A/N: lol...wow, guess I forgot a few things here, huh? Sorry guys. I had the first one labeled as Shalom in my original document, but forgot to transfer that info when I posted. Yes these will all be tagged to episodes. Any ep in any season is up for grabs. Moments may be before, during or after a scene, or simply expanded from something we saw. I'll try to keep them in order of when the episodes happened, but that just depends on inspiration. Most will be unrelated, any that are continuations of each other will be labeled as such. Feel free to ask questions, I know I don't always explain things very well. Thanks for all the reviews so far guys, hope you all enjoy the rest of this series. It will likely be 12-14 chapters. Happy reading! :) ~Aliyah

Tony found Ziva sitting on a bench in the park, her fingers clenched tightly around an orange hat. He lowered himself beside her and said nothing to disturb the silence. Finally Ziva reached up to wipe her face and shook her head. "We had a connection. I have never felt that way before, never fallen so fast."

"Not even with me?" Tony dared to ask.

She looked at him sadly, remembering back to last summer when Gibbs left. "It was different Tony, we had been partners for more than a year. But I lost my chance then too, yes?" Ziva swallowed and focused on the orange cap. "I have never hoped the way I did with Roy. He was dying and still he made me feel as if we had a chance." She sighed. "I think...he could have made me happy."

Tony blew out a breath. "Yeah, I got that. I like seeing you happy Ziva, that's why I faked radiation poisoning so you two could take a walk."

Ziva balled the hat up in her lap. "He was so stupid! He kept going out and smoking and I did not see. That is what killed him. Gibbs told me to stay with him but-"

Tony put his hand over hers. "This wasn't your fault Ziva. Sometimes bad things happen to good people." He rubbed his thumb across her skin. "I wish Gibbs had put me on protection detail instead."

She glanced at him. "Trying to protect me Tony?"

His answer was quick. "Would if I could. I still care Ziva."

Ziva was quiet for a long moment. "Thank you for being there, I needed a friend."

Tony's smile was small. "I know."

She sniffed and wiped at her cheek again. "I am sorry for what I said to you about love. I know this girl is different."

He sighed. "Yeah, she is." But if I'd fought for you, maybe I wouldn't have to settle for second best. Maybe I would've told Jenny no. "But I guess being jealous is still an old habit."

There was a glimmer of a smile in Ziva's eyes and when he stayed and held her hand until the sun set, then insisted on walking her home, all she felt was thankful to have Tony in her life, even a little. Even if she never told him, it was nice to know he cared in some way. They might've lost their chance to love each other that summer, but at least they still had their friendship. Some days it was the most important thing in her life.

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Sarah (G1) - You're welcome :) Yes, immediately following the end of Shalom. I think T likes being the one to take care of her, even if he wishes she wasn't hurt. It always interests me to see how they might've approached situations as a couple (which is what Moments In Time, the next one-shot series, will deal with). I would love to see a T&Z relationship that started innocently, instead of...taking things out of order :P Thanks for reviewing! :)

NCISProbie (G1) - You're welcome :) Well, I think you need not be nervous anymore because you excell at leaving reviews :) I love getting to chat with people on FF about NCIS, it's nice that we all have the same obsession, lol. I agree, it doesn't mean as much when you have to explain things to people. Umm...PMs aren't easier to see, just that it's an easier way to reply to reviews (then you'd get the reply privately instead of in a chapter) and also you can chat with people about non-chapter related stuff. I've made a lot of friends on FF that way. I always love when people get accounts, it's so fun :)

Thank you, I'm glad you liked the first chapter and that it lived up to expectations. The only reason I didn't start in S3 was because the YouTube videos I was using as my source material were on an account that has been terminated due to copyright issues. So I have what I need for S4-9, but not S3, that one I'll have to go through 'by hand' (ie. using my DVDs) to see if there's any moments that work. I liked the ending myself, because I could totally picture Tony saying that, and because the chapters aren't related, now we all get to use our imaginations about how Tony would say ILY to Z, should he ever gather enough courage. But I agree that it would be hard to keep something like that inside.

I think most of us feel that T&Z had a connection the first time Z sat down in that chair and made Tony notice her. I hope love is like that in RL. I think there's so much between T&Z that goes on beneath the surface that we never get to see. It's disappointing because I can never get enough, I always want the 'more' - lol, thank God for fanfiction! I hope S10 truly does become the season of Tiva because really, making us wait 8 years is pushing things, lol. Thanks for the lovely review! :)