"And what are we going to do now?" Rivka asked.
"We have to look after you and wait until our boss said that we can go back" Tony answered.
Only a few minutes later Ziva said "I go grocery shopping" to Tony who nodded and went out of the house.
"She hates me or" Rivka asked Tony after Ziva drove away.
Tony sat down on the sofa and said "She needs time the handle everything"
"She is so distanced" Rivka said with classy eyes.
"You must know her better then I but we also needed time until she opened up to us you know" Tony sat.
"You like her don't you?" Rivka asked.
"She's my partner and we are friend" Tony said.
"How long do you know her?"
"For about 6 years now" Tony said.
"Can you tell me why she was so cold when she talked about her father?"
"Ziva has to tell it you on her own" Tony said and got up from the sofa.
He went into the kitchen to look if there was something to drink but there wasn't. So he took a glass and filled it with water from the faucet. He drank the water and texted Ziva.
T: He Zi, hurry up please your mother is asking me a lot of questions about you. Told her that she should ask yourself. And could you please bring beer with you? I want to do a movie night with you again. :)
Z: I will be back in about 20 minutes. I am on the road. And yes I bought a beer for you. How could I forget :)
T: Thanks Zi and please watch the road. Don't kill the animals you know that there is a forest.
Z: Hahaha very funny Tony.
Tony grinned and put the glass in the sink. He went back into the living room and waited until Ziva came back. About five minutes later his phone rung.
"DiNozzo"… "Yes Boss"… "She's shopping will be here soon"… "Yeah"…"Ok Boss"…"Bye" Tony said and hung up.
Only a few minutes later Ziva came back. She opened the door and Tony took the bags.
"Thank you Tony" she said.
Tony smiled at her and said "Boss called. Wanted to check if everything is alright"
"What do you want to eat tonight?" Ziva asked.
"Uhmm we could make spaghetti" Tony said and Ziva smiled and nodded.
When they put the groceries away Zivas mother entered the kitchen and asked "What are you going to prepare for dinner? Do you need help?"
Ziva looked up and said "No. We are just going to make spaghetti." Then she turned around to boil water.
Tony started to make the sauce when Rivka went out of the kitchen. Ziva wanted to help Tony but he blocked her way and said "You are not going to see how to make the sauce ala DiNozzo. The recipe is from my grand mom and a family secret"
"Come on Tony I want to help you" Ziva said and made a puppy face.
"Oh no Ninja" Tony said and smiled.
"Tony…" Ziva said.
Suddenly Tony picked her up and placed her on the counter. Ziva giggled and Tony returned the smile. He winked at her, rolled up his sleeves and turned around to finish the sauce."
Ziva watched Tony cooking with a smile on her face.
"What is so funny David?" Tony asked as he turned around.
"You" she said.
"Why am I funny?" he asked.
"Because it is a wonder when you stay in the kitchen to cook and I am not allowed to help you" Ziva said.
"You can get used to it. When we cook Italian food the kitchen is my territory and now stop I have to make our food" Tony said.
"Soo here we go" Tony said and took a spoon full with the sauce and went over to Ziva.
"Try it" he said with a smile.
"Are you sure? Should I call the ambulance before I try it?"
"That hurt David" Tony said making a sad looking face.
Ziva grinned and took the spoon to try the sauce.
"And?" Tony asked Ziva.
"Wow that is soooo… wow. Good job Tony. You have to cook more often"
"Really? You like it?" he asked.
"Yes I do" Ziva said and smiled.
"Well then we can eat now" Tony said and they went with the food to the table to eat.
Ziva tried to sit as far away from her mother as she could because she couldn't stand being near her at the moment. So she sat next to Tony and her mother sat on the other side of the table. She wanted to talk with Ziva but didn't know how to start a conversation without arguing. She didn't want that it will end like their last talk where Ziva left the room upset. Very upset. And that Agent DiNozzo followed her.
It seems like he really likes Ziva. Are they a couple or not? Rivka thought while eating. They just look like one. She observed them in the kitchen. How they work in unison like they are just one person. They didn't talk with each other. They knew what the other want like they think the same. They are like magnets.
She also hoped that she and Ziva would get along with each other soon. She regretted it that she was how she was to Ziva. She realised it. But she was also proud of her daughter. She is a strong and beautiful young woman and Rivka saw that she was in good hands where she is.
But she also knew that she should have taken Ziva with her. Away from Eli and Mossad. She shouldn't have blamed her for the death of her sister. God how could she? It must have been a very hard time for Ziva when Tali died in her arms and her mother blamed her for the death of her little sister.
Ziva was a kid back then. She couldn't have saved Tali. She didn't know. Ziva could also be dead if she wasn't on her way back from toilet. How could she blame her? Rivka felt very bad because of that. She regretted it every night from the day she left Israel by faking her death.
Sometimes she woke up in the middle of the night crying because of that but what should she do? Try to find Ziva and show up after all this years to say hey I am still alive I just faked my death to get away from here and sorry that I blamed you for the death of your sister? No she couldn't do something like that. But now she had a second choice to be in the life of her only living kid and she wanted to take it.
When they finished the dinner and Tony was going to clean up Rivka sat down next to Ziva and asked her in Hebrew "Zivaleh can we talk please? I want you to listen to me please I just want to talk"
"Fine" Ziva sat as Tony left the room to wash the dishes.
"I just want to tell you how sorry I am again. Maybe you are never going to forgive me but I want you to know that I felt so bad every day because I left you with Eli. Because I was cruel to you and blamed you for Talis death. I know that it wasn't your fault. That you tried to save her. You might hate me now but I want you to know that I am sorry and that I want to be a part at your live"
"Ima" Ziva said "I do not hate you. I just need time to think about all. All those years I thought that you were dead and now you sit in front of me live. I just need time." She added with a little smile on her face.
Tony came back from the kitchen and sat down on the other side of the table where Rivka was sitting when they had dinner.
"What should we do now?" he asked. "Movie night?" he added.
"Sounds good" Ziva said.
Tony smiled and said "Which movie I brought some with me"
"Of course you did" Ziva said and also smiled.
Tony ignored her and said "I took the x-men movies, white house down, the mission impossible movies, this is the end and Pacific Rim with me. Which one do you want to watch?"
"I think we should watch mission impossible" Ziva answered.
"Great answer Tom Cruise plays the main character and he is…"
"Tony drip it" Ziva said.
"You mean drop it" he answered.
"Same difference" Ziva said and walked into the kitchen.
"What are you doing" Tony asked her when she stood up.
"Making the popcorn" she answered.
"Could you also bring the beer with you?" Tony asked and Ziva nodded.
A few minutes later Ziva made the popcorn and brought it into the living room where Tony was sitting on the one side of the sofa and her mother at the other side.
"Do you also want a beer?" Ziva asked her mother.
"No thank you I will take a water" she answered and Ziva went back into the kitchen to grab the drinks. She came back with two beers and a water which she placed in front of her mother and the beer in front of Tony. Then she took place next to him.
Like always she was sitting very near to Tony and Rivka wondered if the two of them are a couple. During the movie Ziva got tired. She yawned and Tony saw it so he took her into his arms. She rested her head on his shoulder and soon fell asleep in that position.
Rivka watched them and smiled. When the movie ended she stood up and said goodnight to Tony and went to bed. Because Tony was also tired he took Ziva and brought her to bed. He gave her a kiss on her forehead and went got dressed for the night.