Moving Out
"Tony! Be careful!" Emily says and Ziva chuckles, "If something happens to my shoes I'll shoot you"
Tony rolls his eyes "Seriously? Shoes?"
Ziva kisses him "Yeah, don't mess with them…it's like messing up with Jack"
"Listen to her Tony, listen to her!" Hotch warns him
Emily smiles at her boyfriend before turning to her best friend "Y te casarás con él…" (And you'll marry him…) She huffs
Ziva laughs "No es tan malo, y probablemente tiene más zapatos que tu" (He's not so bad, and he probably has more shoes than you)
"Lo sé, pero igual me encanta molestarlo" (I know, but I still love to annoy him) Emily says, smiling mischievously
Tony grabs Hotch's arm and whispers "Do you understand?" Hotch shakes his head and Tony sighs "Damn, this isn't good…"
Ziva smiles too "Creo que ya lo asustaste lo suficiente… además, aun no me ha pedido matrimonio" (I think you scared him enough…also, he still hasn't ask me to marry him) She picks up her things "Right Emily?"
"You're not fun" Emily pouts, "But yeah, you're right" Ziva smirks
Hotch picks up the last 2 bags "I think we're ready to go" He grabs Tony and goes out "We need to learn Spanish, like right now"
Tony nods "I know… otherwise, we're screw"
"They choose the hardest one"
"So many words"
Emily touches Hotch's shoulder "Stop complaining, and… it's not that hard" she winks "besides if you learn it, we'll just choose another one"
"She's right" Ziva follows her friend to the car "can we please go? Tony remember abba is waiting for us at your place"
"Yeah, Hotch the guys are waiting for us too"
~~Friends from the Past~~
"About time!" Gibbs says opening the door, "I was about to watch one of your movies"
Ziva smirks "They aren't that bad, and we would've been here sooner if Tony didn't complain about the amount of shoes Ems has"
"He complained about Ems' shoes?" Ziva nods and Gibbs laughs "I've seen your closet Dinozzo, remember that"
Tony stands there, "I live in a free country, I can complain about everything I want… and boss, they started to speak in Spanish"
"Es más fácil de lo que crees Tony" (It's easier than you think Tony) Gibbs winks at Ziva and then grabs her bags "Is this all Ziver?"
"Yes, that's all I brought with me… I don't need anything else" She says, hugging her boyfriend
Tony holds her tighter "We are officially living together"
Gibbs looks at them with a warm smile on his face "If that's all, I can see you don't need my help after all" But when he's about to leave, Ziva stops him
"Abba, you're staying for dinner" She says, her voice clearly showing there's no room to argue "I did not invite you here to work, I invited you to thank you"
Gibbs kisses Ziva's forehead "I'll stay Ziver"
"Good then, I'll go get everything ready…the rest of the family should be here soon" Tony goes to the kitchen, while Ziva and Gibbs stay in the living room
Gibbs takes Ziva's hand "I'm glad you're with us again Ziva, I really am"
"Calling you from London did the trick; I just knew it was time to come back"
He kisses her forehead again "You're not alone, never forget that"
"I know it now…don't worry, I won't forget it" She says smiling
Gibbs smiles at her "Now, I guess that after the wedding you'll buy a new place right? Because my grandchildren need a backyard to play"
Ziva gasps and then blushes "Abba! We're not getting married yet, we just moved in together"
"I know, I know… it's just that I'm looking forward to walk you down the aisle"
Ziva kisses his cheek "You'll be the first to know if something happen" she stands up "I'll go check how Tony's doing"
Gibbs watches his daughter go, happy because of how happy he sees her…so different from the one she was all those months ago
Ziva stops to write a text for Emily: Are you guys coming for dinner? We're making pasta ;). She steps into the kitchen and kisses Tony "Missed me?"
"Always" He says serious
Ziva's phone rings "Ems" She explains to him before reading the text: No, but thanks… tomorrow we can meet and discuss our first day!. She smiles, feeling Emily's excitement: Sure, same place and time?. A few seconds after she receives her answer: you know it, love you Zi. She writes a short reply: love you too Ems.
Tony looks at her phone "Same place and time?" He raises an eyebrow
Ziva laughs "When Ems was working with the BAU and we weren't so busy we would hangout on Pippa's dinner, always at 1 pm"
"So that was what you did on your lunch break…" He says happy to have found an explanation
Ziva laughs "Yes, well before our lives became a total mess and we couldn't contact each other for quite a while"
"Oh…right, no need to remember that" He kisses Ziva again "Want to help me with this?"
