MARYLAND, ROCKVILLE, HASWARI RESIDNECE; MAY 25, 2010, 12:00

The team drove up on two chargers…McGee, Ducky and Abby in one while Tony, Ziva, Gibbs and Rachel were in the other. After a few moments of standing in the yard, eyeing the house…Tony looked at them all. "Well who's going to knock?"

"I will." They looked at Ziva, she smiled. "I will do it…stay here."

She walked up to the house and rang the doorbell, soon the door opened and she found Ari.

"Hello Ari." She smiled and he stared at her.

"You've brought death to my family Ziva…allow them to leave and I'll go with you to Mossad."

"There was once a time you would have killed for Mossad." Ziva laughed and shook her head; Ari had never seen her laugh since she was a child so he stared. She smiled, "I bring life…I don't belong to Mossad."

"She belongs to us." Gibbs and the team came into view, "how's the shoulder."

Ari opened the door wide, "come in please, Ima." He hugged Rachel, she held on and smiled.

"You live…your father never found out about the plan, how is Kate…we are all here to see her and you."

"Nice house," McGee eyed the house, "so where's Kate?"

"Jumping." Ari turned and walked toward the back of the house, they all followed, Ziva shut the door.

They walked outside to the back and saw across the yard a large corral where Kate was jumping a horse. She finally came to rest by the fence when she saw everyone. Getting off the horse, she opened the corral fence and walked over, horse in hand.

"Seems your plan worked." Kate pulled off her helmet and eyed them, a girl came running over and looked at them.

"Mama, can I ride Samira now?" The girl's black hair blew in the wind and her brown eyes sparkled as Kate picked her up and placed her on the horse. "Hold tight to the reins." She adjusted the helmet on the girl and gently eased her a few feet before letting the horse's reins go.

"And not too far Sarah." Ari smiled and Sarah laughed.

"Well…I'm alive and all of you are too." Kate looked at them, "who's this?" She eyed Ziva and Tony smiled, placing an arm around Ziva.

"This is Ziva David…our new NCIS agent and Mossad defect."

Ziva hit him in the ribs with her elbow and he gasped, Kate laughed and nodded. "Ari's sister for you Tony…only way for you to grow up. Ari, while I talk with them…"

"I will watch Sarah, enjoy catching up…" he kissed her head and left, walking toward where Sarah was riding Samira.

"So…tea or coffee?"

Screams came as they entered the house, Kate found her twin three year olds playing with water guns.

"Jethro Todd, Michael Anthony…" they stopped and looked at her, "what have I said about water guns?"

"Not to play with them inside." Jethro eyed her, "we'll go outside."

She nodded and they left, Kate walked to the kitchen and everyone followed. She set about warming the water kettle and made coffee. "It's good to see you all…how did you find us?"

"Ari's letter to Gibbs, Abby's scrapbook and the tale…and Ducky realizing the body he had wasn't pregnant." Tony spoke and she nodded. "Took us hours to find out where you lived…you're not trying very hard."

Kate laughed, "we were buying time, Ari has friends still loyal to him…much as you do Ziva. Mossad is loyal…it just depends who you know…we knew Eli was starting down a destructive path and it was only a matter of time before his death." She pulled out cups, "just didn't think it would be medical."

"Why hide Kate?" Gibbs looked at her and she eyed him.

"If I had told you what I had done…seeing your enemy, falling in love…getting pregnant…you would have killed him. I kept it hidden and with Abby's genius help…it stayed that way till Eli David ordered my death. We knew death was the only way…friends were willing to die for us and our child…what else could be done."

She poured coffee and handed it to the men before making two cups of tea which she gave to Ziva and Rachel. "Thank you."

"No need, we're family despite the lies."

Ducky put a hand up, "how did you afford this place?"

Kate laughed, "I'm an artist, I paint and sketch…it's all sold and requested online. Ari keeps a look out for Mossad operations however it doesn't get the bills paid for. Abby…you might know my work…my artistic name is K. H. David."

"She's good, she sales really good work." Abby laughed, "you're her…wow."

"K.H. David?" Gibbs looked at her, "what kind of name is that?"

"Kate Haswari David…we go by David. If we went by Haswari…well that would raise even the FBI flags." She looked at them, "you are staying for supper."

"Sure." It was all spoken at the same time.

Kate nodded and walked into a nearby sunroom, they followed and all sat. "The plan…knowing you Gibbs, that's what you want to know."

"How?"

"Ari finally told me about the mission…what it really was, even before you knew. We had eight weeks to get two shadows, both were at the warehouse. We had to make sure you would get there so we got a little disruptive…sorry about the bombs, that was my idea."

"You?"

"Hey, I'm creative…I told Ari what to do, how to get you angry. Mention me, add a few bombs and say he's been sent to kill you."

"You know that was…" Tony eyed her and she nodded.

"Conspiracy, betrayal…treason…yeah but I had my family to protect, my own life as well. I lead a double life…eventually it comes back to bite you. Are you going to arrest me?"

Gibbs laughed and shook his head, "no, give you a headache…yeah."

"With the pardon, we can come out of hiding. That's good…we couldn't sent the kids to school, now we can."

"I saw the girl…" Abby spoke and Kate nodded. "Let me guess, Sarah Zivyah David?"

"And the twins and our youngest, Leora Mallory…after Gibbs and Ducky."

"Huh?" Gibbs looked at her and she chuckled.

"Leora, after Leroy and Mallory after Mallard. To be honest, all our children have names relating to family. Sarah is almost five, the twins are three and Leora is fourteen months."

"A houseful of children indeed." Abby looked at her and Kate laughed.

"You really love my brother?" Ziva looked at her, "how?"

"His eyes…behind everything was kindness and his charm, he eventually won me over. I have him everyday treating me as if I'm a treasure. He never yells, always gentle…it's hard not to. I faced Mossad for him…that tells you how much. How'd you come to love Tony?"

"We will not go there." Ziva pointed and Kate nodded.

"So Abby told us the story…it was detailed." McGee eyed her, "very detailed…you told her almost everything."

"Not everything, believe if I was like Tony with details…well it would be longer. I had to tell someone…if not I would go crazy."

"I understand the feeling," Ziva eyed her, "living two lives is hard…I always told Ari."

"Let's just hope Tony doesn't end up dead…you know what I mean." Ziva nodded.

"Mama!" Sarah came running in; she jumped on Kate's lap. "Who are they?"

Kate smiled and looked at her daughter, "this is our family…your family."

Gibbs looked at the little girl, she had her mother's face structure however her features were all Arab. Big brown eyes and jet black hair. "I'm Sarah."

"These are your uncles…Tim, Tony and your aunt, Ziva. There's Uncle Gibbs and Uncle Ducky…he's funny." She smiled and looked at Sarah before pointing to Rachel. "That is Grandma Rachel…she's waited years to see you, go say hi."

Sarah stood after Kate put her down, she walked to Rachel. "Shalom Grandma Rachel."

"Hello my child." Rachel hugged her and Sarah smiled, holding on.