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"So now what?" Tony asked Ziva as they lay in bed the next morning. "I go back to D.C. and you raise Ella here and I'm just supposed to see her for the holidays?"
"It will work out, Tony." She said placing her chin on his chest and looking up at him.
"No, Ziva." He said with a slight edge in his voice, "I'm tired of hearing that from you. We need to talk about this now."
"Alright." She agreed with annoyance in her voice. "I do not know what to do in this situation, Tony. I do not know. Do you think I want to be away from my husband? Five thousand eight hundred and eighty one miles to be exact, Tony."
"I can't lose you again." Tony said taking his eyes off Ziva's and looking up at the ceiling fan of her bedroom.
"I can not lose you either, Tony." She said, "I do not want Ella to grow up without a father."
"What if you came back to America?" Tony suggested quietly. There was a long pause before she answered.
"Okay. We can wait a few more weeks in Israel and then go back to D.C." She said nodding, "Israel is no longer my home. Home is where you are." She confessed.
"As long as I'm with you" Tony said, "I'll be okay." He said kissing her deeply.
The newlyweds fell into a comfortable silence and Ziva thought Tony was a sleep. She bit her lip to try to find the right words.
"Tony." She called softly. He opened one of his eyes and raised his eyebrows letting her know she had his attention. "What if I said I wanted to retire from NCIS?"
"What?" Tony asked in confusion shooting up from the bed to look at her fully. "Why would you say that, Ziva? You've only been at NCIS for eight years. You love NCIS."
"I love our daughter a whole lot more." She said simply with her eyes not leaving his giving a shrug. "I want to be there for our kids, Tony. My parents were barely home when my siblings and I were children. Ari and I practically raised Tali. I do not want that to be the case."
"You're sure?" He asked slowly.
"I have never been more sure in my life." She responded confidently. "I want the American dream." She confessed with a small chuckle. "We can buy a house with a white picket fence, we can get a dog. I will cook you dinner when you arrive from work."
"I would like that." He said laughing. "Will you paint with the kiddos?" He said hopefully.
"We can have craft time and cooking lessons and build forts and-" Ziva fantasized about her new life, but Tony cut her off with a long kiss.
"I love you." He said looking into her eyes for a long time with a bright smile filled on his lips.
"I love you too." She said kissing his forehead and making a trail down to his lips.
"Come on." He said getting up and out of the bed. "I believe we have Israeli sightseeing to do."
"We should drop by to see Orli." She suggested. He nodded and kissed her temple.
"I'm glad you have found peace with her." He said. "Your parents would be proud."
"Well, Ella will already have enough family on her dad's side. She has to have some people on her mom's side." Ziva said getting up and turning on the shower, not surprised when she felt Tony's presence behind her.
"They're just as much my family as yours, Ziva." He whispered behind her. "They'll be your family forever." He said. "Even if you're not working with us."
"What if there's a woman that replaces me?" She asked stepping under the water of the shower and pulling him into the shower with her.
"Then, I guess she can be introduced to my wife and daughter when they bring me lunch twice a week." He said simply.
"Twice a week?" Ziva asked with a chuckle, "Getting a little arrogant Mister DiNozzo?"
"Mister DiNozzo." Tony mocked and pushed Ziva against the shower wall causing them both to laugh.
"So we're having a baby girl." Tony smiled brightly at Orli.
"Tony was right about that one." Ziva smirked. "I was convinced we were having a boy."
"That is great news." Orli replied with a wide grin. "Do you have a name picked out yet?"
"Isabella Talia DiNozzo." Tony nodded and squeezed Ziva's hand under the table.
"So she will be taking her father's name?" Orli asked.
"That is the thing." Ziva said quietly, "We got married yesterday."
"Where did this happen?" She asked in shock.
"The olive forest Tali, Ari, and I used to play in as children. There was a small christian chapel, but we found a willing rabbi to marry us." Tony explained.
"Wow." Orli breathed out. "Well, congratulations is in order then."
"Thank you." The couple responded with bright smiles.
"Well, I should let you two be going." Orli said standing up from the table in the small coffee shop. "It was good to see both of you." She said surprising both of them and pulling Ziva into a warm hug and giving Tony one right after. "I expect pictures when she is born."
"Of course." Ziva promised.