Ziva looks down but when he kisses her she feels better again "Sure" she says happily "I love you"
"I love you"
~~Friends from the Past~~
"Princess are you sure these are just shoes?" Morgan says, wondering if she has some sort of heavy secret weapon in there
Emily, JJ and Penelope laugh "Yes Morgan, just shoes"
"I like Emi's shoes" Jack says hugging Emily "They're pretty"
JJ plays with Jack's hair "Yes they are Jack, and they're very important"
"Why is everyone making such a big deal about my shoes? I'm a girl!" Emily says, sounding like a little kid
Hotch wraps his arms around her and kisses her temple "I love them" He whispers in her ear
"And I love you" Emily kisses him. Her phone rings: Are you guys coming for dinner? We're making pasta ;). "It's Ziva, she's asking if we're going to her place for dinner… she and Tony are making pasta"
Penelope shakes her head "I gotta be home early tonight; my babies need to be updated"
"Movie's night with Henry" JJ says
Derek smirks "Hot date"
"We don't need details Derek" Rossi says
Hotch knows they all want to leave them alone on their first night as a family "It's ok, I'm sure we can all rain check?"
Emily smiles at him "Of course", No, but thanks… tomorrow we can meet and discuss our first day!. She writes, Ziva's answer is quick: Sure, same place and time?. She smirks: you know it, love you Zi. Finally they're eating again at Pippa's! love you too Ems.
"She says it's fine" Emily tells her friends "Girls, want to help me with the bedroom?" Penelope squeals and JJ follows them
Rossi has a warm smile on his face and Reid feels curious "What's up with you?" He says
He shrugs "I guess I'm just happy to see them together" He says, referring to the 3 friends "Pen and JJ missed her"
"We did too" Reid says
"I know kid" Rossi puts his hand on his shoulder
"But everything is good now" Hotch adds
"And you're moving in with the love of your life" Derek says and everyone looks at him "what? It's the truth, we all know it"
"I can't wait to walk her down the aisle and see your face" Rossi says smirking at Hotch
Hotch raises his eyebrows "I haven't proposed"
"Yet daddy" Jack says and they all laugh
"Listen to your son Aaron, besides we don't want NCIS winning the…" Rossi stops, after paying attention to Morgan's signs he realizes he was about to reveal their secret
"Winning what?" Reid says; he was not included on the betting pool they have for both couples…Rossi almost slaps the poor kid but Hotch had already heard "Yeah guys, winning what?"
Derek smiles "Oh nothing, Rossi is already thinking about winning the poker night we have planned with the MCRT next week"
"Can I go? Reid says excited, he knows he'll beat them
Rossi sighs relieved "Uhh yes, why not? Next week, my place"
Hotch raises his eyebrows again "I'll see you there"
~~Friends from the Past~~
Abby drags McGee inside the apartment "Hey guys!" she says happily, as always
Gibbs kisses her cheek "Hey Abbs" he smirks looking at Tim "Hi McGee"
"Hello boss" he says "Ducky is parking his car, Jimmy and Breena can't make it tonight"
"Oh well, we'll have more dinners right? The BAU can't make it either so it's just us tonight"
Gibbs almost jumps hearing his cell phone "This damn thing… hello?"
"Gibbs" Rossi says "Poker night next week, my place. Just guys, I'll explain later"
"Ok" He says and hangs up "Tony, Tim, Ducky… Poker night, next week at Rossi's"
The guys shrug "Ok" Tim says, after all he loves a good challenge
Abby frowns "If you're playing poker… Ziva! We need to organize a girl's night" She says, making her way to the bedroom
"I was just talking with Emily about it; we need one of those… JJ and Pen agree, do you think Ellie would want to go?" Ziva says
"I think so, we can ask her tomorrow" Abby sits on the bed "Sooo, how's everything going with Tony?"
Ziva blushes "Good…I, this is it Abby. I can't believe I didn't realize sooner"
"Aw!" Abby sighs dreamily "The important thing is that you did" she hugs her friend "I know I've been telling you this for days but I missed you so much"
"I missed you too Abby… let's go back and see what the guys are up to" Ziva drags Abby back to the living room "Hey, since you're having a poker night at Rossi's we will have a girls' night at JJ's" She says excited
Gibbs smirks "Good"
"I'm feeling kind of hungry… is everything ready Anthony?" Ducky says
Tony nods "Yeah, I'm hungry too! Please sit, Ziva and I will handle everything"
Ducky and Gibbs share a knowing look, they have always known Tony and Ziva make a good team…and watching them work together in the kitchen make them feel so proud
"Here comes the pasta a la Dinozzo" Tony says, with a big smile on his face "I'm so happy you're all here with us" he wraps his arm around Ziva's waist
"We're happy to finally see you two together" McGee says
Abby smiles "Finally being the key word here…"
Laughter fills the room, "As always, you're right… I can't tell you how happy I am to be with you guys" Ziva adds "Now, let's eat"
Tim makes a sign to catch Gibbs' attention and then he makes another one to Abby so she can speak with him through ASL…"Do they know about the bet?" she signs, her eyes wide open
"I don't think so, I'll know next Saturday" Gibbs shrugs, a part of him suspects their poker night has something to do with it
Abby sighs, relieved "Good, Tiva will kill me if they ever find out"
