A/N: Thanks for all the reviews and alerts! I'm glad you're all liking it so far. Enjoy chapter 14!
Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS or any original characters.
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The next day at work, Tony and Ziva had been welcomed by a very excited Abby. She had run up to them as they came out of the elevator and wrapped them both in a giant hug, exclaiming how happy she was that they and the children were all unharmed. The previous night, Tony had informed Gibbs of everything that happened, so McGee was the only person of the team who was unaware of the events of last night. When Tony and Ziva got to their desks, they were greeted with McGee's confusion as to why Abby had acted the way she had, and Tony didn't waste a second of telling his coworker all about Marie breaking in and confessing.
"So Marie was guilty after all?" McGee asked.
"She sure was," Tony replied, a bit of cockiness in his tone to which Ziva chuckled and rolled her eyes.
"So I'd assume she was arrested," McGee concluded.
"You'd assume wrong, probie," Tony said. "She tried pulling a knife on me, so I did what I had to do."
"You shot her?" McGee interpreted.
"She had a knife, and my kids were down the hall. Of course I shot her," Tony replied. "But at least everything is solved and over with now."
"You've got that right, DiNozzo," Gibbs said, rounding the corner with his coffee. Tony, Ziva, and McGee braced themselves for Gibbs' upcoming orders, and were stunned when he simply sat behind his desk and calmly opened a folder. They stood silently for a moment, waiting for Gibbs to speak. When Gibbs felt their eyes all on him, he looked up at his team from his desk. "What?"
"Just waiting for your queue, boss," McGee replied.
"My queue for what?" Gibbs asked.
"Action," Tony answered. "'Dead marine,' or 'Grab your gear.' That's what you always say when you storm through here with your coffee."
"Not today," Gibbs shook his head.
"No case?" McGee asked.
"I've got nothing so far," Gibbs replied. "I just wanted some coffee."
McGee turned his attention back to his computer, and Tony and Ziva took their seats at their respective desks. The rest of the day went by rather slowly. No case came up, so the four of them spent their time going over paperwork and files. Eventually, five o'clock rolled around, and Tony and Ziva bid McGee and Gibbs goodbye as they went to pick Aiden and Aaliyah up from Janice who agreed to keep them from three o'clock when preschool was over until Tony and Ziva were home from work.
After picking up the twins, Tony and Ziva prepared dinner and had a family meal. Then, while Aiden and Aaliyah were playing in their room down the hallway, Tony and Ziva continued packing their belongings for their upcoming move. They were working on removing pictures and wall-hangings from the living room to wrap in newspaper and put in boxes when the twins reentered the room.
"Whatcha doing?" Aiden asked, walking over to an empty box and peering inside it.
"Packing," Ziva smiled.
"For what?" Aaliyah asked. Ziva sighed and she and Tony sat on the couch and pulled their kids over to them.
"How would you like to move out of this apartment?" Ziva asked.
"Where we live?" Aaliyah asked, confused.
"We are moving into a house," Ziva replied. "It is a lot bigger than where we live now."
"And you guys will each have your own room, and there's a bunch of room inside the house for you to play, and you'll have a whole yard outside to play in too," Tony continued.
"Own room?" Aiden repeated.
"Yeah, so you can have all your stuff in your room, and Aaliyah will have all her stuff in her room, but your rooms will still be right next to each other," Tony replied.
"Does that sound fun to you?" Ziva asked. Aaliyah smiled and began nodding her head. Aiden quickly followed suit.
"Good," Tony smiled. "So we're packing everything right now so we can move it over there within the next week or so."
"Need to pack our room?" Aiden asked.
"Not right away," Ziva replied. "We will work on the bedrooms in a couple days." Aiden and Aaliyah gave their approval and went back to their room to continue playing.
"Well they seem okay with it," Tony said once the children had left the living room.
"Yes they do," Ziva agreed. "They could not have roomed together for much longer anyway." Tony nodded his agreement.
"This will be good for everyone," he said. He and Ziva stood from the couch to continue packing so they could move into their new house and begin the new chapter of their lives.
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A/N: There's chapter 14. I hope you liked it! I have one more chapter, and then this addition to the series is over. Stay tuned for the final chapter! And please remember to review!