Thanks for all the reviews, I am glad you all enjoy reading about ninja Tali as much as I enjoy writing about her, still planning a sequel but I might update my Bones sequel first as I have pretty much abandoned it, but if I get loads of requests I will start the sequel soon, I promise.
Anyway hope you like it
Chapter 20 –
When Gibbs arrived back at Tony's room, he wasn't surprised to still find Ziva there, it had taken quite a lot of persuasion on his part and begging and a couple of threats from Ziva to allow her to come up to Tony's room, they had tried to get her to use a wheelchair but she had stoutly refused so to try and keep peace Gibbs had pretty much carried her.
He stood outside looking at his two agents, he had to admit from the moment he had first seen Tony and Ziva together he had always known they would cause him grief, and he guessed he had always know they would break rule 12 too, seeing them under cover as Jean Paul and Sophie Ranier, there was no way that had been fake, the little quirky comments Tony would give to Ziva in the office, the way Ziva would not react to his flirting, the way his eyes would pop if she taunted him with her body. Yes he had known they would one day get together.
But he had never expected Tali, he had never been able to imagine them with children, Ziva never portrayed her emotions, and although she was fine around children she had never been parental, but when he had seen her walk in with the tiny new born baby he had seen a different Ziva, the way she had cradled her daughter in her arms, the looks she gave her, they were looks of pure love.
And Tony, well, he was still a child himself, he had his ways with the kids during crimes, they had all seemed to get a kick out of annoying him though, he had been worried when he had heard that Tony was the father of Ziva's child, not the most normal family you would find, but he had seen Tony with Tali, she had clearly adored her daddy from a very early age, and she was always his little princess. He had proved to be a good father who doted on his daughter.
He looked at them now, Ziva had fallen asleep half in Tony's arms and half in the chair next to his bed, Tony was gazing at her with so much love, devotion and pride in his eyes it brought tears to his own, he watched him stroking hair out of Ziva's eyes, he kissed the top of her head and then looked up and saw Gibbs standing outside looking through the window, he gave him a smile and Gibbs returned it as he entered "better" he asked "yes" Tony said holding his wife protectively "thank you boss for everything you have done for us, over the years, you have been more of a father to me than my own ever was and the same for Ziva she told me, you showed her that someone did actually care for her in this world" Gibbs smiled and sat in the chair on the other side of the bed "no problem Tony, you and Ziva have been the son and daughter that I never had and that was taken away from me, you even gave me a grand daughter, but don't forget Tony, that you showed Ziva love too, you were the one that comforted her and protected her, you always had her six, you gave her a family that she thought she would never have, you made her more human"
Tony smiled and hugged Ziva tighter "no" he said "Tali made her human" Gibbs smiled and watched him; Ziva sighed in her sleep and shifted pressing herself tighter against him. "how is Tali" Tony asked making Gibbs look at him in surprise "how did you know I went to see her" he asked, "well in a hospital there is only really three things you can do, wait, visit or drink coffee, I know you don't have the patience to wait in the lobby and the coffee here sucks, and she is your goddaughter so you would go visit her if you could" Gibbs smiled "you are a better detective than I thought Tony" he said making his agent scowl "yeah I saw her, by the way, to the staff up there I am her biological grandfather and you are my son in law, and Ziva is my daughter"
Tony chuckled Gibbs really wouldn't let anything stop him from seeing Tali, he looked at his boss "and oh father in law, how is my daughter" Gibbs smiled slightly "still unconscious, and struggling, but I think she is recovering, she is certainly a fighter, I told her that she wasn't going to die, thought I might give that a try as it worked on you, the nurses think that is she begins to breathe on her own again she will have a much higher chance of pulling through" he could see the hope in Tony's eyes "don't worry Tony, she will make it, she is hardly going to stop fighting now after all that fighting she did against Dayan" he saw anger flare up in Tony's eyes at the mention of that man who had ripped her back open. "Ziva told me of how she fought" Gibbs said "she was amazing" Tony said "I am so proud of her, she couldn't even stand and every time she moved her back she was in agony and yet she threw herself around fighting, I am so, so proud of her" Tony whispered. "we all are Tony we all are"
Just then there was a small squeal from the doorway and they both looked up to see Abby and McGee standing in the doorway "shh" they both went and Ziva mumbled and shifted in her sleep, Abby crept forward and Tony held out the arm that wasn't wrapped around Ziva to give her a hug, "hey" he said "why is everyone crying when I give them a hug" Abby let out a watery giggle "oh Tony" she sobbed "I am just so glad you are ok and finally awake", Tony smiled and hugged her "I wasn't out for that long Abs, and of course I am ok, I am not that easy to get rid of" Abby sobbed into his shoulder for a few more minutes before she managed to pull herself together and she stepped away so that McGee could say hi.
