Inspired by the saying 'Silver lining'
Written from Ziva's POV
I sit here alone, on a Friday night, everything seems to dark as my father has had me wrapped around his finger, or was it thumb? I am not quite sure, but whatever it is, he has controlled me, my whole life, and now I have killed my own brother, well, half-brother. For the man I love, my silver lining, but will he ever love me back? I hope so, because I have suffered a lot for him, and all in the name of love. It seems dark because I need to break free of Mossad and live my own life, I want to think for myself, I want to be able to love, and to feel at home as well as feel safe.
I hear a knock on my door, its gone one in the morning, he is the only one I know will be up, and I open the door to reveal the man who is the owner of my heart, Jethro Gibbs.
"Hey", he says casually as he slips inside the door with a slight grin.
I smile, "You know it is almost half one in the morning, right?"
He nods and grins, "Yep!"
I can't help but laugh, "Was there something you wanted?"
He seems shy, and the thought makes me smile, as he says, "I need to ask you something"
I nod, "Ask away", I say with a smile, and I now realise I'm naked beneath my robe as I haven't been long out of the shower and my hair is still wet.
He looks me up and down, and there's something in them that I can't quite put my finger on it, "Why did you save me?"
I think to myself, trying to think of something to say, and I settle for the truth, "Because I fell in love with you the moment I lay eyes on you", I hear myself, knowing I sound like a lovesick poetic idiot, but I don't care, I don't have time to care as he has me pressed against the wall, his lips hungrily devouring mine in a passionate kiss, as his hands run up on the inside of my robe, as he mumbles that he loves me too.
We made love that night, and since then...well put it this way I never want to lose him, I love him too much, and he says he loves me too.
That first night, I finally found what I was looking for; Love, safety, a sense of belonging and to feel at home, but I found more than that, I found my soul mate, I found Jethro, and I found a family because that night, that passionate encounter lead to me standing here today, a pregnant bride.
I'm marrying the man of my dreams, I have my happy ending, the ending that I never thought I would be lucky enough to get.
The child I never thought I would have, and I'm going to name her; Tali Caitlyn Gibbs, as you would've guessed, we're expecting a little girl, our princess.
