Chapter 14
A/N: I've got a new little symbol for this fic, if you see '**' it means Tony has just gotten a Gibbs slap.
A/N: so I've become a TA in a class I'm not actually studying only because I have a 3 hour break and because I sit in the computer lab during the break and get roped into helping my friends (who are in that class) do their work. I get payed in yumminess and free food. This one is going to be going back and forth but I'll try and make it as obvious as possible. look out for the '**' that means someone has just got Gibbs slapped
A/N: I don't own the show only the fun.
(7.30PM)
Watching Ziva feed Nicky he couldn't help to think back to that morning when the little boy showed up. It didn't seem that long a time but the difference spending time with Ziva had made in the boy. Ziva was now at the five month mark in her pregnancy, belly beautifully rounded Tony was currently in trouble and banished to his desk, how was he supposed to know that you're not supposed to point out that your five month pregnant with twins girlfriend looks five months pregnant with twins. Tony looked at Nicky cuddling with Ziva and remembered how it had taken the two junior agents half an hour and the senior field agent another twenty minutes to work the boy out of his hiding place at his parents place. They were waiting on Child Services to pick him up, and Ziva was keeping him company. It seemed the three year old liked her best.
(9.00 AM)
"Grab your gear, not you David, you're on desk the next four months." Gibbs called as he passed their pen. The boys jumped up and followed behind Gibbs, Tony turning briefly to flash a grin at Ziva in an attempt to cheer her up she only pouted back. Rushing to catch up with the other two men he only just made the elevator before the doors close, turning to see McGee's smug look at the truck keys in his hand Tony groaned, Ziva had been uncomfortable all night so of course he couldn't sleep, he hadn't yet had a coffee, he'd already needed to change his shirt after he'd dropped donut on it Ziva wasn't allowed to come out into the field and now McGee was driving the truck… 'This is going to be a long day' he thought to himself.
Arriving at the crime scene a whole twenty minutes late because McGee drives like a snail 'I really should complain about Ziva's driving less, at least it gets us to places on time, sometimes even early' Tony thought as he started gathering the stuff from the back that he would need. ** "your late DiNozzo" Gibbs' voice sounded "McGee was driving Boss" Tony replied, "So?" came Gibbs' singular syllabic reply. "Bag and tag DiNozzo, McGee sketches and photos" Gibbs delegated as they walked into the house.
The place was a mess, two body's a man and a woman. "Whatever happened boss, there was a struggle this place is trashed." McGee said, Tony was about to give a sarcastic reply when he spotted something out of the corner of his eye, what he saw made his heart drop. A photograph sitting on the living room mantle. A man, a woman. And a baby boy. "Gibbs!" he called out, when Gibbs didn't answer he called again "Gibbs!" Tony was beginning to panic, the local P.D had said there was no one else here and there was no boy with the bodies. "GIBBS!" he called, this time Gibbs walked in "what DiNozzo" Gibbs questioned exasperatedly. Tony didn't say anything he couldn't he just pointed to the frames without saying a word. "MCGEE!" Gibbs "we are going to search this house top to bottom."
(7.40PM)
"Agent David, Agent DiNozzo" Director Vance called as he rounded the divider for their unit. "I just got off the phone with child services, they are unable to pick up Nicolas until Monday some time," he told the two agents. "What are we going to do with him then director?" Tony questioned "take the weekend and take him home DiNozzo" Gibbs answered his SFA before the director could give the order, they would have turned to him anyway, "consider it protective custody, that kid knows something he just doesn't realise he knows." The director rolled his eyes at Gibbs' interruption but didn't say anything, he knew the couple would have turned to Gibbs for permission anyway so he let it slide.
Gibbs spoke up again "might wanna go shopping for a portable cot and some supplies for overnight. In the morning though you'll need to get at least a week's supply of clothes, baby's especially toddlers run through clothes like they're disposable." The two junior agents nodded, Nicky had already gone through the three changes of clothes that Gibb's had grabbed from his room before they left the crime scene that morning.
