Okay, I'm sorry it took me so long to update. I had only little time the last weeks. Hope you like it. :)

The night was short and they had no dreams. But for the first time they woke up, cuddling together and very happy. At first Tony didn't know what woke him but then he realized. It was Kate, she was crying. He was a daddy now. He looked into Zivas face and she smiled before both of them moved at the same time to get up.

Mrs. Fredrick had given them breast milk substitute and now Tony was in the kitchen with Kate in his arm, feeding her. Ziva just couldn't resist. She searched for her mobile phone and took a picture of father and baby.

"We need to go shopping today. Thank god it's Saturday." Tony said.

Ziva nodded: "Yeah. You just have one baby-bottle and a baby bed which is not yours."

"WE only have …" Tony corrected her.

Ziva rolled her eyes: "Yes, you and Kate…"

"No Ziva. You and me."

"Oh Tony… I… I can't, I mean…I" while she went on babbling he approached her and placed the little baby into her arms.

Ziva looked down. Kate had fallen back asleep. Zivas resistance melted: "I… can't… I… That's not fair." She said weakly.

"Please Ziva, I need you and Katy needs you too."

Ziva sat down on a chair. "You'll have to be the one who has to take time off from work to care for her because she is not my real daughter and… well my father would kill me if he knew."

Tony smiled: "I will, but please help me with this. Move in with me. Help me with this little princess."

Ziva's emotions were on a rollercoaster. She was too young to do this. She was a freaking assassin not trained to care for a baby. But she loved Tony and if she was honest with herself she had loved Kate from the first minute she saw her.

"The last baby I held died in my arms." She whispered "It was a boy, I tried to rescue him from a bombed building but…"

Tony pulled a chair next to her and sat down. She was still looking at the baby.

"There will be no bombing here. Kate is not going to die. And she needs… well… a mother. Or would you rather have me raising her alone. I would show her the best movies. Because she really needs to be in love with movies. I won't let her out into the world until she is at least 30…" he said with a stern look on his face.

"Alright, I think you give me no choice. I'll move in with you and care for Katy and in time if she brings home a date I'll lock you away so you cannot scare the boy." Ziva said laughing.

But Tony didn't laugh: "That's not funny. I cannot let her go out with boys. They could be like… me. Oh my god. What am I going to do?" he said almost panicky.

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Ziva had managed to get Tony's thoughts away from the future and focus on the present. The baby-store in Washington DC was packed on this Saturday. The first thing they bought was a baby buggy. And after that they simply trusted the shop assistants to tell them exactly what they needed.

Tony and Ziva spent the whole weekend to put all that stuff together and it seemed they did it right because when they put Kate to bed she fell asleep immediately looking somewhat satisfied. As if she knew she now had arrived in a home where she was safe and loved.

"I want McGee to be her godfather." Tony said as they watched their girl sleep.

"Really? I think he's a good choice. But why not Gibbs?"

"He is a better grandfather." Tony said. "Abby should be godmother."

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Jenny was surprised when she saw Tony entering her office with a baby buggy. She went over to look at the baby. "Can I hold her?" She asked Tony. It was obvious to her that it was a baby girl because the buggy was pink.

Tony nodded: "Her name is Kate. She was born last Friday and she is my daughter." He said as if he wanted to tell her the facts quickly.

Jenny took out the baby. Kate was awake and looking at her. "Oh she is so cute. Congratulations. Is the mother well?"

"She left Kate on my doorstep."

Jenny was shocked to hear that.

"Ziva helped me. And that's why I need to talk to you director. Ziva will move in with me and I need paternity leave…"

Jenny smiled and nodded: "Of course. Take all the time you need. Did you introduce your daughter to the team?"

He shook his head: "No, but I asked Ziva to get everyone in the bullpen so they can all welcome my little Katy."

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Ziva had not told them why they should come upstairs but Abby and Ducky and Palmer came and waited. Ziva sat at her desk as the elevator doors opened and Jenny and Tony stepped out with the buggy and the baby. Within seconds Kate was the new star in the squad-room. Even the other teams came by to see and hold her. But nobody was as eager to hold the child as Gibbs. It seemed as if he never wanted to let her go.

After the first half hour, Tony explained what had happened and he told them about his relationship with Ziva. Abby was shocked. She had seen Wendy last Monday but not after that. How could she leave her own baby? But Abby was also glad to hear that Ziva would help Tony and of course even more that she would be godmother.

Gibbs looked at Tony and Ziva and said: "We need to talk." But he said it with a smile.

tbc