Chapter Ten
"Boston?" Tony questioned as he set Shai down on the floor. "What the hell was Ziva doing in Boston?"
"That's exactly what Gibbs said." Abby laughed as she pulled up the customs record to show Tony.
"Hm." Tony said as he glanced down at Shai who hadn't left his side.
"What?" McGee asked as Tony looked back at the screen.
"I was just wondering, which one's his real name. I mean Shai and Shay are the same, but is he Shai Antonio David or Shay Anthony DiNozzo?" Tony asked as he picked Shai up and sat him on Abby's table.
"David." Abby and McGee said in unison with a smile as Tony furrowed his brow at them.
"Why?" Tony asked slightly offended.
"You really think that Eli David, director of Mossad, would allow his daughter, a Mossad assassin, to name her child that was conceived out of wedlock, with a non-Jewish man, after his father? Give him your first name as his middle name and give him your last name?" McGee laughed. "Are you serious?"
"Jeez McGee." Abby gasped. "Go easy on him."
"Yeah McMeany." Tony said with a glare as he looked back at Shai who smiled up at him.
"Sorry." McGee said. "If it helps at least she used your last name for her own alias."
"She did?" Tony asked looking back at the monitor.
"Yeah, but not her first name." McGee laughed.
"What name did she use?" Tony asked.
"Lisa." McGee said proudly, but his smile soon faded when Abby punched him in the arm causing Shai to giggle. "Ow, what was that for?"
"Enjoying this too much." Abby glared. "Apologize to Tony."
"Sorry." McGee grumbled to Tony's smirking face.
"Mean it." Abby hissed.
"I am so sorry, Tony." McGee said his voice full of sarcasm.
"Thank you, McGeek." Tony laughed with a yawn.
"Did you sleep last night?" Abby asked.
"No, Shai kicked the shit out of me." Tony said.
"Tony!" Abby shrieked, startling all three. "Watch your language."
"Sorry." Tony grunted. "That's beside the point, what was Ziva doing in Boston?"
"Enjoying the seafood?" McGee offered with a laugh.
"Where's Gibbs?" Abby asked shooting McGee a look.
"Right here." Gibbs said from the table behind them.
"Oh, hey Boss." Tony said as he moved Shai to the floor.
"DiNozzo?"
"Yeah, Boss?" Tony asked with a wicked smile.
"Go home." Gibbs said simply.
"Gibbs," Tony started to complain.
"Pack some stuff." Gibbs started cutting Tony off. "Pack stuff for Shai, too."
"Why?" Tony asked confused.
"We're going to Boston." Gibbs said in a matter of fact tone. "You too, McGee."
"What about me?" Abby asked as the others left her lab.
"Sorry Abs." Gibbs said kissing her cheek and leaving.
"Bye." Abby said sadly.
~Tony's Apartment~
"Shai?" Tony questioned as he came into a living room with a bag. "Want me to pack your Yankees shirt?"
"No." Shai said sternly giving his father a strange look causing Tony to laugh.
"So your mom turned you into a Boston fan?" Tony laughed as he picked the shirt up and threw it over a chair in the kitchen. Tony quickly looked around the apartment and threw his bag over his shoulder before walking over to Shai. "Ready to go to Boston?" Tony asked as he scooped Shai up and locked up his apartment.
~Airplane~
"Tony?" McGee questioned from the aisle seat.
"Yeah?" Tony responded not opening his eyes.
"Did you love her?" McGee asked quietly, not that Gibbs would hear them from his first class seat. Tony opened his eyes and turned to look at McGee. Shai turned from looking out the window to see why his father had taken his arm from around him. "Ziva."
"I know who you're talking about." Tony said softly as he glanced back at Shai, his green eyes giving away how scared he was. "You wanna sit with me?" Tony asked the toddler who nodded. Tony smiled and undid Shai's seat belt and brought him into his lap. "I think you know that answer, McGee."
"I thought I did too." McGee laughed as he watched Shai place his thumb in his mouth and snuggle against Tony. "I thought," McGee trailed off. "Do you think she knew?"
"That she was pregnant?" Tony asked looking over at McGee.
"Yeah."
"I don't know." Tony said honestly, leaning his head back against the seat. "I think there was a lot of things she didn't know."
"Like how you felt?" McGee asked, careful of which buttons to push.
"What is this, McGee, a therapy session?" Tony laughed running his hand up and down Shai's back as he turned his head to look out the window at the clouds.
"I just wanna hear you say it." McGee admitted.
"What? That I love Ziva?" Tony laughed as he turned and looked at McGee. "I love her." McGee just stared back at Tony, confused. "What? It's not some big secret."
"Yeah, but you put it in the present tense. You said love, not loved." McGee said his eyes wider than normal. "As in you still do." Tony choose to ignore him and turned his attention to Shai. "Tony?"
"What, McGee?" Tony asked slightly aggravated.
"Before you knew about Shai, did you want kids?"
"Jesus McCurious. What is with all these questions?" Tony asked as he and Shai turned to look at Tim. "Why are you so interested in me?"
"Because!" McGee started. "Ever since you came back from Tel Aviv, it's like you're someone else. You hardly make fun of me anymore, the movie references are a rare thing, you don't hit on women any more."
"I get it, McGee." Tony groaned.
"Sorry." McGee said shaking his head.
"You and I had different childhoods, McGee, completely different types of fathers." Tony started looking out the window but never continued.
"Yeah, but we're still in the same place." Tim said as he watched Shai's eyes flutter shut.
A/N: It may have been out of character, my bad. lol