He didn't even know why he agreed to go. Okay that's a lie he did know why he agreed go… It was to make her, Ziva, happy because he figured he never could. She was getting married to CI-Ray and wasn't going to stop it because it made her happy. That should make him happy right? Sometimes it just hurt to much to be happy. He knew why, he has known for years why. He simply loves her, but he's baring his love for her because she deserves the dress, the kiss, the love. Something he never could give her. So as he goes with her to get a wedding dress it hurts.
When she comes out only to be seen in a Beautiful wedding dress he smiles a water smiles but she cant tell its that, he's finally hidden behind his mask so much Ziva doesn't even notice it. He tells her she looks hot acting like DiNozzo the playa, the clown. Ziva just rolls her eyes. She catches him looking at her. The look in his eyes say she looks better than hot. She smiles and asks if he is still coming to the wedding. "Yes" he whispered because he knows saying no would break her heart even if his is breaking everyday it gets closer to the wedding day.
Suddenly its to much to handle. He needs to leave. He looks at Ziva and tells her he forgot to do something very important. She looks heart broken but understands anyways its one of the last day she gets to spend with her friend. He smiles but it's different one she hasn't seen before and says sorry and leaves.
Tony DiNozzo walks waiting for some sign to change his life. He deiced to call Vance asking if there are any open positions away for D.C. Vance replies with yes. Tony ask for the job in Tel Aviv, Israel knowing he has a death wish, he can be closer to Ziva and so he can get away from everything AFTER Ziva is married.
Ziva David ALMOST Cruz just heard some of the worst news of her life. Her best friend Tony DiNozzo is LEAVING the team. Shes furious but what she doesn't understand is he is waiting until her wedding is done to leave. She confronts him. Yells at him and in the end tells him to stay away from her and don't come to her wedding because he will ruin it with his presents there, but she stills hope she will be there in the crowed.
Right then and there Tony goes to his bed room and get Mr. and almost Mrs. Cruz their present. He tosses it to Ziva and leaves. She waits until the wedding day to open the gift.
He cried because he finally lost her. Waiting the ceremony was beautiful. It was everything she wanted. But he smiles when he thinks about. Its like a depression and anit-depression. He leaves before any one can notice him. Only Gibbs noticed him leave. Gibbs goes to him and ask whats wrong. Tony replies with nothing just watching to what I wasn't invited to. Gibbs tells him Ziva was looking for him. He gives Gibbs a look and say don't try to make me feel better boss… She already hates me when I love her. Its her day and I wouldn't ruin it for the world.
Tony gives Gibbs a separate letter to for each team mate. Tells Gibbs to pass everyone's out but Ziva's. Gibbs understands why. He gives Tony a hugs and says take care with that Tony leaves for the airport. Love is such a confusing thing.
Tel Aviv, Israel isn't so bad. Its been a year and Ziva wants nothing to do with him. It hurt. It still hurts. Everyone keeps in contact BUT Ziva. He isn't NCIS anymore. Well he is but he mostly belongs to Mossad. Hebrew, Arabic, and others languages he learned where hard to learn but he didn't care everything was just numbing. When Eli gives him the assignment to go to Washington D.C. with Lait and Malachi he agrees but is terrified of seeing anyone but trys to look past it.
Stepping off the elevator was different. He didn't belong there but had no choice but to follow his Director into Team Gibbs bullpen. They all look up. Surprised shock on their face. They didn't know who all was coming.
Abby is the first one to hug him. Then McGee, after McGee, Gibbs . Ziva just sits there and says hello. Once again he feels the pain deep within his chest. Gibbs and Eli talk business while Tony, Lait and Malachi keep on watch. Tony laughs when he hears Lait mess up an American idiom. He corrects her. Lait smiles her Thanks then they start a conversation in Hebrew.
Ziva watches all of this. She was jealous but she had nothing to be jealous about. They were just friends. She knows that they know what they are saying. Lait asks if Ziva and him ever dated. "Lo" he replies. Ziva has to ask why or shes going to explode. In Hebrew she asks why he told her the he loved her in a damn letter. Tony looks at her smiles and says in English. "You were getting married. You love Raymond. You wanted your happy ever after. I wasn't going to interfere in that." She now understands why the gift she got for the wedding was tickets to a dance. Tony DiNozzo had those tickets and was going to ask her that night, but it was to late she was already engaged to be married by then.
"Tony" She whispers can I talk to you. He looks at her. It can get any worse right? "Sure." They go into the elevator. She stops it. Then ask the question that's been bugging her for a year. "Do you really love me?" Then the unbelievable happens Tony gives her the softest kiss she ever had. Tony flips the switch. When the doors open he walks out replying yes. For the very first time since she married Ray Ziva cried. She finally understood why Tony never spoke the truth about loving her and agreed to go to the wedding that would break his heart. It was she wanted and got but in the end the one she loves the most got away. Tony her knight in shinning armor did something to protect himself, he left so she could the princess got her happily ever after with a Knight she didn't know that well for a ever far place way. It hurt more then it should because right then and there Ziva David-Cruz realized she loves Tony DiNozzo not her Husband.
Only if she realized it sooner.