DISCLAIMER: I don't own NCIS, it belongs to Don P. Belisario and CBS or other respectful owners. I wish.
Title: Measuring Worth
Fandom: NCIS
Words: 578
Rating: MA/R/NC-17
Author Notes: Chapter 7 is a slightly more disturbing chapter. I was wary of putting this up because I didn't know how you guys would react to it. It does involve mentions of rape but there is nothing that happens, really. This, I thought, was the number one scariest nightmare Ziva could have.
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Chapter 8 – Nightmare
Ziva was laying in her cell again, blood marked her body like a child's finger painting. She was still handcuffed and was lying down exposed in the filth. She stared up at the ceiling with a solemn face.
Footsteps. That was how it always began… footsteps. Then he burst through the door, but it wasn't him this time.
"Gibbs!" She yelled
"Yes, Ziva," He growled. He kicked her legs apart and crouched down next to her. What was happening? Gibbs grabbed her chin and turned her head to face him. Ziva couldn't believe… Gibbs wouldn't?
"Yes, I would," He said to her face.
Tears filled her eyes as desperation swept her mind.
"Gibbs… please… why?" She said hoarsely
"Because you're worthless." He growled again. He reached out and put his rough calloused hand on her exposed, beaten and cut body. She shivered to his touch. He was so gentle… why? Can't he just get it over with? No. He still had his clothes on. She knew Gibbs knew how to mess with her, but she… He's like a father to her… It's like being betrayed… She hated it so much.
"Ever slept with your boss?" He asked, bring his hand to her breast and pinching her nipple. Ziva grunted and tried to avoid eye contact but he held her chin in place and his eyes forced her to answer.
She nodded.
"Yeah?" He said, "Which one?"
He let go of her chin and placed his left hand on the floor left of her body and moved his left leg over top of her so he was on all fours above her, staring straight in to her watery eyes. His right hand went back to her nipple.
"My first job, Jakir… He was the restaurant manager," She said, her eyes flicking back and forth between Gibbs.
"You never thought about sleeping with me?" Gibbs said with a smirk as he mindlessly played with her nipple.
"Never," She said. Older men were more Abby's style… Ziva liked to stay in her age range.
Gibbs twisted her right nipple.
"Gi-ibb-s-ss!" She screamed, throwing her head back,
Gibbs just chuckled.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way…" This shouldn't be happening to her, he was like a father. This is like incest… no… this is so.
It dawned on Ziva that Gibbs was acting so very out of character. Once the realization hit, she woke up from her dream.
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Ziva groaned as she sat up in Abby's guest bedroom, sweat drenched her brow. She looked at the clock. 2:54 am, it read. Flashes of her dream hit her in an instant. She wanted to cry, but forced herself to stay strong. Ziva grabbed her cell phone. She still couldn't believe Abby held onto her American cell phone. She flipped it open and went to contacts. She found Tony's silly faced picture and hit call. A message on the screen said: "Out of service, your plan has expired."
What else did she expect. She thought about what else must have expired, the food in her fridge, her services, her friendships. The issue she didn't want to tackle was Tony. He still loved her very much. How could she explain Rivkin forcing her into the relationship? He would think she was lying.
Ziva laid back in bed, determined to talk to Tony tomorrow.
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Abby hit speed dial one and let it ring.
"Gibbs," a groggy voice said. Probably a bourbon filled voice too.
"It's Abby," She replied.
"Yeah, the ID thingy told me that, Abs. Why did you call? Just to chat at 0300?" He asked
"Yep, so what are you wearing?"
"Jeans and a T-shirt."
"Well that's not very sexy…"
"Abs!"
"Okay, I talked to Ziva."
"What'd she say?"
Abby paused she promised Gibbs she would tell him, but she promised Ziva that she wouldn't. Why did she have to get stuck in the middle of this. She loved Gibbs, She loved Ziva. She loved everyone on the team… She decided quickly that it was in her best interest to tell Gibbs. Little did she know that Ziva was outside 'overhearing' the conversation.
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Okay that's all for Chapitre Sept. A little bit of drama ensues. I thought long and hard about Abby's choice. I guess she loved Ziva so much that she did it for her own good. I still think that out of everyone on the team Ziva and Abby were probably the best friends of all of them, so it was a really tough decision. The fact is that Gibbs is Gibbs. The next chapter is the long awaited 'ominous note' I've been talking about.
Suggestions anyone?
