A/N: Another classic I didn't mean to hold on to about the months after Ziva returned to NCIS.


Ziva picked her timing, waiting all day to get to her boss. "Gibbs," she said, standing in front of his desk.

He looked up, his eyes not unkind. "Ziva?"

"I wish to speak with you. Perhaps in your office?"

Tony and McGee watched as their boss and their partner headed to the elevator.

"Wonder what that's about," McGee commented.

Tony stared at their backs. "I have no idea."

Ziva and Gibbs got into the elevator, pushed a floor, then Ziva stopped it. She looked at the man who had become a father to her. She swallowed. "I am pregnant."

Emotions fleeted across his face. Finally, he turned to stone for her. "How far are you?"

"It has been two months since we were in Africa."

He flexed his jaw. "What are you going to do?"

"I shall have the baby."

"By yourself?"

There was a ghost of a smile. "I have good friends."

He flashed a soft smile. "Have you told anybody else?"

"Just you."

They exited the elevator to see Tony and McGee cut up.

"How are you going to tell DiNozzo?" he asked, knowing their fractured friendship was now healing.

"Very carefully." She walked up to Tony's desk. "Tony?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I have a talk with you?"