Here's a new story from me! I hope you like. I wanted to write a fic about after pyramid. I dislike agent Barrett and CI Ray-the empty box giving big eared guy. So Ray and EJ are not there, they left. :P It's another one of those Tiva stories of course. Sorry if this first chapter is a little rough, I started on it a little yesterday, then today got back writing on it and finished it just now. Read and Review please! :)
-Rachel.
Set after pyramid.
It had been three months since they closed the case of the port to port killer, three months since Ziva last saw Ray, and Tony last saw EJ. A few days after they closed that case Tony had broke it off with EJ considering that she was too overwhelmed with the job and she went back to Spain, and no one could blame her including for what she had been through that day.
Ziva didn't know what to think, Ray left 3 months back and gave her an empty ring box claiming it was a promise for a future for them when he gets back. He's been gone for three months and has not been much in contact with Ziva, he hasn't called, texted emailed or anything.
How can she still be with him, when he gets back, with no contact at all for three months? Does he really think that there will be a future for them? How can she just not move on? What if they were to have a future, would she say yes? Ziva had all these thoughts running around in her mind as she sat at her desk filling out paperwork for the case they have been working on.
Her partner Tony Dinozzo was sitting across from her also finishing up on some paperwork from the case. It's getting a little late, they've been busy all day on the case, and are tired, not so much tired, but a little bit.
Tony stops what he's doing and puts his hands behind his head to stretch a little, and yawns. Ziva notices this, and gets up to go over to his desk.
Ziva stops at his desk, he looks up at her. But they don't say anything.
She sighs. "Tony would you like to take a break and go to the break room with me to talk?" Ziva asks her partner in a friendly manner.
He sighs and she moves out of his way and he gets up.
"Yeah that'd be good." He says in a tired voice.
They walk to the break room together not saying a word to each other, but getting a glance or two at each other on their way there.
Ziva sits down at a table as she waits for tony to get a drink for himself.
"Zi, would you like a drink, I'll buy?" Tony asks.
"Yeah..Thanks Tony." She says and watches him.
He brings both their drinks to the table and sits.
"So what do you want to talk about?" Tony asks and passes her drink to her.
She sighs, honestly dreading to talk about this. "Thanks. Um can we talk about three months ago, when Ray and agent Barrett were still here?" Ziva asks tiredly.
"Yeah, what about them?" Tony asks.
"That night when the whole Jonas Cobb thing went down, Ray gave me a ring box." Ziva admits and has a sad look on her face.
"Really, and? Did you say yes? Tony asked a little sad, trying not to let that question show his emotions.
"No, the box was empty, he said it was a promise…" She said and a tear went down her face.
Tony wipes the tear away.
"Why are you crying, aren't you supposed to be happy about something like this?" Tony asked a little worried, but you can tell he is taking this seriously.
"Well yeah, anyways he said it was a promise for a future when he gets back." She says, Tony gently takes her hand with his hand and rubs his finger on it gently to reassure her.
"Zi, why are you upset about this, you should be happy. Isn't he everything you wanted?" Tony asked, started rubbing circles on her hand with his thumb.
"I don't know Tony, I'm not sure what I want. He has been gone for three months, it feels like he's been gone forever. But it's not, and I don't think I would want a future with him. He lied to me, and you know how I am when it comes to that. He hasn't tried contacting me through out these three months. And I honestly don't miss him, and I don't know why. He's so sweet and he was so good to me but he just isn't the one for me." Ziva says calmly.
Tony stops moving his finger along her hand and just holds it in place with his hand.
Ziva looks down at their hands.
"Zi look at me, yes he may have been good to you. But maybe he wasn't what you wanted, maybe you just wanted someone to be there for you, to love you like he did but maybe it wasn't enough. Maybe you want more than what he gave you. Like you said you want something permanent, so let me ask you, was Ray something permanent?" Tony said reassuringly trying to help her. He looks into her eyes waiting for her answer.
"It seemed like it was at first, I finally found a stable relationship with someone, and you know all of my past relationships failed. I thought he was the one, but then I was thinking about what I really want and Ray is not what I want." She says looking into his eyes.
"Ray might have been good to you and loved you like you wanted him to, but he wasn't something permanent. That person to fill that permanent spot will come in the future, and I dear hope to god he makes you happier than all the past boyfriends you had. Because you derserve happiness….A lot of happiness. Or maybe you just have been blind to know that person to fill the permanent spot might be right in front of you. Not saying that I am that person, but that person will come soon." Tony said still looking in her sad brown eyes.
"Remember when you asked if I believe in soul mates?" Tony continued.
"Yeah, I do, I've always remembered it." She said.
"Once you find that soul mate, you'll know the exact second you do." He says calmly.
Another tear falls down her face, not a sad one, a happy one. She chuckles and wipes it away.
"So this means that you do believe in soul mates?" She asked with a smirk.
"Yeah it does, what? You thought just because I'm the womanizer, joke guy, and movie referencer that I don't believe in soul mates, or love?" he asks seriously.
"Maybe a little, I have my doubts though. But you believe in soul mates and love because behind all that immature childness of you, there is an amazing guy inside of you." She says and stands up.
He looks into her eyes, "I'd never thought you'd ever say something like that." He says surprised.
"Tony, it's true. Like I said before, that's because you're a good person." She says as she looks down at him.
He smiles, "Thanks Zi." He says as he looks up at her.
"No thank you. I really did need the wise and serious words, and I repeat 'serious words', of my partner." She says and chuckles, then smiles.
He gets up and stands by her, and leans in, she doesn't know what he's doing.
He leans in and kisses her gently on the cheek.
"I'm always here for you when you need me, Ziva." He says lastly.
She smiles at him, and then kisses him on his cheek.
"I'm here for you too, Tony." She says.
They walk back in silence, and relief from the conversation they just had in the break room, to the bullpen. And take one last glance at each other before they start back to finishing up on their paperwork.
To be continued? What do you think? Please tell me in a review.
-Rachel.