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Tony was sitting at his desk, putting on his watch when his phone buzzed. A picture from Ziva of herself and Tali dressed up for Abby's Halloween party. Ziva had a headband on, which had cat ears on it, and her nose and whiskers had been painted on her face. Tali was wearing a Minnie Mouse onesie and a mouse ears hat. The photo of them made Tony grin. He was glad that Ziva was dressing up. At first, she wasn't going to, even though she had done in the past. There was something in the air this year though. First Ziva, then Ellie not wanting to dress up. Ziva eventually came around when Abby pointed out that it was Tali's first Halloween. Ziva was determined to mark as many of Tali's firsts as possible.

'Hey James Bond.' Tony turned and saw Zoe Keates standing near his desk.

'I'm Bruce Wayne actually.' Keates laughed.

'Everything alright?' Tony picked up his phone and showed Keates the photo of Ziva and Tali. 'Aww, that's cute. How old is she?'

'Ziva? 31. 32 in November.'

'I meant the baby, Spider.' Tony grinned.

'Tali? She's just turned four months.'

'She's adorable.' Tony nodded in agreement.

'Yeah, but I'm biased. I helped make her.' Keates laughed this time.

'You did good, Spider. You found what you were looking for, though I wouldn't say it's the most soothing shade of orange.'

'Yeah. It's kind like the inside of a pumpkin.' Keates laughed again. 'It took me a while though, to find it' he added, sounding more serious. 'How about you? Did you find what you were looking for?' Keates looked pensive.

'I'm still a work in progress.'

'Aren't we all.' Tony picked up his rucksack and the two of them walked towards the lift. 'Come to Abby's party if you're free.'

'Abby won't mind?'

'Nah, the more the merrier with a Sciuto party. You can meet Ziva and Tali.'

'Meet the woman who convinced Tony DiNozzo to settle down? I'm in.'

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Ziva was standing by the buffet, pouring herself a glass of alcohol-free punch, and snacking on the food. Tali, in her mouse costume, was secure in the baby sling that Ziva liked to use. It meant she was hands free. Tali was very busy, taking in the strange environment. There was a lot to take in, even for a fully grown adult. Tony walked over to them, a brunette woman with dark skin following him. Like Tali, this woman didn't know where to look first. It might have been a little odd to take a four-month-old baby to a Halloween party, but this was Abby's party and Tony and Ziva weren't planning on staying long.

'Hi.' He kissed Ziva, then turned to the other woman. 'This is Zoe Keates, my old partner from Philly PD. Zoe, this is Ziva.' Both women shook hands. 'And this is Tali.' Tony bent his head and kissed the top of Tali's head. Tali smiled at him, making Tony's heart soar.

'You want to take her?' asked Ziva. she knew the most recent case had involved a child. Those cases were always difficult, but had become even more so since Tali arrived. Ziva pulled Tali out of the sling and handed her to Tony.

'Never thought you were one for kids, Spider' said Keates, slightly impressed with how Tony handled Tali. Tony chuckled.

'Yeah, I wasn't for a long time, but then something happened.'

'What was that?'

'He knocked me out' chimed in Ziva. Keates looked confused.

'Up, Zi. Not out. I knocked you up. Nine months later Tali was here.'

'And you're getting married I see.' Keates nodded her head towards Ziva's engagement ring. 'When's that happening?'

'We don't know yet' said Ziva. 'Most likely some time next year, but we haven't made any definite plans.'

Tony decided to take Tali for a walk around the party, show her off a little. The party was still quiet, Abby and Ellie chatting on the other side of the apartment. Keates and Ziva watched him interact with Tali. Ziva loved watching Tony and Tali together. Keates was amazed at how different Tony was from when she knew him.

'I can't believe you've got Tony DiNozzo to settle down' said Keates. 'When I knew him, he was dating a different girl every week.'

'He was like that when I met him' said Ziva

'How long have you two been together?'

'About eighteen months. Though we worked together for eight years.'

'What changed?' Ziva thought for a moment.

'My father died in January 2013. Tony was there for me, when I needed him the most. And then a few months later, we were in a car crash. I could not tell if Tony was alive. I was more concerned about him than anything else.'

Keates looked at Ziva. She had not taken her eyes of Tony the entire time. There was a smile on her face as well, and it was impossible to miss the grin on Tony's face. They were so happy. Ziva had known Tony four times longer than Keates had known him. She knew that as partners, there was a trusting bond between the two of them. It was something she had experienced with partners herself.

However, unlike Keates, Tony and Ziva had fallen in love, had a baby together, were building a life together. It was something that Keates was doing her best not to be jealous about. It was difficult though. The three of them made the perfect family in her mind. And Tali was incredibly cute.

Tony came back over.

'You got a burp cloth?' he asked Ziva. 'Tali's drooling all over daddy's nice suit.' Ziva reached into a bag and pulled out a cloth and handed it to Tony. He wiped Tali's face.

'I think she is starting to teeth' said Ziva.

'That'll be fun' remarked Keates. Tony looked at her.

'What do you know about it?' he asked, curious.

'I have three nephews, Spider. All three of them had problems teething. My sister-in-law says she still has nightmares about it.'

'Thanks for that Keates.'

'You're welcome Spider.'

'Why do call Tony Spider?' asked Ziva.

'I'll let him explain that one. I better be going. It was great to catch up Tony, and meet Ziva and Tali, who is adorable.' Keates stroked Tali's cheek with a finger.

'It was great seeing you again Zoe. Especially given how I left Philly.'

'Water under the bridge, Tony. You did good. Really good.' Tony grinned.

'Couldn't agree more.'

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