A/N – okay, we're finishing the thing with Parsons, for today. I really do enjoy making Parsons angry I think. He is such a shady character and it is fun to make him angry. We also have a Tony, Ziva, and Gibbs moment at the end that I rather enjoyed! Hope you enjoy it all as well!

Disclaimer – I don't own NCIS or the characters

Chapter 11

Thursday, October 24, 2013

"Tell me how you discovered that it was Yaniv Bodnar that you were after and not Ilan Bodnar and under what suspicion did you arrest him?" Parsons asked.

"Excuse me," Ziva said, grabbing her crutches and leaving the room.

Tony ran out after her, as she made her way toward the bathroom. He got the door for her and heard that she only just barely made it to the toilet before everything came back up. She left the stall, looking better again and washed her face, hands, and mouth in the sink. She used a paper towel offered to her by Tony to dry off. There were tears in her eyes.

"This is difficult," she whispered.

"I know," he said honestly. "You look better."

"I do feel better. But that is what happens at this time of the morning. I feel like I could eat a horse," Ziva said quietly.

"I am sure Vance has something to eat in his office. We could always have his assistant make you a bagel or something," Tony said.

"A bagel sounds delicious," Ziva said.

They made their way back toward the director's office and grabbed a bagel from the secretary and walked back in with it and sat down in front of Parsons again.

"You dare to get up and leave for food in the middle of an interrogation?" he asked.

"She's sick," Chegwidden said. "And looks a little better. Bagel is a good choice. Light on the stomach, but filling if you're hungry too."

"Now, the question," Parsons said.

"We expected Ilan Bodnar, it's true. When we found that it was Yaniv that was involved with dealing the diamonds he told us that he was there on behalf of his brother. It is all recorded and in our file. The arrest was clean," Tony said quietly to Parsons. "I'm sure you've already looked that over, right?"

"No," he said, his eyes widening. "I have not looked at any of the reports from Berlin, because the mission was espionage."

"It was clean," Harm said. "I read those files. You should read it too. Or do you intend to break our clients now?"

"I intend to break them now, then I will read," Parsons said. "When did you two begin your relationship?"

"May," Tony said.

"You weren't in a relationship before?"

"No," Ziva said, taking another bite of her bagel and looking a lot better.

"But you slept together in Berlin?" he asked.

"Yes," Tony answered.

"How come that didn't start your relationship?"

"We used to have problems communicating effectively," Ziva admitted. "And we were in a car crash, which is also reported in the file. We were crashed into by Ilan Bodnar who then stole the diamonds from us. That is all reported."

"Why during the summer?"

"We love each other," Tony said sincerely. "So, why not give it a shot when we were unemployed?"

"Why not?" Parsons asked sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "Why did you get married so early?"

"We've known each other forever," Ziva said honestly. "We already knew everything there was to know about each other. And we are in love and the timing was right."

"Timing was right. Was it also convenient that you chose to get married right after I made it public that there were international espionage charges against each of you to which you were both the only witness against each other?" Parsons asked.

"Coincidence," Tony said.

"I thought you didn't believe in coincidences?" Parsons asked.

"Normally, I wouldn't. But, I had been planning most of the summer to propose to her," Tony said. "Had to do it when the time was right. Then we rushed into a marriage. We decided we didn't want to wait."

"You didn't do this to save each other's asses?" Parsons asked.

"We did it because we love each other," Ziva clarified.

"Would you do that to save each other?"

"It's already done, so we couldn't possibly do it to save each other," Tony responded smartly.

"What lengths would you go to DiNozzo to save Ziva? I see that once you created a mission halfway around the world to bring her home safely," Parsons mentioned.

"Is my entire career in question?" he asked.

"Yes," Parsons shouted at him. "The entire thing is being brought up, because obviously your personal feelings are interfering with work. She probably never would have gotten shot if it wasn't for you!"

"Actually," Ziva said with a smile on her face. "If it wasn't for his concern and need to get me sitting in a safer area, he also would have gotten shot and killed. The bullet would have gone through his head. Tony always has my back when we are the field and we are able to keep the personal feelings down when we are working. We weren't working at the time that happened."

Parsons nodded. "Who can agree to that?"

"Any of the team," Tony said. "Go, ask them, but leave us alone and stop questioning our relationship. It's real. If you don't like it, that's too bad. We're not getting a divorce because you don't like it. We made our vows and we fully intend to keep them until the end of time, and even after that if it's possible."

"Ziva?"

"I will never disobey Tony," she said shooting Parsons a glare. "Never. I will have his back when I'm at work, but not at the expense of the others, if that's the case."

"Fine," Parsons said, in a tantrum-like manner and got up, leaving the office.

Tony and Ziva sat there for a few minutes with the lawyers in silence. Then A.J. nodded to the other two, who got up and left. A.J. sat there looking at the two of them as they got lost in each other's eyes.

"What is going on that we don't know about?" A.J. asked them.

They looked at each other.

"Confidentially. I can't tell him and he can't pry it out of me. But, if its something on the medical record, he is bound to find it sooner or later. He's as curious about this stomach bug as anyone else is. What's going on?"

Tony and Ziva continued to look into each other's eyes. Ziva nodded to Tony and then they both turned their gaze to Chegwidden.

"Ziva's pregnant," Tony said quietly.

"What? Who's the father?"

"I am, you idiot," Tony said angrily.

"Sorry. Automatic question. You two are happy about this?" he asked.

