I haven't written anything in so long that I feel out of the loop and well, I want to get back into writing again, so here goes nothing. If anything these drabble challenges just prove that I have a hard time writing anything short...
Summary: Every year Tony and Ziva exchange Christmas cards. This year, Ziva uses their cards to break some important news to Tony.
Character(s): Ziva David, Tony Dinozzo
Author's Note: A bit AU, because the shipper in me can't help it. It's hard for me to keep it under 1,000 words.
Prompts: Challenge 288, from ncis_drabble
A few days before Christmas Ziva walked into the bullpen and was surprised to see a card propped on her keyboard. She looked around and didn't see anyone around. She looked at the card again and smiled when she recognized Tony's handwriting.
No matter how many times Ziva tried telling him that she didn't celebrate the holiday, he always made sure that she had a card waiting for her. Tony never failed to send her a card for every holiday. She reached into her handbag and pulled out the card that she had gotten for him. Because even though she didn't celebrate the holiday, Ziva knew that it made Tony smile just a little more.
So, Ziva walked over to his desk quickly and propped her card on his keyboard. The pale blue envelope had little stars on it. Ziva smiled when she imagined the look on his face.
Ziva knew that her card was probably going to give him the biggest surprise of his life. She just hoped that he would understand why she was giving him a father's day card at Christmas.
Ziva walked back over to her desk and sat down. Ziva smiled when she heard Tony call out his normal good morning. It wasn't as if they hadn't seen each other already this morning, but it never failed to make her smile.
Ziva smiled, "Thank you for the Christmas card. Even though you know I do not celebrate the holiday. It is nice to know that you didn't forget."
Tony smiled brightly at her and said, "What can I say. Old habits die hard."
Ziva looked up at her husband and smiled. Tony returned the smile and then Ziva looked back down at her keyboard. Ziva heard Tony say, "You got me a card. You shouldn't have."
Ziva shrugged and before Tony could open it, she was up and out of her seat and halfway to the elevator. Tony looked at Ziva, wondering if there was something wrong. Then, after shaking his head, Tony decided that he was imagining things. After opening the card, Tony shook his head and read it again. Wondering if maybe he had read it wrong, Tony read it again.
Getting up from his desk, Tony went off in search of Ziva. He finally found her in the elevator, standing in the middle. Tony whispered softly, "Are you sure?"
She nodded, "Positive. I know that this is a surprise, but I cannot say that I am not happy."
So many thoughts ran through Ziva's mind at that moment. She was worried that Tony would be upset with her.
Tony picked her up and twirled her around and whispered, "Why would I be upset about this? We are having a baby."
Tony picked her up and Ziva laughed as he twirled her around in his arms and kissed her softly. Tony would make a wonderful father. Their unborn child was so very lucky. Maybe celebrating Christmas wasn't such a bad thing after all…