Discoveries

A month later and Tony finally snapped.

He needed to find out who Tali's mother actually was- it was life or death.

Almost.

It was a pleasant day as he entered into the lab, his arms cradling the basket that she was found in. Abby was, of course, dancing around to Brain Matter, looking as if she wanted to swat a fly. However, the second she saw Tony leaning on the door frame, she stopped.

"Hey," she flicked her finger on the stop button of the remote, placing it down on the worktop.

"I just want to try one more time," he whispered, a tear falling down his cheek, "For Tali. I want her to have her mother in her life. She could be on a database or something now- even if she is a criminal, I need some closure."

"So you'd be happy that Tali's mother is a criminal?" Abby asked as she pulled him into a hug.

"No, but at least I'd know what she was out there. If it was a minor crime, I could reconsider. But if she's a murderer or something…"

"It's not a good idea," Abby chimed in.

"Which one? Me finding out Tali's mother or accepting her if she's a criminal?"

"Both! We don't know where or who Tali's mother is. She's happy that way and so are you, only you don't know it. Find somebody else who you can both love!"

"No," Tony's voice went as hard as rocks, "Last month, Tali asked me if Ziva could be her mummy. When I said no, she burst into tears. I had to bring Zi over to calm her down. She loves Ziva, but it wouldn't be right- she's not her real mom."

Abby rolled her eyes and turned to the table, placing her Latex gloves upon her fingers. She whirled around, pigtails flying from her skull, before holding her arms out. Tony smiled slightly as she placed it in front of her scanner.

"Are you absolutely sure about this?"

"Positive."

Before Abby could even reply, her phone began to ring. Jumping upright, she rushed over to it.

"Abby's lab."

She nodded, saying a few 'erms' and 'okays' as she continued the conversation. She paced around for a while (as far as the chord would allow), her face increasingly worried. After a while, she slotted it back into the handset.

"What's up?" Tony asked in a concerned manner.

"SecNav has some results that need scientific evaluation, so they asked me to do it. It will only be a quarter of an hour max. You could go get a coffee or something and you'll be back when I return."

"Okay," Tony smiled before turning to exit.

-TIVA-

He sipped the coffee, the deliciousness flavoring his insides. Checking his watch briefly, he realised he still had another five minutes to go. Ziva, Gibbs and McGee had all finished their paperwork yesterday, so were all at home.

Tony's mind wandered to what they were doing. Gibbs was obviously building his boat and McGee was probably working on some book he'd admitted (under Ziva's interrogation) writing.

What was she doing?

Reading maybe, she liked to read. She also liked athletics, so maybe she was out running. Or martial arts? She was a ninja after all.

He could see why Tali wanted Ziva as a mother. Think on it- she was a bright and intelligent woman, good with children, kind when she wanted to be and a brilliant agent.

Also extremely beautiful…

'Shut up!' he told himself sharply, 'You do not have feelings for the resident ninja, however attractive she may be!'

Suddenly, his phone buzzed and he immediately lifted it to his ear.

"DiNozzo."

"The meeting was shorter than I thought! You can come back down and I will set the test up."

"Okay, thanks Abs."

He hung up with a grin, before shooting up and out, headed towards the lab. His drink watched him from the table, annoyed at its abandonment.

-TIVA-

Tony skipped into the lab. Abby turned to him, her face not quite as excited as his.

"You know that this may not work, right?"

Tony nodded solemnly as she waltzed over to the scanner, placing the basket into a box.

She tapped her foot for a minute before the computer informed her that it was readily scanned. The fingerprint was displayed onto the screen and Abby hit the button to start.

She walked several feet to where Tony was standing, looking him up and down.

"You know it might be a while before the re…"

She practically ate her words as the machine buzz behind her. Before she could even turn around, Tony was striding towards the screen, his eyes wide in shock.

She eventually turned and gasped, walking up to her friend.

"Tony…" she clamped a calming hand on his shoulder.

"I knew it," he replied as he looked at the relatively new image of Ziva Aliyah David staring at him with the words 'DNA MATCH' scrawled in green letters beside it.

So, it's confirmed. I will not say anything more about it.

I had Sports Day yesterday. Me, Molly and Lauren (MissLozzieB) pranked two of our friends into believing they'd lost Molly's phone (they were looking through her bag). When they found out, they went mental. It was hilarious.

TheFoundersDaughter- From what I establish, you have good taste in TV. What else do you like? I'm naming my kitten (I'm getting him next week) Merlin in honour.

lot56- I love Top Gear too!

ncisXpysch 12345- I've never seen any of those shows, but hey ho.

oldmoviewatcher- I'm not really a Sci-Fi person, but Molly LOVES Doctor Who. She always talks about it and I never know what she's on about.

conservativegirl- KATE! I don't watch it, but I know Sasha Alexander is in it.

- I've never even heard of that!

Semper Fi xxx