Tony and Ziva had spent that last hour holding each other's hand, perfectly still, not wanting to spoil the moment of peace between them. It suddenly hit Ziva that soon the air would have run out and she would be dead, they would be dead. She bowed her head and a small tear left her eye and landed on their joined hands. It was warm on his thumb, it landed then slowly slid off his hand. This one tear made Tony's heart hurt, she was scared and he couldn't save her, not this time, he couldn't save both of them. Tony's free hand reached out over him and held Ziva's face. With his thumb he gently rubbed the wet trail from her face and then gently pushed her head to his chest.

"I'm sorry Ziva"

"Why are you sorry?"

"Because I let you down Zee. I'm your partner and Iv let you down. I'm meant to protect you from this, from getting hurt and instead I led you to danger! I should have listened to you when you said it was too risky. This is all my stupid stupid fault!"

"Firstly Tony, this is not your fault. It is your job to follow a lead, yes? Well then you did your job and secondly, it is not your job to protect me Tony, I can protect myself."

"No I know Ziva, it's not my job to protect you but I want to. I don't want to see you get hurt in anyway. It would kill me if anything bad was to happen to you..."

Tony stopped, why was he talking like nothing is going to happen to her? They were about to die for Christ sake and he's talking like there is going to be a future. Tony pouted his lips and took a deep breath.

"Well I guess it's too late...to protect you that is."

Ziva lifted her head off Tony's chest slowly and pouted her lips too.

"Sure it is too late... to protect me"

Ziva and Tony smiled. Ziva's eyes lifted to Tony's and they stayed there for a couple of seconds, both of them searching deep inside for something, once they found this a spark ignited within the two. Tony was sure of his feelings for Ziva and although this was not the right place for this he thought that this might never happen again or at all.

"Ziva?" Tony said underneath his now heavy breathing.

"Yes"

"Can I do something?"

Tony was not the man to ask permission of a girl before he kissed them but Ziva was different, he wanted to respect her more than anything and he wanted this to be perfect. She looked deep into his eyes knowing exactly what he wanted to do, she found that very surprising that he asked first, very unlike Tony, she liked it. Her face was so close to his that she could feel his warm breath against her face. Her eyes started to wonder away from Tony's eyes, past his nose and landed on his perfect lips. Ziva's chest started to rise and fall much quicker now as her heart started to beat harder than it has ever done. With her eyes still on his lips she whispered

"Please"

With that Tony leaned in towards Ziva, they were getting very close to their lips touching. He stopped just as his lips were an inch away from hers, their heads touching and they breathed in each other's breath.

"Tony"

A little whisper left Ziva's lips, she was tired of waiting, she lightly pressed her lips against his, and they lingered for a while before their lips released each other. Tony couldn't just settle with a peck, he wanted more, he wanted Ziva. He swiftly placed both of his hands on either side of her face and pulled her lips to his. This time the kiss was more passionate, more meaning full. Tony pushed hard against her lips and Ziva did the same, both battling each other trying to feel the other ones mouth with their tongues. Suddenly they both gave up and let the other in. Once there tongues touched the kiss deepened. Low groans came from Ziva throat each time his lips pushed against hers.

Tony's hands started to get tangled in her hair as he lay Ziva down. Her hands were on his hips as he lay above her and his hands moved under her shirt around her back. Her skin was soft against his hands as he ran them up and down her sides until they stopped at the top of her jeans. With them still passionately kissing it was hard for him to resist unbuttoning her jeans. Ziva's hands wanted to touch his skin so desperately, she moved her hands under his T shirt to feel his body, once she ran her hands up the font of his bare chest she wanted that T shirt off, so she started to lift it off him. Tony decided that he could do it quicker, he got up onto his knees swiftly to allow him to take it off without a struggle. The fact that they were about to have amazing and passionate sex made him forget where they were.

"Shit! Ow!"

Tony banged his head on the wood above him. Ziva lay there laughing hard, she held her stomach and her head lifted back as her back arched as the laughs left her mouth. Tony rubbed his head in pain but could not help but laugh too. He lowered himself towards her again and wrapped his arms around her waist, this time he lay next to her. She was now biting her lip trying to hold back the giggles. She pressed herself against Tony, she couldn't get any closer then what she was now and she wrapped her arms around him.

"Maybe it's not the right time to do this"

Tony smiled and pressed a small kiss on her lips.

"In the words of Gibbs, Ye think DiNozzo?"

Ziva giggled after she had said this and rested her head against his chest, she could hear his heart beating, this made her sigh.

"Do you think we are going to get out of here Tony?"

Tony took a deep breath, he didn't want to lie to her or upset her so he told her the truth, that's all he could do.

"I don't know Zee. I honestly don't know."

Tony squeezed Ziva tighter to his body not wanting this moment to end.

"I wish we had not waited till now to do this Tony. We should have told each other how we felt a long time ago."

Tony took a deep breath, taken in the scent of her hair.

"Tell me about it. I did try tho, believe me I tried so many times."

"Well why did it not work? You must not have tried hard enough."

"Ermm excuse me, it was never the right time. Every time it came to telling you how I felt...things got in the way,"

"You mean people?"

"Both Ziva, just never was the right time. I was also sort of..."

Tony paused for a minute. This made Ziva move her head so that she could look at him.

"What Tony? Sort of what?"

"Scared. I was afraid that if I told you how I felt you might shoot me down."

"Tony how could you think that! I would never shoot you!"

"No No Ziva... it's a saying, yeno, you might have rejected me and I dint want to be rejected, especially by you. I kinda dint want to hurt you ether, you've been hurt to many times and I dint want to be one of the dooshbags to do it to you. You're too precious and fragile."

Ziva's lip rose to one side in a smile, he actually cared about her, someone cared about her for once in her life. He truly didn't want to hurt her, ever. Ziva put her hand on the side of his face and caressed his cheek with her thumb.

"You could never hurt me Tony. You won't let your self do it, and you are a good man Tony."

She kissed his bottom lips as he kissed her top, their lips connected in the sweetest kiss they had ever experienced. Once there lips parted she put her head back on his chest to hear his heart beat again and he nestled his nose into her hair.

"I hope we get out of this Tony, I really do hope."

"Me too Ziva. Let's just hope Gibbs has something up his sleeve"

They lay there in each other's arms hoping that this would not be the start and the end of something more between them, they wanted it too much.