Tony grinned "hey well if it isn't McShoot a lot", McGee groaned and rolled his eyes "I cant believe I was even worried about you Tony" he said but Tony grinned and pulled him carefully without waking his sleeping wife into a man hug and whispered "thanks Tim" into his ear, making the younger agent grin as he clapped him on the back.
They talked quietly for a while until Ziva stirred and woke up looking around in surprise to find the room suddenly full, she sat up mumbling "hi" "Zeeevvaaa" Abby squealed and launched herself at her friend hugging her tightly, Ziva smiled and hugged her friend tightly back closing her eyes savouring the contact. Gibbs remembered when she had first arrived and had shied away from physical contact, now she was hugging Abby tightly as the scientist broke into sobs again. "I am fine Abby seriously, do not worry" Abby stood straight "do not worry, I have been worried out of my fricken mind for the past five days I haven't slept in days trying to find you and now you tell me not to worry, Ziva of course I worry, you are my best friend and oh don't ever do that again" she fell back on Ziva sobbing fresh tears and Gibbs couldn't hold back a small smile.
They stayed in that room for the rest of the day, Ziva climbed onto the bed with Tony where she remained much to the doctors' disapproval until it was time for everyone to go and the doctors came in "you have to go back now, Mrs DiNozzo" one said looking warily at her, "come on Ziver" Gibbs said as she opened her mouth to argue, he bent close and whispered "they wont let you come back if you are not careful" she sighed and nodded before turning and burying her head into Tony's shoulder, and hugging him tightly "I love you" she whispered "always" Tony promised and they kissed "layla tov" (good night) she whispered to her husband before she allowed Gibbs to wrap his arms around her and assist her back to her room, he helped her climb into the narrow bed before kissing her forehead, "goodnight Ziver" he said before sitting in the chair "Gibbs go home" she mumbled "I am fine, go sleep, you look exhausted" "I am fine Ziver" he protested but Ziva opened one eye to glare at him "halah" (go) she ordered so with a small smile and after giving her another kiss on the forehead he left her room. Once out of sight he toyed for a minute, go home to bed for what felt like the first time in ages, nah, he didn't want too, he headed for Tony's room but guessed he would tell him to go home too so he went to the last DiNozzo's room.
The nurse who had been in there last time, Jackie, was in there again, and she greeted him warmly "any change" he asked "she seems to be getting better, her heart has been a lot stronger, but unfortunately she is still not breathing on her own, every time we try to make her she manages for a couple of breaths and then she stops again, but she is trying ever so hard" Gibbs smiled as he sat down next to her again "hey sweetheart" he said, focusing only on the child in the bed, blocking everything including the nurse out "you are doing so well kiddo, I know you are fighting so hard and we are all so proud of you, keep it up so that soon we will see your pretty little eyes open again, I don't know when your mom and dad will be allowed to come and visit you, but I know that if they don't get to soon things are going to get heated down there"
"They love you so much Tali, we all do, Uncle Tim and Aunt Abby will probably be up tomorrow, keep fighting, kid, you know the rule, the new one, rule 52 is it. Never Ever give up hope" he gripped her hand tightly "your mom and dad they love you so much, you need to stay strong and fight for them Tali, I know how tired you must be and if I could take your place and fight for you I would in a heartbeat kid, we all would." He stopped and looked at her face, she was a beautiful child even when she was covered in bruises "keep it up sweetheart, don't stop fighting, you have to breathe Tali, keep trying you must breathe" he listened to her heart monitor, it beeped loudly and rather unevenly, it scared him, he fell asleep in the chair next to his goddaughter.
As he slept memories flashed before him:
Tony fidgeting at his desk, glancing at the clock over and over again, he still hadn't given an explanation for why he had run out of the office yesterday, looking absolutely terrified, just then the elevator dinged and to everyone's surprise Ziva came out, she looked tired but happy, she was holding something with both hands, she kept it pressed tightly against her chest.
'Ziva' Abby shrieked and she hurled herself at the Israeli women who laughed and released whatever she was holding with one hand to hug the scientist 'careful Abby' she said as the overexcited Goth hugged her tightly Abby released her and stepped back so that they could all see her, she looked well, tired yes but so happy she looked like she had lost weight too. His and the rest of his team's eyes all travelled down with hers to look at the bundle in her arms, he felt his jaw drop, nestled in the Mossad assassin's arms eyes closed, one tiny hand poking out of the blanket, was a beautiful baby girl.
