Thanks for the reviews. On your request I decided to continue this story and I hope you like this chapter too. The story doesn't refer to the episode anymore, but maybe I come back to the episode at some point.

I don't own NCIS and like usual I'm sorry for any mistakes.

The late night visit

He is standing in the dark, trying to figure out what just happened. Did he really just got the permission to be with Ziva? What did he mean by saying that she already realized her feelings? Did she tell Gibbs? All this question circles in his mind but the most important one is: Does she really loves him? He needs answers to all that questions, so he decides to drive to Ziva's apartment.

He walks the short way to where he parked the car. It's cold outside and he begins shiver a little, but he barely notices that. His mind is far away from this place. He opens the driver door of the red mini and gets in. Still thinking about the questions, he forgets he hasn't started yet. Slowly he puts the key in the ignition and turns it around. As soon as the motor starts, the radio begins to play. The radio presenter talks about the tax evasion of the politicians. Just as he is about to switch the radio station, they play a new love song. He listens carefully and he's immediately spellbound by it. The song describes exactly his situation right now and for a few minutes he forgets everything around him. It seems like the singer is singing about his life.

Something is different now

I realised I'm in love with you

Honestly I have known it since the day I met you

Could never admit it, never told anyone about till tonight

I regret not telling anyone

Especially not you

But tonight I will

I will tell you how I feel

How much I love you

That I cannot live without you

That I want to be with you forever

We've been through a lot together

I always had your bag and you mine

I still love you the way you are

I want to live with you

Look in your beautiful brown eyes, brown eyes, yeah

Feel your lips on mine and your skin under my fingers

I hope you feel the same way

Tonight I will

I will tell you how I feel

How much I love you

That I cannot live without you

That I want to be with you forever

I hope you let me see through your mask

Let me see your true emotions

Let me see your pain

Which you're trying to hide from me

The last few weeks

I will make you fee better

I promise

Tonight I will

I will tell you how I feel

How much I love you

That I cannot live without you

That I want to be with you forever

Forever

As the song ends he slowly comes back to the reality and realizes he's still in front of Gibbs's house. During the song he made the decision to do exactly what they sing in the song. He will tell Ziva tonight. It's now or never, so he drives of quickly.

After about ten minutes he finally arrives at Ziva's apartment. He notices he's getting a bit nervous, so he keeps himself saying: It's just Ziva. You see her everyday at work, now is nothing different. He stands in front of her door, trying to bring himself to knock. Finally he got the courage and after a few seconds the door opens a gap. There she stands, the love of his life. Only wearing a grey sweatpants and a black tank top, but he thinks: Oh my God, she looks beautiful in everything! Ziva just stands there, eying him from top to the bottom. He can see the surprise, but also the pleasure to see him.

The first time in the past few weeks, she lets down her mask. Let him see her true emotions. What he sees there, makes him angry and sad at the same time. He can see the pain about her father's death and the hatred on Bodnar. He wishes he could take all that away from her and make her feel better. He'd do everything for that. But he can't.

They just stand there looking in each other's eyes. There are only a few minutes, which seem like hours. Eventually she opens her door fully, so he can come in. He immediately steps in and she closes the door behind her.

Please review and I really hope you liked it. There is going to be another chapter soon.