love Ziva very much. We've been through a lot to get to where we are now, but it was all worth it." Tony set a hand on her shoulder. "You're a beautiful and smart girl, you will find someone too."

"Well, I don't know about that…"

Tony shook his head, "Hey, don't doubt yourself like that, okay?"

Bethany shook her head and looked down at the ground. "It isn't that simple Mr. DiNozzo…"

"Please, just call me Tony… Is something wrong—?"

Tony was cut off when he heard the giggling girls running towards them.

"Mommy!" Mary exclaimed running into Bethany's arms.

Bethany smiled at her daughter and hugged her close. "Hey Mary! Did you and Tali have fun?"

"Yes we had a lot of fun!" Mary exclaimed.

"I'm glad that you did!"

Mary smiled. "I love you mommy."

"I love you too sweetie," Bethany kissed her daughter's forehead.

Tony smiled at the young mother and her daughter. He didn't want to pry, but he knew something happened and he couldn't help but wonder about it. It seemed like she was going to possibly talk about it as well… Perhaps that tale will be for another time.


After getting the dress, Ziva and Abby found a salon and got their nails and their hair done. It was getting late and they were both famished. They went to a local pub that wasn't far from the salon.

"This has been a fun day," Ziva said pouring wine into both their glasses.

"I know right! I'm glad we found you the perfect dress! It looks amazing on you!" Abby exclaimed taking a sip.

Ziva took a sip, "Thanks! So how have things been with you and Tim?"

"Everything's been great, we've been on a few dates. Oh Ziva, he's so sweet, I just…"

Ziva smiled, "That's great, Abby!"

The women continued to talk and drink. Their food soon arrived and they started eating away.

Ziva laughed, "I don't know if either of us are in an acceptable condition to drive."

Abby laughed too. "Haha you're probably right." She downed another glass of wine.

"Abby, we should probably should stop."

"Aw, come on… Zi, live a little!" Abby's speech was starting to sound distorted.

Ziva sighed and pulled out her cell phone and dialed Tony's number.

"Hey Ziva, everything alright?" Tony asked when he answered.

"Yeah, um mostly. We're at that pub we usually go to, it probably would not be good if either of us were to drive…"

"I'll get Tim on the way and we'll be there, hang on and be safe."

"Yes, I'll see you soon. Love you."

"Love you too." Tony hung up. He walked over to Tali, "Hey do you want to go see Mary for a bit? I have to meet with ima."

"Can't I come?" Tali begged.

Tony shook his head. "Don't worry I'll be back soon, I need to go get ima."

"But I want to see ima..."

"Tell you what, tomorrow morning we can go to out to breakfast and you can get anything you want if you will go along with this."

Tali sighed. "Okay aba... So I can have chocolate chip pancakes?" she asked excitedly.

Tony laughed and nodded. "Sure." He quickly called Bethany and explained the situation. Bethany said that Tali could come over.

He thanks her and took Tali to their apartment. He said bye to Tali and hurried out to his car. He got Tim and they headed to the pub.

They saw Ziva and Abby sitting at a table. You could tell Ziva was a bit tipsy, but Abby seemed to be way more out of it.

"Oh heeeyyyy Timmy, heeeyyy Tony." Abby clung to Tim.

Tim jumped slightly. "Hey Abbs, you seriously got to be more careful."

"Yeah yeah, okay Timmy…"

Ziva walked over to Tony. She was slightly unstable and Tony caught her before she could fall. "T-Thanks Tony," she stuttered.

Tony nodded, "Of course. Ready to go home?"

Ziva nodded. "Yeah let's go."

A/N: I apologize if that last part wasn't very good, I don't really have experience with drunk people (thank goodness for that) nor have I written a scene with drunk people so yeah, I gave it my best shot. XD Well anyways I hope you liked the chapter, please review to let me know what you think.