Chapter 19

A/N: so here it is… the last chapter, I would like to thank everyone who has stuck with me for this long. Sorry again about going AWOL on you all for a bit there, my laptop has been fixed, I just need to get it back so I'm using mum's laptop again…. Got a review on June 26 from an unnamed guest letting me know that Kids Nicky's age don't talk the way I had him talking… I'm sorry if I offended or upset anyone with this, I based his linguistic abilities on that of my young cousin (who is the same age as Nicky) I have been informed that her speech is underdeveloped due to the drug and alcohol issues of her (less than present) mother during her pregnancy. Thank you for the advice, I will keep it in mind if and when I decide to use a character of the same age group. Remember for this, Nicky turned four, two months before the girls were born they were born August, makes him 5 now and the girls 1. (In Australia if your born before June 24 then you can start school at four, I'm going off Australia's education system.)

Epilogue

"Nicky" Ziva stretched her son's name in both confusion and suspicion, "yes Mummy?" the five-year old replied. "Why exactly do you have the twins dressed and in the pram?" Ziva questioned, trying to make sense of Nicky's behaviour. "I'm taking them to school." Nicky replied seriously. "you are, are you?" Tony questioned from the door to the kitchen, "and why exactly are you taking the girls to school? You know they aren't old enough yet for school." He continued semi amused at both Nicky's behaviour and Ziva's confusion.

"Because today we have show and tell and I'm taking Jenny and Talia in for their birthday," Nicky answered his father as if it were the most obvious thing in the world as to why he was getting his sisters ready to leave the house. "Nicky, you can't take the girls in for show and tell on your own, they're too young and you're too young to be out with them on your own." Tony answered attempting to get out of the situation without a tantrum; Nicky had been trying to take the girls in for show and tell since he started school in January. The girls were only five months old but that hadn't deterred him. "then you can come with me then" Nicky interrupted his train of thought with a serious and stubborn tone he must have learned off Ziva

"Nicky, I can't come with you. Mummy and I have work today," Tony said, sounding whiney even to himself. "I don't" Ziva spoke up and at Tony's confused look she elaborated with a shrug, "Gibbs gave b\me the day off to get ready for the girls party tonight." "Then mummy can take us!" Nicky said looking excitedly at his parents and bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet. "Okay" Tony consented, "Just be careful okay, please." "We will! We will!" Nicky said jumping for joy.

"Okay, okay Nicky; settle down, were you going to leave without breakfast, and shoes?" Ziva laughed at the little boys antics. "I got shoes on Jenny and Talia, I forgot mine though… oops," Nicky answered with a giggle of his own. "Come on, let's finish eating." Ziva answered pushing the pram into the kitchen (there was no point in taking the girls out if they were going to leave after breakfast, it would be hell trying to get them back in)

Letting Nicky lead the pram into the classroom, Ziva followed in behind to sit in the back of the room as the teacher got the class settled and called off the roll. Ziva watched as Nicky bounced in his seat, Tony and Ziva had received many compliments about how Nicky was always eager to learn and take part in class, even if he were a few months younger than the rest of the class. "has anyone got anything here for show and tell?" the woman asked. Nicky's hand shot up so fast even Ziva almost missed it "I do, I do, I do" Nicky called out. "okay Nicky, why don't you come up and show us what you have? hmm" the teacher asked, her voice so sweet Ziva could swear she was getting diabetes just listening to her speak.

As Nicky stood up and made his way to the back of the room, Ziva stood up to meet him half way with the pram, letting herself be lead to the front of the room Ziva sat down in the soft leather chair that was obviously the teachers. "can I take them out mummy?" Nicky asked, Ziva nodded and Nicky skilfully unbuckled his sisters from the pram, helping Jenny to sit on their mother's lap he sat on the floor next to her with Talia in his.

"Hi for show and tell I brought my little sisters. I have Talia and my mummy has Jenny. They are twins. That means they were both in my mummy's belly at the same time. I wasn't in mummy's belly like they were I had a different mummy and daddy until I was three, they weren't very nice to me, so mummy and daddy took me away and now I'm not sad anymore. Jenny and Tali can't talk really well yet because they are still little but I'm going to teach them and I'm going to teach them to read and ride a bike like daddy taught me to and swim like mummy taught me. I'm going to be the best big brother ever." Nicky said his voice clear and loud enough for those at the back of the room.

Everyone clapped for Nicky and Ziva was left to fight the girls back into the pram that is until she realised that Nicky had already gotten Talia into the pram and waiting. She moved to put Jenny in the pram but as soon as the little girl realised where she was going, she kicked out of her mother's arms and made a run for the door causing giggles to erupt from the watching five-year olds. Nicky caught Jenny in a bear hug and Ziva watched as her settled the girl in the pram, cuddling her the whole way in and giving her a little kiss as he locked her in. she would try that next time.

Later that night when the entire team arrived Nicky relayed the story of his show and tell for the fourth time to Ducky, (the first time was to Tony and Abby when they got home. the second was to Jimmy and Breena when they arrived and the third time was to a very patient Gibbs who had learned to listen to his grandsons stories even if it was the third time it was being told. McGee had yet to be regaled with it.)

The girls opened all their gifts with the help of their parents and their big brother, and now it was time for cake, Tony and Gibbs sat next to each other with one girl each and Ziva sat the other side of Gibbs with Nicky. The group all sang happy birthday as "Aunt" Abby brought out the pink and black polka doted birthday cake, even if they knew the girls wouldn't remember it.

As the night drew to a close Tony walked Ducky, Gibbs, Palmer and Breena out as Ziva draped a blanket over a crashed out Abby and McGee cuddled on the couch. "Maybe they'll be on diaper duty soon" Tony whispered, "maybe" was Ziva's soft reply "maybe"

A/N: That's all folks. It has been amazing fun writing this, I hope you had as much fun reading as I had writing, I will be updating family portrait soon, I have about three chapters handwritten for that I just need to get it typed and posted. I think I'm actually going to miss writing this and hearing from all you guys Love Sky xoxox