The funeral was unbearably sad. All funerals carried a degree of sadness but this one was particularly painful. Even though the person being laid to rest was old and had been sick for a long time, and more importantly had lived a wonderful life. Still the entire room was filled with broken hearts and there was not a dry eye in the house. The man's children, children in law, and grandchildren filled the first two rows of both sides of the church. His wife sat in the outer aisle, in her wheelchair. She like her husband had been in failing health for sometime and now with the love of her life gone. Everybody knew that her time would soon be up as well. She raised a tissue to her eye and wiped away a flood of tears. The minister ended the service and the deceased man's eldest daughter took her mother's wheelchair and pushed her out of the church.

"I miss him too." Marley told Ziva.

"Tony" Ziva replied weakly.

Tony DiNozzo had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis shortly after his youngest children had started kindergarten. He had been lucky that his symptoms were very mild when the disease was diagnosed and he was a prime candidate for a clinical trial. For years he had remained in great health and people were shocked to learn he was sick. Then just after the younger twins started college he caught pneumonia and he suffered a major decline. Still he managed to fight his way back and be present for all the families major moments. His health remained as good as to be expected for another ten years. Before his symptoms really started making themselves known and he battled pneumonia five times in one year. He had spent his last two years in a nursing home due to his wife's own health declining and his only local child dealing with the pain of a stillbirth and then an unexpected and draining pregnancy. His last clear memory was the birth of his newest granddaughter. Despite having been sick for months straight and being dependent on a ventilator. He was present for the birth and held baby Antonia in his arms. He died four days later with his entire family by his side.

Ziva had broken her hip two yearsc before and despite the best efforts of her doctors and physical therapist. She never recovered from it. While still in rehab. She suffered a major heart attack, that very nearly took her life and left her heart permanently damaged. As a result she was not a candidate for a hip replacement. Her heart was too weak and no doctor was willing to take a chance for a woman pushing eighty. Her children were outraged at first until the circumstances were clearly explained to them. With both Tony and Ziva in wheelchairs and none of the children able to provide the care they needed. They were placed in a nursing home. It was a nice place and both were happy there. Until Tony's body started to fail and Ziva knew her life was about to be shattered. Then they could be in the happiest place on Earth and still be miserable.

Marley and Logan adopted four more children. Making them a family of ten. Three of the children were older and troubled like Logan had been. The fourth was a baby and the biological sister of one of the girl they had adopted the year before. Logan was software designer and Marley was a respected special education teacher. They had lived in New Jersey where Marley taught at a special needs school in an at risk community.

Charlie was a well known pediatric psychologist who had published several articles about PTSD in children. He was married to a man named Joe and they had four children together. Two adopted and two born via gestational surrogate. They resided in Arizona and were caring for Joe's parents.

Lily had toured with prestigious dance troupe in college and for two years afterwords. Before a car accident aggravated an old injury and she could no longer keep up with the demands. She fell into a deep depression and was heading down the road of alcoholism. Until one day she drank herself to alcohol poisoning. She was literally dying in the gutter when a man riding on a motorcycle found her and saved her life. She was taken to the hospital and received treatment for her issues. The man visited her every day in the hospital and on visiting days at the rehab center. Two years later Lily and James were married and Marley received a degree in addiction counseling. Together they were blessed with a set of twins. They lived in New York and due to Lily being on probation for an incident during her rough patch. She could not move out of state without a major challenge.

AJ struggled with the decision of what to do with his life for a long time. Before finally deciding to go into law. After all he had experienced with Elijah he fought for families affected by disabilities. He met the love of his life in college. She was also the identical twin and her sister had Cerebral Palsy. Get this the sister was married to Elijah. AJ and his wife Diana had a four year old son named Carson and another on the way. They were living in Oregon and Diana was the state Governor.

