As I rushed over to Gibbs', my thoughts were still running wild at the thought of Ziva waiting in his basement. I couldn't help but thinking of Tony too though, and the fact that he might have known she was alive for the last 3 years. While I can't blame him, the thought of keeping a secret like that from the team for so long is unimaginable. For Tony DiNozzo Jr. though? When it comes to Ziva and keeping her safe, it wouldn't surprise me to find out that he's known.
McGee said that Tony never seemed to believe she was dead, not to mention all the stories I've heard about Tony traveling all over the world to attempt to save her. Tony left to find her, fully knowing it was possible that he wouldn't be able to do anything except avenge her death. He not only searched the globe for her once, but twice. When she was believed to be dead, Tony found her in the depths of Somalia. When she did not want to be found, Tony did the impossible, and even lied when he found her. With his desire to travel Israel and then a move to Paris, it's pretty easy to imagine that Tony found his love a third time. Ziva would have left Tony some kind of clue that she was alive. Tony had told me awhile ago that there was a picture from Paris in Tali's go-bag. That wasn't random. The thought of them reuniting in Paris and spending the last three years together overwhelms me, as I begin to picture it.
Tony arriving at the café with Tali, eagerly looking for her. Not just any café, but the one McGee told me they loved and raved about. Ziva would be sitting at a nearby table, Tali's eyes lighting up when she saw her, the sweet cries of "Ima" ringing out as the toddler ran to her mother. There would have been tears in both Tony and Ziva's eyes, full of love as they connected for the first time in almost three years. A family hug would definitley take place, onlookers confused, but with melted hearts as the scene unfolded before them. They couldn't stay in public, but I know that wouldn't have mattered to them as long as they were together- the three of them, as a family.
I smiled as I drove to Gibb's house.
The picture of my old friend finally finding happiness, and being reunited with his best friend, partner, love, soulmate who he thought was dead…
The picture of the women I look up to more then anyone finally finding that peace, that love, that happiness after everything she's been through…
A family reunited, spending the last three years together, apart from enemies, bad guys, and the job…
The love story of a century that I've been hearing about since I started working at NCIS finally having a much-deserved happy ending…
Tony had to know.
