The following day Ziva is sitting at her desk doing some research on the computer when Abby pages her. She sighs and then heads for Abby's lab. When she steps out of the elevator into the lab Abby is standing in front of her smiling.
"Why did you page me?" Ziva questions.
"Because I figured it out."
"Figured what out?"
"Your secret."
"Oh really? I doubt it."
"No I figured it out."
"Oh how did you figure out my so called secret Abby?"
"I tested your puke."
"Excuse me?"
"I tested your emesis, vomit, puke."
"Ok first of all eww, and second of all why would you test my puke?"
"I just had a hunch."
"Really? Was your hunch correct?"
"Not at all."
"So what did you find out?"
"You're pregnant," Abby says blatantly.
"Excuse me?"
"You're pregnant," Abby repeats.
"Why would you think that?"
"I tested your puke," Abby reminds her.
"Ok how would you conclude that I'm pregnant from my puke?"
"Basically when you're pregnant your puke is different."
"Ok that's great, but I've got to get back to work."
"You're pregnant right? You did know that right?"
She shrugs her shoulders as she walks toward the elevator.
"It's Tony's isn't it?" Abby says aloud as the elevator doors close. Instantly the doors reopen and Ziva walks out.
"What did you just say?"
"It's Tony's isn't it?"
"Why would you ask me that?"
"Because I know that something is going on between you and Tony."
"What would make you think that?"
"You act really weird around each other lately."
"We absolutely do not."
"Whatever you make googly eyes at him every time he's around."
"I do not."
"Yeah you do."
"Whatever."
"I'm sure everything will work out ok."
"Great," she huffs as she leaves.
When the elevator doors open Gibbs is staring at Ziva.
"Yes?"
"Are you ready to go?"
"Go where?"
"Pleasanton day care."
"Why?" Ziva's heart drops.
"There's been a hostage situation."
"Is Tony coming?"
"No he had to leave."
"How many hostages?"
"Four, a teacher Angela Farve, a navy officer picking up her daughter, Lucy Smith, and two little boys who are three and four..." Gibbs look at his notes to find the name.
"Who?" Ziva asks anxiously.
"Elijah... Ryan, and Joaquin Hartley."
"Oh."
Ziva manages to negotiate with the man inside. No one gets hurt luckily. And the other plus is that Ziva secret isn't exposed. She finally gets home around eight thirty.
When she walks in the door she immediately begins to look for Alijah and Tony.
"Tony?" She calls out.
"Mommy we're in here," Alijah calls from the kitchen. She finds Tony taking a batch of cookies out of the oven, with Alijah sitting on the island in his pajamas. Ziva picks Alijah up and hugs him as tight as she can. She showers him in kisses.
"Mommy can you let me go I can't breathe,"
"Sorry," she apologizes as she sits him back down on the island. "I'm just glad to see that you're ok."
"Is this about the guy that was at day care today?"
"Yeah baby it was."
"Ziva can I talk to you for a minute?" Tony asks.
"Sure," she agrees.
They walk into the other room.
"Ziva he told me that there was another man there. He said that he was the only one that could see him because he was standing behind a tree."
"I'll talk to him."
"Mommy! Daddy! Somebody? Can I please get some help in here?"
"What do you need baby?" Ziva asks.
"Can I get down?"
"Yeah do you need help?"
"Uh huh."
"Hey can you tell me about the other guy that was there today?"
"Yeah. He was really tall. Well not really super tall, but taller than daddy. He looked like one of the guys from before."
"Before we moved here?"
"Yeah."
"From Israel?"
"Yeah. Except he had really blue eyes. And he had a scar on his neck shaped like a Z."
"Ok. Why don't you take your cookies to the table..."
"I want to watch T.V."
"Ok, just sit on the rug and be careful."
Just as Alijah leaves the room Ziva gives Tony a look.
"What?"
"We have a problem."
"What?"
"The man Alijah just described is supposed to be dead."
"How do you know?"
"Because I was there."
"You were there?"
"Yeah I was there when his car blew up."
"Why?"
"Because I'm the one that blew it up?"
"Why?"
"Because it's what I was trained to do."
"I'm confused."
"The Z shaped scar I put it there."
"We have to tell Gibbs."
"I know."
Just then Ziva's cell phone rings.
"Hello?" she answers.
"Ziva you need to come back to work there's a problem."
"What?"
"The day care files are missing. All the kid's names and addresses are gone. Someone swiped them. The guy said that he had an accomplice."
"Uh. I think I know why they were there. I know who they were looking for."
"How?"
"I'll explain when I get there."
"Ok, bye."
They hang up at the same time.
"What's wrong?" Tony asks.
"Tony the list of all the kid's names and addresses are gone."
"No..."
"My old address is on that list. He's going to go there first. You need to take Alijah away."
"Where?"
"It doesn't matter. Go to the airport and take him somewhere."
"Wait I have an idea."
"What?"
"The guy doesn't know what Alijah looks like."
"Ok?"
"So I'll take him somewhere else. You can take a decoy kid and lead the guy into a trap."
"I can try."
"Ok."
Ziva and Tony take separate cars.