Tiva: A Love Story
Chapter title: Quality Time
Author: tivamcabby5
Rating: T
Disclaimer: NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. I do not own NCIS or any of its characters, but the story is mine.
Some spoilers for Season 7 (in earlier chapters)
Note: this is a revised version of this chapter
Tony was sitting outside of Ziva's apartment in his car, waiting for her to be ready for their date tonight.
Where is she??? He thought impatiently. Okay, so maybe I'm a LITTLE early. Shut up DiNozzo, you're an HOUR early.
Fortunately, Ziva had also been ready for a while. She had been dressed, sitting on her bed, for just over an hour. She decided to call Tony to tell her that they should meet earlier than planned.
"Hey, Sweetcheeks," Tony said as he smiled.
"Tony, I was wondering if we could…meet a little earlier," she said. "I do not know about you, but I have been ready for an hour."
"Ziva, I'm already parked outside of your apartment. I've been here for half an hour already."
Ziva giggled. "I will see you soon then, my Little Furry Bear."
Tony smiled. He used to hate it when Ziva called him that, but now, whenever he heard her voice, he fell head over heels in love again.
He got out of his car and walked to Ziva's apartment. When he opened the door, he was shocked. She looked beautiful. She was wearing a floor length black halter dress with her hair in loose curls flowing down her back. Tony was speechless and he just stared at her.
"Is something wrong, Tony?" Ziva said, checking herself over. Didn't he do this the last time? She thought.
"N-no, Zi…you…you look beautiful…"
Ziva blushed and said, "Shall we be going now?"
"Uh-huh…" Tony said, still gaping.
Once they arrived at the restaurant, and were seated, Tony and Ziva ordered their food.
"Oysters, Tony? Really?" Ziva said, knowing what oysters would do to him if he had enough.
He smiled his goofy grin. "Please, Zi?"
"We will see, Tony. We will see…" Ziva said, although she wanted to as well.
Their lips crashed together as he fumbled for the doorknob on her apartment door. Once they were inside, she stopped him. "Tony, my shoes," she said, pointing to her four-inch heels. She slipped out of her shoes while he took off his tie. Then, he scooped her up and carried her to the bedroom bridal style, kissing her the whole way.
The next morning, Ziva woke up first and looked at Tony sleeping peacefully. She knew Gibbs wouldn't be too happy when Tony told him about them, but she didn't want to think about that now. She was too happy about Tony being hers. Finally.
All day Tony had wanted to talk to Gibbs about Ziva, but he couldn't find the courage to go into the lion's den. Gibbs had noticed Tony fidgeting and trying to discreetly stare at him, and it was getting on his nerves.
"DiNozzo. My office. Now," Gibbs ordered, already on his way to the elevator.
Tony hurried to follow him, eyeing Ziva as he passed her.
Once Tony was inside, Gibbs flicked the infamous switch to shut down the elevator.
"There somethin' you wanna tell me, DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked sarcastically.
"Yeah…um…Boss…Ziva and I…we're…"
"I know, Tony."
"You do? How?"
"Abby," Gibbs answered. Then he looks away and said, "And…I saw you making out…"
Tony blushed. "You aren't mad? No 'Rule #12: Never date a coworker' speech? No head slaps?"
Gibbs smiled. "Tony, I broke that rule with Jenny…Abby and McGee broke it. That rule is bull."
"So it's okay with you?"
"DiNozzo, as long as you don't get her pregnant before you marry her, and you keep it out of the office and on the job, you have my blessing."
"Marry her?"
"Tony, I've seen the way you look at her. It's the same way I looked at Shannon," Gibbs winced as he says his first wife's name. "It's going to happen eventually."
"Marry her. Huh," Tony said as he smiled and left the elevator.
