Hello! So it's been a while hasn't it! Sorry about that! I have corrected all of the punctuation mistakes (new speaker, new line etc) in the last chapter. I don't know what happened with that but I did it on my phone so maybe that has something to do with it? I dunno. I also deleted the last sentence of chapter 10 so that I could have some Sarah/Abby bonding time. Hope you enjoy and sorry about the wait again! Please could you review if you have time?

Disclaimer: Still don't own them (I have got a new laptop though)

Sarah and Abby climb out of the hub and Abby searches in the darkness for her classic red car. She finds it and clambers in with Sarah in the passenger seat next to her.

"Do you know what we are getting?" Abby asks

"Yep Jack gave me a list before we left"

"Great" Abby says and turns her attention to the road ahead.

"So what do you wanna know?"

"I don't understand…"

"Oh come on! This is the first chance you've had in years to find out some stuff about my mom! You must have loads of questions about Uncle Jack and dad after she finally told you I existed"

"Did you know?"

"Know what? That she hadn't told you all about me?"

"Yeah. Must have hurt"

"No. Not really. I understood. After my dad died she became suspicious of everyone. She didn't want to put me in danger for the first few years she worked at NCIS. Afterwards, it just seemed weird to her to just come out with something like 'yeah you know we've worked together for years now? Urm yeah I have a child'"

"That actually makes sense. I think" Abby replies "How did your mum and dad meet?"

"What I know is that there was some form of violence in Israel when my mom was 11 and dad was 12. Grandpa and some other parents at Mossad decided that it would be best for the future of Mossad and stuff if some of the kids came here. They all went to the school that I go to now and mom and dad got close and got married when they got back years later"

"How old was she?"

"20. They got married the January when I was born in the September"

Abby pulls into the driveway of the takeout place and they get out of the car to order.

MEANWHILE AT THE HUB

"Jack none of these faces match" Tony says "and where is the food?"

"I don't know and I'm absolutely starving!"

"Jack. Tony. They have been gone for 10 minutes. Be patient." I reply with a smirk "I am not sure I like this blossoming friendship"

Both of them look like a puppy that I have just kicked out onto the sidewalk. They are both sat cross legged on the floor surrounded by piles of photographs of possible suspects.

"I have a question"

"What Tony?" I sit down on the floor with them and Tony wraps his arm around my shoulder.

"Right. From what I've gathered from various film and what I can remember from school Israel isn't part of the British Empire and you said that Torchwood was set up to protect the-"

"In 1919 Britain was given a mandate to govern Palestine and then the British government decided that a Torchwood base in Palestine would help control the rift. Then Britain gave up the mandate and the UN took over. That was when Ben Gideon declared Israel was a country and he became the first prime minister" Jack interrupts "I remember it quite well…." He adds

"What was that?" Tony asks sounding shocked "you remember it well? It was 1919!"

"Yeah that's what I just said" Jack says and gets up to open the hub door for Sarah and Abby "hey you guys! Oh my gosh that smells amazing!" we hear muffled through the wall.

"We need to tell Gibbs about us" Tony says

"Why?" I ask

"Because Ziva. He's like a father to us! Everyone else knows and he deserves to know"

"Wait! How does everyone else know?"

"I may have accidentally told Abby, who may have told McGee who may have told Palmer who may have told Ducky..."

"How the hell do you 'accidentally' tell somebody that we are dating" I whisper at him

ONE WEEK EARLIER

"Good morning Abbs! Abbs?"

"I'm in here!" a voice calls from the ballistics lab

"Wow Abby you look lovely today!"

"Why are you so happy? It's Monday morning" the worlds happiest Goth askes seriously.

"I just had a very good night last night. That's all."

"Oh I understand. Another one night stand?"

"Nope. I think she may be the 'one'"

"Well you know who I think you belong with don't you?"

"Do I?"

