A/N: First I wanted to stay thank you for all the reviews that I received. Each and every one of them made me so happy. I think I am addicted to reviews. LOL! So I am putting the vote to you the reader. If you choose the last option, other ideas, please pm me or write in your review what your idea is. For the actual poll I'll be setting up something on my profile.
Poll: Do you think I should get Tony and Ziva back together by the end?
Yes!
No!
Put him with Abby!
Other ideas?
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Chapter Two
Stop and Erase
Tony entered his apartment proud of how he had handled himself his first day back to work. He had remained professional even when he felt a strong urge to smack or snap at Ziva. He had even been able to stay on Gibbs side throughout the work day. Of course he realized that not having a case and that he had kept going down to visit Abby for different reasons helped him make it through the day. Yet now that Tony knew he could make it through a day he knew it was time to do something he had been pushing off for a week. It was time he cleaned Ziva out of his life. He did not want anything left in his apartment that would even remind him of the Mossad Officer.
Bang!
Tony had barely thrown his jacket down on the couch when he heard someone's insistent knocking on his front door. Tony threw his jacket down on the couch before turning back to the front door knowing that whoever was there did not seem to want to wait. Tony threw open the door as he prepared himself to be mad at whoever it was. Yet when he found Abby grinning in front of him he knew he couldn't be mad at her.
"Hey Abs," Tony said as he moved aside to let the Goth in.
"Hey Tony," Abby told him as she entered, "I come bearing gifts."
It was then that Tony noticed the brown paper bag that she held in her arms. It smelled distinctly of Chinese food, his favorite Chinese food to be exact.
"Is that?" Tony asked eagerly.
"Of course," Abby replied.
Tony motioned for Abby to take a seat in the living room before he moved into the kitchen to grab anything they would need. Tony grabbed two beers from fridge knowing Abby loved him already and he didn't need to break out the expensive wine for her. Not that he would have minded, but he knew she preferred a nice beer instead of wine. He grabbed two plates but he knew they wouldn't be used. He just figured it would be a nice gesture just in case this was the one time Abby wanted to use a plate.
"Thanks," Abby told him when he handed her the beer.
Tony grinned in return before setting the plates on the table and grabbing his own carton of Chinese from the paper bag. They sat in comfortable silence as they ate their Chinese and drank their beer. When they were done Tony cleaned up the mess and removed two more beers from the fridge.
"How is everything?" Abby asked.
Tony knew that she was referring to his first day back at work and how he had been forced to share an office area with the woman who had stolen his heart and stomped on top of it.
"Better than I expected," Tony replied, "You were part of the reason it was better."
"Really?" Abby asked with a smile.
"Yeah," Tony told her, "I don't know what I would have done if Gibbs had stopped me from visiting your lab every few hours."
She was glad when Tony began looking around the apartment so he did not see the blush that was creeping across her cheeks. Abby turned away for a moment to compose herself before her she moved her attention back to her friend.
"What's the matter?" Abby asked softly.
"I was going to get rid of everything that reminded me of…" Tony replied quietly, unable to bring himself to utter Ziva's name, "I don't know if I can."
"I could help you," Abby offered.
Tony turned his attention of the wall he had been staring at and back to the Goth, that he had always thought of as one of his best friends.
"You would help me?" Tony asked.
"Of course I would," Abby replied, a small smile gracing her lips.
Tony was glad that Abby knew about him and Ziva. He had no idea what he would do if he did not have her to fall back on.
"Thanks Abs," Tony told her, 'I don't know what I'd do without you."
There were so many witty comments Abby thought of in that moment of how Tony would probably wither away if she was not in his life. Yet she didn't utter any of them because she knew it wasn't what Tony needed to hear. Instead she rose to her feet and offered out her hand to Tony. Tony graciously accepted her hand as he climbed to his feet. Abby then began to help Tony rid his apartment of anything that reminded him of the Mossad Officer. He may have to see her every day at work, but that did not mean his apartment had to be covered in reminders as well.
A/N: I know it isn't that long of a chapter. Next chapter will be longer and I have a few things planned for those of you TIVA fans. I'll be putting the poll I discussed at the beginning in my profile so don't forget to check that out.
