Ok guys, I am DONE! Finally this story is finished. I had a great time writing this since it was my first, multi-chap story. Hopefully there will be more to come in the future!
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Well, here it is y'all. The last chapter! Enjoy!
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"So Ziva, what exactly happened the other night when y'all left us? I mean, clearly we know that you two are together now. But what happened?" Carman asked Ziva as the two of them plus Ansley, Sophie, and Caroline sat at table for a few minutes, taking a break from shopping with a coffee. Virginia, Kendall, and Jenna still wanted to do some shopping, so they let them.
Ziva took a deep breath before answering. "Well, we have always been close. Closer than most partners would be, but somehow this week, we managed to become closer. I guess the other night, the conversation at the restaurant brought back some memories, and Tony was tired of waiting so he took his chance," Ziva explained to them. "I'm glad he did."
"We are too," Carman said. "You're a really nice addition to this family."
Ziva smiled sweetly. "Thanks. To hear that, it really means a lot."
"Well it's true," Ansley assured her. A few more moments of silence passed before she spoke again. "I don't mean to be pushy or anything but have you two talked about maybe getting married."
"Well we haven't actually talked about it yet, but we both know that there is no one else we would rather be with," Ziva said, almost fond of the idea.
"So it's really only a matter of time then, huh?" Carman asked, taking a sip of her coffee.
"You could say that," Ziva told her, smiling.
"Good. I like you," Carman said, referring to Tony's old life and girlfriends. "And more importantly, so does he."
"Well I like him too," she said.
"Yeah, we know," she said, smiling devilishly. Ziva gave her a confused look until she clarified. "We know y'all weren't late for no reason this morning." Ziva's face turned red as she tried to realize what they were talking about. Carman smiled at her realization. "It's okay. Don't worry about it, it's actually pretty sweet."
"Yeah it happened to us last time we were here too," Ansley chimed in, referring to Daryn and herself.
"Is that why y'all cancelled those lunch reservations?" Carman asked, thinking about the trip that Daryn, Ansley, Travis, and herself took over a year ago.
Ansley smiled sheepishly. "Yeah. That's also when we got her," she said, pointing to Caroline, who was sitting in Ziva's lap, chewing on one of her toys.
Ziva laughed. "Well she's cute and all, but we're not looking to repeat that," she said, smiling. She looked down at Caroline who was looking at her. "Not yet, anyways," she said a little quieter.
"So you've talked about kids?" Ansley asked, taking the hint.
Ziva nodded. "We have decided to wait a while, though."
"That's good," Carman agreed. "Don't wanna rush into anything. Especially having kids."
Ziva nodded, and at that time, Caroline started to cry. Ziva handed her back to Ansley, who already had the bottle out, ready to feed her daughter.
"Ziva's gonna have a baby?" Sophie looked up from playing a game on her mother's phone to join the conversation.
Ziva looked at Ansley and Ansley took it as her cue. "No sweetheart. Maybe in a few years but not now, okay?" she told her daughter, hoping she would understand.
"Oh ok!" Sophie said, going back to her game. Looks were exchanged between the three adults before Sophie spoke up again. "Ziva?" she asked, catching their attention.
"Yes Sophie?" she looked at the little girl.
She looked at her mother to make sure it was okay for her to ask the question she wanted to ask. Her mother nodded and she continued. "Can I call you Aunt Ziva?" she asked very sweetly.
Ziva looked at Ansley, unsure of how to answer the little girl. Ansley saw this and spoke up. "She asked me last night and I told her she would have to ask you."
Ziva smiled and turned back to Sophie. "Of course you can, sweetie."
"Yay!" Sophie exclaimed, jumping out of her chair and walking around the table to Ziva. Ziva picked her up and Sophie wrapped her arms around her neck in a hug. "Thank you, Aunt Ziva!"
"You're welcome, Sophie," she said, kissing the top of her head through her dark brown curls.
Ansley smiled at her daughter before checking her watch. "Okay, y'all, if we want to get more shopping done, we need to get going," she told them.
