Disclaimer: I own nothing connected to NCIS or anything else.
A/N: This was supposed to a one quick shot it turned out to be a little longer than that. I was reading an article about one of the actress on one of the law and orders being preg. and what the shows options might be. I started to think how would they do that if Cote was preg. (i know nothing) how would they write her out without writing her out.
My Tiva is together quietly.
Chapter 1: The Day Their World Stood Still.
Gibbs phone rang on desk. He groaned knowing this was not good. Ziva had been called upstairs to the director alone an hour ago. Gibbs answered it grunting and began to make own way to the director's office. Tony looked up from his desk with a worried look at his boss. Tony's look confirmed what Gibbs had suspect for awhile now they were way beyond breaking rule 12.
"Boss what's going on?" DiNozzo asked trying to be nonchalant.
"We will see" He felt gut grind a little deeper he knew what ever was happening up there was not good for his two agents. He calmly made his way up the stairs feeling the weight on his shoulders.
Pushing past Cynthia he slammed into Director Vance's office. He immediately noted that Ziva was sitting at the far end of the conference table looking pale.
"Ziva?" he asked gently almost ignoring Vance.
"Why don't you join us" Vance indicated to the chair across from him and on the other side of Ziva.
"What's going on?" he asked cautiously never taking his eyes off of Ziva as he sat in the chair.
"Ziva is being sent on mission for Mossad" Vance answered cautiously. "She has requested that you be her control officer" Ziva still continued to look down at the table.
"I need to use the restroom, while you read him in" Ziva announced standing abruptly. Vance reach into his pocket pulled out a key.
"Use my wash room, Ziva, remember you can't speak to anyone" Vance spoke kindly to her. She nodded. Gibbs notice that Ziva was near tears.
As soon as the office door was shut Gibbs growled at Vance "What the hell is going on?" Vance thrust the file at Gibbs.
"I don't know" he answer "I have known Eli for a long time, I never thought he would send his only daughter on a suicide mission and on top of that he is basically blackmailed her into doing it" sounding as disgusted as Gibbs looked. "She got two concessions the first was that you and your team was able to pull her out and that she gets to resign from Mossad. Jethro, nobody gets out of Mossad" he sunk back into the chair. "I told her if she makes it out I would make her a permanent special agent here at NCIS small consolation if she makes it out at all, Eli will disowner her the minute he approves her exit from Mossad." He added. Gibbs began to flip through the small amount of file information having to do with a Columbian drug lord, CIA, Mossad, and Hamas connection. Vance handed him a brand new phone. "Here is her callout, at some point into the future you can bring them partially into this; it's going to need an automatic trace attached to it." Gibbs nodded. They spoke for a few more moments about the particulars of mission.
Ziva entered the room and returned to her seat. "Did you get him filled in?" she asked straining to keep her emotions in check.
"Yup, all were are waiting for are the Mossad embassy officials to arrive and bring you out"
Ziva nodded "I need a few moments with Agent Gibbs alone please, director" asking softly.
"I will try to hold them back as long as possible, good luck Ziva" pausing for a moment "We will all be praying for your safe return" the director smiled and touched her hand briefly before exiting to his outer office.
"Ziva what the hell…." Gibbs began to vent.
Ziva quickly reached up to his face to stop him from speaking. "I do not have time to explain everything between my father and me. I need to tell you…" her voiced cracked and tears began to brim in her eyes. "I broke your rule 12… please do not be angry with us we tried so hard to avoid it"
Gibbs smiled "I know"
"I love him, I don't want to leave him like this, I am doing this so that I can be with him, but he will think the worse, I need you to fix this with him please" with tears running down her face she was ready to beg. "Nobody has ever loved me the way… if I lose that then none of this makes any difference. He is my home" she sobbed
"Stop it, Stop it right now" Gibbs' stared into her eyes growling at her "David! Pull yourself together" He captured her face in his hands. "You need to let all of this go or you will never make it back to DiNozzo!" He caught her emotions with that one sentence "I will take care of Tony, you take care of you and come home to us, DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!"
She nodded.
Reaching up to her neck she touched on the simple gold chain with her Star of David, she yanked on it and fell into her hand. Shaking, she handed the necklace and a carefully folded piece of paper to Gibbs. "Make sure YOU burn the note after he reads it" Gibbs nodded.
Ziva had change so much in the last 4 years she refused to leave anything unsaid. "Make sure Abby know she was my best, bestest friend" smiling as she used Abby speak. "Make sure that McGee know he was the brother I always wanted." This time she fought tears that threatened to fall "and Ducky, I love them all, including you, thank you for giving me my family". She reached up and hugged him; the man she wished was her father.
Gibbs held the embraced longer than normal. He knew this might be last time he would see her. The knock at the door broke the embrace off. Gibbs shoved the note and necklace in his pocket before the Mossad gentlemen walked in the door. He grabbed the phone off the table "I will be waiting for your call Officer David, do not let me down" he looked at her pointedly before walking quickly though the doors to the bullpen before the fireworks started.
Tony had stood when he saw the four men walk off the elevator with the visitor badges. McGee was now standing next to him watching them ascend the stairs toward the director's office moments later a very disgruntled Gibbs began making his way down the stairs seeing both DiNozzo and McGee searching for answers from him.
"Boss…" Tony started but Gibbs glared at him to shut-up.
Gibbs corralled both men to the center of the bullpen. He spoke in a hushed tone to both of them. "Her father is bring her back to Israel by force" he partially lied to them with a deadly edge "at this point there is nothing we can do about, yet" hoping he can convince them that, he was not giving up. Turning to Tony Gibbs hissed "Don't make this messy DiNozzo, do not give her father anymore ammunition. Do not show them how you feel."
Tony was shocked. Gibbs knew. He nodded, trusting his mentor with life of the woman he loved. He just nodded.
They all turned to see a cuffed Ziva being escorted by 4 men down the stairs through the work area to the elevator. She never made direct eye contact with any of them but especially Tony. She would shatter the resolve she was building inside of her, the resolve that would bring her home. "I hope there is a home to come back to." She thought.
Tony stood there routed to the spot, trying desperately to make contact with her eyes. He knew that they could communicate this way without saying a word. He was stunned when she would not meet his gaze he only saw the steel in her eyes that gave nothing away. Then she disappeared into the elevator. What if I never see her again? He thought. He felt a hand connect with the back of his head.
"You will see her again, DiNozzo"