Authors Note: Sorry for the late update, been hectic with with holidays! I also am sorry for any sadness caused by this chapter, it will cheer up soon do not fear. Please review, less people are reviewing which makes me wonder if less are reading.

Chapter Ten

It was almost an hour after the accident that the fireman finally shifted the bricks. With the rubble gone they managed to open the hatch in the ceiling. Ziva helped as they removed Ellie carefully, she was more of a concern at that minute. McGee and Abby rode in the ambulance with Bishop leaving Tony and Gibbs waiting on Ziva. It wasn't until she tried to climb upwards that she noticed the pain in her arm, she had been too distracted on Ellie to even recognise that it was probably broken.

"Almost there." The kindly fireman reassured her as they both lifted her, a hand under each arm.

"You need to get to the hospital." Before she was even fully out of the elevator shaft Gibbs barked orders. Typical.

"I'm fine Gibbs, a little bruise honestly nothing much. I've had worse." She laughs it off and goes to brush the dust off her trousers, but Gibbs is smart he sees her wince at moving her arm.

"No argument Ziva. Ellie is already on her way, you might have a concussion, or worse..." He gestures to the way she is protectively cradling her left arm.

"Gibbs, I don't work for NCIS anymore." She tells him snappishly, knowing he has no power over her.

"I don't care! For once could you stop being so stubborn, and just do as you're told!" Gibbs shouting startles her and she bows her head nervously. "Now get in the damn ambulance!" A rough point from him shows her the direction and the paramedics lead her off. Tony tries to get into the ambulance with her and she glares before whispering to one of the paramedics.

"Sorry sir, if you're not family you can't ride in the ambulance." The female paramedic states rudely glaring at him.

"Thanks..." Ziva says softly as they shut the doors. The paramedics wipe the blood from her, most of it was Ellie's.

McGee waited patiently for news about Ellie, Abby was not so patient. He tried his best to calm her down and almost succeeded until Ziva wheeled past. Against her will she had been bundled into a wheeling hospital bed and on her way to X-Rays.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god," she took a gasp of air, "Ziva! Are you okay?"

"Fine Abby, do not worry about me." She replied trying to sit up, a hospital porter made her lie down again. "I will see you later, I promise." The next few hours passed like days, as if the hospital had it's own weird time zone. Abby had long since stopped caring about the disgusting smell of antiseptic, and McGee had consumed 7 coffees. It may even have been a record for him, not for Gibbs of course who was talking to the Doctors. He tried earlier to go over and talk to Abby but it had not gone well.

"Hey Abby." He had smiled awkwardly at her.

"McGee told me what you said! I don't want to talk to you." McGee, who was equally mad wrapped his arm around the goth in support.

"I was shocked, I didn't know she was coming in, I didn't mean it..."

"You called her a bitch Tony! Even I don't call someone that when I'm mad, threaten to murder yes, but never call someone that. It's you're fault you know?" She was mad and decided to stick the knife in, it wasn't really his fault but she would still blame him nonetheless. "She wouldn't have stormed off if it weren't for you! Ellie might die and it's your fault!" Abby had caused herself to hysterics, she sobbed into McGee's shoulder whilst Gibbs watched from afar.

"Look Tony, just go." McGee says quietly, playing with Abby's pigtails affectionately.

"Gibbs I'm so s-"

"Don't. Dinozzo. Just don't. It's not your fault, and Abby didn't mean that but you need to sort out your issues with Ziva soon. I know what I say about apologies but she deserves one. She's been through enough already, she deserves her happy ending whether it's with you or not, or whether it's with NCIS or not. You have to let her decide, you can't make her come back, you know that." Gibbs meant every word sincerely. Tony listened in shock, another record, the most words Gibbs had ever said consecutively.

"Thanks boss. They're all still pissed at me though..." He replied glumly.

"So they should be, but you'll make it right. Also they're not the only ones." He hadn't slapped DiNozzo in a long time but this felt like the right time. He slapped Tony hard, it wasn't affectionate, it was a reprimand for what he had said, and it hurt. "Get it together DiNozzo." He said shortly before going to give a caff pow to Abby. Tony asked the nurse about Ziva but she wouldn't tell him anything, so he flashed his badge, and she became more cooperative. It wasn't that the others weren't worried about Ziva, they just felt Ellie was more of priority so they were waiting for news on Bishop. Tony found out Ziva had a sprained wrist, and a mild concussion but nothing serious. A wave of relief crashed over him before he headed to her room.

It wasn't long till the rest of the team found out about Ellie, she was fine in a broad manner, she had a serious head wound that rendered her unconscious but after a few days bed rest she would make a full recovery. Knowing DiNozzo needed space they went to visit Ellie first. She was still asleep in the bed, they had treated her head and bandaged it but there were still reddy brown specs in her blonde hair. McGee had gotten flowers whilst waiting, and he placed them in the vase by her bed. The noise awoke the blonde and she slowly opened her eyes. Her eyelids felt like lead, and it hurt to do so.

"Hey..." She groaned trying to sit up. Gibbs took the remote from the bed and raised it slightly so she wouldn't have to move to see them.

"Thought we'd lost you for a minute there..." Gibbs tries to lighten the mood but it's still tense.

"Ziva?"

"Don't worry Ellie she's fine, she's in the room a couple doors down. Tony's with her." Abby said gritting her teeth at the last part.

