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32 weeks – NOVEMBER
Ziva sighed as she lounged on the sofa in the living room lazily, watching a random movie.
She was now seven months pregnant, being in her eighth month and all, and things couldn't get any more boring. She was rarely allowed in the office, if Tony had anything to say about it, and even when she was in office, Gibbs would only let her look through cold cases or do the team's paperwork. She wasn't allowed down into the lab during a case, although neither was Abby since she was also quite far along, and there was even a new lab tech called Julie who was very preserved and only spoke to the team during cases. That meant whenever Ziva had finished the paperwork, she and Abby would end up sitting in the break room discussing the wedding, and there was always someone who would come and disturb them. She wasn't even allowed into interrogation, and if she did go in she was only allowed to watch for a few minutes before her back started aching.
Of course, it wasn't all that bad. She still dragged Tony to Lamaze classes, and every once in a while she was able to force him to take her to the pool. She'd even managed to drag him shopping to get the paint for the baby's room, as well as for a new dresser and some baby clothes, and made him paint it. She smirked. 'I should make Tony suffer more often,' she thought.
When Ziva heard the hum of a car pulling up outside, she couldn't stop the smile that came onto her face as she got up and waddled to the door to open it. Immediately, she was greeted by hugs that only reached her legs.
"Momma!"
Ziva chuckled as she looked down at the twins smiling up at her. "Hello, mis princesas (my princesses)," she greeted.
"Hola mamá (Hello mommy)," they greeted before running through the living room into the playroom.
"Play nicely!" Ziva called out before moving aside to let Maria in. Maria smiled briefly at her older sister before heading straight upstairs to her room with a scowl on her face.
"School was good, if you were wondering!" Maria called out sarcastically before slamming her bedroom door behind her. Ziva frowned, but didn't get to think much about it before Tony's arms wrapped around her. Ziva turned in his arms and pecked him on the lips, only just managing it because of the bump between them. Tony smiled.
"How's the little fella, then?" Tony asked, rubbing his hand on Ziva's belly. They had eventually found out that they were having a boy this time. Tony smiled as she winced when she felt a kick.
"Kicking, like crazy," she replied. "He is definitely a DiNozzo – getting on my last nerve."
"Hey, it's what we do best," Tony joked.
Ziva looked up the stairs. "What is wrong with Maria?"
Tony shrugged. "I'll talk to her for you."
"Auntie 'Ria! Auntie 'Ria!" The twins ran up the stairs holding some pieces of paper with what looked like drawings on them. Tony chuckled before following the twins upstairs into Maria's room. He spotted the teenage girl lying on her bed, headphones in. The twins had already left, surprisingly, so Tony took this as a chance to talk to her.
"Hey, Maria, you want to talk?"
"About the fact that my boyfriend is a lying jerk? Ok then..."
Ziva woke from her nap on the sofa to a yell and a slam from a door upstairs. She rubbed her eyes and sat up, frowning when she heard someone running down the stairs.
"Momma, momma!"
Ziva turned to see the twins, Kate and TJ, running towards her. "Yes, darlings?" She realized they had mildly shocked expressions on their faces.
"Guess what Daddy said, momma!" Kate cried as the twins started jumping up and down in front of their mother.
"What did Daddy say?" Ziva asked, suddenly worried.
"Daddy said, 'Fuck'!" TJ yelled.
Ziva's eyes narrowed. "He did, did he?"
The twins nodded. Just then, Tony walked into the room. He froze when he noticed Ziva's glare on him.
"What?"
Ziva opened her eyes to see Tony climbing not so subtly into bed beside her. She sighed and turned over.
"You do know that by trying to creep in quietly, you are actually making more noise?" she asked.
Tony jumped at her voice. "I didn't think you were awake!"
"You do not think much though, so it is not much of a surprise."
Tony frowned. "You make a good point…"
Ziva chuckled as she sat up fully next to her husband and turned on the lamp. Tony moved next to her and wrapped his arms around her, smiling as she leant into him. They were just getting comfortable when Tony remembered something.
"Abby just called," he told her. Ziva groaned.
"What was it about?" she asked.
"Tomorrow."
"What about tomorrow?"
Tony chuckled. "You really do have a brain of mush now, don't you?"
Ziva frowned. "What do you mean?"
Tony smiled. "You'll see tomorrow."
Ziva sighed and lay down, facing away from Tony. What was going on tomorrow? She would have to wait and see…
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