Ziva's baby shower was less than twenty-four hours away. Though there was a chance she would not even make it that far. She'd been having contractions off and on the past several days. It was nothing monumental and she was barely one centimeter dilated. They were told it would be a while but Ziva was betting it would happen soon. Ziva was now more concerned about the babies health and less keen on delivering early. Though the doctors were saying they should be able to have a healthy delivery but they would be facing a NICU stay.

"Do you think I am going to make it?" Ziva asked.

"You've only had two contractions today and you are barely a centimeter. Do not worry about it too much." Tony replied.

"I have a feeling it's going to happen soon." Ziva replied.

"They will be healthy but I am hoping they hang on a little longer." Tony replied.

"I want them out but I want them healthy too." Ziva explained.

"It will be alright." Tony assured.


Marley, Charlie, and Lily were sprawled out on the floor of Marley's room. They had known about Ziva and Tony's plan for a few days but this was the first they were discussing it. Marley was especially excited to be a part of naming one of her new siblings. Charlie didn't feel close enough to be a part of the process and Lily was still too young to understand the honor.

"Well we are officially in crunch time and since the name we pick is the one our sister or brother will have to live with forever. We need to take it seriously." Marley announced.

"I still don't think I deserve this. I am not part of the family." Charlie commented.

"You are a part of the family. Tony and Ziva adopted you. You are still part of your family but you are our family now." Marley explained.

"You and Lily pick. I will just help if you can't decide." Charlie replied.

"Alright but feel free to give input if you give any ideas." Marley replied.

"OK" Charlie agreed.

"Lily do you like any girls names? We need to name our brother or sister." Marley asked.

"Rosie" Lily replied.

"Rosie is a pretty name. I like Mary but Mary Rosie is a little clunky. So how about Mary Rose? That sounds good." Marley explained.

"That's pretty" Charlie agreed.

"I like it" Lily replied.

"Excellent. So we have Mary Rose for a girl and now we need a boy name." Marley replied.

"I kind of like Elijah." Charlie admitted.

"No way! I was going to suggest Elijah for a boy! That is so perfect!" Marley cried.

"Really?" Charlie asked.

"Yes" Marley replied.

"My mom wanted to name Evie, Elijah but she was a girl." Charlie replied.

"Well I am glad that we can use that name." Marley replied.

"Cool" Charlie replied.

"We are settled on Elijah. Do you like any boy names, Lily?" Marley asked.

"Candy" Lily replied.

"Candy is a girl's name it might be better for a dog or doll." Marley corrected.

"OK then I like Corbin." Lily replied.

"Corbin? Where did you come up with that?" Marley asked.

"Like the guy with the funny hair in High School Musical." Lily replied.

"I am not a big Disney fan but Corbin is a pretty name." Marley agreed.

"It is" Charlie agreed.

"Elijah Corbin or Mary Rose, I can't believe we got it so quickly." Marley declared.

"That is pretty fast for a baby name." Charlie agreed.

"Now is it time for the babies?" Lily asked.

"Not yet, Lily" Marley laughed.


The next afternoon at one o'clock the DiNozzo's headed to Shirley's for Ziva's baby shower. Ziva waddled through the aisle and took a seat in the center of the big table. The room was filled with pink and blue, balloons and streamers. A cake with pink and blue icing sat in the center of the counter, surrounded by finger sandwiches and salads. There were pitchers of water, soda, juice, tea, and coffee. The guests were Ziva's friends and co-workers. Shirley was moving around in the kitchen getting the final details completed. They played a few of the standard shower games and everybody took guesses weights, lengths, hair colors, genders, and even names. The cards were handed in and Ziva stored away the ones that would not mean anything until the babies were born. She counted the ballots for gender and laughed at a few of the name cards. Then it was time for the big announcement.

"It's reveal time!" Ziva whispered.


The family filed out of their table and walked over to the center of the restaurant. Tony and Ziva grabbed a banner and stood side by side. Slowly they separated until the banner was completely unfolded. It was a pink background with "IT'S BOYS!" written in bold, blue letters. The group burst into laughter and cheers. Lily was screaming with happiness and Marley wiped away a tear of joy. Even Charlie had a small smile on his face.

"Now that we know the genders. It is time for our big name reveal. Tony and I selected one name few days back but for the second baby. We decided that we would allow our three older children to pick out that name. Now this would prove to be a challenge because not even the children knew the genders. Lucky for us they had two names by last night. Now if Marley, Charlie, and Lily would step forward we will announce the names of our newest additions." Ziva spoke.


Marley, Lily, and Charley stepped forward and stood between Tony and Ziva. Tony and Ziva took a step forward. They had named Baby A and they would be making the announcement first. Then they would step back and the children would announce the name they had picked.

"Tony and I named what will be Baby A, his name is going to be Anthony Josiah. We chose that name so he would forever carry his brother's initials." Ziva explained.

"He will know that he carries his brother's legacy and not mine." Tony added.

"Marley, Charlie, Lily it is now your turn." Ziva whispered.

"While we had a girls name that we really loved. We did pick an excellent boys name." Marley started.

"They wouldn't let me use Candy but Marley gave me a doll I can name Candy." Lily announced.

"Our second new brother will be named Elijah Corbin." Charlie finished.

"It's good that we agreed on names. Because my water just broke." Ziva announced, voice laced with surprise.


A/N: DiNozzo's sure love a dramatic entrance. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.