Carman nodded. "Alright. I'll call the girls and find out where they are and then we can go meet up with them to finish shopping."
"Ugh, dammit," Tony mumbled under his breath. They were watching a high school basketball game that was playing at the complex. Not knowing what the teams were like, Travis, Daryn, and himself had placed bets on the game. The buzzer for halftime just blew and the team he chose was currently down by fifteen points. Score: 38-23. Travis had sent Trent, Baylor, and Jake off to find some drinks, so it was just the three of them sitting there now.
"Looks like you two will owe me fifty bucks each!" Daryn exclaimed. Tony rolled his eyes.
"Game's not over yet. There's still time, it's only halftime," Travis told him, trying his best to remain positive. "Things can change."
"Damn right things can change!" Tony yelled, giving Travis a high-five.
Daryn rolled his eyes but then thought of something. "I guess things really do change. Who would've ever thought that Tony DiNozzo would be settling down to get married and start a family?"
"Whoa whoa whoa. No one's said anything about marriage and kids," Tony told them, wondering if they knew something or if they were just gambling with the topic.
"Not yet," Daryn clarified. "But could you see yourself with anyone else in say... ten years?"
"No," Tony answered in a heartbeat.
"And you eventually want kids, right?" Travis chimed in, realizing where Daryn was going with this.
"Well yeah," Tony answered, not giving it a second thought.
Travis and Daryn shared a look. "Well there ya go," Daryn shrugged. "Simple as that."
Tony began to speak but Travis cut him off. "Don't say it's not that simple. You know it is. You've come this far, you're never going back. Oh and congrats!"
Tony looked between Travis and Daryn, confused. "What for?" he asked, laughing nervously.
"Last night was good, right?" Travis asked with a devilish smile.
Tony's face turned beet red once he figured out what he was talking about. "Um... I, uh. Well we uh..." Tony stammered causing Daryn to scoff which then turned into a laugh.
Travis then turned to Daryn. "Hey, you can't say anything!" he told him. "Isn't this like a repeat of last year?"
Daryn's face turned red as well, but he fired back. "Maybe," he laughed. "But I guess we'll find out in nine months!"
Tony knew what they were talking about and joined in on the laughing. "Nah," Tony said. "Caroline is pretty cute. But we don't plan to have one that quick," Tony clarified.
"Ziva's pregnant?" Baylor asked, walking back with his brothers, drinks in hand.
Trent, who was in front of him, had heard more of the conversation so he answered for him. "Not yet," he told his brother. "Although I'm not sure how," he mumbled to himself. Quietly, but not quiet enough for his brother not to hear, who smirked in response.
"Dang man! Whatchya waitin' for?" he teased, looking at his uncle.
Travis had to hold back a laugh before speaking up. "Alright, guys. Leave him alone," he said.
Tony, who had taken the entire thing as a joke, as he should have, sat back and responded. "Yeah. Leave me alone! This'll be you one day."
"One day," Baylor clarified.
"Someday," Trent added.
"Eventually," Jake chimed in, shrugging his shoulders. Everyone laughed again before Travis spoke up again one last time.
"Alright guys, sit down. Game's 'bout to start back," he told them, motioning for the guys to take their seats, which they did, so they could watch the rest of their game.
"Do you see them?" Ansley asked later that night as they stood in front of the entrance to the Magic Kingdom. The boys were supposed to be there ten minutes ago, and still, they were nowhere in sight.
"Nope," Ansley said, looking through the crowd for any familiar face. "You?" she asked looking at Ziva, who shook her head in response.
Carman groaned, showing her frustration. "I'm going to kill Travis! I specifically told him to be here by 5:30." She ran a hand through her hair and checked her watch. 5:41. "God, where are they?"
"Right here," she heard from behind her. She felt her husband's hand come to rest on her shoulders and start massaging her neck. She looked up to find a wide smile spread across his face. "Sorry we're late, but the game went into overtime."
