Chapter Eighteen

"We need to baby proof the bullpen, boss." Tony said as Ziva and him walked in.

"Why's that DiNozzo?" Gibbs looked over to the two.

"Conner knows how to crawl now." Ziva smiled. She picked up her son and sat on the floor with him. She gently put him on his stomach and kissed his head, "crawl to Gibbs."

Conner looked at his mother then up to his mother's boss. He got onto his hands and knees after a moment and began crawling towards Gibbs. He fell after two feet and Tony stopped Gibbs from grabbing him.

"Just watch boss. Come on Conner. You can do it." Tony encouraged.

Conner got back up and began crawling again. This time he made it to Gibbs before falling.

Gibbs picked him up, "looks like we need a few baby gates and outlet covers."

"Outlet covers?" Ziva looked at Gibbs confused.

"To make sure he doesn't stick anything or his fingers inside an outlet." Gibbs explained.

Ziva nodded, "oh." She sat down in front of her desk, "Conner." She held her arms out to him.

Conner squirmed until Gibbs let the little one go and he crawled to his mother. He climbed into her lap and rested his head next to her shoulder.

Ziva kissed his head. "Sweet little boy." She smiled.

Tony sat at his desk and smiled watching Ziva with Conner. Ziva was a good mom. He was glad she was beginning to feel safe around all of them again.

"He's a cutie." McGee said walking into the bullpen. "Got you a bagel Ziva."

"Thank you McGee. Just set it on my desk." Ziva smiled. She kissed Conner's head again as he played with her curls.

Tony watched with a smile.

"I have a job for you DiNozzo and McGee. Can you both go get the outlet covers and baby gate so we can baby proof it?" Gibbs asked.

"Sure boss." McGee set Ziva's bagel on her desk.

"Yeah sure." Tony got up.

"Thank you." Ziva looked up at them and smiled.

"Hey anything for the newest team member." Tony smiled and gently set his NCIS hat on Conner's head. It slipped over Conner's eyes.

Conner reached up and took the hat. He looked at it then set it on Ziva's head.

Ziva chuckled, "Conner." She took it off.

Conner shook his head and made her put it on again. He grinned as soon as it rested on her.

Tony smiled. "He likes my hat on you Ziva."

Ziva laughed, "Looks like it."

Ziva played with Conner while McGee and Tony were gone. It was just cold cases for now so she didn't have to do anything right away.

McGee came into the bullpen, Tony behind him. "We're back.

"Conner looked up and saw Tony. He grinned and tried crawling over.

Ziva smiled and caught him, "Conner not yet."

Tony laughed setting the baby gate up so Conner couldn't crawl out of the bullpen. "He's happy to see me."

"You obviously weren't gone long enough DiNozzo." Gibbs said not looking up from his computer.

Tony looked at Ziva and McGee who both laughed. "Hey that wasn't funny."

Ziva laughed, "yes it was."

Tony made a face then backed up from the baby gate until he touched the wall, "watch this."

"You're not going to jump over it are you?" McGee asked looking at Tony.

"Watch and learn probie. You to ninja." Tony grinned. He ran and jumped into the air. His foot caught on the top of the baby gate and he fell flat on his stomach taking the baby gate down with him. "Ow."

"I watched but I did not learn much." Ziva teased.

Conner laughed and clapped his hands amused at Tony's fall.

McGee laughed, "exactly what I was thinking Conner."

Gibbs just shook his head at his agents. They all we're amusing in some way.