'er Ziva' McGee asked 'what is that' 'it's a baby McGoo' Tony said from where he was seated, he hadn't risen to greet Ziva, he didn't even look surprised to see the child. 'oh my god' Abby breathed 'she is beautiful Ziva, who's is she', Ziva allowed Abby to take the child and Abby stepped away whispering to the baby as she hugged her tightly 'um' Ziva said biting her lip 'she is mine' everyone except Tony stared at her 'what' McGee said 'since when Ziva' 'she was born yesterday McGee, at 1348' she stared at her baby love and pride in her eyes, out of the corner of his eye Gibbs saw Tony stand move over to Ziva, she smiled at him, she seemed to be comforted by his presence.
'oh my' Abby breathed again 'she is yours oh Ziva she is gorgeous, I want one' Ziva smiled, then McGee asked the question 'who is her father Ziva' again Ziva bit her lip and Gibbs saw DiNozzo begin to back away looking worried, she took a deep breath and then dropped their bombshell 'Tony', everyone stared, Gibbs saw the baby slide slightly in Abby's grip as everyone stared, Ziva slipped forward and took her child hugging her almost protectively 'yes' she said 'her name is Talia Kaitlyn DiNozzo'
Gibbs stood up 'DiNozzo' he barked seeing his senior field agent slipping away, with a wince he came back and stood next to Ziva 'you got David pregnant' Gibbs growled 'actually' Tony shifted before taking Ziva's hand and showing him the rings 'it is also DiNozzo now' Gibbs stared at the two of them standing there like two naughty children caught with their hand in the cookie jar, they kept hold of each others hands and Gibbs saw Tony bring one hand up to brush down the baby's face, his baby.
'does rule 12 not mean anything to you' he growled as he gave Tony two head slaps 'ow' Tony complained 'the second was for you Ziva, but I am not going to hit you while you have a child in your arms' Ziva looked quite relieved 'seriously I set rule 12 up to make sure nothing like this would ever happen now you are going to have to change your work hours and Ziva is going to have to have leave to care for her child and we cant just spontaneously call you up anymore when there is a crime because there is going to be a baby to take into account' he continued to rave at them until Ziva stopped him 'we were hoping you would help us' she said 'you are her godfather Gibbs and we would like it if you helped us with her, you were like a father to us and we are hoping that you would show the same affection to Tali' his anger softened as he looked into her eyes, warm and pleading.
She then moved towards him 'I would like to get back to work now' she said and the next thing he knew she had placed the child into his arms, he stared at the tiny face, as he watched the small eyes opened to reveal big blue eyes and that was the first time that Tali's gaze held him in place, touching him to his very core 'well played Ziver' he said grudgingly and saw her smile as she sat in her chair, he walked round to his chair and sat down rocking the little girl from side to side gently 'Tali' he murmured quietly and smiled as she opened her mouth and yawned before gazing at him curiously, Talia Kaitlyn, pretty name, her face then broke into a small grin and she chirped gently, he couldn't help it he smiled, he could see his team watching him but he didn't care now.
Abby was gazing at the baby, he could tell she wanted to come and take her back now that she had gotten over the original shock, but let Gibbs keep her to make sure he was completely won over by the child. Ducky appeared then muttering something about a weird message from McGee who didn't seem to be able to talk, he simply pointed to Ziva, then Tony and then to little Tali in Gibbs' arms, he had been shocked when all had been explained and had given her a check over saying that she was a fine young lady and would grow up into a beautiful young girl. Gibbs wasn't listening, he was focused only on the baby in his arms,
'Welcome to the family Tali' he said softly
Gibbs opened his eyes to find that he was crying, Ducky had certainly been right, Tali was a very beautiful child, the most beautiful and bravest child. He gazed at her now, he wanted nothing more than to feel the power of her gaze as she stared at him, but no her eyes remained closed, and as he was exhausted still he slowly closed his too, sitting in the chair.
He dreamed a girl, a girl with long brown hair with a reddish tint to it done up in braids, there was a happy smile on her face as she smiled at him. Kelly. 'Daddy' she exclaimed as she ran towards him, laughing he scooped her up 'hey shortcake' he said kissing her, in the distance he could see Shannon, her long red hair waving gently in the wind. He set Kelly down as he heard a laugh, turning he saw another girl, with long brown hair of different shades, it came almost to her waist, her hazel eyes burned with excitement. Tali. He remembered when she had looked like that, she had been eight, the same age that Kelly had been when she died.
