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Because I don't like to take forever on my stories, I'm going to fast forward a bit. It's about three and a half months after Ziva returns home. Forgive me if the characters are a bit off. Made a slight change to the baby's name. A reviewer had a good and valid point and well, it bugged me to the point of me needing to change it.

Ziva and Tony had been searching baby name books for the past two months. They were trying to come up with the perfect name for their daughter. Ziva did not want to have to think of a name at the last moment. However, every name that she'd suggested had earned her a look of disbelief from him. He had not been of much help in coming up with names. She had suggested some names that she was sure he would love or at least like. Finally, she had pinned him down that morning before he left for work and told him that she wanted some suggestions from him that night. He had simply nodded and promised that he would have something for her that night.

Tony walked through the door at his normal time that night. A combination of being nearly nine months pregnant and every part of her body swollen had left her in a rather bad mood. She was in their bedroom and had her back facing the door when he came home.

"Ziva? You okay?"

She didn't respond and he walked closer to the bed. It was then that he saw that she was, or at least had been, crying. He knelt down beside her and asked, "What's wrong? Is it the baby?"

She shook her head, but still didn't talk to him. She was afraid that if she did, the tears would start again. So, she shut her eyes tight and willed the tears to go away. She was not an overly emotional person and this was a bit embarrassing to her. She finally managed to croak out, "I just think that you do not love me anymore."

"What? Why would you say that Zi?"

"Look at me. I am fat and ugly. Every part of my body is swollen. I cannot stop crying and our daughter still does not have a name."

Tony laughed and was immediately silenced by her turning to look at him sharply. He put his hands around her face and whispered, "You are beautiful ninja. When I look at you I see the mother of my child. The woman that I've been in love with for longer than I can remember and she is and will always be beautiful to me."

"You are just saying that because you have to."

Tony shook his head and whispered, "No Zi. I wish you could see what I see. Do you realize how incredibly lucky I feel? To have you as my wife and the mother of my child? I never thought that this was something I wanted. You made me see that I want all of this and so much more. I never thought that I could be as happy as I am right now. You are everything I've ever wanted. I thank whatever force brought us together. You are and always will be beautiful in my eyes Ziva."

She turned to face him and noticed that he had tears in his eyes. She also realized that he meant every word that he said. She pulled him closed and whispered, "I love you Tony."

"I love you too, my ninja princess."

Ziva laughed and said, "We still do not have a name for her. You promised me that you would tell me tonight."

Tony smiled and swallowed hard. He had been thinking about this all day. Truthfully, he'd had a name in mind when they first found out that they baby was a girl, but he'd been afraid of her reaction when he told her his idea. So, he'd let her make all of the suggestions. She'd been upset at him and was now demanding that he give her his ideas.

"I liked your suggestions Zi."

"You did not. When I suggested Sara, you turned your nose down at it."

"I turned my nose up at it."

"Whatever, you did not like that name. So, since you don't like any of the names that I offered, I want to hear some of your suggestions."

Tony took a deep breath and started explaining, "I have an idea in mind, but I don't want you to get upset. Well, at least by the first name. I just…"

Ziva reached out and took his hand, "I promise that I will not get upset. Just tell me Tony."

Tony took a deep breath and looked at her, love and pride filling his eyes, "Well, I've been giving this a lot of thought. Our baby deserves a special name, a strong name and even a unique name. Well, maybe not unique, but…"

Ziva smiled, "Tony, tell me."

"I would like to give her a strong name. I looked everywhere for a fitting name. Ariella Abagail. We can call her Ari for short. I guess we could name her something else, but it seems perfect."

Ziva was speechless. She whispered, "Ariella Abagail DiNozzo. I think it is appropriate."

"You do?"

"You sound surprised. She is going to need a strong name, but at the same time I want her to have a loving heart. My Ariella. It means lion of God."

"I know. You wouldn't believe how many baby books I had to search through to find the perfect name. And Abby?"

Ziva smiled, "I couldn't think of any other middle name that would be more fitting. Abby has more heart in her than anyone I know. Hopefully, she will not mind us giving our daughter her name."

Tony smiled, "I think that she will like it."

"Really?"

Tony smiled and climbed into bed beside her. Wondering again how he had gotten so lucky. To him, Ziva was everything he'd ever wanted in a wife. He just hadn't known it when they'd first met. He was glad that the events of their early partnership hadn't ruined his chance at love. That was his last thought as he drifted off to sleep.

Ziva awoke early the next morning. Tony had left a note that he was needed at work that the Abby would be stopping by later in the day. Truthfully, Tony hadn't wanted to go to work. Not now that the baby was so close to being born. She had less than two weeks before their daughter was scheduled to make her appearance.

Abby and McGee had planned a surprise baby shower for her. She had been shocked at first, but after Tony explained that they had wanted to do something welcome their daughter into the world, she had relaxed considerably.

They had gotten so many gifts. Abby bought her a lifetime supply of diapers. Ziva wondered just how many diapers a baby could use. To which Gibbs replied, "You'd be surprised at how messy babies are and if your daughter is like Tony, you'd better be extremely worried."

Everyone except Tony laughed, he looked at his boss and said, "Hey! I think you just insulted me."

Ziva smiled and kissed him, "Relax Tony. I do not find you messy. Not at all."

"Thanks. I think."

Ziva laughed and she spied the present that Gibbs had brought for the baby. It was covered with a sheet and was rather large. She gave Tony a questioning look, "What is it?"

Tony shrugged, "I have no idea. He wouldn't tell me anything. He was probably afraid that I'd spill the beans."

"He got us beans? Why would he…" She noticed that expression on his face, "Oh, it is another one of those sayings that mean absolutely something ridiculous. Right?"

Tony smiled and kissed her, "Yeah, something like that."

They looked at each other and it was as if they were the only two people in the room. The love that they felt for each other was overwhelming at times. Ziva could not forget how her life has changed since the day she met him.

If she was truthful with herself, she could say that her life changed for the better the day that they met. It had not happened overnight of course, but it had happened. Slowly and eventually, they fell in love. Before Tony, she had never wanted to marry, or have children. Finding out about their daughter changed all that. Suddenly, she wanted nothing more than to be a wife and mother. She wanted to be that woman that drove in the carpools and attended all of her children's plays. Wanted to be home when they got home from school and she just wanted to be everything that her mom was to her and her sister.

Finally, Ziva was able to open the gift that Gibbs gave her. She pulled back the sheet and gasped. She knew that he was good with his hands, but had never expected anything like this. She looked at him and whispered, "This is beautiful."

Tony looked at the gift and smiled. Gibbs had made a bassinet for the baby. It was stained a deep cherry and at the top were the initials, "AAD". Ziva smiled and said, "You know about her name?"

Gibbs looked at Tony and smiled, "It's not his fault. I threatened him with great bodily harm if he didn't tell me."

Ziva walked over to him and gave him a hug, "Thank you Gibbs. It is perfect."

Tony smiled, "I think she likes it boss."

Gibbs cleared his throat, "I'm glad."

The rest of the day was wonderful. Their guests left late that day and Ziva and Tony went to bed. She smiled as she thought back on the day. She could not wait for their baby to be born.

***Up next, Ziva goes into labor***