This story is set after the last episode of season 10 „Damned if you do"
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The doors opened and gave away a full airport with busy people running around, traveler searching for car rents but also families and lovers ending up in hugs and kisses. The air was fresh in Washington, she could see the rain falling outside from the plane´s window. It was the greatest contrast from Israel where the heat defined the days. She carried a big red trunk around her shoulder and pulled a suitcase behind her as she left the baggage carousels.
It was late afternoon, a gray, very rainy day in Washington, everyone seemed to be a little bit calmer and less stressed than usual, a very unusual view on an airport. Ziva made her way to the passenger arrival where a familiar face waited for her. Standing in a plain dark blue shirt, top bottom casually opened and in jeans, Tony smiled a little shy at her.
When Ziva met his eyes she opened her mouth a little stunned, half smiling, looking at him curiously and when she almost made her way up to him she let the trunk fall to the ground and walked the last feet freed from the weight to him and hugged him tight.
„What are you doing here?" „What does it look like? Picking you up from the airport...Welcome home, Ziva." Ziva hugged him a little tighter, closing her eyes and enjoying the kind favour from Tony before she brought her face in front of his, her hands on his chest, and his arms loosly around her lower back. „That´s what my father used to say to me whenever I returned to Israel 'Welcome home'. This time no one greeted me like this when I arrived in Tel Aviv." Ziva paused looking Tony straight into his eyes, „I suppose where your home is really depends on where your family and friends are." Ziva concluded finally. „McGee will be glad to hear you´re happy to be back, he´s waiting outside in the car, maybe we should go" Like everyone else, his voice seemed so calm and careless, this entire day Ziva couldn´t let go of the feeling that this day was special, special because it was just a normal one, it seemed like everyone had let go of their worries, just lived through this day and it appeared to her that on this very day nothing bad could possibly happen. Not to her at least. Not today, especially because it was already past five. No, this would be a day no one would remember because nothing had happened. Tony took her heavy red trunk, she took the suitcase and together they made their way out of the airport into the rain, into the fresh air, over the park lot to McGee´s car where Tony opened the back door for her and she glady got into the dry car. Tony put the suitcases into the car and then quickly accompanied Ziva on the back seat. „Move please!" „Tony, why don´t you sit in the front?!" ... „Ziva just move to the left side, I am getting wet" Ziva waited for another two seconds...looked at McGee´s wide grin, then at Tony´s helpless puppy face and finally moved so he could get into the car. „Urgh, worst weather ever, it rains like the apocalypse is going to happen soon." „Aww poor Tony, you got a little wet?" McGee smirked at him from the driver´s seat, by the way, it´s good to have you back Ziva!" „I am happy to be back too" „Just shut up McGeek and drive home, will ya?" Tony was obviously annoyed, but it was the usual squabbling between the two. Ziva smiled. Nothing had changed while she was in Israel for a month. „What are you thinking?" Tony looked at her, his typical face, a little half smile, eyes that are waiting for an answer. „I just thought how much I like rain, it calms everything, it reminds me of talking a step back and reminding myself of the present and acknowledging what is happening right now." „It´s amazing what simple rain can do to you." She rolled her eyes. „I mean it, Tony!" ..."I believe you, really. Are you hungry? We can order Pizza or Chinese or what about Greek or Portuguese...there is so much to choose from, we might as well get a little from everything."
„Oh, so you are staying at my place?" Ziva asked with a venturous smile plastered on her lips. „Yeah, oh ..well I thought we could watch a movie, you tell me what´s happening in Israel, you know, to buds hanging out."
Well, we´ll see what will happen in chap 2
