Thank you all so much for reading! I have had this story written for while so that is why I am posting chapters so fast. I am not sure exactly how many chapters it will have because I am just kind of going with the flow. So if you all want anything to happen just let me know.
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Tony daydreams a lot. He would be sitting at his desk and look up to see Ziva sitting at her desk typing away on some case report. She would always look up and give him one of her beautiful smiles that he loved so much. She would always make some remark about him staring and he would joke it off saying there was nothing to stare at. But there was. He wished she could have seen it. Seen how beautiful she was and seen the reason he was staring.
Sometimes he would be sitting at home on his couch and get a whiff of Ziva's shampoo. He would also turn and expect to see her head resting his shoulder, but would be let down be just seeing the end of the couch.
Sometimes he would walk into the men's restroom at work and expect to turn around and see her casually leaning against the door watching him as she always did.
Sometimes he would be sitting at the bar on his favorite stool looking around for any sight of a beautiful brunette sitting at another barstool. He imagined her sitting beside him with a beer pressed to her lips while he tried to explain the game of football to her. He never had much luck.
Of course, this didn't feel like a dream. Before he could even begin to comprehend what he was seeing, Ziva had launched herself into his arms.
He could smell her shampoo, smell her sweet perfume smell, and feel her body pressed against him. He prayed it wasn't a dream. He embraced her so hard that he was afraid if he let up, she would slip away again. He wrapped his arms tighter around her, afraid that if he let go he would realize that he was daydreaming again and no one be there.
Time stood still.
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Ziva really didn't know what she was doing there. She parked her rental car in a visitor spot in the parking lot and sat there for a while. She hoped that wasn't too late to make Tony change his mind about resigning from NCIS. She didn't want to see Tony lose his only family that ever really cared for him. She missed them all so much everyday so couldn't imagine what he would experience.
She stepped out of the car and walked to the front door. She was prepared for a fight to be able to get into the building but once she showed her Mossad ID. Nobody wanted to mess with her. She went through security and then was finally handed a visitor pass.
As she stepped into the elevator, she had butterflies in her stomach. She hoped nobody was mad at her for leaving without warning and not making any contact for she had thought about all the time. The ride in the elevator seemed like forever and she prayed to get this over with because she didn't want to see their resentful expressions.
She first planned to find the director and tell her why she was there because she knew that he would curious. Then she was going to find her old team and pray they went mad at her. Last, she would find Tony and tell him that he was making the biggest mistake of his life.
As the elevator doors opened, all of those plans were lost. The only thing that she could even comprehend was Tony standing there waiting for the elevator. Before she could even think about her actions, she ran into his arms and prayed that he would return the gesture.
She felt so happy when he hugged her back. Those strong arms wrapped around her, and she finally felt protected once more.
She never realized how much these people meant to her until she left. Every day she would wake up and wonder how there were doing. She had thought about calling so much but then stopped when she realized they probably didn't care.
All of those thoughts were lost when Tony retuned the hug and she finally felt like she had come home.
To be continued…
Sorry these chapters are so short. I want to split them up so the story will last longer but I will post more. Please review! Let me know if you guys want anything to happen because I am just writing as I go along. More chapters coming very soon!
