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Author's note: I'm not sure if anyone is still reading this but I'm sorry about not updating in a while- things got a bit hectic... by a bit I mean a lot. If you are reading it... thanks...

"What did you get her for Christmas?"

Tony had been drifting off to sleep but Kate's unexpected voice had made him jump awake. As his senses calmed down and he settled back into the warm sleeping bag his mind flashed to the present that sat wrapped neatly in his bedroom at home. "I got her a bunch of stuff." He answered honestly. He had gone a little overboard with presents for Ziva but the one he cared most about was in the box in his bedroom. "I got her a whole bunch of stuffed animals. Can you believe she doesn't have any? I've never been in a girl's house where there haven't been any bears."

"That's because most of those "girls" have barely graduated high school. Ziva is a sensible grown up and sensible grown ups don't cover their bedrooms in bears."

Tony looked thoughtful, "Funny you should say that because I'm sure you had a whole team of them guarding your apartment."

"And when were you in my apartment?"

Tony tried his best Hannibal Lecter impression, "You have shapely feet Clarice."

"Oh that is creepy." Kate laughed. "What is the big present you got her?"

"I got her a watch-thing."

"A "watch-thing"? What does that mean?"

Tony sighed heavily, "Well it is an antique. It was my grandmother's and she got it from her grandmother and she got it from her grandmother. It is a DiNozzo heirloom."

Kate was shocked, "Tony, that is really sweet."

Tony shifted uncomfortably in the sleeping bag. "My father found out I'm giving it to her and kind of lost it. First time he talks to me in years and it's to shout at me."

"I'm sorry." She felt genuine sympathy for her friend. "I take it he thinks it's going out of the family."

"Yeah." Tony's voice fell to a hush. "Thing is it isn't really going out of the family."

"Well I guess not."

"You don't understand. You see Ziva is pregnant. I'm kind of giving her the watch to give to the baby."

Kate's jaw dropped. "Pregnant?"

"Yeah. She doesn't know I know but I found out and thought about giving her the watch for baby DiNozzo."

"Tony you're going to be a dad. And I thought a stable relationship was a big step for you."

Tony looked proud, "I know. I'm a real grown up. Not a single stuffed animal in my apartment." They sat in silence for a moment. A grin spread across Tony's face. "Wanna know what one of the other big gifts is?"

"Sure."

"I'm going to tell her who told me about the baby." He started laughing.

"Tony!" McGee was shaking him. "Tony!"

"What?" Tony asked sleepily. He loved stakeouts but sometimes McGee jumped at the smallest thing. "Why am I awake?"

"Sorry. It's just, you were laughing in your sleep." McGee said.

Tony started laughing, "You're in so much trouble McGee." He turned around and drifted back to sleep.