Here it is...Chapter Nine...enjoy :-)

Ziva and Abby had been shopping in wedding shops for dresses for three hours already and they had been in a total of 34 shops. Ziva had sat down while Abby rummaged through the bridesmaids dresses in the current shop they were in. She hurried into a changing room with an armful load. She slipped the first one over her head and waltzed out for Ziva to see.

Ziva glanced up and her jaw dropped. "Abby you look amazing!" The dress was a midnight blue and it hugged Abby's curves at the top and then fell loosely from the waist down. There were no straps on the dress and there was a line of diamonds running down the outside of the dress, the top of the bodice and the hem of the skirt. Abby looked down at the dress.

"You really think so?"

Ziva nodded. "It's amazing. The best so far"

Abby grinned. "I think this is the one, Ziva." Abby said.

Ziva nodded. "It looks amazing."

Abby grinned and rushed back into the changing room. She emerged moments later dressed in her own clothes. She hung the other dresses back up and kept the blue one aside.

"Now…to find you the perfect wedding dress."

Abby and Ziva both started rummaging through the dresses each pulling one out to look at then rejecting it. Abby sighed. "Well…I don't think this shop has anything good. I've rejected so many."

Ziva nodded. "Me too. Let's just go buy your one and we can go to a different shop."

Abby nodded and walked up to the counter with the dress. The lady smiled at her and said "Interesting choice for a wedding dress."

Abby shook her head. "No this is a bridesmaids dress. It her wedding" She pointed to Ziva.

She nodded. "Oh! I see. Not find anything you like, dear?" She said to Ziva.

Ziva shook her head. "No. It is hard to find something that will go with my skin tone."

The woman nodded. "Well if you come with me there is one dress that I have always kept in the back. This dress was bought a while ago and no one has chosen it because it never looks right on them their skin tone their body shape. It just doesn't work. I figured I was never going to sell it so I took it off the rail but…I think it'll look perfect on you." Abby and Ziva looked at each other and shrugged.

"Worth a try." Ziva nodded and they both followed the lady through the back.

"Mike! We got someone trying on Bertha!" She yelled as they went into the back room. Abby and Ziva gave each other a look that said "What the hell? They named a dress…"

The lady turned on them "Yeah…we named her because she is a beautiful dress but she hasn't been sold. She is special."

Ziva and Abby nodded as an elderly man rushed through to greet them. "When we have someone trying Bertha on…it's a special occasion because we always want her to go to the right person. Never has so we only take people we think are going to be perfect for her through but still no one claims the beauty of this dress."

Ziva and Abby looked at him and nodded as if what he was saying made sense. The lady took Ziva's hand and pulled her into a room. "You two wait out here and we'll show you when she's ready." Abby sat down outside the room and listened to the man ramble on about the dress and how no one has managed to pull it off. They were waiting outside for a total of thirty minutes while Ziva and the lady got her ready. The woman came out first and pulled the door too behind her. "Oh my God, Mike this dress…" she has tears in her eyes. Abby looked at her face and thought 'Wow…they must have grown attached to the dress…"

The lady peeped behind the door. "You ready honey?" Abby heard Ziva say something and the door was opened revealing a woman Abby barely recognized. She and Mike stood up as Ziva walked out. Abby's jaw hit the floor as Ziva walked into the light. "Oh…my…God…" Ziva looked down nervously.

Mike stared at her wide eyed. "It's almost as if this dress was made for her."

The woman nodded. "You look gorgeous!"

Ziva smiled and looked at Abby. "What do you think?"

Abby opened and closed her mouth like a goldfish. "Holy mother of all that's good, Ziva David you could kill a man in that dress! You look a million dollars!"

Ziva looked down nervously again. "Are you sure?"

Abby nodded vigorously. "Ziva, you look stunning! You haven't even got the make up or shoes or anything else and I barely recognized you! Oh my God! I cannot wait for Tony's reaction when he sees you walking down the aisle in this! I swear you'll knock him dead!"

Ziva smiled. "Thank you."

