Chapter 10 – Art of the Eye

Ziva hung up the phone, her face completely shocked

"Go home Ziva, get some rest"

"Gibbs really"

"It's not up for negotiation, Tony, make sure she gets there, I don't need to see either of you here tomorrow", Gibbs looked like he might regret it, but let them go anyway, they gathered their gear, hopped in the elevator and out into the car park, they walked towards Tony's parked car

"Tony"

"Yeah", Ziva took a big breath

"Tony that was the hospital"

"Are you Ok what's going on, you're not sick are you?"

"No, I'm fine, they um, they got my test results mixed up with another patient"

"And?"

"And..., Tony I didn't lose the baby"

"You're still..." Ziva laughed and nodded her head while Tony picked her up and spun her around in circle, finally putting her down he pinned her against the wall and kissed her

"But this time I want to do it right Tony, before we leave I want to go tell Gibbs", they made their way back up to the bullpen

"Gibbs can I talk to you for a minute"

"I hoped I might see you again today Ziva"

"What? Never mind", they walked around to the private corner below MTAC, "I already made the mistake once, and Gibbs I am really sorry for that, before when I got that phone call..." Ziva took a big breath and prepared herself for the look, "It was the hospital", for some odd reason Gibbs looked relieved, this put Ziva off slightly, but she continued anyway, "They gave me the wrong test results, they made a mistake and, I'm um, I didn't lose the baby", Gibbs smiled, "Please say something"

"Thank you Ziva"

"What?"

"I know you didn't lose the baby"

"How, I didn't even know until 10 minutes ago"

"At the hospital they asked for two contact numbers, I gave them Tony's and mine, they didn't have your new number so they called me and explained"

"Why didn't you say something?"

"I wanted you to be able to tell me on your own, I'm not mad at you Ziva, I'm not mad at you or Tony"

"Thank you Gibbs, that means a lot, I'm really going to miss you"

"Where do you think you're going?"

"I can't work here anymore Gibbs, if the director finds out, my father will find out, and Gibbs my father is not going to find out"

"In one month director Vance goes L.A for two months, you could be on personal leave time before he comes back, and I know you might not give you a lot of time with the baby, but the longest amount of time you can take off for personal time is 6 months"

"You would do that?" Gibbs merely looked at her with kind eyes that told her everything would be OK, "Would it work?"

"You're 2 months now"

"Wow wait, how do you know that?"

"I can put two and two together Ziva, I know what happened in Baltimore" Ziva turned red, "You're two months now, another month until Vance leaves is three, he's gone for two which is five, another four off is nine, which leaves you with two months after she's born"

"She, I don't know what it is yet"

"Some things I just know Ziva"

"Speaking of that, how did you know it was Tony?" Gibbs smiled, but he had a hint of sadness on his face

"His eyes, when the doctor told us you had lost the baby, I could tell from his eyes"

"I'm a bit confused Gibbs"

"The look in his eye was the same as the look in mine when I found out my daughter died", Ziva hugged Gibbs tightly, Gibbs eyes began to water as he remembered Kelly, "He loves you Ziva, and he loves that baby, that look in his eyes, that's when I knew, about Baltimore, about the two of you, and then I saw you, I saw how you longed for comfort, I saw how you felt guilty, about not wanting to keep the baby, then not wanting to let go, then having her ripped away from you with no warning", Ziva couldn't help but laugh

"How do you know all these things?, and how did you know I didn't want to keep it?"

"I just know"

"You have to know how you know", Now Gibbs was the one laughing

"Sometimes your eyes can speak louder than your mouth"

"That doesn't make sense", she whispered smiling

"I'm Gibbs, I don't have to make sense"

"Hahaha, Thank you Gibbs", he kissed the top of her head

"Never feel that you can't trust me Ziva, I'll always be here for you, whenever you need it", Gibbs kissed her on the cheek, "Go, get some rest, I'll see you the day after tomorrow"

"Goodbye Gibbs"

"Goodbye Ziva"