Note: The End is here...but also the future. We see the end of the story but also the beginning of life. Tony makes his feelings known to Ziva and Kate makes a stunning announcement.
MARYLAND, ROCKVILLE, HASWARI HOUSEHOLD; DECEMBER 25, 2009, 10:45
Kate and Ari sat entertaining the team as they all had Christmas, it was the third Christmas Mira had and the second for the newest attentions to the Haswari family…Hasmia Kelly Haswari and Jethro Todd Haswari.
"She's done well." Ziva held Mia in her arms and the infant eyed her. "She looks like her father."
"I know." Kate smiled, "how are you…since?"
"Doing well, I take my citizenship test in January and I can't wait." Ziva eyed them all, Tony was playing with JT…the infant was laughing.
Kate watched as Ziva watched Tony, she could clearly see the two were in love with each other. Ari had told her that after Tony's rescue of Ziva and even his will to die avenging her death, he thought the agent deserved his sister.
"He likes you a lot Tony," Kate smiled and eyed her former partner, "when are you going to have a few of your own?"
"I have to find the right woman first." Tony ticked the infant's stomach and the boy laughed, "yes, you have to have the right aunt."
Ari looked at Kate, "he's blind."
"Give them time." Kate smiled and kissed her husband, "some things aren't instant like our relationship. Ziva's been through so much and he cares too much to hurt her again. Remember the last relationship she was in failed because of betrayal."
"So," Gibbs looked at Kate as he played with Mira, "am I expecting to be building any more cribs?"
"Maybe," Kate smiled, "I'll need one by June."
Everyone eyed Kate and she laughed, Ari looked at her and she just smiled. Since they had gotten pregnant with the twins, they had not expected to have any more children. Ari told her that Samira and the twins were all he needed.
"It's a boy." Kate kissed Ari, "I was thinking of naming him after his father…if you don't object."
Ziva laughed, "I think he's shocked…give him time."
"Ziva, bring that little girl over here." Tony looked at her and she nodded, going over and laid Mia down by her brother, both watched as JT began to fall asleep beside his already sleeping sister. "They're beautiful."
"Yeah, Kate is right…you need a few of your own."
"Only if you're the mother." Ziva eyed him and he smiled, touching her cheek. "You're for me Ziv…only you."
He leaned in to kiss her and got hit on the back of the head. "Not in my sight."
Ziva smiled and eyed Tony's reaction to Gibbs' slap and comment, "is that proposal or a date offer."
"Date or marriage…I'd like to marry you but I'll wait. Just not two years…that's too long." He looked at the babies again, "besides, we need to get started on our little DiNozzos…I'm not getting any younger."
"I'm twenty-eight Tony, I have time and Fornell is sixty…he has Emily, there's time." She smiled and kissed him quickly, ducking as Gibbs tried to slap her head.
MARYLAND, ROCKVILLE, HASWARI HOUSEHOLD; DECEMBER 25, 2010, 10:45
Ziva and Kate stood in the kitchen cooking lunch, Samira came in and sat on the barstool.
"Ima, Aunt Ziva…when is lunch going to be done?"
The eight year old was eager for lunch; Kate smiled and eyed her daughter. "Go check on your brother and cousin for me."
"Okay."
She left and Ziva smiled, "she's grown so much, I remember when she was silent. How is she doing in school?"
"Good, she wanted to take my gun for show-and-tell; I had to tell her to take my old NCIS badge instead." Kate smiled, "I think it's a nice school, even if it is Orthodox Jewish…Ari and I toured it before we enrolled her. Speaking of husbands…what's it like being Mrs. DiNozzo or is it still David?"
"No, I am now Special Agent Ziva DiNozzo…the fall wedding was a wonderful idea, the fact I was pregnant didn't sit well with Ima."
"You were beautiful…I'm a little jealous but also not surprised Tony got you pregnant so soon. Two months…damn that's quick."
"Tony was quite surprised; I wasn't considering the time we spent in the bedroom during our off hours. Five years makes us realize what we have to make up for."
"Ima," Mira came back in the room and eyed them, "the baby is up and crying, Uncle Tony has it."
"Her name is Davidah not 'it' so use her name Samira." Kate eyed her daughter, "what do we call the baby?"
"Vidah."
"Close enough, go play with Gibbs…go on."
Mira ran off and Ziva smiled as Tony came in the kitchen with ten week old Vidah. "Look who I have, who is that Vidah, is that Ima?" Tony handed the infant off to Ziva. "She woke up hungry."
"I'll feed her," Ziva kissed her daughter's head and smiled at Tony. "I love you."
"I love you too Ziv…Merry Christmas." He kissed her and eyed the baby in Ziva's arms.
Kate felt arms around her waist and looked to find Ari, "hey…I'm cooking."
"Let's leave them, come."
He took her hand and led her out of the room. Kate eyed Ari once they were in the office.
"Do you regret marrying me?" Kate eyed Ari, "anytime at all?"
"Never, I'll never regret marrying you, have you?"
"Once, after we found out we would have problems conceiving. I wondered if I made the right decision but I realized that I love you too much to think about getting a Get."
"Everything worked out my Caitlin," he eyed her, "we have Mira and we have three beautiful children."
"I guess without us, Tony and Ziva wouldn't be married."
Ari laughed and eyed her, "no, that was bound to happen eventually…fate takes ways even when things happen another way then intended. I love you my beautiful Caitlin," he pulled her into his arm and smiled, "I'm glad I held you hostage and kidnapped you and I'm even glad you were stabbed…we would not have each other if you hadn't been."
Kate nodded and turned when she noticed Mira by the door, "duty calls."
"Yes, duty calls."
