When Gibbs found out that the DiNozzo's were having a baby, he put aside working on his boat to work on a different project in his basement. Abby went over to Gibbs' house after dropping Ziva off at the hospital. She couldn't contain her excitement over finding out what Tony and Ziva were having. She felt like she would bust if she didn't tell someone soon.
"Hey Gibbs, whatcha working on?"
"Just a crib for baby DiNozzo. I know Ziva and Tony won't have a lot of time to go out and by a bunch of stuff so I decided to take matters into my own hands and make the baby crib." Gibbs answered as he worked on the crib.
"It's going to be wonderful Gibbs. The baby already has Grandpa Gibbs wrapped around its little finger." Abby said.
Gibbs looked up from his work station and smiled. "I guess you're right. It already does. Did you find out the gender of the baby Abs?"
"I did!" Abby smiled. She went over to Gibbs and gave him a big hug and whispered into his ear what little DiNozzo would be. A smile spread across his face when he found out.
"Are you planning a baby shower?" Gibbs asked.
"Already in the works! I'm thinking we should do it at the hospital or wait until Tony's in rehab and have it in his room that way Tony and Ziva can both be there." Abby mentions.
"I think that's a wonderful idea Abs." Gibbs says. He then kissed her forehead and went back to working on the crib.
Ziva had the bags form Abby and her shopping trip earlier that day.
Would you like for me to try this on for you? Ziva wrote on the white board.
"Only if it's skimpy negligee!" Tony smiled.
He was always such a prankster. If he wasn't burnt so bad she probably would have hit him. She slipped into the bathroom and tried on one of the maternity dresses. It was a blue and white polka dot dress that complimented her baby bump perfect. She had always been tiny, and to think she was only going to get bigger was almost depressing to her. She stepped out of the bathroom. Tony's first glance at her was nothing but pure bliss.
"You look beautiful!"
She turned to the side putting one hand below her bump and one above it to accent her bump.
"I can't wait to meet our baby!" Tony said.
Ziva wished she could lay down in the bed with Tony and hold each other. She desperately looked forward to the day she could take him home.
The next few days were a blur for Ziva with doctors and nurses coming in and out to check on Tony. She felt overwhelmed. They were having their first baby and they were not able to do anything she had ever dreamed of. She always dreamed that on her and Tony's first baby they would be able to go and pick out cute baby clothes, pick out furniture for the baby's nursery, actually decorate a nursery. All of that was down the drain now. After the baby was born, for the first few months, Ziva feared its nursery would be in the hospital room right there with her that had turned into her bedroom since the accident. Since Tony had improved so much and was out of the woods so to say, the team had gone back to work leaving Ziva and Tony in the room most of the day alone beside the occasional nurse coming in. Ziva watched as Tony slept. He was nervous about his reconstructive surgery this afternoon. She was ready to see his face again. She knew it wouldn't be the face she fell in love with but it was still the same guy.
"Mr. DiNozzo are you ready to get your first reconstructive surgery out of the way?" a nurse asked waking Tony from his slumber.
"If it means I can be the handsome devil I was, then yes." Tony answered.
Ziva rolled her eyes. He always thought he was a ladies' man. "I will see you after surgery."
Ziva sat out in the surgical waiting room. To her surprise Gibbs came walking in.
"They just took him back." Ziva said. Gibbs sat down next to her.
"How are you holding up?" Gibbs asked before taking a sip of his coffee.
"Alright I suppose. Tony's getting stronger with each day. The morning sickness is finally starting to calm down a little bit."
"I know" Gibbs smiled.
"You know what Gibbs?" Ziva questioned.
"I know what you're carrying. Abby told me that you and Tony wanted to be surprised. I will tell you this that baby is going to be spoiled." Gibbs said before kissing Ziva on the head.
She started rubbing her stomach. The little one was very active that day. Baby DiNozzo always kicked the hardest when it heard its daddy but it was just moving around a lot that day.