Abby continued to look at the dress and Ziva. They all did. Abby took out her phone and took a photo. Then Mike got a camera and lifted it also snapping a photo. The picture he'd taken was amazing as Ziva's hair fell naturally and she was looking down at the dress.

He looked at it. "This is so going on the cover of our magazine! And up on the wall out the front" Z

iva looked at him. "What?"

He nodded. "If of course it's okay with you?"

Ziva looked at Abby who nodded her head. "Okay. Fine"

Abby grabbed Mikes arm. "You'll have to wait until after the wedding because if Tony sees it the surprise is ruined."

Mike nodded. "Of course. We'll do an article about it too."

Abby squealed in excitement. "How much is it?"

Mike and the lady moved into a private corner so Abby and Ziva couldn't hear to discuss prices. Abby looked at Ziva and grinned. "You honest to God look phenomenal in that." She said. Ziva smiled and looked over as Mike and the lady came back.

"Mary and I decided on a price. This dress is a little bit more expensive than the other ones obviously. The price is twenty five hundred dollars."

Ziva's eyebrows shot up. "Only twenty five?"

Mike and Mary nodded. "Only twenty five"

Abby looked at Ziva with a begging look in her eye. "Please get this dress Ziva…"

Ziva nodded. "Twenty five is fine."

Abby jumped about in the hall way. "We need to get you shoes, Ziva!" Ziva lifted the dress revealing a beautiful pair that went with the dress. Abby grinned. "And a veil?" Mary rushed into the room where Ziva changed into the dress and came back out with a veil. She held it up to the back of Ziva's head and let them see what it would look like. Abby grinned again. "The veil comes with the tiara?"

Mary nodded. "It all comes together and it all is included in the price." Abby ran forward and hugged Ziva who staggered back a bit.

"Abby…I like breathing" Ziva muttered.

Abby nodded and took a step back. "It's not even my wedding and I'm already really excited about it" Ziva smiled. Mary led her back into the changing room and helped her out of the dress. The came back out with the dress in a bag and Ziva back in her normal clothes.

"We can keep it here until the wedding so it is A) not discovered by your fiancé and B) so it doesn't get ruined."

Ziva nodded. "That sounds like a better idea than me taking it home."

Abby nodded in agreement. "Especially as Tony is one of the nosiest people alive and will probably take a sneak peek when Ziva's out or something."

Ziva laughed and nodded. They all walked out to the front and Ziva handed her credit card over. They paid for the dresses and headed home. Abby drove Ziva home and Ziva offered if she wanted to come in for a drink. Abby agreed excitedly. When they got to Tony's and Ziva's apartment Abby whispered "We don't let him know anything."

Ziva laughed at her secrecy but went along with it. When they got into the apartment Tony was sat on the sofa watching TV.

"Hello ladies." He said.

"Hey Tony!" Abby said excited to see her friend. Ziva took Abby's coat and hung it up.

"So…get anything good?" he asked them both.

Abby shook her head. "For me yes, Ziva no."

Tony frowned. "You got Ziva an ugly wedding dress?"

Abby shook her head and sat in the seat opposite him. "No…we didn't get one. None of them were nice. They didn't really do any favours for her."

Tony frowned again and looked at Ziva who was sorting drinks in the kitchen. "How is it possible for something to look bad on her?" he asked Abby quietly. Abby shrugged.

"I heard that, Tony" Ziva called through.

"It was meant as a compliment!" He called back wincing at Abby.

Ziva rolled her eyes at the glass of wine she was pouring. "I would never have guessed if you hadn't told me" she said sarcastically. Tony grinned at her as she walked back through with two wine glasses. She handed one to Abby and one to Tony. She sat on the sofa next to Tony and asked "What are you watching?" Tony grinned. "Bond. Quantum of Solace. Brilliant film" Ziva looked at the screen and shrugged. Tony pulled her close and wrapped his arm around her waist. She smiled and rested her head on his chest. Abby grinned at her friends and co-workers and quietly got out her phone snapping a photo of them before turning to face the screen.

Hoped you liked it...sorry again for the delay. The next chapter is the one where Gibbs, Tony and McGee have the quility time together. LOL that will be intresting. Don't forget to review.