A/N: I guess you could call this something of a song-fic, having been inspired by the song Someone Like You by Adele.

This scene has been playing on my mind for some time, so I thought I'd do something about it...

I don't own nothing, so enjoy!


She hadn't been in D.C. for over ten years. Not since… well, not since she'd said farewell to them – to him.

She hadn't expected to feel quite so nervous. Seventeen years ago she would've arrived well prepared – there would've been thorough recon, she would've have had a dossier, details.

Seventeen years ago she had done just that.

But things had changed. He'd asked her to walk away - she had. But now her work at the embassy had brought her back again and having come so close, she couldn't stay away. Her feet had brought her here, and she hadn't tried to fight it.

She'd heard that he'd settled down, but she hadn't quite believed it. But now, standing there on the curb, autumn leaves around her feet, she had to admit that the scene playing out in front of her was everything he'd dreamed of.

White picket fence, two-point-five children…

It was so… domestic, so perfect.

It was everything he'd wanted - everything she hadn't been able to give him.

Her lips twitched into a smile at the sudden pang of sadness. She was happy for him – for them – she really was.

Who would've known how bittersweet this moment would be?

He'd already seated the young boy in the back of the SUV and he scooped up the little girl, peppering her with kisses as she squealed in delight.

A door slammed shut, the car backed out of the drive, and he waved after it as it accelerated down the avenue.

It turned the corner, out of sight and his shoulders slumped. He looked older than she'd expected, the grey had set in at his temples.

He looked up, and his eyes locked on hers. The change in his face panicked her – she hadn't seen that look in many a year.

She would've turned and ran if his voice hadn't planted her feet to the ground.

"Ziva."


A/N: Thanks for reading, please R&R... There shall be more ^_^