AN: Sorry i haven't updated in a while but I was in the hospital and I just got released not to long ago. I might be going back in though because I am really sick and have a permenent IV in my arm so typing is hard for me folks so updates are going to be hard for me, this isn't my best update but I wanted to give something to you. Thank you for any reviews and please be nice, I need some nice comments right about now. I will try and update as quickly as I can but like I said I have tons of appointments and it's hard to type right now so bear with me please!
Chapter 9
Ziva was staring at Tony with uncertainty in her gaze. Although she now knew that the feelings she had been battling he was also feeling she didn't think she could tell him who it was trying to kill her. She was battling with herself and it was already wearing her down. She didn't know how much longer she could fight with him and it scared her that she might spill a secret that could get Tony killed even though they were already in harms way.
Tony knew the minute that Ziva had made the decision and he knew that it wasn't in his favor. He simply sighed and wondered what it was going to take to get her to open up to him. What else could he tell her to get her to see that there was nothing in her past that could ever change the way he felt about her? What else could he tell her that would make her see that all he wanted to do was save her life and keep her safe from this maniac?
"Ziva David you are one stubborn woman." Tony said with a growl of frustration.
"I haven't said anything. How do you know I wasn't going to tell you anything and you just blew it by saying that?" Ziva asked with an angry scowl.
"Because I can read your expressions Ms. David and I know for a fact that you weren't going to tell me anything." Tony said with a roll of his eyes. "One of these days I am going to get you to open up to me the way you should. I am determined to get inside that beautiful little head of yours Zeee-vaaaa." Tony said dragging out her name in his usual manner giving her the famous DiNozzo grin.
Ziva nearly gave in when Tony grinned at her but she reminded herself what was at stake. This wasn't just about her anymore, this was about everyone she was close to. She was sure that soon this person was going to start going after them to get to her. She had to find a way to keep her new friends safe because they were more like her family now. She didn't want to be the one responsible for their deaths.
"You missed." The boss said simply as they stared at their hired assassin. "You said you never miss."
"Yeah well you didn't tell me she was a cop." The assassin said with a scowl.
"She is Mossad, that should have told you something." The boss said slamming their fist down on the table where surveillance photo's of the target in question were spread out.
"What do you wanna kill her for anyway? She seems like a good person to me from what I have seen. Plus she has so many people watching her back now it's going to cost you double if you want the job done right." The assassin said shrugging his shoulders.
"You failed, why would I pay you anything for tipping my hand?" The boss said pulling a gun and putting a bullet right between the assassin's eyes. "You will be my message to her instead."
Ziva sat staring out the window of safe house that Gibb's had been insistent that Tony and Ziva stay in for a few days till they healed a little from their encounters. Ziva glanced at the three guns she was currently cleaning and the four knives she was sharpening. She knew Tony was asleep and if she wanted to sneak away now would be the time to do it but she couldn't betray his trust not after everything that he had gone through for her. She sighed as she put the gun in her hand back together and then reached for another one only to hear a sound behind her. She cocked the weapon in her hand and turned prepared to shoot only to see Tony standing there with his hands up.
"You have a death wish, yes?" Ziva asked as she rolled her eyes and put the clean gun back down and once again reached for the dirty one she wanted to clean.
"Well it looks like we are well armed for a war." Tony said as he saw the weapons sitting in front of her.
"Not really, this would hardly last in a war." Ziva said shaking her head not catching on to the sarcasm in Tony's voice. "Did you want me to clean your weapon?"
"No, I can do it." Tony said shaking his head as he walked over and sat next to her and watched her work quickly taking the weapon apart.
"I am sorry about the trouble." Ziva whispered after a few awkward moments of silence.
"If you are truly sorry then tell me Zi, tell me why someone is doing this to you. Tell me how I can stop them so we can put an end to this and be together like we should have been for a while." Tony said with a sigh.
"You could not tell me about Jeanne because it was a case. I can not tell you about this for the same reason. It was a Mossad Case Tony and I can not break Mossad code, not even for you." Ziva said shaking her head as much as she hated lying to Tony or bringing up Jeanne she figured it was the best bet she had at getting him to drop the case.
"What would you like to know about Jeanne? I will tell you everything I can if you talk to me about what I can do to save the woman I love from being killed." Tony said with a pleading look.
"You are willing to break the rules for me?" Ziva asked clearly shocked. She didn't think Tony would go this far for her.
"I am willing to do anything for you Ziva." Tony whispered hoping he was breaking through to her soft side that might tell him what he needed to know.
Ziva just stared at him, unsure of what to do at this point. If Tony was willing to break the rules for her could she break the rules for him?
