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Okay, so only three scenes in this chapter, but yeah. Enjoy!
Chapter 9
"Let her go! You can't take her! It's me you want!"
"MUMMY!"
BANG.
"Lucy!" Ziva said as she sat bolt upright.
"Morning!" Tony said brightly as he handed her a cup of coffee. Ziva accepted it, feeling very self-conscious in her pyjamas.
"What are you doing here?"
"Gibbs took Lucy into work. Today you and I are going to set you up as bait," he said, standing up and heading over to her bag.
"Hey! What are you doing?"
"Looking for something for you to wear," Tony replied brightly.
Ziva frowned at him. "What's wrong?"
Tony turned to face her. "What makes you think something's wrong?"
"You are too happy for this time of morning," Ziva said simply.
Tony sat down on the edge of the bed. "I talked with Anna last night."
"You told her about Lucy?" Ziva asked.
"No."
"Tony," Ziva scolded.
"No, she told me that she's infertile. She and I won't be having any kids."
Ziva instantly felt bad. "Tony, I'm sorry-"
"It's no-one's fault," Tony said, standing back up and going through Ziva's things. "And I've still got Lucy."
"You have to tell Anna about her," Ziva said. "The longer you wait, the more complicated it will be."
"I know," Tony said. He paused, pulling a photo album out of Ziva's bag. "What's this?"
"Photos. Of Lucy," Ziva said.
Tony sat down on the bed next to her. "Can I look?"
"She's your daughter. If anything, you need to look at them."
"Huh," Tony said.
"What?"
"It's just weird. Thinking of me with a daughter. Thinking of you and me with a daughter. It's weird."
"Weird?"
"In a good way," he added quickly.
They spent the next half hour going through the album, Ziva telling the stories that went with the photos, Tony laughing.
"My favourite has got to be the one of you just after you had her," Tony said. "You look great. The whole sweat running down your face and the hair glued to your back thing really works for you."
Ziva slapped him. "You try going through 27 hours of labour. Then we'll see who's laughing."
Tony fell silent.
"That reminds me, I have more photos to put in there," Ziva said, reaching over to her bag and pulling out a few pictures.
"What're these from? Tony asked as Ziva slipped them into the album.
"The other day at the park. You and Lucy in the sandpit," Ziva said, showing him. "I just thought it was nice."
"Nice?"
"Seeing her playing with her daddy."
Tony stared at the picture for a moment. "Ziva, can I keep this one?"
"Sure!" Ziva said, pulling it out. She'd printed doubles just in case. "Sure, you can keep it."
"Thanks," Tony said, putting it in his jacket pocket. "Now come on, Gibbs'll kill us if we're late in the field."
The car ride to the park was silent, with neither Tony nor Ziva talking. Both of them were thinking.
Ziva was staring out the window.
You still love him, don't you.
Of course I do. I never had a reason to stop.
He's engaged!
It could end.
That's a horrible thing to think!
No matter what happens, he has to be around. For Lucy.
Tony was watching the road ahead.
You still love her, don't you.
Of course I do. I never had a reason to stop.
You're engaged!
It could end.
That's a horrible thing to think! No matter what happens, I have to be around. For Lucy.
"We're here," Tony said finally. He couldn't believe he'd been thinking about ending his engagement.
"So what's the plan here?" Ziva asked as they got out. She couldn't believe she's been thinking about Tony ending his engagement so she could be with him.
"You just sit on the bench. I'll be watching from afar. You've got the camera glasses. Play it by ear."
Ziva slipped the glasses on. "I feel like a dork."
"Reminds me of the time you were actually meant to look like one," Tony sniggered.
Ziva considered throwing her shoe at him.
"Alright, off you go!" Tony said. Ziva poked her tongue out at him before heading off.
"You got anything, DiNozzo?" Tony heard Gibbs say through the phone.
"Nothing Boss. We've been here for hours," Tony said. While the mission was pretty much a bust, he'd been rather enjoying himself. He'd been allowed to look at Ziva for ages and no-one could tell him off.
"Keep me posted," Gibbs said, hanging up.
"How you going Ziva?" Tony said into his microphone
"I have never been more bored in my life," Ziva muttered into her microphone.
"Well, I…got something," Tony said. He dialled Gibbs on his phone. "Boss, Asfiri's here, and he's not alone."
"How many others?"
"Two. Looks like Gamiel and Yochanan."
"On our way. Get Ziva moving."
"Ziva, start walking around, but don't go to the north side," Tony said, keeping the Mossad agents in sight.
"Okay."
Tony watched as Ziva slowly began walking, hoping that it would buy them some time until Gibbs and McGee got there.
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