AN: Hello. Hope you like the chapter! :D

Tony IS NOT GOING TO CHEAT ON ZIVA. I'm not that rude, and I would find it completely awful for the story.

I changed up the story a bit, only because YOU asked me to. Enjoy :)


Chapter 2

Tony woke up. First thing he saw was his wife's face. She was awake.

„Morning" Tony said with a light smile. She smiled back, which was slightly surprising.

"Tony…" Ziva sighed as she started her sentence.

"Yes?" He replied, worried about her face expression.

"We have to talk" She said. Tony's gone pale.

"What do you mean, honey?" Tony asked nervously, hoping she's not going to leave him.

"Look, I'm sorry" She said simply. Tony took her hands.

"Why?" He questioned, looking her straight in the eyes.

"I know I've been a pain for the last few months" She continued.

"Oh, you weren't" Tony assured her. She shook her head.

"No, Tony. I was so tense. And it's not like I didn't have a reason" She trailed off. Tony listened patiently.

"What is it?" He asked. She looked at him.

"I think Gibbs wants to fire me" She finally confessed. Tony gasped.

"What? Where did you get that idea?" He questioned as he tightened his grip around her hands.

"He's been so angry with me for the entire year" She said. Tony shook his head.

"Ziva, he's been like this because of… you know" Tony whispered. She looked at him questionably.

"What do you mean?" Ziva asked.

"Um, well, the anniversary of the day is this month, you know" Tony said trough a whisper. She nodded.

"Oh, yeah. I totally forgot about that" She said. Tony cocked his head.

"Well, if I was him, I would probably kill a person. But this is Gibbs. He'll be grumpy for the rest of the month, and then, he'll get back to himself. Okay?" Tony explained. She nodded.

"Now, is there anything else you're being so tense about?" Tony asked. She thank a while, and then waved her head.

"No, not really" She said. Tony raised his eyebrows.

"Are you sure?" Tony asked.

"Yes" She said with a small groan. Tony grinned.

"Good then. Let's go get dressed up" Tony said, motioning with his head to the closet in their room. She got up and went to the closet. Tony went into the children's rooms. He approached his daughter, who was sound asleep.

"Melissa…wake up…Mel, honey…" Tony whispered into her ear. She giggled as her eyes opened.

"Morning, daddy" She said in her adorable voice. Tony smiled.

"Hey. Get dressed up, I'm getting Luke" He said. She nodded.

Tony walked into the room of his son, Luke. He carefully came up to his bed.

"Good morning!" Tony nearly yelled. Luke quickly opened his eyes. After realizing what just happened, he laughed.

"Dad, I was asleep" He said.

"School is waiting for you" Tony simply said and walked out of the room.

He found himself at his bedroom again. Ziva was already dressed up.

"Can we please, please, have something out of meat for breakfast today?" Tony pleaded his wife. She smirked.

"Already told you. Breakfast is vegetarian, but the dinner is free choice" She said stubbornly. He moaned.

"But you never eat dinner!" He whined. She rolled her eyes.

"I'm vegetarian, Tony. And maybe you should try out a diet. I mean, look at your belly" She said, pointing on his stomach. He looked down worriedly. She tried not to laugh.

"What's wrong with my belly?" he asked. She smiled.

"Nothing. It's just…you" She said, now letting the laugh crack from her mouth.

"Why, thank you" Tony said sarcastically. She stopped laughing.

"I mean, Tony, look at us. We're thirty two and we are already acting like a sixty year old couple!" She said. Tony tilted his head as he was thinking.

"Maybe. But I need food" He said dismissively and walked into the kitchen. She shook her head and went behind him.

As usual, the kids were waiting for them in the living room. Tony took out a can of tuna out of the fridge. Ziva looked at him expectantly.

"Please? Technically, it's not meat" Tony said, while having the pleading look in his eyes. She groaned.

"Fine. I'll try" She muttered. Tony grinned and ran to her.

"Love ya'" He said and kissed her on the cheek. By then, he was gone, giggling with the kids. When was the last time he did that? She questioned herself, while touching her cheek.

She walked into the living room, and sat by Tony. They started eating.

"Are we gonna tell them?" Tony whispered into Ziva's ear. She looked at him questionably.

