As expected the pregnancy had been very rough on Ziva David-DiNozzo. She tolerated the nausea, heartburn, and general discomfort. She even tolerated spending half the day in the bathroom and half of that time was spent trying to force herself to go. She had gained weight and felt that her appearance was more whaleish than feminine but she even tolerated that. What she hated, what she despised was being on bed rest. She had been put on bed rest in her twelfth week. When Dr. Wayne noticed that her blood pressure was higher than it should be. It was down now and just a little above normal but neither Dr. Wayne nor Tony were willing to take risks. The good news was that it was only partial bed-rest. The bad was that she could not work and could only be on her feet for ten minutes at a time. Tony and the kids had been amazing through this whole thing but she just couldn't wait for it to be over. She wanted her babies out and in her arms. She wanted to know that they were well. That was all she wanted was for this to be over. At least today she would be able to get out for a while, and for an exciting reason. Today was the day that she would learn the genders of her babies.
"I will pick you up at one. Call if you need anything. Call Nate if you need help right away." Tony explained.
"Great" Ziva replied.
"I love you" Tony said, kissing her one the forehead.
"Love you too." Ziva replied.
Holly looked up at the clock in her classroom. She could not wait for afternoon to come. Today was the day she would learn the sex of her twins. She had scheduled her appointment a week late. So that she could go in at the same time as Ziva and Eliana. It was a huge deal at the doctor's office and had even been reported in the local paper. Six babies coming to one family at the same time. It was rare and exciting, and Holly was loving every minute of it. She was excited to give Noah little siblings. Though she was a little apprehensive about having twins. Not because it was two babies at once and two of everything but because she had been a twin and she had lost her twin. Could she really handle it if her children were faced with the same fates as Noah and her?
"Mrs. McGee, your sub is here. She is signing in at the office and will be in here soon but you are free to go. I remember how strict they were about appointment times." Principal Miller said.
"Thank you" Holly replied.
Eliana stood alone in the ballet studio. She missed dancing but those moves. They were the worst idea for a pregnant woman. All it would take was one fall on those hard floors and that was it. She couldn't lose her baby. She had already lost Bo and Jared didn't care for her. She never thought that she would be one of those girls. She was going to marry Bo and they were going to adopt. They were going to adopt disabled and special needs children from all over the world. Now Bo was gone and she was pregnant with a child that she prayed was healthy. Because she didn't think she could handle a sick or handicapped child on her own. She had her family but they wee all busy with babies of their own. They couldn't help her the way they would like. At least today she would be getting a little good news. Today she would be learning the sex of her baby. At first she had wanted to wait but after hearing how excited Holly and Ziva were about learning the sexes. She just couldn't pass it up. She wanted to learn as well. She wanted to know if she was having a girl or a boy but more than that. She could not wait to give birth. She could not wait to hold her little baby in her arms. She had always dreamed of holding her own baby. Maybe it wasn't exactly what she wanted but she could not wait for it to happen.
"Eliana, it's time to go." Nate called.
"Thanks for driving me, Nate." Eliana replied.
"No problem I want to be there anyway." Nate replied.
"Well it means a lot." Eliana replied.
It was now evening time and everybody had gathered at Tony and Ziva's to reveal the sexes of their new babies. It was everybody's families and the team, and it would be a surprise for everyone. Because while the entire family had been at the doctor's office at the same time. Only the respective spouses knew. Except for Nate who had gone in support of Eliana. Originally the plan had been for the entire family to find out and make the reveals together. Then Eliana suggested keeping it secret until the big reveal that night.
"You ready for this?" Tony asked.
"I am" Ziva replied.
"Same here." Eliana added.
"Me too." Holly finished.
"Great" Tony replied.
Eliana stood in front of her waiting family. She instantly regretted volunteering to make her announcement first but there was no going back now. She looked back nervously at Holly and Chris, and Tony and Ziva. Ziva gave her a thumbs up and Holly offered a kind smile. Tony and Chris just nodded reassuringly.
"Alright everybody, I searched for ways to reveal genders for hours. I think it was the longest I have been online in my life. Still I could not find any that were me. I think the best way is to just come out and say it. I am proud to announce that I am having a little girl." Eliana announced.
Holly watched as everybody applauded and congratulated Eliana on her daughter. After a while the excitement died down and Eliana made her way back to her seat. Taking a deep breath Holly signaled for Chris and the couple made their way to the front of the room.
"OK as many of you know, in my classroom I use different reward symbols for my boys and my girls. For the girls I use zebras and for boys I use monkeys. Well I thought that I would do that to announce the genders of my twins." Holly spoke.
Chris knelt down and picked up the peg board Holly had brought from her classroom. While Holly with drew the manila envelope containing the laminated animals. Chris set up the board and then stood protectively in front of her while she with drew the animals. She gently pegged them onto the board and then Chris stepped away, revealing a zebra and a monkey.
"A boy and a girl!" Chris called out.
Once Holly and Chris had taken everything down and were situated. Tony helped Ziva stand and led her over to the front of the room. Nate rushed over with a chair and allowed Ziva to take a seat. Ziva blushed slightly, she hated that she had to be so careful all the time. She felt so frail, weak, and pathetic. Even knowing that she had to keep her babies safe.
"Everybody knows that I adored ballet as a child, still do and Tony was always a jock. Her particularly loves basketball and football. Well what a better way to reveal the genders of our babies, than our childhood passions?" Ziva asked.
Tony knelt down and opened up the large sack that lay on the floor. He first withdrew a football, then a basketball, and finally a ballet slipper. He handed the slipper to Ziva and held up one of the balls in each hand.
"Two boys and a girl!" Ziva cried.
"I would like to be excited about not being out numbered at once but I have heard the two boys thing before." Tony joked.
A/N: What did you think of the gender reveal? Still deciding on names and may post a poll later on. I do know that Holly's will be Timothy Michael and Katelyn Joy and one of Tony and Ziva's boys will be Jackson Jethro. New chapter will be up soon. Please reviews and thanks for reading.
