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She had wanted a clean break from things
, from the life she once lived. For a while,
that was exactly what she had gotten, but
consequently she had started to miss those
whom she cared about most. Given that, she
decided to take a little trip back to Washington;
D.C., after nearly three years of being gone.
Having gotten back on base was a bit easier than
she had thought it to be without credentials, but the
man at the gate had remembered her and was more
than willing to let her in. Once in the NCIS building and
on the elevator, she made her way down to Abby's lab.
Ziva looked different, quite a bit different.
Her hair had gotten longer, and more wavy,
her skin had actually paled despite her time
in Israel, and she had started to grow a little
rounder in her abdominal section. There was
reason for this. She was pregnant. Tired of
waiting for her dream of becoming a mother to
happen, she decided to take her fate into her own
hands, so to speak and go ahead with IVF, using
an anonymous Israeli donor.
Walking into the lab, her steps were far happier,
and only had a slight difference to them as a result
of pregnancy. A smile was on her face as she looked
at Abby, who was intently playing what appeared to be
a fishing game of some sort.