A/N1: This chapter may upset some of you as you read and it may not upset you as you read it; this idea came to me because I wanted it to be clear that once Tali turned eighteen, she wanted to embrace adulthood. Please keep that in mind as you read this chapter, thank you.


Day two of Tali's out of school suspension was Tali's birthday. During the day; Tali would be home alone, completely alone. When night came; Tali would be going out to dinner with her parents for her birthday dinner. Until then; Tali had to find a way to occupy herself. Around noon that day while she was still in the tank top, bra and the boy shorts underwear that Tali had recently gotten on her last shopping trip which had included a stop at Victoria's Secret; it had dawned on Tali that it was lunch time at school and that after the lunch period Dylan had a study hall. So, with that in her mind, Tali sent a text to Dylan.

Can you stop by for a while once you've finished lunch? Kind of lonely here, love.

Dylan read the text from Tali. He was a little surprised and caught off guard at the same time. While Dylan was surprised and caught off guard, he was also interested in seeing what Tali was angling for that afternoon.

Yeah sure, I'll be there as soon as I can be.

Tali smiled as she read Dylan's response to her text.

Before you get here; there are a few things that you should pick up at the drug store, if you don't mind.

I don't mind at all. Just tell me what you want me to get.

With that, Tali then rattled off what she wanted Dylan to pick up on his way over to the house. About fifteen minutes later; Dylan was knocking on the front door of the DiNozzo-David house.

"Its me." Dylan said as Tali drew closer to the door.

Tali wasted no time opening the door and allowing Dylan in. When Dylan had first laid eyes on Tali that day, he was completely flawed by how amazing Tali looked.

"Happy Birthday." Dylan said when he was able to finally find his words.

Out of the two of them; Tali was the last to turn eighteen and from the looks of it both teens were quite happy that she was now eighteen.

"Thank you."

Tali and Dylan shared a kiss.

"So, what do you want to do while we have this time together?" Dylan asked as Tali led him over to the couch.

"I have a few ideas." Tali responded as she pushed Dylan down to the couch.

Once Dylan was sitting on the couch; Tali straddled Dylan's lap. Tali then went in for the kiss. Realizing what Tali had in mind; Dylan took the kiss that Tali initiated further. This wasn't going to be one of their usual make out sessions, not if Tali had any say in it. Things were quickly venturing over to the hot and heavy stage between the eighteen year olds.

In the back of Tali's mind she was hoping that her parents wouldn't come home unexpectedly, and she hoped that none of her otherworldly visitors would drop in like they tended to do.

"Can I?" Dylan asked as he placed his hand on Tali's tank top strap.

"Go ahead."

It was obvious that they had both been waiting for where all of this was leading to for quite some time now.

Tali then with Dylan okay, pulled his shirt off. From that point forward, thing escalated more between the love birds. Eventually Tali led Dylan to her bedroom. When everything was said and done between the duo; Tali laid comfortably on Dylan's shoulder as they laid in her bed under the bedsheet. After a second or so later; Tali insisted that they choose a song that would be just theirs. When the song had been chosen; Tali and Dylan laid in bed together for a while longer before Dylan had to go back to school.

"I'll text you as soon as I get out later." Dylan said as he pulled his jeans on.

"Okay, sounds good to me."

Once he had his shirt, socks and shoes on with his other things in hand as well; Dylan leaned over to Tali who was now sitting on the end of the bed with the bedsheet wrapped around her to kiss her goodbye.

"Happy Birthday."

After that, Dylan left to return to school while Tali got dressed and straightened up. While she was cleaning up; Tali started to get birthday visits from her family and friends on the other side. To Tali; it was clear that everyone on the other side knew what had just occurred between Tali and Dylan. Tali was relieved when she learned from one of her otherworldly visitors that they had let Tali and Dylan have their privacy. Once things had been back to normal in her bedroom; Tali went to tackle the living room.

She's not a little kid anymore.


A/N2: Before any of you say anything; Dylan and Tali were completely safe when they were together in this chapter, they took the necessary steps to have protection.

A/N3: The last line in this chapter; "She's not a little kid anymore." is/was said by Tali's Aunt and namesake; aka Ziva's sister, Tali.