Chapter 11

Tony and Ziva only left the hospital after he was confident he'd over protectively wrapped Ziva in enough cotton wool to prevent her for from getting hurt, something he planned to do for the next 5 or 6 months, or at least until she started kicking his ass for it.

Ziva had to admit, while she'd tire of it shortly, she liked DiNozzo taking care of her. She enjoyed the attention and after so long of not having him, she was relieved to have his arm wrapped around her waist as they left the hospital. As always he tried gallantly by opening the taxi door for her, and he was surprised when she allowed him too, without rolling her eyes. They both sat in the back, "Where to?" the driver asked.

"Home." Tony said, his voice tainted with glee.

"Arh.. I think you are forgetting…" Ziva intervened.

"What?"

"I should get my stuff from the hotel."

"I'll take care of everything, but now, home." Tony gave the driver the address and they drove off.

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The hospital may have only been a ten minute drive from the crime scene but it was an hours drive back to the apartment at least. It had been a long day and the sun was starting to set. Ziva's eyes were growing heavy and she couldn't help but rest her head on her husband's shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her, kissed the crown of her head and then started to stroke her back comfortingly.

It was a rare moment that Ziva showed her tender, almost weaker side, but Tony relished in those moments. He never wanted them to end. They may have been few and far between, but that made them all the more special and memorable. He realised how much he'd missed that jasmine and coconut fragrance that consumed his nostrils as he smelt her hair. In a crazy way that sent soothed and conforted him faster then anything else he'd ever tried.

When the cab pulled up to the curb the slight jolt brought Ziva out of her sleep. She sat up and tried to pretend as if she had never fallen asleep in to begin with. She eased herself out of the car with Tony attempting to assist from behind. Suddenly a hand appeared in front of her face. Ziva looked up, she smiled, she took the a hand and he assisted her out of the car.

"Everything alright?" Tony jumped out of the taxi behind her his eager puppy dog smile on his face.

"Everything is fine Boss." Ziva replied.

"It's better then fine Boss." Tony continued.

"So does this mean today's the day you keep your promise?"

"What promise?" Tony inquired.

"Mine." Ziva answered him. "I made a promise that if there was any more big news, Gibbs would be the first person we'd tell."

"Are you ready to be Uncle Leroy?" Tony joked "or maybe Uncle Jethro or Gibbs." Tony felt a flat hand collide with the back of her neck. "Hey what was that for?"

"for getting my best liason agent pregnant. She's going to be behind the desk for the next 9 months."

"On the bright side, it's only 5 or 6. Tony did this to me while ago." Ziva laughed.

Again, Tony was head slapped.

"HEY!!! seriously"

"Well I can hardly head slap a pregnant woman can I?" The three of them laughed and then heading into the elevator to go up to their apartment. "Congratulations Ziva." Gibbs said as he gave her a congratulatory hug.

"So I get a concussion while she gets a hug?"

"You're a lucky man DiNozzo." Gibbs lent in for a handshake that resulted in a manly one armed hug.

"Don't I know it." Ziva laughed.

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"Come on McGee, Tony messaged me and told me they were 10 minutes away in a cab, and that was 12 minutes ago. This place has to be perfect."

"I really don't think it will matter where the balloons go Abby"

"Oh course it will!'

"Abby there must be a hundred balloons in this room, it won't matter." McGee grew concerned after that, he saw Abby's face and it was about to disintegrate, he'd only ever seen it when Kate and Jenny died. The threw the balloons down where he was standing and raced over to her. "I'll put them whereever you want. What's wrong? What I do?"

"It's not always about you McGee, Jeeze, why do you think that Tony wants us to do all this?"

"Because… he's happy that Ziva's coming home?"

"I get that McObvious."

"HEY!"

"Sorry must have been channelling DiNozzo there for a minute. If he was bringing Ziva home for the first time in weeks, do you really think he'd want all us here? She's dying McGee. She must be."

"She's not dying Abby."

"How do you know?"

Their conversation seised when they heard a key jangle in the key whole only steps away. They watched in anticipation as the handle started to turn. The door opened and in came Tony first carrying his and his wife's backpack. He stumbled in and batted the balloons McGee had dropped in his hast to comfort Abbie. "I said to get some balloons, not smother us with balloons, why would you put them there?" DiNozzo crankily stated.

"McGee did it." Abby dobbed.

"Where's the common sense McGee, we need to get in." He said as he started to move the bunch of balloons over to the side with the other 100 odd balloons, allowing Ziva to start coming in the door.

"I can't believe Gibbs isn't here yet." Abby said pitifully.

"I'm here." Gibbs said, following Ziva, his hands on her lower back, helping to easy her in past the chaos of the balloon saga.

"Oh my god. It's true isn't it." Abby bellowed.

"What is true Abby?" Ziva asked, still in ore by the sight of her apartment.

"NOTHING," McGee quickly said. Having sorted out the balloon issue and putting their packs down, DiNozzo rushed over to his wife, his eyes sparkling.

"We're having a baby!" He announced.

Abby immediately started to jump up and down and rush over to Ziva. "YAY!!!! I told you so! There's going to be a little David-DiNozzo running round!!!" there was a lot of hand shaking and hugging after that, everyone overjoyed with the news.

"It seems we've arrived late to the party." Ducky said as he walked through the door with Palmer close behind.

"I'm sorry Doctor. I've never had to get here from your house before."

"It's fine Palmer it will teach me for putting my car in for service."

"She's pregnant Ducky!!!" Abby screamed out. "Wow, talk about stealing your thunder, I'm sorry, I'm just so excited" She apologised.

"Arh, my dear, of course you are. Congratulations!"