Ok sorry for cutting the chapter last time so as per promise to silver war, play fair, betherzz and god's rider here is the next chapter. … Thanks for the reviews and for reading LOL…
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His feelings had changed; he had not realized it not until Michael Locked had came into the picture. She was upset, hurt and confuse but she refuses to let him comfort her. Seeing her in the arms of another man had irked him. In the end he was wrong and her instinct was right but it doesn't mean he had like it.
Then they were both assigned as director Shepard's protection detail. But Jenny had then decided to give them a day off. Tony was delighted, having to roam around in L.A. was a great thing and having Ziva with him was a plus…
That was the first time Tony had seen Ziva in a bikini, of course he had seen her naked while being undercover. But this was different cause she was lounging in a chair relax and reading a book. And he couldn't resist taking a photo of her and of course annoying her. She flat out refuses to go with him but he had convinced her so they set out…
At first it was great wind in your face as you drive around then Ziva had insisted he call Jenny. Ziva had a feeling in her gut that something's wrong in the end she was right.
Jenny had died and it is all his fault yet through and through Ziva had been there consoling him and protecting him. He was a wrecked but Ziva had helped him he was so engrossed in his feelings and guilt that he had failed to notice that Ziva is grieving as well for a very close friend. Yet here she is still watching his six…
Jenny's funeral, Gibbs had killed jenny's killer…
He thought everything would be okay, but Vance had a different plan…
He was miserable but his entire world had collapse when he heard that Ziva is going to be sent back to Israel, him to be an agent afloat, McGee in cyber crimes and Gibbs is going to have a new team.
They didn't have a chance to say goodbye…
Four excruciating months of loneliness on a ship, he misses the team Gibbs, Abby, Tim and Ziva…
Yes he had occasional conversations with Gibbs, an email from Tim and postcards from Abby but no words from Ziva…
He was depress and had resorted to the comforts of alcohol, then the case that brought them all together. He was complaining to McGee on the phone how he hated being an agent afloat. When from out of nowhere Vance had spoken telling him that back up will be coming and it was Gibbs and Ziva. It was music to his ears and if he wasn't on the phone he could have kissed McGee, he then inquired when they will be coming…
A familiar voice answers him a big grin brightens his features….
They proceeded to work on the case, there conversation on the morgue had somewhat put them in equal footing. When they got on the ship, she saw her photo's on his wall that earned him a quizzical look. He had let it somewhat slip the way he misses her, but he found out that she had left someone behind in Israel she didn't have to tell him because he saw it in her eyes.
He had returned to NCIS and there lives had returned to normal except maybe his relationship with Ziva.
A case with a Marine who had been a key witness to an FBI case, early that morning Ziva was annoyed when her booking had been cancelled. His curiosity had gotten the better of him he ended up snooping on Ziva's desk. He found a photo of a guy McGee found him snooping and told him Ziva would not like it. The case ended when the marine killed the Mafia boss.
After that he had been prying, asking Ziva who is the mystery person who she had been seeing. Like always… Ziva refuses to tell him anything. Not until they had a case where Gibbs and McGee had to go to Los Angeles. She had disappeared for hours, which is not quite like her. A conversation with Ducky, had told him about a certain incident where he learned that Ziva had almost died and did not told him about it.
Schooling his features he had not want Ducky know that he was hurt, hurt that Ziva was keeping secrets from him. He had watched the news feed on MTAC freezing the photo where he could see Ziva being loaded to the ambulance. He could also see Michael Rivkin.
The case continues and at every turn of the case it seems that Rivkin is involve. Tony has had it and he decided to confront Rivkin. Ziva was upset she had stopped talking to him altogether except when it's necessary.
At the end of the case, he found evidence that Ziva was somehow involved. But he refuses to believe it so he decided to go to her place to ask her.
But he found Michael Rivkin instead; they got into a heated argument which ended him with a broken arm. And Rivkin being shot at this point Ziva found them he could not forget the confusion and the pain he had seen in her eyes as she tries to save Rivkin's life.
In the end Rivkin had died, he watches in pain as he sees her all torn up about Michael's death. She had grown distant not just from him but the whole team as well. She had retreated to a world of her own. The MOSSAD agent has returned…
By the orders of Vance Gibbs, Ziva, Vance and himself had gone to Tela viv, to clear things up with the MOSSAD director. He was interrogated by Eli David and he had his chance to tell Eli what he thinks of him. Eli wasn't please, but he didn't care just as long as Ziva is okay.
A confrontation between Ziva and him, there he found out how much Ziva has cared for Michael. What he couldn't stand is the pain and the hatred he had found in her eyes. But he just couldn't look away, he just couldn't let it go he just had to know and she ended up hating him even more…
Finally they get to go home or at least he thought so…
Ziva was left behind…
After that days… weeks… months had passed, still no sign of her no calls to any of the team. He had grown concern, until news from Vance telling them that she had died…
He had never felt such hatred and anger towards another person, Saleem he had killed Ziva. Vengeance that was his mission in Somalia to kill the person responsible for her death…
He was injected with a truth serum, and then Saleem drag someone from another cell. Ziva… he had felt all kinds of emotions relief, happiness, sadness, anger all mixed emotions.
But the next moment is unbearable even for him…
"Of all the people to find me, it had to be you"
That hurt, a lot more than Saleem's punches or the drug coursing to his veins…
He could only tell her the words he had been meaning to tell her
"Couldn't live without you I guess"
After that he had no chance to elaborate, Saleem was shot by Gibbs, and it's a race to go out of that place. Supporting Ziva, as they all try to get out of that horrible prison.
Back in D.C. Ziva had resigned from MOSSAD, and had applied for a job as Agent in NCIS. She was probie now… which he hadn't failed to remind her every single day. He had liked annoying her.
Until a marine was found, there they tried to find out about what had happened aboard the ship called Damocles. Ziva had refused to tell them what had transpired she had kept quiet. Until Ben Gidon shows up to try to burn her, but he and Gibbs had save her in time…
Ziva is home… finally
But things had not been like it was before, all emotions are strain and they had been dancing around each other.
He doesn't know but he could not help but annoy her, he had returned to his juvenile ways. For he doesn't know how to act when she's around, what he doesn't know is that he had ended up pushing her away….
It had change after Paris, they had returned to the usual banter or so he thought…
Damon Werth had shown up and turned his world upside down…
Amidst all this thinking and going back to the past, he had come to a conclusion…
Giving him self a well earned head slap, for being blind, stupid not to mention an all out idiot. He has finally found the answer…
He loves Ziva… all this time he had loved her and loving her still…
He has finally made a decision… he is going to fight….
NCIS NCIS NCIS
Cliffhanger LOL
Whew that was heard putting their relationship in a nutshell
You know the drill…
Thanks for reading….
xiatien