Chapter 14- Natalie
Natalie.
When Ziva told Tony that she was pregnant, he had jumped up and down, grabbing her round the waist and kissing her passionately.
He had absolutely craved a daughter and had badgered Ziva to let them find out the gender. When he had found out that he had got his wish, he had got extremely excited. He planned the nursery to exact detail, getting Gibbs to make the crib and rocking chair.
When Natalie was born, Tony had cried almost as much as Ziva. They had held their baby and told her that they loved her. They had kissed her forehead and cooed at her.
They went to all of her school plays and ballet recitals throughout elementary school.
They also attended all of her dance and gymnastic shows in middle school. Ziva tried to sway her into karate, but it wasn't the kind of thing she liked to do.
They also attended all of her cheerleading competitions in high school and university, regardless of what state she was in.
Natalie was most definitely a daddy's girl. Even though she was an only child, she was never spoiled and worked very hard at school. Her grades were excellent and she was always rewarded with an extra-special chocolate doughnut from Tony.
Ziva, however, had a very different tactic. She gave Natalie a new piece of gymnastics/dance equipment when she had done well. However, a few weeks later when her daughter was on top of the world, she would hide whatever the item was, replacing it with a pamphlet for a kung-fu class. Natalie threw them out and just found the equipment (okay, that's a lie; she usually had to beg her mother to give them back).
Her parents were so proud when she was made captain of the cheerleading squad. It was the summer before her Junior year of high school and it was an average day, just before Natalie was planning to attend an Advanced Ballet seminar at the New School down Winslet Street. The postman had come to put the letters in the box, just as she was going outside to get the paper for her dad.
She immediately whipped through the mail, full of bills and promotions for TGI Fridays. Suddenly, she an address caught her eye:
Miss Natalie DiNozzo,
12 Brook Street,
VA,
Washington DC,
20260.
Curious, she had ripped it open immediately.
Dear Natalie,
I am pleased to inform you that you are now officially Head of the Woodrow Wilson High School Senior Varsity Squad, in the place of Rebecca James. Your duties will include heading try-outs and co-creating routines along with me.
Your Vice-Captain will be Kelly Gravestone- she will replace you if needed.
Please see me on the first day back to school to discuss your position.
Congratulations
Yours Sincerely,
C. Holloway
Celia Holloway, Coach of the Cheerleaders.
Natalie had checked the letter thrice before running inside, screaming.
She woke up the next morning to find a silver BMW convertible waiting for her in the drive. She screamed louder than ever and hugged her parents like mad.
After graduating as Class Valedictorian and Prom Queen, she was given a scholarship to Harvard Business School. At the age of 23, she opened the Bellarino Academy for Dance. By the age of 30, she was turning over a LOT of money.
She married her college sweetheart Tom when she was 24 and bore twins at the age of 25 (named Christopher and Lily respectively).
And through it all, Natalie Caitlin DiNozzo was the apple of her parent's eyes.
Okay, so I know a BMW convertible is a bit out of Tiva's price range, BUT OH WELL! It's my birthday on Thursday! So EXCITED!
The Woodrow Wilson High School actually exists in DC, so I used it (I just Googled 'high schools in Washington DC).
Peace be with you xxx
P.S- URL for the picture and idea of the convertible:
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