Her head was spinning in circles. Did he really mean what he had just said? The fact that he said it in Spanish was so much more sexual, and not to mention, heartfelt. This is it, she thought, he really cares for me.
She exhaled a long breath he sat down beside her.
"All ready to go" he said as he put the bags down and sat next to Ziva. He looked at her, his mouth forming a soft smile that matched his kind, green eyes. "So how did you like my Spanish?" he asked her warmly.
"Did you mean what you said?" she questioned. This was it, she was finally going to hear straight forward what he had meant.
"I did and I do. C'mon, Ziva give yourself some credit. I wouldn't be able to do the things I do without you and you are one incredible woman." She was more than that to him, she was her everything. It was one of the main reasons he enjoyed going to work because the first thing he saw was her smile. She was so beautiful, and even after all these years, she was intriguing to him. The way her hair fell from her shoulders or how her lips parted kept Tony wanting more and more of her everyday.
"You really didn't have to say that, Tony. However having that said, I wouldn't be able to make it without you either. You are my partner, and no matter how annoying your over use of movie quotes can be, I'm really glad to have you by my side. These past few months have been really hard but since you have been there to catch me when I fall, it's not as hard as it could have been. Thank you for everything."
He was amazed she just admitted it. For someone who hides behind a veil of toughness she was letting her guard down for once. Now it was his turn to swing the doors wide open on how he truly felt for her.
"After all these years, unloved watching you change. First meeting you as a hardcore Mossad agent and watching you transform into this woman with passion, with feelings you used to scoff at as weakness. You're no longer a cold-hearted killer, you are a beautiful woman who wants to settle down, to start a family. I've been looking in the wrong direction for that kind of woman. What I really needed was someone who has been sitting across from me for over 7 years now. I needed a gorgeous woman who could make me look like a complete fool but still be able to put a smile on my face."
He paused. Looking at her, she had tears rolling down her olive-skinned cheeks. She looked at him, her eyes wide and lost in his.
"What I'm trying to say, Ziva, is that I would like to start a family... With you"
This was too much for her. She completely broke down in front of Tony, putting her face on the front of his chest. He had always been there for her, she knew his is where she belonged. That she was certain about.
"Tony, I-I-I love you." She managed to stutter out as she lifted her face from his chest. He smiled back at her, put his head down slightly, and kissed her. This kiss wasn't for an under cover bit or for the job, this was something he really wanted to do for a long time now.
As they broke he whispered to her in a teasing tone, "If I had known that speaking a little Spanish would have done this, hell, I would have spoke it years ago. I love you too, Ziva. Now lets go home."