"Tony and I got to feel the baby kick for the first time a couple of days ago. Anytime he talks to the baby, it kicks the fire out of me. He's already started calling it his baby ninja." Ziva started to laugh.
Gibbs couldn't help but share in the laughter. Little one would be a lot like its momma if it was already kicking like that. Tony always told Ziva she was like a ninja.
"Would you like to go down stairs and get something to eat? I am needing a refill on coffee." Gibbs said.
"No I would like to stay right here, in case…" Ziva's voice trailed off.
"Zee, nothing is going to happen. Tony's a fighter. He's come this far." Gibbs said lifting up her chin.
"I know but I still want to be right here when he comes out." Ziva said.
"Ok, would you like for me to bring you anything?"
"Actually I have been really craving some mashed potatoes with ice cream, chocolate syrup and potato chips together."
"Like mixed together?"
"Yeah! And don't forget the pickle on top!"
Gibbs shook his head. Women and their pregnancy cravings. "You got it Zee."
Dr. Pitt was walking through the waiting room when he seen Ziva sitting alone in the waiting room rubbing her stomach.
"Are you alright Ziva?" Brad asked.
"Yeah just the baby is moving a lot."
"I am still surprised you and Tony are having a baby."
"Why is that" Ziva said, her interest perked.
"Well Tony just never seemed like the kind of guy that would settle down or even become a father."
"Did you know him before he was one of your patients?"
"Yeah actually we played ball against each other in college. Funny thing is I broke his leg."
"He probably deserved it."
Brad let out a laugh "Anything to try and win the game. We used to run into each other on spring break and bong beers together. Of course Tony was always the fastest."
"Tony does know what to do with a beer." Ziva laughed.
"Tony and I reconnected after I was his doctor here several years back. He had come in with the plague. We seriously thought we were going to lose him that day. I was just glad that the bug had a suicide gene or else he wouldn't be here now. It hit him hard."
"Yeah he still has a lot of trouble out of his lungs."
"I know…so tell me Ziva, how did you and Tony meet?"
"I had walked into NCIS and he was the first person I seen. He tried to act like he was on the phone. Of course I teased him that he was having phone sex." Ziva said with both sharing a laugh.
"Sounds about like Tony."
"He finally told me later after we started dating that he was fantasying Kate in a school girl outfit. I often wondered if Kate and Tony had had a relationship."
Brad busted out laughing "Kate and Tony, heck no! They were like brother and sister. She did care a lot about him though. I told her she couldn't stay in isolation with him because he was highly contagious and she still stayed because she didn't want him to die alone."
"Sounds like she was a really good friend."
"Kate was a wonderful woman."
"Tony had told me if we have a little girl he wants to name her Kate."
"Agent Todd would be so proud and honored. She would have really liked you Ziva. I feel like the two of you would have teamed up and given Tony a run for his money with picking on people."
Gibbs walked back in carrying Ziva's crazy food choice.
"Here ya go Zee." Gibbs said handing her the food.
"Oh my gosh thank you!" Ziva said opening it to reveal the food. She took the pickle and dipped it into the mashed potatoes and ice cream. "oh it's so good."
Gibbs shook his head. Brad laughed as he learned forward to speak to Gibbs "Pregnancy cravings."
Brad got up and stuck his hands in his white coat pockets. "I will come by and check on Tony after he comes out of surgery. Could to talk to you Ziva and good to see you again Gibbs."
"See ya later." Ziva said with a mouthful of food.
"See ya Brad." Gibbs said.
Ziva didn't know that Gibbs had listened in to some of what Brad and Ziva were talking about. He had heard what Tony wanted to name a little girl. Kate would have been proud that they thought of her of naming a little girl after her.
How will Tony and Ziva react to seeing Tony's face for the first time since the accident? Plus, in the next chapter we will skip ahead a few months, we are getting closer to a Baby DiNozzo making its arrival! New chapter up soon! Please Review!