"And we won!" Tony exclaimed from his spot next to Ziva. He had walked over to stand next to her and had slung his arm around her shoulders. "Which means..." he continued.
"You owe us fifty bucks!" Tony and Travis told Daryn in unison, who glared at them in return.
Carman sighed. "Okay yeah, fun times. But we need to go if we want to get a table for all of us before everyone with reservations shows up."
"Alright, let's go," Travis agreed, ushering everyone forward and towards the entrance to the Magic Kingdom.
"Thank y'all so much! That was great!" Daryn exclaimed as they stepped out the restaurant after they had finished their supper.
"Yes, it was," Ansley agreed. "But y'all really didn't have to pay for all that."
"Don't worry about it," Travis said. "It was just a little 'thank you' for coming down here with us to celebrate their graduation."
"Well it was really good, so again, thank you," Tony spoke up.
"Yes, thank you," Ziva agreed.
"You're all welcome!" Carman said. "Now let's go have some fun and enjoy this last night here."
"Alright!" Daryn smiled, clapping his hands together. "Where to?"
"Doesn't matter to us," Tony said, referring to Ziva as well as himself. "I say we let Trent and Baylor decide."
Everyone nodded in agreement. "Alright boys," Travis spoke up, "where to first?"
Trent and Baylor shared a look and a nod before agreeing. "Space Mountain," they said simultaneously.
"Ok! Tomorrowland it is!" Daryn said, lifting Sophie in his arms, leading the way to Tomorrowland.
Tony started walking that way until he realized Ziva wasn't next to him. He looked back a few feet and saw her standing there staring at the castle lit up in the moonlight, once again mesmerized by the sight. He smiled, adoring the sight. He walked up next to her, linking his pinky with hers. "Beautiful, huh?" he asked.
"Yes," she spoke lightly, never looking away from the castle.
He gave her pinky a tug, causing her to look at him. "Come on, let's go," he smiled sweetly at her, hating to see the look of disappointment flash across her face. Quickly though, it was replaced by an equally sweet smile as he stuck his arm out for her. She tucked herself into his side as he kissed her head and they too started making their way to Tomorrowland.
When they found the family again, they were standing in a circle outside the entrance to Space Mountain. They snuck into it, finding an open spot. "You guys sure this is what you wanna do? It is an hour's wait and probably the only thing we have time for," Travis said, checking his watch. "That and maybe one other thing."
Trent and Baylor shared a look. "It's fine with me," Trent shrugged.
"Me too," Baylor agreed.
"Okay! Lead the way!" Carman told her boys.
"You okay?" Tony whispered to Ziva. They had made it through most of the line and now they were waiting in the giant loading room. Ziva stood in front of Tony in the one-person aisle. He had his hands resting on the railings on either side of him. Ziva was leaning back into him, head lying on his chest and eyes shut.
She nodded, answering his question. He leant down pressing a tender kiss to the side of her head, just above her ear. "Exhaustion finally hit?" Again, she nodded, falling back into him even more. Tony smiled. He brought a hand up to move her hair from her face to behind her ear. "Well you can sleep all day tomorrow, okay?"
Ziva nodded one more time, finally opening her eyes just in time to move forward in the line. When they stopped again, Ziva turned around and smiled when she found Tony looking at her. "Did you find something for Abby?" he asked her.
She nodded. "Yes, actually. I found a uh..." she paused, motioning with her hands trying to find the right word, "crossbone?" he nodded, telling her to continue, "necklace with a skull on it."
"She'll love it," he smiled.
"I wasn't finished," she told him. "It also has a pink princess crown on it."
"Oh," Tony said, "then she'll really love it!"
"Hopefully," Ziva smiled before realizing that the line in front of them was moving once again. This time though, they didn't stop until it was time for them to get on the ride.
"Alright guys," Carman started once they were outside of Space Mountain, "one last thing."
"I say we just do the people mover," Baylor suggested.
"Okay. That good with you Trent?" Carman asked her eldest son.
"Yep!" he agreed.
"Then let's go."
