Tony placed both of their plates into her dishwasher, leaned against the sink and took a deep breath. He didn't know why he was suddenly nervous. Perhaps that this was the longest he'd spent with her outside of work in two years or perhaps because she had just asked him to spend the night with her. He didn't know, but he was nervous.
Taking one more deep breath he pushed himself away from the sink and walked slowly back to her bedroom.
"Is everything alright Tony?" Ziva noticed the look in his eyes, he was nervous.
"What? Umm yeah. Course, why wouldn't it be?" He babbled.
"Tony?" He took her gaze and stared for a moment.
"You're beautiful, you know that right?" Ziva blushed at the unexpected compliment.
"You are not too bad yourself Tony." She giggled, suddenly nervous herself.
"I'm serious Zi. You're beautiful." Ziva's blush deepened.
"Thank you Tony." Her voice was much huskier than she intended. He crossed the room in three steps and sat just inches from her.
"And I love you." Tony matched her husky aroused tone and before she could reply he kissed her lips with a passion she'd never felt before.
"Tony." She mumbled against his lips. "Tony." She repeated slightly forcefully as she pushed him away by the shoulders.
"Sorry." He started, not sounding very sorry at all, as arousal had started to take over.
"What has gotten into you?" The look on her face, in her eyes, took the wind out from his metaphorical sails. He'd pushed too hard, too fast.
"Sorry Zi." He said much more sincerely, bowing his head.
"Do not apologise Tony." She gently put her hand under his jaw and lifted it to meet her gaze. "Just maybe, warn me next time?" She giggled slightly, he reciprocated. "Is it alright if we sleep now Tony?" She asked yawning, another uncharacteristically cute noise he noticed.
"Of course it is baby." He got up, stripped down to his boxers and got under her covers. "Come here." Ziva removed her cargo pants, undid and removed her bar from under her tank top and joined him. With his arm around her shoulders and her head on his chest, they were both soon asleep.