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Chapter 67 – The Leave Bag
Kate was at Tony's house, they were in the living room watching her favourite movie. She was half snuggled into Tony, his arm around her. A scene in a hall, the guests all ball room dancing came on and Tony grinned.
"May I have this dance?" He asked,
"Why yes, dear sir." Kate smiled at him,
They stood and Tony pulled Kate close, one hand wrapped around hers, the other wrapped over her waist, his hand resting on the small of her back. The danced slowly around the room, Kate's free hand tracing faint lines up and down the back of Tony's neck. Tony's arm around her waist secured and she fell back, her leg raising and wrapping over his hip, he pulled her back up with a flourish, their noses almost touching.
She grinned giddily, "Quite the moves you have."
"You should see me do the horizontal tango." He flirted,
"Maybe I should."
Tony grinned, "You'd like that, wouldn't you."
Kate moaned seductively, "Oh I think I would."
He chuckled and Kate smiled coyly, they moved closer, their lips almost touching,
"Kate…" Whispered Tony,
"Monster." Her lips met his.
The kiss was slow and passionate, Kate tried to get as close to Tony as she could, and Tony's hands wrapped around her waist completely, pulling her to him.
"Kate." Tony moaned into her mouth, "We shouldn't…"
Kate nodded, and kissed him more, "I know."
"I love Ziva to much…"
"I love you."
Tony groaned, "Me too Puppy," He kissed her deeply, "I love you too, but I just-"
The doorbell rang. They broke apart.
"You love Ziva more." sighed Kate, "I know Tony."
"I'm sorry Kate."
"No, I shouldn't have done it."
"I led you on. I've been leading you on."
"I'll miss you."
"Katie… I miss you too."
The door bell rang again,
"I should get that." Said Tony, and he made to leave.
"Wait."
He turned back to her, "What?"
Kate moved forward, "You have some…" She wiped lipstick from his face and straightened up his shirt, "Ok."
He grinned, "You might want to look in the mirror."
Kate blushed, "Answer the door." She made her way to the downstairs bathroom and fixed her self up in the mirror, splashing cool water on her face. She stared at her reflection, scolding herself for kissing a married man before walking back into the living room to find Ziva.
"Ziva!" She grinned,
"Caitlin." smiled Ziva, "It is nice to see you."
She walked forward to hug Kate, but before she did there was a splashing sound and the three looked down to see Ziva's water had broken.
"Oh!" Kate said in surprise, "Oh. Well."
Tony looked like he was about to have a heart attack.
"Caitlin?" Said Ziva, smiling, "Do you think you could drive, Tony may kill us if he tries."
"Yes." gasped Kate, "Yes of course."
"Thank you." Ziva turned to her husband, "Tony, my love?"
"Your… water… the baby…"
Ziva nodded, "Yes; the baby. Now Tony, I need to know where the leave bag is."
"What?"
"Where is the leave bag?"
"Go bag." Corrected Kate,
"Oh!" exclaimed Tony, "Oh! It's under the bed, your side."
"I'll get it." Kate walked quickly up the stairs,
Ziva smiled, "Where is Catryn?"
Tony frowned, "She's at… Charlotte's house."
"Do you have the number?"
Tony winced, "No."
"The address?"
Tony thought, "Yes! Yes I do."
Kate came down the stairs, "Where's Trina?"
"A friend's house." said Ziva, "If Tony gives you the address could you get the phone number?"
"Easily." smiled Kate, "I just need access to the internet."
"Computer is in the study." Said Tony,
"You haven't changed the room yet!" Exclaimed Ziva,
"Uhh… No."
Ziva groaned, "You will pay."
Tony gulped,
"I have the number, but we should probably get to the hospital before we call." Kate said as she came down the stairs,
Five and a half hours later Ziva lay in a bed, her legs in stirrups, yelling curses and profanity in every language she knew.
"Come on Mrs. DiNozzo, push!" Enthused the doctor,
"I am pushing!" Ziva then went on to call the doctor a variety of things Tony didn't want to know the meaning of.
Tony kissed her head, "Come on sweet cheeks."
Ziva pushed again and let out a yell, squeezing Tony's hand, breaking a second finger. Tony winced but was careful not to let a sound out.
"Oh I will kill you! I will kill you! Damn it to God, I will kill you with the first thing I get my hands on! Kalba! Mamzer! Tisaref B' Azazel! Lech tiezdayen! God! Oh Tony I hate you!"
"You're amazing Ziva, amazing. I love you." Tony told her, grinning through the throbbing of two broken fingers and possibly a broken wrist.
Baby's cries filled the room, and soon enough it was all over, their baby in Ziva's arms. It was two o'clock in the morning, 31st of May, 2009.
Their baby girl stopped crying, and the mid-wife took her to clean her down.
