Family First

The Beach

Once they arrived it was way past everyone's bed time. They all made their ways to their respective rooms and fell asleep.

When the morning came around the DiNozzo family was the first up due to a very excited and energetic little girl.

"Abba! Abba! Look I go swim now." Tali said waking him up. She saw him move and squealed excitedly running out the door.

"No, no Tali not by yourself." He said stumbling out of the bed and chasing after her, hitting almost every piece of furniture on the way.

"Swim Abba." Tali pouted when he carried her back to the room.

"Well let's see what Ima had to say about what you just did." Tony said setting her on the bed.

"No tell Ima." Tali said softly.

"Well Ima and Abba are a team so I have to princess." Tony said shaking Ziva gently.

"Hmm Tony." She said brushing her curly hair out of her face.

"We have a run away." He said pointing to Tali.

"What?" Ziva asked sitting up quickly.

"She decided to go swimming. I caught her in the lobby." Tony explained.

"Talia!" Ziva sighed.

"Sowwy Ima." Tali said sadly.

Ziva pulled her into her lap and sighed.

"What am I going to do with you?" She asked. Kissing her head.

"Go swim?" Tali asked hopeful.

"Yes we will go swimming. But next time wait. Okay? We do not want you to get hurt." Ziva said.

"Ima's right Tali. No going by yourself. Anything could happen. Someone could take you or you could fall in the water and drown or get ran over. Never go anywhere without one of us." Tony told her sternly.

Tali nodded her head.

"I doubt anyone else is up so I think taking her down to the beach would be fine." Ziva said sliding out of the bed and placing Tali in his arms.

"True. Give her a chance to kill some energy." Tony chuckled.

"Mhmm." Ziva said kissing him.

Then she went to the bathroom to shower and change.

She came back out in a black bikini. And Tony smiled.

"Wow." He said taking in her appearance.

"You act like you have never seen me before." She giggled.

"Well every times like the first time." Tony said with a crooked smile.

"I will feed her. Go get ready." She said taking Tali and walking towards the little kitchen like area.

Their rooms were huge. They had their room, and a little room that was connected to their room by a door that Tali would sleep in.

They had a small living area with a tv and a small kitchen area. More like a small apartment than a hotel room.

But then again they could afford the best.

"What do you want Tali?" Ziva asked sitting her at the table.

"Bananas." Tali said.

"Just bananas? How about bananas and yogurt." Ziva mused.

Tali smiled and nodded her head.

Ziva cut the banana into small bite size pieces for her and got her some yogurt.

Once she was done Tony had come back with black swimming trunks on a tropical shirt.

Ziva laughed.

"We all match." She said gesturing to his black shorts, her bikini and Tali's black and white little two piece.

"Hm. Wonder how we managed that." Tony chuckled.

"Swim now?" Tali asked.

"Sure thing princess." Tony said picking her up and sitting her on his shoulders.

They walked down to the beach and laid out a blanket. Ziva took Tali in the water while Tony went to get some shovels and pails.

"Alright Tali you'll love this." Tony said.

She watched him intently as he scooped up the sand and put it in the pail.

When he turned it over and she saw that it made the shape of a castle she got excited.

"Ima look!" The squealed.

"I see that tateleh." Ziva said with a smile.

Then she took some picture of Tony and Tali having fun making a sand castle.

"Wow Zi I can see you getting darker. Literally." Tony joked.

"Tali is too." Ziva pointed out.

"Huh. Guess I'm just gonna burn." Tony laughed.

"Maybe you will tan. You were pretty tan when you left Israel." She said.

"True. I guess it just takes me longer to tan than you." He said humorously.

"Ima look." Tali said holding up a sea shell.

"Very pretty Tali. Do you want to keep it?" Ziva asked.

"Yes! I show Grampa." She said excited.

"He will think it is pretty too." Ziva said brushing her hair back.

"Mhmm I love the beach." Tony said laying on the blanket next to Ziva.

"It is beautiful." Ziva said as Tali joined them.

They sat there and enjoyed the sun a little while longer. Tali kept bringing them more sea shells.

A perfectly blissful morning for the small family.