Laughing the two girls took off running around the field giggling happily, looking round he saw Tony and Ziva standing watching the two children interact, Tony had is arm wrapped around Ziva and she was leaning against him content. He looked back to the two girls, now sitting in the grass, they looked at him grinning, he looked at Kelly, he missed her so much he whished he had been there to protect his girls, she smiled toothily at him, delight in her eyes, he then looked at Tali, her gold eyes softer now as she grinned, they were his girls, sitting there together, smiling identically like sisters, that was when the resemblance between Tali and Kelly hit him, now he looked at them together, they were so alike as though Tali was Kelly's doppelganger, he looked at Tali and she smiled, Kelly's smile.
Again he jerked awake crying, no, he couldn't loose Tali now, not after that, "please Tali" he begged "do not give up on us, we need you, I need you" the child did not respond, she lay there, still struggling.
XOXOXOXOXO
When he woke the next morning his back hurt like hell, but he didn't care, he looked at the little girl, she looked exactly the same, no change. He sighed and got up listening to her rattling breathing he bent towards her and kissed her forehead "I will be back soon shortcake" he whispered not realising what he had called her until he was standing in the elevator, shortcake had been his special nickname for Kelly when she was little, he had never called any other child that name before, it struck him then how much Tali meant to him, how much her family and the rest of his team meant to him. They were his family now.
He went down peering into Tony's room to find him still sleeping, so with a smile he headed to Ziva's room, as expected she was awake and looking rather grumpy, he knew that she wanted to go out and run, after all she had been stuck in a grubby little cell for days, only to be rescued and be told to stay off her feet, she had a lot of energy that she wanted to burn, she was still a rather free spirit and hated being held back and for now bedridden.
"Gibbs" she said in surprise "you are here early, you did go home didn't you" he smiled as he gave her a kiss on the cheek "yes Ziver I went home, fell asleep building my boat again", his boats had stopped being worked on recently, he didn't build them as often now, he now had the sudden urge to finish the one he had been working on for a few years now. She looked at him disapprovingly before asking "when can I get up Gibbs I cant stand sitting around doing nothing any more" "ah Ziva it will do you some good to calm down, besides you are on desk duty for a while when you come back to work any way" Gibbs watched in amusement as her face twisted into a pout "Gibbs" she complained "orders of Director Vance Ziver, but I agree, you could damage your leg further if you run and fight on it so soon after recovering, don't worry" he added seeing her grumpy face "Tony will be on desk duty too" her face broke into a small smile "was that meant to comfort me or terrify me more Gibbs"
He chuckled, just then breakfast was served and he helped himself to one of the croissants on the tray, she ate delicately at first before eating almost desperately, he realised that she must not have eaten much while she was being held prisoner. When she was done he offered her the rest of the croissant he had nicked but she shook her head, "no you have it, you obviously didn't have any breakfast" he smiled and finished his small breakfast.
"any news on Tali" she asked, he could tell she had been dying to ask that that from the moment she had seen him, but had refrained until now, "no change" he said "but they say she is trying so hard, they have never seen anyone, not even a strong adult fight as hard as her" Ziva smiled and whispered "yes that sounds like my Tali" before asking "when can I see her Gibbs, I need to see her" she looked at him desperately her rich chocolate eyes desperate "soon" he promised "I will ask if you and Tony can go up today Ziva I promise, oh by the way up there you are my daughter as I am her grandfather otherwise they wouldn't let me see her" she smiled and then realised what he said "you have seen her, how does she look, is she in pain" she asked desperately, Gibbs looked at her "I think you should see her for yourself Ziver" he said softly "rather than hear it from me" she frowned at him but at that moment the doctor came in making his morning rounds, Gibbs waited outside until he was done and came back inside to hear her ask about staying with Tony for the day again, the doctor sighed and said he couldn't see why not and once again Gibbs himself pretty much carrying Ziva to see her husband ignoring her protests.
XOXOXOXO
Tony was dozing when once again he felt someone grip his hand, then the mattress sagged as someone climbed on, he opened his eyes slowly and stared into the warm chocolate eyes that he loved so much "hey" he whispered, "hey" she whispered back snuggling into his arms again and with a sigh of content she shut her eyes, Tony looked to the doorway to see Gibbs standing there leaning on the doorframe, he nodded his thanks relieved that he would be able to spend the day with Ziva, it was rather boring on your own in a hospital bed.
