Tip: there will be spelling errors for when Ty talks. That's how little one's tend to speak and the spelling makes note of that.
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"Hello my loves!" Ziva called out, flopping her shoes off into the closet next to the front door and hanging up her NCIS jacket.
"Mommy!" Ty went running from the living room, jumping into her arms and greeting her after a long day.
She kissed his head, peering down at the crawling little girl coming towards her. "Well, look who is getting around awfully well," She laughed at her daughter, bending to put Ty down and pick up Isabella. She planted a sloppy kiss on her daughter's cheek causing the little girls brows to furry together in a look that mirrored her mothers and made her father laugh.
"She's mastered the ninja look," Tony mused, stirring the pot of sauce and looking at his wife intently.
Ziva stared at him quizzically, her brows knitting the same way as Isabella's, "You look like something is bothering you, yes?" She asked her husband, but quickly disappeared into the living room. She returned Isabella and Ty to their original spots in front of the TV then joined Tony in the kitchen. "It smells delicious," Her arms wrapped around Tony's neck, his hands going to her waist while she kissed him passionately.
He groaned at the contact of her hips against his, "Why do you do this to me when they're in the next room?" He complained, using his best puppy dog look he could offer.
"Because it is my job," She squeaked, moaning at his tongue working along her collarbone before breaking the ice once again, "What is it that was bothering you when I got home?"
"Nothing." Tony shrugged, turning around and stirring his famous Dinozzo spaghetti sauce some more.
"Tony…" Ziva muttered, grabbing his elbow and turning him to face her. She always knew when he shut down, hid behind his emotions and this was one of those times.
"We'll talk later, okay?" He gave her a small smile, pulling open the oven doors to check the garlic bread.
Ziva wasn't very convinced that everything was okay, but nodded her head anyways and wandered out to get the children ready for dinner.
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(Flashback into the future)
"Was anything awkward at dinner?" The woman questioned over her glasses, scribbling down on a notepad whatever Ziva would say.
"No… everything was normal. We ate dinner like always when Tony was home, the kids laughed and joked with him. The vodka penne was absolutely perfect. He knew that was my favorite dish and in my personal opinion, he always made it the best." Ziva smiled at the memory.
"What happened after dinner?" The woman asked another question.
"We went to play at the park with the kids. Oh my god, it was so precious-"
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(Return to present)
"Ayeayayaya" Isabella shrieked and laughed away, swinging on the toddler swing at the playground. Tony pushed her repeatedly, tickling the sides of her stomach each time causing her to burst out in a high pitch laugh.
Ziva laughed along, watching Tony smile at Bella and Ty work his way up to the tallest slide "Be careful please, Ty." She cautioned, watching him intently and turning back to watch Bella and Tony.
"AH!" Bella giggled louder, Tony pushing her up with his hands as he walked below her and continued his tickle assault. Ziva smirked, reaching into her phone to pull out her IPhone and snap a quick picture of the two. Tony stayed in position once he saw what Ziva was doing, smiling at Bella's wide eyes once she realized just how high she was off the ground. Ziva took the picture quickly, her heart growing at the smiles on both of their faces and how well they showed in the picture. Her body swung around to watch Ty again, who had finally reached the top of the playset on the playground.
"Mommy! Daddy! Look! I'm at the top!" His smile was larger than ever when he carefully sat his little butt down on the top of the slide.
Ziva came around the playset and stood at the bottom of the slide, the camera app on her phone ready to go for when he came down "I am waiting for you!" She smiled up at him.
Zipping down the slide, Ty screeched and landed at his mother's legs which carefully secured the end of the slide, so he wouldn't fall off once he reached the end. Grabbing him, she picked him up and spun him around, kissing his cheek.
"Mommy…" He groaned, wiping her kiss off quickly and squirming to get down from her arms.
Setting him back down on the wood chips of the playground, Ziva looked up and saw Tony with Bella on his hip. Looking off into the distance, the sun was beginning to set and it was getting late in the evening.
"Time to get you two in a bath!" Her husband remarked, poking Bella in the belly and she hid her face in his chest.
The two parents walked their kids to the car, strapping both of them in and headed home. Arriving at home, Ty raced his parents to their bathroom for bath time. Ziva followed, Bella firmly on her hip and sucking her thumb, eyes drooping from the exciting day she had.
"Do not fall asleep just yet, my Bella…" Ziva whispered into her daughter's ear, kissing her gracefully, lifting her chubby little arms up to remove her clothes.
Tony bent over, starting the bath tub and waiting for the right temperature before plugging the drain so the tub could fill. Making sure the water was warm enough, he turned around to find Ty waiting to climb in. Helping him inside the tub, Tony twisted the cap to the bottle of Mr. Bubbles and poured some into the water. Ty laughed, the bubble mixture hitting his foot.
Bella, who was fighting against her mother to get undressed for bath time, turned her head quickly at her brother's giggle and noticed the bubbles now forming in the water. Forgetting how badly she wanted to sleep and instead preoccupied by the bubbles, Ziva stripped her down of her clothes and diaper. Before Bella knew it, she was placed in the water by her mother and a cup of warm water was running down the back of her head, washing her soft brunette curls.
Ziva placed her palm over Bella's eyes, protecting her eyes from the soapy and bubbly water as she washed her daughter's hair in a swift fashion. Tony threw in a matchbox car for Ty to play with while Ziva worked on the little boy's hair and next threw in a tiny duck for Bella to play with. Bella stared intently at the duck, yawning and peering up at her mother who now sported a wash cloth and was moving her way back towards her. Fussing, Bella squirmed away from Ziva and large tears streamed down the little girls face.
"It's definitely time for someone to go to bed," Tony mused, helping Ziva hold onto her so they could was the remnants of the playground off. Washing all the bubbles off the toddlers body, Tony lifted crying Bella out of the tub and wrapped her tightly in a towel while Ziva finished washing Ty.
"Is Daddy going to be here for my birfday?" Ty asked quietly, looking down into the tub as if he was lost in a train of thought while his mother cleaned him up.
"Of course, tateleh. He would not miss it for the world!" Ziva smiled, kissing her sons head and making a note to tell Tony that she finally remembered this English saying, correctly in fact.
Ty smiled back up at her and stood up, making his way out of the tub. Ziva stood with a towel in hand, wrapping the little boy's soaked body and patting him down. Following Ty down the hall, she went into his room and helped him change into his Batman pajamas. The little boy hugged Ziva afterwards, surprising her and she put her arms around him tightly, whispering that she loved him and he climbed into his race car bed. As he got situated, she returned out in the hall and went into Bella's room where the little girl was sound asleep in her crib. Tony smirked at her, kissing his daughter goodnight and headed out of the room to let Ziva do the same.
"Goodnight, love bug." Ziva whispered, raking her palm over the wet curls of Bella's head and kissed her goodnight.
Walking back to Ty's room, Tony was saying goodnight to the little boy next and Ziva followed suit. Both of the parents held hands as they walked out of their sons room, intertwining their fingers together and headed into their bedroom.
"Now," Ziva started, opening her drawer and pulling out one of Tony's t-shirts from it, "What is it that has been bothering you?"