12 (midday)
"Why you got big belly", the little boy holding Tony's hand questioned. "Because she's having a baby Nicky, she's having two actually" Tony answered before Ziva could, "that why you no at my howse day?" Nicky questioned again, and again Tony answered "that's right Nicky, with her big belly and the babies it's not safe to be where bad guys might be hiding" the scowl and pout he got let him know he was in trouble for that remark. "Are you hungry Nicky?" Ziva asked the boy who nodded enthusiastically. Ziva took his small hand and led him to the break room to get him some food and a drink for herself.
"You're bewwy pwitty" the little boy commented to Ziva making her laugh. "My mummy is bewwy pwitty too daddy says, they're aseep nows. Thas wha the ducky say." Ziva's heart clenched a little for the boy in front of her, if Ducky had said his parents were asleep then they were never waking up. "What were your mummy and daddy like Nicky?" Ziva questioned, "Mama play wif me but daddy so play stupid. Daddy say work more portent for money, he no play." The little boy answered, "What did daddy do for money" Ziva questioned, "he say mama's back get all him money, I no know what that mean silly daddy."
** Tony flinched his head snapping up as Gibbs' voice sounded "that better be important DiNozzo", "it is boss, Ziva says that Nicky told her his father earned money from his mother's back, she doesn't understand it but "she's bringing him back in here to talk. "The hell does that mean DiNozzo?" Gibbs shouted, opening his mouth to continue when "you said a naughty word" Nicky called out pointing accusingly at Gibbs, "naughty words are bad, daddy macks me and mummy when we says them." Shaking his head and trying to supress a smile at being reprimanded by a three year old, something the boy said made him falter, "Your daddy smacks you when you say bad words?" Gibbs questioned, the boy nodded in return "does he smack you or mummy any other time?" at this the boy nodded "when else does he smack you and mummy?" Gibbs questioned, not really wanting to know the answer "when we's bad, like when I make mess playing or mama no make nuff moneys on her back or we too noisy for daddy."
The agents all froze at the rewording of the little boys statement earlier, 'on her back' not 'from her back', the victim was prostituting his wife and hitting his kid. Before anyone could say anything else Tony knelt down in front of the boy raising both hands as if to give a high ten, "hey Nicky can you show he how daddy smack you, smack my hands okay?" the little boy nodded, the three agents all watched the little boy step back a little raising his own hand for an open handed smack before his tiny fingers curled into a fist, hitting Tony with almost no power at all he almost toppled himself over causing Tony to catch him, in the process lifting his shirt just a small bit, but enough for the agents to see for the first time under the shirt of the boy, a boot sized foot print across the small of the boys back.
(9.00 pm)
"Hey Nicky, time for bed." Tony called out, they'd given him a bath and fed him some of Ziva's amazing lasagne, now though the boy had to be exhausted. His suspicion confirmed when Ziva walked in carrying a near sleeping boy. Laying him down in the portable cot they'd borrowed from the undercover storage "I no wanna go back to mama and daddy" the small boy called out as they turned to leave, "I wanna stay with you forever." The two agents smiled at each other before Ziva let out a big yawn "time for bed for you too I think." Tony said chuckling at his girlfriend. Ziva shook her head and headed to their room. Tony checked the lock and turned out all the lights returning to their room just in time to see Ziva having changed into his shirt and climb into bed, he would never understand that about women, why they insisted on wearing men's shirts.
A/N: sorry it took so long to post this and I'm sorry it's so short, it has literally taken me Thursday through to Sunday to write this, I've had so much going on I didn't get ten minutes to myself. Sorry again if you've gotten confused about the timeline in this chap I promise next time it'll be easier to understand. Tune in next time for Tony and Ziva's toddler weekend. Can anyone tell me how far into pregnancy you can find out the gender? I want to get it as accurate as possible even if I'm jumping through it. Love Sky xoxo