A/N: I was thinking about writing it for awhile, so in my sick haze, I am finally doing it.
Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS; I do have rights to, Caleb.
Caleb Ari
"Mommie!" Caleb skipped into the room, everybody right behind him. Ari and Kate stood off to the side, but they knew Ziva saw them. Abby held little Abby and sat on McGee's lap when he took a chair by Ziva's bed. Gibbs lifted Caleb up and put him carefully next to Ziva. He immediately snuggled into his mother's side.
"Guess wha' Mommie?" Ziva pretended to think before answering.
"You got a new toy?"
"Nope."
"You got your father to buy you another dog?"
"No silly, I asked Papa if I could call him Daddy! And guess wha' he said!"
"What?" Ziva asked dramatically.
"Yes! I have a Daddy and a Mommie and a baby bwothew or sistew coming and, and," He yawned. "I am weally tiwed." Ziva kissed his head and he closed his eyes.
"Go to sleep Baby." She said in a soothing voice that always made him relax.
"Can you tell me a stowy Mommie?"
"What about Little Man?"
"How you and Daddy fell in wove." Abby squealed in excitement. Little Abby opened her mouth and started to scream her little lungs off. Abby made a shushing sound and bounced her niece up and down. Little Abby quieted down quickly and the group sat and looked at Ziva, awaiting the oncoming story of love. Tony and Ziva looked at each other.
"It all started when your Auntie Kate and Uncle Ari wanted to be together. But because of many things, they could not. Uncle Ari and Aunt Kate came to me for help." And the story continued. She told them of love and loss, hidden children and love reborn. Of men and women wanting, needing to be together, but because of their families they could not. The woman sat at the edge of their seats listening to the roll of events from Ziva's point of view. Even the men, though more discreet, were listening intently.
"-and he promised to love her and their son always, and for eternity. The end." Caleb had fallen asleep around the time his father had started to bring the girls, but Ziva went on with the story because the others seemed very interested.
"You can lose your day job and become a bard." Abby commented.
"She read to our sisters everyday, making up tall tails to entertain them. We were in them sometimes, but Ziva liked to make up her characters." Ari told them with a smile.
"That's Ziva for you." Kate said aloud.
"Why did you guys come? What if Father came?"
"You know as well as I do that he will never come to see us Ziva." Ziva sighed, knowing her brother was correct about their father. He would not come, not unless it was to identify the body.
"I know. I just worry about you sometimes Brother."
"I worry about you all the time Sister." The next day Ziva was released. Tony held her right hand and Caleb held her other one. As soon as the door opened, Cookie came to greet them. Ziva had admit, the pup grew on her. Ziva bent down as much as a heavily pregnant woman could and pat the dog between the ears. She liked this. Caleb ran off the back yard, Cookie in toe. Tony pulled Ziva up stairs to the guest bedroom.
"What are you doing Tony?"
"What makes you think I'm up to something?" She looked at him pointedly.
"Tony…" He didn't say anything just tugged on her hand. She followed. He jaw dropped at what she saw. The walls still purple and the floor still blue but instead of a bed, there was a white wooden crib under the wide window, a diaper changing table in the corner. Ziva walked into the room further to inspect. In the crib there were small teddy bears, the blankets white with little giraffes on them. A mobile was above the baby bed, it had caterpillars, ladybugs and butterflies hanging off the ends. Ziva ran her hand along the smooth surface of the crib and changing table.
"Boss made them for us. I know you probably wanted to do the room, but with your due date getting closer…" He trailed off. He heard her sniffle and he was at her side in an instant.
"I didn't mean to make you cry again." He exclaimed softly. She whipped at her cheeks and smiled at him. Her real smile, the one he loved.
"Tears of happiness you idiot." She whispered.
"I love the room it is beautiful." And she kissed him soundly.
TBC…
A/N: The whole team helped out…Maybe…Just MAYBE…I might…Oh I don't know…Have Ziva give birth…Don't miss the exciting episode of 'Caleb Ari'. Airing everyday until I finish...Review please and thank you for the reviews that you have already contributed… THAT doesn't mean you don't have to review…You still do…