Alright, here's chapter 4. I'll probably write one more chapter, but it'll be more like an Epilogue. So, thanks for all the reviews you gave me and I hope you Enjoy and Please keep Reviewing!
Tony woke up from the sun that was shining through the window. He looked at Ziva who's been in the hospital for 4 days. Yesterday night felt unreal. He had this emotional talk with his boss Gibbs and he gave him something, saying that he deserves this because Gibbs thinks of him as a son. When he saw Ziva's hand, he knew everything that happened was real. On her finger was the ring Gibbs gave him that belonged to Shannon.
The team came by to visit like they always do before going to work. Abby brought flowers and McGee brought Tony coffee and donuts. Ducky brought a book that was Ziva's favorite and told Tony he should read it to her. While Tony talked to the others, Gibbs made his way beside Ziva's bed. He would whisper something in her ear and kiss her forehead. Before leaving, he saw the ring and smiled. "Call if there's any change." He said, before heading back to work.
DiNozzo, making his way back to his oh so favorite chair, sat down and grabbed the book Ducky brought. He took Ziva's hand and began reading. Half way through the book, Tony fell asleep.
She thought she was dreaming. All she could see was darkness. She could hear Tony's voice in the background, telling her to wake up and that he loves her. Wait, he loves me. She thought. With whatever strength she could manage to find, she decided to use it to wake up.
Tony, still sleeping with the book in his lap, felt Ziva move her fingers. He bolted up out of his chair and leaned by her side. "Ziva!" He stared at her hand. It happened again. Her fingers slowly moved and formed them to grip his thumb. Tony's face lit up like a kid in a candy store. "Ziva, you can do it. Come on my ninja." He used his other hand to stroke her cheek. When he did that, her eyes opened. God how he missed her brown eyes.
When she opened her eyes, everything was blurry. She focused on the figure above her and when everything came into focus, she realized it was Tony. She went to take a breath but found out she couldn't. The tube down her throat was breathing for her. This caused her to panic. She tried sitting up but the pain in her side prevented her to.
Tony saw Ziva panicking. Her heart rate was going faster judging by the beeping noise coming from the machines. "Ziva! Ziva calm down." He gently held her down. "Nurse Brandi! Doctor! Anybody!" He yelled. He turned back to Ziva. "Everything's going to be Ok."
4 nurses, including Brandi, and a doctor came rushing in. "Tony stand back." Brandi ordered. They all huddled around Ziva while Tony stood in the back.
"Ms. David, do you want the tube out?" The doctor asked. She nodded. "Ok, I want you to exhale on the count of 3." A nurse stood by him with an oxygen mask. "Alright, 1...2...3." He pulled out the tube while she exhaled and after that, Ziva sucked in a breath. To Tony, it was like music to his ears. Nurse Brandi came by and told him to wait outside because they need to change her bandage.
Out in the waiting room, Tony stood there full of excitement. He decided to call his boss.
"Gibbs."
"Boss, she's awake! Ziva, she's awake!" He told his boss everything that's happening.
"Alright Tony, well you stay with her and we'll be by tonight."
Tony put his phone away and waited to see Ziva. 5 minutes later, nurse Brandi came out and told him that he can go see her. He entered the room and saw Ziva sleeping. The tube was gone and she looked peaceful. He sat down be her side and held her hand. Right when he grabbed it, her eyes opened.
"T...Ton..." She tried saying.
"Hey take it easy." He whispered.
"Tony..." She smiled.
"You know how much I've missed that." Seeing her smile was the best thing that's happened. He saw her glance at his watch that was still on her wrist. "Oh, I put that on you to let you know I was here. I went home to change and I was afraid you might wake up with me gone."
"I...I knew...you were here."
"Now, how did you know? Did your Mossod ninja senses tell you?" He joked.
"I heard you." She felt tears run down her cheeks. "Did you mean what you said?"
Tony wiped the tears with his thumb. "Every word. Ziva, ever since the bombing, my feelings for you changed. I realized that we could have died in that elevator and I would have never been able to tell to that, I love you Ziva David." He cleared his throat so that he could continue. "I told the boss man about it and he was fine with it. He also...well yesterday night, he told me that he thought of me as his son."
"I knew...I knew he did. I could see...see it in his eyes."
"Well I never knew." They both chuckled. "Anyways, last night we had an emotional talk and I mentioned that I...that I would want to marry you."
Ziva looked at him in shock.
"I know it's earlier, but he gave me this." He raised her hand.
Ziva saw the most beautiful but simple looking ring on her finger. She started to cry.
"It was Shannon's." He said with tears in his eyes. "He said, no other was worth giving away this ring. But he saw the way I looked at you, how we remind him of him and Shannon, and decided that, you were worth giving the ring too." Tony kissed her knuckles. "So, Ziva, will you...in the future, marry me?"
She smiled and cried. "Yes! Yes I will! I love you Tony!"
"Words can't describe how much I love you." He leaned about head, inches away from her lips. "Do I have permission to kiss you?" He whispered.
"Yes..."
The kiss was magical. It was nothing big, but both agents could feel the passion in the kiss. They pulled apart. "You know, this reminds me of a movie..." Tony said.
"Don't ruin it DiNozzo." She smiled.
Later that night, the teamed showed up. Abby screamed with excitement and hugged Ziva. She demanded to know what Ziva's answer was to Tony. When they were done, McGee and Ducky came up and told her they were glad she's Ok. They left to go home, saying they'll come back tomorrow. Tony followed them to their cars.
Gibbs, being the only one in the room, went to Ziva.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!" Ziva cried.
"Hey, come here." She slowly sat up and he hugged her. "You mean everything to Tony. It's only right that I gave him the ring. You two have something special."
"I said yes." She whispered.
"I knew you would."
"When we...um...can you..." She struggled to ask.
"Yes. I would be honored to walk you do the aisle." He helped her lay back down. He saw Tony arriving in the door way. "You take care of him."
"I will." She promised.
Gibbs gave Tony a hug before he left.
"I think you should get some sleep." Tony said walking back to his chair.
"Your not going to bug me about what Gibbs said."
"Oh, I will." He smiled. "But later." He went to sit down but...
"Tony!" Ziva stopped him. "Can you...?"
He nodded. Helping her slide over, he got on the bed and laid by her side. He moved his arm so her head was resting on his shoulder under his neck. He kissed the top of her head. "I love you Ziva." He whispered.
"I love you Tony." She replied. Taking on last glance at the ring on her finger, she snuggled next to Tony and both agents went to sleep.