"Thank goodness. My head..." She moaned bringing a hand up to the large bump and flinching.

"Try not to move, you had quite a knock." The nurse says as she walks in briefly to check the IV.

Ziva had been awake constantly so when Tony walked into her room she turned her head away and pretended to be asleep to avoid a confrontation.

"I know you're faking Ziva, you're not snoring like a grizzly bear." He jokes lightly. She turns her head back but doesn't smile. "I am so sorry Zee, I didn't mean it. It was stupid and immature, I had a lot going on with the cases. I am so sorry. I love you, I don't ever want to lose you." He's at the point of tears almost, his voice cracks ever so slightly when he utters the three important words.

"I understand. It still hurt." There's an edge to her voice that he knows. She is still very mad. "I love you too." She adds with a small smile.

"I was so scared Ziva, I thought I'd lost you again. I can't keep losing you please. Everytime it hurts even more." He sits on the edge of her bed and grips her uninjured hand.

"You're lucky my wrist is sprained. I can't hit you." She jokes lightly letting him know things will be okay between them.

"It's your left wrist. You can hit better with the other anyway, if you want to take to take a swing." He mocks and leans his face for her to punch, instead she kisses him on the cheek.

"Is Ellie okay?" She remembers suddenly feeling guilty for not asking yet.

"She's fine, awake now, the others are with her. They wanted to give us some space." Ziva sighs happily, things would be okay. Suddenly an immense pain ripped through her abdomen and she screamed clutching the area with her pain which only caused pain in her wrist. She threw her head back and bit her fist whilst Tony screamed for a Doctor. With her avaliable hand she pulled down the blanked and saw the blood pooling under her, a bright red against the ivory sheets.

"Oh my god..." Tony whispered. The Doctor finally came as did Gibbs, presumably he heard Tony's cries. Ziva still screamed trying her best to not to. She clutched the pillow, and bit her fist but was unable to keep herself from vocalising the agonising pain that ripped through her core. Multiple Doctors crowded round, but to Ziva it was all a blur. The pain was so intense it was all she could focus on, everything else faded away. She could hear Tony yelling at her, telling her to open her eyes, she wasn't aware she had closed them. Gibbs and Tony both shouted at the Doctors, telling them to do something, anything, Tony begged for them to give her some painkillers but they refused. Until they knew what the problem was it would be dangerous to give her drugs. They wheeled her out of the room and away, after telling NCIS that they could not follow so they went back to Ellie's room. Well Gibbs did.

"What do you mean I can't go with her?" Tony asked the nurse rudely, part of him felt bad, the young trainee was probably just doing as her boss told her. It wasn't as if she could say yes to him.

"I'm sorry, but the Doctors will tell you as soon as you can see her. As soon as we hear any news you'll be the first to know." She stuttered a little, clearly intimidated by the anger in Tony's voice and his large stature.

"That's not good enough! I need to know now. Where have they taken her?" Tony treated the staff like the enemy, because that was how he felt. He told Ziva he couldn't lose her again, and moments later he had. Meanwhile Ziva was being rushed away by the Doctors, thrashing in pain on the blood soaked bedding. There were moments where she caused such a fuss that they considered the possibility she was having a fit. She knew she needed to tell them, so she thought back to Mossad training, all the pain she had gone through and come out of and tried her best to control herself. Slowly she managed to cease her cries of pain, and regained control of her body before taking a deep breath.

"I'm p-pr-pregnant." She gasped for air before clutching herself once more. It was obvious to her something was wrong with the pregnancy. The pain came from the same area as her monthly cramps, but was far stronger. The blood was clearly pooling from that same place. "Please...save her." She whispered, she didn't know if it was a boy or a girl, it was too early for that but she hoped. Tony didn't know yet, she wanted to wait a while, he shouldn't be with her because he felt he had to. Also Tony would never believe it was possible, they used protection, and yet some how she was with child...

The nurse finally came to tell NCIS the news, Gibbs and Tony waited on the seats closest to her desk so it wasn't much of a journey. Immediately they both stood up anxiously.

"You can see her now, she's okay and she's awake but tired so not too long. Room 435." The trainee glanced back to her boss her was glaring.

"Thank you." Tony said rushing towards the room Gibbs followed with a fast paced walk.

"Ziva?" Gibbs stuck his head round the door and uttered her name quietly.

"Gibbs..." She replied sitting up with a groan and clutching both arms around her.

"You gotta stop worrying us all like this Zee." Tony smiled at her. Ziva looked away unsure of what to say, should she tell him now?

"Gibbs could you leave us for a second?"

"Sure thing." He grabbed his coffee and sipped it as he walked out, shutting the door behind him.

"Tony I need to tell you something..." Oh god, she thought, what do I say?

"I was pregnant." She smiles weakly at him, he knew it was his.

"Pregnant? For how long? This is amazing, I mean it's big, but still. I promise I will take care of you both-" He looked at Ziva's tears and remembered her phrasing. "Was...?"

"I miscarried, the Doctors think the accident may have caused it." Tony was at the point of tears and still hadn't moved an inch from where he was standing.

"It's my fault..." Abby had been right, but now he had killed his unborn child.

"Tony don't say that please. It is no one's fault."

"I'm so sorry Ziva, are you okay?" He perched on the side of the bed and held her hand lovingly trying not to cry.

"It is indescribable to feel such love and loss for something you never truly had." The truth will get them through this.