A couple sat on his leather couch, empty plates that once had dinner on them, in front of them on the coffee table, with half empty wine glasses. Softly they exchanged words of their week, today being Friday.
Their conversation changed quickly, once Tony said something that he wasn't sure he should've.
"Ziva I think I'm falling in love with you" he blurted out.
Ziva just stared at him, shocked at his comment, she almost broke the wine glass that was currently in her hand.
"Tony... you are just saying that because we've had a hard week that really impacted on us" she finally managed to reply.
"I'm not making promises I don't intend to keep, Zi"
"Are you sure? Because I want no part of this unless it's more than just one night" she said, looking down at her wine glass and swishing the red liquid around.
"If I had it my way, love would last for a life and there would be no such thing as 'one night', despite all the times I've done that, but one night isn't love" he sighed. She smiled thinly, reached up and touched his cheek softly. "You are a good man, Tony, but you do not really want to be with me, I am a person capable of terrible things, and I cannot let you live with that" she replied sadly.
"Ziva David, I don't think you're a bad person, and whatever happens, I take you as you are, and I can guarantee you'll be safe in my arms, I've thought about it seriously the past six months, and I honestly I can't imagine my life without you" he said looking down, the leather patterns on the couch seeming very interesting right now.
She reached for his face and tilted it up so he was facing her "If you are in it for the long run, I will give you my heart, my soul, my faith, if this love that you bring comes with no demands and no strings, I'll give my everything" she replied.
"I am, if it means letting go of my pride, then I can do that for you, Ziva" he said, hope evident in his voice.
"Then we will give this a go, and try as hard as we can" she said leaning in to kiss him, finally settling down next to him, stretched out on the couch, just enjoying each other's company for the rest of tonight, not worrying about what tomorrow will bring.