Gibbs smiled gently at him and Tony mouthed "Tali" over his wife's head "no change" Gibbs mouthed back and Tony nodded he didn't seem to know whether to look relieved or disappointed. Gibbs left them again and went to talk to the doctor in charge of his team, the doctor told them him that Ziva would be fine in a couple of days and would be able to go home as long as they made her stay off her feet as much as possible 'easier said than done' Gibbs thought, as for Tony, he would have to stay for at least four more days and like Ziva he would have to stay off his feet for at least 3 weeks.
"Thank you" Gibbs said "their daughter Tali is in ICU, can they visit her today" he asked, the doctor frowned "I don't think today is best, perhaps in a couple of days" he suggested, Gibbs leaned towards him "listen, I wasn't really asking, I was saying that if you don't let them see her, especially Ziva you might not live to see another day, she used to be in the Israeli Mossad you know, if you don't let them see their daughter who they last saw lying bleeding on the ground dying things might get very difficult round here, so if you want to live to see your family again then I suggest you let them see their dying daughter" the doctor looked at him warily "well I suppose I could see if I could arrange a short visit" he said uncertainly, Gibbs clapped him on the shoulder "good man you do that" he said before turning and heading back into Tony's room where Ziva had opened her eyes and the two of them were having a quiet conversation which they stopped when Gibbs entered.
"Tali" Ziva said instantly, Gibbs felt emotional at her dedication and determination to see her daughter, "I have asked and the doctor is seeing if he can arrange a short visit for sometime today, don't fight him guys if it is only for a little while, you are in their hands while you are here so you might have to stay in their good books" they both nodded. Abby and McGee came by soon and looked relieved to see them again, Abby flung herself at both of them, giving them bone crushing hugs, Tony winced as she squeezed his side where the bullet had hit him, but hugged her back, they were like brother and sister to each other Gibbs thought, they had their differences, but so did every sibling, but their love of movies brought them back together.
The doctor eventually returned making everyone stop talking and look at him anxiously, Gibbs saw him glance nervously at Ziva, and didn't hold back a smirk, "I have spoken to the doctors in ICU" he said "and they said you could come and visit your daughter for a little while," both DiNozzos nodded and they were assisted carefully up into the elevator which carried them slowly up to ICU.
XOXOXOXO
Tony gripped Ziva's hand tightly and glanced at her, she seemed anxious, she glanced at him and he gave her the best reassuring smile that he could, Abby, Gibbs and McGee were there too, the elevator stopped and they all carefully stepped out being supported by their 'family', they had spoken about this before they came up, Abby was Tony's little sister, and McGee was Ziva's brother and Gibbs' son. There was a doctor waiting for them and he introduced himself as Dr Stevens, he had been the one to operate on Tali, and was now in charge of her, he carefully explained her situation in more detail to the family, who all nodded, once he was done he lead them to a room, the curtains were drawn but the door was wide open, the rest of the family backed away leaving the two parents standing together ready to see their daughter, gripping each others hands for strength.
Tony took a deep breath as he looked at Ziva who looked at him and nodded, slowly they moved forward into their daughter's hospital room, it was a simple designed room, with just the basics really, two chairs, a small sink, there was even a small TV on a small frame set high on the wall. And the hospital bed, large and un comfy looking, surrounded by beeping machines and a small pump pushing air in and out of the patient's lungs, forcing her to breathe.
Tony stared at the girl, he couldn't think of her as Tali, his daughter, not in this state, he was already struggling to hold back tears at the thought of anyone in the state of the girl in the bed, now it was his daughter; she lay there barely moving except for her chest moving carefully up and down. The only sound apart from the beeping monitors was the occasional rasping breath as she tried to breathe on her own only to fail and the machine take over for her, the few breaths she did manage sounded raspy and rattling as she fought to suck air in past the tube down her throat. He looked at her, his daughter, he sat down on one side of the bed and Ziva moved slowly as though in a daze to sit on her other side, her eyes never leaving her daughters face, they began to swim with tears as she stared at her, eyes closed, bruised and beaten, no emotions on her face, it was like they were staring at their daughter's shell, while the stuff that made her who she really was, was gone. He bent forward and very carefully placed a kiss on her forehead, "oh baby girl" he breathed "I love you so much, keep fighting baby, we cant live without you, please" he felt a sob and didn't hold it back, he could see Ziva's tears falling as she slowly took her daughter's hand, he felt tears begin to slide down his cheeks, but he didn't care, he wanted to let them all out, to make room for hope and determination. He reached over and took Ziva's hand and took hold of Tali's other hand, making the invisible link that bound them together for the first time visible, showing how much they needed each other, and how should one person be torn away, there was an irreplaceable gap, a void that could not be filled.
