Disclaimer: I don't own N.C.I.S.
This is not the style I normally write in, but in this case it works. Takes place after "Rule 51" aka the season finale and has ties to Jetlag.

Ziva stared at the picture of her in Paris. Tony had given it to her in the bullpen after they had come home. Home:

A simple word with so many meanings. Now it meant America. America:

The land of the free and the home of the brave. Brave:

What everyone at N.C.I.S. was, Gibbs, Abby, Tony. Tony:

The bravest of them all. He was brave in so many ways, but mostly in the face of death, especially during Somalia. Somalia:

The place Tony had saved her life. Life:

What was inside her at that very moment. Moment:

How long it took her to figure out who she cared for, loved. Loved, love:

She loved many things, her child, bravery, N.C.I.S., the team, her partner. Partner:

Her partner, Tony DiNozzo. DiNozzo:

The man who brought her back to America. America:

Where she was now a citizen and what was now her home. Home:

Where she sat, staring at the picture of her, taken by the man she loved.

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