The first sign was the day the scent of coffee made her feel sick.
She put it down to 'one of those things'. She would be all right the following day.
The following day the scent of coffee made her sick.
She knew.
It had not meant to have happened. They had taken precautions; two kinds.
But only one method is one hundred percent guaranteed. And they had failed at that.
She let her mind race forward several months.
She tried to see herself with a baby in her arms.
She tried to envisage life with someone who was totally reliant on her for everything.
She tried to see herself as a mother with a baby.
She tried to see herself as a mother with a toddler.
She tried to see herself as a mother with a child.
She tried to see herself as a mother with a teenager.
She tried to see herself as a mother.
She tried to see herself in the future.
Seven months.
A year. Two. Five. Ten. Fifteen.
In her world you did not look beyond the next day.
She looked at Tony and tried to see him as a father.
She made her choice.
Looking Ahead by AA
Story Notes:
I don't own these characters, nor am I making any money from them. I merely borrow them from time to time.
Author's Chapter Notes:
Ziva discovers something completely unexpected and has to consider her options.
Chapter End Notes:
I don't own these characters, nor am I making any money from them. I merely borrow them from time to time.