As he sat he gripped his family's hand a memory overcame him.
Ziva lying in a hospital bed gasping in pain, covered in sweat, he was gripping her hand tightly, trying to reassure her 'come on Zee it is going to be fine, you are doing so well, not much more you are doing great' Ziva gasped in pain and then snarled 'you say that I am doing fine one more time I am going to kill you with a paperclip' the doctor chuckled 'that is a new threat' he said 'oh it wasn't a threat' Tony muttered just as Ziva let out a cry and the doctor said 'this is it Ziva, now I need you to push as hard as you can ok' Ziva nodded 'come on Zee show me your Mossad strength' Tony encouraged earning himself a dirty look, which changed into a look of panic 'Tony' she gasped 'I am right here sweet cheeks I am not going anywhere I promise you' he smiled and kissed her forehead 'come on it is finally time to meet our son or daughter' Ziva nodded and gripped his hand 'ok' the doctor said 'on the count of three Ziva you have to push' again Ziva nodded, the look one her face plainly said 'just get them out now'' 'ok' the doctor said readying himself 'one two three push Ziva'
Ziva closed her eyes straining hard gripping Tony's hand, he winced at the force of her grip, but didn't want to tell her that she was crushing his hand so he let her encouraging her, she fell back gasping 'come on Ziva another push like that and your baby will be out' the doctor said, so with a whimper Ziva strained again 'I can see a head' Tony gasped in amazement 'they are coming Ziva' then Ziva fell back against the pillows exhausted as a small cry echoed around the room, she looked aver to see Tony staring shocked and dazed at the doctor who was wrapping a small human up in a blanket, with a smile he moved over and placed the baby in Ziva's arms, 'congratulations' he said 'you have a daughter'
Tony stared down at Ziva who looked even more tired than he had ever seen her, leaning against the pillows staring at the tiny child in her arms 'a girl' she whispered 'she is so beautiful'' 'just like her mommy' Tony whispered kissing her forehead, she smiled at him and then offered him their child, he blinked before very carefully taking the baby and cradling her gently, he remembered staring down into the tiny face of his daughter, relief and love coursing through him, as he stared into her eyes, unable to believe that he had a daughter, she stared up at her daddy confused 'hey' he whispered 'we still need to think of a name for you baby girl. Ziva smiled, as he carefully handed her back to Ziva before perching on the end of the bed so that they could both see her, 'what do you think' she asked, they mulled over names that they had previously liked but none of them seemed to suit their beautiful child.
Then Tony almost hesitantly said 'what about Talia' Ziva looked at him 'after your sister' he said 'I think it is a beautiful name' Ziva stared at him 'you wouldn't mind' she whispered, 'no of course not Zee' he smiled as she nodded "Tali' she crooned softly rocking her gently from side to side as she stared around in confusion her breath coming in short sharp gasps, 'we still need a middle name' Tony reminded her and Ziva looked at him 'I like Kaitlyn' she said softly making Tony smile at her 'Talia Kaitlyn DiNozzo' he said giving it a try 'I like it' he said, he looked down once again at the beautiful new life that they had created, and her big blue eyes captured his heart and from that very moment he was wrapped around his little girls finger, at her complete mercy.
Almost 13 years later Tony stared at his daughter's face again whishing he could see her eyes open again, he wished he could see her smile, he looked at Ziva who was crying silently/ he watched as she gently began to whisper to her in Hebrew, she ended up softly almost under her breath singing a little song she used to sing to Tali in Hebrew every night before bed. Tony listened as he had done every night; he has never gotten tired of listening to Ziva sing or Tali for that matter, they stayed watching her fight, Tony felt guilty, his and Ziva's battle had ended, they no longer had to fight, and Tali, who had fought for the longest and the hardest had to keep fighting "oh baby girl I am so, so sorry" he whispered, he heard the rest of his team come in then and a sob, looking round he saw Gibbs standing with pain in his eyes as he stared at his goddaughter again, Abby had crumpled into McGee's arms sobbing at the sight of the little girl who she had grown accustomed to having around now. McGee was also staring at her in shock pain in his eyes too.
Together the whole family at the little girl's bedside, watching her fight, wishing there was something they could do to help her.
But there was nothing they could do, this was a fight that Tali would have to fight on her own, a fight for her life was one that only she could battle.
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