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Chapter Two

Gibbs surveyed the room as soon as he heard the front door click shut. It was nearly 7:30 pm and he had a daughter and granddaughter to get ready for bed.

It wasn't ideal that Abby was grounded to Gibbs's house for the weekend – he would have much rather had her assistance on a voluntary basis. But there was no changing the circumstances now. He had warned Abby that she would be grounded if she disobeyed the director by refusing to work with a high school intern for the week.

But, not unlike Abby, the directive to entertain an assistant or spectator of any kind in her lab was solidly ignored. The intern was reassigned to the evidence locker after watching Abby work through her locked glass office door for a day, which in turn earned Abby swats from Gibbs and the mandatory invitation to be his guest for the rest of the week and weekend.

As he looked at Abby, who was entertaining Tali by helping her go through her bag, he mentally crossed his fingers that Abby would not push more on the subject.

"Ooh, you brought the cutest pajamas," Abby exclaimed, holding up the shirt that had a kitten riding a unicorn on it. "I like animals."

"Thank you," Tali answered, remembering her manners. "Abba bought them for me. I told Ima I want a puppy for Christmas but she said we're getting a baby instead. Which is okay, since it's easier to dress babies than dogs."

"Very true," Abby agreed, dropping a kiss on the top of Tali's head.

Abby had a hard time not wanting to snuggle Tali all the time because she found her niece so lovable. But she restrained herself because she remembered from her own youth how much she detested being held and cuddled like a baby when she just wanted to run and play.

Gibbs couldn't help but crack a smile at Tali's reasoning. She had Ziva's drive and stubbornness and Tony's charm and creativity. From the moment she had been born, Gibbs knew she would be a force to be reckoned given her parentage.

"Time for a bath and bed," Gibbs announced, gathering up Tali's bag. "You've got school tomorrow."

Tali looked up at Gibbs with the slightest pout. He recognized it immediately and hoped it didn't mean he would have a battle on his hands so soon into the weekend.

"But, I don't want to go to school. I want to stay home with you!"

"We're going to work, Tali," Abby interjected as she hopped up from the floor. "No one will be here."

Abby paused for a moment and grabbed the girl's bag from Gibbs.

"How about this? If we're quick about your bath, the three of us can read a story together before bed. And you can pick the book."

Tali's face instantly brightened at that idea. Ima and Abba read to her every night. And Grandpa Gibbs had books at his house just for Tali that she didn't get to read as much.

The little girl dashed up the stairs, already pulling at her top, trying to get it off.

"Come on, Grandpa Gibbs," she yelled from the top of the stairs. "Move it!"

Gibbs laughed and headed toward the stairs. Only Tali would order Gibbs around in a way her parents would never even think of doing. Gibbs paused to kiss Abby on the cheek.

"Thanks, Abs. I knew there was a reason why you needed to be here this weekend."

"And I thought it was because I was grounded," Abby said with a twinkle in her eye. " I suppose this time could serve dual purpose though. I'll make a fresh pot while you manage bath time. Sound good?"

Gibbs nodded and headed upstairs. He found Tali naked and hopping around the bathroom, waiting for her bath. She knew she was not allowed to turn the water on herself and Gibbs was pleased she had waited.

"All right, miss, let's gets this done," Gibbs said as he began to fill the tub with warm water.

A little while later Tali fell asleep sandwiched between Gibbs and Abby. The two quietly crept out of the room which Abby and Ziva shared and headed downstairs. It was only 8:30 so they watched TV before heading to bed themselves.

It had been a long day for everyone and soon the house was quiet with everyone bundled in their beds.

—NCIS—

Not too far out of town, Ziva and Tony were returning from a leisurely dinner at an Italian restaurant near the hotel they were staying at for their weekend getaway.

The couple walked into the hotel lobby holding hands. Both had dressed up for their dinner out and both looked amazing. It was clear from the look in Tony's eyes that he had a plan for what they could do when they reached their suite.

"Perhaps I should check in with Gibbs, yes?" Ziva asked in the elevator, pulling out her cell phone.

Ziva began to call Gibbs when Tony took her phone and immediately cancelled the call before it rang through.

"No, Ziva, you should not check in," Tony said as he opened the door to their hotel suite. "We've only been away for three hours. Besides, they're probably all asleep. They have work in the morning."

Ziva frowned but allowed Tony to set their phones on the bedside table before he took her into his arms. Tony began kissing Ziva's neck and all thoughts of anything happening outside of their room dissolved from Ziva's mind.

Before long, the two were undressed and wrapped in each other's arms. They kissed urgently and deeply as though they couldn't stand to wait another minute.

Tony ran his hands repeatedly over Ziva's growing baby bump. She had been worried that Tony wouldn't be attracted to her when she began to show with Tali but her pregnancy seemed to have the opposite effect on her husband.

Tony loved how Ziva's body felt when she was carrying his child. He thought a lot about the fact that it was his baby in there and he had been the one to do this to her.

Ziva turned so that she was on top of Tony and kissed him gently. He returned this kiss just as lightly.

"I love you," she said.

"I love you."