Tony was now sitting on the edge of the couch waiting for Ziva's telephone conversation with her Doctor to end. "Thank you Doctor, Yes I will be in tomorrow and have another blood test and thank you", Ziva said as she handed the phone back to Tony.
Tony sat the phone down on the coffee table and looked worriedly at his wife. "Why do you need another blood test, what's wrong Ziva"? Tony asked as he took both of Ziva's hands in his own and searched her eyes for an answer.
Ziva sat starring at her husband as the tears began pooling in her eyes, she hadn't meant for her silence to cause her husband stress but her brain was still trying to process what she had just been told. Tony saw the tears and began to imagine the worst but then Ziva looked up at him smiling. "Dammit Ziva, you're freaking me out, what did the Doctor tell you"? Tony said a little louder than he had intended.
Ziva leaned forward and pulled Tony into a short sweet kiss then rested her head on his shoulder. "You don't suppose we have any mint chocolate chip ice cream and carrots in the house do you"? Tony looked down at her like she was crazy. He repeated, "Mint chocolate chip ice cream and…..", he stopped with the word carrots hanging on the tip of his tongue. Suddenly his eyes went wide as it dawned on him what Ziva was trying to tell him. That is exactly what she craved during her pregnancy with Ben. He broke out into a big smile and asked, "Am I having a baby"? Ziva laughed and said, "Well, technically I am but yes Tony we are pregnant". He lifted Ziva up and spun her around shouting, "We're having a baby"! He then placed both hands on her cheeks and kissed her deeply, than bent down and kissed her stomach tenderly. He looked up at her lovingly from his knees and she ran her hands through his hair bringing his head to rest against her stomach. They stayed like this for several minutes until they saw Ben standing in the doorway watching them.
"I come out of my room now daddy"? Ben asked. "Sure buddy, come here", Tony said as he stood up and motioned for Ben to come over to him and Ziva. Ziva whispered to Tony, "I do not want to tell Ben yet until we are sure". Tony nodded in agreement. "He probably couldn't hear what we said anyway", Tony reasoned.
Tony lifted Ben up and placed him on the couch sitting between himself and Ziva. Ben was clutching his teddy bear under one arm still feeling the effects of the chocolate over dose, but doing much better now. "I no want baby daddy, I want a puppy".
Tony looked at Ziva, "Okay, I guess he did hear us". Ziva turned Ben to look at her. "Mommy and daddy are not sure but there is a chance that you might soon have a little brother or sister to play with, how do you feel about that Ben"? Ben thought about it for a minute then said, "I rather have puppy". Tony laughed until Ben asked, "Where baby come from"? The laughter and smile immediately left Tony's face as Ziva looked to him to supply their three year old with an answer. Tony thought for a moment trying to come up with an answer that a three year old would understand. "You see Ben, when a mommy and daddy love each other so much, they make a wish and close their eyes and if they are lucky, sometimes if they wish real hard a baby pops out". Ben immediately began to laugh at the thought of a baby popping out. He didn't seem to care where the baby popped out from, just the fact that it did was good enough for him.
Tony smirked at Ziva as Ben continued to laugh his head off, satisfied with the job he did. Ziva shook her head not sure if this was the dumbest or sweetest thing she had ever heard. She leaned over Ben and placed a kiss to Tony's lips while whispering, "You are truly amazing". Tony grinned and said, "Yeah I know".
Later that night, while Ziva was reading Ben a bedtime story, Tony went to the drug store and purchased an early pregnancy test kit for Ziva , he was too excited to wait until tomorrow. In his enthusiasm he had briefly forgotten his fear of purchasing feminine products for Ziva until he found himself next in line and it was too late to turn back. So he began to grab whatever he could find at the checkout aisle, just like he did the times Ziva had asked him to pick her up some tampons or Midol on his way home from work. A magazine, a pack of gum, some lip balm, a toy car for Ben, and one pregnancy test. The teenage girl smiled at him, just being friendly but Tony took the smile as though she were passing judgment on him. "I'm married", Tony said quickly, to the young cashier and for good measure to the elderly lady in line behind him. Tony paid for his items then left without taking the bag. "Sir, the cashier called out", but Tony was already on his way back to grab his bag. "It's for my wife okay? I would never cheat on her, and I love her". The young cashier laughed as Tony hurried out of the store and the elderly lady in line shook her head saying, " I think there is something wrong with that young man."
Tony made it home just as Ziva was getting ready for bed. "Where have you been"? Ziva asked a little annoyed that Tony had left without saying anything. "I got you something", he said as he handed her the bag. Ziva looked through the bag and saw the pregnancy test mixed in with all the other items, "Still having trouble I see", she teased. Tony grinned and his cheeks blushed slightly. "You were very brave to do this Tony", Ziva said as she kissed his cheek. Ziva took the test kit out of the bag and looked at Tony still standing in the bathroom. "Do you mind if I do this alone"? "Oh yeah, sorry about that Zi, I'll just wait out here", Tony said as he backed out of the bathroom.
Ziva came out a few minutes later and she and Tony sat together on the bed waiting for the test results, just like they had done a few years earlier when Ben had been conceived. When the test was ready to read, Ziva picked up the stick and she and Tony looked at it together. It was positive, the DiNozzo three were soon to be four. Tony and Ziva held each other in their arms with their foreheads touching, both with tears in their eyes.
"I love you so much", they both said in unison. Tony then led Ziva over to the bed and pulled her on top of him and proceeded to make love to her slowly and gently until they both were sound asleep dreaming of their new little boy or girl.