~~On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, his ex's gorgeous hubby~~
lol, ok, here's the next chapter, this is for Eternal Optimist who made my day!
Chapter 35 – His Ex's Gorgeous Hubby
Jenny and Ziva walked into the squad room laughing, they stoped at the pile of toys 'Toys for Tots'
"I used to love this game as a kid." Smiled Jenny pointing at the box Battle Ships,
"Oh, me, too." Said Ziva, "My mother preferred I played with dolls. My favourite was G.I. Joe." Ziva put her donation on the pile,
"Thank you, Ziva."
"My pleasure Jen. I enjoy shopping." She said, "Especially when it's not my money." Ziva added as an after thought.
"That was security." Said McGee as he hung up the phone, "A Detective Kemp is on his way up. Anyone know where Gibbs is?"
"Detective Justin Kemp?" Asked Tony suddenly,
"That's the one. Metro Homicide. Why, do you know him?"
"Um, sort of... you know..." Mumbled Tony,
"What does that mean?" Asked Ziva,
"We have a mutual friend." They looked at him, "I used to date Kemp's wife."
"You dated a married woman?" Asked Kate as Ziva laughed,
"How, uh… how many dates we talking about here?" Asked McGee,
"Guys, what's it matter? I don't know." Said Tony as McGee, Kate, and Ziva all walked to his desk.
"Like two? Or three?" Asked Ziva,
"Four." Said Tony,
"Oh, that's..." Shrugged Ziva,
"Not a big deal." Said McGee,
"You probably didn't know." Reasoned Kate all three at the same time,
"Four months. At least four months." Said Tony,
"Oh, that's a..." Winced Ziva,
"That is a big deal." Said McGee,
"Four months?" Gasped Kate all three at the same time,
"So what's Kemp doing here?" Asked Tony,
"Uh, investigating a home invasion robbery; double homicide. It's an older couple." Said McGee,
"And how does that involve us?"
"They don't want to discuss it on the phone." Said Gibbs, as he walked in,
The elevator doors opened, "Ergh." Muttered Tony, "Stop drooling Kate; he's married."
Tony stood, "Kemp."
"DiNozzo."
* * *
Tony and Ziva sat in a car; they were on stake out, looking for Ned Quinn, their main suspect in a double homicide.
"He does not dress like a cop." Said Ziva,
"Who?"
"Your Detective Kemp."
"You are a little fascinated by him." Said Tony looking out the car window,
"He come from money?" She asked,
"Married it." Stated Tony before trying to change the subject, "We're missing the
office Christmas party."
"That could have been you." Said Ziva, "What is her name?"
"Guy in the blue hoodie." Said Tony in another attempt to stop this conversation, "Could be Quinn. Go check him out."
Ziva raised her binoculars then put them down, "Too young, too fat, too female."
"Answer my question. She pretty?"
"Gorgeous." Ziva nodded though Tony couldn't see so she took his hand in hers. Tony pulled away,
"She was perfect, OK? Witty. Smart. That was twelve years ago. She's had kids; God knows what she looks like now."
Ziva grabbed his hand and squeezed it, "So... what happened?"
Tony ignored her, just stared out of the window.
"You ever, um, regret..." She paused briefly, "Not having a wife and kids?"
'Catryn it's been a year, I don't know where you are but I will always look out for you, Happy Hanukah.'
"Especially during this time of year." She continued, trying to suppress the bad memories, "Hanukkah is all about family." She said quickly, "Is it not the same with Christmas?"
"I'm gonna check out the guy in the blue hoodie." Said Tony suddenly, dropping Ziva's hand again and exiting the car,
"It is a woman!" Ziva yelled, but he kept on walking.
Ziva stared after him and felt tears swelling in her eyes, "Damn it Ziva, keep it together! It was twelve years ago and it's gone. It's in the past; nothing can change that… nothing."
* * *
Tim and Tony were searching Ned Quinn's apartment,
"Check this out." Said McGee, showing Tony a sketch of Quinn's Marine buddy,
"That's pretty good." Commented Tony,
"Not what I expected to find." Said McGee,
"Not what I expected to be doing on Christmas Eve." Said Tony,
"What did you expect to be doing? Please don't say Ziva."
Tony smiled slightly, "I didn't expect this, that's all."
"You had no plans." Said McGee,
"I had plans. I had big plans. Big, big plans…" If taking Ziva to New York was considered 'big, big plans'.
* * *
The door to observation opened Ziva turned to see Abby.
"Ziva." She whispered, beckoning her over,
She walked forward and exited observation, closing the door behind her, "Abby I thought you went home."
"Did Gibbs tell him, that his daughter was here and she wants to meet him?"
"No."
"He has too, it means everything to her."
"Abby this is not a lost puppy for you to rescue." Said Ziva, "You can not make this better, this is a murder investigation."
"I think Gibbs should tell him."
"And I think you should stay out of this." She walked back into observation and pressed her head to the double sided mirror. Part of her wondered if it were hormones making her so cold to Abby, but inside she knew.
She didn't want Melissa to meet the father she never knew when she herself, Ziva, couldn't have Catryn.
* * *
Kate walked into the interrogation room where Ned Quinn still waited.
