Once again Friday rolled around and once again the day was met with anxiety. Both Tony and Ziva were having second thoughts about their big date. Both wished that they had agreed to allow Jimmy and Breena double with them.

Ziva sat on the edge of the guest bed. She had ruined the last dress of Breena's she had borrowed. Even though Breena had offered but she turned her down. No sense ruining any more of her friend's clothes. Instead she went out and bought a new dress. The only dress she even remotely liked showed off her scars. Tony would see them eventually. May as well reveal the awful truth now.

"It's not too late to borrow something of mine." Breena offered.

"I already ruined one of your dresses." Ziva reminded.

"You stained it but you didn't ruin it. I can't wear it out anymore but I can wear it once the baby arrives. It will get puked on anyway." Breena assured.

"I am OK." Ziva assured.

It was a simple date. Tony selected a red button down shirt and a pair of khaki pants. It seemed like a good idea in the store, but now that he actually had them on. He looked like a major dork. He figured that Ziva would laugh and leave. She was a nice enough woman but he looked like he hadn't bothered changing out of his work uniform. He wanted to change but it was too late. If he changed now he would be late to get to the restaurant.

Ziva had driven herself to the Olive Garden. Tony had been a gentlemen and offered but she had to pick up a prescription and drop off some paperwork. Not wanting to make him wait or worse force him to take her on errands. Besides the paperwork she was dropping off at her shrink's office. She wasn't too keen on Tony knowing she was seeing a shrink. He knew she had pain but if he knew she was getting intensive therapy. He may be tempted to pry. There were some secrets she just did not want to share.

Tony wished that he could have picked Ziva up. He had tried to get Jimmy to convince her. Jimmy revealed to him that Ziva had to run a few errands before the date. Tony wished that Ziva would see how much he cared for her. He would have gladly let her run her errands before their date.

Once again Ziva arrived to the restaurant first. Not wanting a repeat of the previous week. Ziva went ahead and got a table. She took out her phone and checked Facebook while she waited. That was a big mistake. Eight years ago she had been spending the day at Rebecca's school. Her heart ached seeing her daughter. Rebecca's health had been pretty good at that time. She had rosy cheeks and bright eyes. Ziva could not help but cry when she saw the picture of her dancing with Rebecca in her wheelchair. Her baby girl should be here.

"Hey? What's wrong?" Tony asked.

"Nothing. I am going to freshen up. If the waiter comes back tell him I want a refill on my tea. Go ahead and get an appetizer if you want. I am not picky." Ziva rambled.

Tony felt terrible for being late. He had just happened to pass Delilah sitting on the side of the road with a flat. McGee was debriefing with SecNav following his recent mission and did not have his phone on. Tony could not just leave her. He helped her get the spare tire on and then followed her to the shop. He was still only ten minutes late but a gentlemen was never late. He arrived to the restaurant in time to see Ziva burst into tears. He asked what was wrong but she just raced off to the bathroom.

Ziva splashed cool water over her face. She could not believe she had embarrassed herself again. They had driven separately. She was seriously considering saying she had to go and banking on third time being a charm. No Tony had already paid for movie tickets. Jimmy had spoiled the surprise for her. She dried her face and removed her make-up. She looked like crap but better than she had in smeared and poorly applied eye shadow. She returned to the table just in time to see Tony chatting up the most beautiful woman she had ever seen. What was worse he was waving her over. She charged over to the scene. She did not expect romance but she did expect him to be a gentlemen.

"You couldn't even get through the date?! Is it my scars?!" Ziva demanded.

"Ziva you don't understand!" Tony called.

Tony was utterly mortified. He was not even flirting with this woman. The woman he was talking to was Rochelle. His married social worker. He had tried to adopt a baby a few years ago. He still had a file with the agency but had to step back after Gibbs got shot. He did not have the time or energy to care for a child. Things had settled down now and he was considering restarting the process.

"You should go after her." Rochelle commented.

"Already gone." Tony replied.

Ziva knew it was too good to be true. She knew that Tony was too good. She ran from the restaurant and collapsed into her car. She buried her head in her arms and burst into tears. She could not believe that this had happened. He came racing out and began pounding on her window. She was with him.

"What do you want?!" Ziva demanded.

"Hello Ziva, I am Rochelle." Rochelle greeted.

"It's pretty ballsy to have the woman you were flirting with meet your date." Ziva scoffed.

"I am not Mr. DiNozzo's date. I am his social worker and I am here with my husband." Rochelle explained.

"Social worker?" Ziva questioned.

"For the adoption agency." Rochelle explained.

"You are adopting a baby?" Ziva asked.

"I was. It's a long story. If you will have me. I will explain everything." Tony promised.

By the time Tony talked Ziva into going back inside, the restaurant had given away their table. Rather than waiting an hour for another table. They took their order to go and went over to the park to eat. They sat on top of the picnic tables and watched the sun go down.

"You never told me you were adopting." Ziva commented.

"Only Jimmy and Breena know. They were the ones who put me in touch with the agency. I had just begun the process when Gibbs got shot. I had to take over the team and deal with a few personal issues. Now that everything is back to normal. I want to reopen my case. I'd have to move though." Tony explained.

"I think that you need to. You deserve to be a father again." Ziva replied.

"We could be parents. If this works out." Tony commented.

"I am probably too old to have anymore. I was considered old for Elijah and that was years ago." Ziva explained.

A/N: Will Tony go through with the adoption? New chapter will be up soon. Thanks for reading and please review.