Chapter 13
A/N: is it weird that I have writer's block for an A/N? I don't know what to write so I'm going to get into the story.
A/N: don't own the show only own the love
On Friday after the doctors Ziva asked Tony to drop her off at Abby's place, it was only fair that Abby would be the first to find out about the twins. They'd sat for hours watching movies and laughing, they were sharing a cup of tea when Abby asked, "so, what's got you in a good mood today?" "What do you mean?" Ziva replied acting innocent as she reached into her pocket for the two photographs she'd hidden before she knocked on the door. "You, you're laughing and joking, hell you even watched two movies with me when yesterday you couldn't even make it out of bed after…" Abby's voice trailed off not wanting to think about what had happened to Ziva over there, she'd had nightmares all night about it. It wasn't Ziva's voice that broke her out of her thoughts but two little black and white photographs. Sonograms, "fourteen weeks" was all Ziva had said.
Now though sitting in Gibb's back yard watching Tony and Tim fight over how to cook the steaks on the barbeque and watching Palmer, Breena and Abby chase each other around she couldn't help but think 'this is your family babies, this is where you'll grow up. I just hope you grow up happier than I did.' Gibbs sat own on the step next to her breaking her out of her thoughts by handing her a glass of juice "how long?" came his muted question, "how long what Aba?" Ziva tried futilely.
Gibb's steely glare said it all "fourteen weeks. Twins. Extremely high risk. The doctor want to see me weekly." She said hoping no one overheard their conversation, she and Tony had agreed to tell everyone over dinner, he didn't know she'd already told Abby but Abby being Abby was most likely going to still be the most excited reaction when they did announce it. Gibbs didn't answer he just stood up and headed to take over the barbeque.
Tony took over Gibbs' spot next to her as McGee joined in the chasing game around the yard. "He knows?" Tony asked, at Ziva's nod he pulled her into his arms subtly putting his hand over Ziva's belly. It was still flat but it seemed that since Friday her belly had made itself appear rounder and softer, or maybe that was just him imagining things. He felt Ziva nuzzle into his neck cuddling in to his arms. Would he ever get used to how amazing it felt to actually be able to hold the love of his life in his arms? Giving her a kiss in the top of the head he realised calling Ziva His Shannon was the most accurate he was ever going to get because there are no words for how he felt about Ziva and his children, no wonder Gibbs spent his time in the basement, if he lost Ziva and the twins he wouldn't be able to go on but he knew Ziva would never forgive him if he did.
"Tony?" Ziva said, a question in her voice, "yeah baby?" Tony answered "can you tell me the story again? The one about us?" "What story?" Came McGee's voice before he could answer, "there's a story?" Asked Abby. Abby, McGee, Palmer and Breena all sat in front of the steps eagerly, "tell it Tony please?" Ziva asked. Squeezing his arms around her "okay" he said before continuing, "this is the story of mine and Ziva's last day. At six o'clock you're going to get up like you always do baby, and you're going to go down to the nurses' station. Because we all live together in a retirement home" he added the last bit for the other four, Ziva had heard the story more time that he could count, she could probably tell it, "and you're going to argue with the nurses like you always do for them to let you out for a run," the group let out a chuckle at that part, because they could all imagine Ziva doing that.
"At seven I'm going to come down and save the nurses from your wrath, we'll go up to the lunch room to have breakfast with these four and Gibb's and Ducky" Abby let out an 'awww' at the idea that Tony had them all still together in retirement. "We'll hang out all morning just us, just team Gibbs. At lunch time, it'll be like an invasion, all our kids and our grand kids, maybe even one or two great-grandkids and we'll all have to go out into the yards to fit us all in, and the grandkids are going to have some new technology for McGoo and Abbs to faun over and they'll have new books for you and Breena and they'll have new DVD's for me. Gibb's they'll have wood for, just so he can build them a new toy or something. And after lunch, you and I, we'll wonder off on our afternoon walk like we usually do," "you guys don't go on walks together" McGee called out "where do you think they disappear to every afternoon Timmy?" Abby answered before either of them could.
"we'll sit down by the pond that's in the garden and you'll sit up against the tree and read on of you books and I'll lay down with my head on your lap and watch a movie on some high-tech future type portable DVD player. And we'll fall asleep in the afternoon sun, Abby will wake us up when it's time to say good bye and go in for dinner. Me and you will have dinner together in our room, but we'll have to sneak it in there, because we're not supposed to have food in there. I'll have all these candles and stuff set up even though again we aren't supposed to have them, but it'll be like a date. After dinner we'll squish onto a single bed together, we may get away with a lot at that place but I'm afraid they draw the line at sharing the bed, it's not safe."
"Like that will stop us Tony" Ziva interrupted, chuckling slightly her replied, "exactly like that will stop us, and because I love you, I decide to suffer through 'the Sound of Music' for you. But as usual, you fall asleep before the end" "I do not fall asleep Tony" Ziva said indignantly "yes you do you always do baby, but that doesn't matter because you talk in your sleep and its adorable" Tony goaded, "I do not talk" Ziva argued, "who cares finish the story Tony" Abby yelled before an argument could start, "not adorable" Ziva mumbled before Tony finished his story.
"Your asleep so I turn off the TV and snuggle up with you" Tony demonstrated by pulling Ziva into his side and nuzzling her neck before leaving a sweet kiss at the joint between her neck and shoulder, "in the morning when the nurses realise that you have showed up yet for your morning argument, they come to our room and find us the way we fell asleep, in each other's arms. Holding each other tight, only this time we're not asleep, this time we won't wake up, but it's okay because we went down together, in our sleep and in each other's arms."
"That was a beautiful story Anthony" came Ducky's voice, the older man had wondered over to tell the group that the food was ready, as the others chorused to agree he finished with, "but I believe Jethro has dinner ready, if you all may…" he needn't finish as the group all stood with varying exclamations of their hunger.
"Hey um guys," Tony's voice called across the table, "just before we eat, Ziva and I have an announcement to make," "we already know you're engaged Tony" McGee deadpanned as the table, including Tony chuckled, Ziva pulled out the two sonograms and passed them down the table, "we're pregnant, fourteen weeks" she told them, Tony finished with "it's twins".
A chorus of cheers sounded from around the table, Abby's of course being the loudest of which. Each member of their little family stood up to give Ziva a hug, Tony a slap on the back and many versions of congratulations, once everyone had settled back down it seemed the group had separated themselves on either side of Tony and Ziva even though they were sitting side by side, it seemed as though they sat facing away from each other, the girls on her side, the guys on his. As everyone at the two answered many questions and laughter seemed to surround them all.
It wasn't until the sun came up that the group realised they had stayed up all night, thank god that they didn't have to go in until ten today, Gibbs had given them a late start so that he didn't have to attend the sexual harassment seminar that his kids always managed to get themselves into trouble during, besides they had no case so they had no excuses, it was either late start or drama and complaints. As everyone wandered back inside and found themselves somewhere to sleep, Gibbs walked into the kitchen to see if he had the fixings for a proper breakfast, eggs, bacon, bread for toast, cereal and sausages finding all he needed he headed off for an hour or two of sleep himself. Walking past the lounge room he found Tony and Ziva asleep together on the recliner, she had all of the rather small blanket, running up stairs he grabbed the doona off his bed and took it down to cover them before heading back up to bed himself.
A/N: that's all for now, tune in next time for my attempt at a case, I tried to avoid it but the plot bunny caught me, I hope you enjoyed the story Tony told of how he and Ziva will die, I'll admit I had a sweet little tear well up at that, so you can too. Love Sky xoxo