"When are the police coming to pick me up?" He asked,
"Not for a while. Because of the holiday, shifts are not fully staffed."
"I think you know more than you're telling me."
Kate smiled, "Do you need anything? Are you hungry? Thirsty?"
"Could I have a pencil and some paper? I can't sleep. Sketching relaxes me."
"Me too." Said Kate, "But-"
"Yeah, I know, sharp object. I promise I won't stab myself."
Kate smiled, "I'll be back in a minute."
When she returned she had two pencils, some paper, and her old sketch book from before her 'death', Gibbs' had given it back to her after her return.
Kate gave Ned one of the pencils and the paper, then sat opposite him and flicked through her sketchbook to a blank page.
"My I sketch you?" Asked Ned,
"Sure." Smiled Kate and they began.
Half an hour later, Tim entered and looked over Kate's shoulder; she was sketching Tony and Ziva. Tony had his hands on Ziva's waist, she had hers on his shoulders, they were both smiley widely, their foreheads pressed together.
"That's really good Kate." McGee said, "Looks like they did when Tony found out about the baby."
"Thanks Tim."
McGee then looked at Ned's sketch of Kate, "Wow, that's almost like a photo."
Kate looked and gasped, "It's amazing. Where did you learn to sketch?"
"I took lessons …in rehab." Said Ned
* * *
Christmas day McGee walked into observation, and saw Abby.
"Abby?"
"Merry Christmas Tiny Tim!"
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, today's Christmas. I just came from church. And it's our first Christmas as a family, we should spend it together."
"Abby you're three months pregnant; it's not our first family Christmas yet."
"Well I didn't have anything planned and I wanted to be with my team. Where is everybody?"
"In the field."
Abby looked at Ned, "How's he doin'?
"Ah, you know." Shrugged McGee,
"Has he, um, mentioned his daughter?"
"No."
"You think he'd like to see her?" Asked Abby, half hesitantly,
"I don't know. Why are you asking?"
"Umm, because Melissa's in the lobby and she wants to see him."
"How did she know that we found him?"
"Well… she might have figured it out when I called her and told her."
"Abby, what- what are you doing? You called her? Gibbs- Gibbs is gonna kill you."
"No. He won't. Think about it, Tim. This is the greatest fairy tale ever; there's a little girl
and her dad leaves. And then he lives on the streets. And then he dies. And she's never gonna see him again. She's never gonna get to say all the things that a daughter wants to say to her father. And then she grows up and she has a child of her own, and then …wonder of all wonders, he comes back from the dead and they get reunited... on Christmas!"
"Abby, are you finished?"
"Please, please, please, pretty please? Do it for me, okay? Do it for our baby. Just- just tell him Melissa's here. You'll understand when you see the sparkle in his eye."
McGee sighed, "All right."
He walked into interrogation and clapped his hands together, "You have a visitor."
* * *
Kemp walked into the bullpen and turned to Tony who sat at his desk.
"You make it a habit; keeping people waiting?"
"What's the rush Kemp?" Asked Tony,
"It's Christmas. Maybe if you had a family DiNozzo, you'd understand."
Tony grinned, "Oh? Well I do, actually have a family," He turned to Ziva, "Don't I Sweet Cheeks."
Ziva grinned, "Tony, I am three months pregnant, we are not a family yet, we are an expecting couple."
"You two are together?" Asked Kemp,
"Yup! And soon enough darling Ziva will be Mrs. Anthony DiNozzo."
* * *
Gibbs' car pulled up outside a beautifully decorated house.
"Where are we?" Asked Ned
"Melissa's house."
"No, Gibbs. You don't know me. I ruin lives; I am poison."
"Give yourself some credit." Said Gibbs, "You're not the same person that dropped out of her life when she was three years old; you've changed."
"I don't need this. I don't." Said Ned
"She does."
"There's too much time that's passed."
Gibbs looked at Ned, and found eye contact, "If I had one wish for Christmas, it would be to hug my daughter …That can never be. You have that chance."
Ned was silent for a minute, then opened the car door and got out. He pulled a rolled up piece of paper out of his pocket and knocked on the car window, Gibbs opened it, and Ned passed him the paper,
"Thank you." He walked away. Gibbs unrolled the paper and saw sketches of the NCIS team, he smiled then looked up and saw Melissa let Ned in and introduced him to her son.
Gibbs pulled out his phone and dialled a number. "Hello?" Said the voice on the other line,
"Merry Christmas, Dad."
"Merry Christmas, Son."
* * *
When Tony and Ziva finally got home that night, it was well past midnight.
"Well that was… an interesting Christmas." Said Tony, as he stifled a yawn, "Kinda a shame that our first Christmas as a couple was spent at work."
Ziva didn't say anything; she just kicked off her shoes and pulled Tony to the couch where she sat in his lap, snuggling into him.
Tony wrapped his arms around her, "Sweetie if you want to sleep, why don't we just go to bed?"
Ziva sat up and looked at Tony, one of her arms around his neck, the other in her lap.
Tony lent in and kissed her,
"Tony." She whispered against his lips, "Tony." She pushed back, "Tony, we need to talk."
aren't i mean? lol, you can blame xoxEllexox for this, i was gonna have them talk this chap but i'm gonna be mean and leave you hanging with this!
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