Elijah met his wife Daisy in college. They met on the first day at orientation. They bonded over their Cerebral Palsy and both being identical twins. They were friends at first but soon realized they were madly in love. They married straight out of college. Due to Daisy suffering from epilepsy and a few other health complications. Doctors advised that pregnancy would not be safe. They adopted two children who also had Cerebral Palsy. Damion and Ravi were four and nine. Recently Daisy and Diana's older sister Dorothy had agreed to be a surrogate for the couple. She wanted one last pregnancy but her husband did not want five kids. The family resided in Los Angeles. Where Daisy was a comedian and Elijah was an actor. The couple created and starred in a wildly successful show called "Rolling Law" about a wheelchair bound couple who ran a law firm. Shows featuring disabled characters were popular at the moment but this show had darker humor than the other shows. In one episode Elijah's character admitted that in high school and college he would fake seizures to grope girls and in another Daisy's took to faking being pushed out of her wheelchair to get free stuff at stores and restaurants.

Tomas was the only of the DiNozzo's to live overseas. He went to Australia one summer and fell head over heels for a local girl. She was raising her two sisters after both parents died and for legal reasons could not leave the country. Together they had a set of twins and their third was due at the end of the summer. Kate had just made the cut to be able to fly at her stage of pregnancy.

Tali had the hardest road of any of the DiNozzo children. She married her high school sweetheart just out of school. They were married only four months when he was killed in a hit and run on campus. She met a seemingly nice guy in her Sophomore year of college and ended up in a two year long cycle of abuse and heartache. She was just about to give up on love when she met Ethan. He was ten years older but her dream guy. They married six months later and two weeks after that they learned they were expecting. Unfortunately this was not a fairy tale ending. Their son was diagnosed with down syndrome. The diagnosis was not a tragedy. The tragedy came when he was found to have a severe and complex heart defect. Tali was forced to deliver at twenty-four weeks to have a chance of seeing her son alive. Unfortunately he had a stroke at or just before birth and was born still. Tali and Ethan both fell into deep depressions and were on the brink of divorce when Tali discovered she was pregnant again. Tali had severe morning sickness and was scared to death. She feared this baby would have the same problems as her brother and be another loss. Mercifully Antonia was born perfect at exactly forty weeks. Tali was managing the grocery store she had been working at since high school but was going to school to be a neonatal nurse.

Ziva was alone in her dark and empty room at the nursing home. The family had gone out for dinner at Tony's favorite restaurant. They had begged her to come but she said she was not feeling well and just wanted to sleep. Then the children had offered to stay with her and eat at the home but she insisted they enjoyed themselves. "It's what Tony would have wanted." In truth she just did not want them around. They did not deserve to watch both parents die within a week. Ziva had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's three months prior. Her disease was still in the early stages but it was enough to make her miserable. Now she had bone cancer in her bad hip. She had turned down treatment knowing that Tony was dying. In the darkness of her room she held Tony's picture close to her heart, closed her eyes, and willed herself to die.

"Are you sure there was nothing you could do?" Marley asked.

"We preformed CPR for twenty minutes before the ambulance arrived. They were able to bring her back for a short time but she was DOA at the hospital." Jody explained.

"What do you think caused it?" Charlie asked.

"The preliminary diagnosis is complications from her heart condition." Jody replied.

"Was she alone?" Lily asked.

"I am afraid so." Jody apologized.

"Did she seem peaceful?" AJ asked.

"She had a smile on her face. The first we had seen in a while." Jody explained.

"Why didn't she tell us about the cancer?" Elijah asked.

"In most cases patients will hide a diagnosis. It is done out of fear the family will force them to receive the treatment." Jody explained.

"I have lived out of the country for nine years. Have my siblings indicated they would do something like that?" Thomas asked.

"Not that I have seen. It is just a feat that a lot of patients have. They have heard horror stories and are sure it will be them." Jody explained.

"This is going to sound crazy but I have heard about angels being present at time of death. Is it possible my dad, siblings, and son were there?" Tali asked.

"The man across the hall did complain about a glow around the time of death. Jim is a real complainer. So we thought it was the television or one of her lamps. Now that you mention angels it would not surprise me." Jody explained.

FIN

A/N: So Tony and Ziva died at the end but at least they were old. Thanks to all who read, followed, favorited, and reviewed. For the last time please review.