There was barely a line as the entire family made their way up the escalators and towards the ride. All the kids, along with Travis and Carman got on first, leaving Tony, Ziva, Daryn, Ansley and Caroline in the back. Tony sat next to Ziva, slinging his arm across the back of the seat. Across from them, Daryn and Ansley mimicked their position. Ziva was holding a sleeping Caroline in her arms. They rode in silence for a few moments before Daryn broke it.
"We're really glad you two could come," he said, catching Tony and Ziva's attention.
"Us too," Tony agreed. "It really was nice to catch up with everyone."
"Yeah, you can't wait this long to come back again. Maybe y'all can take a trip down to Charleston. You ever need a place to stay, our door is always open," Daryn offered to his cousin.
"Thanks. We might have to take you up on that offer. That is, if we can ever get time off," he laughed.
"Well you better find the time," he told Tony. He turned to Ziva next. "You better make sure he keeps his mind right and don't forget about us. You either, okay?"
Ziva smiled and nodded. "Don't worry. We wouldn't dream of it," she assured him.
"Yeah," Tony agreed. "Maybe y'all could come up to DC."
Ansley nodded. "We would like that," she said.
Silence fell over them for the rest of the ride while they observed everything around them. Taking in the last few things they would see in the Magic Kingdom. When it was time for them to get off the ride and make their way back to the front of the park, they couldn't help but feel a bit of upset. But who wouldn't?
The bus ride back to the hotel was quiet, for everyone was tired. When they got back to the hotel, they made it to the lobby before Carman spoke up. "Alright guys, you better say goodbye to Tony and Ziva now, because this is the last time you'll see them for a while. They gotta leave really early in the morning."
"Thanks for coming guys," Trent said to Tony and Ziva. "We really enjoyed it."
"Yeah," Baylor agreed. "And thanks for the help last night."
"You're welcome," Tony and Ziva said. "And we had a great time too," Tony told them.
Hugs were exchanged between the four. Tony and Ziva said goodbye to the rest of the kids, leaving Sophie for last. Tony picked her up and held her in his arms, kissing her head. "Bye Soph," he told her.
"Bye Uncle Tony," she said. "I'll miss you." She then turned in his arms to face Ziva. "Bye Aunt Ziva. I'll miss you too," she told her.
"Goodbye Sophie. I will miss you as well," she told the little girl, kissing her cheek.
Tony was surprised to hear Sophie call Ziva 'aunt', but judging by the reaction, or lack of reaction, from Ziva, he figured it was nothing new to her ears.
"Alright y'all," Daryn said, coming to stand in front of Tony, "I guess we had better get these kids to bed. Come on, Soph," he said, taking Sophie into his own arms. "I'll talk to ya soon?" he asked.
"Of course," Tony said, giving him a 'man-hug'.
Daryn turned to Ziva. "It was great meeting you," he told her.
"You too," she responded. He kissed her on the cheek and gave her a hug, followed by Ansley giving hugs to both Tony and Ziva as well. All that was left to say goodbye to was Carman and Travis. Travis said goodbye to both of them, giving them hugs as well.
"Well," Tony said. "What can I say?" he asked Carman. "You were right; it was nice to spend time with the family again. We really did have a great time."
"Good," she said, giving him a hug. "I am really am glad you came."
"Us too," Tony said.
Carman pulled back from the hug and went to Ziva. "I really was nice to meet you," she said. "And I'm serious. If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm always here," she told Ziva, giving her a hug.
"Thank you," Ziva said, once she had pulled back from the hug.
The four of them walked back together to the elevators. When they reached their floor, they had to go separate ways to their rooms.
"Bye y'all," Carman waved.
Tony and Ziva smiled. "Bye," they said together. They made their way to their room, hand in hand. When Tony turned around from locking the door behind him, he almost ran into Ziva. "What?" he asked, smiling at the look on her face. All she did was smirk, telling him what she wanted. He leant down to kiss her passionately, fully intent on ending their trip with a bang.
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