"Tell them what?" She asked trough a hiss.

"The nanny thing" Tony said.

"Oh, right" She nodded. The kids looked at them expectantly.

"Kids, we've got some big news" Ziva said to her kids. They grinned.

"We're moving to a chocolate house?" Melissa asked. Tony snickered.

"No" Ziva replied, trying to hold her laughter back.

"You're getting a nanny" Tony added. They looked up.

"But, we're eight! We're too old for a nanny" Luke complained. Tony raised his eyebrow.

"It'll be fun" Tony reassured them. They sighed, looking so cute to Tony.

"Fine" They said in unison. Ziva smirked at her husband. Tony glanced at his phone.

"We have to hurry up" Tony said, turning to Ziva. She got up from the table, and went to grab her purse. The kids got up to wash their teeth.

Tony was the only one left at the table. He thank about his wife. Was she hiding something from him?

"Let's go!" A voice interrupted his thoughts. He turned around, so he was facing Ziva.

"Coming" Tony said in a hurry. He ran to the door, where he put his coat on, along with his shoes. Melissa and Luke were standing in front of him.


"No, wait, it's over there" Kate corrected herself for the hundredth time. Dwayne groaned, while holding the steering wheel tightly.

"Kate, make your mind already!" He hissed. She scowled at him.

"Sorry" She said sincerely. He shook his head.

"It's ok, baby" He said when they stopped on the red light. He gave her a peck on the lips. She smiled nervously.

She was always so insecure about relationships. Dwayne is her second boyfriend, another lawyer. She's been so picky in the latest time.

Kate used to be really insecure in high school. That haunted her for the rest for the rest of her life. She's twenty nine years old, and she still doesn't know what to do with her life.

A blue building was in front of them. She gasped.

"Stop, stop, stop!" She said as she pointed with her finger to the building. Dwayne quickly stopped.

"Okay, okay! What's the rush?" Dwayne asked as she unbuckled her seatbelt.

"It's the house where I'm going" She replied.

"Oh" He said. She leaned in to kiss him.

"Bye" He said with a smile. She smiled back.

"See you later" Kate said. She opened the car's doors and got out.

She watched as Dwayne drove away, with a sigh. She looked up at the sky.

"Wow, it's really cloudy today" She said to herself. The sky looked depressing because of its grayness. She shrugged.

"I guess I'll just…" She turned to look at another direction, but a sound of a thunder was heard. As she looked at the sky, rain drops started falling.

"Great. Can't get any worse than this" She muttered. She didn't have an umbrella. A car passed in front of her, pouring water from a puddle all over her.

"I changed my mind" She said. She headed to the building.

Kate ringed on the interphone, where DiNozzo was written.

No response.

She ringed again, this time longer. Still no response.

She sighed and slid down the wall. She was sitting helplessly in front of the door.


"DiNozzo!" Gibbs yelled at the work. Both Tony and Ziva got up. Gibbs smirked.

"The stupid one" Gibbs said mockingly.

"Hey!" Tony complained. Gibbs shrugged. Ziva laughed.

"Go home" Gibbs simply said. Ziva and Tony exchanged puzzled looks.

"Wait, what?" Tony asked confusedly. Gibbs looked at him.

"Go home. The kids need you. Ziva is needed here. McGee can't do a single thing anymore" Gibbs explained. Ziva frowned. Gibbs walked away.

"That is discrimination" Ziva muttered and sat by her desk.

"Actually, then you would go home. This would be sexism" Tony said teasingly. She rolled her eyes.

"Well, it's still not fair" She said. Tony chuckled. He approached her. She sighed.

"What's the matter?" Tony asked worriedly.

"Nothing, it's nothing" She muttered dismissively, turning to her computer again.

"Oh, come on. You can't be that mad at Gibbs" Tony said.

"It's not all about Gibbs, you know" She hissed. Tony was taken aback. Something wasn't right.

"Then what is it?" He crouched next to her. She looked at him.

"I think we need marriage counseling, Tony" Ziva finally said, leaving her husband in shock.


AN: Now, this idea with the marriage counseling thing was only because of another 'guest' who posted a comment, suggesting they should go to marriage counseling. Again. Don't like it, don't read it. I am sure there are many Tate shippers who'll be glad to read the story. :D