Title: Baby Assignment

Chapter: 3

Disclaimer: I do not own ANY of the original characters from the show, they belong to the writers of NCIS.

Author's note: Thanks for all of your reviews, this chapter is a little different from the last, but I hope that it is still good. :) Just want to say that I'm sorry for all McAbby and Jibbs fans out there, but this is mainly a Tiva story. Gibbs and Jenny are married, they're Ziva's parents, and I will try to have some minor McAbby interactions. :) So thanks for reading, I really appreciate it and I love it when you review and tell me how I am doing. Like I said before, I am still new to this, it's only my second fanfic, so I love hearing how I'm doing. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy!!

After they finished bowling, Tony dropped Abby and Tim off at Tim's house so they could work on their project. He then drove Ziva back to his place, it's not like his dad would care anyways.

They got out of the car and went inside his house. Tony's dad was eating supper and didn't even acknowledge him, even though he gave a slight smile to Ziva.

Tony rolled his eyes at the way his dad ignored him, you'd think that he'd be used to it by now, but he had to admit that it still hurt when his own father wouldn't even acknowledge him.

Ziva noticed the tension between Tony and his father, but decided to keep her mouth shut. She simply followed Tony up the curving staircase with Jake in her arms.

Tony opened a door and led her into his room. Ziva was surprised at how neat it was, then remembered that Tony had a maid who cleaned it.

She put Jake down on Tony's bed and sighed, "So now what do we do?" Tony thought for a moment, "We can go swimming."

Ziva shook her head, "Can't. Gotta stay with Jake here remember?" She said, motioning to the doll.

Tony sighed and plopped himself down in a bean-bag chair. "Whatever, there's nothing fun that a baby can do."

"Well… What would you have done if you were paired with somebody else?" She asked.

Tony grinned, "Make out." He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively and sighed when she rolled her eyes. "So then what do we do then?"

She sighed and fell back onto his bed, "I don't know, there's not much that you can do with a baby around." She looked at Jake and sighed, knowing that this was going to be a long week.

Suddenly, she sat up and smiled, "You know we could talk about how I kicked your but at bowling."

Tony rolled his eyes, "Whatever Zi, you know I let you win."

"I am sure you did Tony." She said with a knowing look on her face.

Tony's eyes lit up, "I'll play you basketball, and we can bring Jake along."

Ziva thought about it for a moment, then nodded.

"Sure, but I don't know if it's so good for him to keep seeing me beat his father." She replied with a grin.

Tony rolled his eyes and they went outside. He grabbed a basketball and shot it from the half-way line, sinking it instantly.

He grinned at Ziva, expecting her to be impressed, but his smile faded when he realized she hadn't even seen.

Ziva turned around and grinned, "One on one?"

Tony nodded, "One on one." This is gonna be fun.

He gave her first ball and was surprised when she made it past him in only a matter of seconds. He turned around, shocked. He hadn't known she could actually play.

Ziva smirked at the look on his face and threw him the ball. Tony grabbed it and went for a shot but was surprised to have Ziva steal it from him and sink it again.

"You know I'm going easy on you right?" He asked.

Ziva rolled her eyes and threw him the ball once again, "Fine Tony, now try your best."

She grinned as she watched him shuffle his feet, now he had to do really well. He went back to the half-way line, attempting to impress her and shot it in.

He grinned and threw her the ball. She caught it with ease and was heading for the net when Tony blocked her. She went back a few steps and shot again, this time getting it in.

This went on for a while, but an hour later Ziva had won and was gloating over Tony.

"What's the matter Tony? Upset that I beat you again?" She asked grinning.

Tony smirked as he replied, "I could've won, I just didn't want to."

"I am sure that you could Tony."

"I could! I could beat you at any sport!"

"Like bowling?" She asked with a grin on her face.

"Bowling isn't a sport." He answered. "I could beat you at football."

Ziva's eyes widened, but she wasn't one to back down from a challenge. "No you couldn't Tony, I believe I could beat you at even football."

"Oh please, you—" He was cut off by Ziva, "Don't believe me? I will prove it to you."

Tony rolled his eyes. He went inside and emerged a few minutes later with a football. "Let's see you prove it to me. How about we each have to get the ball past the other five times?"

She nodded and he grinned, there was no way she was going to beat him at his best sport.

They got into their positions and Tony ran. He underestimated how fast and strong Ziva was and she tackled him in only a matter of moments.

Tony groaned, he really should be wearing pads. He got back up and shrugged, "I just didn't expect you to run that fast." He said. "Come on, go back to where you were before and I'll get it past you this time."

Ziva shrugged and went back. Sure enough, Tony did get it past her. He did this three more times then handed her the ball. "I got four out of five Ziva; you can't win unless you get past me every time."

Ziva smirked and went to her place. She began to run and got past Tony, who simply rolled his eyes and motioned for her to go again. This time he had her on the ground in a matter of moments, there was no way he'd tackle any girl except Ziva, but he knew she could take care of herself.

Tony grinned as he caught her two more times, then got ready for her final try.

She ran and Tony headed after her, she switched directions which threw him off for a moment, but Tony quickly recovered and headed after her. He caught her and tackled her to the ground, only this time he fell on top of her. He wasn't sure what it was, but Tony felt something between them change. Ziva held her breath and all he could notice was how close she was. She'd fallen to the ground in a way that his face was right next to hers. He stared into her eyes and neither of them moved for a minute.

He just laid there, staring into her eyes until the cook shattered the moment by calling him for supper.

Tony quickly got up and dusted himself off, Ziva doing likewise.

He could feel himself blushing, something he didn't normally do, when she looked at him.

She mumbled something about having to get home for supper and he only nodded, refusing to look her in the eyes. She turned around and grabbed Jake, taking him home with her.

Tony headed inside, all the while wondering if she had felt it too.

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