After a few more weeks in Israel, the couple was content that things back in America were now safe to return to, they headed to the airport.
"I am still scared." Ziva confessed tightening her grip on Tony's hand.
"What is there to be scared about?" Tony asked with worry in his voice.
"I am going to miss not seeing you all the time. Not to mention McGee and Abby and Gibbs. I will always miss being an agent." She confessed quietly.
"Ziva, we talked about this." Tony said pushing a stray piece of curly hair away from her face. "No one is stopping you from coming back to NCIS. We can easily get Ella a nanny."
"I do not want her to be without a mother, Tony." She said sternly. "I have made my decision."
"Good." He said leaning back in his chair placing his hand on her shoulder and bringing her down towards him and kissing her temple. "That's the Ziva I know."
"We will be okay." Ziva said kissing him deeply.
"You bet we will, ." Tony responded causing Ziva to laugh.
When their flight was called they boarded the plane and straight to sleep for most of the flight.
They both woke up with a few hours until landing.
"So, how will we tell Gibbs?" Ziva asked, "I'm sure he would've wanted to be at the wedding."
"He can give you away when we renew our vows at our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary." Tony suggested.
"Tony." Ziva said, "You're going to be wheeled down the aisle by then, old man." Ziva joked and kissed him on the cheek.
"Ouch." Tony feigned hurt and placed his hand on his chest.
"Well, I married you didn't I?" Ziva said with a laugh. "I think I am stuck with you."
"Good." Tony said against her lips. "And it'll be that way until the day you die. Because I'm determined to outlive you."
"I highly doubt that one." Ziva said laughing.
"I love you." Tony said suddenly.
"I love you too, Tony." She said placing her forehead against his. "So much."
Four months later…
Tony emerged into the hospital waiting room to see McGee, Abby, and Palmer all asleep and Gibbs, Ducky, and Vance quietly talking.
"She's perfect." Tony told the three men that were awake. "Ziva's a fighter too. She's just fine. She's asking for you, Gibbs." Tony said.
"Anthony, how long was she in labor?" Ducky asked.
"Her water broke around nine A.M." Tony told the old doctor, "Ella was born at 12:38."
"Wake them up and take them home." Gibbs said referring to the sleeping NCIS employees. "They can come back tomorrow." Gibbs suggested checking his watch. "It's almost two in the morning."
Tony lead Gibbs back to Ziva's room. "So, how's Isabella?" Gibbs asked with a wide smile.
"Perfect, boss." Tony said, "I don't know how anyone in the entire world could be so beautiful." He said opening the door to Ziva's room. Ziva was sitting up in the bed cradling a small new born to her chest.
"Hi, Gibbs." Ziva said quietly.
"Hi, Ziver." He responded sitting on the edge of her bed. Ziva carefully placed her daughter into Gibbs' arms. "She's got your eyes, DiNozzo." Gibbs told Tony before turning to Ziva. "And your hair." Gibbs held Ella for a while before she started crying. Ziva reached for her daughter, but Gibbs shook his head and placed the crying infant in Tony's arms. "Burp your daughter, DiNozzo." Tony had a pure look of fear and confusion on his face.
"Just tap her lightly on her back until she burps, sweetie." Ziva instructed. Tony did as his wife told and after a few minutes Ella let out a small burp and snuggled closer to her father and quickly fell asleep.
"She's gonna be a heartbreaker." Gibbs said with a smirk. "I'm gonna go. But, I'll be back with the others later. Get some sleep, Ziver." Gibbs reminded her softly and placed a kiss on her forehead. He walked over to Tony. "You did good, kid." He told him and placed a hand on the younger man's shoulder before leaving the hospital.
Tony's eyes didn't leave Isabella's for a long time until Ziva called him over. He looked up and saw she had made room for him on the hospital bed. Tony got in the bed and placed Ella between them.
"She is perfect." Ziva whispered.
"Takes after her mom." Tony said kissing Ziva's cheek.
"Do you think we will be okay at parenting, Tony?" Ziva asked with little confidence.
"Ziva." He said quietly. "We will be okay." He told her and gave her a loving kiss.
"We will be okay." She repeated.
A/N: Well, that's all for now, folks! Thank you so much for all the support! None of this could've been done without you! Please drop a final review by! It would truly mean a lot! Thank you! Love you guys. God bless.
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