Riffing on NCISDrabble100 Challenge 181: Seasons
Characters: Ziva David, Jimmy Palmer
Rating G
Spoilers: Up through Season 7 but nothing earth-shattering.
Summary: Ziva and Jimmy bump into each other on a sunny day.
Author's note: It's spring, and Jimmy's about to be in finals.
Ziva finished her stretches, checked to make sure her sneaker laces were tied snugly, and began to jog down the trail. Running in the park still felt strange, her body not quite moving to her exacting standards, not yet. But, the warmer weather had turned DC into a riot of fluffy pink cherry blossoms. She let her gaze wander among the flowers as she lengthened her stride. She loved this time of year- Israel had nothing like this soft, flowery season, a relief after winter.
She let her gaze sweep over the people crowding the park- even enjoying a day off, she stayed alert. Dog walkers, other joggers, a few early lunch picnics spread out on the petal-scattered grass.
As she was ending her run and getting ready to head back, she saw a familiar head of brown curls bent over a book on a picnic blanket. She slowed her pace and crossed to him.
"Jimmy, good afternoon," she said.
His head whipped up so fast his glasses were crooked. "wha! Oh! Hi Ziva!" He sat up. "You went for a run? Want to sit down? I have lemonade." Jimmy straightened his glasses and untangled his limbs to sit upright on his blanket, patting a spot for her to sit.
She eased herself down gracefully, stretching her hamstrings as she sat. "Thank you." The lemonade was cold and sweet. "What are you reading?" she asked, tilting her head to look.
"Killer Angels," he said. "It's Civil War historical fiction. I should be studying for finals but,"
"Not on a beautiful day like this," Ziva agreed. "Would you like to come get a sandwich with me?"