Okay, I'm not dead, and this will be the last chapter for the story. I didn't get any reviews for the past two chapters (Apart from Pia, thank you!) So I kinda lost interest in this story and got wrapped up in my new one (Living Lies) I'm terrible like that. But then I figured that I should finish this, which I have for all of those people who have followed this story. So thank you to you for reading it, numbers have gone up for the number of readers, which suprised me to no end!! So thank you to you!! Enjoy.
Gibbs said nothing as he watched Ziva and Tony enter the office at different times, a ploy no doubt so people wouldn't find out about their new relationship. He watched their usual banter, but with something new in it. There was a light in both their eyes that he'd never seen before. Their eyes met after Tony made a comment about his 'conquest' of the night before. McGee, unaware of the change, asked Tony what she was like.
"So what was her name Tony?"
"Ziver," Gibbs greeted Ziva as he marched into the bullpen, and gestured her to follow him. McGee, thought that Gibbs hadn't realised when he'd come in and started to choke on the coffee that he'd been drinking. When he saw Tony's face though, he moved over to him and waited for Gibbs and Ziva to leave. He was going to find out the truth of everyone's strange behaviour.
"Gibbs was that really necessary," Ziva asked, not fooled for a moment about Gibbs's well timed entrance. Gibbs shrugged in reply.
"Where's this going Ziver?" He asked instead.
Ziva blushed, much to his surprise.
"I do not want to talk about it Gibbs." Gibbs nodded, Ziva was never one to share her feelings and he didn't expect her to change a life time of habits just because she'd fallen in love.
"Gibbs can you do me a favour and not speak to Tony about hurting me? He is nervous enough already about screwing this up and I can take care of myself." Ziva requested. Gibbs nodded and got out of the elevator at autopsy to talk to his old friend Ducky.
"Abby wants to see you." Gibbs passed on Abby's message, as he hesitated outside the closing doors, the tiniest of smirks gracing his face as he watched Ziva's face scrunch up in concentration on how to avoid the inevitable.
The future…
Tony swallowed, nervous. He was terrified about what he was going to do. He glanced around again to check that everything was in order.
Red roses.
Check.
Soft romantic music.
Check.
Food.
Check.
Wine.
Check.
He jumped in surprise as Ziva appeared next to him with no warning and spoke into his ear. No matter how many times he told her not too, she always crept up on him. 'Well there goes the dramatic entrance,' Tony thought.
"What is this?" Ziva raised her eyebrows in suspicion.
"Can't a boyfriend throw a romantic dinner for his girlfriend without being looked upon with suspicion?" Tony asked, his usual charming self. Ziva shrugged, knowing that Tony would get to the point sooner or later.
After a delicious dinner, Tony reached to one of the roses easily in reach and handed it too Ziva. Ziva smiled in delight as she smelt it, before noticing the little band of gold hidden in the flowers.
"Tony?" Ziva asked.
Tony got down onto one knee.
"Ziva, you are the most amazing woman I know, I love you with all my heart and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" Ziva stared at him in shock for several heart beats before planting her lips firmly on his.
"Tony," Ziva stared deep into his eyes. "I would love to marry you." Wide grins erupted on both their faces.
"Gibbs," Ziva didn't think that she could be any more nervous.
"Yes Ziver?" Gibbs asked, turning his full attention to the nervous woman.
"You know how I am going to marry Tony." Ziva started.
"Hard to miss," Gibbs commented, the two of them had been in the best mood for weeks and Abby had already started planning their wedding and asking for advice from the person closest to her.
"Well, I was wondering if you would walk me down the aisle." Ziva met his eyes, daring him to say no. Gibbs found his throat swelling up with emotion and nodded his assent.
"Thank you Gibbs," Ziva laid a tentative kiss onto his cheek before leaving quickly, no doubt to take the news to Tony.
Gibbs watched Ziva and Tony standing at the alter. His throat swelled with pride. He thought that he would never get a chance to walk someone down the aisle to get married, not with his daughter's death. And the honour was overwhelming him. He knew that they would have a bumpy road ahead of them. But he also knew that with love like they had, that they would get through anything that life threw at them. He realised that he had become distracted and tuned back in to hear them saying,
"I do."
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