"Thrilled when I'm not exploding into a toilet," Ziva said with a smile on her face. "I am looking forward to having a family."

A.J. smiled as he saw the emotions running across both of the agent's faces. "Then, congratulations. But, Parsons won't know what to make of that. He'll want a paternity test when it finally does come out."

"Then he will have to order one," Tony said. "I know that's my child. I know it and she knows it. We're not going to pay for one, because it will look suspicious. But, if he gets a court ordered one, I'm not going to refuse. I'm sure."

"As am I," Ziva said, reinforcing what Tony was saying. "Can we get back to work now?"

"Yes, of course," Chegwidden said and smiled at the two and left the office.

Vance came in as they were getting up and throwing out Ziva's garbage from her bagel. He chuckled a little.

"I see you helped yourself to one of my bagels," he commented. "You look better, David."

"Last name is DiNozzo now," she reminded him lightly.

"It'll take me some time to get used to," he mentioned to her. "But, I'll get there, I promise. You look like you are feeling better."

"I am," she said. "Perhaps it was a twenty four hour bug. Or perhaps there is more in store for me for later. Right now, I'm going to eat while my stomach is happy."

"Good thinking, DiNozzo," he said with a smile on his face as he could finally see how happy the two agents were being married to each other and quietly wondering why they hadn't decided to do this sooner.

They quietly made their way into the squad room, where the others were working on finding information on Parsons former name and any information they could find on Adam Eschel and his whereabouts before Parsons could find him. Ziva had a sinking feeling. She remembered that Adam, when he did kill, preferred to be more of an invisible killer, and use a sniper rifle or something else that did not put him face to face with his victims.

"See if you can run the prints against Adam Eschel in the system," she said out loud around lunch time.

"What?"

"He likes impersonal attacks," Ziva said. "I just remembered that from my Mossad days. He was still in Mossad. He didn't like to kill, but when he had to he used impersonal attacks and he was not the best aim in the world. See if you can run the prints from the casings against him. We may need Director Vance to ask permission to log into Mossad's database for his prints."

"Everyone go get lunch, I'll get on that right after," Gibbs said. "Stay in the Navy Yard. If he likes impersonal attacks then, DC is just the right area for him. And with one on crutches and another in a sling I don't need more of my team down. I would personally prefer that you all stay here for lunch, but if you need some fresh air, I understand. We've all been cooped up together for too long already. DiNozzo and DiNozzo, stay a moment."

The others filed out and the two DiNozzos approached his desk.

"Shannon had bad sickness during the first trimester. Only thing she could eat were bagels. I suggest trying that. Crackers and toast were a little relief to her. Make sure you eat small meals frequently to help keep your stomach settled. If that means you need shorter breaks more frequently, take them," Gibbs said to the two seriously. "I'll do whatever I can to help, now that I see that Ziva has not been to a bathroom for that reason in nearly three hours."

"Thanks, boss," Tony said.

"Thank you, Gibbs," Ziva said quietly.

"When are you planning on sharing the news with the others?"

"Beginning of the second trimester," Tony said. "With her history, she says that she may not keep it. We've got an appointment tomorrow at noon. Chegwidden knows too."

"I'll be your agent escort to the appointment," Gibbs said with a protective look in his eyes. "If you wish to keep it a secret for now then I wish to help in whatever way I can, which means keeping other agents out of your business, right?"

"Yes," Ziva said quietly. "Gibbs, has there been any word on Isaac yet?"

"No, not yet, Ziva," Gibbs said. "We've got the entire agency looking for him and we've got Mossad on it. As soon as we try these prints then we will see what is going on. I hope you are wrong about Adam, for the simple fact that I know he was a friend to you."

"Not anymore, Gibbs," Ziva said. "We have not been friends since January."

"What did he do, Ziva?" Tony asked quietly.

Ziva turned to face him, her eyes wide with concern. She closed her eyes and Tony placed a hand on her shoulder.

"You know I won't run, right? You know I'm not leaving you no matter what it is, right? I'm here, Ziva. You can tell me anything," Tony whispered.

"He took advantage of someone in a weak state," Ziva explained slowly. "He took me out for drinks, telling me that it would help me cope. I believed him because he was a friend of mine. I wasn't entirely sure about what happened until I got back to the states. He drugged me and took advantage of me. I had Ducky do the kit. There is a file in his office of what happened. I intend to read it and give it to Gibbs to sign, then give it to Parsons. That right there could drop the espionage charges."

Tony pulled her into a hug, knowing that she was not upset over it anymore, but finally understanding why she had reacted so strongly when someone had pushed her about it. That was what Ziva did when someone pushed. She pulled away and closed up, acting defensively.

"Did Ducky help you?"

"There was no need for it, Tony," Ziva whispered. "I was mostly fine. I was just angry. I am not angry anymore. I just want this whole thing to go away. If that means I have to talk about what I do not remember, then so be it. I will find a way to remember. The evidence is there and I will use it. I had gotten the evidence because I did not believe my own suspicion. It was my last act as his friend to not bring charges against him. But, he is not a friend anymore."

"Let's go eat," Tony said with a nod in understanding.

"The way you two understand each other amazes me," Gibbs said, causing both of them to turn around again. "It reminds me of how Shannon and I were. We knew each other for a long time before starting anything, too. Then, we got married quickly as well. And had a baby soon after that."

Ziva smiled at him and then left with Tony for lunch.