Gibbs smiles at the name she has for the new couple "I know" He signs, finishing the conversation
Abby whispers everything to McGee, and he also looks very relieved. He looks at Ziva and sees she's paying attention to one of Ducky's infinite stories, while Tony only has eyes for her 'Oh Tony, you finally found her' he thinks and smiles. They are all happy now
~~Friends from the Past~~
"Thank you for everything guys, see you tomorrow" Emily and Hotch say goodbye to their guests, it's still early and Jack is already sleeping
Hotch kisses her "Welcome home" and again. "I wanted to have you here since I saw you on the airport"
Emily blushes "I know, but it's better this way" She kisses him "Besides I wasn't going to leave Ziva alone"
Hotch smiles "I'm glad you have her, there are so many things you just won't tell any of us…"
"Not because I don't trust you" She adds quickly
"I know, I understand it's hard to talk about some things with us but she faces the same every single day without being the same at all" Hotch realizes
Emily nods "And that makes it easier, she and I we've been through hell and back together… I'm not saying that you and I haven't but it's a different kind of hell" She kisses his cheek "Don't worry, from now on I'll tell you everything too"
He holds her tight "I don't expect you to, but I rather have no secrets between us"
"It's a shame we have work tomorrow, I would've love to spend the day with Jack" She sighs, "I'll do the dishes"
"Of course you will, but I'll help you"
"Ok" she says "by the way, next weekend we're having a girls night so I'm taking Jack with me to JJ's place… that way you won't have to worry about us"
Hotch smiles warmly; he loves how Emily cares about Jack like he was her own "I always worry about you two"
"I know and I love that about you… I just want you to have a good time" Emily winks and goes to the kitchen
Hotch smirks but follows her after a few seconds, he covers her eyes and whispers in her ear "I know exactly how to have a good time"
She turns around slowly "Show me" she whispers. And the dishes stay in the sink…
~~Friends from the Past~~
Ziva looks around smiling; it's been years since the last time she sat here. Finally Emily appears around the corner, she waves and her friend smiles… she calls the waitress "Hi, I'm Amy"
"Hi Amy, can you bring me two green teas with cinnamon and lemon please? Oh and the menus too, thank you" The girl smiles and Ziva makes a sign for Emily "Ems! Over here"
Emily smiles "I thought I wasn't going to make it" She hugs Ziva "I can't believe it still looks the same" she says looking around
"I know! I order you a green tea with cinnamon and lemon" Ziva says "now, tell me everything"
Emily blushes "Fine, I'll go first"
"You're blushing!" Ziva exclaims happily and Amy comes back with their teas "Thanks Amy", she says "I'll let you know when we're ready to order" The girls nods and leaves
"Ok, so the guys were waiting for us at home, Morgan complained about my shoes too" She rolls her eyes "We had dinner, Jack was peacefully sleeping and…let's just say we didn't have time to do the dishes"
Ziva laughs "Ok… and where did the poker night come from?"
Emily shrugs "No idea, but it doesn't matter because we're finally having a girls night"
"I invited Ellie, she said yes but Breena said she couldn't make it" Ziva says
"Good…your turn Zi"
"Gibbs was waiting for us at the apartment, Tim, Abby and Ducky came for dinner and that's it" Ziva smiles, "We had a good family time"
Emily makes a sign to Amy "I know there's more" Amy waits for their orders "We both want a Pippa's sandwich"
"And another green tea please" Ziva adds, and once Amy nods and leaves she continues "We did have some alone time…until now it's been perfect" She says, dropping her gaze
Emily takes her hand, worried "It will stay that way Zi, not everything falls apart"
"It does around me Ems, I'm amazed that you're still my friend"
"Don't do this Zi… he loves you, and I know you love him. Everything is fine" Emily says confident, "And I'll always be your friend remember? We've been through hell and back together, I'm not about to leave you alone now"
Ziva sighs "It's stupid, I know… it's just that last time we were this happy I ended up back in Israel"
"I'm gonna stop you right there, we both ended up on the opposite side of the world because we wanted it… you knew that going away wasn't the only option you had, and I knew it too but we took it anyway" Emily takes a deep breath "And after all that mess, we still got our lives and our families back. Don't look back Ziva, because I won't…I'm tired of waiting for the other shoe to drop…"
"It's going to take a while, but I'll do my best to enjoy what's happening and not worry about what might happen"
"Good!" Emily says, happy to be moving forward "Now, where's Amy? I'm starving"
Ziva laughs "Thank you, you always know what to say Ems"
Emily shrugs "You too, we all need a wakeup call once in a while"
~~Friends from the Past~~
Hi again,
I hope you like this one shot, feel free to give me some prompts either for the future or the past. It's so much fun to write for these 2, I love their characters and I really miss them.
Also, I know Emily and Ziva speak several languages but the only one I speak and that they also know besides English is Spanish and I like to write it and then leave you the translations :)
Kisses !