At 0900, Ziva woke up to see her whole team plus her son asleep, Zach in Abby's arms. She smiled and woke Tony. Ziva pointed at the team and Tony smiled. Dr. Chase walked in. he had been checking to see if they were awake every hour, and about 0700, he had found who he was guessing to be there family or something asleep on the couch.
"Ziva, Tony, you are finally awake." Dr. Chase said.
"Yes." Ziva said.
"Now, I am guessing this is your family." Dr. Chase said and pointed at Abby, McGee, Ducky, Jenny, and Gibbs.
"Well, our dysfunctional family." Tony said and smiled. Dr. Chase just looked at him with wondering eyes.
"There are actually our colleagues." Ziva explained. "But, we consider Abby and McGee Zach's aunt and uncle. We also consider Gibbs and Jenny aunt and uncles, but they are also the God parents. Ducky is the grandfather and Palmer, who is probably taking care of Abby and McGee's and Jenny and Gibb's kids and is not here, is like a uncle also." She finished.
"I see, and Mr. and Mrs. DiNozzo, you can go home." Dr. Chase said smiling.
"Okay, thank you doc." Tony said.
"Okay, I will let you get ready. Push the nurse's button to let us know you're leaving." Dr. Chase said and walked out.
Tony and Ziva climbed out of bed and took a short shower together in the hospital's crappy shower. Both Tony and Ziva slipped there clothes on in the bathroom and then went to wake everybody. Ziva gently got Zach and Abby's eyes flutter open quickly.
"Ziva! Tony!" She yelled. Everybody jumped awake.
"Well, that takes care of that." Tony said and Ziva laughed from over at the hospital bed where she was changing Zach into a blue fleece outfit, fit for the weather of December, and wrapped him in a blue and white plaid blanket.
"How are you doing?" Abby asked.
"Okay Abby." Ziva said walking back over to them, instantly her slight good mood fell.
"Oh." Abby said, sorry she said anything.
"Hey guys." McGee said.
"Hey Probie. Shouldn't all of you be at work."
"I'm excusing us." Jenny said.
"The director can do that, Tony." Ziva said and looked up from Zach.
"Yes, I suppose she can." Tony said. "Well, we are about to leave, so now either, you all go to work, or you come to our house."
"No, we have to be at work, I may be able to get us out for a couple of hours, but not for the whole day, and when you and Ziva get off of maternity leave, I have set up a daycare at NCIS, since everybody has kids now. So, you can bring Zach there." Jenny said.
"Okay, bye guys. We'll see you in a week." Tony said.
"Shalom." Ziva said.
"Bye!" They all said and walked out. Ziva buckled Zach in his blue and green striped car seat. She looked over at the purple and pink polka dotted one beside it. She stood up and sighed. She let a lone tear fall, but refused to cry anymore. Tony walked up and wrapped his arms around her.
"It'll get easier." He said.
"She'll never get to use it, Tony! She won't get to use anything! We'll have to take it all down, her name on the wall above her crib! We'll have to paint over that, and her crib! We'll have to take that apart!" She said hastarically, trying to keep herself from crying.
"Hey." Tony said and lifted her chin up so she would look at him. "We will have to take the crib and stuff down, but how about we leave her name up in rememberance?" Tony said.
"I think that is a good idea Tony." Ziva said and smiled.
"Okay now, let's go."
After an argument about Ziva being in a wheelchair, an argument which Ziva won, Tony and Ziva were walking out of the hospital, Tony carrying Zach in his car seat, and Ziva carrying Tali's unused car seat and clothes to their car. When they reached the car, Tony placed Zach's car seat securely in the back seat, put Tali's stuff in the trunk, and Ziva climbed in beside him in the back. Tony got in the driver's seat and headed off with the 5 day old Zachariah, preparing for their first day at home.