The next day, Charity was off and Tony was called into work. Charity was relaxing on the couch when there was a knock on the door to the apartment. She got up and headed for the door. She gazed through the peep hole and saw Grammy 'Nozzo. Charity opened the door and greeted the old woman with a smile.
"Hi Mrs. DiNozzo." Charity told her.
Grammy 'Nozzo instantly pulled her into a hug and kissed her cheeks as she had the previous night. Once she was done she held Charity's face between both of her hands. "Dear, you're family! Call me Grammy 'Nozzo!" She exclaimed.
Charity grinned. "Alright, Grammy 'Nozzo."
Grammy 'Nozzo kissed Charity's forehead. "Can I come in?"
"Oh, of course." Charity answered, stepping back so that she could enter. Then she closed the door once Grammy 'Nozzo was inside.
Grammy 'Nozzo turned to look at Charity. Her eyes swept over Charity's figure from head to toe. "How far along are you?" She asked Charity.
"About six months." Charity answered.
Grammy 'Nozzo nodded. "You are far too skinny for a woman that far along. I must feed you child. Where is your kitchen? I cook for you."
"You don't have to do that." Charity replied.
"I insist." Grammy 'Nozzo replied. "Show me where your kitchen is."
Charity led Grammy 'Nozzo into the kitchen and showed her where all of the supplies were located. Grammy 'Nozzo searched through all of the cabinets and cubbards as well as the fridge. "We will have to make a trip to the market. There isn't enough here to make all of the food you need."
"What is all of the food I need?" Charity asked.
"A very healthy and filling Italian diet." Grammy 'Nozzo answered. "And I shall teach you how to make all of these dishes. Trust me, as the DiNozzo men grow, they eat and eat and eat. You'll need to know all of these dishes to feed this boy." She then patted her hand lovingly on Charity's belly.
Charity couldn't help but smile at the old woman. She wished that her own grandmother were more like this. Charity and Grammy 'Nozzo headed out to go to the farmer's market for fresh veggies and fruits and to the store for everything else they would need. They returned after a couple of hours and carried everything inside. The put on aprons and got to work making the traditional Italian dishes.
"Now, cooking Italian dishes is a lot like making love." Grammy 'Nozzo said.
Charity grinned. "How so?"
"First you have to have a lot of love and passion." Grammy 'Nozzo answered. "Without those two things, sex isn't good and neither is the food."
"That is true." Charity agreed. "What are we starting with?"
"The bread." Grammy 'Nozzo answered. She then directed Charity as to what ingredients to mix together and when. "Now we mix with our hands. It is the best way to blend the ingredients."
"The kitchen is going to be messy by the time we are done, isn't it?" Charity inquored.
"Well of course." Grammy 'Nozzo answered. "The best things in life are messy."
Charity grinned. "Alright." Then she started to mix the dough with her hands.
"No no. Not like that. You must be gentle. Just like when you are stroking a man's fire." Grammy 'Nozzo told her with a grin.
Charity grinned back at her. The two women talked as they worked on the food. It was going to be a large meal.
"So, how was it between you and my little Tony when you first met?" Grammy 'Nozzo asked as they worked on making noodles.
Charity let out a small laugh. "Not really that well in the beginning."
"Fights?"
"Yes."
"Very heated fights?"
"Very." Charity replied.
"That is exactly how it was for me and Tony's grandfather." Grammy 'Nozzo replied. "It is always that way the the DiNozzo men. They are very string willed and passionate."
Charity grinned. "I can be just as string willed." She replied.
"That is what makes it best. Especially the love making. Always filled with passion, love, and lust."
Charity felt her cheeks redden slightly. Grammy 'Nozzo may have been old, but she definitely wasn't dead. It was obvious that she loved sex and love. She also seemed to have a zest for life and she loved her family. Charity couldn't help but to love the old woman already. "When I get your age, Grammy 'Nozzo, I hope I'm just like you." Charity told her.
Grammy 'Nozzo grinned. "The secret is to never act your age. Always act much much younger." She then gave Charity's cheek a slight pinch. "Now, let's get back to work on the food."
Charity grinned and dove right into the cooking. She was having a wonderful time.
Tony...
After spending hours at work, Tony and dan had wrapped up the case they were working on and Tony hopped in his car to head home. When he arrived, the aroma of all of his favorite home made Italian dishes filled the apartment.
Charity and Grammy 'Nozzo were sitting on the couch chowing down on the food. Between bites they were exchanging stories and jokes. They were both smiling and laughing and having a wonderful time.
"It smells like you two have been hard at work in the kitchen." Tony greeted them with a grin.
Charity finished chewing and swallowing the mouthful of food she'd had. Then she dabbed at her face with a napkin and smiled up at Tony. "Grammy 'Nozzo is the most wonderful cook I have ever met in my life." Charity replied.
"If there are two things in this world that we Italians know how to do one of them is cooking." Grammy 'Nozzo told Charity.
"And the other?" Charity asked, although she had a feeling she already knew the answer.
"Make love." Grammy 'Nozzo replied with a grin. "And I'm sure you've found that out recently."
Charity then choked a little on the food she had just taken a bite of and her cheeks reddened slightly.
Grammy 'Nozzo just grinned at her. Then she looked up at Tony. "Tony, what are you waiting for? Go into that kitchen and get you some food. You must eat. And bring in more of the bread for Charity."
"Oh no. I can't eat too much more. I might explode." Charity replied.
"I told you already, you are too skinny for a woman as pregnant as you are. You must eat. Besides, you have a growing DiNozzo boy inside of you. Trust me, they eat and eat."
"Okay, maybe just a little more." Charity agreed.
Tony just grinned. He walked over and gave Charity a kiss on the lips and then he kissed his grandmother's cheek before heading into the kitchen to get the food.
Later that night, Tony and Charity lay snuggled up in bed. Tony kissed Charity's forehead. "I told you Grammy 'Nozzo loved you."
"I know and I love her, too." Charity replied. "I love her so much, in fact, that if for some crazy reason we ever got divorced, I would ask for her in the settlement."
Tony chuckled and kissed his wife again. "She's always been a very sweet and loving person."
"I love the fact that she's telling me that I'm too skinny." Charity replied with a laugh. "Especially when I feel like a whale."
"You are far from being a whale." Tony told her. "And if my stomach weren't so full, I would prove to you just how beautiful and attractive I think you are."
Charity grinned. "That's fine because I don't think I'm up for it either. I am stuffed."
Just then Tony felt a small thump in his side that was pressed against Charity. "What was that?" He asked.
"AJ just kicked." Charity answered with a grin.
Tony moved and put his hand where he had felt AJ move. Then AJ kicked again, as of responding to his father. Tony and Charity shared a look of pure bliss as they felt their baby move inside of Charity's womb.