Visitor

 

“I can understand you not telling your father about the kids, Ziva. But it’s going to be impossible to not tell my father while he’s in town.”

“I hid them from you for years. We can still hide them from your father.”

“Ziva, he’s going to see that there's more between us than what there was the last time he was here.”

“Junior, when are you going to come to your senses and sweep this beautiful creature off of her feet?”

Tony had paused in the middle of his and Ziva’s bedroom recalling his father’s inquiry from six years prior when Senior had been a suspect in the investigation they had.

“What is it Tony?”

“Nothing just remembering what my dad said back during that case we had six years ago.”

“The one where he was a suspect?”

“Yeah, that one.”

Ziva smiled as she recalled the same moment.

“I believe I have swept you off of your feet.” Tony said snapping Ziva back to reality.

“Twice, I’ve been swept.”

Tony and Ziva finished getting ready for work and got the kids off to school.

“I just realized all the times your father has been in town he has never met the Director or Jay. The Director has been out of the office when he came and Jay was out in the field all three times.”

“Well this should be interesting then.”

As if on cue Tony’s cell phone rang.

“What is it McDorkus? I was enjoying the morning with my girl.” Tony said as he picked up the call.

Ziva rolled her eyes as she attached her gun and badge to herself.

“Your father is here, Tony and he’s causing trouble.”

“What kind of trouble and why isn’t Gibbs handling it?”

“Gibbs is out getting coffee and let’s just say the Director and Jay are going to castrate your father if he doesn’t shut up soon, so get down here ASAP.”

Tony hung up.

“We got to go, I’m going to have one unhappy step-mom real soon if we don’t get down there soon.” Tony said to Ziva.

“I take it Jenny and Jay have met your father then.”

“Exactly and they didn’t warm up to him as quickly as you and Abby did. Let’s go, Probette.”

A little bit later Tony and Ziva walked over to the squad room and saw the deadly looks on Jenny and Jaylyn’s faces. Of course neither knew Senior’s true identity. They both thought he was just some chauvinistic jackass that wondered into the agency.

“I’m six months pregnant you jackass.” Jaylyn said to Senior.

“And I’m married woman, so don’t even try.”

“Sounds like your dad just said something about J’s stomach and crossed a line with the Director.”

“Pregnancy and marriage hasn’t stopped me before ladies.” Senior said digging himself a deeper hole.

“Oh dad, shut up.” Tony said as he and Ziva drew closer to the squad room.

At this point pretty everyone that was within the general vicinity heard what was going on and was eavesdropping.

“Sir, if I were you I’d stop slinging insults and flirting unless you want to be singing soprano.” Jenny advised.

“Dad cut it out. Director, J; I am terribly sorry for the way my father is acting.”

“Don’t apologize for me Junior.”

“Dad just shut up, and respect them like you respect Ziva and Abby.”

“Eh.”

“Respect them; Jaylyn is a federal agent and Jenny is the Director of NCIS. She also happens to be Gibbs’ wife.”

“Okay son. Ma’am; I apologize for my indiscretion; and if I do say so myself Agent Gibbs is truly lucky to call you his wife.”

“Now apologize to Jaylyn, Dad.”

“Why?”

“Cause she’s the Director’s sister, Gibbs’ sister-in-law besides being a federal agent.”

“I am sorry Agent….”

“Shepard, Special Agent Shepard; Mr. DiNozzo.”

“Call me Tony. And I am sorry for the indiscretion; Director Shepard.”

“Actually it’s Director Gibbs, Mr. DiNozzo.” Jenny responded choosing not to call Senior Tony like he had said.

With that Jenny returned to her office, Jaylyn took her seat at her desk while Ziva said hello to Senior. A compliment to Ziva and Senior reiterating what he had said six years earlier, McGee took Senior down to say hi to Abby. While Senior was visiting Abby, Jethro came back and saw the look of disgust on his sister-in-law’s face.

“DiNozzo’s father here or something, J?”

“Yeah he’s here Jethro. He pissed me and Jen off.”

“Where is he now?”

“Downstairs with Abby, boss.” Tony answered.

“DiNozzo control your father.” Jethro said as he made sure Jaylyn was okay and went upstairs to Jenny’s office with his coffee and Jenny’s latte in hand to make sure she was okay.

Once Jethro was out of sight Abby and Senior came into the squad room.

“So have Ziva and Tony told you about Madalyn and Asher yet?”

“Abby!!!” Tony and Ziva rebuked.

“No they haven’t. Who are Madalyn and Asher?”

“Your granddaughter and grandson.”

“My granddaughter and grandson. Sounds like you have swept this beautiful creature off of her feet, son. How old are my grankids?”

Before answering Tony and Ziva gave Abby their version of Jethro’s stare and Abby darted back to her lab.

“Madalyn is eleven and Asher is six.” Ziva replied.

“And why am I only just finding out about them now?”

“I can think of a few reasons.” Jethro said as he rejoined his team.

“You’re only finding out about them now because Abby let it slip. Ziva wanted to keep their existence to just us and the team, Dad. In fact I only just found out about them a few months ago.”

Ziva went to the lounge at that point. Jaylyn went to Abby’s with McGee while Tony went to check on Ziva leaving Senior alone in the squad room Jethro.

“Ziva is a very private person. It’s the way Mossad and the Israeli Army trained her.” Jethro said.

“From what my son says, Ziva is just like you in that respect; Agent Gibbs.”

“She is and like I let Director Gibbs in, Ziva has let your son in. Ziva is not the same person she was twelve years ago.”

The work day progressed. The air had cleared between Jenny, Jaylyn and Senior. By 2000 everyone was heading home for the night. Senior went back to Tony and Ziva’s to meet his grandkids while Jaylyn was picked up by Kasey, Jenny and Jethro went home to their girls, Ducky went home as did Abby and McGee and Palmer went to pick Breena up at her job.

Once they got home, Jenny slipped into the bathtub and relaxed. It wasn’t long before Jethro joined her in the bathtub and relaxing after a stressful workday was out of the question.