"Tony you see her every day. Even on our days off you two have movie nights. You belong together! And McGee agrees as well!" she grabs the Caf-Pow from his hands "Please Tony. Gibbs won't care about his rules. Rule 51-Sometimes you're wrong, he's wrong about this one, you two deserve to be together. Please Tony, suck it up and ask her out. Please."

"That speech would've been quite inspirational a few days ago but things have changed now Abbs…"

"After one date? Unless…." She trails off

"Unless?"

"Unless your date was with Ziva?" Abby asks getting more suspicious as the conversation went along

Tony smirks and looks toward his expensive Italian shoes. He was never a good liar.

"Oh. My. God. Finally!" Abby almost screams and throws her arms around the taller man before her. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asks and punches him lightly in the shoulder.

"Owch!" Tony exclaims and looks hurt "we didn't want to tell anyone in case Gibbs found out. You know what he's like"

"I'm so happy likeohmygoshIneedtotellMcGeehowshallitellhim?-" Abby babbles and Tony grabs her arms

"Abby please don't tell anyone. We want to keep it a secret for the time being"

Abby smiles "Oh of course! I understand. I won't tell a soul"

"Thanks Abbs!"

"I guess she told McGee because he asked me how long we'd been dating on Tuesday" He stares into my eyes "look it'll be OK. Gibbs treats us like family. He broke Rule 12 himself with Jenny Shepherd in Paris remember?"

"Yes I remember. Well we're gonna have to tell him then aren't we?"

"Yes. He's going to have to be fine with it Ziva. After all these years of waiting I'm not letting you go because of Gibbs and his rules" He smirks and adds "but first. Food."

We get up and Tony takes his arm from around my shoulder as we enter the main space of the hub.

"Abby this smells great!" Tony grabs at his food carton and gets some chopsticks

"Great call Abs!" McGee pipes up

"This is really good!" I add

"Thnk fondr suffestind if" Jack says his mouth full of noodles. I give him the glare again and he swallows hard.

"Sarah have you finished all of your homework?" I ask her

"Yeah. I don't know if it's all correct though…" she adds and shovels another forkful into her mouth.

"I'll check it for you Sarah my dear" Duck says "Which subjects is it again?"

"All three sciences and ICT"

"I'll check the sciences for you then"

"And Abby and I will check you ICT if you want?" McGee adds

"Guys I cannot ask you to do that…" I say, it really is not fair to ask them to check my daughter's homework when they have only met her once.

"I would love to Ziva. Don't worry I won't tell her the answer, only help her get it right" McGee replies

"I will do the same my dear"

"Thank you so much" I turn to Sarah "Did you get that? No asking them for the answer!"

"I know. I know. If I don't do it myself I'll never learn how to do it. Blah, blah, blah"

30 minutes later and everyone has finished eating. Sarah, Ducky, Abby and McGee have gone into Jacks office to sort out her homework. The atmosphere suddenly becomes very tense between Jack, Tony, Gibbs and I.

Jack mumbles something about putting the rubbish out and leaves. The situation becomes even tenser than before.

"You two do realise I'm going to have to report this" he waves a hand in our direction "to Human Resources don't you? It's their choice how to proceed"

"You-you know?" I stammer

"Yes. You should at least try and hide it in the office." He smiles and gets up to leave "I'm gonna go and get coffee"

As he leaves Tony whispers in my ear "Well that went well…"

I smile and snuggle into him.

"SPROG!" Jack calls from the other room

"oh for goodness sake!" I untangle myself from him and enter the main section "what do you want Jack?"

"Oh sorry did I interrupt a sweet little moment there?" Jack says with a wink. I glare at him. "Ok the Torchwood computers have enhanced he image of the man who came through the rift with our sci-fi marine"

"Could you get an ID from the files?"

"Didn't need to. We know him."

"What? Who is it?"

"Look ok you're just gonna have to promise me you won't freak when you see this"

"Why? Jack what are you not telling me?"

He spins the monitor around and the face on the monitor makes me almost scream.

That's Nick. That's my husband. That's my dead husband.