Title: The Suffering
Author: rekkidbraka
Rating: T
Pairings: Tony D. and Ziva D.
Category: Hurt / Comfort
Disclaimer: No infringement intended.
Spoilers: None
Summary: Ziva never talks about what happened during her capture...
"You never talk about it," Tony had said. "What happened."
She hadn't really answered him that afternoon in the abandoned building. And with good reason.
But now here he was, standing at her door, his green eyes soft and kind instead of playfully teasing her as they so often did.
"Talk to me," he'd said, so quietly that she had to strain to hear his voice. "Please just talk to me, Ziva."
Her chocolate brown eyes searched his for understanding. At last, she invited him inside.
Finally, her tale told, she wiped her eyes hastily. The hot tears embarrassed her. She hadn't cried when it happened. Nor afterwards. Not even at any time later, remembering it in detail on long, sleepless nights when she couldn't block it from her memory.
Now the tears flowed in Tony's presence. And she was ashamed.
"Come here," Tony whispered, taking Ziva gently into his arms. He held her tenderly against his chest, stroking her long, dark hair, saying nothing as he silently vowed to someday take away Ziva's pain, love her as she should be loved and give her all of his heart.
Whatever it took to erase the stain of Salim's touch, Tony swore to himself, he would make Ziva whole again.