Hi everyone! So this is going to be a multi chapter fanfiction maybe around 7 or 8 chapters, maybe more if I stretch it out! Okay so enjoy!
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Ziva snuggled closer to my chest as I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her closer to my body. I had finally admitted my feelings for her 6 months ago after a hard case. I invited her round for pizza and a movie and everything came pouring out. It was safe to say I could cross number 26 off my bucket list. Everything after that had been amazing. She came round to my place nearly every night after work, none of us admitting we slept better with the other next to us. I finally asked her to move in with me a month ago, she said yes. I couldn't believe how happy we were. Still are.
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When the sun rose the next morning I stretched my arms out and was suddenly panicked by the empty space next to me. I felt the pillow to check if it was still warm, which it was not. I slowly got up, then stretch my arms in the air. I walked though to the kitchen then to the lounge to find Ziva no where in sight. The next place I tried was the balcony. I carefully walked out near the door and then I heard her talking on the phone in rapid Hebrew. I waited for her to finish and walk back inside.
"Hey" I whisper as I wrapped my arms around her waist from behind.
"Hi" She sighed
"What's up Zi?" I asked with my head perched on her shoulder.
"Tony promise me you won't get worried of I tell you" She asked quietly.
"Yeah..."
"That was my farther, my aunt Nettie has died and I must go back to Israel to organise the funeral" She sniffled.
"Ok..." I said as I thought about it.
"But... But I told my father that you would be coming as well, but he wasn't having any of it he told me it was our family and our family only, not some incompetent agent" She whispered as she turned around in his arms and buried her face in his neck.
He placed his chin on top of her head inhaling her intoxicating scent of wild flower and cinnamon, as he thought of their options.
"Well, erm. I could come anyway?" He asked.
"I can't Tony, I don't want any fighting, I don't want to disrespect Nettie with all of the arguing, so if I go by myself would that be alright?" She questioned.
He sighed he really didn't fancy letting Ziva go to a dangerous country by herself especially to see that bastard of a father.
"Fine. But just to let you know that I'm not happy about this." He sighed.
"Thank you, but I want you to know that I don't want to go without you, but I have to" She whispered.
"When are you leaving?" He mumbled into her hair.
"Tuesday"
He sighed it was Sunday already. Two more days of Ziva being in his arms until she is torn away and dumped in the middle of a war zone.
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On Monday after work we stood in our bedroom packing her bag. We worked in silence in sitting dread of what was about to come. Ziva handed me the clothes and I neatly folded them and put them in Ziva's suitcase. After we finished packing her bag I dragged it through to the living room then walked back through to our bedroom. I found Ziva sat on our bed with her hands in her lap and her head ducked down so her curly locks were a cave around her head.
I came to sit next to her and grabbed her hand with mine. She looked up at me with a small smile as I rubbed her knuckles with my thumb.
"Hey at least your coming back this time" I said to her.
She gave me a weak smile and nodded
"I guess so, it's just... It's going to be so hard Tony..." She spoke softly
I nodded in agreement
"And well, when something is hard I have you next to me, to help me through it, but this time I don't" She whispered brokenly
"Hey...Zi look at me" I mumbled
She raised her head to look at me
"It's going to be alright, you'll be back in two weeks" I tried to comfort her, yet reassuring myself.
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It was already Tuesday, it was time to let go of his Ziva for 2 whole weeks.
He drove her to the airport and held her hand right through to the gate.
He pulled her into him when they reached gate 26.
"I'm going to miss you so much" I whispered into her ear. I heard her sniffle then whisper back
"As am I, Tony"
"Please don't get yourself into any danger Zi please, for me" I pleaded with her
"I'll try my best Tony, I'll be back before you know it" She spoke as she kissed the skin in front of my ear.
I looked into her tear filled eyes as I stroked her check with my palm. I leaned in and kissed her one more time as she grasped me to her.
She picked up her bags, looked me in the eyes one more and mouthed 'I love you' to me. That was the first time she had said it. I mouthed 'I love you too' back for the first time with a weak smile on my face she gave me a small smile and walked through the gates. I turned around, and walked through the airport again, not being able to watch her airplane take off and leave for a war zone.
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