Tony sat next to Ziva and kissed her lips softly, "You're so amazing." He whispered,
"Go to her." Murmured Ziva,
Tony walked to the mid-wife who had wrapped his newborn daughter in a pink blanket.
Tony accepted the bundle from the mid-wife's arms and looked down at his tiny daughter.
"Wow." He whispered,
Ziva smiled tiredly from the bed, "Tony."
Tony walked over and sat next to Ziva in the bed, "We made this."
"We did." Ziva grinned,
"Here," Tony made to pass their daughter to Ziva,
"No, you hold her for a-"
"I think you sprained my wrist and this is really hurting." Tony smiled,
Ziva gave him a look,
"I'm not complaining, I'm just pointing out that if she moves the wrong way I may drop her and that would be-" Ziva took her from his arms,
Tony smiled and kissed Ziva's temple, "She's perfect."
Ziva smiled and kissed her new daughter's forehead, taking in the new baby smell.
"What are we going to name her?" Tony asked, brushing his thumb over his daughter's tiny cheek,
"Lesley Jennifer." smiled Ziva, "Lesley Jennifer Kate DiNozzo."
* * *
Tony stood up, leaving Ziva in her new room, Lesley Jennifer in a small hospital crib. It was three am and he couldn't sleep. He stood and walked back out to the waiting room, he hadn't wanted to wake Kate earlier, Ziva had been exhausted, but he didn't see why he couldn't let her see Lesley Jennifer then get a cab home.
As he walked he thought about his daughter. She'd need a nick name; Lesley Jennifer was a bit of a mouthful. Maybe Les. Or Lee. Not Lesley, that was boring. Jen would just get confusing. Perhaps when he teased her he'd call her Leroy. He supposed that's where Ziva got the name. Leroy Jethro, Lesley Jennifer.
He remember Gibbs' dad calling Gibbs 'LJ'. That would work, little LJ. But… He'd always liked the name Ella… It suited her. His baby Ella. Tony grinned as he walked into the waiting room finding Kate asleep; she'd claimed to be Tony's sister so the hospital staff would let her stay.
"Katie?" Tony asked softly, "Katie wake up."
Kate woke, "Tony?"
Tony looked at her and let out a small whisper, "I'm a dad." A grin pulled at his lips.
Kate beamed and wrapped her arms around his neck, Tony accepted the hug. When Kate pulled away Tony was grinning like an idiot.
"So do I get to meet the little monster, or are you just going to smile at me?" Asked Kate,
Tony led the way to Ziva's room, letting Kate walk in first. She walked to the small crib and gasped at the sight of the little baby, "Hey…" She whispered, "She's beautiful Tony."
"She's gorgeous."
They talked in soft voices, not that they would have woken Ziva.
"What's her name, Tony?" Asked Kate,
"Ella." Said Tony, "Well, Lesley Jennifer, but I'm calling her Ella."
Kate smiled down at the baby, "You're so pretty, little Lesley monster."
Tony chuckled softly, "Ziva named her, after her God parents; Gibbs and Jen."
"Who else?" Asked Kate softly,
"What?"
"Traditionally, baby girls have two God mothers."
"Right, sorry. That'd be her middle name then." smiled Tony, "Lesley Jennifer Kate DiNozzo."
Kate gasped, "Tony- I…"
"Please Kate, Ziva wants you to be there. Please?"
Kate nodded, "Ok."
"Do you want to hold her?"
"Tony…"
Tony took Ella from her crib and placed her in Kate's arms, he grinned.
"She's so tiny." Smiled Kate,
"Yeah, she's two weeks premature."
At 0330 Kate yawned and regretfully had to stop cuddling the adorable addition to the NCIS family, she kissed Lesley's forehead, "Aunty Kate will be back tomorrow Lil, but I'm half asleep now."
"Lil?" Asked Tony,
"Short for Little Monster." grinned Kate, she yawned again, "I'm gonna go. Night, Tony."
"Night Kate."
Kate got up and watched as Tony picked up his baby girl and smiled down at her face, and she saw the world for what it really was.
The cherishing love a new born baby brings.
Standing in the door way looking at Tony, Kate no longer saw the immature guy she fell in love with. She saw a man. A father. A father filled with awe and fear as he watched the tiny movement of his daughter's chest.
At the look of pure love on his face Kate knew what she wanted. She wanted to feel what Tony was feeling. What Ziva was feeling. She wanted to hold a new born baby of her own as her husband watched with the exact expression Tony had. And although Kate loved Tony, and would always love Tony, she now felt she would be able to truly move on. To do what Tony's done.
And yes, maybe they could've had something, years ago if things had gone differently. Maybe they would've laughed and loved together, with marriage and a family. But now Kate just knew.
She could meet someone else. She could get on with her life. She could fall in love again and share something great with a man who would be the father of her children. And she could be the person she had always wanted to be.
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